The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

When the people shalbe gathered together, and the kingdomes to serue the Lord.

He abated my strength in the way, and shortened my dayes.

And I sayd, O my God, take me not away in the middes of my dayes: thy yeeres endure from generation to generation.

Thou hast aforetime layde the foundation of the earth, and the heauens are the worke of thine hands.

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: euen they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.

But thou art the same, and thy yeeres shall not fayle.

The children of thy seruants shall continue, and their seede shall stand fast in thy sight.

A Psalme of David. My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and all that is within me, prayse his holy Name.

My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites.

Which forgiueth all thine iniquitie, and healeth all thine infirmities.

Which redeemeth thy life from the graue, and crowneth thee with mercy and compassions.

Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things: and thy youth is renued like the eagles.

The Lord executeth righteousnes and iudgement to all that are oppressed.

He made his wayes knowen vnto Moses, and his workes vnto the children of Israel.

The Lord is full of compassion and mercie, slowe to anger and of great kindnesse.

He will not alway chide, neither keepe his anger for euer.

He hath not dealt with vs after our sinnes, nor rewarded vs according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.

As farre as the East is from the West: so farre hath he remooued our sinnes from vs.

As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that feare him.

For he knoweth whereof we be made: he remembreth that we are but dust.

The dayes of man are as grasse: as a flowre of the fielde, so florisheth he.

For the winde goeth ouer it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall knowe it no more.

But the louing kindnesse of the Lord endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him, and his righteousnes vpon childrens children,

Vnto them that keepe his couenant, and thinke vpon his commandements to doe them.

The Lord hath prepared his throne in heauen, and his Kingdome ruleth ouer all.

Prayse the Lord, ye his Angels, that excell in strength, that doe his commandement in obeying the voyce of his worde.

Prayse the Lord, all ye his hostes, ye his seruants that doe his pleasure.

Prayse the Lord, all ye his workes, in all places of his dominion: my soule, prayse thou the Lord.

My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour.

Which couereth himselfe with light as with a garment, and spreadeth the heauens like a curtaine.

Which layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde.

Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers.

He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue.

Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.

But at thy rebuke they flee: at the voyce of thy thunder they haste away.

And the mountaines ascend, and the valleis descend to the place which thou hast established for them.

But thou hast set them a bounde, which they shall not passe: they shall not returne to couer the earth.

He sendeth the springs into the valleis, which runne betweene the mountaines.

They shall giue drinke to all the beasts of the fielde, and the wilde asses shall quench their thirst.

By these springs shall the foules of the heauen dwell, and sing among the branches.

He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes.

He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth mans heart.

The high trees are satisfied, euen the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,

That ye birdes may make their nestes there: the storke dwelleth in the firre trees.

The high mountaines are for the goates: the rockes are a refuge for the conies.

He appoynted the moone for certaine seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe.

Thou makest darkenesse, and it is night, wherein all the beastes of the forest creepe forth.

The lions roare after their praye, and seeke their meate at God.

When the sunne riseth, they retire, and couche in their dennes.

Then goeth man forth to his worke, and to his labour vntill the euening.

O Lord, howe manifolde are thy workes! in wisdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

So is this sea great and wide: for therein are things creeping innumerable, both small beastes and great.

There goe the shippes, yea, that Liuiathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

All these waite vpon thee, that thou maiest giue them foode in due season.

Thou giuest it to them, and they gather it: thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good things.

But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust.

Againe if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renuest the face of the earth.

Glory be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes.

He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth the mountaines, and they smoke.

I will sing vnto the Lord all my life: I will prayse my God, while I liue.

Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I will reioyce in the Lord.

Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soule, prayse thou the Lord. Prayse ye the Lord.

Praise the Lord, and call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people.

Sing vnto him, sing prayse vnto him, and talke of all his wonderous workes.

Reioyce in his holy Name: let the heart of them that seeke the Lord, reioyce.

Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.

Remember his marueilous woorkes, that he hath done, his wonders and the iudgements of his mouth,

Ye seede of Abraham his seruant, ye children of Iaakob, which are his elect.

He is the Lord our God: his iudgements are through all the earth.

He hath alway remembred his couenant and promise, that he made to a thousand generations,

Euen that which he made with Abraham, and his othe vnto Izhak:

And since hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a lawe, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

Saying, Vnto thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.

Albeit they were fewe in nomber, yea, very fewe, and strangers in the land,

And walked about from nation to nation, from one kingdome to another people,

Yet suffered he no man to doe them wrong, but reprooued Kings for their sakes, saying,

Touche not mine anointed, and doe my Prophets no harme.

Moreouer, he called a famine vpon ye land, and vtterly brake the staffe of bread.

But he sent a man before them: Ioseph was solde for a slaue.

They helde his feete in the stockes, and he was laide in yrons,

Vntill his appointed time came, and the counsell of the Lord had tryed him.

The King sent and loosed him: euen the Ruler of the people deliuered him.

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance,

That he shoulde binde his princes vnto his will, and teach his Ancients wisedome.

Then Israel came to Egypt, and Iaakob was a stranger in the land of Ham.

And he increased his people exceedingly, and made them stronger then their oppressours.

He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deale craftily with his seruants.

Then sent he Moses his seruant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.

They shewed among them the message of his signes, and wonders in the land of Ham.

He sent darkenesse, and made it darke: and they were not disobedient vnto his commission.

He turned their waters into blood, and slewe their fish.

Their land brought foorth frogs, euen in their Kings chambers.

He spake, and there came swarmes of flies and lice in all their quarters.

He gaue them haile for raine, and flames of fire in their land.

He smote their vines also and their figge trees, and brake downe the trees in their coastes.

He spake, and the grashoppers came, and caterpillers innumerable,

And did eate vp all the grasse in their land, and deuoured the fruite of their ground.

He smote also all the first borne in their land, euen the beginning of all their strength.