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Psalm 18

¶ This Pſalme is the firſt beginning of his gratulacion, and thankesgiuing in the entring into his kingdome, wherein he extolleth & praiſeth moſte highly the maruelous mercies and grace of God, who hathe thus preſerued and defended him, & alſo he ſetteth forthe the image of Chriſts kingdome, that the faithful may be aſſured that Chriſt ſhal alwayes conquer & ouercome by the vnſpeakeable power of his Father, thogh all the whole worlde ſhulde ſtriue thereagainſt,
¶ To him that excelleth. A Pſalme of Dauid the ſeruant of the Lord, which ſpake vnto the Lord the wordes of this ſong(in the day that the Lord deliuered him from the hand of all his enemies, & from the hand of Saúl)and ſaid,
1.I Wil loue thee derely, ô Lord my ſtrength.
2.The Lord is my rocke, and my fortreſſe, and he that deliuereth me, my God & my ſtrength: in him wil I truſt, my ſhield, the horne alſo of my ſaluaciõ, & my refuge.
3.I wil call vpon the Lord, which is worthie to be praiſed: ſo ſhal I be ſafe from mine enemies.
4.The ſorowes of death compaſſed me, and the floods of wickednes made me afraied.
5.The ſorowes of the graue haue cõpaſſed me about: the ſnares of death ouertoke me.
6.But in my trouble did I call vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come before him, euen into his eares.
7.Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the fundacions alſo of the moũtaines moued and ſhoke, becauſe he was angrie.
8.Smoke went out at his noſtrels, and a cõſuming fyre out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.
9.He bowed the heauens alſo and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his fete.
10.And he rode vpon Cherúb and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.
11.He made darkenes his ſecret place, & his pauilion rounde about him, euen darkenes of waters, and cloudes of the aire.
12.At the brightnes of his preſence his cloudes paſſed, haileſtones & coles of fyre.
13.The Lord alſo thundred in the heauen, and the Higheſt gaue his voyce, haileſtones and coles of fyre.
14.Then he ſent out his arrowes & ſcatered them, and he increaſed lightnings, and deſtroyed them.
15.And the chanels of waters were ſene, and the fundaciõs of the worlde were diſcouered at thy rebuking, ô Lord, at the blaſting of the breath of thy noſtrels.
16.He hathe ſent downe from aboue and taken me: he hathe drawen me out of manie waters.
17.He hathe deliuered me from my ſtrõg enemie, and from them which hate me: for they were to ſtrong for me.
18.They preuented me in the daye of my calamitie: but the Lord was my ſtay.
19.He broght me forthe alſo into a large place: he deliuered me becauſe he fauored me.
20.The Lord rewarded me according to my righteouſnes: according to the purenes of mine hands he recompenſed me:
21.Becauſe I kept the wayes of the Lord, & did not wickedly againſt my God.
22.For all his Lawes were before me, and I did not caſt away his commandements from me.
23.I was vpright alſo with him, & haue kept me from my wickednes.
24.Therefore ye Lord rewarded me according to my righteouſnes, & according to the purenes of mine hands in his ſight.
25.With the godlie thou wilt ſhewe thy ſelf godlie: with the vpright mã thou wilt ſhewe thy ſelf vpright.
26.With the pure thou wilt ſhewe thy ſelf pure, & with the frowarde thou wilt ſhewe thy ſelf froward.
27.Thus thou wilt ſaue the poore people, & wilt caſt downe the proude lokes.
28.Surely thou wilt light my candel: the Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes.
29.For by thee I haue broken through an hoſte, and by my God I haue leaped ouer a wall.
30.The waye of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is tryed in the fyre: he is a ſhield to all that truſt in him.
31.For who is God beſides the Lord? and who is mightie ſaue our God?
32.God girdeth me with ſtrength, and maketh my waye vpright.
33.He maketh my fete like hindes fete, and ſetteth me vpon mine high places.
34.He teacheth mine hands to fight: ſo that a bowe of braſſe is broken with mine armes.
35.Thou haſt alſo giuẽ me ye ſhield of thy ſaluaciõ, and thy right hand hathe ſtayed me, and thy louing kindenes hathe cauſed me to increaſe.
36.Thou haſt enlarged my ſteppes vnder me, and mine heles haue not ſlid.
37.I haue purſued mine enemies, and take them, and haue not turned againe til I had conſumed them.
38.I haue wounded thẽ, that they were not able to riſe: they are fallen vnder my fete.
39.For thou haſt girded me with ſtrength to battel: them that roſe againſt me, thou haſt ſubdued vnder me.
40.And thou haſt giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might deſtroye them that hate me.
41.They cryed, but there was none to ſaue them, euen vnto the Lord, but he anſwered them not.
42.Then I did beate them ſmale as the duſt before the winde: I did tread them flat as the claye in the ſtretes.
43.Thou haſt deliuered me from the contencions of the people: thou haſt made me the head of the heathen: a people, whome I haue not knowen, ſhal ſerue me.
44.As ſone as thei heare, thei ſhal obey me: the ſtrangers ſhal be in ſubiection to me.
45.Strangers ſhal ſhrinke away, & feare in their priuie chambers.
46.Let the Lord liue, and bleſſed be my ſtrength, and the God of my ſaluacion be exalted.
47.It is God that giueth me power to auẽge me, and ſubdueth the people vnder me.
48.O my deliuerer from mine enemies, euen thou haſt ſet me vp from them, that roſe againſt me: thou haſt deliuered me from the cruel man.
49.Therefore I wil praiſe thee, ô Lord, among the nations, and wil ſing vnto thy Name.
50.Great deliuerances giueth he vnto his King, & ſheweth mercie to his anointed, euen to Dauid, and to his ſede for euer.

