hiÌ„ nat moch lesse inferior thaÌ„ Angels with so great dignite glory hast thou eÌ„dued hiÌ„ Thou hast made hiÌ„ lorde of thy handy workes thou hast cast all thinges vnder his fete As flockes of shepe all herdes of nete also the wilde bestê Foules of the aire fisshê of the see what soeuer swiÌ„meth in the water Lorde ye our lorde howe woÌ„dreful reuereÌ„t is thi nam iÌ„ all therth The argument into the .ix. Ps. ¶ Dauid in this psalme singeth his songe of victorie in the which he gyueth thankes for his noble victory vpon Goliath afterwarde he extolleth the ryghtwysnes of god whiche delyuereth his children in tyme at the last he coÌ„cludeth with prayer desyrynge god to represse to queÌ„ch the vngodly The tytle of the psalme The songe of Dauid coÌ„mitted to the chauÌ„ter of the quâ—re to be soÌ„ge vpoÌ„ their musycall iÌ„strumeÌ„tes COnfitebor tibi do I shal magnify the lord with my hert I shal shewe forth all thy miracles I shall reioyse glory in the I shal sprede thy name oh most hyghest For thou hast brought it so to passe that al my enemyes are fled they ar ded one fallyng vpon another in their flyghte For thou hast gyuen sentence with me thou hast affirmed my cause thou sittest iÌ„ iugement a rightwyse iuge Thou hast sore blamed the hetheÌ„ the vngodly is falleÌ„ down ded thou hast quenched their name for euer O thou aduersary hast thou distroied for euer hast thou throweÌ„ downe cyties is their memorial with theÌ„ ded as thou thoughtest to bringe to passe No verily for the lorde raigneth yet styl for euer his seat of iugemeÌ„t is made redy He shall iuge the worlde of his rightwysnes shal gyue senteÌ„ce vpoÌ„ the people eueÌ„ly The lorde shall be a refuge for the pore oppressed in tyme of afflictioÌ„ In the shal they trust that know thy name for thou wylte nat forsake the sekers of the lorde Synge ye to the lorde whiche dwelleth in Sion declare his noble faytê among the people For he maketh enqueraÌ„ce for murther forgetteh nat the bloudsheders he shall nat forget the cryyng of the pore afflicte Haue mercy vpoÌ„ me lord behold my afflictioÌ„ which I suffre of my haters lyft me vp eueÌ„ froÌ„ the very thresshold of deth That I myght remeÌ„bre all thy praises within the gates of SioÌ„ I shall reioyse of the helth which thou hast brought The heythen ar drouned in their own pyt and their fete ar tyed in their own net which they bet so preuily Noble is the lorde full wide is his power iÌ„ that the vngodly is thê° trapped iÌ„ his own snare for such is his praise Selah The vngodly shal slyde down to hell al heithen that forget god But the pore forsakeÌ„ shall nat be forgoteÌ„ for euer nether the good hope of the aflicte shall alwaies be vayn Arise lorde let nat the mortall maÌ„ pÌ„uayle execute iugemeÌ„t vpoÌ„ the hetheÌ„ Lord smite theÌ„ with feare lerne the hetheÌ„ to konw their selues mortal Selah The argument into the .x. Psal. ¶ This psal is a prayer against the peruerse malycious importune men oppressynge vndoyng the pore afflict with crafty violeÌ„ce in the which also their intollerable pryde their vngodlynes both their crafte to hurt and their studye are all descrybed QUare dnÌ„e reces Wherfore abydest thou so far oh lorde wylt thou be hyd froÌ„ vs in tyme of our afflyction whyles the vngodly is a lofte he persecuteth the pore afflycte let them be snared with their owne crafty deceyt which they study for For what thiÌ„ge so euer lyketh hym that he prayseth he bendeth him self al to lucre he careth nat whither he speke wel or euyll of the lorde This vngodly man loketh a loft he regardeth nat that ther is any god neither is he in his thoughtes What thinges he take in haÌ„de they prosper a longe tyme to his minde thy punyshement is lyfte vp high froÌ„ him he thinketh to cast downe all his enemyes with a blast of his mouth He thiÌ„keth in his hert I shal nat fal I shal coÌ„tinue throw out the worldes wythout hurte His wordes swiÌ„me in periury fraude deceite what so euer his toÌ„ge saith it is iniury