grace verse 9 Let all thy Priestes be clothed Lord with truth and righteousnes Let all thy Saintes and holy men sing all with ioyfulnes verse 10 And for thy seruaunt Dauids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine annoynted Lord nor turne thy face a way verse 11 The Lord to Dauid swore in truth and will not shrinke from it Saying the fruite of thy body vpon thy seate shall fit verse 12 And if thy Sonnes my couensâ—ut keepe that I shall learne echone Then shall thy Sonnes for euer sit vpon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord him selfe hath chose Syon and loues therein to dwell verse 14 Saying this is my restyng place I loue and like it well verse 15 And I will bles with great increase her victuals euery where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will deâ—ke and cloth her Priestes with my saluation And all her Saintes shall sing for ioy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horne of Dauid for to bud For there haue I ordaind for mine a Lanthorn bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will cloth with shame for euermore But I will cause his crowne to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam psal Cxxxiii W. W. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O How happy a thing it is and ioyfull for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amitie verse 2 It cals to mynde that sweet perfume and that costly oyntment Which on the Sacrificers head by Gods precept waâ— spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run downe his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drinke the dew of Hermon hill And Syon with his siluer drops the fieldes with fruite doth fill verse 4 Euen so the Lord doth poure on them his blessinges manifold Whose harts and myndes without all guile this knot do keepe and hold Ecce nunc psal Cxxxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the xxv Psalme BEhold and haute regard ye seruauntes of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch prayse him with one accord verse 2 Lift vp your handes on high vnto his holy place And geue the Lord his prayses due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heauen frame Doth Syon blesse and will 〈◊〉 for euermore the same Laudate nomen psal Cxxxv. M. O Prayse the Lord prayse him prayse him prayse him with one accord O prayse him still all ye that be the seruauntes of the Lord O prayse hym ye that stand and be in the house of the lord Ye of his courf and of his house prayse him with one accord verse 3 Prayse ye the Lord for he is good sing prayses to his name It is a comely and good thyng alwayes to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Iacob his very owne you see So hath he chosen Israell his treasure for to bee verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is in deede aboue all Gods most easie to entreat verse 6 For what soeuer pleased him all that full well he wrought In heauen in earth and in the Sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts vp cloudes euen from the earth be makes lightninges and raine He bringeth forth the windes also he made nothing in vayne verse 8 He smote the first borne of ech thing â–ª in Egypt that tooke rest He spared there no liuing thing â–ª the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shewed wonders great O Egypt voyde of vaunts On Pharao thy cursed kyng and his senere seruatnts verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great actes and things He slew the great and mighty est and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Schon king of the Ammorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdomes all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gane their land to Israell an heritage we see To Israell his owne people an heritage to bee The second part verse 13 Thy name O Lord shall still endure and thy memoriall Throughout all generations that are or euer shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now auenge his people all in deede And to his seruaunts he will shew fauour in tyme of neede verse 15 The Idols of the Heathen are made in all their coastes and â—â—ndes Of siluer and of gold be they the worke euen of mens handes verse 16 They haue eke mouthes and cannot speake and eyes that haue no sight verse 17 They haâ—e eke â—aâ—es aâ—d heare nothing their mouthes be brethles quite verse 18 Wherfore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or thinke they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israell see that ye prayse the Lord And ye that be of Aaâ—ous house pray se him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Lenies house prayse ye likewise the Lord And all that stand in awe of him prayse him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sinn sound his prayse the great prayse of the Lord Which dwelleth in Ierusalem prayse him with one accord Confitemini Do. psal Cxxxvi. N. PRayse ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endâ—reth for euer geue prayse vnto the God of God 's for his mercy endureth for euer geue prayse vnto the Lord of Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth foreuer verse 5 Which by his wisedome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer verse 6 Which on the waters stretcht the earth for his mercy endureth for euer â–ª verse 7 Which made great light to shine abroad for his mercy endureth for euer verse 8 As Sun to rule the ligh some day for his mercy endureth for euer verse 9 The Moone â—nd starres to gâ—ide the night for his mercy endureth for euer verse 10 Which smote Egipt with their first borne for his mercy endureth for euer verse 11 And Israell brought out from them for his mercy endureth for euer verse 12 With mighty hâ—nd and stretched arme for his mercy endureth for euer verse 15 Which cut the red Sea in two partes for his mercy endureth for euer verse 14 And Israell made pas there through for his mercy endureth for euer verse 15 And drowned Pharao and his host for his mercy endureth for euer verse 16 Through wildernes his people led for his mercy endureth for euer verse 17 He which did smite great noble kinges for his mercy endureth for euer verse 18 And which hath thy ne the mighty kinges for his mercy endureth for euer verse 19 As Sâ—hon king of the Ammoâ—ites for his mercy endureth for euer verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land foâ— his mercy endureth for euer verse 21 And gaue their land for heritage for his mercy endureth for euer verse 22 Euen to his seruaunt Israell for his mercy endureth for euer verse 23 Remembred vs in base estate for his mercy endureth for euer verse 24 And from oppression rescued vs for his mercy endureth for euer verse 25 Which geueth food vnto all flesh for his mercy endureth for euer verse 26 Prayse ye the God of heauen aboue for his mercy endureth for euer verse 27
Geue thankes vnto the Lorde of Lordes for his mercy â—ndureth for euer An other of the same by T. C. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme O Laud the Lord bening Whose mercies last for aye Geue thankes and prayses sing To God of Gods I say For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of Lordes prayse ye Whose mercies aye do dâ—re verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth worke by his great power For certainely His mercyes dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 5 Which Lord omnipotent By his great wisedome hye The heauenly firmament Did frame as we doo see For certainely c. verse 6 Yea he the heauy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did outreach Foâ—certaynely c. verse 7 Great lightes he made to vs For why his lone is aye verse 8 Such as the same we see To rule the lightsome day For certainely c. verse 9 And eke the Moon so cleare Which shineth in our fight And Starres that doe appeare To guide the darâ—ksome night For certainely c. verse 10 With greuous plagues and sore All Egipt smote he than The first borne les and more He slew of beast and man. For certainely c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israell forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arme hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The Sea be cut in two Which stood vp like a wall verse 14 And made through it to goe His chosen children all For certainely c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharao With his huge host of men And charets eke also For certainely c. verse 16 Who led through wildernes His people safe and sound And for his loue endles verse 17 Great kinges he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puisant hand Kinges mightye and of fame As of Amorites land Schon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the Giant large Of Basau king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gaue