Appendix I—Selected Psalms
Psalm 8
Domine, Dominus noster
1. O Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world: thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens!
2. Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies: that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3. For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.
4. What is man, that thou art mindful of him: and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5. Thou madest him lower than the angels: to crown him with glory and worship.
6. Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands: and thou has put all things in subjection under his feet;
7. All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field.
8. The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas.
9. O Lord our Governor: how excellent is thy Name in all the world!
Psalm 19
Coeli enarrant
1. The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2. One day telleth another: and one night certifieth another.
3. There is neither speech nor language: but their voices are heard among them.
4. Their sound is gone out into all lands: and their words into the ends of the world.
5. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.
6. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple.
8. The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.
9. The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever: the judgements of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
10. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.
11. Moreover, by them is thy servant taught: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12. Who can tell how oft he offendeth: O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.
13. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence.
14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart: be always acceptable in thy sight.
15. O Lord: my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm 36
Dixit injustus
1. My heart sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly: that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2. For he flattereth himself in his own sight: until his abominable sin be found out.
3. The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and full of deceit: he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.
4. He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way: neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
5. Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens: and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.
6. Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: thy judgements are like the great deep.
7. Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; How excellent is thy mercy, O God: and the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8. They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house: and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river.
9. For with thee is the well of life: and in thy light shall we see light.
10. O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee: and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.
11. O let not the foot of pride come against me: and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down.
12. There are they fallen, all that work wickedness: they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand.
Psalm 45
Eructavit cor meum
1. My heart is inditing of a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made unto the King.
2. My tongue is the pen: of a ready writer.
3. Thou art fairer than the children of men: full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.
4. Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most Mighty: according to thy worship and renown.
5. Good luck have thou with thine honour: ride on, because of the word of truth, of meekness, and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
6. The arrows are very sharp, and the people shall be subdued unto thee: even in the midst among the King’s enemies.
7. Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
8. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
9. All the garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia: out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
10. Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in a vesture of gold, wrought about with divers colours.
11. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, incline thine ear: forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house.
12. So shall the King have pleasure in thy beauty: for he is thy Lord God, and worship thou him.
13. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift: like as the rich also among the people shall make their supplication before thee.
14. The King’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
15. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework: the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto thee.
16. With joy and gladness shall they be brought: and shall enter into the King’s palace.
17. Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children: whom thou mayest make princes in all lands.
18. I will remember thy Name from one generation to another: therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee, world without end.
Psalm 68
Exurgat Deus
1. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away: and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at the presence of God.
3. But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God: let them also be merry and joyful.
4. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name: magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon an horse; praise him in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5. He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the widows: even God in his Holy habitation.
6. He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity: but letteth the runagates continue in scarceness.
7. O God, when thou wentest forth before the people: when thou wentest through the wilderness,
8. The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God: even as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, who is the God of Israel.
9. Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance: and refreshedst it when it was weary.
10. Thy congregation shall dwell therein: for thou, O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor.
11. The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers.
12. Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited: and they of the household divided the spoil.
13. Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove: that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like gold.
14. When the Almighty scattered kings for their sake: then were they as white as snow in Salmon.
15. As the hill of Basan, so is God’s hill: even an high hill, as the hill of Basan.
16. Why hop ye so, ye high hills? this is God’s hill, in the which it pleaseth him to dwell: yea, the Lord will abide in it for ever.
17. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: and the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.
18. Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men: yea, even for thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
19. Praised be the Lord daily: even the God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us.
20. He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord, by whom we escape death.
21. God shall wound the head of his enemies: and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in wickedness.
22. The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from Basan: mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime from the deep of the sea.
23. That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies: and that the tongue of thy dogs may be red through the same.
24. It is well seen, O God, how thou goest: how thou, my God and King, goest in the sanctuary.
25. The singers go before, the minstrels follow after: in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels.
26. Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in the congregations: from the ground of the heart.
27. There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah their counsel: the princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali.
28. Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee: stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us.
29. For thy temple’s sake at Jerusalem: so shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30. When the company of the spear-men, and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring pieces of silver: and when he hath scattered the people that delight in war;
31. Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: the Morians’ land shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32. Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the Lord.
33. Who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning: lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice.
34. Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel: his worship and strength is in the clouds.
35. O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: even the God of Israel; he will give strength and power unto his people; blessed be God.
Psalm 104
Benedic, anima mea
1. Praise the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.
2. Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment: and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain.
3. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
4. He maketh his angels spirits: and his ministers a flaming fire.
5. He laid the foundations of the earth: that it never should move at any time.
6. Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment: the waters stand in the hills.
7. At thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.
8. They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath: even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them.
9. Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass: neither turn again to cover the earth.
10. He sendeth the springs into the rivers: which run among the hills.
11. All beasts of the field drink thereof: and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12. Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation: and sing among the branches.
13. He watereth the hills from above: the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14. He bringeth forth grass for the cattle: and green herb for the service of men.
15. That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man: and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
16. The trees of the Lord also are full of sap: even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted.
17. Wherein the birds make their nests: and the fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork.
18. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and so are the stony rocks for the conies.
19. He appointed the moon for certain seasons: and the sun knoweth his going down.
20. Thou makest darkness that it may be night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do move.
21. The lions roaring after their prey: do seek their meat from God.
22. The sun ariseth, and they get them away together: and lay them down in their dens.
23. Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour; until the evening.
24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works: in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.
25. So is the great and wide sea also: wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26. There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan: whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein.
27. These wait all upon thee: that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28. When thou givest it them they gather it: and when thou openest thy hand they are filled with good.
29. When thou hidest thy face they are troubled: when thou takest away their breath they die, and are turned again to their dust.
30. When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
31. The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
32. The earth shall tremble at the look of him: if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke.
33. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will praise my God while I have my being.
34. And so shall my words please him: my joy shall be in the Lord.
35. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end: praise thou the Lord, O my soul, praise the Lord.
Psalm 110
Dixit Dominus
1. The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2. The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion: be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies.
3. In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will offerings with an holy worship: the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.
4. The Lord sware, and will not repent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech.
5. The Lord upon thy right hand: shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath.
6. He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with the dead bodies: and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries.
7. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up his head.