shrewdnes He lyeth bent to catche decaied vyllages he kylleth the innoceÌ„t preuily his eyes ar fast vpon the pore wretches He layeth pryuy watches he lyeth beÌ„t like a lion iÌ„ his deÌ„ne to deuoure the poore afflicte he distroyeth hiÌ„ whiles he drawe him into his net He maketh him self like a sycke weyke man but the pore afflyct fal away thorow his streÌ„gth He thinketh in his herte god careth nat for these meÌ„ he turneth his face froÌ„ theÌ„ wyll neuer se theÌ„ Aryse lord oh god lyft vp thy haÌ„de dyspise nat thy pore afflict For how loÌ„ge shall this vngodly blaspheme god for he sayth in his here that thou seest nat But thou seest verily for thou beholdest iÌ„iury indignation whaÌ„ it shal please the thou wilt declare thy selfe in very dede The poore afflicte coÌ„mitteth him selfe to the which art wonte to be an helper to the yong fatherles Al to breke the strength of the vngodly hurtful man folowe vpon hiÌ„ serchyng out his vngodlynes than shal he nowhere apere The lorde is kiÌ„ge for euer these hethen vngodly haue perisshed are falleÌ„ froÌ„ his erth The desyres of the pore afflyct the lorde hath herde thou shalt gyue them aquyâ—â— minde thy eare shal be inteÌ„t vnto theÌ„ To delyuer the yoÌ„g fatherles pore oppressed so that this mortall moÌ„stre be no more fered vpon therth The argumeÌ„t into the .xi. Psal. ¶ Here Dauid chalengeth these men which made him to auoyde and to fle from euery parte of the lordshyp of Israhel hauyng no place to hyde him He doth here also declare his trust in god magnifyeth his iugement agaynst bothe good euyll Rede the history iÌ„ the first of the kiÌ„ges froÌ„ the xxii â–ª Cha. vnto the .xxvii. The tytle of the ps For Dauides vyctory was thys Psal. songe IN domino confido I haue put my trust in the lorde wherfore thaÌ„ by byd ye me fle doune froÌ„ your hyl like a byrde â–ª For lo the vngodly haue beÌ„t their bow â— haue set their arowes therin to smyte the perfyte in hert espyed iÌ„ preuy places For ther is no place sure to abyde iÌ„ but what I pray you haue the riÈtwise deserued The lorde is resydeÌ„t in his holy teÌ„ple in heueÌ„ is his seat regall his eyes loke forth he be holdeth to espie the soÌ„nes of meÌ„ The lorde examyneth the rightwise but he hateth in his hert the vngodli the man also that loueth vyoleÌ„ce wronge He wyl seÌ„de fyer vpoÌ„ the vngodly lyke rayn breÌ„ning lyghteniÌ„ges brimstoÌ„ and hote whirlwindê for such parte shall they drike For rightwise is the lord he loueth the rightwyseman fauoreth the mayntener of the ryght The argument into the .xii. Psal. ¶ Here Dauid
coÌ„playneth of the comen fall in euery place of rightwisnes and faith that the â—rafty deceytfull flaterers occupy all places he prayeth the lorde to haue mercy of the poore afâ—licte whom they vexe that he wolde helpe theÌ„ accordyng to his promise SAluum me fac Helpe lord for ful few faithfull ar left among the chylâ—reÌ„ of meÌ„ It is but vanite what so euer â—ne speketh to another they flater falsly â—hewyng one thyng with their mouth â—oueryng another in their hert The lorâ—e shall cut these proude spekyng tonges â—ute of these false glauerynge mouthes Whiche say thus of tho thinges whiche we make we wyll chalenge auctorite of our owne tonges our mouthê ar the auctorite who shulde be our lorde to coÌ„mauÌ„de vs. For the distruction of my pore afflicte for the waylyng of this nedeons now shall I ryse saith the lorde he shall saye with him selfe I shal brynge them into sauyng helth Nowe the speches of the lorde ar purespeches they ar lyke siluer puryfyed tried to the vttermoste in erthen caldrens Thou lorde preserue these pore ones kepe them from this wiked nacion for euer These vngodly houer about in euery place where suche bely bestê ar promoted there encrese the wicked children of men The argument into the xiii Psal. ¶ Here Dauid set in a Ieoperdous straight called in his anguisshe to god for helpe lefte his enemyes reioyse of his fall that he rather him selfe might reioyse