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Psalm 94

He praieth vnto God againſt the violence and arrogancie of tyrants. 10 Warning them of Gods iudgements as Then doeth he comfort the afflicted by the good iſſue of their afflictions, as he felt in him ſelf, & did ſe in others, & by the ruine of the wicked. 23 Whome the Lord wil deſtroye.
1.O Lord God the aduenger, ô God the aduenger, ſhewe thy ſelf clearely.
2.Exalt thy ſelf, ô Iudge of the worlde, & render a rewarde to the proude.
3.Lord, how long ſhal the wicked, how lōg ſhal the wicked triumph?
4.They prate & ſpeake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vante themſelues.
5.They ſmite downe thy people, ô Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
6.They ſlaie the widow and the ſtranger, and murther the fatherles.
7.Yet they ſaie, The Lord ſhal not ſe: nether wil the God of Iaakób regarde it.
8.Vnderſtand ye vnwiſe amōg the people: and ye fooles, when wil ye be wiſe?
9.He that planted the eare, ſhal he not heare? or he that formed the eye, ſhal he not ſe?
10.Or he that chaſticeth the nations, ſhal he not correct? he that teacheth māknowledge, ſhal he not knowe?
11.The Lord knoweth the thoghts of man, that they are vanitie.
12.Bleſſed is the man, whome thou chaſticeſt, ô Lord, and teacheſt him in thy Law,
13.That thou maieſt giue him reſt from the dayes of euil, whiles the pit is digged for the wicked.
14.Surely ye Lord wil not faile his people, nether wil he forſake his inheritance.
15.For iudgement ſhal returne to iuſtice, and all the vpright in heart ſhal folowe after it.
16.Who wil riſe vp with me againſt the wicked? or who wil take my parte againſt the workers of iniquitie?
17.If the Lord had not holpen me, my ſoule had almoſte dwelt in ſilence.
18.When I ſaid, My fote ſlideth, thy mercie, ô Lord, ſtaied me.
19.In the multitude of my thoghts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my ſoule.
20.Hathe the throne of iniquitie feloſhip with thee, which forgeth wrong for a law?
21.Thei gather them together againſt the ſoule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.
22.But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the rocke of mine hope.
23.And he wil recompenſe thē their wickednes, and deſtroie them in their owne malice: yea, ye Lord our God ſhal deſtroie thē.

Notes

1:a.
Whoſe office it is to take végeance on the wicked.
1:b.
Shewe by effect yt thou art Iudge of the worlde to puniſh ye wicked.
3:c.
That is, brag of their crueltie & oppreſſiō: or, exeme them ſelues aboue all other.
5:d.
Seing the Church was thē, ſo ſore oppreſſed, it oght not to ſeme ſtrange to vs, if we ſe it ſo now, & therefo re we muſte call to God to take our cauſe in hand.
7:e.
He ſheweth, that they are deſperat in ma lice, foraſmuch as they feared not God, but gaue thē ſelues wholly to do wickedly
9:f.
He theweth that it is impoſsible, but God ſhulde heare, ſe & vnderſtand their wickednes.
12:h.
God hathe care ouer his and chaſticeth them for their welth, yt they ſhulde not periſh for euer with the wicked.
15:i.
God wil reſtore the ſtate & gouernemẽt of things to their right vſe, & then the godlie ſhal folowe him chearfully.
17:k.
God wil reſtore the, ſtate & gouernemēt of things to their right vſe, & then the godlie ſhal folowe him cherefully
18:l.
He complaineth of them, which wolde not helpe him to reſiſte the enemies: yet was aſſured that Gods helpe wolde not faile.
19:m.
In my trouble & diſtreſſe I euer founde thy preſent helpe.
20:n.
Thogh the wicked iudges pretend iuſtice in oppreſsing the Church, yet they haue not that autoritie of God.
23:o.
It is a great token of Gods iud gemēt, whē the purpoſe of the wicked is broken, but moſte when thei are deſtroied ī their owne malice.