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Psalm 115

A praier of the faithful oppreſſed by idolatrous tyrãts againſt whome they deſire that God wolde ſuccour thẽ, Truſting moſte conſtantly that God wil preſerue thẽ in this their nede, ſeing that he hathe adopted and receiued them to his fauour, & Promiſing finally that thei wil not be vnmyndeful of ſo great a benefite, if it wolde pleaſe God to heare their praier, & deliuer them by his omnipotent power.
1.NOt vnto vs, ô Lord, not vnto vs, but vnto thy Name giue the glorie, for thy louing mercie and for thy trueths ſake.
2.Wherefore ſhal the heathen ſaie, Where is now their God?
3.But out God is in heauen: he doeth what ſoeuer he wil.
4.Their idoles are ſiluer and golde, euen the worke of mens hands.
5.Thei haue a mouth and ſpeake not: thei haue eyes and ſe not.
6.Thei haue eares and heare not: thei haue noſes and ſmell not.
7.Thei haue hands and touche not: thei haue fete and walke not: nethèr make thei a ſounde with their throte.
8.Thei that make them are like vnto thẽ: ſo are all that truſt in them.
9.O Iſraél, truſt thou in the Lord: for he is their helpe and their ſhield.
10.O houſe of Aarón, truſt ye in ye Lord: for he is their helpe and their ſhield.
11.Ye that feare the Lord, truſt in the Lord: for he is their helper and their ſhield.
12.The Lord hathe bene mindeful of vs: he wil bleſſe, he wil bleſſe the houſe of Iſraél, he wil bleſſe the houſe of Aarón.
13.He wil bleſſe them that feare the Lord, bothe ſmal and great.
14.The Lord wil encreaſe his graces toward you, euen toward you and toward your children.
15.Ye are bleſſed of the Lord, which made the heauen and the earth.
16.The heauens, euen the heauens are the Lords: but he hathe giuen the earth to the ſonnes of men.
17.The dead praiſe not the Lord, nether anie that go downe into the place of ſilence.
18.But we wil praiſe the Lord from hence forthe and for euer. Praiſe ye the Lord.

Notes

1:a.
Becauſe God promiſed to deliuer them, not for their ſakes, but for his Name, Iſa 48.11.therfore they grounde their praier vpon this promes.
2:b.
Whẽ ye wicked ſe ye God accompliſheth not his prmes, as thei imagine, thei thinke there is no God.
3:c.
No impedimẽts can let his worke, but he vſeth euen ye impedimẽts to ſerue his wil.
4:d.
Seing that nether ye matter, nor ye forme can commẽd ye idoles, it followeth ye there is nothing, why thei ſhulde be eſtemed.
7:e.
He ſheweth what great vanitie it is to aſke helpe of thẽ, which not onely haue no helpe in them, but lacke ſenſe and reaſon.
8:f.
As muche without ſenſe, as blockes & ſtones.
10:g.
For thei were appointed by God as inſtructers & teachers of faith and religion for others to followe.
12:h.
That is, he wil continue his graces toward his people.
15:i.
And therfore doeth ſtil gouerne & cõtinue all thĩgs therein.
16:k.
And thei declare ynough his ſufficiẽcie, ſo yt the worlde ſerueth hĩ nothing but to ſhewe his fatherlie care toward men.
17:l.
Thogh the dead ſet forthe Gods glorie, yet he meaneth here, that thei praiſe hĩ not in his Church and Congregacion.