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Psalm 89

1 With manie wordes doeth the Prophet praiſe the goodnes of God, 23 For his teſtament & couenant, that he had made betwene him and his elect by Ieſus Chriſt the ſonne of Dauid: 38 Then doeth he complaine of the great ruine, and deſolation of the kingdome of Dauid, ſo that to the outwarde appearance the promes was broke, 46 Finally he praieth to be deliuered frõ his afflictions, making mention of the ſhortnes of mans life, & confirming him ſelf by Gods promiſes.
¶ A Pſalme to giue inſtruction, of Ethán the Ezrahite.
1.I Wil ſing the mercies of the Lord for euer: with my mouth wil I declare thy trueth from generacion to generacion.
2.For I ſaid, Mercie ſhalbe ſet vp for euer: thy trueth ſhalt thou ſtabliſh in the very heauens.
3.I haue made a couenãt with my choſen: I haue ſworne to Dauid my ſeruant,
4.Thy ſede wil I ſtabliſh for euer, and ſet vp thy throne from generacion to generacion. Sélah.
5.O Lord, euen the heauens ſhal praiſe thy wonderous worke: yea, thy trueth in the Congregacion of the Saints.
6.For who is equal to the Lord in the heauen! & who is like the Lord among the ſonnes of the gods!
7.God is very terrible in the aſſemblie of the Saints, and to be reuerenced aboue all, that are about him.
8.O Lord God of hoſtes, who is like vnto thee, which art a mightie Lord, and thy trueth is about thee!
9.Thou ruleſt the raging of the ſea: when the waues thereof ariſe, thou ſtilleſt them.
10.Thou haſt beaten downe Raháb as a mã ſlaine: thou haſt ſcatered thine enemies with thy mightie arme.
11.The heauens are thine, the earth alſo is thine: thou haſt laied the fundacion of the worlde, and all that therein is.
12.Thou haſt created the North and the South: Tabór and Hermón ſhal reioyce in thy Name.
13.Thou haſt a mightie arme: ſtrong is thine hand, & high is thy right hand.
14.Righteouſnes & equitie are the ſtabliſhment of thy throne: mercie ad trueth go before thy face.
15.Bleſſed is the people, that can reioyce in thee: they ſhal walke in the light of thy countenance, ô Lord.
16.They ſhal reioyce cõtinually in thy Name, and in thy righteouſnes ſhal they exalt them ſelues.
17.For thou art the glorie of their ſtrẽgth, and by thy fauour our hornes ſhalbe exalted.
18.For our ſhield apperteineth to the Lord, and our King to the Holie one of Iſraél.
19.Thou ſpakeſt thẽ in a viſion vnto thine Holie one, and ſaideſt, I haue laied helpe vpon one that is mightie: I haue exalted one choſen out of the people.
20.I haue founde Dauid my ſeruant: with mine holie oyle haue I anointed him.
21.Therefore mine hand ſhalbe eſtabliſhed with him, and mine arme ſhal ſtrengthen him.
22.The enemie ſhal not oppreſſe him, nether ſhal the wicked hurt him.
23.But I wil deſtroye his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24.My trueth alſo and my mercie ſhalbe with him, and in my Name ſhal his horne be exalted.
25.I wil ſet his hand alſo in the ſea, and his right hand in the floods.
26.He ſhal crye vnto me, Thou art my Father, my God and the rocke of my ſaluacion.
27.Alſo I wil make him my firſt borne, higher then the Kings of the earth.
28.My mercie wil I kepe for him for euermore, and my couenãt ſhal ſtand faſt with him.
29.His ſede alſo wil I make to endure for euer, and his throne as the dayes of heauẽ.
30.But if his children forſake my Lawe, and walke not in my iudgements:
31.If they breake my ſtatutes, and kepe not my commandements:
32.Then wil I viſit their tranſgreſsion with the rod, and their iniquitie with ſtrokes.
33.Yet my louing kindenes wil I not take from him, nether wil I falſifie my trueth.
34.My couenant wil I not breake, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lippes.
35.I haue ſworne once by mine holines, that I wil not faile Dauid, ſaying,
36.His ſede ſhal endure for euer, and his throne ſhalbe as the ſunne before me.
37.He ſhalbe eſtabliſhed for euermore as the moone, & as a faithful witnes in the heauen. Sélah.
38.But thou haſt reiected and abhorred, thou haſt bene angrie with thine Anointed.
39.Thou haſt broken the couenant of thy ſeruant, & profaned his crowne, caſting it on the grounde.
40.Thou haſt broken downe all his walles: thou haſt layed his fortreſſes in ruine.
41.All that go by the way, ſpoile him: he is a rebuke vnto his neighbours.
42.Thou haſt ſet vp the right hand of his enemies, and made all his aduerſaries to reioyce.
43.Thou haſt alſo turned the edge of his ſworde, and haſt not made him to ſtand in the battel.
44.Thou haſt cauſed his dignitie to decay, and caſt his throne to the grounde.
45.The dayes of his youth haſt thou ſhortened, and couered him with ſhame. Sélah.
46.Lord, how long wilt thou hide thy ſelf, for euer? ſhal thy wrath burne like fyre?
47.Remember of what time I am: wherefore ſhuldeſt thou creat in vaine all the children of men?
48.What man liueth, & ſhal not ſe death? ſhal he deliuer his ſoule from the hand of the graue? Sélah.
49.Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou ſwareſt vnto Dauid in thy trueth?
50.Remember, ô Lord, the rebuke of thy ſeruants, which I beare in my boſome of all the mightie people.
51.For thine enemies haue reproched thee, ô Lord, becauſe they haue reproched the foteſteppes of thine Anointed.
52.Praiſed be the Lord for euermore. So be it, euen ſo be it.

