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A13988	The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, I. Hopkins, & others, conferred with the Ebrue, with apt notes to synge the[m] with al ; faithfully perused and alowed according to thordre appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions ; very mete to be vsed of all sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort, laying apart all vngodly songes and ballades, which tende only to the norishing of vyce, and corrupting of youth.; Whole book of psalms. 1562	Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.	1562 (1562)	STC 2430; ESTC S1798	175,161	470

I. H A notable deliueraunce of Hierusalem frō the handes of many kings is mentioned for the which thankes are giuen to God and the estate of that citie is praysed that hathe God so presently at all tymes redye to defende them this Psalme semeth to be made in the tyme of Ahaz Iosaphat Asa or Ezechia for in their times chiefly was the citie by forayne Prynces assaulted GReat is the Lorde and with greate prayse Sing this as the. xlvi psalme to be aduaunced styll Within the citie of our Lorde vpon hys holy hyll Mount Sion is a plesant place it gladdeth all the lande The cytie of the myghty kynge on her northside doth stande Within the pallaces therof God is a refuge knowen For loe the kings were gathered and together eke were gone But when they did beholde it so they wondred and they weare Astonyed muche and sodenly were driuen backe with feare Great terrour there on them did falle for euery wo they crye As doth a woman when she shall go trauayle by and by As thou with esterne winde the shippes vpon the sea doest breake So they were stayd and euen as we harde oure fathers speake So in the citie of the Lorde we saw as it was tolde yea in the citie which oure Lorde for euer will vpholde O Lorde we wayte and doo attende on thy good helpe and grace For whiche we doo all times attende within thy holly place O Lorde according to thy name for euer is thy prayse And thy ryght hand O Lord is full of rightuousnes alwayes Let for thy iudgements Sion mounte full filled be with ioyes And eke of Iuda graunt O Lorde the daunger to reioyse Goe walke about all Syon hyll yea rounde about her go And tell the towres that theruppon are bilded in a rowe And marke ye well her bulwarks all beholde her towres there That ye may tell therof to them that after shalbe here For this God is our God our God for euermore is he yea and vnto the death also our guider shall he be Audite haec omnes Psal. xlix T. S. The holy Ghost calleth all mē to the consideration of mans lyft shewing them not to be most happye that are most wealthy and therefore not to be feared but contrariwyse he lifteth vp our mindes to consider how al thinges are ruled by gods prouidence who as he iudgeth these worldly miseryes to euerlastyng torments so doeth he preserue his will rewarde them in the day of the resurrection i. Thes. i. ALl people herken and geue eare Sing this as the. xlv psalme To that that I shall tell Both high and low both riche and poore that in the worlde doo dwell verse 3 For why my mouth shall make discourse of many thynges right wise In vnderstanding shall my hart his study exercise verse 4 I will inclyne myne eare to knowe the parables so darke And open all my doubtfull speache in metre on my harpe verse 5 why should I feare afflictions or any carefull toyle Or els my foes whiche at my heles are prest my life to spoyle verse 6 For as for suche as ryches haue wherin their trust is most And they which of their treasures greate them selues doo bragge and boast verse 7 There is not one of them that can his brothers death redeme Or that can geue a price to God sufficient for hym verse 8 It is to great a pryce to pay none can therto attayne verse 9 Or that he might his lyfe prolong or not in graue remayne verse 10 They see wise men as well as foles subiect vnto deathes handes And beyng dead straungers possesse theyr goods theyr rentes their lāds verse 11 Theyr care is to builde houses fayre and so determine sure To make their name right great in earth for euer to endure verse 12 Yet shall no man alwayes enioy high honor wealth and rest But shall at length tast of deathes cup as well as the brute beast The seconde parte verse 13 And though they try these folish thoughts to be most leud and vayne Theyr children yet approue theyr talke and in like sinne remayne verse 14 As shepe into the folde are brought so