shall folowe certayne Psalmes in ordre as they be appoynted in a Table made for that purpose except there be proper psalmes appoynted for that daye And at th end of euery Psalme throughoute the yeare and likewise in th end of Benedictus Benedicite Magnificat and Nunc dimittis shal be repeated Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. Then shal be read two Lessons distinctly with a loude voyce that the people may heare The first of the olde Testamente the second of the new Lyke as they be appoynted by the Kalender except there be proper Lessons assigned for that daye the Minister that readeth the Lesson standing and turning him so as he may best be hard of al such as be present And before euery Lesson the Minister shall saye thus The firste seconde thyrd or fourth Chapiter of Genesis or Exodus Mathew Marke or other like as is appointed in the Kalender And in the ende of euery Chapiter he shall saye ¶ Here endeth suche a Chapiter of suche a Booke And to th end the people may the better heare in such places where they doe syng there shall the Lessons be song in a playne tune after the maner of distinct reading and lykewyse the Epistle and Gospel After the fyrst Lesson shal folowe Te deum laudamus in English dayly through the whole yeare Te deū laudamus WE praise thee O God we knowledge thee to be the Lorde All the earth doeth worship thee the father euerlasting To thee all Angels crye aloude the heauens and al the powers therein To thee Cherubin and Seraphin continually doe crye Holy holy holy Lorde God of Sabaoth Heauen and earth are full of the Maiestie of thy glorye The glorious company of the Apostles prayse thee The goodly felowship of the Prophetes prayse thee The noble army of Martyrs prayse thee The holy Churche throughout al the word doth knowledge thee The father of an infinite Maiestie Thy honourable true and onely sonne Also the holy gost the comforter Thou art the king of glory O Christ Thou art the euerlastyng sonne of the father When thou tokest vpon thee to delyuer man thou diddest not abhorre the vyrgins wombe When thou hadst ouercomed the sharpenes of death thou didst open the kingdom of heauen to al beleuers Thou syttest on the ryghte hande of God in the glory of the father We beleue that thou shalt come to be our iudge We therfore pray thee helpe thy seruauntes whom thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Make them to be numbred with thy Sainctes in glorye euerlastyng O Lorde saue thy people and blesse thine heritage Gouerne them and lift them vp for euer Daye by daye we magnifie thee And we worship thy name euer world withoute ende Vouchsafe O Lord to kepe vs this daye without sinne O Lord haue mercy vpon vs haue mercy vpon vs. O Lord let thy mercy lighten vpon vs as our trust is in thee O lord in thee haue I trusted let me neuer be confounded Or this canticle Benedicite omnia opera domini domino Benedicite O All ye workes of the Lorde blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O ye Aungels of the Lord blesse ye the Lorde prayse ye hym and magnifie him for euer O ye heauens blesse ye the Lorde praise him and magnifie hym for euer O ye waters that bee aboue the fyrmament blesse ye the Lord prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O all ye powers of the Lorde blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O ye Sunne and moone blesse ye the Lord prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O ye starres of heauen blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye showres and dewe blesse ye the Lord prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye wyndes of God blesse ye the lorde prayse him and magnifie hym for euer O ye fyre and heate blesse ye the lorde prayse him and magnifie hym for euer O ye wynter and summer blesse ye the lorde prayse him and magnifie him for euer O ye dewes and frostes blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye froste and colde blesse ye the lord prayse hym and magnifye hym for euer O ye Ise and snowe blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye nyghtes and dayes blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye lyght and darkenes blesse ye the lorde prayse him and magnifie hym for euer O ye lightninges and cloudes blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O let the earth blesse the lorde yea let it prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye Mountaynes and hilles blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O all ye grene thynges vpon the earth blesse ye the lord prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye welles blesse ye the lord praise him and magnifie hym for euer O ye Seas and floudes blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O ye whales and all that moue in the waters blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and magnifie him for euer O all ye foules of the ayre blesse ye the lorde prayse him and magnifie hym for euer O all ye beastes and cattell blesse ye the lord prayse him and magnifie hym for euer O ye children of men blesse ye the Lord prayse hym and magnify hym for euer O let Israel blesse the Lorde prayse hym and magnifye hym for euer O ye Priestes of the Lorde blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie hym for euer O ye seruauntes of the Lorde blesse ye the Lord prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye spirites and soules of the righteous blesse ye the Lord prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O ye holy and humble men of heart blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer O Ananias Azarias and Misael blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifie hym for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the. c. As it was in the beginning is now and euer c. And after the second Lesson shal be vsed and sayd Benedictus in Englishe as foloweth Benedictus BLessed bee the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed hys people And hath raysed vp a mightie saluacion for vs in the house of hys seruaunt Dauid As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophetes which haue been sence the worlde began That we should bee saued from oure enemies and from the handes of all that hate vs. To perfourme the mercy promised to oure forefathers and to remember his holy couenaunt To perfourme the oth which he sware to oure forefather Abraham that he would geue vs. That we beyng deliuered oute of the handes of our enemies myght serue hym without feare In holynes and righteousnes before him al the dayes of our lyfe And thou childe shalte be called the
tyme they broughte children vnto Christ that he shoulde touche them and his disciples rebuked those that brought them But whē Iesus sawe it he was displeased and sayde vnto them suffre litle children to come vnto me and forbid them not for to suche belongeth the kingdome of god Verelye I saye vnto you whosoeuer doeth not receyue the kingdome of God as a litle childe he shall not entre therein And when he had taken them vp in his armes he putte hys handes vpon them and blessed them After the Gospell is readde the Minister shall make thys briefe exhortacion vpon the wordes of the Gospell FRendes you heare in this Gospel the wordes of oure Sauioure Christe that he commaunded the children to bee brought vnto him Now he blamed those that woulde haue kepte them from hym Nowe he exhorted all men to folowe theyr innocencie You perceiue how by his outwarde gesture and dede he declared hys good wyll toward them For he embraced thē in his armes he layd his handes vpon them and blessed them doubt not ye therfore but earnestlye belieue that he wyll likewyse fauourablye receyue these presente infantes that he wyll embrace them with the armes of hys mercye that he wyll geue vnto them the blessyng of eternal lyfe and make thē partakers of his euerlastyng kyngdome Wherefore we being thus perswaded of the good wil of our heauenly father towarde these infantes declared by his sonne Iesus Christe nothing doubting but that he fauourably alloweth this charitable worke of ours in bringing these childrē to his holy Baptisme let vs faithfully and deuoutlye geue thankes vnto him and say ALmightie euerlasting god heauenly father we geue thee humble thankes that thou haste vouchsafed to call vs to the knowledge of thy grace and fayth in thee encrease thys knowledge and confirme this fayth in vs euermore Geue thy holy spirite to thse infantes that they may be borne again and be made heyres of euerlasting saluacion through our Lord Iesus Christ who liueth and reigneth with thee and the holy spirite now for euer Amen ¶ Then the Priest shall speake vnto the Godfathers and Godmothers on thys wyse WElbeloued frendes ye haue brought these childrē here to be Baptised ye haue praied that our Lord Iesus Christ would vouchsafe to receiue them to laye his handes vpon thē to blesse thē to release them of their sinnes to geue them the kyngdome of heauen and euerlastyng lyfe Ye haue heard also that our