of his receyued helth so magnifye worthely god his sauyour USquequo Howe loÌ„ge lorde wylte thou tarye wylte thou forgette me for euer howe longe wylte thou tourne thy face fro me Howe loÌ„ge shal I thus coÌ„tynue musinge with my selfe fyllynge my herte full of sorowe daye by daye Howe longe shal myne enemye be thus exalted ouer me Beholde answere me lorde my god kepe me wakynge lest the slomber of deth come vpon me Ye lest peraduenture myne enemye may saye I preuayled agaynste him for if I fall my troublers wyll reioyse But I trust in thy mercy my herte shal be gladde of thy helpe I shall gyue thankes to my lorde for he hath rewarded me The argumeÌ„t in to the xiiii .liii. Ps. ¶ Here Dauid coÌ„playneth all to be full of vngodly very damnable men he descrybeth theyr naturall disposytion which there may no thynge be more corrupt fylthy violent than he sheweth that veÌ„geaunce abydeth theÌ„ helth abydeth the innoceÌ„tes whom they trede vnder their fete DIxit insipieÌ„ce The folyshe wicked men thinke in their hertes that god is nat Shrewde abhominable thyngê do they nowhere is ther one that wyl do good The lorde loked frome heuens downe vpon the men to se if there were any that had any knowlege or regarded god And sayd is euery maÌ„ altogyder swarued so farre froÌ„ the waye perisshed vnprofitable that there is no man that wyl do good nat one Are they so farre besydes them selue all these workers of wykednes Se they deuoure my people as one shulde ete vp brede they are holden with no feare of the lorde Wherfore they shall be feared with feare incoÌ„parable for god hath shakeÌ„ the bones of thy besegers Thou shalte dispyse the because god hath repelled them for god is in the iust rightwyse nation They scorned theÌ„ because thei folowed the couÌ„sell of the poore afflicte and put all theyr truste in the lorde Oh wolde god that the sauynge helthe wolde ones come to Israell from Sion that the lorde wolde make an ende of the captiuite of his people that Iacob might be gladde and Israhell myght reioyse The argument into the .xv. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme is descrybed of what lyuynge and with what maners the ryght cytezens of heuen and membres of Christes church muste be adorned and endued DOmine quis ha Lorde who shall dwel in thy tabernacle Who shall sitte in thy holy hyll Euen he that lyueth in syngle pure innocency studieth to do rightwisnes and speketh the truth euen froÌ„ his herte He that backbyteth nat with hys tonge in nothynge hurteth his neighbour neither suffreth him to be reuyled or hurte vnworthely But abhorreth suche sclanderous and noughtye persones suche as worshyp the lorde he setteth moche by Ye what soeuer he swereth he wil ê‘forme although it be to his great hurte hynderaunce And lendeth nat his money for auantage nether receyueth gyftes agaynst any innoceÌ„t He that studyeth to do these thiÌ„ges shall abyde alwayes neuer be moued The argument into the .xvi. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid desyreth goddes helpe affermyng that god hath no nede of his goodes but that hys goodes oughte to serue his poore neighbours which he call saiÌ„tes they that bestowe their goodes of any other thyng than profyteth these sayntes make Idols with them COnserua me domine Defende me god for I haue trusted in the o my soule saye thou vnto the lorde my goodê profyt the nothyng at all I shall therfore study with all my herte to helpe thy noble saintes which yet lyue vpoÌ„ therth For they which bestowe their goodes of any other thyng shall make them ydols and folowen feruently strange goddes I shall nat offre their blody sacrifyce no I wyll nat knowe ne remeÌ„bre the names of their idols The lorde is the portion of my heritage my substance my lot is in thy hande The lottes fell to me happely in to plesaunt places a goodly riche heritage chaunsed to me I shall thanke the lorde which hath well counseled me but yet my raynes teach me these thyngê by nyght I set the