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Psalm 31

¶ Dauid deliuered from ſome great dāger, firſt rehearſeth what meditation he had by the power of faith, when death was before his eies, his enemies being ready to take him. 15 Then he affirmeth that the fauour of God is alwaies readie to thoſe that feare him. 20 Finally he exhorteth all the faithful to truſt in God and to loue him, becauſe he preſerueth and ſtrēgtheneth them, as they may ſe by his example.
1.IN thee, ô Lord, haue I put my truſt: let me neuer be confounded: deliuer me in thy righteouſnes.
2.Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haſte to deliuer me: be vnto me a ſtrong rocke, & an houſe of defence to ſaue me.
3.For thou art my rocke and my fortreſſe: therefore for thy Names ſake direct me & guide me.
4.Drawe me out of the net, that they haue laied priuely for me: for thou art my ſtrength.
5.Into thine hand I commende my ſpirit: for thou haſt redemed me, ô Lord God of trueth.
6.I haue hated them that giue them ſelues to deceitful vanities: for I truſt in the Lord.
7.I wil be glad and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou haſt ſene my trouble: thou haſt knowen my ſoule in aduerſities,
8.And thou haſt not ſhut me vp in the hād of ye enemie, but haſt ſet my fete at large.
9.Haue mercie vpon me, ô Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my ſoule & my bellie are conſumed with grief.
10.For my life is waſted with heauines, and my yeres with mourning: my ſtrength faileth for my peine, & my bones are conſumed.
11.I was a reproche among all mine enemies, but ſpecially among my neighbours: and a feare to mine acquaintance, who ſeing me in the ſtrete, fled from me.
12.I am forgotten, as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken veſſel.
13.For I haue heard the railing of great men: feare was on euerie ſide, while they conſpired together againſt me, & conſulted to take my life.
14.But I truſted in thee, ô Lord: I ſaid, Thou art my God.
15.My times are in thine hand: deliuer me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that perſecute me.
16.Make thy face to ſhine vpon thy ſeruãt, & ſaue me through thy mercie.
17.Let me not be confounded, ô Lord: for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked be put to confuſion, & to ſilence in ye graue.
18.Let the lying lippes be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly & ſpitefully ſpeake againſt the righteous.
19.How great is thy goodnes, which thou haſt laied vp for them, that feare thee! & done to them, that truſt in thee, euen before the ſonnes of men!
20.Thou doeſt hide them priuely in thy preſence from the pride of men: thou kepeſt them ſecretly in thy Tabernacle frõ the ſtrife of tongues.
21.Bleſſed be the Lord: for he hathe ſhewed his maruelous kindenes towarde me in a ſtrong citie.
22.Thogh I ſaid in mine haſte, I am caſt out of thy ſight, yet yu heardeſt the voyce of my praier, when I cryed vnto thee.
23.Loue ye the Lord all his Saints: for the Lord preſerueth the faithful, and rewardeth abundantly the proude doer.
24.All ye that truſt in the Lord, be ſtrong, and he ſhal eſtabliſh your heart.

Notes

1:*.
1. Sam. 23. 24.
1:a.
For the God declareth him ſelf iuſte, whē he preſerueth his according as he hath promiſed.
4:b.
Preſerue me from the craftie counſels & ſubtil practiſes of mine enemies
5:c.
He deſireth God not onely to take care for him in this life, but that his ſoule may be ſaued after this life
6:d.
This affectiō oght to be in all Gods children, to hate whatſoeuer thing is not grōuded vpō a ſure truſt in God, as deceitful and vaine.
8:e.
Largenes ſignifieth cōfort, as ſtraitnes is ſorow and peril.
9:f.
Meaning, that his ſorow and torment had continued a great while.
11:g.
Mine enemies had drawen all mē to their parte againſt me, euē my chief friends
11:h.
Thei were afraied to ſhew me anie token of frendſhip
13:i.
Thei yt were in autoritie, condemned me as a wicked doer.
14:k.
I had this teſtimonie of conſcience, yt thou woldeſt defend mine innocencie.
15:l.
Whatſoeuer changes come, thou gouerneſt them by thy prouidence.
17:m.
Let death deſtroy them to the intent yt they may hurt no more
19:n.
The treaſures of Gods mercie are alwaies laied vp in ſtore for his childrẽ, albeit at all times they do not enioye them
20:".
Ebr. in the ſecret of thy face
20:o.
This is, in a place where they ſhal haue thy cõfort, & be hid ſafely from the enemies pride.
21:p.
Meaning, there was no citie ſo ſtrong to preſerue hĩ, as ye defence of Gods fauour.
22:q.
And ſo by my raſhnes & infidelitie deſerued to haue bene forſaken.
23:*.
Or, ye that fele his mercies
24:r.
Be conſtant in your vocation, and God wil confirme you with heauenlie ſtrẽgth