I will break them, and they shall not be able to stand: they
shall fall under my feet.
17:40. And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast
subdued under me them that rose up against me.
17:41. And thou hast made my enemies furn their back upon me, and hast
destroyed them that hated me.
17:42. They cried, but there was none to save them, to the Lord: but he
heard them not.
17:43. And I shall beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I
shall bring them to nought, like the dirt in the streets.
17:44. Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people; thou
wilt make me head of the Gentiles.
17:45. A people which I knew not, hath seerved me: at the hearing of the
ear they have obeyed me.
17:46. The children that are strangers have lied to me, strange children
have faded away, and have halted from their paths.
17:47. The Lord liveth, and blessed by my God, and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.
17:48. O God, who avengest me, and subduest the people under me, my
deliverer from my enraged enemies.
17:49. And thou wilt lift me up above them that rise up against me: from
the unjust man thou wilt deliver me.
17:50. Therefore will I give glory to thee, O Lord, among the nations,
and I will sing a psalm to thy name.
17:51. Giving great deliverance to his king, and shewing mercy to David,
his anointed: and to his seed for ever.
Psalms Chapter 18
Coeli enarrant.
The works of God shew forth his glory: his law is greatly to be esteemed
and loved.
18:1. Unto the end. APsalm Chapter for David.
18:2. The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament
declareth the work of his hands.
18:3. Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.
18:4. There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not
heard.
18:5. Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words
unto the ends of the world.
18:6. He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he as a bridegroom
coming out of his bridechamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way:
18:7. His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to
the end thereof: and ther is no one that can hide himself from his heat.
18:8. The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony
of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.
18:9. The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the
commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening
|