Psalms 144:1-150:6 Of Dauid. Blessed be the Lord my strengthe, which teacheth my handes to warre, & my fyngers to fyght.

Great⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Of Dauid. Blessed be the Lord my strengthe, which teacheth my handes to warre, & my fyngers to fyght. ² My hope and my fortresse, my castell, and delyuerer, my defender in whom I trust, whych subdueth my people that is vnder me. ³ Lorde, what is man, that thou hast soch respect vnto him? Or the sonne of man, that thou so regardest hym? ⁴ Man is lyke a thynge of naught, his tyme passeth awaye lyke a shadowe. ⁵ Bowe thy heauens, O Lorde, & come downe, touche the mountaynes, & they shall smoke. ⁶ Caste forth the lyghtynynge, & teare them, shote out thyne arowes, and consume them. ⁷ Sende downe thyne hande from aboue, delyuer me, & take me out of the great waters, from the hande of straunge chyldren, ⁸ Whose mouth talketh of vanyte, & theyr ryght hande is a ryght hande of wyckednes. ⁹ I wyll synge a newe songe vnto the, O God, & synge prayses vnto the vpon a tenstrynged lute. ¹⁰ Thou that geuest victory vnto kinges, and hast delyuered Dauid thy seruaunt from the parell of the swerde. ¹¹ Saue me, and delyuer me from the hande of straunge chyldren, whose mouth talketh of vanite, and theyr ryght hande is a ryght hande of iniquite. ¹² That oure sonnes maye growe vp as the yonge plantes, & that oure daughters maye be as the polyshed corners of the temple. ¹³ That oure garners may be full and plenteous with all maner of stoare: that once shepe maye brynge forth thousandes, and ten thousandes in oure stretes. ¹⁴ That oure oxen maye be stronge to laboure, that there be no decaye, no ledynge into captyuitie, & no complayninge in oure stretes. ¹⁵ Happye are the people that be in soche a case: yee blessed are the people, whych haue the Lorde for their God. ¹⁴⁵ ¹ A thankesgeuynge of Dauid. I Wyll magnifye the, O God my kynge, and I wyll prayse thy name for euer and euer. ² Euery daye wyll I geue thanckes vnto the, and prayse thy name for euer & euer. ³ Greate is the Lorde, & maruelous worthy to be praysed, there is no ende of hys greatnesse. ⁴ One generacyon shall prayse thy workes vnto another, and declare thy power. ⁵ As for me I wylbe talkyng of thy worship, thy glory, thy prayse, & wonderous worckes. ⁶ So that men shall speake of the myght of thy maruelous actes, and I wyll also tell of thy greatnes. ⁷ The memoriall of thyne aboundant kyndnes shalbe shewed, and men shall synge of thy ryghteousnesse. ⁸ The Lorde is gracyous and mercyfull, long sufferynge, and of greate goodnesse. ⁹ The Lord is louyng vnto euery man, and hys mercy is ouer all hys workes. ¹⁰ All thy worckes prayse the, O Lord, and thy saynctes geue thanckes vnto the. ¹¹ They shewe the glory of thy kingdome, and talke of thy power. ¹² That thy power, thy glory & mightinesse of thy kyngdome, myght be knowne vnto men. ¹³ Thy Kyngdome is an euerlastynge kyngdome, & thy dominion endureth thorowe out all ages. ¹⁴ The Lorde vpholdeth all soche as fall, & lyfteth vp all those that be downe. ¹⁵ The eyes of all wayte vpon the, & thou geuest them theyr meate in due season. ¹⁶ Thou openest thyne hande, and fyllest all thynges lyuinge wyth plenteousnesse. ¹⁷ The Lorde is ryghteous in all his wayes, and holy in all hys worckes. ¹⁸ The Lorde is nye vnto all them that call vpon hym, yee all soche as call vpon hym faythfully. ¹⁹ He wyll fulfyll the desyre of them that feare hym, he also wyll heare theyr crye, & will helpe them. ²⁰ The Lorde preserueth all them that loue hym, but scatereth abroade all the vngodly. ²¹ My mouth shall speake the prayse of the Lorde, and let all flesh geue thankes vnto hys holy name for euer and euer. ¹⁴⁶ ¹ Halleluiah. Prayse the Lorde, O my soule: whyle I lyue will I prayse the Lorde: yee as long as I haue any beynge, I will synge prayses vnto my God. ² O put not youre trust in Princes, nor in any chylde of man, for there is no helpe in them. ³ For when the breth of man goeth forth he shall turne againe to his earth, and then all his thoughtes peryshe. ⁴ Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for hys helpe, and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God. ⁵ Which made heauen and earth, the see, and all that therin is, whych kepeth hys promyse for euer. ⁶ Whych helpeth them to ryght that suffre wronge, whych fedeth the hongrye. ⁷ The Lorde loseth men out of preson, the Lorde geueth syght to the blynde. ⁸ The Lorde helpeh