Thanks to God for private, 6. and public benefits. 17. His mercy, justice, and other properties are immutable. 20. Angels, and all other creatures are invited to praise him.Thankes to God for priuate, 6. and publike benefites. 17. His mercie, iustice, and other proprieties are immutable. 20. Angels, and al other creatures are inuited to praise him.✦
To David himself. My soul bless thou our Lord: and all things, that are within me, his holy name.To David himself. My soul bless thou our Lord: and all things, that are within me, his holy name.To aDauid himself. MY soule bblesse thou our Lord: and cal thinges, that are within me, his holie name.Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino, et omnia quæ intra me sunt nomini sancto ejus.
2My soul bless thou our Lord: and forget not all his retributiones: recompenses, benefits rendered; not punishments.My soul bless thou our Lord: and forget not all his retributiones: recompenses, benefits rendered; not punishments.My soule blesse thou our Lord: and forget not al his retributions.Benedic, anima mea, Domino, et noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus.
3Who is propitiatur: merciful, ready to pardon; not favourable, opportune to all thine iniquities: who Douay: healeth all thine infirmities.Who is propitiatur: merciful, ready to pardon; not favourable, opportune to all thine iniquities: who healeth all thine infirmities.Who is dpropitious to al thine iniquities: who ehealeth al thine infirmities.Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis ; qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas :
4Who Douay: redeemeth thy life from deadly falling: who Douay: crowneth thee in mercy and miserationibus: tender mercies, acts of compassion.Who redeemeth thy life from deadly falling: who crowneth thee in mercy and miserationibus: tender mercies, acts of compassion.Who fredemeth thy life from deadly falling: who gcrowneth thee in mercie and commiserations.qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam ; qui coronat te in misericordia et miserationibus :
5Who Douay: replenisheth thy desire in good things: thy youth shall be renewed as the eagles.Who replenisheth thy desire in good things: thy youth shall be renewed as the eagles.Who hreplenisheth thy desire in good thinges: thy youth ishal be rewed as the eagles.qui replet in bonis desiderium tuum ; renovabitur ut aquilæ juventus tua :¶
6Our Lord Douay: doth mercies: and judgement to all that suffer wrong.Our Lord doth mercies: and judgement to all that suffer wrong.Our Lord kdoth mercies: and liudgement to al that suffer wrong.faciens misericordias Dominus, et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus.
7He made his ways known to Moyses, his wills to the children of Israel.He made his ways known to Moyses, his wills to the children of Israel.He made his waies mknowne to Moyses, his willes to the children of Israel.Notas fecit vias suas Moysi ; filiis Israël voluntates suas.
8Our Lord is pitiful, and merciful: long suffering, and very merciful.Our Lord is pitiful, and merciful: long suffering, and very merciful.Our Lord is npitieful, and omerciful: plong suffering, and very merciful.Miserator et misericors Dominus : longanimis, et multum misericors.
9He will not be angry always: neither will he threaten for ever.He will not be angry always: neither will he threaten for ever.He wil qnot be angrie alwayes: neither wil he threaten for euer.Non in perpetuum irascetur, neque in æternum comminabitur.¶
10He Douay: hath not done to us according to our sins: neither according to our iniquities Douay: hath he rewarded us.He hath not done to us according to our sins: neither according to our iniquities hath he rewarded us.He hath not done to vs according to our sinnes: neither according to our iniquities hath he rewarded vs.Non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuit nobis.
11For according to the height of heaven from the earth: Douay: hath he strengthened his mercy upon them that fear him.For according to the height of heaven from the earth: hath he strengthened his mercy upon them that fear him.For according to the height of heauen from the earth: hath he strengthned his mercie vpon them that feare him.Quoniam secundum altitudinem cæli a terra, corroboravit misericordiam suam super timentes se ;
12As far as the East is distant from the West: Douay: hath he made our iniquities far from us.As far as the East is distant from the West: hath he made our iniquities far from us.As far ras the East is distant from the West: hath he made our iniquities far from vs.quantum distat ortus ab occidente, longe fecit a nobis iniquitates nostras.
