The royal Prophet thanketh God, for all his victories, and possession of the kingdom. 3. Admiring God's benignity towards man, 5. prayeth to be still defended from all enemies, 9. promiseth a new song of praise, 11. describeth the vanity of worldly men, 15. concluding that true felicity is in serving God.The royal Prophet thanketh God, for al his victories, and possession of the kingdom. 3. Admiring Gods benignitie towards man, 5. prayeth to be stil defended from al enimies, 9. promiseth a new songue of prayse, 11. describeth the vanitie of worldlie men, 15. concluding that true felicitie is in seruing God.✦
A Psalm of David, against Goliath. BLESSED be our Lord my God, who Douay: teacheth my hands to battle; and my fingers to war.A Psalm of David, against Goliath. BLESSED be our Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to battle; and my fingers to war.A Psalme of Dauid, aagainst Goliath. BLESSED be our Lord my God, who bteacheth my handes to battel; and my fingers to warre.Psalmus David. Adversus Goliath. Benedictus Dominus Deus meus, qui docet manus meas ad prælium, et digitos meos ad bellum.
2My mercy, and my refuge: my defender, and my deliverer. My protector, and I have hoped in him, who Douay: subdueth my people under me.My mercy, and my refuge: my defender, and my deliverer. My protector, and I have hoped in him, who subdueth my people under me.My mercie, and my refuge: my defender, and my deliuerer. My protectour, and I haue hoped in him, who csubdeweth my people vnder me.Misericordia mea et refugium meum ; susceptor meus et liberator meus ; protector meus, et in ipso speravi, qui subdit populum meum sub me.
3Lord what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man; that thou esteemest him?Lord what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man; that thou esteemest him?Lord dwhat is man, that thou art emade knowne to him? or the sonne of man; fthat thou estemest him?Domine, quid est homo, quia innotuisti ei ? aut filius hominis, quia reputas eum ?
4Man is made like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow.Man is made like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow.gMan is made like to vanitie: his dayes passe as a shadow.Homo vanitati similis factus est ; dies ejus sicut umbra prætereunt.
5Lord incline thy heavens, and descend: touch the mountains, and they will smoke.Lord incline thy heavens, and descend: touch the mountains, and they will smoke.hLord incline thy heauens, and descend: touch the mountaynes, and they wil smoke.Domine, inclina cælos tuos, et descende ; tange montes, et fumigabunt.
6fulgura: flash forth, hurl lightning lightning, and thou shalt disperse them: shoot out thine arrows, and thou shalt destroy them.fulgura: flash forth, hurl lightning lightning, and thou shalt disperse them: shoot out thine arrows, and thou shalt destroy them.Lighten lightening, and thou shalt disperse them: shoote out thine arrowes, and thou shalt destroy them.Fulgura coruscationem, et dissipabis eos ; emitte sagittas tuas, et conturbabis eos.
7Send forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of children strangers.Send forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of children strangers.Send forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliuer me from manie iwaters: from the hand kof children lstrangers.Emitte manum tuam de alto : eripe me, et libera me de aquis multis, de manu filiorum alienorum :
8Whose mouth Douay: hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.Whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.Whose mouth hath spoken mvanitie: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquitie.quorum os locutum est vanitatem, et dextera eorum dextera iniquitatis.
9O God I will sing to thee a new song: in the psalterio decachordo: a ten-stringed instrument, a psaltery; not the book of Psalms of ten strings, I will sing to thee.O God I will sing to thee a new song: in the psalterio decachordo: a ten-stringed instrument, a psaltery; not the book of Psalms of ten strings, I will sing to thee.O God I wil sing to thee a new song: in nthe psalter of ten stringes, I wil sing to thee.Deus, canticum novum cantabo tibi ; in psalterio decachordo psallam tibi.
10Who givest salvation to kings: who hast redeemed David thy servant from the malignant sword:Who givest salvation to kings: who hast redeemed David thy servant from the malignant sword:Who geuest saluation to kinges: who hast redemed Dauid thy seruant from the malignant sword:Qui das salutem regibus, qui redemisti David servum tuum de gladio maligno,
11deliver me, And rescue me out of the hand of children strangers, whose mouth Douay: hath spoken vanity: and their right hand, is the right hand of iniquity.deliver me, And rescue me out of the hand of children strangers, whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand, is the right hand of iniquity.deliuer me, And rescue me out of the hand of ochildren strangers, whose mouth hath spoken vanitie: and their right hand, is the right hand of iniquitie.eripe me, et erue me de manu filiorum alienorum, quorum os locutum est vanitatem, et dextera eorum dextera iniquitatis.
12Whose sons, are as new plants in their youth. Their daughters comely trimmed: decked about after the similitude of a temple.Whose sons, are as new plants in their youth. Their daughters comely trimmed: decked about after the similitude of a temple.Whose sonnes, are as new plantes in their youth. Their daughters comly trimmed: decked about after the similitude of a temple.Quorum filii sicut novellæ plantationes in juventute sua ; filiæ eorum compositæ, circumornatæ ut similitudo templi.
13Their storehouses full, flowing out of this into that. Their ewes full of young, abounding in their going forth:Their storehouses full, flowing out of this into that. Their ewes full of young, abounding in their going forth:Their storehouses ful, flowing out of this into that. Their ewes ful of yong, abunding in their going forth:Promptuaria eorum plena, eructantia ex hoc in illud ; oves eorum fœtosæ, abundantes in egressibus suis ;
14their oxen are fat. There is no ruin of wall, nor transitus: a breach, a forced going through, nor cry in their streets.their oxen are fat. There is no ruin of wall, nor transitus: a breach, a forced going through, nor cry in their streets.their oxen are fatte. There is no ruine of wal, nor passage, nor crie in their streates.boves eorum crassæ. Non est ruina maceriæ, neque transitus, neque clamor in plateis eorum.
15They have said, that it is a happy people, which Douay: hath these things: blessed is the people, whose God is our Lord.They have said, that it is a happy people, which hath these things: blessed is the people, whose God is our Lord.They haue said, that it is a happie people, which hath these things: pblessed is the people, whose qGod is our Lord.Beatum dixerunt populum cui hæc sunt ; beatus populus cujus Dominus Deus ejus.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition. Also available: Plantin Louvain (Latin).