Psalm 149 (Cantate Domino)

In an earst unused song
To Jehova lift your voices:
Make his favourites among
Sound his praise with cheerefull noises.
Jacob, thou with joy relate
Him that hath reform'd thy state:
Sonnes whom Sion entertaineth
Boast in him who on you raigneth.

Play on harp, on tabret play,
Daunce Jehovas publique daunces:
He their state that on him stay,
Most afflicted, most advaunces.
O how glad his saincts I see!
Ev'n in bed how glad they be!
Heav'nly hymnes with throat unfolding,
Swordes in hand twice-edged holding.

Plague and chastise that they may
Nations such as erst them pained:
Yea, their kings in fetters lay,
Lay their nobles fast enchained.
That the doom no stay may lett,
By his sentence on them sett.
Lo! what honor all expecteth,
Whom the Lord with love affecteth!