his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Euen vnto Israell His seruaunt deare I say He gaue the same to dwell And there abide for aye For certainly c. verse 23 To made he did vs â—all In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressoâ—s all In safety set vs free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heauen the God To laud be it your will. For certainly c. Super flurnina psal Cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babilon the riuers round about and in remembraunce of Sion the teares for griefe burst out We hangd our harpes and instru mentes the willow trees vpon for in that place men for their vse had planted â—any one verse 3 Then they to whome we prisoners were sayd to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Ebrue songes and pleasaunt melody verse 4 Alas sayd we who can once frame his sorrowfull hart to sing The prayses of our louing God thus vnder a straunge king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of my hart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbeling harpe to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my month be tyde for euer fast If that I ioy before I see thy full deliueraunce past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the curssed noyce and cry That Edomes sonnes agaynst vs made when they raced our Citie Remember Lord their â—rnell wordes when as with one accord They cryed on sack â–ª and race their walles in despight of the Lord. verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babilon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be cald that our reuenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be cald that takes thy children young â–ª To dash their bones agaynst hard stones which lye the streetes among Confitebor tibi psal Cxxxvii N. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme THee will I prayse with my whole hart my Lord my God alwayes Euen in the presence of the Gods I will aduaunce thy prayse verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will looke and worship thee And praysed in my thankfull mouth thy holy namâ— shall be Euen for thy louing kindenes sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy name hast hast by thy word aduaunced ouer all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of encreased strength within my soule to grâ—w verse 4 Yea all the kinges on earth they shall geue prayse to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth bane heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the wayes of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Bycause the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is hye and yet he doth behold the lowly spirite But he contemning knowes a farre the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walke yet shall I stand Renued by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Vpon the wrath of all my foes and faued shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will performe his worke to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for aye Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the worke which thiâ—e owne hand did make Domine probasti psal Cxxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O Lord thou hast me tride and knowne my sitting thou doest know verse 2 And rising eke my thoughtes a farre thou vnderstandst also verse 3 My pathes yea and my lying downe thou compassest alwayes And by familiar custome art acquainted with my wayes verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but knowen it is to thee verse 5 Thou me behinde holdst and before thou layest thy hand on me verse 6 To wonderfull aboue my reach Lord is thy cunning skill It is so higth that I the same can not attaine vntill verse 7 From sight of thy all seing spirite Lord whether shall I goe Or whether shall I flee away thy presence to scape froâ— verse 8 To heauen if I mount aloft loe thou art present there In hell if I lye downe below euen there thou doest appeare verse 9 Yea let me take the morning winges and let me goe and hide Euen there where are the farthest partes where flowing Sea doth slide verse 10 Yea euen thether also shall thy reaching hand me
But they at my disease did ioy and gather on a rout Yea abiect â—aues at me did toy with mockes and checkes full stout verse 17 The belly Gods and 〈◊〉 trayne that all good thinges deâ—â—de At me doe â—rinne with great disdayne and plucke their mouth a side verse 18 Lord when wilt thou amend this geare why doest thou stay and pause Oh rid my â—oule myne onely deare out of the Lyons clawes verse 19 And then will I geue thankes to thee before thy Church alwayes And where as most of people be there will I shew thy prayse verse 20 Let not my foes preuaile on me which hate me for no fault Nor yet to wincke or turne their eye that causles me assault The third part verse 21 Of peace no word they thinke or say their talke is all vntrue They still consulte and would betray all those that peace ensue verse 22 With open mouth they run at me they gape they laugh they fleere Well well say they our eye doth see the thyng that we desire verse 23 But Lord thou â—restâ—â—hat wayes they take cease not this gâ—are to mâ—â—d Be not farre of nor me forsake as men that fayle their frend verse 24 Awake arise and stirre abroad defend me in my right Reuenge my cause my Lord my God and ayde me with thy might verse 25 Accordyng to thy righteousnes my Lord God set me free And let not them their pride expresse nor triumph ouer me verse 26 Let not their hart reioyce and cry there there this geare goeth trim Nor geue them cause to say on â—â—ye we haue our will on him verse 27 Confound them with rebuke and shame that ioy when I doe mourne And pay them home with spite and blame that brag at me with scorne verse 28 Let them be glad and eke reioyce which loue myne vpright way And they all tymes with hart and voyce shall prâ—â— se the Lord and say verse 19 Great is the Lord and doth excell for why he doth delight To see his seruants prosper well that is his pleasant sight verse 30 Wherfore my tongue I will apply thy righteousnes to prayse Vnto the Lord my God will I sing laâ—d and thankes alwayes Dixit iniustus Psal. xxxvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme THe wicked with his workes vniust doth thuâ— perswade my hart That of the Lord he hath no care his â—eare is set a part verse 2 Yet doth he ioy in his estate to walke as he began So long till he deserue the hate of God and eke of man. verse 3 His wordes are wicked vile and naught his tongue no truth doth tell Yet at no hand will he be taught which way he may do well verse 4 When he should sleepe then doth he muse his mischief to fulfill No wicked wayes doth he refuse nor nothyng that is ill verse 5 But Lord thy goodnes doth ascend aboue the heauens hye So doth thy truth it selfe extend vnto the cloudy skye verse 6 Much more then hils so high and steepe thy iustice is exprest Thy iudgementes like to seas most deepe thou sauest both man and beast verse 7 Thy mercy is aboue all thynges O God it doth excell In trust wherof as in thy winges thy sonnes of men shall dwell verse 8 Within thy house they shall be fed with plenty at their will Of all delightes they shall be sped and take therof their â—ll verse 9 For why the well of life so pure doth euer flow from thee And in thy light we are full sure the lasting light to see verse 10 From such as thee desire and know let not thy grace depart Thy righteousnes declarâ— and shew to men of vpright hart verse 11 Let not the proud on me preualle O Lord of thy good grace â–ª Nor let the wicked me assayle to throw me out of place verse 12 But they in their deuice shall fall that wicked workes maintaine They shall be ouerthrown with all and neuer rise agayne Noli aemulari psal xxxvii W.W. