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A14186	The whole booke of Psalmes collected into English meter by Thom. Sternh., Iohn Hopkins, W. Whittingham and others, conferred with the Ebrue with apt notes to singe them withall ; set forth and allowed to be song in all churches, of all the people together before and after mornyng and euenyng prayer, as also before and after sermons, and moreouer in priuate houses for their godly solace and co[m]fort, laying apart all vngodly songes and balades, which tend onely to the nourishyng of vice, and corruptyng of youth.; Whole book of psalms. 1578	Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.; Whittingham, William, d. 1579.	1578 (1578)	STC 2450.5	159,067	104

faythfull people doth defend Standing them by assuredly From this tyme forthworld without end Rightwise and good is our Lord Gods And will not suffer certainly The sinners and vngodlyes rod To tary vpon his family Least they also from God should goe Falling to sinne and wickednes O Lord defend world without end Thy Christian flocke through thy goodnes O Lord do good to Christians all That stedfast in thy word abide Such as willingly from God fall And to false doctrine dayly slide Such will the Lord scatter abroad With hypocrites throwen downe to hell ▪ God will them send paynes without end But Lord graunt peace to Israell Glory to God the Father almight And to the Sonne our Sauior ▪ And to the holy Ghost whose light Shine in our harts and vs succour That the right way from day to day We may walke and him glorifie With hartes desire all that are here Worshyp the Lord and say Amen In con̄uertendo psal Cxxvi. W. K. WHen that the Lord agayne his Syon had forth brought from bondage great and also sernitude ex treme his worke was such as did surmoūt mās hart and thought so that we were much lyke to the that vse to dreame our mouthes word with ●●ughter filled then and eke ou● tounges did shew vs ioyfull men verse 2 The Heathen folke were forced then this to confes How that the Lord for them also great thinges had done verse 3 But much more we and therfore can confes 〈◊〉 lesse Wherfore to ioy we haue good cause as we begon verse 4 O Lord go forth thou canst our bondage end As to desertes the flowing riuers send verse 5 Full true it is that they which fow with teares indeed● A time will come when they shall ●eape in myrth and ioy verse 6 They went and wept in bearing of their precious seede For that their foes full oftentymes did them annoy But their returne with ioy they shall sure see Their sheaues home bryng and not impayred be Nisi dominus psal Cxxvii W. W. ¶ Sing this as the Lordes Prayer EXcept the Lord the house do make And thereunto do 〈◊〉 his hand What men do build it cannot stand Likewise in vayne men vndertake C●ties and holdes to wat●● and ward Except the Lord be their sau●gard verse 2 Though ye rise early in the morne And so at night go late to bed Feedyng full hardly with brown bread ▪ Yet were your labor lost and worne But they whom God doth loue and keepe Receaue all thynges with quyet sleepe verse 3 Therfore marke well when euer ye see That men haue beyres to enioy their land It is the gift of Gods owne hand For God himselfe doth multiply Of his great liberalitie ▪ The blessing of posteritie verse 4 And when the children come to age They grow in strength and 〈◊〉 In person and in comlynes ▪ So that a sh●ft shot with courage Of one that hath a most strong arme Flieth not so swift nor doth like harme verse 5 Oh well is him that hath his quiuer Fornished with such artillery For when in perill 〈…〉 Such one shall neuer shake nor shiuer When that he pl●●deth before the iudge Agaynast his foes which beare him gr●●ge Beati omnes ▪ ps●l Cxxviii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme BLessed are thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt cat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitfull vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spri●e out Thy children stand like Oliue plantes thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Ierusalem and his felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great ioyes encrease And likewise grace on Israell prosperitie and peace Saepe expugnauerunt psal Cxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalms OFt they now Israell may say me from my youth assayled verse 2 Oft they assayled me from my youth yet neuer they preuayled verse 3 Vpon my backe the plowers plowed and surrowes long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 They that hate him shal be shamed and turned backe also verse 6 And made as grasse vpon the house which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Wherof the mower can not finde inough to fill his hand Nor he can fill his lap that goeth to gleane vpon the land verse 8 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fall Nor say we blesse you in the name of God the Lord at all De profundis Psal. Cxxx. W. W. LOrd to thee I make my moue when daun gers me oppresse I call I sigh playne and grone trusting to find● relesse Heare now O Lord my request for it is full due time And let thine eares aye be prest vnto this prayer myne verse 3 O Lord our God if thou way our sinnes and them peruse Who