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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14033	The whole booke of psalms, collected into English meter by Thomas Sternhold, I. Hopkins and others: co[n]ferred with the Hebrue, with apt notes to syng them withall. Faithfully perused and allowed accordyng to the Quenes Maiesties Injunctions. very meete to be vsed of al sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort: laying apart al vngodly songes and ballades, which read only to the norishing of vice & corrupting of youth..; Whole book of psalms. 1565	Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.	1565 (1565)	STC 2434	175,429	234

pursue my soule and eke my life down thrust Vnto the earth and also lay myne honour in the dust verse 6 Stert vp O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to payne Performe thy kingdome promised to me which wrong sustaine verse 7 Thē shal great nations come to thee and know thee by this thing If thou declare for loue of thē thy selfe as Lord and kyng verse 8 And thou that art of al men iudge O Lord now iudge thou me According to my rightousnes and myne integritie The seconde part verse 9 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the iust mans guide verse 10 By whom the secrets of al hearts are searched and descride verse 11 I take my helpe to come of God in al my grief and smart That doth preserue all those that be of pure and perfect hart verse 12 The iust man and the wicked both God iudgeth by his power So that he feleth his mighty hand euen euery day and houre verse 13 Except he chaunge his mind I dye for euen as he should smit He whets his sword his bow he bēds ayming where he may hit verse 14 And doth prepare his mortal dartes his arrowes kene and sharpe For them that do me persecute whilest he doth mischief warpe verse 15 But loe though he in trauel be of his deuilish forecast And of his mischief once cōceiued yet brings forth nought at last verse 16 He digs a ditch and delues it depe in hope to hurt his brother But he shal fal into the pit that he digde vp for other verse 17 Thus wrong retorneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And al the mischief that he wrought shal fal vpon his head verse 18 I wil geue thankes to God therfore that iudgeth righteously And with my song prayse wil the name of him that is most hie Domine Deus noster Psalme .viij. T. S ¶ The Prophet considering thexcellent liberalitie and fatherly prouidence of God towardes man whom he made as it were a god ouer all his workes doth not onely geue great thankes but is astonished with thadmiration of the same as one nothing able to compasse such great mercyes and so endeth Syng this as the third Psalme verse 1 O God our Lord how wonderful are thy workes euery where Whose fame surmount in dignitie aboue the heauēs cleare verse 2 Euē by the mouths of sucking babes y u wilt cōfoūd thy foes For in these babes thy might is sene thy graces they disclose verse 3 And when I see the heauēs high the workes of thine own hand The sunne the mone and all the starres in order as they stand verse 4 What thing is man Lord thinke I then that y u doost him remēber Or what is mans posteritie that thou doost it consider verse 5 For thou hast made him little lesse then angels in degree And thou hast crowned him also with glory and dignitie verse 6 Thou hast preferd him to be Lord of al thy workes of wonder And at his fete hast set al things that he should kepe thē vnder verse 7 As shepe and neat and al beastes els that in the fieldes do fede verse 8 Foules of the ayre fish in the sea and al that therin brede verse 9 Therfore must I say once again O God that art our Lord How famous how wōderful are thy workes through y e world Confitebor tibi domine Psalme .ix. T. S. ¶ After he had geuē thākes to god for the sundry victories that he had sēt him against his enemies also proued by manifold experiēce how ready god was at hand in all his troubles ●e being now likewise in daunger of new enemyes desireth god to helpe him according to his wont and destroy the malicious arrogancie of his aduersaries Syng this as the third Psalme verse 1 WIth hart mouth vnto the Lord wil I sing laud and prayse And speake of al thy wondrous workes thē declare alwaies verse 2 I wil be glad and much reioyce in thee O God most hie And make my songes extoll thy name aboue the starry skye verse 3 For that my foes are driuen backe and turned vnto flight They fal down flat and are destroyd by thy great force myght Thou hast reuenged al my wrong my grief and al my grudge verse 4 Thou doost w t iustice heare my cause most like a righteous iudge verse 5 Thou doost rebuke the Heathē folke and wicked so confound That afterward the memory of them cannot be found verse 6 My foe thou hast made good dispatch all our townes destroyed thou hast their fame w t thē