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme Grudge not to see the wicked men in wealth to florish still Nor yet enuy such as to ill haue bent and set their will. verse 2 For as greene grasse and florishing hearbes are cut and wither away So shall their great prospâ—â—tie soone passe fade and decay verse 3 Trust thou therfore in God alone to de well geue thy mynder So shalt thou haue the land as thine and there sure foode shalt finde verse 4 In God set all thy hartes delight and looke what thou wouldst haue Or els canst wisâ— in all the world thou needest it not to 〈◊〉 verse 5 Cast both thy selfe and thine affaires on God with perfet trust And thou shalt see with patience the effect both sure and iust verse 6 The perfect life and godly name he will cleare as the light So that the Sunne euen at noone dayes shall not shine halfe so bright verse 7 Be still therfore and stedfastly on God see thou wayt then Not shrinkyng for the prosperous state of lewd and wicked men verse 8 Shake of despite enuy and hate at least in any wiâ—e Their wicked steps auoyd and fly and follow not their guise verse 9 For euery wicked man will God destroy both more and lesse But such as trust in God are sure the land for to possesse verse 10 Watch but a while and thou shalt see no more the wicked trayne â–ª No not so much as house or place where once he did remayne The second part verse 11 But mercy full and humble men enioy shall sea and land In rest and peace they shall reioyce for nought shall them with stand verse 12 The leud men and malicious agaynst the iust conspire They gnash their teeth at him as men which do his baâ—e desire verse 13 But while that leud men thus do thinke the Lord laughes them to scorne For why he seeth their terme appâ—och when they shall sigh and moâ—rne verse 14 The wicked haue their sword out drawn their bow eke haue they benâ— To ouerthrow and kill the poore as they the rightway went. verse 15 But the same sword shall pearâ—e their hart which was to kill the iust Likewise the how shall breake to shiuers wherein they put their trust verse 16 Doubtles the iust mans poore estate is better a great deale more Then all these leud and worldly mens rich pompe and heaped store verse 17 For be their power neuer so strong God will it ouerthrow Where contrary he doth preserue the humble men and low verse 18 He seeth by his great prouidence the good mens trade and way And will geue them inheritance which neuer shall decay verse 19 They shall not be discouraged when some are hard bested When other shall be hungerbit they shall be clad and fed verse 20 For who so euer wicked is and enemy to the Lord Shall quayle yea melteuen as lambes greâ—ce or smoke that fleeth abroad The third part verse 21 Behold
to throw whole kingdomes downe verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me â—ye and on my teares ditst looke Reserue them in a glasse by thee and wright them in thy booke verse 9 When I do call vpon thy name my foes away do start I well perceaue it by that same that God doth take my part verse 10 I glory in the word of God to prayse it I accord With ioy I will declare abroad the promise of the Lord. verse 11 I trust in God and yet I say as I afore began The Lord he is my helpe and stay I do not care for man. verse 12 And will performe with hart so free to God my vowes alwayes And I O Lord all tymes to thee will offer thankes and prayse verse 13 My soule from death thou doest defend and keepe my feere vpright That I before thee may ascend with such as liue in light Miserere mei psal Lvii. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xliiij Psalme TAke pitie for thy promise sake haue mercye Lord on me For why my soule doth her betake vnto the helpe of thee verse 2 Within the shadow of thy winges I set my selfe full fast Till mischiefe malice and lyke thinges be gone and ouerpast verse 3 I call vpon the God most hye to whome I sticke and stand I meane the God that will stand by the cause I haue in hand verse 4 From heauen he hath sent his ayde to saue me from their spight That to deuour me haue assayde his mercy truth and might verse 5 I led my lyfe with Lyons fell all set on wrath and ire And with such wicked men I dwell that sreat lyke flames of fire verse 6 Their teeth are speares and arrowes long as sharpe as I haue seene They wound and cut with their quick tongue lyke swordes and weapons kene verse 7 Set vp and shew thy selfe O God aboue the heauens bright Exault thy prayse on earth abroad thy maiestre and might verse 8 They lay their net and do prepare a priuie caue and pit Wherein they thinke my soule to snare but they are fallen in it verse 9 My hart is set to laud the Lord in him I ioy alwayes My hart I say doth well accord to sing his laud and prayse verse 10 Awake my ioy awake I say my lute my â—arpe and string For I my selfe before the day will rise reioyce and sing verse 11 Among the people I will tell the goodnes of my God And shew his prayse that doth excell in Heathen landes abroad â–ª verse 12 His mercy doth extend as sarrâ— as heauens all art hye His truth as high as any starre that standeth in the skye verse 13 Set forth and shew thy selfe O God aboue the heauens bright Extoll thy prayse on earth abroad thy maiestie and might Si verè vtique Psal. Lviij I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlviij Psalme YE rulâ—rs that â—re put in trust to iudge of wrong and right Be all your iudgementes true and iust not knowing neede or might verse 2 Nay in your hartes ye marke and muse in mischiefe to consent And where ye should true iustice vse your handes to bribes are bent verse 3 This wicked sort from their byrth day haue erred on this wise And from their mothers wombe alway haue vsed craftes and lyes verse 4 In them the poyson and the breath of Serpentes do appeare Yea lyke the adder that is deafe and fast doth stop his eare verse 5 Because he will not heare the voyce of one that charmeth well No though he were the chiefe of choyce and did therein excell verse 6 O God breake thou their teeth at once within their mouth throughout The tuskes that in their great chaw bones lyke Lyons whelpes hang out verse 7 Let â—â—em consume away and wast as water runnes forthright The shaftes that they doe shoote in hast let them be broke in slight verse 8 As snâ—les do waste within the shell and vnto slime doe runne As one before his time that fell and neuer saw the Sunne verse 9 Before the thornes that now are young to bushes big shall grow The stormes of anger waxing strong shall take them ere they know verse 10 The iust shall ioy it doth them good that God doth vengeance take And they shall washe their feete in bloud of them that thee forsake verse 11 Then shall the world shew forth and tell that good men haue reward And that a God in earth doth dwell that iustice doth regard Eripe me Psal. Lix I. H. SEnd ayd and saue me from my foes O Lord I pray ' o thee defend and keepe me from all those that rise and striue with me O Lord preserue me from those men whose doinges are not good set me sure and safe froÌ„ them that thirsteth after bloud verse 3 For loe they waite my soule to take they rage agaynst me still Yea for no fault that I did make I neuer did them ill verse 4 They runne and do themselues prepare when I no whit offend Arise and saue me from the snare and see what they entend verse 5 O Lord of hostes of Israell arise and strike all landes And pitie none that doe rebell and in their mischiefe standes verse 6 At night they stirre and seeke about as houndes they houle and grinnes And all the Citie cleane thoughout from place to place they reâ—ne verse 7 They spake of me with mouth alway but in their lips were swordes They greed my death and they would say what none doth heare our wordes verse 8 But Lord thou â—ast their wayes espide and laught thereat apace The heathen folke thou shalt deride and mocke them to their face verse 9 The strength that doth my foes withstand O Lord doth come of thee My God he is my helpe at hand a fort of sence to me verse 10 The Lord to me doth shew his grace in great aboundance still That I may see my foes in case such as my hart doth will. verse 11 Destroy them not at once O God least it from minde do fall But with thy strength driue them abroad and so consume them all verse 12 For their ill wordes and truthles tongue confound them in their pride Their wicked othes with lyes and wrong let all the world deride verse 13 Consume them in thy wrath O Lord that nought of them remaine That men may know throughout the world that Iacobs God doth raigne verse 14 At enâ—ning they returne apace as dogs they grinne and cry Throughout the streetes in euery place they renne about and spy verse 15 They seeke about for meate I say but let them not be fed Nor finde an house wherein they may be bold to put their head verse 16 But I will shew thy strength abroad thy goodnes I will prayse For thou art my defeâ—ce and God at neede in all assayes verse 17 Thou aâ—t my strength thou hast mâ— stayed O Lord I sing to theâ— Thou art my fort my fence and ay