lord Iesus Christ hath promised in his gospel to graūt al these thinges that ye haue praied for which promyse he for his parte wyl moste surely kepe and perfourme Wherefore after thys promyse made by Chryste these infantes must also faythfully for their part promyse by you that be their suerties that they wil forsake the deuil and al his workes and constantly beleue gods holy word and obediently kepe his commaundementes Then shall the Priest demaunde of the Godfathers and Godmothers these questions folowyng Doest thou forsake the deuil and al his workes the vaine pompe and glory of the world with al couetouse desyres of the same the carnall desyres of the fleshe so that thou wylte not folowe nor be led by them Aunswere I forsake them all Minister Doest thou beleue in god the father almightie maker of heauen and earth And in Iesus Christ his onely begotten sonne our lord and that he was conceiued by the holy gost borne of the virgin Mary that he suffered vnder Poncyus Pilate was crucified dead and buried that he went down into hell and also did rise agayne the thyrd daye that he ascended into heauen and litteth at the right hande of god the father almightie and from thence shal come again at the end of the world to iudge the quicke and the dead And doest thou beleue in the holy gost the holy Catholique Churche the cōmunion of sainctes the remiss ion of synnes the resurrecciō of the fleshe and euerlasting life after death Aunswere All this I stedfastly beleue Minister Wylt thou be Baptysed in thys fayth Aunswere That is my desyre Then shall the Priest saye O Merciful god graunt that the olde Adam in these children may be so buried that the new man may be raysed vp in them Amen Graunte that all carnall affecions may dye in them and that all thynges belongyng to the spyryte maye lyue and growe in them Amen Graunt that they may haue power and strength to haue victory and to triumphe against the deuill the world and the fleshe Amen Graunt that whosoeuer is here dedicated to thee by oure office and ministery may also be endued with heauenly vertues euerlastynglye rewarded through thy mercy O blessed lord God who doest liue and gouerne all thinges world without ende Amen ALmightie euerliuing God whose moste dearelye beloued sōne Iesus Christ for the forgeuenes of our sinnes did shead out of his most precious side bothe water bloud and gaue commaundement to hys disciples that they should goe teache all nacyons and baptise them in the name of the father the sonne and of the holy ghost Regarde we beseche thee the supplicacions of thy congregacion and graunt that all thy seruauntes whyche shall bee baptised in thys water may receyue the fulnes of thy grace and euer remaine in the noumbre of thy faithfull and elect children throughe Iesus Chryst our Lorde Then the Priest shal take the childe in his handes and aske the name and naming the childe shall dippe it in the water so it be discretely and warely done saying N I Baptise thee in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy goste Amen And yf the child bee weake it shall suffise to powre water vpon it saying the foresayd wordes N I Baptise thee in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy gost Amen Then the Priest shall make a crosse vpon the childes forehead saying WE receyue thys childe into the congregacion of Christes stocke and doe sygne hym with the sygne of the crosse in tokē that hereafter he shall not bee ashamed to confesse the fayth of Chryste crucified and manfully to fight vnder his banner agaynst sinne the worlde and the deuill and to continue Christes faythfull souldioure and seruaunt vnto hys lyues ende Amen Then shall the Priest saye SEyng now derely beloued brethren that these children be regenerate and grafted into the body of Christes congregacyon let vs geue thankes vnto God for these benefites with one accorde make oure prayers vnto almyghtye God that they maye leade the rest of theyr lyfe accordyng to this begynnyng Then shal be sayde Our father whiche arte in heauen c. Then shall the Priest saye WE yelde thee hearty thankes most merciful father that it hath pleased thee to regenerate thys infant with thy holy sprite to receyue hym for thy owne child by adopcion and to incorporate hym into thy holy congregacion And humblye we beseche thee to graunte that he being dead vnto
ordinaunce And thereto I geue thee my trouth Then shal they agayne loose their handes and the man shal geue vnto the woman a ring laying thesame vpon the boke with the accustomed duety to the Priest Clerke And the Priest taking the ring shal delyuer it vnto the man to putte it vpon the fourth fynger of the womans left hand And the man taught by the Priest shall saye With this ring I thee wed wyth my body I thee worshyp with al my worldly goodes I thee endow In the name of the father of the sonne and of the holy gost Amen Then the man leauing the ryng vpon the fourth fynger of the womans left hande the Minister shall saye ¶ Let vs praye O Eternall god creatour and preseruer of al mankynde geuer of all spirituall grace the auctour of euerlasting lyfe Sende thy blessing vpon these thy seruauntes this mā and this woman whō we blesse in thy name that as Isaac and Rebecca liued faithfully together so these persons may surely perfourme and kepe the vow and couenaunt betwixt them made whereof this ring geuen and receiued is a tokē and pledge and may euer remaine in perfect loue and peace together and lyue accordyng vnto thy lawes through Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen Then shall the Priest ioyne their right handes together and say Those whom God hath ioined together lette no man put asunder Then shall the Minister speake vnto the people FOrasmuche as N. and N. haue consented together in holy wedlocke and haue witnessed thesame before god and this company and therto haue geuen and pledged their trouth eyther to other and haue declared thesame by geuing and receiuing of a ring and by ioyning of handes I pronounce that they be man and wife together In the name of the father of the sonne and of the holy gost Amen And the Minister shal adde thys blessing God the father god the sonne god the holy gost blesse preserue and kepe you the Lord mercifully with his fauoure loke vpon you and so fil you with al spiritual benediccyon and grace that you maye so liue together in thys life that in the world to come you may haue life euerlasting Amen Then the Minister or Clerkes going to the Lordes table shall saye or syng thys psalme folowyng Beati omnes ps cxxviii BLessed are al they that feare the lorde and walke in thys wayes For thou shalt eate the labour of thy handes O well is thee and happy shalt thou be Thy wife shal be as the fruitefull vine vpon the walles of thy house Thy children like the Oliue braunches rounde aboute thy table Loe thus shal the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The Lorde from oute of Sion shall blesse thee that thou shalt see Hierusalem in prosperitie all thy lyfe long Yea that thou shalt see thy childrens children and peace vpon Israel Glory be to the father c. As it was in the. c. Or els thys psalme folowyng Deus misereatur psal lxvii GOd be merciful vnto vs and blesse vs and shewe vs the light of his countenaunce and be merciful vnto vs. That thy way may be knowen vpon the earth thy sauyng health among all nacions Let the people prayse thee O God yea let all the people prayse thee O let the nacions reioyce and be glad for thou shalt iudge the stocke righteouslye and gouerne the nacions vpon the earth Let the people praise thee O god let all the people prayse thee Then shal the earth bryng forth her encrease and god euēour God shall geue vs hys blessyng God shall blesse vs and all the endes of the worlde shall feare hym Glory be to the father c. As it was in the. c. The Psalme ended and the man and the woman knelyng afore the Lordes table the Priest standing at the table and turning his face towarde them shall saye Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Aunswere Christe haue merry vpon vs. Minister Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Our father which art in heauen c And leade vs not into temptacion Aunswere But deliuer vs from euill Amen Minister O Lorde saue thy seruaunt and thy handmayde Aunswere Which put their trust in thee Minister O Lorde sende them helpe from thy holy place Aunswere And euermore defende them Minister Be vnto them a towre of strength Aunswere From the face of theyr enemye Minister O Lorde heare our prayer Aunswere And let our crye come vnto thee The Minister O God of Abraham God of Isaac God of Iacob blesse these thy seruauntes and so we the sede of eternall lyfe in their mindes that whatsoeuer in thy holy worde they shall profitably learne they maye in dede fulfil thesame Loke O Lord mercifully vpon thē from heauen and blesse them And as thou diddest sende thy blessing vpon Abraham and Sara to their great comfort so vouchsafe to sende thy blessing vpō these thy seruauntes that they