shall then escape and say I can my selfe excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art mercyfull and turnest to vs thy grace That we with hartes must carefull should scare before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soule waytes on his will For his promise is most iust and I hope therein still verse 6 My soule to God hath regard wishyng for him alway More then they that watch and ward to see the dawnyng day verse 7 Let Israell then boldly in the Lord put his trust He is that God of mercy that his deliuer must verse 8 For be it is that must saue Israell from his sinne And all such as surely haue their confidence in him Domine non est Psal. Cxxxi M. ¶ Sing this as the Lamentation O Lord I am not putt in mynde ▪ I haue no scornefull eye● I do not exercise my selfe in thynges that be to bye verse 2 But as the child that wayned is euen from his mothers brest So haue I Lord behaued my selfe in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israell trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this tyme forth for euermore from age to age I say Memento Domine psal Cxxxii. M. REmember Dauids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore and vowd a vow to Iacobs God to keepe for euermore I will not come with in my house nor clime vp to my bed nor let my temples take their rest or the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I haue found out for the Lord a place to fit thereon An house for Iacobs Gods to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we heare this sound And in the fieldes and forrestes there those voyces first were sound verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstoole to fall downe vpon our knees in feare verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting place Both thou and the Arke of thy strength the presence of thy

They are corrupt and they also a haynous worke haue wrought Among them all there is not one of good that worketh ought The Lord lookt downe on sonnes of men from heauen all abroad To see if any were ●hat would be wise and seeke for God. They are g●ne all out of the way they are corrupted all There is not one doth any good there is not one at all Doe not all wicked workers know that they do feede vpon My people as they feede on bread the Lord they call not on Euen there they were afrayd and stoode with trembling all dismayd Where as there was no cause at all why they should be afrayd For God his bones that thee beseegd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they reiected are of God. O Lord geue thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israell from out of Sion hill When God his people shall restore that erst was captiue lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Deus in nomitie Psal. Liiii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlvi Psalme GOd saue me fo● thy holy name and for thy goodnes sake Vnto the strength Lord of the same I do my cause betake verse 2 Regard O Lord and geue an eare to me when I do pray Bow downe thy selfe to me and heare the wordes that I do say verse 3 For straungers vp agaynst me rise and tyrantes vexe me still Which haue not God before their eyes they seeke my soule to spill verse 4 But loe my God doth geuenre ayde the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soule is stayd the Lord doth euer stand verse 5 With plagues repay agayne all those for me that lye in wayte And with thy truth destroy my foes with their owne ●●are and bayte verse 6 An offring of free hart and will then I to thee shall make And prayse thy name for there in still great comfort I do take verse 7 O Lord at length do set me free from them that crast coaspire And now mine eye with ioy doth see on them my hartes desire ▪ Exaudi Deus Psal. Lv. I. H. Sing this as the xxxv Psalme O God geue eare and do apply to heare me when I pray And when to thee I call and ●ry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take heede to me graunt my request and aunswere me agayne ▪ With plaintes I pray full sore ●pprest great griefe doth me constraine verse 3 Because my foes with threates and cryc● oppresse me through despight And so the wicked sort lykewise to vexe me haue delight verse 4 For they in counsell do conspire to charge me with some 〈◊〉 So in their hasty wrath and ir● they do pursue me shall verse 5 My hart doth saint for want of breath it pant●th in my brest The terrors and the dread of death do worke me much vnrest verse 6 Such dreadfull feare on me doth fall that I therewith do quake Such hor●●r whelmeth me withall that I no shift can make verse 7 But I do say who will geue me the swift and pleasaunt winges Of some fayre doue that I may flee and rest me from these thinges verse 8 Lot then I would go farre away to flye I would not ceafe And I would hide my selfe and stay in some great wildernes verse 9 I would be gone in all the hast and not abide behinde That I were quite and ouer past these blast●s of boystrous winde verse 10 Deuide them Lord and from them pull their de●ilish double tongue For I haue spide their Citie full of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which thinges both night and day throughout do close her as a wall In midst of her is mischiefe stout and