seruâ— with feare his prayse forth 〈◊〉 come ye before 〈◊〉 and reâ—oyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God in deede without our ayde he 〈◊〉 vs make We are his folke he doth vs â—eede and for his sheepe 〈◊〉 doth vs take verse 4 Oh enter then his gates with prayse approch with ioy his Courtâ— vnto â–ª Prayse laud and blesse his name alwayâ—â— for it is seemely so to do verse 5 For why the Lord oâ—â— Godâ—â—â— good his mercy is for euer 〈◊〉 â–ª His truth at all tymes firmely 〈◊〉 and shall from age to 〈◊〉 ¶ An other of the same Sing this as the lxvij â–ª Psalme IN God the Lord be glad and â—ight prayse him throughout the earth Serue him and come before his sight with singyng and with mirth verse 2 Know that the Lord our God he is he did vs make and keepe Not we our selues for we are his owne folke and pasture sheepe verse 3 O go into his gates alwayes geue thankes within the samâ— Within his Coâ—rtâ—â—â— sâ—t â–ª forth his prayse and laud his holy â—â—me verse 4 For why the good◠〈◊〉 the Lord for euermore doth 〈◊〉 From age to age throughout the world his truth doth still remaine Misericâ—rdiam Psal. Ci. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme I Mercy will and iudgement sing O Lord God vnto thee verse 2 And wisely do in perfect way vntill thou come to 〈◊〉 â–ª And in the midst of my house◠〈◊〉 in purenes of my spirite verse 3 And I no kynde of wicked thyng will set before my sight I hate their workes that fall away it shall not cleane to 〈◊〉 verse 4 From me shall 〈◊〉 the froward 〈◊〉 none euill will I see verse 5 Him will I stroy that flaundereth his â—eighbour peiuily â–ª The lofty hart I can not beare noâ— him that looketh hye verse 6 Mine eyes shal be on them within â–ª the land that faythfull be In perâ—ect way who worketh shall be seruaunt vnto me verse 7 I will no gâ—â—â—efull person haue within my house to dwell And in my presence he shall not remaine that lyes doth â—â—ll verse 8 Betymes I will destroy euen all the wicked of the land That I may from Gods Citie 〈◊〉 â–ª the wicked workers hand Domine exaudi Psal. Cii N. ¶ Sing this as the lxvij Psalme O Heare my prayeâ— Lord and leâ— my cry come vnto thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from mee Incline thine cares to me make hast to heare me when I call verse 3 For as the â—moke doth â—ade â–ª so do my dayes consume and fall verse 4 And as a harth my bones â–ª are burnt my hart is smitten dead And withers as the grasse that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my gronyng voyce my bones cleaâ—e â—o my skin verse 6 As Pellican of wildernes such case now am I in And aâ— an Owle in desert is â—oc I am sucâ—â—a one verse 7 I watch and as a Sparrow on the house top am aloâ—e verse 8 Loe dayly in reprochfull wise myne enemies do me scorne And they that do agaynst me rage agaynst me they 〈◊〉 sworne verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I haue fild And mingled haue my drinke with teareâ— â–ª that from myne eyes haue stild verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdayne For thou hast lifted me a 〈◊〉 â–ª and cast me downe agayne verse 11 The dayes wherein I passe my lyâ—â— are like the â—lectyng shade And I am withered like the grasse that soone away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for euer doâ—st remayne in steddy place And thy remembraunce euer doth abide from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy 〈◊〉 to Sioâ— wilt extend The tyme of mercy 〈◊〉 the time forefet is come to end â–ª verse 14 For euen in the 〈◊〉 therof thy seruauntes do delight And on the dust therof they haue compassion in the spirite verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people feare the Lordes most holy name â–ª And all the kynges on eaâ—th shll dread thy glory and thy fame verse 16 Then when the Lordâ—â—e â—ighâ—y God agayne shall Sion reare And then when he most nobly in his glory shall appeare verse 17 To prayer of the desolate â–ª when he himselfe shall bend When he shall nor disdayne vnto their prayers to attend verse 18 This shal be written for the age that after shall succed The people yet vncreated the Lordes 〈◊〉 shall sprede verse 19 For he from his â—ye sanctuary â—ath looked downe below And out of heauen hath the Lord beheld the earth also verse 20 That of the mournyng captiue he might heare the wofull cry And that he might deliuer those that damned are to dye verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lordes most holy name And in Ierusalem set forth the prayses of the same verse 22 Then when the people of the land and kyngdomes with accord Shal be assembled for to do their seruice to the Lord. The third part verse 23 My former force of strength he hath abayted in the way And shorter he did cut my dayeâ— thâ—s I therfore â—id say verse 24 My God in midst of all my dayes now take me not away The yeares endure eternally from age to age for aye verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all tymes hast layd And Lord the heauens are the worke which thine owne handes haue made verse 26 Yea they shall perish and decay but thou shalt tary still And they shall all in tyme waxe old euen as a garment will. Thou as a garment shalt them chaunge and chaunged shall they bee verse 27 But thou doest still abide the same thy yeares do neâ—er flee verse 28 The children of thy seruauntes shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seede for euer shall stand sure Benedic anima â–ª psal Ciii T. S. MY soule geue laud vnto the Lord my spirite shall do the same and all the secretes of my hart prayse ye his holy name Geue thankes to God for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vnkynde suffer not his benefites to slip out of thy mynde verse 3 That gaue thee pardon for thy faultes and thee restored agayne For all thy weake and fâ—ayle disease and heald thee of thy payne verse 4 That did redeeme thy lyfe from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 That fild with goodnes thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the Egle castes her bill whereby her agâ— renueth verse 6 The Lord with iustice doth repay all such as be opprest So that their suffringes and their wronges are turned to the best verse 7 His wayes and his commaundementes to Moyses he did show His counsels and his valiaunt actes the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kinde and mercifull when sinners do him greue The
firme his feare is past For he shall see his foes downe cast verse 8 He did well for the poore prouide His righteousnes doth still remaine And his estate with prayse abide Though that the wicked men disdavne Yea guash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal. Cxiii W.K. YE childreÌ„ which do serue the Lord prayse ye his name with one accord Yea blessed be alwayes his name â–ª who from the 〈◊〉 of the sunde till it re turne where it begun is to be praysed with great fanic The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory we may count aboue the heauens hye to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellinges in the heauens are of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himselfe we know Thinges to behold both here below And also in heauen aboue verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poore which helpe none saw His onely mercy did him moue verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great fame The barren he doth make to beare And with great ioy her fruite to reare Therefore praysâ— ye his holy name In exitu Israel psal Cxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvii Psalme WHen Israell by Gods addres from Pharaos land was bent And Iacobs house the straungers left and in the same trayne went. verse 2 In Iuda God his glory shewed his holynes most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdome power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and sodenly as all amasd did flee The roaring streames of Iordans floud reculed backwardly verse 4 As Rams afrayd the mountaynes skipt their strength did them forsake And as the seely tremoâ—ing Lambes their tops did beate and shake verse 5 What ayld thee Sea as all amasd so sodenly to flee Ye rowling wauâ—â— of Iordans floude why ran ye backwardly â–ª verse 6 Why shooke ye hills as Rams afrayd why did youâ— strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling Lambeâ— for feare quiâ—er and quake verse 7 O earth confesse thy soueraygnâ— Lord and dâ—ead his mighty hand Before the face of Iacobs God feare ye bâ—th Sea and land verse 8 I meane the â—ind which from hard rockes doth cause maine â—oudes appeare And from the stony flint doth make gush out the fountaynes cleare Non nobis Domine Psal. Cxv. