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The Psalter of Dauid in Englyshe, purely and faythfully tra[n]slated after the texte of Felyne: euery Psalme hauynge his argument before, declarynge brefely thentente [and] substance of the hole Psalme; Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Joye.
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Joye, George, d. 1553.
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me lorde I shall obserue thy ordynaÌ„ces I called vpon the saue thou me and I shall kepe thy testemonyes I preuente the dawnynge of the daye crye vnto the I wayte for thy promises My eyes preuented the watches that I might be ocâ—upyed in thy pleasures Here me lorde for thy mercyes sake quicken me after thy pleasures My pursuers layde theire owne fautes vpon my necke but they are gone farre backe from thy lawe Thou arte present oh lorde and all thy preceptes ar the very selfe trouth I knewe this before of thy testemonyes for thou haste stablysshed them to abyde for euer ¶ The .xx. Octonary Res. Beholde my afflyctyon and defende me for I forgette nat thy lawe Defende my cause and delyuer me quicken me accordynge to thy promyses Helthe is farre from the vngodlye for they regarde nat thy ordynaunces Bountuouse is thy gentelnes oh lorde quycken me accordynge to thy pleasure Many there are that persecute me and ar agaynste me and yet haue I nat swarued from thy testimonyes I se these malyciouse men it irketh me bycause they obserued nat thy sayenges Thou seest that I loue thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes lorde for thy mercyes sake quycken me The begynnynge of thy wordes is trouthe and the iugementes of thy rightwysnesse stande for euer ¶ The .xxi. Octonary Shin The ouermost in authoritye persecuted me fauteles and my herte feared at thy wordes I am as glad of thy pleasures as one that had founde many proyes I hate abhorre lyes I loue thi lawe Seuen tymes in the daye I prayse the for thy rightwyse iugementes The louers of thy lawe shall haue moch felycite and quietnes and no hurte at all I trusted vpon thy helpe o lorde gaue dilygence to thy preceptes My soule obserueth thy testimonyes and loueth theÌ„ greatly I obserue thy commaundementes and thy testimonyes for all my wayes are open vnto the. ¶ The .xxij. Octonary Tau Let my cryeÌ„ge ascende in to thy presens oh lorde make me rightly to vnderstaÌ„de thy wordes Let my depe desyer come into thy syght delyuer me accordynge to thy promyses My lyppes shall powre forthe thy prayse thou shalte instructe me in thy ordynances My tonge shall speke of thy pleasures for all thy preceptes are rightwysnesse Let thy hande helpe me for I haue chosen thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes I desyred thy sauynge helpe oh lorde and thy lawe is my delyte My soule shall lyue and shall prayse the and thy iugementes shall be my helpe I am strayed lyke a loste shepe seke thou thy seruaunte for thy commaundementes haue I nat forgotte The argument in to the C.xx Psal. ¶ This Ps. is a coÌ„plainte full of affectes it is a coÌ„plaint of an holy maÌ„ banished iÌ„to amoÌ„ge the vngodly doynge althiÌ„ge with disceyt vyolence The tytle of these .xv. Psal. folowynge is only this The songe of Maâ—hloth whiche worde coÌ„menly is interpreted stayres or degrees supposynge these .xv. Psalmes to haue be songe in an higher tune Ad dominuÌ„ cum Whan I was in strayte anguisshe I called vpon the lorde and he graunted me Lorde delyuer my soule from lyeÌ„ge lyppes and from a dysceytfull tonge What auauntageth it the or what good bringeth it the thou lyenge man thy deceytfull tonge Oh sharpe arowes of the stroÌ„ge archer hote consumyng ienipeâ— coles Helas that I am thus longe holden in exyle amonge these false and cruell folke of Meshec and must yet dwell styl with the chorlysshe nacion of Kedar All to loÌ„ge hath my soule taryed amoÌ„ge these vyolent men whiche hate pease I studye for pease but whan I speake of pease to theym by and by are they styrred to battayle The argument into the C.xxi. Psal. ¶ This Psalme declareth that of god onely helpe is loked and taryed for of the faythefull men â–ª and that he onely bringeth it presently LEuaui oculos I lyfte vp my eyes into the hylles from whence helpe might come vnto me My helpe cometh froÌ„ the lorde the maker of heuens erth He shall nat suffre thy fete to slyde neyther he beynge thy keper shall slepe Lo neyther wyll he slepe nor yet ones wynke that kepeth Israhell The lorde is thy keper the lorde is thy defence and is euer at thy right hande The soÌ„ne shall nat smyte the by day