obeying thy wil and alway beeing in safetie vnder thy proteccion may abide thy loue vnto their liues ende through Iesu Christ our Lorde Amen Thys prayer next folowyng shal be omitted where the women is paste chylde byrth O Merciful lord heauenly father by whose gracious gift mankind is encreased we beseche thee assyste with thy blessyng these two persons that they may both be fruiteful in procreacion of childrē and also liue together so long in godly loue and honestie that they may see their childrens children vnto the thyrde fourth generacyon vnto thy prayse and honoure throughe Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen O God whiche by thy mightie power hast made all thinges of naughte which also after other thinges set in ordre didst appointe that out of mā created after thyne owne ymage and similitude woman should take her beginning and knitting thē together dydst teache that it should neuer be lawful to put a sunder those whom thou by matrimonie hadst made one O God whych hast consecrated the state of matrimonie to such an excellent misterie that in it is signified and represented the spiritual mariage vnitie betwixt Christ his church Loke mercyfully vpon these thy seruauntes that both this mā may loue his wyfe accordyng to thy worde as Chryste did loue hys spouse the church who gaue him selfe for it louing cherysshyng it euen as his own flesh And also the this womā may be louing amiable to her husband as Rachel wife as Rebecca faithfull obedient as Sara and in all quietnes sobrietie peace be a folower of holy and godly matrones O Lord blesse them both graunt them to inherite thy euerlasting kingdom through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Then shall the Priest saye ALmightie God which at the beginning did create our first parentes Adam and Eue and did sanctifie ioine them together in mariage powre vpō you the riches of hys grace sanctifie and blesse you that ye may please hym both in body and soule and lyue together in holy loue vnto your lyues ende Amen Then
wrath thinkest vpon mercye Spare thy people good Lorde spare them and lette not thy herytage bee brought to confusion heare vs O lord for thy mercy is great and after the multytude of thy mercyes loke vpon vs. Here endeth the boke of common praier The psalter or Psalmes of Dauid after the trāslacion of the greate Byble poynted as it shal be sayed or song in Churches ☞ ¶ The Psalmes of Dauid Beatus vir qui non abiit psal i. Mornīg prayer BLessed is that man that hath not walked in the coūsel of the vngodly nor stande in the way of sinners and hath not sit in the seate of the scornefull But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law wil he exercyse hymselfe daye and night And he shall be like a tree planted by the water side that wil bryng furth hys fruite in due season Hys leafe also shall not wyther and loke whatsoeuer he doeth it shall prosper As for the vngodly it is not so with them but they are lyke the chaffe which the wind scattereth awaye from the face of the earth Therefore the vngodly shall not bee hable to stande in the iudgement neither the sinners in the congregacyon of the ryghteous But the lord knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the vngodly shall peryshe Quare fremuerunt gentes psal ii WHy doe the Heathen so furiously rage together and why doe the people ymagine a vayne thyng The kinges of the earth stande vp and the rulers take counsayle together agaynst the Lord and against hys annoynted Let vs breake their bandes a sunder and cast away their cordes from vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shal laugh them to scorne the lord shall haue them in derision Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in hys sore displeasure Yet haue I set my kyng vpon my holy hyll of Syon I wil preache the lawe wherof the lord hath sayed vnto me thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Desyre of me and I shall geue thee the heathen for thine enheritaunce and the vttermost part of the earth for thy possession Thou shalt bruise them with a rodde of yron and breake them in pieces lyke a potters bessell Be wyse now therefore O ye kynges be learned ye that are iudges of the earth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyce vnto hym wyth reuerence Kisse the sonne left he be angry and so ye perishe from the ryght waye if his wrath be kiendled yea but a little blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym Domine quid multiplicati psal iii. LOrd how are they encreased that trouble me many are they that ryse aganst me Many one there be that say of my soule there is no helpe for hym in hys God But thou O Lord art my defendour thou art my worship and the lifter vp of my head I did call vpon the Lord with my voice and he heard me out of hys holy hyll I layed me downe and slepte and rose vp agayne for the Lord sustayned me I wil not be afraid of ten thousandes of people that haue set themselues against me round about Vp Lorde and helpe me O my God for thou smytest all myne enemyes vpon the cheke bone thou haste broken the teeth of the vngodly Saluacion belongeth vnto the Lord and thy blessing is vpon the people Cum inuocarem psal iiii HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnesse thou haste set me at libertie when I was in trouble haue mercye vpon me and hearken vnto my prayer O ye sonnes of men how long wyll ye blaspheme myne honor and haue suche pleasure in vanitie and seeke after leasyng Knowe thys also that the Lorde hath chosen to hymselfe the man that is godlye when I call vpon the Lorde he wil heare me Stande in awe and synne not comen with youre owne hearte and in your chambre and be styll Offre the sacrifice of righteousnesse and put your truste in the Lorde There bee manye that wyll saye who wyll shewe vs any good LORD lyfte thou vp the lyghte of thy countenaunce vpon vs. Thou haste putte gladnes in my hearte sence the tyme that theyr corne and wyne and oyle increased I wyll laye me downe in peace and take my reste for it is thou Lorde only that makest me dwel in safetie Verba mea auribus Psalm v. POnder my wordes O LORDE consyder my meditacyon O herken thou vnto the voyce of my callyng my kyng and my God for vnto thee wyl I make my prayer My voyce shalte thou heare betimes O Lorde earlye in the mornyng wyll I directe my prayer vnto thee and wyll loke vp For thou arte the God that hathe no pleasure in wickednesse neyther shall any euyll dwell with thee Suche as bee foolyshe shall not stande in thy syghte for thou hatest all them that worke vanitie Thou shalte destroye them that speake leasyng the Lorde wyll abhorre bothe the bloudthirstye and deceytfull man But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen vpon the multitude of thy mercye and in thy feare wyl I worshyp towarde thy holy temple Leade me O lord in thy righteousnes because of myne enemies make thy waye playne before my face For there is no faithfulnes in his mouth theyr inwarde partes are very wickednes Theyr throte is an open sepulchre they flatter with their tongue Destroye thou them O God let them peryshe throughe theyr owne ymaginacyons cast them out in the multitude of theyr vngodlynes for they haue rebelled agaynst thee And let all them that put theyr truste in thee reioyce they shall euer be geuyng of thankes because thou defendest thē they that loue thy name shal be ioyefull in thee For thou Lorde wylte geue thy blessyng vnto the ryghteous and with thy fauourable kyndnesse wilt thou defend him as with a shielde Domine ne in furore Psalm vi Euening prayer O Lorde rebuke me not in thyne indignacion neyther chasten me in thy displeasure Haue mercy vpon me O Lord for I am weake O Lorde heale me for my bones are vexed My soule is also sore troubled but Lorde howe long wilte thou punishe me Turne thee O Lorde and delyuer my soule oh saue me for thy mercies sake For in death no man remembreth thee and who wil geue thee thankes in the pitte I am wearye of my gronyng euery night washe I my bedde and water my couche with my teares My beautie is gone for verye trouble and worne awaye because of all my enemies Awaye fro me all yet that worke vanitie for the Lorde hath hearde the voyce of my wepyng The Lorde hath hearde my peticyon the Lorde wyll receyue my prayer All myne enemyes shall bee confounded and sore vexed they shal be turned backe and put to shame sodeynly Domine deus meus psalm vii O Lorde my God in thee haue I put my trust saue me from all them that persecute me and delyuer me Left he