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix psalme NOt vnto vs Lord not to vs but to thy name geue prayse Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee alwayes verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say where is their Lord become verse 3 Our God in heauen is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their Idols siluer art and gold worke of mens handes they be verse 5 They haue a mouth and do not speake and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they haue eares ioynd to their headâ—â— and do not heare at all And noses eke they formed haue and do not smell withall verse 7 And handes they haue and handle not and feete and doe not goe A throate they haue and through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them be like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israell trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that feare the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 12 The Lod hath mindfull bâ—ne of vs and will vs blesse also Ou Israels and Aarons house his blessing he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord doth blesse them all Euen he shall blesse them euery one the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the louing Lord will multiply his graâ—e To you I say the louing Lord shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord euen of the Lord I say Which both the heauen and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heauens yea the heauens hye belong vnto the Lord The earth vnto the sonnes of men he gaue of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with prayse set forth the Lordes renowne Nor any that into the place of silence do go downe verse 18 But we will prayse the Lord our God from henceforth and for aye Sound ye the prayses of the Lord prayse ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam psal Cxvi N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix Psalme I Loue the Lord because my voyce and prayeâ— heard hath he verse 2 When in my dayes I called on him he bowed his eare to me verse 3 Euen when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When paynes of hell me caught and wheâ— I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Vpon the name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliuer thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very mercifull and iust he is also And in our God compassion doth plentifully flow verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preseruâ— all those that simple be I was in wofull misery and he relieâ—ed me verse 7 And now my soule sith thou art safe returne vnto thy rest For largely â—o the Lord to thee his bountye hath exprest verse 8 Because thou hast deliuered my soule from deadly thrâ—â—l My moysted even from mornefull teares my sliding foote from fall verse 9 Before the Lord I in the land of lyfe will walke therefore verse 10 I did beleue therefore I spake for I was troubled sore verse 11 I sayd in my distresse and feare that all men lyers be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefites to me verse 13 The wholesome cup of sauing health I thankefully will take And on the Lordes name I will call when I my prayer make verse 14 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all his peoples sight verse 15 Right deare and precious in his sight the Lord doth aye esteme The death of all his holy ones â–ª what euer man do deeme verse 16 Thy seruaunt Lord thy seruaunt loe I do my selfe confes Sonne of thy handmayd thou hast broke the bondes of my distresse verse 17 And I will offer vp to thee a sacrifice of prayse And I will call vpon the name of God the Lord alwayes verse 18 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all the peoples sight verse 19 Yea in the courtes of Gods owne house and in the midst of thee O thou Ierusalem I say wherefore the Lord prayse ye Laudate Dominum psal Cxvii N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme O All ye nations of the world prayse ye the Lord alwayes And all
made sio teach me thee to scare verse 170 Myne humble supplication toward thee let finde acces And graunt me Lord deliueraunce for so is thy promise verse 171 Then shall my lips thy prayses speake after most ample sort When thou thy statutes hast me taught wherein standes all comfort verse 172 My toung shall sing and preach thy word and on this wise say shall Gods famoâ—s actes and noble lawes are iust and perfect all verse 173 Strech out thy hand I thee beseech and speedely me saue For thy commaundementes to obserue â—oseâ— O Lord I haue verse 174 Of thee alone Lord I craue health for other I know none And in thy law and nothyng els I do delight alone verse 175 Graunt me therfore long dayes to liue thy name to magnifie And of thy iudgementes mercyfull let me thy â—aâ—our â—ry verse 176 For I was lost and went astray much like a wandryng sheepe Oh seeke me for I haue nor fayld the commaundementes to keepe Ad Dominum psal Cxx. T.S. ¶ Sing this as the Cxj. Psalmâ— IN trouble and in thâ— all Vnto the Lord I call And he doth me comfort verse 2 Deliuer me I say From lyers lips alway And tongue of false report verse 3 What vantage or what thyng Geâ—st thou thus for to sâ—ing Thou false and flatteryng lyar verse 4 Thy tongue doth hurt I weene No lesse then arrowes keene of whot consumyng fire verse 5 Alas to long I slacke Withâ—n these tentes so blake Which Kedars are by name By whom the â—â—ocke elect Anâ— all of Isackes sect Are put to open shame verse 6 With them that peace did hate I came a peace to make And set a quyet lyse verse 7 But when my word was told Causeles I was controld By them that would haue strife Leuaui oculos Psâ—l Cxxi W. W. I Life myne â—yos to Syon hill from whence I do attend that succour God me send The mighty God me succour will which heauen and earth fraâ— med and all thynges therein named verse 3 Thy foote from slip he will preserue And will thee safely keepe For he shall neuer sleepe verse 4 Loe he that doth Israell conserâ—e No sleepe at all can him catch But his eyes shall euer watch verse 5 The Lord is thy warrant alway The Lord eke doth thee couer As at thy right hand euer verse 6 The Sunne shall not thee parch by day Nor the Moone halfe so bright Shall with cold thee hurt by night verse 7 The Lord will keepe thee from distres And will thy â—yte sure saue And thou also shalt haue verse 8 In all thy busines good successe Where euer thou goest in or out God will thy thynges bryng about Laetatus sum Psal. Cxxii W. K. I Did in hart reioyce to heare the peoples voyce in offering 〈◊〉 iâ—illingly For let vs vpsay they and in the Lordes house pray Thus spake the folke full louingly Our feete that wandred wide shall in thy gate abyde O thou Ierusalem full fayre Which art so seemely set much like a Citie neat The like wherof is not els where verse 4 The tr'lbes with one accord The tribes of God the Lord Are thether bent their way to take So God before did tell That there his Israâ—ll Their prayer should together make verse 5 For there are thrones crect And that for this respect To set forth iustice orderly Which thronâ—s right to maintayne To Dauids house pertayne His folke to iudge accordyngly verse 6 To pray let vs not cease For Ierusalems peace Thy frendes God proâ—per mightely verse 7 Peace be thy walles about And prosper thee throughout Thy places eke continually verse 8 I wish thee prosperous state For my poore brethrens sake That comfort haue by meanes of thee verse 9 Gods house doth me allure Thy wealth for to procure So much alwayes as lyeth in me Ad te leuaui Psal. Cxxiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xxiij Psalme O Lord that heauens doest posses I lift myne eyes to thee Euen as the seruaunt lifteth his his maisters handes to see verse 2 As handmayds watch their maistres hands some grace for to atchiue So we behold the Lord our God till he do vs forgeue verse 3 Lord graunt vs thy compassion and mercy in thy sight For we be filled and ouercome with hatred and despight verse 4 Our myndes be stuffed with great rebuke the rich and worldly wise Do make of vs their mockyng stocke the proud do vs despise Nisi quia Domi. psal Cxxiiii W. W. NOw Israell may say and that truely If that the Lord had not our cause mainteind If that the Lord had not our right susteind When all the world 〈◊〉 vs furiously made their vprores and sayd we should all dye verse 3 Now long ago they had deuourd vs all And swallowed quicke for ought that we could deeme Such was their rage as we might well esteeme verse 4 And as the floudes with mighâ—y force do fall So had they now our life euen brought to thrall verse 5 The raging streames most proud in roaring noyce Had long ago ouerwhelmed vs iâ— the deepe verse 6 But loued be God which doth vs safely keepe From blouâ—y teeth and their most cruell voyce Which as a pray to eat vs would reioyce verse 7 Euen as the bird out of the foulers grin Escapeth away right so it fareth with vs Broke are their nets and we haue scaped thus verse 8 God that made heauen and earth is our helpe then His name had saued vs from these wicked men Qui confidunt psal Cxxv. W. K. SVch as in God the Lord do trust as mouÌ„t Sion shall firmely stand and be remoued at no hand the Lord will count them right and iust So that they shal be sure for euer to endure verse 2 As mighty mountaines huge and great Ierusalem about do close So will the Lord be vnto those Who on his godly will do wayt Such are to him so deare They neuer neede to feare verse 3 For though the righteous try doth he By makyng wicked men his rod Least they through grief forsake their God It shall not as their lot still be verse 4 Geue Lord to those thy light â–ª Whose hartes are true and right verse 5 But as for such as turne aside By crooked wayes which they out sought The Lord will surely â—ryng to nought With workes most vâ—le they shall abide But peace with Israell For euermore shall dwell An other of the same by R. W. ¶ Sing this as the x. Commaundementes THose that do put their confidence Vpon the Lord our God onely And flee to him for his defence In all their neede and misery Their fayth is sure firme to endure Grounded on Christ the cornerstone Moued with none ill but standeth still Stedfast like to the mount Sion And as about Ierusalem The mighty hilles do it compas â–ª So that no enemies come to them To hurt that towne in any case So God in deede in euery neede His
