• 0. [A song of high degrees.]
  • 1. O God be mindfull of Dauid: with all his affliction.
  • 2. Who swore vnto God: who made a vowe vnto the most mightie [Lorde] of Iacob.
  • 3. [Saying] I wyll not enter into the tabernacle of my house: nor get vp into my bed.
  • 4. I wyll not suffer myne eyes to slepe: nor myne eye liddes to slumber.
  • 5. Untill I finde out a place for the temple of God: an habitation for the most mightie Lorde of Iacob.
  • 6. Beholde, we hearde it to be at Ephratha: we founde it in the fieldes of the forest.
  • 7. We wyll go into his tabernacle: and fall downe on our knees before his footestoole.
  • 8. Aryse O God [for to come] into thy resting place: thou and the arke of thy strength.
  • 9. Let thy priestes be clothed with righteousnes: and let thy saintes make a ioyfull noyse.
  • 10. For thy seruaunt Dauids sake: turne not away [from] the face of thyne annoynted.
  • 11. God hath sworne for a trueth vnto Dauid, and he wyll not go from it: I wyll place vpon thy throne some of the fruite of thy body.
  • 12. If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies whiche I wyll teache them: their chyldren also shall sit vpon thy throne for euermore.
  • 13. For God hath chosen [to be in] Sion: he had a desire that it might be an habitation for hym.
  • 14. This [is sayeth he] my rest for euer: heare I wyll dwell, for I haue a desire to it.
  • 15. I wyll aboundauntly powre my blessinges vpon her victuals: and I wyll satisfie her poore with bread.
  • 16. I wyll clothe her priestes with saluation: and her saintes shall make an exceeding ioyfull noyse.
  • 17. I will make there the horne of Dauid to bud vp: I wyll ordayne a light for mine annoynted.
  • 18. I wyll clothe his enemies with shame: but his crowne shall florishe vppon hym selfe.