And kepeth his seate as lord and king in his eternitie the lord doth giue his people power in vertue to encrease The lord doth blesse his people with euerlastinge pease Beati quorum psalme .xxxii. God promiseth saluation to the repentaunt hart Of his mere mercy and hys grace not for the mans deserte THe man is blest whose wickednes the Lord hath cleane remitted And he whose sinne wretchednes is hid also and couered And blest is he to whom the Lorde imputeth not his sinne Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraude is found therein For whiles that I kept close my syn in silence and constrainte My bones did waste weare away with dayly mone and plainte For night and day thy hand on me so greuous was and smarte that al my bloud and humours moist to drinesse did conuerte But when I had confest my faultes and shroue me in thy sight My selfe accusing of my sinne thou diddest forgeue me quite Let euery good man pray therefore and thanke the Lorde in time and then the floudes of euil thoughtes shal haue no power of him When trouble and aduersitie do compasse me about Thou art my refuge and my ioye and thou doest ridde me out I shal enstruct thee saith the Lord how thou shalt walke and serue And bend mine eyes vpon thy wayes and so shal thee preserue Be not therefore so ignoraunt as is the asse and mule whose mouth without a raigne or bit ye can not guide or rule For many be the miseries that wicked men sustaine Yet vnto them that trust in God his goodnes doth remaine Be mery therefore in the Lorde ye iust lift vp your voyce And ye of pure and perfecte hearte be glad and eke reioyce Benedicam dominum psalme .xxiiii. The prophet Dauid prayseth god â–ª warning vs to forbeare From euil and exhorteth vs to liue in goodly feare I Wil geue laude and honour bothe vnto the Lorde alwayes And eke my mouth for euermore shal speake vnto his praise I do delight to laude the Lorde in soule and eke in voyce That simple men that suffer paine may here and so reioyce therfore se that ye magnifie With me the liuing Lorde And let vs now exalt his name together with one accorde For I may selfe besought the Lord he answere me againe And me deliuered incontinent from al my feare and paine Who so thei be that him beholde and shew him their vnrest He dasheth not their countenaunce but graunteth their request Who so in their afflictions vnto the Lorde doeth cal He heareth their suite without delaye and riddeth them out of thral The angel of the Lord doth pitche his tentes in euery place To saue al such as feare the Lorde that nothing them deface Se and consider wel therefore that god is good and iuste And thei bee blest that put in him their onely faith and trust Feare ye the Lord his holy ones aboue al earthly thing For thei that feare the liuing Lorde ars sure to lacke nothing the mightie and the rich shal want yea thrust and hunger much But as for them that feare the Lorde no lacke shal be to suche Come nere therefore my children dere and to my word giue eare I shal you teache the perfect waye how you the Lorde should feare Whoso woulde lead a blessed life must earnestly deuise His tonges and lippes from al deceit to kepe in any wise And turne his face from doing yl and do the godly dede Enquire for peate and quietnes and folow her with spede For why the eyes of god aboue vpon the iust are bent His eares likewise are giuen much to heare the innocent the lorde doeth frowne bende his browes vpon the wicked traine And cutteth away the memorie that should of them remaine But when the iust doth cal and crie the Lord doth heare them so That out of paine and miserie forthwith he letteth them go The Lorde is kinde and merciful to suche as be contrite He saueth also the sorowful the meke and poore in spirite Ful many be the miseries that righteous men do suffer But out of al aduersities the Lord doth them deliuer the lord doeth so preserue and kepe the bones of his alway That not so much as one of them doth perishe or decay the wicked die ful wretchedly thei seke none other boote And those that hate the righteous meÌ„ are pluckt vp by the roote But thei that feare the liuing lord the Lord doth saue them sounde And who that put their trust in him nothing shal them confounde Beatus qui intelligit psalme .xli. The Lorde wyl helpe that man agayn â–ª that helpeth poore and weake The passyon here is figured and resurrection eke THe man is blest that carefull is the nedie to consider For in the season perilous the Lord wil him deliuer the lord wil make him saue sound and happie in the lande And he wil not deliuer him into his enemies hand And in his bed when he lieth sicke the lorde wil him restore And thou O Lord wylt turne to helth his sickenes and his sore And in my sickenes thus say I haue mercy Lord on me And heale my soule whiche is ful wo that I offended thee Mine enemies gaue me yll