defaced through al the world so wide verse 7 Know thou that he which is aboue for euermore shal raigne And in the seat of equity true iudgement wil maintayne verse 8 With iustice he wil kepe and guide the world and euery wight And so wil yelde with equitie to euery man his right verse 9 He is protector of the poore what time they be opprest He is in al aduersitie their refuge and their rest verse 10 All they that know thy holy name therfore shal trust in thee For thok forsakest not their sute in their necessitie verse 11 Sing Psalmes therfore vnto the Lord that dwelleth in Sion hil Publish among al nations his noble actes and will verse 12 For he is mindful of the bloud of those that be opprest Forgetting not th' afflicted hart that seekes to him for rest The second part verse 13 Haue mercy Lord on me poore wretch whose enmies stil remaine Which from the gates of death are wont to rayse me vp agayne verse 14 In Sion that I might set forth thy prayse with hart and voyce And that in thy saluation Lord my soule might stil reioyce verse 15 The heathen sticke fast in the pit that they them selues preparde And in the net that they did set their own fete fast are snarde verse 16 God she wes his iudgemēts which wer good for euery mā to mark When as ye se the wicked man lye trapt in his own warke verse 17 The wicked and the sinfull men go down to hel for euer And all the people of the world that God wil not remember verse 18 But sure the Lord wil not forget the poore mans grief and payne The pacient people neuer looke for helpe of God in vayne verse 19 O Lord arise least men preuayle that be of worldly myght And let the Heathen folke receyue their iudgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord strike such terror feare and dread into the harts of them That they may know assuredly they be but mortal men Vt quid domine Psalme .x. T. S ¶ He complayneth of the fraud rapine tyranny and of all kindes of wrong whiche worldly men vse assigning the cause therof whiche was that wicked men beyng as it were dronken with worldy prosperitie and therfore setting a part all feare and reuerence towardes god thinke they may do all thinges without

and grief thou gauest an eare and didst prouide to ease me with relief verse 3 Of thy good wil thou hast cald back my soule from hell to saue Thou didst reuiue whē strēgth did lacke kept me frō the graue verse 4 Sing prayse ye saints that proue se the goodnes of the Lord In memory of his maiesty reioyce with one accord verse 5 For why his anger but a space doth last and flake agayne But in his fauor and his grace alwayes doth life remayne Though gripes of grief panges ful sore shal lodg with vs al night The Lord to ioy shal vs restore before the day be light verse 6 When I enioyd the world at wil thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feele none il this wealth shal not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me strēgth ayde But whē thou turnd away thy face my mind was sore dismayd verse 8 Wherfore agayne yet did I cry to thee O Lord of might My God with plaints I did apply and prayd both day night verse 9 What gayn is in my bloud sayd I if death destroy my dayes Doth dust declare thy maiesty or yet thy truth doth prayse verse 10 Wherfore my God some pity take O Lord I thee desire Do not this simple soule forsake of helpe I thee require verse 11 Then didst thou turne my grief and wo vnto a chereful voyce The mourning weede thou tookst me fro madst me to reioyce verse 12 Wherfore my soule vncessantly shal sing vnto thy prayse My Lord my God to thee will I geue laud thankes alwayes In te domine speraui Psalme .xxxi. 1. Hop ¶ Dauid deliuered from some great daunger in the deserte of Maon or els where first he rehearseth what meditation he had by the power of faith when death was before his eyes his enemyes beyng ready to take him then he adioyneth the fauour of God alwayes to be ready to those that feare him Finally he exhorteth all the faithful to trust in God and to loue him bycause he preserueth and strengthneth them as they may see by his example Syng this as the. 18. Psalme verse 1 O Lord I put my trust in thee let nothing worke me shame As thou art iust deliuer me and set me quite from blame verse 2 Heare me O lord that anone to help me make good spede Be thou my rocke and house of stone my fence in tyme of nede verse 3 For why as stones thy strēgth is tride thou art my fort and tower For thy names sake be thou my guide lead me in thy power verse 4 Pluck forth my feete breake y e snare which they for me haue laid Thou art my strēgth and al my care is for thy might and ayd verse 5 Into thy handes Lord I commit my spirit which is thy dew For why thou hast redemed it O Lord thou God most true verse 6 I hate such folke as wil not part from things that he abhord When they on trifles set their hart my trust