Psalm 48

Magnus Dominus

Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised *

in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.

The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth *

upon the north-side lieth the city of the great King; God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge.

For lo, the kings of the earth *

are gathered, and gone by together.

They marvelled to see such things *

they were astonished, and suddenly cast down.

Fear came there upon them, and sorrow *

as upon a woman in her travail.

Thou shalt break the ships of the sea *

through the east-wind.

Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God *

God upholdeth the same for ever.

We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God *

in the midst of thy temple.

O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world’s end *

thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad *

because of thy judgements.

Walk about Sion, and go round about her *

and tell the towers thereof.

Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses *

that ye may tell them that come after.

For this God is our God for ever and ever *

he shall be our guide unto death.

Psalm 68

Exurgat Deus

Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered *

let them also that hate him flee before him.

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.

But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God *

let them also be merry and joyful.

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.

He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the widows *

even God in his holy habitation.

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.

O God, when thou wentest forth before the people *

when thou wentest through the wilderness;

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.

Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance *

and refreshedst it when it was weary.

Thy congregation shall dwell therein *

for thou, O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor.

The Lord gave the word *

great was the company of the preachers.

Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited *

and they of the household divided the spoil.

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.

When the Almighty scattered kings for their sake *

then were they as white as snow in Salmon.

As the hill of Basan, so is God’s hill *

even an high hill, as the hill of Basan.

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.

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels *

and the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.

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.

Praised be the Lord daily *

even the God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us.

He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation *

God is the Lord, by whom we escape death.

God shall wound the head of his enemies *

and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his wickedness.

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.

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.

It is well seen, O God, how thou goest *

how thou, my God and King, goest in the sanctuary.

The singers go before, the minstrels follow after *

in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels.

Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in the congregations *

from the ground of the heart.

There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of Judah their counsel *

the princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali.

Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee *

stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us,

For thy temple’s sake at Jerusalem *

so shall kings bring presents unto thee.

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;

Then shall the princes come out of Eqypt *

the Morians’ land shall soon stretch our her hands unto God.

Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth *

O sing praises unto the Lord;

Who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning *

lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice.

Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel *

his worship and strength is in the clouds.

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.