lorde euermore before myne eyes for whyles he is at my ryght hande I shall nat slyde Wherfore my hert shal ioye and my tonge shall reioyse ye my body shall haue sure reste For thou wylte nat so forsake my soule that it shulde go and abyde in the graue neither wylte thou there suffre thy saynt to go into corruption Thou shalt shewe me the path wherin I maye go to lyfe thy presence fylleth men with all gladnesse All ioye is euer oute layed by thy ryght hande The argument into the .xvii. Psal. ¶ This psalme is a feruente prayer of Dauid to be delyuered from the persecutioÌ„ of Saull as he dyd in the .vii. psalme declaring his innoceÌ„cye desyringe helpe he descrybeth the proud behauyour vayne study of his persuers and at last he knowledgeth his felycite to stande in the knowlege of god The prayer of Dauid EXaudi dnÌ„e iusticiaÌ„ Lorde here my rightwyse prayer take vp my peticyon gyue hede vnto my prayer which I byd with pure mouthe Let thy iugement declare my iÌ„nocency shewe thy self to haue respecte vnto thy ryght Serche my herte loke into it euen in the night trye me as metall with fyer and yet shalt thou finde that my thought differ nat fro my wordes I endeuer my selfe to auoyâ—e meÌ„nes wayes accordynge to thy worâ—e and I kept them in the way
for he hath wrought his excelleÌ„te mercy meruelously with me ye and that in a cytie well defenced I whan I fled so hastely thought sayynge I am cast out of thy syght but yet for all this thou herdest my desyre whan I tryed vnto the. Loue ye the lorde as many as are his sayntes the lorde defendeth and kepeth his faythful and rewardeth these proude doers plentuously Be ye stronge and he shal stablysshe your hertes as many as depende and truste vpon the lorde The argument into the .xxxij. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme Dauid declareth all punyshemeÌ„t to come for synne wherfore he affirmeth that man to be happy whose synnes ar forgiuen also that the defeÌ„ce of god cometh thorowe pure confessynge of our synnes vnto him and instant prayer than techeth he howe men shuld knowe the iugementes of god whiche dealeth punyshemente to the vngodly and good thynges to the good men wherof the good men may greatly reioyse in god The tytle of the Psal. An instruction or a lesson of Dauid BEati quorum Blessed is he whose vngodlynes is forgyuen whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde rekeneth nat his synne neither is there in his spirite any dissemblynge deceyte Whiles nowe I helde my pease dayly musynge with my selfe and other whiles cryed out my bones wasted for sorowe For day night thy hande pressed me downe my moyster was dryed vp lyke as one tosted in the middes of somer Selah I shall knowlege my synne and shall nat hyde my wykednes I thought sayeng with my selfe I shall confesse my vngodlynesse whiche is agaynst me to the lorde and thou eueÌ„ straight forgauest me my wickednes whiche openeth her self by my outwarde synne Selah For the whiche euen euery saynte shall praye vnto the in tyme of besechynge and than if afflyction come vpon him lyke a great swellynge floude yet shall it nat touche him Thou arte my defender from tribulation thou shalt kepe me and shalte make me gladde excedyngly for my delyueraunce Selah I shall instructe the and teche the the waye wherin thou mayst go I shall couÌ„sell the and se for the ryght well Se that ye be nat as horse or mule whiche ar vnresonable whose chawes must be refrayned with bit brydle lest they stryue agaynst the. Many sorowes fall vpon the vngodly but him that trusteth in the lorde mercy closeth rounde about Be glad therfore in the lorde and reioyse ye rightwyse make ye mery all faithfull and vpright in herte The argument in to the .xxxiij. Psal. ¶ This is a very prayse worthy moche to be noted and red in the which first he exhorteth vs to magnifye god than he sheweth all thinges to be replenisshed with his goodnesse making mentyon of his meruelouse creation gouernance of this worlde And at