report and thus of me they saye When shal he die that al his name may vanishe quite awaye And where as thei go in and out for to beholde and see thei muse much mischief in their harts what so their saiynges be Mine enemies runne against me stil together on a thronge To take a counsaile and conspire how thei may do me wronge agreing on a wicked worde and do determine plaine Be he destroyed with death say they he shal not rise agayne the man eke that I trusted most with me did vse deceyt Which eate with me the bread of life the same for me layde wayte Haue mercy Lord on me therefore and let me be preseruede That I may render vnto them the thinges thei haue deserude By this I know assuredly to bee beloued of thee WheÌ„ that mine enemies haue no cause to triumphe ouer me Because that I am innocent Lord strength me I thee praye And in thy presence poynte my place where I shal dwel for aye the Lorde the god of Israel be praysed now therefore Which hast bene euerlastinglye and shal be euermore Iudica me deus psalme .xliiii. The woful mindeful whome wicked men woulde with their yll infecte Dooeth call to god fâ—r light and truth his steppes for to directe IVdge and defende my cause O lord from those that euill be From wicked and deceitful men O Lord deliuer me For of my strength thou art the god why puttest me thee fro And why walke I so heauely oppressed with my fo Sende out thy light eke thy truth and leade me with thy grace Bring me into thy holy hill and to thy dwellyng place That I may to the altare go of god my ioye and chere And on my harpe giue
Their studie is corrupt and vaine not one of them doth good The lord behelde from heaueÌ„ high the maners of mankinde and saw not one that sought aboute his liuing god to finde Thei went al wide and wer corrupt and truly there was none That in the world dâ—d any good I say there was not one Did thei know god or worship him that were so swiftly leade My people to deuoure and spoyle and eate them vp like breade But thei shal feele a fearful time when god shal saye to them Standing amonge the company of good and righteous men Ye mockt the counsayle of the port on god when thei did cal But thei did put their trust in god and he did helpe them al But who shal giue thâ— people helth and when wilt thou fulfil The promise made to Israel from out of Sion hil And turne their thral to libertie in bonde that long are lad That Iacob may therein reioyce and Israel be glad Domine quis habitahit psalme .xv â–ª To those that leade a godly lyfe the Lorde doth promise rest â–ª The fruites of al their fained faith â–ª are liuely here expreste O Lorde within thy tabernacle who shal inhabit stil Or whoÌ„ wilt thou receiue to rest in thy most holy hill The man whose life is vncorrupte whose works are iust and streight whose hart doth speake the very truth whose tonge doeth no deceipt Nor to his neighbour doth none yll in body goodes or name Ne seketh not to bring his frende to take rebuke and shame That in his hart regardeth not malicious wicked men That at the last I shal be sure my fleshe in hope shal rest Thou wilt not leaue my soule in hel for Lord thou louest me Nor thou wilt not giue thy holy one corruption for to see But rather to the path of life â–ª wilt gladly me restore For at thy right hande is my ioy and shal be euermore Exauds domine psalme xvii Goddes churche mans doctrine doth despise his worde alone to trust The worldly wishe none other wealth but here to liue at lust O Lord heare out my right request attende when I complaine And heare my praier that I put forth with â—ppes that do not faine And let the iudgement of my cause procede alwaye from thee For thou doest ponder and perceiue what thing is equitie Search out and try me in the night and thou shalt nothing finde That I haue spoken with my tongue that was not in my minde But from the wordes of wicked meÌ„ and pathes peruerse and yll For loue of thy most holy worde I haue refrained stil Then thy pathes that be most pure Lord thou maist me preserue That in the waye wherein I walke my steppes may neuer swerue For I do cal to thee O Lorde for succour and for ayde Then here my praier way right wel the wordes that I haue saide Be good to those that trust in thee and in thy faith do stande But pitie not those that resist the power of thy right hande And kepe me Lord as thou woldest kepe the apple of thyne eye And vnder couert of thy winges defende me secretly From wicked men that trouble me and dayly me annoye And from my foes that go aboute my soule for to destroye Which flow in their worldly welth so ful and eke so fatte That in their pride thei do not spare to speake thei care not what thei lie in waite where I should passe with craft me to confounde and musing mischiefes in their minds thei cast their eyes to grounde Much like a Lion gredely that woulde his pray embrace Or