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A15968 Certayne psalmes chosen out of the psalter of Dauid, commonlye called the .vii. penytentiall psalmes, drawen into englyshe meter by Sir Thomas Wyat knyght, wherunto is added a prolage of [the] auctore before euery psalme, very pleasau[n]t [and] profettable to the godly reader; Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Wyatt. Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542.; Harington, John, d. 1582. 1549 (1549) STC 2726; ESTC S111727 13,698 74

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very force of mynde Cleued to the fleshe and from y e spirite were fledde As desperate thy mercye for to fynde So made I am the soden pellycane And lyke the owle that flyeth by proper kynde Lyght of the day and hath herself betane To ruyne lyfe oute of all companye Wyth waker care that w t this woo beganne Lyke thee sparrowe was I Solytarye That syttes alone vnder y ● houses ●aues This whyle my foes conspyred contynually And dyd prouoke the harme of my dysease Wherefore lyke ashes my bread dyd me sauor Of thy iust word the tast might not me please Wherfore my drinke I tempered wyth lycor Of wepynge teares that from myne eyes dyd rayne Because I knowe the wrath of thy furour Prouoked by ryghte had of my pryde dysdayne For thou dyddest lyfte me vp to throwe me downe To teache me howe to know my selfe agayne Wherby I knowe that helpeles I shuld drowne My dayes l●ke shadow declyne and I doo crye A●d the foreuer eterniti● dothe drowne Worlde wythoute ende dothe last thy memory For thys frayltie that yoketh al man kynde Thou shalt awake and rue this myserye Rue on Syon Syon that as I fynde Is thee people that lyue vnder the lawe For now is tyme the tyme at hāde assynde The tyme so long● that thy seruauntes drawe In greate desyre to se that pleasaunte daye Daye of redemynge Syon frō synnes awe For they haue Ruthe to see in suche decaye In duste and s●ones thys wretched Syon lore Then the gentiles shall dreade thy name alwaye All earthely kynges thy glorye shall honour Then when thy grace thy Syō thus redemeth When thus thou hast declared thy myghtie power The lorde his seruauntes wysshes and so estemeth That hym turnethe vnto y ● power request To our dyscente this to be written semeth Of all compfortes as consolacyon beste And they that then shal be regenerate Shall prayse the Lord therfore bothe moste and leste For he hath loked from the high of hys estate The Lord from heaue● ●n e●rth hath loked on vs To heare thee mone of them that are algate In soche bondage to lose and o● discus The sonnes of death oute frome theyr deadlye bonde Too gyue thereby occasion glorious In thys Syon thys holye name to stonde And in Ierusalem hys laud●s lastynge aye When in one churche thee people of the lande And realmes ben gathered to s●rue to laude to praye The Lorde that is aboue so ius●e and mercyfull But these feble runninge in thee waye My strength fayleth to reache it at the full He hath abredged my dayes they ●re not sure To se that terme that tyme so wonderfull All though I haue with hart wil and cure Prayed to the Lorde take me not awaye In the middes of my yeares thoughe thyne eu●r sure Remayne ete●●e whom tyme can not decaye Thou wroughteste the earthe thy handes the heauens dyd make They shall perysshe thou shalt laste alwaye And all thynges aye shall were and ouertake Lyke clothe and thou shalt chaunge thē lyke apparell Tourne and translate and they in worthe it take But thou thy selfe thy selfe remayneste hole That thou was erste and shall thy yeare extende Then se●s to thys there maye nothynge rebelle The greateste compforte that I can pretende Is that the chyldren of thy seruauntes deare That in the world are gotte shall wythoute ende Before thy face be stablyshed all in feare The Auctor WHen Dauid hadde perceaued in hys breste The spyryte of God retourne that was exyled Because he knewe he hath alone expreste These greate thynges that grea●er spyryte compyled As shawme or pipe lett es out the sounde impreste By musyke arte forged to fore fyled I saye when Dauid hadde perceaued that I wys The spirite of compforte in hym reuyued is ✚ For ther vpon he maketh argumente Of reconsylyng vnto the Lordes grace Al thoughe somtyme to prophecy hathe lente Bothe brute beastes and wycked hartes a place But oure Dauid iudgeth in hys entente Hym selfe by penaunce cleane oute of thys case Whereby he hathe remissyon of offence And begynneth to alowe hys payne and penitence ☞ But wh●n he weyt● the fa●●● and recompense He dampneth hys dede and fyndeth playne Attwene them two no what equiualence Whereby he takethe all outwarde dedes in vayne To beare the name of ryghtfull penitence Whych is alone the harte returned agayne And sore contryte hart that doth his faulte bemone And outward dede the synne or ●●●te alone ✚ Wyth thys he dothe defende the slye assaulte Of vayne aloweance of hys owne deserte And all the glorye of hys forgeuen faulte To God alone