Psalm 33

He exhorteth good men to praiſe God for that he hathe not onely created all things, and by his prouidence gouerneth the ſame, but alſo is faithful in his promiſes, 10 He vnderſtandeth mans heart, and ſcatereth the counſel of the wicked, 16 So that no man can be preſerued by anie creature or mans ſtrength but they, that put their confidence in his mercie, ſhalbe preſerued frõ all aduerſities.
1.REioyce in the Lord, ô ye righteous: for it becometh vpright men to be thankful.
2.Praiſe ye Lord with harpe: ſing vnto him with viole & inſtrument of ten ſtrings
3.Sing vnto him a new ſong: ſing cherefully with a loude voyce.
4.For the worde of the Lord is righteous, and all his workes are faithful.
5.He loueth righteouſnes & iudgement: the earth is ful of the goodnes of ye Lord.
6.By the worde of the Lord were the heauens made, and all the hoſte of them by the breath of his mouth.
7.He gathereth the waters of the ſea together as vpon an heape, and laieth vp the depths in his treaſures.
8.Let all the earth feare the Lord: let all thẽ that dwel in the worlde, feare him.
9.For he ſpake, & it was done: he commanded, and it ſtode.
10.The Lord breaketh the counſel of the heathen, & bringeth to noght the deuiſes of the people.
11.The counſel of the Lord ſhal ſtand for euer, & the thoghts of his heart through out all ages.
12.Bleſſed is that nacion, whoſe God is the Lord: euen the people, that he hathe choſen for his inheritance.
13.The Lord loketh downe from heauen, & beholdeth all the children of men.
14.From the habitacion of his dwelling he beholdeth all them that dwel in the earth.
15.He facioneth their hearts euerie one, & vnderſtandeth all their workes.
16.The King is not ſaued by the multitude of an hoſte, nether is the mightie mã deliuered by great ſtrength.
17.A horſe is a vaine helpe, and ſhal not deliuer anie by his great ſtrength.
18.Beholde, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him, & vpon them, that truſt in his mercie,
19.To deliuer their ſoules from death, and to preſerue them in famine.
20.Our ſoule waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helpe and our ſhield.
21.Surely our heart ſhal reioyce in him, becauſe we truſted in his holie Name.
22.Let thy mercie, ô Lord, be vpon vs, as we truſt in thee.

Notes

1:a.
It is the duetie of the godlie to ſet forthe ye praiſes of God for his mercie & power ſhewed towarde thẽ.
2:b.
To ſing on inſtruments was a parte of the ceremonial ſeruice of the Tẽple, which doeth no more apperteine vnto vs, then the ſacrifices, cenſing, & lights.
4:c.
That is coũſel or cõmandement in gouerning the worlde.
4:d.
That is, the effect & execucion.
5:e.
Howſoeuer ye worlde iudgeth of Gods workes, yet he doeth all things accordĩg to iuſtice & mercie.
7:f.
By the creation of ye heauens & beautiful ornamẽt, with the gathering alſo of the waters he ſetteth forthe the power of God, that all creatures might feare him
10:g.
No counſel can preuaile againſt God, but he defeateth it & it ſhal haue euil ſucces.
12:h.
He ſheweth that all our felicitie ſtãdeth in this, that ye Lorde is our God.
13:i.
He proueth that all things are gouerned by Gods prouidence & not by fortune.
15:*.
Or, hath created
15:k.
Therfore he knoweth their wicked enterpriſes
16:l.
If Kings and the mightie of the worlde can not be ſaued by worldelie meanes, but onely by Gods prouidence, what haue others to truſt in, that haue not like meanes?
18:m.
God ſheweth that towarde his he vſeth his mercie, which man by no meanes is able to compaſſe.
20:o.
Thus he ſpeaketh in ye name of the whole Church, which onely depend on Gods prouidence.