sorrow eke withall verse 12 Her printe partes are wicked plaine her deedes are much to vile And in her streetes there doth remaine all crafty fraud and g●ile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seeke my shame I might it well abide From open enemies checke and blame some where l'could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow deare which frendship didst pretend And didst my secret-councell heare as my familiar frend verse 15 With whome I had delight to talke in secret and abroad And we together oft did walke within the house 〈…〉 verse 16 Let death in hast vpon them fall and send them quicke to hell For mischiefe raigneth in their hall and parlour where they dwell verse 17 But I vnto my God do cry to him for helpe I flee The Lord doth heare me by and by and he doth succourne verse 18 At morning noone and euening tide vnto the Lord I pray When I so instantly haue cry de he doth not say me nay ▪ verse 19 To peace he shall restore me yet though warre be now at hand Although the number he full great that would agaynst me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth raigne both now and euermore Will heare when I to him complaine and punish them full sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turne will once accord Foe why they will not God obey nor do not feare the Lord. verse 22 Vpon their frendes they layd their ●andes which were in concnaunt ●u●t Of frendship to neglect the bandes they passe or care no whit verse 23 Whilt they haue war within their hartes as butter are their wordes Although their wordes were smoth as oyle they cut as sharpe as swordes verse 24 Cast thou thy care vpon the Lord and he shall nourish thee For in no wise will be accord the iust in thrall to see verse 25 But God shall cast them deepe in pit that thirst for blo●d alwayes He will no guilcfuli man permit to liue out halfe his dayes verse 26 Though such be quite destroyed and gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace vpon with all my hart and lust Miserere mei Psal. Lvi T. S. Sing this as the Lamentation HAue mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me deuour He fighteth with me day by day and troubleth me ech houre verse 2 Mine enemies dayly enterprise to swallow me outright To sight agaynst me many rise O thou most high of might verse 3 When they would make me most affrayde with boastes and brags of pride I trust in thee alone for ayde by thee will I abide verse 4 Gods promise I do minde and prayse O Lord I stick to thee I doe not care at all assayes what flesh can doe to me verse 5 What thinges I either did or spake they wrast them at their will And all the counsell th●● they take is how to worke me ill verse 56 The all consent 〈◊〉 selues to hide close watch for me to lay Then spye my pathes and s●ares haue tyde to take my lyfe away verse 7 Shall they thus scape on mischiefe set thou God on them wilt frowne For in his wrath he doth not let

Deus stet●t Psal. Lxxxii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the 81. Psalme AMid the prease with men of might the Lord himselfe did stand To pleade the cause of truth and right with iudges of the land verse 2 How long sayd he will you proceede false iudgementes to award And haue respect for loue of meede the wicked to regard verse 3 Whereas of due ye should desend the fatherles and weake And when the poore man doth contend in iudgement iustly speake verse 4 If ye he wise defend the cause of poore men in their right And rid the needy from the clawes of tyrantes force and might verse 5 But nothing will they know or learne in vaine to them I talke They will not see or ought discerne but still in darcknes walke For loe euen now the tyme is come that all thinges fall to nought And lykewise lawes both all and some for gayne are sould and bought verse 6 I had decreed it in my sight as Gods to take you all And children to the most of might for loue I did you call verse 7 But notwithstanding ye shall dye as men and so decay O tyrantes I shall you destroy and pluck you quite away verse 8 Vp Lord and let thy strength he knowes and iudge the world with might For why all nations are thine owen to take them as thy right Deus quis Psal. Lxxxii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the Lxxvij Psalme DO not O God refraine thy tongue in silence do not stay Withold not Lord thy selfe so long nor make no more delay verse 2 For why behold thy foes and see how they do rage and cry And those that beare an hate to thee holde vp their heades on hye verse 3 Against thy folke they vse deceite and crastely they enquire For thine elect to lye in waite their counsell doth conspire verse 4 Come on sayd they let vs expell and pluck these folke away ▪ So that the name of Israell may vtterly de●●y verse 5 They all conspire within their hart how they may thee withstand Agaynst the Lord to take a part they are in league and band verse 6 The tents of all the Edomites the Ismaelites also The Hagarens and Moabites with diuers other mo verse 7 Geball with Ammon and lykewise doth Amaleck conspire The Philistiues against thee rise with them that dwell at Tyre verse 8 And Assure eke is well apayde with them in league to be And doth become a fence and ayde to Lots posteritie verse 