lurking like a Lions whelpe within some secrete place Up Lord and ouerturne these folke disperse them like a god Redeme my soule from wicked men whiche are thy sworde and rod. I meane froÌ„ worldly men to whom al worldly goodes are rife That haue no hope nor part of ioye but in this present life But of thy store for to be filde with pleasures to their minde And to haue children vnto whome thei may leaue al behinde But I shal come before thy face both innocent and cleare And al my ioy shal be when thou In glorie shalt appeare Celt enarrant psalme xix Al creatures set gods glorye foorth his worde and law doth fyll The world through out as hony swete conuâ—erting soules from yll THe heauens and the firmament do wonderously declare The glory of god omnipotent his workes and what thei are Eche day declareth his course another day to come And by the night we know likewise a nightly course to cunne There is no langage tong nor spech where their sounde is not heard In al the earth and coastes thereof their knowledge is conferde In them the Lord made royally a settle for the sunne Where like a giaunt ioyfully he might his iourney runne And al the skie from ende to ende he compast rounde aboute No man can hide him from his heate but he wil finde him out So perfect is the lawe of god his testimonie sure Conuerting soules and maketh wise the simple and obscure Iust is the iugement of the lord and gladeth heart and minde Pure his precept and geueth light to eyes that be ful blinde The feare of god is very cleane and doeth endure for euer the iudgementes of the Lord are true and righteous altogether And more to be embrast of thee then fined golde I saye The hony and the hony combe are not so swete as they By them be al thy seruantes taught to haue thee in regarde And in performaunce of the same there shal be great rewarde But Lord what earthly man doeth know how oft he dooeth offende then clense my soule from secret sinne my life that I may mende And kepe me that presuÌ„ptuous syns preuaile not ouer me And then shal I be innocent and great offences flee Accept my mouth eke my harte my wordes and thoughtes eche one For my redemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone Eâ—â—udiâ—t te deus psalme .xx. As god preserued Christ his sonne in trouble and in thrall So when we cal vpon the Lorde he wyll preserue vs all IN trouble and aduersitie the Lord wil heare the still The maiestie of Iacobs God wil thee defende from yll And send thee from his holy place his helpe at euery neede And so in Sion stablishe thee and mak thee stronge in dede Remembring wel the sacrifice that thou to him hast doen And doth receiue right thankefully thine offeringes euerychone According to thy heartes desier the Lorde wil geue to thee And al thy counsaile and deuise ful wel perfourme wil he In thy saluacion we reioyce and magnifie the Lorde That thy petitions and request preserued with his worde the Lord wil his annoynted saue I know wel by his grace And send him helth froÌ„ his right hand out of his holy place In charettes some put confidence and some in horses trust But we remembre God our Lord that kepeth promise iust
thei fal downe flat but we do rise and stande vp stedfastly Now saue and helpe as Lord kinge on thee when we do crye Domine in virtute psalme â–ª xxi Christes kingdome here he doth describe with his eternal power All that rise vp him to resist his right hand shal deuoure O Lord how ioyful is the king in thy strength in thy power How vehemently doth he reioyce in the his sauiour For thou hast geuen vnto him his godlye hartes desyre To him thou hast nothing denied of that he did require thou didst preueÌ„t him with thy giftes and blessinges manifolde And thou hast set vpon his head a crowne of perfect golde and when he asked life of thee thereof thou madest him sure to haue longe life yea such a life euer should endure Great is his glory by thy helpe thy benefite and ayde Great worship and great honor both thou hast vpon hym layde thou wilt geue him filicitie that never shal decay And wilth thy chereful countenaunce wylt comfort him alwaye For why the king strongly doth trust in God for to preuayle therefore his goodnes and his grace wyl not that he shal auayle But let thine enemies fele thy force and those that thee withstande Fynd out thy foes and let theim feele the power of thy ryght hand and lyke an ouen burne them Lorde in fyer flame and fume thyne anger wil destroy them al and fier wyl them consume and thou wilt rote out of the earth theyr fruit that shoulde encrease And from the number of thy folke their sede shal ende and cease For why much mischief did thei muse agaynst thy holy name Yet did thei faile and had no power for to performe the same therefore shalt thou right valiantlye put them to flight and shame And charge thy bowestringes redily against thine enemies