Christ in midst of afflictions (as one in dangerous waters) 5. describing the malice of persecutors, and his own true zeal, 14. prayeth his heavenly Father for help. 23. By way of just imprecation, foresheweth the severe punishment of his adversaries, 30. his own glorious Resurrection, and prosperous building of his Church. For which he inviteth all creatures to praise God.Christ in middes of afflictions (as one in dangerous waters) 5. describing the malice of persecutors, and his owne true zele, 14. prayeth his heauenlie Father for helpe. 23. By way of iust imprecation, forsheweth the seuere punishment of his aduersaries, 30. his owne glorious Resurrection, and prosperous building of his Church. For which he inuiteth al creatures to praise God.✦
Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, to David.Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, to David.Vnto athe end, bfor them that shal be changed, cto Dauid.In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. David.
2Save me O God: because waters are entered into my soul.Save me O God: because waters are entered into my soul.SAve me ô God: because dwaters are entered into my soule.Salvum me fac, Deus, quoniam intraverunt aquæ usque ad animam meam.
3I stick fast in the mire of the depth: and there is no sure standing. I am come into the depth of the sea: and a tempest Douay: hath overwhelmed me.I stick fast in the mire of the depth: and there is no sure standing. I am come into the depth of the sea: and a tempest hath overwhelmed me.I esticke fast in the myre of the depth: and there is no sure standing. I am come into the depth of the sea: and a tempest hath ouerwhelmed me.Infixus sum in limo profundi et non est substantia. Veni in altitudinem maris, et tempestas demersit me.
4I have laboured crying, my jaws are made hoarse: my eyes have failed, whiles I hope in my God.I have laboured crying, my jaws are made hoarse: my eyes have failed, whiles I hope in my God.I haue flabored crying, my iawes are made hoarse: my eies haue failed, whiles I hope in my God.Laboravi clamans, raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ ; defecerunt oculi mei, dum spero in Deum meum.
5They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, that hate me without cause. Mine enemies are made strong, that have persecuted me unjustly: then did I pay the things that I took not.They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, that hate me without cause. Mine enemies are made strong, that have persecuted me unjustly: then did I pay the things that I took not.They are multiplied aboue the heares of my head, that hate me without cause. Mine enimies are made strong, that haue persecuted me vniustly: gthen did I pay the thinges that I tooke not.Multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis. Confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei injuste ; quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam.
6O God thou knowest my foolishness: and mine offences are not hid from thee.O God thou knowest my foolishness: and mine offences are not hid from thee.O God thou knowest my hfoolishnes: and imine offences are not hide from thee.Deus, tu scis insipientiam meam ; et delicta mea a te non sunt abscondita.
7Let them not be ashamed upon me, which expect thee O Lord, Lord of hosts. Let them not be confounded upon me that seek thee, O God of Israel.Let them not be ashamed upon me, which expect thee O Lord, Lord of hosts. Let them not be confounded upon me that seek thee, O God of Israel.kLet them not be ashamed vpon me, which expect thee ô Lord, Lord of hostes. Let them not be confounded vpon me that seeke thee, ô God of Israel.Non erubescant in me qui exspectant te, Domine, Domine virtutum ; non confundantur super me qui quærunt te, Deus Israël.
8Because for thee have I sustained reproach, confusio: shame, disgrace, ignominy; not disorder or bewilderment Douay: hath covered my face.Because for thee have I sustained reproach, confusio: shame, disgrace, ignominy; not disorder or bewilderment hath covered my face.Because for thee haue I sustained reproch, confusion hath couered my face.Quoniam propter te sustinui opprobrium ; operuit confusio faciem meam.
9I am become a foreigner to my brethren, and a stranger to the sons of my mother.I am become a foreigner to my brethren, and a stranger to the sons of my mother.I am become a forener to my brethren, and a stranger to the sonnes of my mother.Extraneus factus sum fratribus meis, et peregrinus filiis matris meæ.
10Because the zeal of thy house Douay: hath eaten me: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.Because the zeal of thy house hath eaten me: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.Because lthe zele of thy house hath eaten me: and the reproches of them that reproched thee, fel vpon me.Quoniam zelus domus tuæ comedit me, et opprobria exprobrantium tibi ceciderunt super me.
11And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me.And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me.And I couered my soule in fasting: and iton was made a reproch to me.Et operui in jejunio animam meam, et factum est in opprobrium mihi.