neither yet the mone by night For the lorde shall kepe the from all euyll ye he shall kepe thy soule The lorde shall kepe both thy outgoinge and thy incommynge frome thys tyme vnto euerlastynge The argument in to the C.xxii. Psal. ¶ Here vnder the fygure of Ierusalem are descrybed the felycyte of Christes churche and the desyers of the sayntes therof LEtatus suÌ„ I was right glad whaÌ„ meÌ„ sayd vnto me let vs go vnto the house of the lorde Our fete shall stande faste in thy gates O Ierusalem Ierusalem is buylded goodly lyke a cyte well framed to gyther in her selfe That thyther might ascende the trybes eueÌ„ the trybes of the lorde to magnifye the name of the lorde for so was it coÌ„mauÌ„ded vnto Israel by goddes owne mouth For there were ordeined and holden the seates of iugement euyn the iugement seates of the house of Dauyd Praye ye for the felycitye of Ierusalem the louers of the might prospere They mighte prospere wtin thy walles they might prospere within thy houses For thy brothers and thy neighbours sakes shall I nowe pray for thy felycite For the houses sake of the lorde oure god I shall praye for thy welthe The argument into the C.xxiij Psal. ¶ Here the sayntes layde in the mouthes of the welthy vngodly doynge all amysse praye to god for their delyueraunce commyttynge them selfe to his cure ADte leuaui Unto the lyfte I vp my eyes which rulest in heuyns Beholde for as the seruauntes eyes are euer vpon their maisters the maydens waytinge vpon her maisters euyn so are our eyes lokynge vp vnto the lorde oure god vntyll he haue mercy vpon vs Haue mercy vpon vs lorde haue mercy vpon vs for we are out of measure fylled with ignominy Our soule is fylled out of measure with scornes derisyon of these welthy riche men with ignominy and shame of these arrogaunt proude men The argumeÌ„t into the C.xxiiii Psal. ¶ Here the sayntes of god gyue thankes and reioyse that they ar delyuered by goddes helpe froÌ„ so present peryls NIsi quia Except the lord had ben with vs lette Israell nowe speke Excepte the lorde had bene with vs whaÌ„ these men rose agaynste vs. Without doute their wrath thus kiÌ„dled agaynst vs they had deuoured vs quick Waters had wrapped vs in with their waues the floude had gone ouer our soule The troublouse floude of these importune men had ron ouer our soules But praysed be the lord which hath nat gyuen vs iÌ„ to their tethes for their proy Our soule is delyuered lyke the birde froÌ„ the snare of the fouler the snare is brokeÌ„ and we are escaped Our helpe cometh thorowe the name of the lorde whyche hath made the
longe lyfe to delyte in goodnesse Kepe thy tonge from euyl report and thy mouth from disceytfull speche Se thou do no man wronge but bende thy selfe to goodnes seke studyously and folowe vpoÌ„ peace The eyes of the lorde are fastened vpon the rigktwyse hys eares lysten vnto their cryenge But the griÌ„me couÌ„tinance of the lorde is sette vpon these that do wronge euen to cutte out their memoriall from therth But those men crye the lorde hereth he delyuereth them out of euery strainte Full nyghe is the lorde men broken in herte he saueth the contryte in spiryte Although full many yuels fal vpon the rightwyse yet the lorde delyuereth them from theÌ„ all He kepeth all their bones so that nat one of them be broken But euery trouble shall make an ende of the vngodly the haters of the rightwyse shal be shaken awaye The lorde shall loose redeme the lyfe of his seruantes neither shall they be distroied whosoeuer coÌ„mitte their selues to his faithful cure The argument in to the .xxxv. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Dauid standynge fast in his innoceÌ„cy lokyng surely for vengeance to be taken vpoÌ„ Saule his flaterers abyding for goddes helpe desyreth the punisshmente of Saule with his flaterers and helthe for himselfe but these two thynges desyreth he natte but for the good wyll of god for his glorie and prayse IUdica dnÌ„e nocen Lorde set agaiÌ„st my aduersaries smyte downe them that fyght against me Take anon vnto the shelde buckler and ryse vp spedely to helpe me Set oute thy spere come forth to mete my persuers close them in say thou vnto my foule I am thi helth Let them be confouÌ„ded with shame and ignominy that seke my soule let theÌ„ be constrayned to tourne their backes let them bere opprobry that thiÌ„ke me any yuel Let theÌ„ be lyke dust before the wynde the angels of the lorde shakynge them to nought Let their wayes be beset with derknesses slybery and thangell of the lorde persuyng theÌ„ For they haue prepared their pytfall and their nette for me without cause