be euermore The song of Saint Ambrose called â—e Deum WE prayse thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternall father all the â—arth doth worshyp thee To thee all Anngels cry the heauens and al the powers therein To thee Châ—ruh and Sâ—raphin to cry they do not linne O holy holy holy Lord of Sabboth Lord the God Through heauen and earth thy prayse is spread â–ª and glory all abroad Thapostles glorious company yeld prayses vnto thee The Prophetes goodly felowship prayse thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy prayse Thy holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes Father of endles Maiestie they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thinâ— honorable trâ—e and onely sonne to bee â–ª The holy Ghost the comforter â–ª Of glory thou arâ—kyng O Christ and of the Father art the sonne euerlastyng When sinnefull mans decay in hand thou â—ookest â—p 〈◊〉 â–ª To be inclosed in virgins 〈◊〉 â–ª thou diddest 〈…〉 When thou hadst 〈…〉 the sharpe and cruell â—â—ight Thou heauens kyngdome didest set 〈◊〉 to ech beleâ—yng wighâ—â— Iâ— glory of the Father thoâ— doest siâ— on Godâ—â—right had We trust that thou shalt come 〈◊〉 iudge our cause to vnderstaâ—d Lord helpe thy 〈◊〉 whoâ— tho◠〈◊〉 bought with thy precious bloâ—d And in eternall glory set them with thy Saintes so good O Lord do thou thy people saue blesse thine inheritaunce Lord gouerne them and Lord do thoâ— for euer them adâ—â—unce We magnifie thee day by day and world without all end Adore thy holy name O Lord. Vouchsafe vâ— to defend From sinne this day Haue mercy Lord haue mercy on vs all And on vs as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I haue reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confoundyng shame therfore Lord let me neuer bee ¶ The song of the three children O All ye workes of God the Lord bles ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 2 O ye the Aungels of the Lord Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 3 O ye the starry heauens â—ye Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 4 O ye waters aboue the sky blesse ye the lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 6 O ye the shinyng Sunne and Moone blesse ye the lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistryng starres of heauen blesse ye the lord c. verse 8 O ye the sâ—owers and dropping dew blesse ye the lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowyng windes of God blesse ye the lord c. verse 10 O ye the fiâ—e and warming heat blesse ye the lord c. verse 11 Ye Wiâ—ter and the Sommer tyde blesse ye the lord c. verse 12 O ye the dewes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ndyng froâ—tes blesse ye the lord c. verse 13 O ye the frost and chilling cold blesse ye the lord c. verse 14 O ye congeled yse and snow blesse ye the lord c. verse 15 O ye thâ— nightes and 〈…〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 16 O ye thâ— darknes and the 〈◊〉 â–ª blesse ye the lord c. verse 17 O ye the 〈…〉 and the â—loudes blesse ye the lord c. verse 18 O let the earth eke blesse the Lord â–ª yea blesse the lord c. verse 19 O ye the mountaines and the hillers blesse ye the lord c. verse 20 O all ye 〈◊〉 thingâ—s 〈◊〉 the earth blesse ye the lord c. verse 21 O ye the 〈◊〉 springyng welles blesse ye the lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the â—â—oâ—des blesse ye the lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that 〈◊〉 water 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying foules of thayre blesse ye the lord c. verse 25 O all ye beastes and cattell eke blesse ye the lord c. verse 26 O ye the children of 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 27 Let Israell eke blesse the Lord yea blesse the lord c. verse 28 O ye the Priestes of God the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 29 O ye the scruauntes of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 30 Ye spirites and soules of righteous men blesse ye the lord c. verse 31 Ye holy and ye meeke of hart blesse ye the lord c. verse 32 O Ananias blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse â—im and magnifie him for euer verse 33 O Azariâ—s blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 34 And Misaell blesse thou the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer ¶ The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israell be praysed euermors For through his visitation and mercy kept instâ—rer His people now he hath redemde that long hath bene in thrall and spread abroad his sauing health vpon his seruauntes all In â—â—â—uids house â—iâ— seruaant true 〈…〉 to his mynder â–ª And aâ—so his â—â—noynted â—yng As we in Scripture findâ— As by his holy Prophetes all Oft tymes he did declare The which were since the world began His way for to prepare That we might be deliuered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the handes Of all that do vs hate The mercy which he promised Our Fathers to fulfill And thinke vpon his couenaunt made Accordyng to his will. And also to performe the oâ—â—e Which he before had sworne To Abraham our Father deare For vs that were â—orlorne That he would geue him selfe for vs And vs from bondage bring Out of the bandes of all our foes To sâ—rue out heauenly king And that without all manner feare And eke in righteousnes And also for to lead our lyfe In stedfast holynes And thou O child which now art borne And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophâ—â— of the hyest His wayes for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his wayes And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy dayes To geue them knowledge how that their Saluation is nere And that remission of their sinnes Is through his mercy mere Whereby the dayspring from on hye Is come vs for to visite And those for to illuminate Which do in darknes fit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide their feete The way to peace and rest ¶ The song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirite eke euermore reioyseth in the Lord my God which is my Sauiour And why because he did regar de and gaue respect vnto so base estate of his hand mayd and let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this tyme forth for euermore â–ª Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be euer sanctified
the thynges that I haue done Be hidden from thee then Nay nay thou knowest them all O Lord Where they were done and when Wherfore with teares I come to thee To begge and to entreat Euen as the child that hath done euill And feareth to be beat So come I to thy mercy gate Where mercy doth abound Requiryng mercy for my sinne To heale my deadly wound O Lord I neede not to repeate What I do begge or craue Thou knowest O Lord before I aske The thyng that I would haue Mercy good Lord mercy I aske This is the totall summe For mercy Lord is all my sute Lord let thy mercy come ¶ The Lordes Prayer or Pater noster OVr father which in heauen art Lord hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth euen as the same in heauen is geue vs O Lord oâ—â— dayly bread this day As we forgeue ouâ— detters so forgeue our dettes we pray Into temp tation lead vs not From euill make vs frâ—e For kyngdome poweâ— and glory thyne both now and euer bee ¶ The x. Commaundementes Audi Israell Exod. xx HArke Israell and what I say geue hede to vn derstand I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of Egypt land euen from the house wherein thou didst in thraldome lyne a slaue None other God 's at all before my preseâ—ce shalt thou haue No maner grauen Image shalt thou make at all to thee Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfatted bee Of any â—hyng in heauen aboue nor in the earth below Nor in waters beneath the earth to them thou shalt not bow Nor shalt them serue The Lord thy God a ielous God am I That punish parentes faultes vnto the third and fourth degree Vpon those children that me hate and mercy do display To thousandes of such as me loue and my preceptes â–ª obey The name thou of the Lord thy God in vayne shalt neuer vse For him that takes his name in vayne the Lord shall not excuse Remember that thou holy keepe the sacred