12And I put hair cloth my garment, and I became a parabolam: a byword, an object of derision; not a moral teaching story to them.And I put hair cloth my garment, and I became a parabolam: a byword, an object of derision; not a moral teaching story to them.And I put heare cloth my garment, & I became a parable to them.Et posui vestimentum meum cilicium ; et factus sum illis in parabolam.
13They spake against me that sat in the gate; and they soong against me that drank wine.They spake against me that sat in the gate; and they soong against me that drank wine.They spake aganst me nthat sat in the gate; and they soong aganst me that dranke wine.Adversum me loquebantur qui sedebant in porta, et in me psallebant qui bibebant vinum.
14But I, my prayer to thee O Lord: a time of thy good pleasure O God. In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation:But I, my prayer to thee O Lord: a time of thy good pleasure O God. In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation:But I, omy prayer to thee ô Lord: a time of thy good pleasure ô God. pIn the multitude of thy mercie heare me, in the truth of thy saluation:Ego vero orationem meam ad te, Domine ; tempus beneplaciti, Deus. In multitudine misericordiæ tuæ, exaudi me in veritate salutis tuæ.
15Deliver me out of the mire, that I stick not fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and from the depths of waters.Deliver me out of the mire, that I stick not fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and from the depths of waters.Deliuer me out of the myre, that I stick not fast: deliuer me from them that hate me, and from the depthes of qwaters.Eripe me de luto, ut non infigar ; libera me ab iis qui oderunt me, et de profundis aquarum.
16Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the depth swallow me: neither let the pit shut his mouth upon me.Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the depth swallow me: neither let the pit shut his mouth upon me.Let not the tempest of water drowne me, nor the depth swallowe me: rneyther let the pit shut his mouth vpon me.Non me demergat tempestas aquæ, neque absorbeat me profundum, neque urgeat super me puteus os suum.
17Hear me O Lord because thy mercy is benigna: kind, gracious; not harmless, mild: according to the multitude of thy commiserations have respect to me.Hear me O Lord because thy mercy is benigna: kind, gracious; not harmless, mild: according to the multitude of thy commiserations have respect to me.Heare me ô Lord because thy mercie is benigne: according to the multitude of thy commiserations haue respect to me.Exaudi me, Domine, quoniam benigna est misericordia tua ; secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum respice in me.
18And turn not away thy face from thy servant: because I am in tribulation, hear me speedily.And turn not away thy face from thy servant: because I am in tribulation, hear me speedily.And turne not away thy face from thy seruant: because I am in tribulation, heare me speedily.Et ne avertas faciem tuam a puero tuo ; quoniam tribulor, velociter exaudi me.
19Attend to my soul and, deliver it: because of mine enemies deliver me.Attend to my soul and, deliver it: because of mine enemies deliver me.Attend to my soule and, deliuer it: sbecause of mine enimies deliuer me.Intende animæ meæ, et libera eam ; propter inimicos meos, eripe me.
20Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusionem: shame, disgrace, ignominy; not disorder or bewilderment, and my shame.Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusionem: shame, disgrace, ignominy; not disorder or bewilderment, and my shame.Thou knowest my reproch, & my confusion, & my shame.Tu scis improperium meum, et confusionem meam, et reverentiam meam ;
21In thy sight are all they that afflict me, my heart Douay: hath looked for reproach and misery. And I expected some body that would be sorry together with me, and there was none: and that would comfort me, and I found not.In thy sight are all they that afflict me, my heart hath looked for reproach and misery. And I expected some body that would be sorry together with me, and there was none: and that would comfort me, and I found not.In thy sight are al they that afflict me, my hart hath looked for reproch and miserie. And I expected some bodie that would be sorie together with me, and there twas none: and that would confort me, and I founde not.in conspectu tuo sunt omnes qui tribulant me. Improperium exspectavit cor meum et miseriam : et sustinui qui simul contristaretur, et non fuit ; et qui consolaretur, et non inveni.
22And they gave gall for my Douay: meat · escam: food of any kind; not flesh-meat: and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.And they gave gall for my escam: food of any kind; not flesh-meat: and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.And they gaue vgal for my meate: & in my thirst they gaue me vinegre to drinke.Et dederunt in escam meam fel, et in siti mea potaverunt me aceto.
23Let their table be made a snare before them, and for retributiones: requitals, recompense of what is due; not punishments, vengeance, and for a scandalum: a stumbling block, an occasion of sin; not a disgraceful event.Let their table be made a snare before them, and for retributiones: requitals, recompense of what is due; not punishments, vengeance, and for a scandalum: a stumbling block, an occasion of sin; not a disgraceful event.wLet their table be made a snare before them, & for retributions, and for a scandal.Fiat mensa eorum coram ipsis in laqueum, et in retributiones, et in scandalum.