9 As thou didst to the Madianites to serue them Lord echone As to Cicer and to Iabin beside the brooke Kison verse 10 Whome thou in Endor didst destroy and waste them through thy might That they lyke doung on earth did lye and that in open sight The second part verse 11 Make them now and their Lordes appeare lyke Zeb and Oreb then As Zebah and Zalmana were the kinges of Madian verse 12 Which sayd let vs throughout the laud in all the coastes abroad Possesse and take into our hand the fayre houses of God. verse 13 Turne them O God with stormes as fast as wheeles that haue no stay Or lyke as chaffe which men do cast with windes to flye away verse 14 Lyke as the fire with rage and fume the mightye forrestes spilles And as the flame doth quite consume the mountayes and the hills verse 15 So let the tempest of thy wrath vpon their neckes be layd And of the stormy winde and shower Lord make them all affrayd verse 16 Lord bring them all I thee desire to such rebuke and shame That it may cause them to enquire and learne to seeke thy name verse 17 And let them euermore dayly to shame and slaunder fall ▪ And in rebuke and obloquie to perish eke withall verse 18 That they may know and feele full well that thou art called Lord And that alone thou doest excell and rayne throughout the world Quam dilecta psal Lxxxiiii I. H. Sing this as the lxvii Psalme HOw pleasaunt is thy dwelling 〈◊〉 O Lord of hostes to me The tabernacles of thy grace how pleasaunt Lord they be verse 2 My soule doth long full sore to 〈◊〉 into thy cour●●●broad My hart doth lust my flesh also in thee the liuing God. verse 3 The Sparowes finde a roome to rest and saue themselues from wrong And eke the swallowe hath a nest wherein to keepe her young verse 4 These byrdes full nigh thine altar may haue place to fit and sing O Lord of hostes thou art I say my God and eke my king verse 5 Oh they be blessed that may dwell within thy house alwayes For they all tymes thy factes do tell and euer geue thee prayse verse 6 Yea happy sure lykewise are they whose stay and strength thou art Which to thy house do minde the way and seeke it in their hart verse 7 As they go through the vale of teares they dig vp fountaines still That as a spring it all appeares and thou their pits doest fill verse 8 From strength to strength they walke full fast no saintnes there shall be And so the God of Godes at last in Sion they do see verse 9 O Lord of hostes to me geue heede and heare when I do pray And let it through thine eares proceede O Iacobs God I say verse 10 O Lord our shield of thy good grace regard and ●o draw heare Regard I say behold the face of thine annoy●ted deare verse 11 For why within thy courtes one day is better to abide Then other where to keepe or stay a thousand dayes beside verse 12 Much rather would ● keepe a doore within the house of God Then in the tentes of wickednes to settle mine abode verse 13 For God the Lord light and defence will grace and worship geue And no good thing shall be withhold from them that purely lyue verse 14 O Lord of hostes that man is blest and happy sure is he That is perswaded in his brest to trust all tyme● in thee Benedixisti psal Lxxxv. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xxx Psalme THou hast bene mercyfull in deede O Lord vnto thy land For thou restoredst Iacobs seede from thraldome on t of band verse 2 The wicked wayes that they were in thou didst them cleane remit And thou didst hyde the peoples sinne full close thou coueredst it verse 3 Thine anger eke thou didst aswage that all thy wrath was gone And so didst turne thee from thy rage with them to ●e at one verse 4 O God our health do now conuert thy people vnto thee Put all thy wrath from vs apart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shall thine anger neuer end but still proceede on vs And shall thy wrath it selfe extend vpon all ages thus verse 6 W●●t thou not rather turne therefore and quicken vs that we And all thy folke may euermore be glad and ioy in thee verse 7 O Lord on vs do thou declare thy goodnes to our wealth Shew forth to vs and

AJN. The xvi part verse 121 I do the thyng that lawfull is and gene to all men right Resigne me not to 〈◊〉 that would oppresse me wit●●●eir might verse 122 But for thy seruaunt surety be in that thyng that is good That proud men geue me not the foyle which rage as they were wood verse 123 Myne eyes with wayting are now blind thy health so much I craue And eke thy righteous promise Lord wherby thou wilt me saue verse 124 Intreat thy seruaunt louyngly and fauont to him shew Thy statutes of most excellency teach me also to know verse 125 Thy humble seruaunt Lord I am graunt me to vnderstand How by thy statu●● I may know best what to take in hand verse 126 It is now tyme Lord to begyn for truth is quite decayd Thy law likewise they haue transgrest and none agaynst them seyd verse 127 This is the cause wherefore I loue thy lawes better then gold Or iewels fine which are esteemd most costly to be sold verse 128 I thought thy preceptes all most iust and so them layd in store All crafty and malitious wayes I do abborre therfore PE. The xvij part verse 129 Thy couenauntes are most wonderfull and full of thynges profound My soule therfore doth keepe them