Sabboth day Sixe dayes thou labour shalt and do thy needefull workâ—s alway The seuenth day is set by the Lord thy God to rest vpon No worke then shalt thou do in it ne thou nor yet thy sonne Thy daughter seruaunt nor handmayd thyne Oxe nor yet thine Asse Nor straunger that within thy gate hath his abidyng place For in sixe dayes God heauen and earth and all therein did make â–ª And after those his rest he did vpon the seuenth day take Wherefore he blest the day that he for resting did ordayne And sacred to him selfe alone appointed to remayne Yeld honor to thy parentes that prolongde thy dayes may bee Vpon the land the which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee Thou shalt not murther Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steale Nor witnes false agaynst thy neighbour be Thou shalt not couet house that to thy neighbour doth belong Ne couet shalt in hauyng of his wife to do him wrong Nor his man scruaunt nor his mayd nor Oxe nor Asse of his Nor any other thyng that to thy neighbour proper is ¶ The complaint of a sinner WHere righteousnes doth say Lord for my sinne full part In wrath thou shouldst me pay vengeance for my desart I can it not deny but needes I must confesse how that continually thy lawes I do trans gresse Thy lawes I do transgresse But if it be thy will With sinners to contend Then all thy â—â—ocke shall spill And be lost without end For who liueth here so right That rightly he can say He sinneth not in thy sight Full oft and euery day The Scripture playne telth me The righteous man oftendeth Seuen tymes a day to thee Whereon thy wrath dependeth So that the right wise man Doth walke in no such path But he falth now or than In daunger of thy wrath Then sith the case so standes That euen the man rightwise Falth oft in sinnefull bandes Whereby thy wrath may rise Lord I that am vniust And righteousnes none haue Whereto then shall I trust My sinnefull soule to saue â–ª But truely to that post Whereto I cleane and shâ—ll Which is thy mercy most Lord let thy mercy fall And mitigate thy moode Or â—ls we perish all The price of this thy bloud Wherein mercy I call The Scripture doth declare No droppe of bloâ—d in thee But that thou didst not spare To shed ech drop for mee Now let those drops most sweete So moyst my hart so dry That I with sinne replete My liue and sinne may dye That beyng mortified This sinne of myne in me I may be sanctified By grace of thyne in thee So that I neuer fall Into such mortall sinne That my foes inâ—ernall Reioyce mâ— death therein But vouchsafe me to keepe From those inâ—ernall foeâ— And from that lake so deepe Whereas no mercy growes And I shall sing the songes Confirmed with the iust That vnto thee belonges Which art myne onely trust ¶ FINIS ¶ PSALMES OF DAVID Beatus vir Psalme i. T. S. THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked reade his eare Nor led his life as sinners do not sat in scorners chayre 2. But in the law of God the Lord doth set his whole delight And in that law doth exercise him selfe both day and night verse 3 He shal be like the tree that growetâ— fast by the riuer side Which bringeth forth most pleasanâ—t fruite in her due tyme and tyde Whose leafe shall neâ—er fade nor fall but florish still and stand â–ª Euen so all thinges shall prosper well that this man taketh in hand verse 4 So shall not the vngodly men they shal be nothyng so But as the dust which from the earth the windes driue to and fro verse 5 Therfore shall not the wicked men in iudgement stand vpright Nor yet the sinners with the iust shall come in place or â—ight verse 6 For why ' the way of godly men vnto the Lord is knowen And eke the way of wicked men shall quite be euerthrowen Quare fremuerunt Psal. ij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the first Psalme WHy did the Gentiles tumultes rayse what rage was in their brayne Why did the Iewish people muse seeyng all is but vayne verse 2 The kynges and rulers of the earth conspire and are all bent Agaynst the Lord and Christ his sonne which he among vs sent verse 3 Shall we be bound to them say they let all their bonds be broke And of their doctrine and their law let vs reiect the yoke verse 4 But he that in the heauen dwelleth their doinges will deride And make them all as mocking stockes throughout the world so wide verse 5 For in his wrath the Lord will say to them vpon a day And in his fury trouble them and then the Lord will say verse 6 I haue annoynted him my king vpon my holy hill I will therefore Lord preach thy lawes and eke declare thy will. verse 7
causelesse verse 5 Then let my foes pursue my foule and â—ke my lyfedowne thrust Vnto the earth and also lay myne honour in the dust verse 6 Start vp O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to payne Performe thy kyngdome promised to me which wrong sustaine verse 7 Then shall great nations come to thee and know thee by this thyng If thou declare for loâ—e of them thy selfe as Lord and kyng verse 8 And thou that art of all men iudge O Lord now iudge thou me Accordyng to my righteousnesse and myne integritie verse 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the iust mans guide verse 10 By whom the secretes of all bartes are searched and descride verse 11 I take my helpe to come of God in all my grief and smart That doth preserue all those that be of pure and perfect hart verse 12 The iust man and the wicked both God iudgeth by his power So that he feelth his mighty hand euen euery day and houre verse 13 Except he chaunge his mynde I dye for euen as he should smite He whetth his sword his bow he bendes ayming where he may hit verse 14 And doth prepare his mortall dartes his arrowes kene and sharpe For them that do me persecute whilest he doth mischief warpe verse 15 But loc though he in trauell be of his deuilish forecast And of his mischief once conceiued yet bringes forth nought at last verse 16 He digs a ditch and delues it deep in hope to hurt his brother But he shall fall into the pit that he digd vp for other verse 17 This wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And all the mischief that he wrought shall fall vpon his hed verse 18 I will geue thankes to God therfore that iudgeth righteously And with my song prayse will the name of him that is most hye Domine Deus noster psal viij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme O God our Lord how wonderfull are thy workes euery where Whose fame surmounteh in dignitie aboue the heauens cleare verse 2 Euen by the mouthes of suckyng babes thou wilt confound thy foes For in these babes thy might is seene thy graces they disclose verse 3 And when I see the heauens hye the workes of thine owne hand The Sun the Moone and all the Starres â–ª in order as they stand verse 4 What thyng is man Lord thinke I then that thou doest him remember Or what is maâ—s posteritie that thou doest it consider â–ª verse 5 For thou hast made him little lesse then aungels in degree And thou hast crowned him also with glory and dignitie verse 6 Thou hast preferd him to be Lord of all thy workes of wonder And at his feete hast set all thynges that be should keepe them vnder verse 7 As sheepe and neate and all beastes els â–ª that in the fieldes do feede verse 8 Foules of the ayre fish in the Sea and all that therein breede verse 9 Therfore must I say once agayne O God that art our Lord How famous and how wonderfull are thy workes through the world Confitebor tibi Domine Psal. ix T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme WIth hart and mouth vnto the Lord will I sing laud and prayse And speake of all thy wondrous workes and them declare alwayes verse 2 I will be glad and much reioyce in thee O God most hye And make my songes extoll thy name aboue the starry skye verse 3 For that my foes are driuen backe and turned vnto flight They fall downe flat and are destroyde by thy great force and might verse 4 Thou hast reuenged all my wrong my grief and all my grudge Thou doest with instiâ—e heare my cause most like a righteous iudge verse 5 Thou doest rebuke the Heathen folke and wicked so confound That afterward the memory of them cannot be found verse 6 My foe thou hast made good dispatch and all their townes destroyd Thou hast their fame with them defaced through all the world so wide verse 7 Know thou that he which is aboue for euermore shall raigne And in the seate of equitie true iudgement will maintaine verse 8 With iustice he will keepe and guide the world and euery wight And so will yeld with equitie to euery man his right verse 9 He is protector of the poore what tyme they be opprest â–ª He is in all aduersitie their refuge and their rest verse 10 All they that know thy holy name therfore shall trust in thee For thou forsakest not their sute in their necessitie The second part verse 11 Sing Psalmes therfore vnto the