Holy David being fled into a cave, and besieged round about by Saul's army, explicating his distress, 6. prayeth to be delivered:Holie Dauid being fled into a caue, and beseeged round about by Sauls armie, explicating his distresse, 6. prayeth to be deliuered:✦
Of understanding to David, when he was in the cave, a prayer. 1. Reg. 24.Of understanding to David, when he was in the cave, a prayer. 1. Reg. 24.OF avnderstanding to Dauid, when he was in the caue, a prayer. 1. Reg. 24.Intellectus David, cum esset in spelunca, oratio.
2With my voice I have cried to our Lord: with my voice I have prayed to our Lord:With my voice I have cried to our Lord: with my voice I have prayed to our Lord:VVIth my voice I bhaue cried to our Lord: with my voice I haue prayed to our Lord:Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi, voce mea ad Dominum deprecatus sum.
3I pour out my prayer in his sight, and I pronounce my tribulation before him.I pour out my prayer in his sight, and I pronounce my tribulation before him.I powre out my prayer in his sight, and I pronounce my tribulation before him.Effundo in conspectu ejus orationem meam, et tribulationem meam ante ipsum pronuntio :
4When my spirit Douay: faileth of myself, and thou hast known my paths. In this way, which I walked, they hid a snare for me.When my spirit faileth of myself, and thou hast known my paths. In this way, which I walked, they hid a snare for me.cWhen my spirit faileth of my self, and dthou hast knowne my pathes. In this way, which I walked, they hid a snare for me.in deficiendo ex me spiritum meum, et tu cognovisti semitas meas. In via hac qua ambulabam absconderunt laqueum mihi.
5I looked toward the right hand, and saw: and there was none that would know me. Flight Douay: hath failed me: and there is none to requirat: seek after, care for; not demand as of right my soul.I looked toward the right hand, and saw: and there was none that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is none to requirat: seek after, care for; not demand as of right my soul.I looked toward ethe right hand, and fsaw: and gthere was none that would know me. hFlight hath failed me: and there is none to require my soule.Considerabam ad dexteram, et videbam, et non erat qui cognosceret me : periit fuga a me, et non est qui requirat animam meam.
6I have cried to thee O Lord, I have said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.I have cried to thee O Lord, I have said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.iI haue cried to thee ô Lord, I haue sayd: Thou art kmy hope, lmy portion min the land of the liuing.Clamavi ad te, Domine ; dixi : Tu es spes mea, portio mea in terra viventium.
7Attend to my petition: because I am humbled exceedingly. Deliver me from them that persecute me: because they are made strong over me.Attend to my petition: because I am humbled exceedingly. Deliver me from them that persecute me: because they are made strong over me.Attend to my petition: because I am nhumbled exceedingly. Deliuer me from them that persecute me: because they are made strong ouer me.Intende ad deprecationem meam, quia humiliatus sum nimis. Libera me a persequentibus me, quia confortati sunt super me.
8Bring forth my soul out of prison, to confitendum: praise, give thanks to unto thy name: the just exspectant: wait for, await; not suppose, anticipate me; till thou reward me.Bring forth my soul out of prison, to confitendum: praise, give thanks to unto thy name: the just exspectant: wait for, await; not suppose, anticipate me; till thou reward me.Bring forth my soule out of prison, oto confesse vnto thy name: pthe iust expect me; qtil thou reward me.Educ de custodia animam meam ad confitendum nomini tuo ; me exspectant justi donec retribuas mihi.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
All this happened in figure of Christ, of whom prophetically S. Augustine, S. Hilary, Cassian, Cassiodorus, and others expound the whole Psalm. Amongst others S. Bede briefly in these words. Whereas in the title, Understanding is premised to Prayer, thereby is signified, that David in his distresses, and in the den whither he fled, understood what our Lord should suffer of the Jews, and how he would pray to his Father. In the first part our Lord crieth to his Father, complaining of the detestable deceits of Judas the persecutor. In the second he prayeth to be delivered from the prison of hell (Limbus, where he was free) because the faith of all the Saints depended on his Resurrection.Al this happened in figure of Christ, of whom prophetically S. Augustin, S. Hilarie, Cassians, Cassiodorus, and others expound the whole Psalme. Amongst others S. Beda briefly in these wordes. VVheras in the title, Vnderstanding is premised to Prayer, therby is signified, that Dauid in his distresses, and in the denne whither he fled, vnderstood what our Lord should suffer of the Iewes, and how he would pray to his Father. In the first part our Lord crieth to his Father, complaining of the detestable deceiptes of Iudas the persecutor. In the second he prayeth to be deliuered from the prison of hel (Limbus, where he was free) because the faith of al the Sainctes depended on his Resurrection.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition. Also available: Plantin Louvain (Latin).