13As a father Douay: hath compassion of his children, so Douay: hath our Lord compassion on them that fear him:As a father hath compassion of his children, so hath our Lord compassion on them that fear him:As a father hath compassion of his children, so hath our Lord compassion on them that feare him:Quomodo miseretur pater filiorum, misertus est Dominus timentibus se.
14because he Douay: hath known our making.because he hath known our making.because he hath knowen sour making.Quoniam ipse cognovit figmentum nostrum ; recordatus est quoniam pulvis sumus.
15He remembered that we are dust: man, his days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.He remembered that we are dust: man, his days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.He remembred that we are dust: man, his daies are as grasse, as the floure of the filde so shal he florish.Homo, sicut fœnum dies ejus ; tamquam flos agri, sic efflorebit :
16Because the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not stand: and he shall know his place no more.Because the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not stand: and he shall know his place no more.Because the spirit shal passe in him, and he shal not stand: and he shal know his place no more.quoniam spiritus pertransibit in illo, et non subsistet, et non cognoscet amplius locum suum.
17But the mercy of our Lord from everlasting, and unto everlasting upon them that fear him. And his justice is upon the children's children, to them that keep his testament.But the mercy of our Lord from everlasting, and unto everlasting upon them that fear him. And his justice is upon the children's children, to them that keep his testament.But the mercie of our Lord from euerlasting, and vnto euerlasting vpon them that feare him. And his iustice is vpon the childrens children, to them that keepe his testament.Misericordia autem Domini ab æterno, et usque in æternum super timentes eum. Et justitia illius in filios filiorum,
18And are mindful of his commandments, to do them.And are mindful of his commandments, to do them.And are mindful of his commandmentes, to tdoe them.his qui servant testamentum ejus, et memores sunt mandatorum ipsius ad faciendum ea.
19Our Lord Douay: hath prepared his seat in heaven: and his kingdom shall have dominion over all.Our Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven: and his kingdom shall have dominion over all.Our Lord hath prepared his seate in heauen: and his kindom shal haue dominion ouer al.Dominus in cælo paravit sedem suam, et regnum ipsius omnibus dominabitur.
20Bless our Lord all ye his Angels: mighty in power, doing his word, that fear the voice of his words.Bless our Lord all ye his Angels: mighty in power, doing his word, that fear the voice of his words.Blesse our Lord al ye his Angels: mightie in powre, doing his word, that feare the voice of his wordes.Benedicite Domino, omnes angeli ejus : potentes virtute, facientes verbum illius, ad audiendam vocem sermonum ejus.
21Bless our Lord all ye his hosts: you his ministers, that do his will.Bless our Lord all ye his hosts: you his ministers, that do his will.Blesse our Lord al ye his hoastes: you his ministers, that doe his wil.Benedicite Domino, omnes virtutes ejus ; ministri ejus, qui facitis voluntatem ejus.