Lord that made the heauens Glory and worship are before him power and honour are in hys Sanctuary Ascrybe vnto the Lorde O ye kynredes of the people ascribe vnto the Lorde worship and power Ascribe vnto the Lorde the honoure due vnto hys name bring presentes and come into hys courtes O worship the Lorde in the beautie of holynesse lette the whole earth stande in awe of hym Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is kyng and that it is he which hath made the rounde world so fast that it cannot be moued and howe that he shall iudge the people righteously Let the heauens reioyce and let the earth be glad lette the sea make a noyse and all that therein is Let the field be ioyful and al that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce before the Lorde For he cometh for he cometh to iudge the earth and wyth righteousnes to iudge the worlde and the people wyth hys trueth Domimus regnauit Psal xcvii THe Lord is king the earth may be glad therof yea the multitude of the Isles may be glad therof Cloudes and darkenes are roūd about him righteousnes and iudgemente are the habitacion of his seate There shall goe a fyre before hym and bunre vp his enemies on euery side Hys lyghtenynges gaue shyne vnto the worlde the earth saw it and was afrayd The hilles melted lyke waxe at the presence of the lorde at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth The heauens haue declared his righteousnesse and al the people haue seen hys glory Confounded be all they that worship carued ymages and that delight in vaine goddes worship hym al ye goddes Syon heard of it and reioised and the daughters of Iuda were glad because of thy iudgement O Lord. For thou lorde art hier then all that are in the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all goddes O ye that loue the Lord se that ye hate the thing whyche is euill the Lorde preserueth the soules of hys saynctes he shall deliuer them from the hande of the vngodly There is sprong vp a light for the righteous and a ioyefull gladnes for such as be true hearted Reioyce in the Lord ye righteous and geue thankes for a remembraunce of hys holynes Cantate domino Psal xcviii Euening prayer O Sing vnto the Lorde a newe song for he hath done marueylous thynges With his own right hand and with his holy arme hath he gotten hymselfe the victory The Lorde declared hys saluacion his righteousnes hath he openly shewed in the sight of the Heathen He hath remembred hys mercye and trueth towarde the house of Israel and al the endes of the world haue seen the saluacyon of our god Shewe pour selues ioyefull vnto the Lorde al ye landes syng reioyce and geue thankes Psrayse the Lorde vpon the harpe syng to the harpe with a Psalme of thankesgeuing With trumpettes also and shawmes O shew your selues ioyefull before the Lorde the Kyng Lette the Sea make a noyse and all that therein is the round worlde and they that dwell therein Let the fluddes clappe theyr handes and lette the hylles be ioyfull together before the Lorde for he is come to iudge the earth With rightousnes shall he iudge the worlde and the people with equitie Dominus regnauit psalm xcix THe Lorde is kyng be the people neuer so vnpaciente he sytteth betwene the Cherubins be the earth neuer so vnquiet The Lorde is great in Sion and hye aboue all people They shal geue thankes vnto thy name whiche is great wonderfull and holy The Kynges power loueth iudgemente thou haste prepared equitie thou hast executed iudgemente and righteousnesse in Iacob O magnifye the Lorde oure God and fall downe before his footestole for he is holy Moyses and Aaron among his Priestes and Samuel among suche as call vpon hys name these called vpon the Lorde and he hearde them He spake vnto them oute of the cloudye pyller for they kepte hys testimonies and the law that he gaue them Thou heardest them O Lorde our God thou forgauest them O God and punishedst theyr owne inuencions O magnifye the Lorde our God and worshyp him vpon his holy hyll for the Lorde our God is holy Iubilate deo psalm c. O Bee ioyefull in the lorde all ye landes serue the Lorde with gladnesse and come before hys presence with a song Be ye sure that the Lorde he is God it is he that hathe made vs and not we our selues we are hys people and the shepe of his pasture O goe your way into his gates with thankesgeuyng and into hys courtes with prayse bee thankefull vnto hym and speake good of his name For the lorde is gracious his mercye is euerlastyng and his trueth endureth from generacion to generacion Misericordiam psalm ci MY song shal be of mercy and iudgemente vnto thee O lorde will I syng O lette me haue vnderstandyng in the waye of godlynes When wilt thou come vnto me I will walke in my house with a perfect hearte I will take no wicked thyng in hand I hate the synnes of vnfaythfulnes there shal no such cleaue vnto me A froward hearte sall depart from me I will not know a wicked person Whoso prieuely slaundreth his neighbour hym will I destroye Whoso hathe also a proude loke and hye stomake I will not suffer him Mine eyes looke vpon suche as bee faithful in the lande that they may dwell with me Whoso leadeth a godly lyfe he shal be my seruaunte There shal no disceytful person dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall not tary in my sight I shal soone destroye al the vngodly that are in the land that I maye roote oute all wicked dooers from the cytie of the Lorde Domine exaudi oracionem meam psalm cii Mornīg prayer HEare my prayer O Lorde and let my crying come in vnto thee Hyde not thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble enclyne thyne eares vnto me when I call O heare me and that ryght soone For my dayes are consumed awaye lyke smoke and my bones are brent vp as it were a fyrebrand My hearte is smitten downe and withered lyke grase so that I forgeat to eate my bread For the voyce of my groning my bones will scante cleaue to my fleshe I am become like a Pellicane of the wildernes and lyke an Owle that is in the deser te I haue watched and am euen as it were a sparowe that sitteth alone vpon the house toppe Mine enemies reuile me all the day long and they that are mad vpon me are sworne together agaynst me For I haue eaten asshes as it mere bread and mingled my drynke with weping And that because of thyne indignacion and wrathe for thou hast taken me vp and cast me downe My dayes are gone like a shadowe and I am withered lyke grasse But thou O lorde shalt endure for euer and thy remembraunce throughout all generacions Thou shalte aryse and haue mercy vpon
Syon for it is tyme that thou haue mercy vpon her yea the time is come And why thy seruauntes thynke vpon her siones and it pietieth them to see her in the dust The Heathen shall feare thy name O Lorde and all the Kynges of the earth thy Maiestie When the Lorde shall build vp Syon and when his glory shall appeare When he turneth hym vnto the prayer of the poore destytute and despyseth not theyr desyre This shal be written for those that come after and the people whiche shal be borne shall prayse the Lorde For he hathe loked downe from his sanctuary out of the heauen did the lord bebold the earth That he mighte heare the mourninges of suche as bee in captiuitie and delyuer the children appoynted vnto deathe That they maye declare the name of the Lorde in Syon and hys woorship at Ierusalem When the people are gathered together and the kyngedomes also to serue the Lorde He brought downe my strength in my iourney and shortned my dayes But I sayd O my God take me not awaye in the middest of mine age as for thy yeares they endure througeout all generacions Thou Lorde in the beginning hast layd the foundacions of the earth and the heauens are the worke of thy handes They shall perishe but thou shalte endure they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment And as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them and they shal bee chaunged but thou art thesame and thy yeres shall not fayle The children of the seruauntes shall continue and theyr seede shall stand fast in thy sight Benedic anima mea psalm ciii PRayse the Lord O my soule and all that is within me prayse his holy name Prayse the Lorde O my soule and forgeat not al his benefites Whiche forgeueth all thy synne and healeth all thyne infirmities Whyche saueth thy lyfe from destruccyon and crouneth thee with mercy and louing kindnes Whiche satisfyed thy mouth with good thyges makyng thee young and lusty as an Eagle The Lorde executeth rygteousnes and iudgemente for all them that are oppressed with wrong He shewed his wayes vnto Moyses his woorkes vnto the children of Israel The lorde is full of compassion and mercy long suffryng and of great goodnes He will not alway bee chyding neither kepet he his angre for euer He hathe not dealt with vs after our sinnes nor rewarded vs according to our wickednesses For loke how hie the heauen is in comparisō of the earth so great is hys mercy also toward them that feare hym Loke howe wyde also the East is from the West so farre hath he set our snnes from vs. Yea lyke as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is the Lord mercyfull vnto them that feare hym For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but duste The dayes of man are but as grasse for he florisheth as a floure of the fielde For as soone as the wynde goeth ouer it it is gone and the place therof shall know it nomore But the mercyfull goodnes of the Lorde endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him