shall they into graue Death shall them eate and in that day the iust shall Lordship haue Their image and theyr royall port shall fade and quite decay When as from house to pit they passe with wo and weale away verse 15 But God will surely preserue me from death and endles payne Because he will of his good grace my soule receyue agayne verse 16 If any man waxe wonderous riche feare not I say therfore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 17 17 For when he dieth of all these thinges nothing shall he receyue His glory will not folow hym his pompe will take her leaue verse 18 Yet in this lyfe he takth him selfe the happiest vnder sunne And others likewise flatter him saying all is well done verse 19 And presuppose he liue as long as did his fathers olde Yet must he nedes at length geue place and be brought to deathes fold verse 20 Thus man to honor God hath calde yet doth he not consider But like brute beastes so dothe he lyue whiche turne to dust and pouder Deus deorum Psalme L. I. H. He prophecieth how God will call all nations by the Gospell and require no other sacrifices of his people but confession of his benefites and thankes geuyng and how he detesteth all such as seme zelous of Ceremonies and not of the pure worde of God onely THe god of Gods the lord hath calde the earth by name from where the sonne doth rise vnto the setting of the same Frō Syon hys faire place hys glory bryght and cleare The perfect beutye of his grace from thence it did appeare verse 3 Our God shall come in haste to speake he shall not doubte Before him shall the fire waste and tempest rounde aboute verse 4 The heauens from on hye the earth below lykewise He will call forth to iudge and try his folke he doeth deuise verse 5 Bring forth my sainctes sayth he my faithfull flocke so dere Which are in band and league with me my lawe to loue and feare verse 6 And when these thinges are tried the heauens shall recorde That God is iust and all must byde the iudgment of the Lorde verse 7 My people O geue heede Israell to thee I crye I am thy God thy healpe at neede thou canst it not denye verse 8 I doo not say to thee thy sacrifice is slacke Thou offrest dayly vnto me muche more then I doo lacke verse 9 Thinkest thou that I doo nede thy cattell yonge or olde Or ells so muche desire to feede on goates out of thy foulde verse 10 Naye all the beastes are mine in woodes that eate their filles And thousands more of nete and kine that runne wilde in the hilles verse 11 The birdes that builde on hie In hilles and oute of sight And the beastes that in the

of all prayeth feruently for delyueraunce Somtimes rehearsing his miseryes somtymes the mercyes receyued desiring also to be enstructed of the Lord that he may feare hym also and gloryfye his name He complayneth also of his aduersaryes and requyreth to be delyuered from them LOrde bow thine eare to my request Sing this as the. lxxxi Ps. and heare me by and by With greuous payn and gref opprest full poore and weake am I. verse 2 Preserue my soule because my waye and doinges holly bee And saue thy seruaunte O my Lorde that puttes his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me expresse defend me eke with all For through the day I doo not cease on thee to crye and call verse 4 Comfort O Lorde thy seruaunts soule that nowe with payne is pinde For vnto thee Lorde I extoll and lift my soule and minde verse 5 For thou arte good and bountifull thy giftes of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 O Lorde lyke wise when I doo pray regarde and geue an eare Mark well the words that I doo say and all my prayers heare verse 7 In time when troble doth me moue to thee I doo complayne For why I know and well doo proue thou answerest me agayne verse 8 Among the Gods O Lorde is none with thee to be comparde And none can doo as thou alone the lyke hath not ben harde verse 9 The Gentils and the peoples all whiche thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees will fall and gloryfye thy name verse 10 For why thou art so muche of might all power is thine owne Thou workest wonders still in sight for thou art God alone verse 11 O teache me Lorde thy way and I shall in thy truth procede O ioyne my hart to thee so nye that it thy name may dreade verse 12 To thee my God wil I geue praise with all my hart O Lord And gloryfie thy name alwayse for euer through the worlde verse 13 For why thy mercy shewed to me is great and doth excell Thou settest my soule at libertie