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Psalm 149

1 An exhortation to the Church to praiſe the Lord for his victorie and conqueſt that he giueth his Saints a gainſt all mans power.
1.SIng ye vnto the Lord a new ſong: let his praiſe be heard in the Congregacion of Saints.
2.Let Iſraél reioyce in him that made him, and let the children of Zión reioyce in their King.
3.Let them praiſe his Name with the flute: let them ſing praiſes vnto him with the timbrel and harpe.
4.For the Lord hathe pleaſure in his people: he wil make the meke glorious by deliuerance.
5.Let the Saints be ioyful with glorie: let them ſing loude vpon their beddes.
6.Let the high Actes of God be in their mouth, and a two edged ſworde in their hands,
7.To execute vengeance vpon the heathen, & corrections among the people:
8.To binde their Kings in chaines, and their nobles with fetters of yron,
9.That they maye execute vpon them the iudgement that is writen: this honour ſhalbe to all his Saints. Praiſe ye the Lord.

Notes

1:a.
For his rare and manifolde benefites beſtowed on his Church
2:b.
In that that they were preferred before all other naciõns, it was as a newe creaciõ, & therefore Pſal 95,6. thei were called the worke of Gods hãds.
2:c.
For God as he is the Creator of ye ſoule & bodie ſo wil he yt both two ſerue him, & ye his people be continually ſubiect vnto him as to their moſte lawful King
5:d.
He alludeth to that continual reſt, and quietnes, which they ſhoulde haue, if they wolde ſuffre God to rule them
7:e.
This is chiefly accomplished in the kingdome of Chriſt, when Gods people for iuſte cauſes execute Gods iudgements againſt his enemies: & it giueth no libertie to anie to reuenge their priuate iniuries
7:f.
Not onely the people but the Kings, that were their enemies, shulde be deſtroyed
9:g.
Hereby God bindeth the hands and mindes of all his to enterpriſe no farther then he appointeth