and his righteousnesse vpon chylders children Euen vpon suche as kepe his couenaunt and thinke vpon his commaundementes to doe them The Lorde hathe prepared his seate in heauen and hys kyngdom ruleth ouer all O prayse the Lorde ye Aungels of hys ye that excell in strength ye that fulfyll his commaundement and hearken vnto the voyce of hys wordes O prayse the Lord all ye his hostes ye seruauntes of his that doe his pleasure O speake good of the Lord all ye workes of his in al places of his dominion prayse thou the Lord O my soule Benedic anima mea psalm ciiii Euening prayer PRaise the Lord O my soule O Lord my God thou art become exceding glorious thou art clothed with maiestie and honour Thou deckest thy selfe with lighte as it were with a garment and spredest out the heauens lyke a curtaine Whych layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters and maketh the cloudes his charet and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde He maketh hys Aungelles spirites and his ministers a flamyng fyre He laied the foundacions of the earth that it neuer should moue at any tyme. Thou coueredst it with the depe lyke as with a garment the waters stande in the hilles At thy rebuke they stye at the voyce of thy thunder they are afrayde They goe vp as hye as the hylles and downe in the valleyes benethe euen vnto the place whiche thou hast appointed for them Thou hast sette them theyr bondes whiche they shall not passe neyther turne agayne to couer the earth He sendeth the sprynges into the ryuers whiche runne among the hylles Al beastes of the fielde drinke thereof and the wild Asses quenche theyr thirst Beside them shall the foules of the ayre haue theyr habitacyon and syng among the braunches He watereth the hylles from aboue the earthe is fylled with the fruite of thy workes He bringeth foorth grasse for the cattell and greene herbe for the seruice of menne That he maye bring fode out of the earth and wyne that maketh glad the hearte of man oyle to make him a cherefull countenaunce and bread to strength mans hearte The trees of the Lord also are full of sappe euen the Ceders of Libanus whiche he hath planted Wherin the birdes make theyr nestes and the firre trees are a dwellyng for the Storke The hye hylles are a refuge for the wylde goates and so are the stony rockes for the Conies He appoynted the Moone for certayne seasons and the Sunne knoweth his goyng downe Thou makest darkenes that it may bee night wherin all the beastes of the forest doe moue The Lyons roaryng after theyr praye dooe seeke theyr meate at God The Sunne ariseth and they geat them away together and laye them downe in theyr dennes Man goeth forthe to his worke and to his labour vntyll the euenyng O Lorde how manifold are thy workes in wysdom hast thou made them all the earth is full of thy ryches So is the great and wide sea also wherein are thynges crepyng innumerable both small and great beastes There goe the shippes and there is that Leuiathan whō thou hast made to take his pastyme therein These wayte all vpon thee that thou mayste geue them meate in due season When thou geuest it them they gather it and when thou openest thy hand they are fylled with good When thou hidest thy face they are troubled when thou takest awaye theyr breath they dye and are turned agayne to theyr duste When thou lettest thy breath goe forth they shal be made and thou shalt renew the face of the earth The glorious maiestie of the Lorde shall endure for euer the Lord shall reioyce in his workes The earthe shall tremble at the loke of him yf he doe but touche the hilles they shall smoke I wyll syng vnto the Lorde as long as I lyue I wyll prayse my God whyle I haue my beyng And
thou Iordan that thou wart dryuen backe Ye moūtaines that ye skipped like Rammes and ye little hilles lyke yong shepe Tremble thou earth at the presence of the lord at the presence of the god of Iacob which turned the harde rocke into a standing water and the flinte stone into a springing well Non nobis domine Psal cxv NOt vnto vs O Lorde not vnto vs but vnto thy name geue the prayse for thy louing mercy and for thy truethes sake Wherfore shal the heathen say where is now their God as for our god he is in heauen he hath done whatsoeuer pleased hym Their Idols are syluer and gold euen the worke of mens handes They haue mouth and speake not eyes haue they and see not They haue eares and heare not noses haue they and smel not They haue handes and handell not fete haue they and walke not neyther speake they through their throte They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are all such as put their trust in them But thou house of Israel truste thou in the Lorde he is their succour and defence Ye house of Aaron put your trust in the lorde he is theyr helper and defender Ye that feare the Lorde trust ye in the Lorde he is theyr helper and defender The Lorde hath been myndfull of vs and he shall blesse vs euen he shall blesse the house of Israel he shal blesse the house of Aaron He shall blesse them that feare the Lorde both small and greate The Lorde shall encrease you more and more you and your chyldren Ye are the blessed of the Lorde whiche made heauen and earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes the earth hath he geuen to the chyldren of men The dead prayse not thee O Lorde neither al they that goe down into the sylence But we wyll prayse the Lord from thys tyme furth for euermore Dilexi quoniam Psal cxvi Mornīg prayer I Am well pleased that the Lord hath heard the voyce of my prayer That the hath enclyned hys care vnto me therfore wyll I call vpon hym as long as I lyue The snares of death compassed me rounde about and the paynes of hell gate holde vpon me I shall fynde trouble and heauines and I shall call vpon the name of the lorde O lorde I beseche thee delyuer my soule Gracyous is the lord and righteous yea out god is mercyfull The lord preserueth the simple I was in misery and he helped me Turne agayne then vnto thy rest O my soule for the lord hath rewarded thee And why thou hast deliuered my soule from death myne eyes from teares and my fete from fallyng I wil walke before the lord in the land of the lyuing I beleued and therefore wyll I speake but I was sore troubled I sayd in my hast all men are lyers What rewarde shall I geue vnto the Lord for al the benefytes that he hath done vnto me I wil receiue the cup of saluacion and cal vpon the name of the lorde I wyl paye my vowes now in the presence of all his people right deare in the sight of the Lorde is the death of hys saynctes Behold O lord how that I am thy seruaunte I am thy seruaunt and the sonne of thy handmayd thou hast broken my bones in sunder I wil offer to thee the sacrifice of thankesgeuing and wyl call vpon the name of the Lorde I will pay my vowes vnto the Lord in the sight of al his people in the courtes of the Lordes house euen in the middest of thee O Ierusalem Prayse the Lorde Laudate dominum psal cxvii O Prayse the Lorde all ye heathen prayse hym all ye nacions For his mercifull kindnes is euer more and more towarde vs and the trueth of the Lorde endureth for euer Prayse the Lorde Consitemini domino psal cxviii O Geue thankes vnto the Lord for he is gracious because hys mercy endurerth for euer Let Israel nowe confesse that he is gracyous and that hys merry endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron now confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yea let them nowe that feare the Lorde confesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lord in trouble and the lorde heard me at large The lord is on my syde I wil not feare what man dooeth vnto me The lord taketh my part with them that helpe me therfore shall I see my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the lord then to put any confidence in man It is better to trust in the lord then to put any confidence in Princes All nacions compassed me rounde about but in the name of the lorde wyll I destroye them They kept me in on euery syde they kept me in I say on euery syde but in the name of the lord I wyll destroy them They came about me lyke Bees and are extinct euen as the fyre emong the thornes for in the name of the lord I wil destroye them Thou hast thrust sore at me that I myghte fall but the lorde was my helpe The lord is my strength and my song and is become my saluacion The voice of ioye and health is in the dwellynges of the ryghteous the ryght hande of the lord bringeth myghty thynges to passe The right hand of the lord hath the preheminence the right hand of the lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe I wil not die but liue and declare the workes of the lord The lorde hath chastned and corrected me but he hath not geuen me ouer vnto death Open me the gates of righteousnes that I may goe into them and geue thankes vnto the lord Thys is the gate of the lord the righteous shall enter into it I wil thanke thee for thou hast heard me and art become my saluacion Thesame stone which the builders refused is become the head stone in the corner Thys is the lordes doing it is marueilous in our eyes This was the day which the lord hath made we will reioyce and be glad in it Helpe me now O lord O lord sende vs now prosperitie B1essed be he that cometh in the name of the lord we haue wisshed you good lucke ye that be of the house of the lorde God is the lorde which hath shewed vs light binde the sacrifice with coardes yea euen vnto the hornes of the altare Thou art my god and I wyll thanke thee thou arte my God and I wil prayse thee O geue thankes vnto the lord for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer Beati immaculati psal cxix Euenīg prayer BLessed are those that bee vndefyied in the waye and walke in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies and seeke hym wih theyr whole heart for they which doe no wickednes walke in hys wayes Thou hast charged that we shal diligently kepe thy commaundementes O that my waies were made so directe that I might kepe thy statutes So shal I not be confounded whyle I haue respecte vnto
