ulchre; with their tongues they acted deceitfully: the poison of asps
is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;
their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their
ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God
before their eyes.
13:4. Shall not all they know that work iniquity, who devour my people
as they eat bread?
13:5. They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for
fear, where there was no fear.
13:6. For the Lord is in the just generation: you have confounded the
counsel of the poor man; but the Lord is his hope.
13:7. Who shall give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? when the Lord
shall have turned away the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel shall be glad.
Psalms Chapter 14
Domine, quis habitabit.
What kind of men shall dwell in the heavenly Sion.
14:1. A psalm for David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who
shall rest in thy holy hill?
14:2. He that walketh without blemish, and worketh justice:
14:3. He that speaketh truth in his heart, who hath not used deceit in
his tongue: Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: nor taken up a reproach
against his neighbours.
14:4. In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: but he
glorifieth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his neighbour,
and deceiveth not;
14:5. He that hath not put out his money to usury, nortaken bribes
against the innocent: He that doth these things, chall not be moved for
ever.
Psalms Chapter 15
Conserva me, Domine.
Christ's future victory and triumph over the world and death.
15:1. The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord,
for I have put my trust in thee.
The inscription of a title... That is, of a pillar or monument,
staylographia: which is as much as to say, that this psalm is most
worthy to be engraved on an everlasting monument.
15:2. I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of
my goods.
15:3. To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my
desires in them.
15:4. Their infirmities were multiplied: afterwards they made haste. I
will not gather together their meetings for bloodofferings: nor will I
be mindful of their names by my lips.
15:5. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is
thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.
15:6. The lines are fallen unto me in goodly plac
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