sure when they are tride and found verse 130 When men first enter into thy wordes they finde a light most cleare And very idiotes vnderstand when they it read or heare verse 131 For ioy I haue both gapte and breathed to know thy commaundement That I might guide my life thereby I sought what thyng it ment verse 132 With mercy and compassion Lord behold me from aboue As thou art wont to behold such as thy name feare and loue verse 133 Direct my footesteps by thy word that I thy will may know And neuer let iniquitie thy seruaunt ouerthrow verse 134 From slaunderous tounges and deadly harmes preserue and keepe me sure Thy preceptes then I will obserue and put them eke in vre verse 135 Thy countenaunce which doth furmount the Sunne in his bright hew Let shine on me and by thy law teach me what to eschew verse 136 Out of myne eyes great ●●oudes gush out of drery teares and fell When I behold how wicked men thy law keepe neuer a dell ZADE. The xviij part verse 137 In euery point Lord thou art iust the wicked though they grudge And when thou doest sentence pronounce thou art a righteous iudge verse 138 To render right and flee from g●ile are two chief pointes most hye ▪ And such as thou hast in thy law commaunded vs straightly verse 139 With zeale and wrath I am confumde and euen pined away To see my foes thy wordes forget for ought that I do may verse 140 So pure and perfect is thy word as any hart can deeme And I thy seruaunt nothyng more do loue or yet esteeme verse 141 And though I be nothyng set by as one of base degree Yet do I not thy Hestes forget nor shrinke away from thee verse 142 Thy righteousnes Lord is most iust for euer to endure Also thy law is truth it selfe most constaunt and most pure verse 143 Trouble and grief haue seased on me and brought me wondrous low Yet do I still of thy preceptes delight to heare and know verse 144 The righteousnes of thy iudgementes doth last for euermore Then teach them me for euen in them my life lyeth vp in store KOPH The xix part verse 145 With feruent hart ●eald and cryde now aunswere me O Lord That thy commaundementes to obserue I may fully accord verse 146 To thee my God I make my sute wit● most humble request Saue me therfore and I will keepe thy precept and thy hest verse 147 To thee I cry euen in the morne before the day waxe light Because that I haue in thy word my confidence whole plight verse 148 Myne eyes preuent the watch by night and ere they call I wake That by deuising of thy word I might some comfort take verse 149 Incline thine eares to heare my voyce and pitie on me take As thou wast wont so iudge me Lord least life me should forsake verse 150 My fo●s draw neare and do procure my death malitiously Which from thy law are farre gone backe and strayed from it lewdly verse 151 Therfore O Lord approch thou 〈◊〉 for neede doth so require And all ●he preceptes true they are then helpe I thee desire verse 152 By thy commandementes I haue learnd not now but long ago That they remaine for euermore thou hast them grounded so RESH The xx● part verse 153 My trouble and affliction consider ●nd behold Deliuer me for of thy law I 〈◊〉 take fast hold verse 154 Defend my good and righteous cause with peede me succour send From death as thou hast promised Lord keepe me and defend verse 155 As for the wicked far they are from hauyng health and grace Wherby they might thy statutes know they enter not the trace verse 156 Great are thy mercyes Lord I graunt what toung can them attayne And as thou hast me iudged ere now so let me ly ●e obtaynte verse 157 Though many men did trouble me and persecute most sore Yet from 〈◊〉 lawes I neuer shro●ke nor went awry therfore verse 158 And truth it is for grief I dye when I these traytors see Because they keepe no whit thy word nor yet seeke to know thee verse 159 Behold for I do loue thy lawes with hart both glad and faynes As thou art good and gra●●ous Lord restore my lyfe agayne verse 160 What thy word doth decree must be and so it hath bene euer Thy righteous iudgementes are also most true and decay neuer SCHIN The xxi part verse 161 Princes haue sought by cruelty causeles to make me crouch But all in vayne for of thy word the feare did my hart touch verse 162 And certainly euen of thy word I was more mery and glad Then he that of rich spoyles and pray great store and plenty had verse 163 As for all lyes and falsitie I hate most and detest For why thy holy law do I aboue all thy mges loue best verse 164 Seuen tymes a day I prayse the Lord singyng with hart and voyce Thy righteous actes and wonderfull so cause me to reioyce verse 165 Great peace and rest shall all such haue which do thy statu●es loue No daunger shall their quiet state empaire or once remoue verse 166 My onely health and comfort Lord I looke for at thy hand And therfore haue I done those thynges which thou didst me commaund verse 167 Thy lawes haue bene my exercise which my soule most desirde ▪ So much my loue to them was beut that nought els I requird verse 168 Thy statutes and commaundementes I kept thou knowest aright For all the thynges that I haue done are present in thy sight TAV The xxij part verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry before thy face appeare And as thou hast me promise