speake of thy prayse when thou haste taught me thy statutes Yea my tongue shall syng of thy woorde for all thy commaundementes are righteous Let thine hand helpe me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes I haue longed for thy sauing health O Lord and in thy lawe is my delyght O let my soule liue and it shal praise thee and thy iudgementes shall helpe me I haue gone astraye lyke a shepe that is lost Oh seke thy seruaunt for I doe not forgeat thy commaundementes Ad dominum cum tribularer psal cxx Mornīg prayer WHen I was in trouble I called vpon the lord and he healed me Deliuer my soule O lord from lying lyppes and from a deceiptfull tongue What rewarde shal be geuen or doen vnto thee thou false tongue euen mightie and sharpe arrowes with hote burnyng coles Woe is me that I am constreined to dwel with Mesech and to haue myne habytacyon emong the tentes of Cedar My soule hath long dwelt emong them that be enemyes vnto peace I labor for peace but when I speake vnto them thereof they make them ready to battayle Leuaui oculos meos psal cxxi I Will lifte vp myne eyes vnto the hilles from whence commeth my helpe My helpe commeth euen from the lord which hath made heauen and earth He wil not suffre thy fote to be moued and he that kepeth thee will not slepe Beholde he that kepeth Israel shal neyther slomber nor slepe The lord himselfe is thy keper the lord is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande So that the sunne shal not burne thee by day neyther the Mone by nyght The Lord shal preserue thee from al euil yea it is euen he that shall kepe thy soule The Lorde shal preserue thy going out and thy comming in from thys tyme furth for euermore Letatussum psal cxxii I Was glad when they sayd vnto me we wil goe into the house of the Lorde Our fete shal stand in thy gates O Ierusalem Ierusalem is builded as a citie that is at vnitie in it self For thether the tribes goe vp euē the tribes of the lord to testifie vnto Israel to geue thankes vnto the name of the lord For there is the seate of iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid O pray for the peace of Ierusalem they shal prosper that loue thee Peace be within thy walles and plenteousnes within thy palaces For my brethren and companions sakes I will wishe thee prosperitie Yea because of the house of the lord our God I wil seke to doe thee good Ad te leuaui oculos meos psal cxxiii VNto thee lyft I vp myne iyes O thou that dwellest in the heauens Behold euen as the iyes of seruauntes loke vnto the handes of theyr maisters and as the iyes of a mayden vnto the hand of her maistres euen so our iyes waite vpon the lord our God vntil he haue mercy vpon vs. Haue mercy vpon vs O lord haue mercy vpon vs for we are vtterly despysed Our soule is filled with the scorneful reprofe of the welthy and with the despitefulnes of the proude Nisi quia dominus psal cxxiiii IF the Lorde himself had not been on our syde nowe may Israel say If the Lord himselfe had not been on our side when men rose vp agaynst vs. They had swallowed vs vp quicke when they were so wrathfully displeased at vs. Yea the waters had drowned vs and the streame had gone ouer our soule The diepe waters of the proude had gone euen ouer our soule But praysed be the Lord which hath not geuen vs ouer for a praye vnto theyr teeth Our soule is escaped euen as a byrde out of the snare of the fouler the snare is broken and we are deliuered Our helpe standeth in the name of the Lord which hath made heauen and earth Qui confidunt in domino psal cxxv THey that put theyr trust in the Lorde shal be euen as the Mount Syon whiche may not be remoued but standeth fast for euer The hilles stand about Hierusalem euen so standeth the Lord rounde about hys people from thys tyme furth for euermore For the rod of the vngodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put their hand vnto wickednes Doe well O Lorde vnto those that be good and true of heart As for such as turne backe vnto theyr owne wickednes the Lord shal leade thē furth with the euil doers but peace shal be vpon Israel In conuertendo psal cxxvi Euening prayer WHen the lord turned again the captiuitie of Syon then were we like vnto them that dreame Then was out mouth filled with laughter and our tong with ioye Then sayd they emong the Heathen the lord hath dooen great thinges for them Yea the lorde hath dooen great thinges for vs alreadye whereof we reioyce Turne our captiuite O lorde as the riuers in the south They that sowe in teares shall reape in ioye He that now goeth on his way weping and beareth furth good sede shal doubtles come agayn with ioye and bryng his sheaues with him Nisi dominus edifica psal cxxvii EXcept the Lorde builde the house their labour is but lost that build it Except the Lord kepe the citie the watche man waketh but in vayne It is but lost labour that ye hast to ryse vp earely and so late take rest and eate the bread of carefulnes for so he geueth his beloued slepe Loe children and the fruite of thy woombe are an heritage and gyft that cometh of the Lord. Like as the arrowes in the hande of the Gyant euen so are the yong children Happye is the man that hath his quyuer full of them they shall not be ashamed when they speake with theyr enemies in the gate Beati omnes psal cxxviii BLessed are al they that feare the Lorde and walke in his wayes For thou shalt eate the laboures of thyne handes O well is thee and happy shalt thou be Thy wyfe shal be as the fruitfull vyne vpon the walles of thyne house Thy children like the Oliue braunches rounde aboute thy table Loe thus shal the man be blessed that feareth the Lorde The Lorde from out of Syon shall so blesse thee that thou shalt see Ierusalem in prosperitie all thy life long Yea that thou shalte see thy childres children and peace vpon Israel Sepe expugnauerunt psal cxxix MAnye a tyme haue they foughte agaynst me fro my youth vp may Israel now say Yea manye a tyme haue they vexed me fro my youth vp but they haue not preuayled agaynst me The plowers plowed vpon my backe and made long forowes But the ritghteous Lorde hath hewen the snares of the vngodly in pieces Let them be confounded and turned backeward as many as haue euill will at Syon Let them be euen as the grasse growyng vpon the house toppes which withereth a fore it be plucked vp Wherof the mower filleth not his hande neither he that bindeth vp the sheaues his bosome So that they which goe by say not so much
as the lord prosper you we wyshe you good lucke in the name of the Lorde Deprofundis clamaui psal cxxx OVt of the depe haue I called vnto thee O lord lord heare my voyce Oh let thyne eares consider well the voyce of my complaynt If thou lord will be extreme to marke what is done amisse O lord who may abyde it For there is mercy with thee therefore shalt thou be feared I loke for the lord my soule doeth wayte for him in his woord is my trust My soule flyeth vnto the lord before the morning watch I say before the morning watche O Israel trust in the Lord for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcion And he shal redeme Israel from at his sinnes Domine non est exaltatum psal cxxxi LOrd I am not hye minded I haue no proude lokes I doe not exercise my self in great matters which are to hye for me But I refrayn my soule and kepe it lowe like as a childe that is wayned from his mother yea my soule is euen as a wayned childe O Israel trust in the lord from thys time furth for euermore Memento domine Dauid psal cxxxii Mornīg prayer LOrde remember Dauid and all his trouble Howe he sware vnto the lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almightie God of Iacob I will not come within the tabernacle of my house nor climbe vp into my bed I will not suffre my eyes to slepe nor my eye liddes to slumbre neythter the temples of my head to take anye reste Vntill I fynde out a place for the temple of the Lord an habitacion for the