Notes

1:*.
2.Sam.22,2.
2:a.
He vſeth this diuerſitie of names, to ſhewe yt as the wicked haue many meanes to hurt, ſo Gód hathe manie waies to helpe and
3:b.
For none cã obteine their requeſts of God, yt ioyne not his glorie with their peticion.
4:c.
He ſpeaketh of the dãgers and malice of his enemies, fro the which God had deliuered him
5:".
Or, cordes, or cables.
7:d.
A deſcriptiõ of the wrath of God againſt his enemies: after he had heard his praiers.
8:e.
He ſheweth how horrible Gods iudgements ſhalbe to the wicked
9:f.
Darknes ſignifieth the wrath of God, as the cleare light ſignifieth Gods fauour
10:g.
This is deſcribed at large Pſal 104
11:h.
As a king angrie with ye people, wil not ſhew him ſelf vnto them
13:i.
thundred, lightened, and hailed
14:k.
His lightenings
15:l.
That is, the depe bottoms were ſene, whẽ the red Sea was deuided
16:m.
Out of ſundrie, and great dangers
17:n.
Towit, Saúl.
17:o.
Therefore God ſent me ſuccour
19:p.
The cauſe of Gods deliuerance is his onelie fauour & loue to vs
20:q.
Dauid was ſure of his righteous cauſe and good behauiour toward Saul & his enemies, & therefore was aſſured of Gods fauour & deliuerance.
21:r.
For all his dangers he exerciſed him ſelf in the Law of God
23:s.
I nether gaue place to their wicked tentations, nor to mine owne affections.
25:t.
Here he ſpeaketh of God accordĩg to our capacitie, who ſheweth mercie to his & puniſheth the wicked, as is ſaid alſo, Leuit 26, 21.
27:u.
When their ſtate is come to the ful meaſure
29:x.
He attributeth it to God that he bothe gate the victorie in ye field, & alſo deſtroyed the cities of his enemies.
30:y.
Be the dangers neuer ſo manie or great, yet Gods promes muſt take effect
32:z.
He giueth good ſucceſſe to all mine enterpriſes
33:a.
As towres and fortes, wc he toke out of the hands of Gods enemies:
34:".
Or, ſtele.
35:b.
To defend me frõ dãgers
35:c.
He attributeth the begin ning, continuãce & increaſe in weldoing onely to Gods fauour
37:d.
Dauid declareth that he did nothing beſides his vocation, but was ſtirred vp by Gods Spirit to execute his iudgements
39:e.
Thou haſt giuẽ thẽ into mine hands to be ſlaine
41:f.
Thei that reiect ye crye of the afflicted, God wil alſo reiect them, whẽ thei crye for helpe: for their paynes & feare cauſe thoſe hypocri tes to crye
43:g.
Which dwel roũd about me
43:h.
The kingdome of Chriſt is in Dauids kĩgdome prefigured: who by ye preaching of his worde brĩgeth all to his ſubiection.
44:".
Or, lye: ſignifying a fained ſubiectiõ cõſtrained & not voluntarie
45:k.
Feare ſhal cauſe them to be afraied & come forthe of their ſecret holes & holdes to ſeke pardõ.
48:l.
That is, Saul, who of malice perſecuted hĩ.
49:m.
This prophecie apperteineth to the kingdome of Chriſt, and vocation of the Gentiles, as Rom. 15,9.
50:n.
This did not properly apperteine to Salomõ, but to Ieſus Chriſt.