Notes

1:a.
Thogh ye horrible confuſiõ of thigs might cauſe them to deſpaire of Gods fauour: yet the manie folde exãples of his mercies cauſe them to truſt in God, thogh to mans iugemẽt thei ſawe none occaſion.
2:b.
As he that ſurely, beleued in heart.
2:c.
As thine inuiſible heauen is not ſubiect to anie alteracion & chãge: ſo ſhal ye trueth of thy promes be vachãgeable.
3:d.
The Prophet ſheweth what was ye promes of God, wherõ he grounded his faith.
5:e.
The Angels ſhal praiſe thy power & faithfulnes in deliuering thy Church.
5:f.
That is, in ye heauens.
6:g.
Meaning, ye Angels.
7:h.
If the Angels trẽble before Gods maieſtie & infinite iuſtice, what earthlie creature by oppreſſing the Church, dare ſet him ſelfe againſt God?
9:i.
For as he deliuered the Church by ye red Sea, & by deſtroying Raháb, that is, ye Egyptians: ſo wil he eftſone deliuer it, whẽ the dangers be great.
12:k.
Tábór is a moũtaine Weſtwarde frõ Ieruſalé, & Hermón Eaſtwarde: ſo the Prophet ſignifieth yt all partes & places of the worlde ſhal obey Gods power for the deliuerance of his Church.
15:m.
Feling in their conſcience that God is their Father.
15:n.
They ſhalbe preſerued by thy Fatherlie prouidence.
15:l.
For hereby he iudgeth the world & ſheweth him ſelf a merciful Father & faithful protctor vnto his.
18:a.
In that that our King hathe power to defend vs, it is the gift of God.
18:o.
In that they are preſerued and continue: they oght to giue the praiſe and glorie onely to thee.
19:b.
To Samuél and to others, to aſſure that Dauid was thy choſen one.
19:r.
Whome I haue borne choſen and giuen him ſtrength to execute his office, as verſ. 21.
23:f.
Thogh there ſhalbe euermore enemies againſt Gods kingdome, yet he promiſeth to ouercome them
24:d.
I wil mercifully performe my promiſes to hi, notwithſtanding his infirmities & offences
24:e.
His power, glorie & eſtate
25:x.
He ſhal enioye the land round about
27:y.
His excellẽt dignitie ſhal appeare herein that he ſhal be named the ſonne of God, & ỹ firſt borne, wherein he is a figure of Chriſt
29:z.
Thogh for ỹ ſinnes of the people ỹ ſtate of this kĩgdome decayed: yet God reſerued ſtil a rote, til he had accõpliſhed this promes in Chriſt
31:*.
2 Sam.7,14.
33:a.
Thogh the faithful ãſwer not in all poĩts to their profeſsion, yet God wil not breake his couenant with them
34:b.
For God in promiſing hathe reſpect to his mercie and not to mans power in performing
35:".
Ebr if I lye vnto Dauid: which is a maner of othe
37:c.
As long as ỹ ſunne & moone endure, they ſhalbe witneſſes to me of this promes
39:d.
Becauſe of ỹ horrible cõfuſion of things, the Prophet cõplaineth to God as thogh he ſawe not ỹ performance of his promes. And thus diſchargĩg his cares on God, he reſiſteth doute & impaciẽcie
39:e.
By this he meaneth ỹ horrible diſsipacion and renting of ỹ kingdome, which was vnder Ieroboam: or els by ỹ Spirit of prophecie Ethán ſpeaketh of thoſe great miſeries, wc came ſoone afterwarde to paſſe at the captiuitie of Babylon.
45:f.
He ſheweth that ỹ kingdome failed before it came to perfectiõ or was ripe.
46:g.
The Prophet in ioynĩg praier wc his complaint, ſheweth ỹ his faith neuer failed
47:h.
Seing mans life is ſhort, & ỹ haſt created mã to beſtowe thy benefites vpon him, except thou haſte to helpe, death wil preuent thee
50:i.
He meaneth ỹ Gods enemies did not onely ſclander him behinde his backe: but alſo mocked him to his face, & as it were caſt their iniuries in his boſome
51:k.
So he calleth thẽ that perſecute ỹ Church.
51:l.
They laugh at vs, wc paciẽtly waite for ỹ comming of thy Chriſt.