mighty God of Iacob Loe we hearde of the same at Ephrata and found it in the wood We will goe into hys Tabernacle and fall lowe on oure knees before his fotestoole Aryse O lorde into thy restyng place thou and the Arke of thy strength Let thy Priestes bee clothed with righteousnes and let thy sainctes sing with ioyfulnes For the seruaunt Dauids sake turne not awaye the presence of thyne annoynted The Lord hath made a faithfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall not shrinke from it Of the fruite of thy body shall I set vpon thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunte and my testymonies that I shall learne them theyr chyldren also shall sitte vpon thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habitacion for himselfe he hath longed for her Thys shal be my reste for euer here wyll I dwell for I haue a delight therein I will blesse her vitailes with encrease and will satisfye her poore with bread I will decke her Priestes with health and her saynctes shall reioyce and syng There shall I make the horne of Dauid to florish I haue ordeyned a lanterne for mine annoynted As for hys enemies I shall clothe them with shame but vpon himselfe shall his crowne florishe Ecce quam bonum psal cxxxiii BEholde howe good and ioyfull a thyng it is brethren to dwell together in vnitie It is like the precious oyntment vpon the head that ranne downe vnto the hearde euen vnto Aarons bearde and went downe to the skyrtes of his clothyng Like as the dewe of Hermon whiche fell vpon the hill of Syon For there the Lorde promised his blessyng and lyfe for euermore Ecce nunc benedicite dominum Psalm cxxxiiii BEholde now praise the Lorde all ye the seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lorde euen in the courtes of the house of our God Lift vp your handes in the sanctuary and praise the lord The lord that made heauen and earth geue thee blessyng out of Syon Laudate dominum psalme cxxxv O Prayse the Lorde laud ye the name of the Lord praise it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stand in the house of the lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the lord for the lorde is gracious O syng prayses vnto his name for it is louely For why the lorde hath chosen Iacob vnto hymselfe and Israel for hys own possession For I know that the Lorde is great and that our Lord is aboue all Goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that did he in heauen and in earth and in the Sea and to all depe places He bringeth foorth the cloudes from the endes of the world and sendeth foorthe lightninges with the rayne bryngyng the wyndes out of his treasures He smote the first borne of Egipt both of man of beast He hath sent tokens and wonders into the middest of thee O thou lande of Egipte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuerse nacions and slewe myghty kynges Sehon kyng of the Amorites and Og the kyng of Basā and all the kingdomes of Canaan And gaue theyr lande to be an heritage euen an herytage vnto Israel hys people Thy name O lord endureth for euer so doeth thy memoriall O Lorde from one generacion to another For the Lord wil auenge his people and be gracious vnto his seruauntes As for the images of the heathen they are but siluer and golde the worke of mennes handes They haue mouthes and speake not iyes haue they but they see not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breath in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are all they that put theyr trust in them Praise the lord ye house of Israel praise the lord ye house of Aaron Praise the Lorde ye house of Leui ye that feare the lord praise the Lorde Praysed bee the Lorde oute of Sion whiche dwelle that Ierusalem Confitemini domino Psalm cxxxvi Euening prayer O Geue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious and his mercy endureth foreuer O geue thankes vnto the God of all gods for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lord of all Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche only doth great wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his excellente wisedome made the heauens for hys mercy endureth for euer Which laid out the earth aboue the waters for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche hath made greate lightes for his mercy endureth for euer The Sunne to rule the daye for his mercye endureth for euer The Mone and the starres to gouerne the night for hys mercy endureth for euer Whyche smote Egipt with theyr first borne for hys mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel from among them for hys mercy endureth for euer With a mighty hand and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whyche deuided the redde Sea in two partes for hys mercy endureth for euer And made Israel to goe thorow the middes of it for hys mercy endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoaste he ouerthrewe them in the redde sea for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people through the wildernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kinges for his merci endureth for euer Yea and
slew myghtie kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon kyng of the Ammorites for hys mercy endureth for euer And Og the kyng of Basan for hys mercye endureth for euer And gaue awaye theyr land for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell hys seruaunte for hys mercy endureth for euer Whych remembred vs when we were in trouble for hys mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from our enemies for hys mercy endureth for euer Whyche geueth foode to all fleshe for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes vnto the god of heauen for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes to the Lorde of Lordes for hys mercye endureth for euer Super flumina psalm cxxxvii BY the waters of Babilon we satte downe and wept when we remembred thee O Syon As for oure harpes we hanged them vp vpon the trees that are therein For they that ledde vs away captiue required of vs then a long and melody in our heauines syng vs one of the sōges of Syon How shall me syng the Lordes song in a straunge lande If I forgeat thee O Hierusalem let my ryght hand forgeat her connyng If I doe not remembre thee let me tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouthe yea yf I preferre not Hierusalem in my mirth Remember the children of Edom O Lorde in the daye of Hierusalem how they said downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde O daughter of Babilon wasted with miserye yea happie shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou haft serued vs. Blessed that he be that taketh thy children and throweth them agaynst the stones Confitebor tibi domine psalm cxxxviii I Wil geue thankes vnto thee O lord with my whole hearte euen before the gods will I syng prayse vnto thee I wyll worship towarde thy holy temple and praise thy name because of thy louing kindnes and truth for thou hast magnified thy name and thy worde aboue all thynges When I called vpon thee thou heardest me and enduedst my soule with muche strength All the kinges of the earth shall prayse thee O Lorde for they haue heard the wordes of thy mouth Yea they shall syng in the wayes of the Lord that greate is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lord be high yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth them afarre of Thoughe I walke in the middeste of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalt stretche furth thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of mine enemies and thy ryghte hand shall saue me The Lorde shall make good his louing kindenes towarde me yea thy mercy O lord endureth for euer despise not thē the workes of thyne owne handes Domine probasti me Psalm cxxxix Mornīg prayer O Lord thou hast searched me oute and knowen me thou knowest my downe sittyng and myne vprysing thou vnderstandest my thoughtes long before Thou arte about my path and about my bedde and spiest out all my wayes For loe there is not a worde in my tong but thou O lord knowest it altogether Thou hast fashioned me behind and before and laid thine hand vpon me Suche knowledge is to wonderful and excellent for me I cannot attayne vnto it Whether that I goe then frō thy spirite Or whether shal I goe then from thy presence If I climbe vp into heauen thou art there if I goe downe to hell thou arte there also If I take the winges of the morning and remayne in the vttermost partes of the sea Even there also shall thy hand leade me thy right hand shall holde me If I saye peraduenture the darkenes shall couer me thē shall my night be turned to day Yea the darkenes is no darkenes with thee but the night is as cleare as the day the darkenes and lighte to thee are both alike For my reines are thyne thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe I will geue thankes vnto thee for I am fearefullye and wonderouslye made marueilous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth ryght well