Psalm 118

1 Dauid reiected of Saul and of the people, at the time appointed obteined the kingdome. 4 For the which he biddeth all them that feare the Lord, to be thankful. And vnder his perſone in all this was Chriſt liuely figurde, who ſhulde be of his people reiected.
1.PRaiſe ye ye Lord, becauſe he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
2.Let Iſraél now ſaie, That his mercie endureth for euer.
3.Let the houſe of Aarón now ſaie, That his mercie endureth for euer.
4.Let them, that feare the Lord, now ſaie, That his mercie endureth for euer.
5.I called vpon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord heard me, and ſet me at large.
6.The Lord is with me: therefore I wil not feare what man can do vnto me.
7.The Lord is with me among them that helpe me: therefore ſhal I ſe my deſire vpon mine enemies.
8.It is better to truſt in the Lord, then to haue confidence in man.
9.It is better to truſt in the Lord, then to haue confidence in princes.
10.All nacions haue compaſſed me: but in the Name of the Lord ſhal I deſtroie them.
11.Thei haue compaſſed me, yea, they haue compaſſed me: but in the Name of the Lord I ſhal deſtroie them.
12.Thei came about me like bees, but they were quẽched as a fyre of thornes: for in the Name of the Lord I ſhal deſtroie them.
13.Thou haſt thruſt ſore at me, that I might fall: but the Lord hathe holpen me.
14.The Lord is my ſtrength and ſong: for he hathe bene my deliuerance.
15.The voice of ioye and deliuerance ſhalbe in the tabernacles of the righteous, ſaying, The right hand of the Lord hathe done valiantly.
16.The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord hathe done valiantly.
17.I ſhal not dye, but liue, and declare the workes of the Lord.
18.The Lord hathe chaſtened me ſore, but he hathe not deliuered me to death.
19.Open ye vnto me the gates of righteouſnes, that I maie go in to thẽ, & praiſe the Lord.
20.This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous ſhal entre into it.
21.I wil praiſe thee: for thou haſt heard me, and haſt bene my deliuerance.
22.The ſtone, which the buylders refuſed, is the head of the corner.
23.This was the Lords doing, & it is maruelous in our eyes.
24.This is the daie, which the Lord hathe made: let vs reioyce and be glad in it.
25.O Lord, I praie thee, ſaue now: ô Lord, I praie thee now giue proſperitie.
26.Bleſſed be he, that cometh in the Name of the Lord: we haue bleſſed you out of the houſe of the Lord.
27.The Lord is mightie, and hathe giuen vs light: binde the ſacrifice with cordes vnto the hornes of the altar.
28.Thou art my God, and I wil praiſe thee, euen my God: therefore I wil exalt thee.
29.Praiſe ye the Lord, becauſe he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Notes

1:a.
Becauſe God by creating Dauid King, ſhewed his mercietoward his afflicted Church, ye Prophet doeth not onely hĩ ſelf thãke God, but exhorteth all ye people to do the ſame
5:b.
We are here taught, that ye more ye troubles oppreſſe vs, the more ogh̃t we to be inſtãt ĩ praier.
6:c.
Beĩg exalted to this eſtate, he aſſured hĩſelfe to haue mã euer to be his enemie. Yet he douted not, but God wolde maĩteĩne hĩm becauſe he had placed him
8:d.
He ſheweth ye he had truſted in vaine, if he had put his confidence in man, to haue bene preferred to ye kĩgdome, & therefore he put his truſt in God & obteined.
13:e.
He noteth Saũl his chief enemie
14:f.
In yt he was deliuered, it came not of himſelfe, nor of ye power of man, but onely of Gods fauour: therefore he wil praiſe hĩ.
15:g.
He pmiſeth bothe to rẽdre graces him ſelf, & to cauſe others to do ye ſame, becauſe ye in his perſone The Church was reſtored
16:h.
So that all, yt are bothe farre & nere, maie ſe his mightie power
19:i.
He willeth the dores of ye Tabernacle to be opened, yt he maie declare his thankeful minde
22:*.
Iſa 28,16. mat. 21,41. act 4,11. rom.9,33. 1.pet.2,6.
22:k.
Thogh Saũl and the chief powers refuſed me to be King, yet God hathe preferred me aboue them all
24:l.
WhereĩGod hathe ſhewed his mercre by appointing me King, and deliuering his Church.
25:m.
The people praie for the proſperitie of Dauids kingdome, who was the figure of Chriſt.
26:n.
Which are the Prieſts and haue the charge thereof, as Nomb. 6,23
27:o.
Becauſe he hathe reſtored vs from darkenes to light, we wil offer ſacrifices and praiſes vnto him