is in the Lord. verse 7 For I will in thy mercy ioy I se it doth excel Thou seest whē ought would me annoy knowest my soul ful wel verse 8 Thou hast not left me in their hand that would me ouercharge But thou hast set me out of band to walke abrod at large The second parte verse 9 9 Great grife O Lord doth me assayle some pyty on me take Mine eyes waxe dim my might doth fayle my wōbe for wo doth ake verse 10 My life is worne for grief payne my yeares in wo are past My strēgth is gone through disdaine my bones corrupt wast verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorne my frendes are all dismayd My neighbours and my kinsmen borne to se me are afrayd verse 12 As men once dead are out of mind so am I now forgot As smal effect in me they find as in a broken pot verse 13 I hard the brags of al the route their threates my mind did fray How they conspird and went about to take my life away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for ayde not to be ouer trod For I confes and stil haue sayd thou art my Lord and God verse 15 The length of al my life and age O Lord is in thy hand Defend me frō the wrathes and rage of thē that me withstand verse 16 To me thy seruaunt Lord expresse and shew thy ioyful face And saue me Lord for thy goodnes thy mercy and thy grace The third part verse 17 Lord let me not be put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked beare their shame and in the graue to fal verse 18 Oh how great good hast thou in store layd vp ful safe for them That feare and trust in thee therfore before the sonnes of men verse 19 Thy presence shal thē fence guid from al proud bragges wrōgs Within thy place thou shalt thē hide from al the strife of toungs verse 20 Thankes to the Lord that hath declard on me his grace so far Me to defend with watch and ward as in a town of war verse 21 Thus did I say both day and night when I was sore opprest Loe I was cleane cast out of sight yet hardst thou my request verse 22 Ye saints loue ye the Lord I say the faithfull he doth guide And to the proud he wil repay according to their pride verse 23 Be strong and God shal stay your hart be bold and haue a lust For sure the Lord wil take your part sith ye on him do trust Beati quorum remissi sunt Psalme .xxxii. T. S. ¶ David punished with greuous sicknes for his sinnes counteth them happy to whom God doth not imputs theyr transgressions And after that he had confessed his s●nnes and obteined pardon he exhorteth the wicked men to lyue godly and the good to reioyce Syng this as the .xxx. Psalme verse 1 THe mā is blest whose wickednes y e Lord hath cleane remitted And he whose sinne wretchednes is hid also couered verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sinne Which in his hart hath hid no guile nor fraude is found therin verse 3 For whilst that I kept close my sinne in silence and constraynt My bones did weare wast away with dayly mone plaint verse 4 For night and day thy hand on me so greuous was and smert That al my bloud and humours moyst to drynes did conuert verse 5 I did therfore confes my fault and al my sinnes discouer The thou O Lord didst me forgeue al my sinnes passe ouer verse 6 The humble man shal pray therfore and seke thee in due time So that the floudes of waters great shal haue no power on him verse 7 When trouble and aduersitie do compasse me about Thou art my refuge and my ioy thou doost rid me out verse

fury strong Displeasure wrath and euil spirites to trouble them among verse 50 Then to his wrath he made away and spared not the least But gaue vnto the pestilence the man and eke the beast verse 51 He strake also the first borne al that vp in Egipt came and al the chief of men and beasts within the tents of Ham. verse 52 But as for al his own deare folke he did preserue and kepe and caried them through wildernes euen like a flock of shepe verse 53 Without al feare both safe and sound he brought them out of thral Where as their foes with rage of sea were ouerwhelmed al. verse 54 And brought thē out into the costes of his own holy land Euen to the mount which he had got by his strong arme hand verse 55 And there cast out the Heathen folke and did their land deuyde and in the tents he set their tribes of Israel to abyde verse 56 Yet for al this their god most high they stirred and tempted stil And would not kepe his testament nor yet obey his wil. verse 57 But as their fathers turned backe euen so they went astray Much like a bow that would not bend but slip start away The syxt part verse 58 And greued him with their hil altars with offrings wyth fyre And with theyr Idols vehemently prouoked him to ire verse 59 Therwith his wrath began agayne to kindle in his brest The naughtines of Israel he did so much detest verse 60 Then he forsoke the tabernacle of Silo where he was Right conuersant with earthly mē euen as his