he dothe it hole conuerte Hys owne meryte he fyndeth in defaulte And whyles he pondered these thing●s in hys harte Hys knee hys arme hys hande susteyned hys chinne When he hys songe agayne thus dyd begynne Deprofundis clamaui ad te domine FRom depth of synne from depe dispayre Frō depth of deeth frō depth of hart●s sorowe Frō this depe caue of darken●s depe repayre The haue I called O Lorde to be my borowe Thou in my voyce O Lorde perceaue and heare My harte my hope my playnte my ouerthrowe My wyll to ryse and let by graunt appeare That to my voyce t●yne ●●●es do well attende No place so farre that to the is not neare Noo depthe so depe that thou ne mays●e extende Thyne eare sett● therto heare thē my wofull playnte For Lord yf thou doo obserue what men doo offende And putte the natyue mercye in restreynte Yf iuste exactyon demaunde recompence Who maye endure O Lorde who shall not faynte At soche accompte dede and no reuerence Shoulde so runne at large but thou sekest rather loue For in thy hande is mercyes resydence By hope wher●of thou doeste oure hartes moue I in the Lorde haue sette my confydence My soule soche trueth dothe ●uermore approue Thy holye worde of eterne exc●ll●nce Thy mercyes promyse ● that is all wa●e iu●●e Haue b●n my staye my piller and pr●t●nce My soule in God● hath● mor● desyrous ●ru●● Then ha●h t●e wa●●●m●● loking for 〈…〉 By 〈…〉 ●●pe 〈…〉 Fo● gr●●●●●●●●uor ●re hys pr●pet●●● Pl●●●eou●●●ansome● shall com● wyth hym I ●a●● And shall redeme all oure iniquitie The Auctor THys worde redeme that in his mouthe dyd sounde Dyd putte Dauid it semeth vnto me As in a traunce to stare vppon thee g●ounde And wyth hys thoughte the hyghte of heauen to see Where he beholdes thee worde that shulde confounde The worde of death by humilite here to be In mortall mayde in mortal habite made Eternallye in mortall vayle too shade ☞ He seyth that worde whē ful rype tyme shulde come Doo awaye that vayle by feruente aff●ction Tourne of wyth deathe for deathe shulde haue her dome And lepeth lyghter frome soche corruption The glute of lyghte that in the ayre dothe lome Man redemeth death hathe h●r destruction That mortall vayle● hathe immortalyt●e Too Dauid assuraunce of hys iniquitie ☞ Wherby he frames thys reason in hys harte That goodnes whych doth not forbeare hys sonne From d●ath for m●● and can therby conuerte My death to lyf●● m● synne to saluation Bothe can and wyll a smaller grac● departe To hym that sueth by humble supplication And syns I haue thys larger grace assayde To aske thys thinge why am I thē affrayde ☞ He graunteth moste to them that moste do craue And he delyghtes in suit wythoute r●●p●cte Alas my sonne pu●sues me to the graue Suffered by God my synnes for to ●orr●c●e Bu● of my synnes syns I may pardon hau● My sonnes suyte shall shortelye be reiec●e Then wyll I craue wyth sute confydence And thus b●gynne the sucte of hys pretence Domine ●x●●di orationem meam HEar● my prayer o lord heare my requeste Complyshe my bone supply thou my desyre● Not for my desert but for thyne owne behest In whose firme truth thou promist myne empyre To stande stable and after thy iustyce Performe o● Lorde that thynge that I requyre But of law after the forme and guise To enter iudgement wythe thee thrall bonde slaue To plede hys right for in soch maner wyse Before thy syghte noo man hys ryghte shall saue For o● my self lo thys my righteousnesse By scorge and whyppe and priekynge spurr●s I haue Scant rysē vp such is my beas● lynes For that myne enemyes hath put sued my lyfe And in the duste hathe soyled my lustynes Forreyn● r●almes to fl●● hys rage ●o ry●e Be hath● 〈…〉 hyde my 〈◊〉 And for bycaus● 〈…〉 at st●y●e My har●e 〈…〉 ●orce war●s●●●● I had recoue●●● to 〈…〉 paste And dyd rememb●● t●●●ea●●s in al my drede And dyd peru●e● thy ●or●k●s ● euer last Wherby I knowe a●●ue the ● wonders al Thy mercyes were th●n lyfte I vp in hast My handes to the●● 〈◊〉 soule ●o the dyd call Lyke bare soyle for moyster o●●hy grace Haste to my helpe O lord a●or● I fall For euer I fele my spiryte doth fainte apace Turne not thy face from me● y t I be layede In compt of them that headlinge downe doo passe Into the pyt shewe me be tunes thyne ayde For on thy grace I holly do depende And in thy handes since all my helth is stayed Do me to know what way thou wylte I bende For vnto the I haue raysed vp my mynde Rydde me oh lorde from them that do entende My foes to be for I haue me assigned Alwaye wythin thy secrete protectyon Teache me thy wyl that I by y t may fynde The way to worke the same in a●fectyon For thou my god thy blessed spirite vpryght In laude of truthe shall be my dyr●ctyon Thou for thy name shal reuiue my spiryte Wythin the ryght that I receiue by the Wh●reby my l●●● of daunger shal be quyte T●ou haste fo● done the greate iniquy●ye T●a● v●●r● 〈…〉 ●ou shalt also c●n●o●n●● ●●y foes 〈◊〉 ●or thy be●ignitt● For thyne am I thy seruaun●● moste bounde FINIS ¶ ●um Preuil●gio ad imprimendum S●lum M. T.XLIX The last day of December