laste he syngeth one god to haue made to gyue all thinges and to be euer mercyfull presente with his beloued EXultate iusti Be glad ye rightwise for the lordes sake for praise becometh iust men Magnifye ye the lord in prayse with harpe and lute synge ye vnto him with ten stringed instrumentes Synge ye vnto him a newe ditie tune it swetely with ioyfull melody What soeuer the lorde hath institute it is ryght all his dedes procede of faythfulnes He loueth to do all thinges ryghtwysly and in due ordre therth swymmeth in the mercy of the lorde By the coÌ„maundement of the lorde heuens were made and all their ornourment at his byddynge He gathered togyther included the waters of the see as ye wold say into a bottell layde vp their depnesses lyke treasure Let all regyons therfore feare the lorde let all the inhabyt the rounde worlde drede him For it is he which so sone as he had spoke the worde all thiÌ„ges were presente euery thynge standeth perfyte euen as he coÌ„maunded The lorde scatereth the counseyls of the heythen maketh vayne the thoughtes of the people But the counsell of the lorde staÌ„deth for euer the thoughtes of hys herte endure thorowe all worldes Happy is that natyon which hath the lorde for their god euen the people whom he chuseth to him self in the place of his possessed herytage From heuens the lorde loketh downe beholdeth narrowly all men From his sure seate beholdeth he all the inhabytours of the erth He made also the hertê of all men he vnderstandeth what soeuer they haue done A kinge is nat saued bicause he hathe a great hoste neither the valyaunte capitayne escapeth perylles thorowe his owne puissaunte power That horse shall deceyue the by whome thou lokest to be saued he shall nat delyuer yâ— be he neuer so stroÌ„ge But behold it is the lordes eye that is vpon theÌ„ whiche feare him depende vpon his mercy That he might delyuer their soules froÌ„ deth nourysshe theÌ„ in tyme of hunger Our soules might truste in the lorde he is our helpe iÌ„ stede of a buckler In hiÌ„ shall our herte ioye for we trust in his holy name Thy mercy lyghteÌ„ vpon vs oh lord euen as we depeÌ„de trust vpon the. The argument into the .xxxiiii. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Dauyd was moued of that same synguler benefyte by the whiche god meruelously preserued him whaÌ„ he was knowen of Aches kynge of Palestine whose kynges were called alwayes Abimelec where he was in ieoê‘dy of his lyfe prayseth excedyngly the cure and goodnesse of god agaynst his beloued ExhortiÌ„g euery man to the dilygent study of iÌ„nocency and goddes worshippe with the which who so euer are endued they must nedes be delyuerd from all trouble and bonde in all maner of goodnesse The tytle of the psalme The songe of Dauid after he had fayned himselfe madde before Abimelec there changynge his mouthe his wytte whom whan he had putte oute of his house he wente his waye Rede the historie in the fyrst of the kynges the .xxi. Chapiter BEnedicam dnÌ„m I shall praise and magnifye the lorde at all tymes his prayse shal be in my mouth contynually In the Lorde my soule shall glorye the meke sprited shall here and be glad Magnifye ye the Lorde withe me and let vs extolle his name all to gyther Busely sought I the lorde he answered me he delyuerd me from all thinges that I feared Men shall loke vnto hiÌ„ shall make hast their faces shall nat be shamed This poore afflycte persone assoone as he called vpon hym the lorde herde and he preserued him froÌ„ all strayt anguyssh Euen the angels pytch tentê rouÌ„d about them that fear the lorde delyuer them Taste beholde howe good is the lorde happy is that man that trusteth in him Worshyppe ye the lorde whiche are his sayntes for his worshyppers shall neuer want Stronge lyons shall fainte famisshe for hunger whan no good thyng shal fayle the dilygent sekers of the lorde Haue done children here me for I shal instructe you vnto goddes worshippe Who soeuer thou art which desirest to lyue louest