out from the lower hell verse 14 O Lorde the proude against me ryse and heapes of men of might They seeke my soule and in no wise will haue thee in theyr sight verse 15 Thou Lorde art mercyfull and meeke full slacke and slow to wrath Thy goodnes is full greate and eke thy truth no measure hathe verse 16 16 O turne me and mercy graunt thy strength to me apply O help and saue thine owne seruaunte thy handmaides sonne am I. verse 17 On me some signe of fauour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed because Lorde thou doest helpe and comfort me Fundamenta eius Psalm lxxxvii I. H The holy Ghost promiseth that the condicion of the Church whiche was in miserye after the captiuitie of Babilon shoulde be restored to great excelency so that there should be nothing more comfortable thē to be nombred among the membres therof THat city shall full well endure Sing this as the. lxxxi Ps. her ground worke still doth staye vpon the holy hilles full sure it can no time decaye verse 2 God loues the gates of Sion best hys grace doth there abyde He loued them more then all the rest of Iacobs tents beside verse 3 Full glorious thinges reported be in Sion and abrod Great thinges I say are sayd of thee thou citie of our God verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and beare in minde the same And Babilon shall eke applye and learne to know my name verse 5 Loe Palestine and Tire also with Ethiope likewise A people oulde full longe agoe were borne and there did rise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abrod that diuers men of fame Haue there sprong vp and the hie God hath founded fast the same verse 7 In their recordes to them it shall through Gods deuise appere Of Sion that the chefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpetters with such as syng therin great plenty be My fountayns my pleasant springs are compast all in thee Domine deus salutis Psalme lxxxviii I. H Agrieuous complaynt of the faythfull sore afflicted by sicknes persecution and abuersitie being as it were left of God without any consolation yet he calleth on God by fayth and striueth against desperation complayning him selfe to be forsaken of all yearthly healpe LOrde God of health y e hope staye thou art alone to me I call cry throughoute the daye and all the nighte to thee O let my prayers sone ascende vnto thy sight on hyghe enclyne thyne eare O Lorde entend and herken to my cry verse 3 For why my soule with wo is filled and doth in trouble dwell My lyfe and breath almost doth yelde and draweth nye to hell verse 4 I am estemd as one of them that in the pit doo fall And made as one among those men that haue no strength at all verse 5 As one amonge the dead and free from things that heare remayne It weare more easy for me to be with them the whiche are slayne verse 6 As those that lye in graue I saye whom thou hast cleane forgot The whiche thy hand hath cut away and thou regardst them not Yea like to one shut vp full sure within the lower pit In places darke and all obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thyne anger and thy wrathe like wise full sore on me doth lye And all thy stormes agaynst me ryse my soule to vex and trye verse 9 Thou puttest my frends far of frō me and makst them hate me sore I am shut vp in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth faile through grefe wo I call to thee O God Throughout the day my handes also to thee I stretche abrode verse 11 Doest thou vnto the dead declare thy wondrous workes of fame Shall dead to lyfe agayne repayre and prayse thee for the same verse 12 Or shall thy louing kindnes Lorde be preached in the graue Or shall with them that are destroyd thy truth her honor haue verse 13 Shall they that lye in darke full lowe of all thy wonders wotte Or there shall they thy iustice knowe where all thinges are forgot verse 14 But I O Lorde to thee alwaye doo crye and call apace My prayer eare it be daye shall come before thy face verse 15 Why dost thou Lorde abhorre my soule in grefe that seeketh thee And now O Lorde why dost thou hide thy face awaye from me verse 16 I am afflicte as dying still from youthe this many a yere Thy terrours whiche doo vexe me ill with troubled minde I beare verse 17 The furies of thy wrathfull rage full sore vpon me fall Thy terrours eke doo not asswage but me oppres with all verse 18 All day they compas me aboute as water at the tide And all at once with streames ful stoute beset me on eche side verse 19 Thou