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The prophet's danger and delivery from his son Absalom: mystically,
the passion and resurrection of Christ.
3:1. The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son
Absalom.
3:2. Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.
3:4. But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of
my head.
3:5. I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from

his holy hill.
3:6. I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because
the Lord hath protected me.
3:7. I will not fear thousands of the people surrounding me: arise, O
Lord; save me, O my God.
3:8. For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause:
thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
3:9. Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.

Psalms Chapter 4
Cum invocarem.
The prophet teacheth us to flee to God in tribulation, with confidence in
him.
4:1. Unto the end, in verses. A psalm for David.
Unto the end. . .Or, as St. Jerome renders it, victori, to him that
overcometh: which some understand of the chief musician; to whom
they suppose the psalms, which bear that title, were given to be sung:
we rather understand the psalms thus inscribed to refer to Christ, who is
the end of the law, and the great conqueror of death and hell, and to the
New Testament.--Ibid. In verses, in carminibus. . .In the Hebrew, it is
neghinoth, supposed by some to be a musical instrument, with which
this psalm was to be sung.--Ibid. For David, or to David. . .That is,
inspired to David himself, or to be sung.
4:2. When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: when I
was in distress, thou hast enlarged me. Have mercy on me: and hear my
prayer.
4:3. O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? why do you

love vanity, and seek after lying?
4:4. Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the
Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.
4:5. Be ye angry, and sin not: the things you say in your hearts, be sorry
for them upon your beds.
4:6. Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: many say,
Who sheweth us good things?
4:7. The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: thou hast
given gladness in my heart.
4:8. By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, they rest:
4:9. In peace in the self same I will sleep, and I will rest:
4:10. For thou, O Lord, singularly hast settled me in hope.

Psalms Chapter 5
Verba mea auribul.
A prayer to God against the iniquities of men.
5:1. Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm for
David.
For her that obtaineth the inheritance. . .That is, for the church of
Christ.
5:2. Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.
5:3. Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.
5:4. For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my
voice.

5:5. In the morning I will stand before thee, and I will see: because thou
art not a God that willest iniquity.
5:6. Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide
before thy eyes.
5:7. Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: thou wilt destroy all that
speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.
5:8. But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy
house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.
5:9. Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct
my way in thy sight.
5:10. For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.
5:11. Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their
tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices:
according to the multitude of their wickednesses cast them out: for they
have provoked thee, O Lord.
5:12. But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for
ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name
shall glory in thee.
5:13. For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with
a shield of thy good will.

Psalms Chapter 6
Domine, ne in furore.
A prayer of a penitent sinner, under the scourge of God. The first
penitential psalm.
6:1. Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for