24Let their eyes be darkened that they see not: and make their back crooked always.Let their eyes be darkened that they see not: and make their back crooked always.Let xTheir eies be darkned that they see not: and make ytheir backe crooked alwaies.Obscurentur oculi eorum, ne videant, et dorsum eorum semper incurva.
25Pour out thy wrath upon them: and let the fury of thy wrath overtake them.Pour out thy wrath upon them: and let the fury of thy wrath overtake them.Poure out thy wrath vpon them: and let the furie of thy wrath ouertake them.Effunde super eos iram tuam, et furor iræ tuæ comprehendat eos.
26Let their habitation be made desert: and in their tabernacles let there be none to dwell.Let their habitation be made desert: and in their tabernacles let there be none to dwell.Let their habitation be made desert: and in their tabernacles let there be none to dwel.Fiat habitatio eorum deserta, et in tabernaculis eorum non sit qui inhabitet.
27Because whom thou hast stricken, they have persecuted: and upon the sorrow of my wounds they have added.Because whom thou hast stricken, they have persecuted: and upon the sorrow of my wounds they have added.Because zwhom thou hast striken, they haue persecuted: and vpon the sorrow of my wounds they haue added.Quoniam quem tu percussisti persecuti sunt, et super dolorem vulnerum meorum addiderunt.
28Add thou iniquity upon their iniquity: and let them not enter into thy justice.Add thou iniquity upon their iniquity: and let them not enter into thy justice.Adde thou ainiquitie vpon their iniquitie: and let them not enter into thy iustice.Appone iniquitatem super iniquitatem eorum, et non intrent in justitiam tuam.
29Let them be put out of the book of the living: and with the just let them not be written.Let them be put out of the book of the living: and with the just let them not be written.bLet them be put out of the booke of the liuing: and with the iust let them not be written.Deleantur de libro viventium, et cum justis non scribantur.
30I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation O God Douay: hath received me.I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation O God hath received me.cI am poore and sorowful: dthy saluation ô God hath receiued me.Ego sum pauper et dolens ; salus tua, Deus, suscepit me.
31I will praise the name of God with canticle: and will magnify him in praise.I will praise the name of God with canticle: and will magnify him in praise.I wil praise the name of God with canticle: and wil magnifie him in prayse.Laudabo nomen Dei cum cantico, et magnificabo eum in laude :
32And it shall please God more than a young calf: that Douay: bringeth forth horns and hoofs.And it shall please God more than a young calf: that bringeth forth horns and hoofs.And eit shal please God more then a young calfe: that bringeth forth hornes and hoofes.et placebit Deo super vitulum novellum, cornua producentem et ungulas.
33Let the poor see and rejoice: seek ye God, and your soul shall live.Let the poor see and rejoice: seek ye God, and your soul shall live.Let the poore see and reioyce: seeke ye God, and your soule shal liue.Videant pauperes, et lætentur ; quærite Deum, et vivet anima vestra :
34Because our Lord Douay: hath heard the poor: and he Douay: hath not despised his prisoners.Because our Lord hath heard the poor: and he hath not despised his prisoners.Because our Lord hath heard the poore: and he hath not despised fhis prisoners.quoniam exaudivit pauperes Dominus, et vinctos suos non despexit.
35Let the heavens and earth praise him, the sea, and all the creeping beasts in them.Let the heavens and earth praise him, the sea, and all the creeping beasts in them.Let gthe heauens and earth praise him, the sea, and al the creeping beastes in them.Laudent illum cæli et terra ; mare, et omnia reptilia in eis.
36Because God will save Sion: and the cities of Juda shall be built up. And they shall inhabit there, and by inheritance they shall get it.Because God will save Sion: and the cities of Juda shall be built up. And they shall inhabit there, and by inheritance they shall get it.hBecause God wil saue Sion: and ithe cities of Iuda shal be built vp. And they shal inhabite there, & by inheritance they shal get it.Quoniam Deus salvam faciet Sion, et ædificabuntur civitates Juda, et inhabitabunt ibi, et hæreditate acquirent eam.
37And the seed of his servants shall possess it, and they that love his name shall dwell in it.And the seed of his servants shall possess it, and they that love his name shall dwell in it.And kthe seede of his seruants shal possesse it, and they that loue his name shal dwel in it.Et semen servorum ejus possidebit eam ; et qui diligunt nomen ejus habitabunt in ea.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition. Also available: Plantin Louvain (Latin).