dwellyng place verse 61 Then suffred he his might and power in bōdage for to stand And gaue the honor of his Arke into his enmies hand verse 62 And did commit them to the sword wroth with his heritage verse 63 The yong men were deuourd with fire maydes had no mariage verse 64 And with the sword the priests also dyd perish euery chone And not a widow left a liue their death for to bemone verse 65 And then the Lord began to wake like one that slept a tyme Or lyke a valiant man of war refreshed after wyne verse 66 With Emerods in the hinder parts he strake his enmies al and put them then vnto a shame that was perpetual verse 67 Then he the tent and Tabernacle of Ioseph did refuse as for the trybe of Ephraim he would in no wise chuse verse 68 But chose the tribe of Iehuda where as they thought to dwel Euen the noble mount Sion which he did loue so wel verse 69 Where as he did his temple build both sumptuously and sure Like as the earth which he hath made for euer to endure verse 70 Then chose he Dauid him to serue his people for to kepe Which he toke vp and brought away euē from the folds of shepe verse 71 As he did follow the ewes with yong the Lord did hym aduaunce To fede his people of Israel and his inheritaunce verse 72 Thus Dauid with a faithful hart his flock and charge did fede and prudently with al his power did gouerne them in dede Deus venerunt gentes Psalme .lxxix. I. H. ¶ The Israelites complaine to God for the greate calamitie and oppression that they suffred when Antiochus destroyed their temple and city Ierusalem desiring gods ayd against his raging tyranny least gods name and religion should be contemned among the Heathen which should see them thus forsaken and perish Syng this as the .77 Psalme verse 1 O Lord the Gentils do inuade thyne heritage to spoyle Ierusalem an heape is made thy temple they defoyle verse 2 The bodies of thy saints most dere abrode to birdes thei cast the flesh of thē that do thee feare the beasts deuour and wast verse 3 Their bloud throughout Ierusalem as water spilt they haue So that there is not one of them to lay their dead in graue verse 4 Thus are we made a laughing stocke almost the world throughout the enmies at vs iest and mocke which dwel our coastes about verse 5 Wilt thou O Lord thus in thine ire against vs euer fume and shew thy wrath as hote as fyre thy folke for to consume verse 6 Vpon those people poure the same which did thee neuer know al realmes which cal not on thy name consume and ouerthrow verse 7 For they haue got the vpper hand and Iacobs sede destroyd His habitation and hys land they haue left wast and voyd verse 8 Beare not in mind our former faults with spede some pity shew and ayd vs Lord in al assaultes for we are weake and low verse 9 O God that geuest al health and grace on vs declare the same Wey not our works our sinnes deface for honor of thy name verse 10 Why shal the wicked stil alway to vs as people dūme In thy reproch reioyce and say where is their God become Require O Lord as thou seest good before our eyes in sight Of al these folk thy seruants bloud which they spilt in despight verse 11 Receyue into thy sight in hast the clamours grief and wrong Of such as are in prison cast sustayning irons strong Thy force and strength to celebrate Lord set them out of band Which vnto death are destinate and in their enmies hand verse 12 The nations which haue ben so bold as to blaspheme thy name Into their laps with seuen fold repay agayne the same verse 13 So we thy folke thy pasture sheepe wil prayse thee euermore and teach al ages for to kepe for thee lyke prayse in store Qui regis Israel psalme .lxxx. I. H A lamentable prayer to God to helpe the miseries of the church desiring him to cōsider their first estate when his fauour shined towardes them to the entent that he myght finish that worke that he had begon Syng this as the .67 psalme verse 1 THou herde that Israel doost kepe geue eare and take good hede which leadest Ioseph like a shepe doost him watch fede verse 2 Thou Lord I say whose seat is set on Cherubins so bright Shew forth thy self do not let send down thy beames of light verse 3 Before Ephraim and Beniamin Manasses eke likewise To shew thy power do thou begin come help vs Lord aryse verse 4 Direct our harts vnto thy grace conuert vs Lord to thee Shew vs the brightnes of thy face and then ful safe are wee verse 5 Lord God of hostes of Israel how long wilt thou I say Against thy folk in anger swel and wilt not heare them pray verse 6 Thou doost thē fede w t sorrowes depe their bread w t teares thei eat And drinke the teares that they do wepe in measure ful great verse 7 Thou hast vs made a very strife to those that dwel about And that our foes do loue of life they laugh and iest it out verse 8 O take vs lord vnto thy grace conuert our mindes to thee Shew forth to vs thy ioyful face and we