face Be thou exalted Lord therefore in thy strength euery houre So shal we sing right solempnely praising thy might and power Ad te domine leuani psalm xxv For ayde against her enemies the faithfull church doth praye For pacience in aduersitie and for the perfecte waye I Lift vp myne harte to thee my God and guyde most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee doe I truste Let not my foes reioyce nor make a skorne of me And let them not be ouerthrowen that put their trust in thee Confounded are al suche whose doinges are but vaine O lorde therefore thy pathes waies declare vnto me plaine Direct me in thy strength and teache me I thee praye Thou art my god and sauioure that helpeth me euery day thy mercies manifolde I pray thee Lord remembre And eke thy pitie plentiful that doth endure for euer Remembre not the faultes and frailtie of my youth Remembre not how ignoraunte I haue been of thy truth Nor after my desertes let me thy mercy finde But of thyne owne benignitie Lorde haue me in thy mynde His mercie is ful swete his trueth the perfect waye Therfore the Lord wil geue a lawe to them that go astraye For al the waies of God are truth and mercie both To them that seeke his testament the witnesse of his trouth Now for thy holy name O Lorde I thee entreate To graunt me pardon for my synne for it is wonderous greate Who so doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him directe To leade his life in such a way as he doth best accepte His soule shal euermore in goodnesse dwel and stande Hys sede and his posteritie enherite shal the lanâ—â— To those that feare the Lorde he is a firmament And vnto them he doth declare his wil and testament My eares and eke my harte to him I wil aduaunce that pluckte my feete out of thâ— snare of wilful ignoraunce With mercy me beholde to thee I make my mone For I am poore and solitarie comfortlesse alone The troubles of my harte are multiplied in deede Bring me out of this miserie necessitie and neede Beholde my pouertie mine anguishe and my paine Remit my sinne and mine offence and make me cleane againe O Lord beholde my foes how they do stil encrease Pursuyng me with deadly hate that faine would liue in pease Preserue and kepe my soule and eke deliuer me And let me not be ouerthrowen because I trust in thee The iust and innocent by me do sticke and stande Because I loke for to receyue my succour at thy hande Deliuer Lord thy folke that be of thy beliefe Deliuer Lord thine Israel from al his paine and griefe Ad te domine clamabo Psalm xxvii This Psalme setteth out the Phariseis with flatryng hartes vncleane And sheweth how god is all our strength by Christ our onely meane O Lord I cal to thee for helpe and if thou me forsake I shal be likened vnto them that fal into the lake The voice of thy supliaunt heare that vnto thee doth crie When I lift vp my hart and handes vnto the heauens hie Repute not me among the sorte of wicked and peruerte that speke right faire vnto their freÌ„ds and thinke ful yl in hearte According to their handie worke as thei deserue in deede And after their inuencions let them receiue their meede Thei not regard the workes of god his lawe ne yet his lore therfore will he their workes them destroye for euermore To render thankes vnto the Lord how great a cause haue I My voyce my praier my complaint that heard so willinglye He is my sheilde and fortitude my buckler in distresse My hope my helpe my heartes relief my songe shal hym confesse He is our strength and our defence our enemies to resist The health and the saluacion of his elect by Christ Thy people and thine heritage thy blessed worde preserue Extol thy floke with faithful foode that thei may neuer swerue Affâ—rte domino psalm xxxix As Dauid dyd the temple decke wyth yearthly Sacrifice So Christes churche with spirituall gyltes Ye must adorne lyke wyse GEue to the Lorde ye potentates and Princes of the worlde Ye raÌ„bes that guide the christen flocke geue laude vnto the Lorde Geue glory to his holy name and honour him alone Worship him in his maiestie within his holy throne His voice doth rule the waters al euen as him selfe doth please He doth prepare the thunder clappes and gouerneth al the seas Of vertue is the voyce of God and wondrous excellent Of ful great purpose and effecte and much magnificent His voice doth breake in Libanus the Cedre trees ful longe which for their hyghnes are coÌ„parde to mightie men and strong whom god wil strike with fearefulnesse and make them al as milde As calues that come to sacrifice or vnicorns ful wilde His voyce deuideth flames of fier and shaketh the wildernesse He maketh the desert quake for feare that called is Cades His voice doth make the wild harts tame and maketh the couert plaine And his temple euery man his glory doth proclaime He stayed the rage of Noes floud and stopped the read sea