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Psalm 107

The Prophet exhorteth all thoſe that are redemed by the Lord, & gathered vnto him to giue thankes, 9 For this merciful prouidence of God gouerning all things at his good pleaſure, 20 Sending good & euil, proſperitie and aduerſitie to bring men vnto him 42 Therefore as the righteous thereat reioyce, ſo ſhal the wicked haue their mouthes ſtopped.
1.PRaiſe the Lord, becauſe he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
2.Let them, which haue bene redemed of the Lord, ſhewe how he hathe deliuered them from the hand of the oppreſſer,
3.And gathered them out of the lāds, from the Eaſt and from the Weſt, from the North and from the South.
4.When they wandered in the deſert & wildernes out of the way, and founde no citie to dwell in,
5.Bothe hungrie & thirſtie, their ſoule fainted in them.
6.Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their diſtres,
7.And led thē forthe by the right way, that they might go to a citie of habitacion.
8.Let thē therefore cōfeſſe before the Lord his louing kindenes, & his wonderful workes before the ſonnes of men.
9.For he ſatisfied the thirſtie ſoule, and filled the hungrie ſoule with goodnes.
10.They, that dwell in darkenes and in the ſhadowe of death, being bounde in miſerie and yron,
11.Becauſe they rebelled againſt the wordes of the Lord, and deſpiſed the counſel of the moſte High,
12.When he humbled their heart with heauines, then they fell downe and there was no helper.
13.Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their diſtres.
14.He broght them out of darkenes, and out of the ſhadowe of death, and brake their bands a ſunder.
15.Let them therefore confeſſe before the Lord his louing kindenes, & his wonderful workes before the ſonnes of men.
16.For he hathe broken ye gates of braſſe, and braſt the barres of yron a ſundre.
17.Fooles by reaſon of their tranſgreſsion & becauſe of their iniquities are afflicted.
18.Their ſoule abhorreth all meat, & they are broght to deaths dore.
19.Then they crye vnto the Lord in their trouble, & he deliuereth them from their diſtres.
20.He ſendeth his worde and healeth them, and deliuereth them from their graues.
21.Let them therefore confeſſe before the Lord his louing kindenes, & his wonderful workes before the ſonnes of men,
22.And let them offer ſacrifices of praiſe, and declare his workes with reioycing.
23.They that go downe to the ſea in ſhippes, and occupie by the great waters,
24.They ſe the workes of the Lord, & his wonders in the depe.
25.For he commandeth and raiſeth the ſtormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.
26.They mounte vp to the heauē, and deſcēd to the depe, ſo that their ſoule melteth for trouble.
27.They are toſſed to and fro, and ſtagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.
28.Then they crye vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their diſtres.
29.He turneth the ſtorme to calme, ſo that the waues thereof are ſtil.
30.When they are quieted, they are glad, & he bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they wolde be.
31.Let thē therefore confeſſe before the Lord his louing kindenes, and his wonderful workes before the ſonnes of men.
32.And let them exalt him in the Cōgregacion of the people, and praiſe him in the aſſemblie of the Elders.
33.He turneth the floods into a wildernes, and the ſprings of waters into drienes,
34.And a fruteful land into barrennes for the wickednes of them that dwell therein.
35.Againe he turneth the wildernes into pooles of water, & the drye land into water ſprings.
36.And there he placeth the hungrie, and they buyld a citie to dwell in,
37.And ſowe the fields, & plant vineyardes, which bring forthe fruteful increaſe.
38.For he bleſſeth them, and they multiplie excedingly, and he diminiſheth not their cattel.
39.Againe men are diminiſhed, and broght lowe by oppreſsion, euil and ſorowe.
40.He powreth contempt vpon princes, and cauſeth them to erre in deſert places out of the way.
41.Yet he raiſeth vp the poore out of miſerie, and maketh him families like a flocke of ſhepe.
42.The righteous ſhal ſe it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie ſhal ſtop her mouth.
43.Who is wiſe that he maie obſerue theſe things? for they ſhal vnderſtād the louing kindenes of the Lord.

Notes

1:a.
This notable ſentence was in the beginning vſed, as the fote or tenour of the ſong, wc was oftentimes repeted.
2:b.
As this was true in ye Iewes, ſo is there none of Gods elect, yt fele not this helpe in their neceſsitie
3:".
Or, from the Sea: meaning the red Sea, which is on the South parte of the land
4:c.
He ſheweth that there is none affliction ſo grieuous, out of the which God wil not deliuer his, and alſo exhorteth them, that are deliuered, to be mindful of ſo great a benefite.
11:d.
Then ye true way to obeie God, is to followe his expreſſe cōmandement: alſo hereby all are exhorted to deſcēde into thē ſelues, foraſmuch as none are puniſhed, but for their ſinnes
13:e.
He ſheweth that the cauſe why God doeth puniſh vs extremely, is becauſe we cā be broght vnto him by none other meanes.
16:f.
When there ſemeth to mās iudgement no recouerie, but all things are broght to deſpaire, thē God chiefly ſheweth his mightie power
17:g.
They yt haue no feare of God, by his ſharp rods are broght to call vpon him and ſo finde mercie
20:h.
By healing thē he declareth his good wil toward them
20:i.
Meanīg, their diſeaſes, wc had almoſt broght thē to the graue & corruption
22:k.
Praiſe and confeſsion of Gods benefits are the true ſacrifices of the godlie
23:l.
He ſheweth by yt ſea what care God hathe ouer man, for in that yt he deliuereth thē from the great dangers of the ſea, he deliuereth them, as it were, from a thouſand deaths
26:m.
Their feare & danger is ſo great
27:n.
When their arte & meanes faile thē, they are compelled to cōfeſſe that onely Gods puidēce doeth preſerue them
30:o.
Thogh before euerie drop ſemed to fight one againſt an other, yet at his cōmandement they are as ſtil, as thogh they were froſen.
32:p.
This great benefite oght not onely to be conſidered particularly, but magnified in all places & aſſemblies
34:".
Or, ſaltnes.
35:q.
For the loue yt he beareth to his Church he changeth ye ordre of nature for their commoditie
37:r.
Cōtinual increaſe & yearlie.
39:s.
As God by his prouidēce doeth exalte men, ſo doeth he alſo hūble them by afflictiōs to knowe them ſelues
40:t.
For their wickednes and tyrānie he cauſeth ye people & ſubiects to contēne them.
42:u.
They, whoſe faith is lightened by Gods Spirit, ſhal reioyce to ſe Gods iudgements againſt the wicked & vngodlie.