them vp that are fallen, the Lorde careth for the ryghteous. ⁹ The Lorde careth for the straungers, he defendeth the fatherlesse & wyddowe: as for the waye of the vngodly, he turneth it vpside downe, ¹⁰ The Lorde thy God, O Sion: shall be kynge for euermore, and thorowe out all generacyons. Halleluiah. ¹⁴⁷ ¹ O prayse the Lord, for it is a good thing to synge prayse vnto oure God: yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thynge is it to be thankfull. ² The Lorde doth buylde vp Ierusalem, and shall gather to gether the outcastes of Israel. ³ He healeth those that ar broken in harte & gyueth medycine to heale ther sycknes. ⁴ He telleth the nombre of the starres, and calleth them all by ther names. ⁵ Greate is oure Lorde, and greate is hys power: yee hys wysdome is infynite. ⁶ The Lorde setteth vp the meke, and bryngeth the vngodly downe to the grounde. ⁷ O synge vnto the Lorde with thankesgeuynge, synge prayse vpon the harpe vnto oure God. ⁸ Whych couereth the heauen wyth cloudes, and prepareth rayne for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes. ⁹ Whych geueth fodre vnto the catell, & fedeth the yong rauens that call vpon hym. ¹⁰ He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, nether delyteth he in any mans legges. ¹¹ But the Lordes delyte is in them that feare hym, and put their trust in hys mercy. ¹² Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Sion. ¹³ For he hath made fast the barres of thy gates, & hath blessed thy chyldren wythin the. ¹⁴ He maketh peace in thy borders, and fylleth the wyth the floure of wheate. ¹⁵ He sendeth forth hys commaundement vpon earth, and hys worde runneth very swyftly. ¹⁶ He geueth snowe lyke wolle, & scatereth the horefrost lyke ashes. ¹⁷ He casteth forth hys yse lyke morsels, who is able to abyde hys frost? ¹⁸ He sendeth out his worde & mealteth them, he bloweth with his wynd, and the waters flowe. ¹⁹ He sheweth hys worde vnto Iacob, hys statutes & ordinaunces vnto Israel. ²⁰ He hath not dealte so wt anye nacyon, nether haue the heathen knowledge of hys lawes. Haleluiah. ¹⁴⁸ ¹ Haleluiah. Prayse the euerlastynge. O prayse the Lorde of heauen, prayse hym in the heygth. ² Prayse him all ye angels of hys, prayse hym all hys hoost. ³ Prayse hym Sunne and Moone, prayse hym all ye starres and lyght. ⁴ Prayse hym all ye heauens, & ye waters that be aboue the heauens. ⁵ Let them prayse the name of the Lorde, for he commaunded, and they were created. ⁶ He hath made them fast for euer and euer, he hath geuen them a lawe, whych shall not be broken. ⁷ Prayse the Lorde vpon earth, ye dragons, and all depes. ⁸ Fyre an hayle, snowe and vapors, wynde and storme, fulfyllyng hys worde. ⁹ Mountaynes & all hylles, frutefull trees and all Cedres. ¹⁰ Beastes and all catell, wormes and federed foules. ¹¹ Kynges of the earth and all people, Princes and all iudges of the worlde. ¹² Yonge men and maydens, olde men and chyldren: ¹³ prayse the name of the Lorde, for his name only is excellent, & hys prayse aboue heauen and earth. ¹⁴ He shall exalte the horne of hys people, all hys saynctes shall prayse hym, euen the chyldren of Israel, euen the people that serueth hym. Haleluiah. ¹⁴⁹ ¹ Haleluiah. Prayse the euerlastynge. O synge vnto the Lorde a newe songe, let the congregacyon of sainctes prayse hym. ² Let Israel reioyce in him that made hym, and let the chyldren of Sion be ioyfull in their king. ³ Let them prayse his name in the daunce, let them synge prayses vnto hym with tabrette & harpe. ⁴ For the Lorde hath pleasure in hys people, and helpeth the meke harted. ⁵ Let the saynctes be ioyfull with glory, let them reioyse in their beddes. ⁶ Let the prayses of God be in their mouth, and a two edged swerde in their handes. ⁷ To be auenged of the Heathen, and to rebuke the people. ⁸ To bynde their Kynges in cheynes, and their nobles wt lynkes of yron. ⁹ That they maye be auenged of them, as it is wrytten: soche honoure haue all hys saynctes. Haleluiah. ¹⁵⁰ ¹ Haleluiah. O prayse God in his holynes, prayse hym in the fyrmament of his power. ² Prayse hym in hys noble actes, prayse hym accordynge vnto hys excellent greatnesse. ³ Prayse hym in the sounde of the trompet, prayse hym vpon the lute & harpe. ⁴ Prayse him in the cymbales and daunse, prayse him vpon the strynges and pype. ⁵ Prayse hym vpon the welltuned cymbales, prayse hym vpon the loude cymbales. ⁶ Let euery thynge that hath breth, prayse the Lorde. Haleluiah.Prayse the euerlastynge.