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Psalm 145

This Pſalme was compoſed, when the kingdome of Dauid floriſhed 1 Wherein he deſcribeth the wonderful prouidence of God, aſwel in gouerning man, as in preſeruing all the reſt of his creatures. 17 He praiſeth God for his iuſtice & mercie. 18 But ſpecially for his louing kindenes toward thoſe that call vpon him, that feare him, and loue him: 21 For the which he promiſeth to praiſe him for euer.
¶ A Pſalme of Dauid of praiſe.
1.MY God and King, I wil extoll thee, and wil bleſſe thy Name for euer and euer.
2.I wil bleſſe thee daily, and praiſe thy Name for euer and euer.
3.Great is the Lord, & moſte worthie to be praiſed, and his greatnes is incomprehenſible.
4.Generacion ſhal praiſe thy workes vnto generacion, and declare thy power.
5.I wil meditate of the beautie of thy glorious maieſtie, & thy wonderful workes,
6.And they ſhal ſpeake of the power of thy fearful Actes, and I wil declare thy greatnes.
7.They ſhal breake out into the mencion of thy great goodnes, & ſhal ſing aloude of thy righteouſnes.
8.The Lord is gracious and merciful, ſlowe to angre, and of great mercie.
9.The Lord is good to all, & his mercies are ouer all his workes.
10.All thy workes praiſe thee, ô Lord, and thy Saints bleſſe thee.
11.They ſhewe the glorie of thy kingdome and ſpeake of thy power,
12.To cauſe his power to be knowen to the ſonnes of men, & the glorious renome of his kingdome.
13.Thy kingdome is an euerlaſting kingdome, & thy dominion endureth through out all ages.
14.The Lord vpholdeth all that fall, and lifteth vp all that are readie to fall.
15.The eyes of all waite vpon thee, and thou giueſt them their meat in due ſeaſon.
16.Thou openeſt thine hand, and filleſt all things liuing of thy good pleaſure.
17.The Lord is righteous in all his waies, and holie in all his workes.
18.The Lord is nere vnto all that call vpon him: yea, to all that call vpon him in trueth.
19.He wil fulfil the deſire of them that feare him: he alſo wil heare their crye, & wil ſaue them.
20.The Lord preſerueth all them that loue him: but he wil deſtroye all the wicked.
21.My mouth ſhal ſpeake the praiſe of the Lord, and all fleſh ſhal bleſſe his holie Name for euer and euer.

Notes

1:a.
He ſheweth what ſacrifices are pleaſant & acceptable vnto God, euen praiſe & thākeſgiuing, and ſeing that God ſtil cōtinueth his benefites towards vs, we oght neuer to be wearie in praiſing him for the ſame
3:b.
Hereby he declareth ȳ all power is ſubiect vnto God, & ȳ no worldlie promotion oght to obſcure Gods glorie.
4:c.
Foraſmuche as the end of mans creation, & of his preſeruatiō ī this life is to praiſe God, therefore he requireth, ȳ not onely we our ſelues do this, but cauſe all other to do the ſame
6:d.
Of thy terrible iudgemēts againſt the wicked
8:*.
Exod. 34.6.
8:e.
He deſcribeth after what ſorte God ſheweth him ſelf to all his creatures, thogh our ſinnes haue prouoked his vengeance againſt all: to wit, merciful not onely in pardoning the ſinnes of his elect, but in doing good euen to the reprobate, thogh they can not fele the ſwete comfort of the ſame
11:f.
The praiſe of thy mercie appeareth in all thy creatures: & thogh ȳ wicked wolde obſcure ȳ ſame, by them ſelues, yet ȳ faithful are euer mindful of the ſame
12:g.
He ſheweth ȳ all thigs are out of ordre, but onely where God reigneth
13:*.
Luk. 1.33. dan 7.14.
14:h.
Who being in miſerie and afflictiō wolde fainte and fall away, if God did not vpholde them, and therfore they oght to reuerence him, that reigneth in heauen, and ſuffer them ſelues to be gouerned by him
15:i.
To wit, aſwel of man, as of beaſt
17:k.
He praiſeth God, not onely for that he is beneficial to all his creatures, but alſo in that that he iuſtly puniſheth ȳ wicked, & mercifully examineth his by the croſſe, giuing them ſtrength & deliuering them
18:l.
Which onely apperteineth to the faithful: and this vertue is contrarie to infidelitie, douting, impaciencie and murmuring
19:m.
For they wil aſke or wiſh for nothing but according to his wil, 1 Ioh 5.14
21:n.
That is, all men ſhalbe a...