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Psalm 28

1 Being in great feare & heauines of heart to ſe God diſhonored by the wicked, he deſireth to be rid of them, 4 And cryeth for vengeance againſt them. 6 at length aſſureth him ſelfe, that God hathe heard his praier. 9 Vnto whoſe tuition he commendeth all the faithful.
¶ A Pſalme of Dauid.
1.VNto thee, ô Lord, do I crye: ô my ſtrength, be not deafe toward me, leſt, if thou anſwer me not, I be like them that go downe into the pit.
2.Heare the voice of my petitions, when I crye vnto thee, when I holde vp mine hãds toward thine holy Oracle.
3.Drawe me not awaie with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquitie: which ſpeake friendly to their neighbours, when malice is in their hearts.
4.Reward them according to their dedes, and according to the wickednes of their inuentions: recompenſe them after the worke of their hands: rẽder them their rewarde.
5.For thei regard not the workes of y Lord, nor the operation of his hands: therefore breake them downe, & buylde thẽ not vp.
6.Praiſed be the Lord, for he hathe heard the voice of my petitions.
7.The Lord is my ſtrength and my ſhield: mine heart truſted in him, and I was helped: therefore mine heart ſhal reioyce, & with my ſong wil I praiſe him.
8.The Lord is their ſtrength, and he is the ſtrength of the deliuerances of his anointed.
9.Saue thy people, and bleſſe thine inheritance: fede them alſo, & exalt thẽ for euer.

Notes

1:a.
He counteth him ſelf as a dead man, til God ſhew his fauour toward him, and grãte him his petition
2:b.
He vſed this outward meanes to helpe y weaknes of his faith: for in y place was the Arke, and there God promiſed to ſhewe the tokens of his fauour.
3:c.
Deſtroy not the good with the bad.
4:d.
He thus praieth in reſpect of Gods glorie, & not for his owne cauſe, being aſſured, that God wolde puniſh the perſecuters of his Church.
5:e.
Let them be vtterly deſtroyed, as Malach 1, 4
6:f.
Becauſe he felt the aſſurãce of Gods help in his heart, his mouthe was opened to ſing his praiſes
8:g.
Meaning, his ſouldiers, who were as meanes, by whome God declared his power.