22Bless ye our Lord all his works: in every place of his dominion, my soul bless thou our Lord.Bless ye our Lord all his works: in every place of his dominion, my soul bless thou our Lord.Blesse ye our Lord yal his workes: in euerie place wof his dominion, my soule blesse thou our Lord.Benedicite Domino, omnia opera ejus : in omni loco dominationis ejus, benedic, anima mea, Domino.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
5Thy youth shall be renewed, as the Eagles. Aristotle and Pliny write, that an Eagle decayeth not, nor ever dieth by old age, but the upper part of her beak still growing, at last hindereth her from eating, and so she dieth of famine. Saadias, and other Hebrew Rabbins, report that an Eagle every ten years washeth herself in the sea as in a bath, and then flying very high burneth her feathers in the elemental fire, and new feathers growing she becometh fresh, as in her first youth, till at last about an hundred years old, she is not able to rise from the water and so is drowned. S. Augustine more probably affirmeth that in long time her beak growing long, and stopping her mouth, that she cannot eat, she breaketh the upper hooked part thereof against a stone, and so receiveth meat, and recovereth strength, as in her youth. But whatsoever is the natural property of this kingly bird, the Royal Prophet here instructeth us, by the similitude of her long life, or by the renovation of her strength, that just men, God's servants are spiritually renovated in Christ, the principal rock, on whom the Church, and all the faithful are built, either by receiving new strength by his grace in their souls, after they are weakened by sin; as S. Jerome and Euthymius expound this place: or by restoration of their bodies glorified in the resurrection; as S. Augustine teacheth: or by both, as most Catholic Doctors understand it. For one sense of holy Scripture excludeth not another. Especially when one is subordinate to the other. As here these two senses do very well concur, seeing the state of the body after the resurrection, dependeth upon the state of the soul, at the time of death.Thy youth shal be renewed, as the Eagles. Aristotel and Plinie write, that an Eagle decayeth not, nor euer dieth by old age, but the vpper part of her beake stil growing, at last hindereth her from eating, and so she dieth of famine. Saadias, and other Hebrew Rabbins, reporte that an Eagle euerie tenne yeares washeth herselfe in the sea as in a bath, & then flying very hiegh burneth her fethers in the elemental fire, & new fethers growing she becometh fresh, as in her first youth, til at last about an hundred yeares old, she is not able to rise from the water and so is drowned. S. Augustin more probably affirmeth that in long time her beake growing long, and stopping her mouth, that she can not eate, she breaketh the vpper hooked part therof against a stone, and so receiueth meate, and recouereth strength, as in her youth. But whatsoeuer is the natural propertie of this kinglie birde, the Royal Prophet here instructeth vs, by the similitude of her long life, or by the renouation of her streingth, that iust men, Gods seruantes are spiritually renouated in Christ, the principal rocke, on whom the Church, & al the faithful are built, either by receiuing new streingth by his grace in their soules, after they are weakened by sinne; as S. Ierom and Euthymius expound this place: or by restauration of their bodes glorified in the resurrection; as S. Augustin teacheth: or by both, as most Catholique Doctors vnderstand it. For one sense of holie Scripture excludeth not another. Especially when one is subordinate to the other. As here these two senses do very wel concurre, seing the state of the bodie after the resurrection, dependeth vpon the state of the soule, at the time of death.
9He will not be angry always. Origen misunderstood this place, and some other like, holding an erroneous opinion, that all, even the most wicked sinners, both men and devils, shall at last be saved, and not eternally damned: which is a condemned heresy, contrary to evident places of holy Scriptures Psal 9 v 6. The impious hath perished: their name thou hast destroyed for ever, and for ever & ever. Mat. 25. The wicked shall go into fire everlasting, into everlasting punishment. Apoc. 20. The beast and the false prophet (and the same reason is for all the wicked) shall be tormented day and night, for ever and ever. Neither are these words (God will not be angry always) spoken universally, touching all sinners whosoever, but are limited, v. 13. &. 17. to those that fear him, and keep his testament: whereas all those that die in mortal sin, are still obstinate in malice, and can never rightly repent, nor rightly fear God, nor keep his commandments.He wil not be angrie alwayes. Origen misunderstood this place, and some other like, holding an erronius opinion, that al, euen the most wicked sinners, both men and diuels, shal at last be saued, and not eternally damned: which is a condemned heresie, contrarie to euident places of holie Scriptures Psal 9 v 6. The impious hath perished: their name thou hast destroyed for euer, & for euer & euer. Mat. 25. The wicked shal goe into fire euerlasting, into euerlasting punishment. Apoc. 20. The beast and the false prophet (and the same reason is for al the wicked) shal be tormented day and night, for euer and euer. Neither are these wordes (God wil not be angrie alwayes) spoken vniuersally, touching al sinners whosoeuer, but are limited, v. 13. &. 17. to those that feare him, and kepe his testament: wheras al those that dye in mortal sinne, are stil obstinate in malice, and can neuer rightly repent, nor rightly feare God, nor kepe his commandments.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition. Also available: Plantin Louvain (Latin).