Psalms 31:8–10

¹⁶Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

¹⁶Euen so would he haue remooued thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitnesse, and ^†that which should be set on thy table, should be full of fatnesse.

³⁰How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

³⁰How should ^*one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rocke had sold them, and the LORD had shut them vp?

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place: he deliuered me, because he delighted in me.

¹HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

¹¶ Heare me, when I call, O God of my righteousnesse: thou hast inlarged mee when I was in distresse, ^‖haue mercy vpon me, and heare my prayer.

⁴⁶This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

⁴⁶This day wil the LORD ^†deliuer thee into mine hand, and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee, and I wil giue the carkeises of the host of the Philistines this day vnto the foules of the aire, and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

¹⁸And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

¹⁸And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had ^†deliuered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

⁴And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

^4‖And the Egyptians will I giue ouer into the hand of a cruell LORD; and a fierce king shall rule ouer them, saith the LORDe, the LORD of hostes.

¹¹God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

¹¹God ^†hath deliuered me to the vngodly, and turned me ouer into the hands of the wicked.

⁸Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

⁸Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.

⁸Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁸Then said Abishai to Dauid, God hath ^†deliuered thine enemie into thine hand this day: now therefore let mee smite him, I pray thee, with the speare, euen to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁷Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

⁷Mine eie is consumed because of griefe; it waxeth olde because of all mine enemies.

⁹Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

⁹Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction, LORD, I haue called daily vpon thee: I haue stretched out my hands vnto thee.

²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

^26†My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for euer.

⁷Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

⁷Mine eye also is dimme by reason of sorrow, and all ^‖my members are as a shadow.

¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

²⁰So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

²¹His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

²²Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

¹⁹Hee is chastened also with paine vpon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong paine.

^20*So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soule ^†daintie meate.

²¹His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seene; and his bones that were not seene, sticke out.

²²His soule draweth neere vnto the graue, and his life to the destroyers.

¹⁷As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.

¹⁷As for vs, our eyes as yet failed for our vaine helpe: in our watching we haue watched for a nation that could not saue vs.

¹⁷For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

¹⁷For this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dimme.

³For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

⁴My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

⁵By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

^3‖For my dayes are consumed like smoke: and my bones are burnt as an hearth.

⁴My heart is smitten, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.

^5‖By reason of the voice of my groning, my bones cleaue to my skinne.

¹⁰Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

¹⁰Such as sit in darknesse and in the shadowe of death: being bound in affliction and yron:

¹⁴I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

^14‖I am powred out like water, and all my bones are out of ioynt: my heart is like waxe, it is melted in the middest of my bowels.

¹⁵My strength is dried vp like a potsheard: and my tongue cleaueth to my iawes; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

¹O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

²For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

³There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

⁴For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

⁵My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

⁶I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

⁷For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

⁸I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

⁹Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

¹⁰My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

¹¶ O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

²For thine arrowes sticke fast in me; and thy hand presseth me sore.

^3† There is no soundnesse in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there any rest in my bones, because of my sinne.

⁴For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head: as an heauy burden, they are too heauie for me.

⁵My wounds stinke, and are corrupt: because of my foolishnesse.

^6†I am troubled, I am bowed downe greatly; I goe mourning all the day long.

⁷For my loynes are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundnesse in my flesh.

⁸I am feeble and sore broken; I haue roared by reason of the disquietnesse of my heart.

⁹ LORD, all my desire is before thee: and my groning is not hid from thee.

^10†My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eies, it also is gone from me.

²⁵For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

²⁵For our soule is bowed downe to the dust; our belly cleaueth vnto the earth.

¹O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

²Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

¹¶ O ^* LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

²Haue mercy vpon me, O LORD, for I am weake: O LORD heale mee, for my bones are vexed.

¹⁴Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

^14†Which my lips haue vttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

¹⁴For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

^14†For all the day long haue I bene plagued, and chastened euery morning.

³For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁴I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

³For my soule is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh vnto the graue.

⁴I am counted with them that go downe into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength.

^5‖Free among the dead, like the slaine that lie in the graue, whom thou remembrest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

³When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

⁴For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

³When I kept silence, my bones waxed old; through my roaring all the day long.

⁴For day and night thy hand was heauy vpon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

³There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

^3† There is no soundnesse in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there any rest in my bones, because of my sinne.

¹⁵I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

¹⁵I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.

³³Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

³³Therefore their dayes did he consume in vanitie, and their yeeres in trouble.

²That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

²That I haue great heauinesse, and continuall sorrow in my heart.

²⁴For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

²⁴For my sighing commeth ^†before I eate, and my roarings are powred out like the waters.

³For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

⁴My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

⁵By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

⁶I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

⁷I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

⁸Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

¹⁰Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

¹¹My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

¹²But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

¹³Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

¹⁴For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

¹⁵So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

¹⁶When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

¹⁷He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

¹⁸This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.

¹⁹For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

²⁰To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

²¹To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

²²When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

²³He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

²⁴I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

²⁵Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

²⁶They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

²⁷But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

²⁸The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

^3‖For my dayes are consumed like smoke: and my bones are burnt as an hearth.

⁴My heart is smitten, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.

^5‖By reason of the voice of my groning, my bones cleaue to my skinne.

⁶I am like a Pelican of the wildernes: I am like an owle of the desert.

⁷I watch, and am as a sparowe alone vpon the house top.

⁸Mine enemies reproch me all the day: and they that are mad against me, are sworne against me.

⁹For I haue eaten ashes like bread: and mingled my drinke with weeping.

¹⁰Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me vp, and cast me downe.

^11*My dayes are like a shadow, that declineth: & I am withered like grasse.

¹²But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for euer: and thy remembrance vnto all generations.

¹³Thou shalt arise, and haue mercie vpon Zion: for the time to fauour her, yea the set time is come.

¹⁴For thy seruants take pleasure in her stones: and fauour the dust therof.

¹⁵So the heathen shall feare the Name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

¹⁶When the LORD shall build vp Zion: he shall appeare in his glory.

¹⁷He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

¹⁸This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created, shall praise the LORD.

¹⁹For hee hath looked downe from the height of his Sanctuarie: from heauen did the LORD beholde the earth:

^20†To heare the groning of the prisoner: to loose those that are appointed to death:

²¹To declare the Name of the LORD in Zion: and his praise in Ierusalem:

²²When the people are gathered together: and the kingdomes to serue the LORD.

^23†He weakened my strength in the way: he shortened my dayes.

²⁴I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my dayes: thy yeres are throughout all generations.

^25*Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the worke of thy hands.

^26†They shall perish, but thou shalt indure, yea all of them shall waxe old like a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shalbe changed.

²⁷But thou art the same: and thy yeeres shall haue no end.

²⁸The children of thy seruants shal continue: and their seed shall be established before thee.

²How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

²How long shall I take counsel in my soule, hauing sorrow in my heart dayly? how long shall mine enemie be exalted ouer me?

¹¹When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

^11†When thou with rebukes doest correct man for iniquitie, thou makest his beautie to consume away like a moth: surely euery man is vanitie. Selah.

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.