My bones are not hid from thee thoughe I bee made secretly and fashioned beneath in the earth Thine eies did see my substaunce yet being vnperfecte and in thy boke were al my members wrytten Which day by day were fashioned when as yet there was none of them How deare are thy counsailes vnto me O gods how great is the summe of them If I tell them they are moe in number then the sande whē I wake vp I am present with thee Wilte thou not sley the wicked O god depart from me ye bloud thyrsty men For they speake vnrighteously against thee and thine enemyes take thy name in vayne Doe not I hate them O lorde that hate thee and am not I grieued with those that ryse vp agaynst thee Yea I hate them righte sore euen as thoughe they were mine enemyes Trye me O god and seke the ground of mine heart proue me and examyne my thoughtes Loke well if there be any waye of wickednes in me and leade me in the way euerlastyng Eripe me domine psal cxl DEliuer me O lord from the euil men and preserue me from the wicked men Whiche imagine mischiefe in their heartes and stire vp strife al the day long They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent adders poyson is vnder theyr lyppes Kepe me O lord from the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the wicked men which are purposed to ouerthrow my goynges The proud haue laid a snare for me and spred a net abrode with cordes yea and set trappes in my waye I said vnto the lorde thou art my god heare the voyce of my prayers O Lorde O lord god thou strength of my health thou hast couered my head in the daye of battayle Let not the vngodly haue his desyre O Lorde let not hys mischeuous imaginacion prospere lest they be to proude Let the mischiefe of their own lippes fal vpon the head of them that compasse me about Let hote burnyng coales fall vpon them let them be caste into the fier and into the pit that they neuer rise vp agayne A man ful of wordes shal not prospere vpon the earth euil shal hunt the wicked person to ouerthrow hym Sure I am that the lord wil auenge the poore and maintayn the cause of the helpeles The righteous also shal geue thankes vnto thy name and the iust shall continue in thy syght Domine clamaui psal cxli. LOrd I cal vpon thee hast thee vnto me and consider my voyce when I crye vnto thee Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incence and let the lifting vp of my handes be an euening sacrifice Set a watch O Lord before my mouth and kepe the dore of my lyppes O let not myne heart be enclined to any euil thyng let me not be occupied in vngodly workes with the men that worke wyckednes lest I eate of suche thynges as please them Let the righteous rather smite me
middest are the damosels playing with the timbrelles Geue thankes O Israel vnto god the lord in the congregacions from the grounde of the heart There is little Beniamin their ruler and the princes of Iuda theyr counsel the princes of zabulon and the princes of Nephtali Thy God hath sent furth strength for thee stablishe the thing O God that thou hast wrought in vs. For thy temples sake at Ierusalem so shal kinges bring presentes vnto thee When the companye of the speare men and multitude of the mightie are scattered abrode emong the beastes of the people so that they humbly bring pieces of siluer when he hath scattered the people that delight in warre Then shal the Princes come out of Egipt the Morians land shal sone stretche out her handes vnto God Sing vnto God O ye kyngdomes of the earth O syng prayses vnto the Lorde Which sitteth in the heauens ouer all frō the beginning lo he doth send out his voyce yea and that a mighty voice Ascribe ye the power to God ouer Israel hys worshyp and strength is in the cloudes O God wonderful art thou in thy holy places euen the God of Israel he will geue strength and power vnto hys people blessed be God Saluum me fac deus Psal lxix Euening prayer SAue me O God for the waters are come in euen vnto my soule I sticke fast in the depe myre where no ground is I am come into depe waters so that the floudes runne ouer me I am wery of crying my throte is drye my sight fayleth me for wayting so long vpon my god They that hate me withoute a cause are moe then the heere 's of my head they that are mine enemies and would destroy me gyltles are mighty I payed them the thinges that I neuer tooke God thou knowest my simplenes my faultes are not hid from thee Let not them that trust in thee O lord God of hostes be ashamed for my cause let not those that seeke thee be confounded through me O Lord God of Israel And why for thy sake haue I suffred reprofe shame hath couered my face I am become a straunger vnto my brethren euen an aleant vnto my mothers children For the zeale of thyne house hath euen eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen vpon me I wept and chastned my self with fasting and that was turned to my reprofe I put on a sackecloth also and they iested vpon me They that sytte in the gate speake agaynst me and the drunkardes make songes vpon me But Lorde I make my prayer vnto thee in an acceptable tyme. Heare me O God in the multitude of thy mercy euen in the trueth of thy saluacion Take me out of the myre that I sinke not Oh let me be deliuered from them that hate me and out of the depe waters Let not the water floud drowne me neither let the depe swalow me vp and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon me Heare me O lord for thy louing kindnes is cōfortable turne the vnto me according to the multitude of thy mercies And hyde not thy face from thy seruaunte for I am in trouble Oh hast thee and heare me Draw nigh vnto my soule and saue it Oh deliuer me because of mine enemies Thou hast knowen my reprofe my shame and my dishonour mine aduersaries are all in thy sight Thy rebuke hath broken my hert I am ful of heauines I looked for some to haue pietie on me but there was no man neither found I any to comfort me They gaue me gall to eate and when I was thyrstie they gaue me vinegre to drinke Let theyr table be made a snare to take thēselues withall and let the thynges that shoulde haue been for theyr wealth be vnto them an occasion of falling Let their eies be blinded that they see not and euer bowe thou down their backes Powre oute thyne indignacyon vpon them and lette thy wrathfull displeasure take holde of them Let their habitacion be voide and no man to dwel in their tentes For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talke how they may vexe them whom thou hast wounded Let them fall from one wyckednesse to another and not come into thy ryghteousnesse Let them be wiped out of the boke of the liuing and not to be written among the righteous As for me when I am poore and in heauinesse thy helpe O God shal lyft me vp I wil prayse the name of god with a song and magnifye it with thankes geuing This also shal please the Lord better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes The humble shal considre this and be glad seeke ye after god and your soule shall lyue For the lord heareth the poore and despiseth not hys prysoners Let heauen and earth praise him the sea and al that moueth therin For god wil saue Siō and builde the cities of Iuda that men may dwel there and haue it in possession The posteritie also of hys seruauntes shall enherite it and they that loue hys name shall dwell therin Deus in adiutorium psal lxx HAst the O god to deliuer me make hast to helpe me O Lorde Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backward and put to confusyon that wyshe me euill Let them for their rewarde bee sone broughte to shame that crye ouer me there there But let al those that seke thee be ioyful and glad in thee and let all suche as dilighte in thy saluacion say alwaye the lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in miserie haste thee vnto me O god Thou art my helper and my redemer O Lorde make no long tarying In te domine speraui psal lxxi Mornīg prayer IN thee O lord haue I put my trust let me neuer be put to confusyon but ridde me and deliuer me in thy righteousnes enclyne thyne eare vnto me saue me Be thou my strong holde whereunto I may alwaye resort thou hast promysed to helpe me for thou art my house of defence and my castell Deliuer me O my god out of the hande of the vngodly out of the hande of the vnrighteous and cruel man For thou O lorde god art the thing that I long for thou art my hope euen from my youth Throughe thee haue I been holden vp euer sence I was borne thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe my prayse shal be alwaye of thee I am become as it wer a monstre vnto many but my sure trust is in thee Oh let my mouth be filled with thy prayse that I maye syng of thy glory and honor al the day long Cast me not away in the time of age forsake me not when my strength fayleth me For myne enemyes speake agaynst me and they that laye wayte for my soule take their counsayll together saying God hath forsaken hym persecute hym and take hym for there is none to deliuer hym Goe not farre fro