without cause also haue they reuyled and slaundred my soule Let his iniuste vexatyon fall vpon hys own necke vnwares let him be hampred in his owne nette which he hath hyd let him fall into his owne mischef But my soule mighte ioye in the lorde be glad of his helpe All my inward partes shal say lorde who is lyke the which delyuerest the weake afflict froÌ„ his stronger and the sely vexed from the thefe There arose vyolent wytnesses asked me thynges whiche I neuer thought They aequyted me euyll for good leuiÌ„g my soule all alone without any helpe I my selfe whyles they were blame worthy clothed me with sacke scourged my soule with fastinge and gaue my self hole to prayer for them I behaued my selfe to them as though euery one of theÌ„ had ben my neighbour myne owne brother I went bente vnto the grouÌ„de mourniÌ„ge al iÌ„ blacke as one that had buryed his moder But they whiles I thus febled my selfe reioysed were gathered to gyther there came with them the moste vylest abiectes to scorne me whom I loked nothynge for they rente my fame ceassed nat Flaterynge parasytes all thynge derydiÌ„g gnasted vpon me with their tethes Lorde how longe wylt thou se me thus entreted restore my soule from these perilous sedicious men delyuer my lyfe from these lyons I shall magnifye the with prayse in the great coÌ„gregation amonge the myghty people shall I prayse the. Let nat my false enemyes reioyse vpon me let nat my haters wiÌ„ke of eche other in to my deceyt without any cause For they speke nothynge peasably and agaiÌ„st the meke sprited of therth they paint their coloured deceytes They writhed their mouthes agaynste me sayeng fye fye vpon hiÌ„ our eyes haue sene the thiÌ„ge for which we longed Ye thou hast sene lorde ceasse thou lorde no lenger be nat farre absent Aryse awake for my defence in iugemeÌ„t to affyrme my cause my god and my lorde Gyue sentence wyth me for thy ryghtwysnes sake lorde my god lest they reioyse vpon me Let them nat saye amonge their selues fye vpon him we haue our pleasure let theÌ„ nat say we haue deuoured conuicte him Let them be shamed also confouÌ„ded togyther that thus reioyse vpon my trouble let theÌ„ be clothed with shame ignominye that thus swell against me Let theÌ„ be glad reioyse the fauour my ryghtwisnes make theÌ„ to say the lord might euer be magnifyed whom it hath thus plesed to set his seruaÌ„t at rest And my tonge also shall speke of thy rightwisnes dayly shewynge forth thy prayse The argument in to the .xxxvi. Psal. ¶ In this psal Dauid coÌ„sidereth meruelously the pleÌ„tuouse goodnes of god poured out iÌ„to all thinges of tâ—e which consyderation the more he resteth the more he merueleth of the frowardnes of the vngodly which although it be neuÌ„ so gret yet god shitteth nat his goodnes froÌ„ theÌ„ also he syngeth how that the chosen ê‘ceiue his goodnes by a more blessed especiall way thaÌ„ any other The tytle The songe of Da. the lordes seruaÌ„t DIxit iniustus The vngodlynes of the synfull man ê‘suadeth me in my hert that there is in him no feare of god For he standeth iÌ„ his own conceyte whiles his worthy iniquite groweth iÌ„to his extreme hatred What soeuer he speketh it is wyckednes deceyte he refuseth to be taught because he wolde nat do well As he lyeth in his bedde he studieth and inuenteth myschefe wherevpon he sette him selfe in to a waye nat good and escheweth nothynge that yuell is Oh lord eueÌ„ vp vnto the heueÌ„s strecheth thy goodnesse ye and vp to the cloudes recheth thy faithfulnesse Thy ryghtwisenesse is higher than the highest hylles thy iugementê ar full depe botoÌ„les lorde thou sauest man and beest Howe excedyng clere noble oh god is thy mercy how pÌ„cious also are they whiche coÌ„myt theÌ„ to thy faithfull cure as vnto the shadowe of thy wynges They shal be satisfied with the pleÌ„tuous treasure of thy house thou shalte gyue theÌ„ drinke of thy delycious plesaÌ„t flodê For with the is the very well of lyfe we endued with thy lyght shall se at the last the very lyght Stretch thy mercy to them that knowe the thy rightwisenesse to the vpright in herte Let nat the prounde men fall vpon me neyther lette the vngodly moue me There shall fall the workers of iniquite they shal be cast out may nowher abide The argument in to the .xxxvii. Ps. ¶ Let nat the prosperite of yuell men moue the good sayth Dauid here that all thynges shal well hapen to the fearers of god to them that lyue of rightwisnes that these shal be blessed in tyme to come whaÌ„ the vngodly howe so euer they appere to florysshe here for a tyme shal be cut away and vtterly destroied NOli emulari Frete nat