Lord that dwelth in Sion hill Publish among all nations his noble actes and will verse 12 For the is myndefull of the bloud of those that be opprest Forgettyng not thaâ—◠〈◊〉 hart that seekes to him for rest verse 13 Haue mercy Lord on me poore wretch whose enemies still remaines Which from the gates of sitrath are wont to rayse me vp agayne verse 14 In Sion that I might set forth thy prayse with hart and voyce And that in thy saluation Lord my soule might still reioyce verse 15 The Heathen sticke fast in the pit that they them selues preparde And in the not that they did set their owne feeâ—e fast are soarde verse 16 God shewes his iudgementes which were good for euery man to marke When as ye see the wicked man lye trapt in his owne warke verse 17 The wicked and the sinnefull men go downe to hell for euer And all the people of the world that will not God remember verse 18 But sure the Lord will not forget the poore mans grief and paynet The pacient people neuer looke for helpe of God in vayne verse 19 O Lord arise least men preuayle that be of worldly might And let the Heathen folke receaue their iudgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord strike such terrour feare and dread into the hartes of them That they may know assuredly they be but mortall men Vt quid Domine Psal. x. T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme WHat is the cause that thou O Lord art now so farre from thine And keepest close thy countenaunce from vs this troublous tyme verse 2 The poore doth perish by the proud and wicked mens desire Let them be taken in the craft that they them selues conspire verse 3 For in the lustes of his owne hart the vngodly doth delight So doth the wicked prayse him selfe and doth the Lord despite verse 4 He is so proud that right and wrong he setteth all apart Nay nay there is no God sayth he for this he thinkes in hart verse 5 Because his wayes do prosper still he doth his lawes neglect And with a blast doth puffe agaynst such as would him correct verse 6 Tush tush sayth he I haue â—o dread least myne estate should chaunge And why for all aduersitie to him is very strâ—unge verse 7 His mouth is full of curse dues of fraude deceit
and guile Vnder his toâ—ng doth mischief 〈◊〉 and trauell all the while verse 8 He lyeth hid in wayâ—s and â—oles to slay the innocent â–ª Agaynst the poore that passe him by his cruell eyes are beâ—t verse 9 And like a Lyon priâ—ely lyeth lurking in his den If he may snare them in his net to spoyle poore simple men verse 10 And for the nonce full craftely he croucheth downe I say verse 11 So are great heapes of poore men made by his strong power his pray The second part verse 12 Tush God forgetteth this sayth he therfore may I be bold His countenaunce is cast a side he doth it not behold verse 13 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doth rest Lift vp thy hand forget not Lord the poore that be opprest verse 14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord doest thou not abhorre it To beare the wicked in their hartes say tush thou carest not for it verse 15 But thou seest all this wickednes and well doest vnderstand verse 16 That frendles and poore fatherles are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then breake the power for euer That they with their iniquitie may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall raigne for euermore askyng and God alone And he will chase the Heathen folke out of his land ech one verse 19 Thou heaâ—st O Lord the poore mans plaint their prayers and request Their hartes thou wilt confirme vntill thine eares to heare be prest verse 20 To iudge the poore and fatherles and helpe them to the right That they may â—e no more opprest with men of worldly might In Domino confido Psal. xi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soule vntill Flee hence as fast as any foule and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrowes prest To shoote in secret and to hurt the sound and harmeles brest verse 3 Of worldly hope all stayes were shrunke and clearely brought to nought Alas the iust and righteous man what euill hath be wrought verse 4 But he that in his temple is most holy and most hye And in the heauens hath his seate of royall maiestye The poore and simple mans estate considereth in his mynde And searcheth out full narowly the maners of mankynde verse 5 And with a chearefull countenaunce the righteous man will vse But in his hart he doth abhorre all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thicke as any â—ayne Fire and brimstone and whirlwindes thicke appointed for their payne verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousnes embrace And to the iust and vpright men shewth forth his pleasant face Saluum me fac Psal. xii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HElpe Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And fayth and truth from worldly men is parted cleane away verse 2 Who so doth with his neighbour talke his talke is all but vayne For euery man bethinketh how to flatter lye and fayne verse 3 But flatteryng and deceitfull lips and tounges that be so stout To speake proud wordes and make great brags the Lord soone cut them out verse 4 For they say still we will preuaile our tounges shall vs extoll Out tounges are ours we ought to speake what Lord shall vs controll verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poore and men opprest Arise will I now sayth the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to siluer pure that from the earth is tâ—ide And hath no losse then seuen tymes in fire bene purified verse 7 Now since thy promise is to helpe Lord keepe thy promise then And saue vs now and euermore from this ill kynde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefes manifold When vanitie with mortall men so highly is extold Vsquequo Domine Psal. xiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I neuer be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide Oas though thou were offended verse 2 In hart and mynde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my 〈◊〉 foe thus triumph ouer me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and heare me sore opprest Lighten myne eyes least that I sleepe as one by death possest verse 4 Least that myne enemy say to me behold I do preuayle Least they also that hate my soule reioy ce to see me quayle verse 5 But for thy mercies and goodnes my hope shall neuer start â–ª In thy relief and sâ—ning health right glad shal be my hart verse 6 I will geue thankes vnto the Lord and prayseâ— to him sâ—â—g Because he hath heard my request and graunted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal. xiiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme THere is no God as foolish men affirme in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vayne not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heauen bye the whole race of mankynd And saw not one that sought in deede the liuyng God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truely there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their iudgement so farre lost that all worke mischief still Eatyng my people euen as bread not one to seeke Gods 〈◊〉 verse 5 When they thus rage then sodenly great feare on them shall fall For God doth loue the righteous men and will maintaine them all verse 6 Ye mocke the doynges of the poore to their reproch and shame Because they put their trust in God and call vpon his name verse 7 But who shall geue thy people health and when wilt thou fulfill The promise made to Israell from out of Sion bill verse 8 Euen when thou shalt restore agayne such as were captiues lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Domine quis psal xv T. S. ¶ Sing this as the iij. Psalme O Lord within thy Tabernacle who shall inhabite still Or whom wilt thou receiue to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is vncorrupt whose workes are iust and straite Whose hart doth thinke the very truth whose toung speaketh no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goodes or name Nor willingly doth moue false tales which might impeire the same verse 4 That in his hart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that loue and feare the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His othe and all â—is promises that keepeth faythfully Although he make his couenaunt so that he doth loose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to vsury his money and his coynt Ne for to hurt the Innocent doth bribe or els purioyne verse 7 Who so doth all
thinges as ye see that here is to be done Shall neuer perish in this world nor in the world to come Conserua me Psal. xvi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xiiij Psalme LOrd keepe me for I trust in thee and do confesse in deede Thou art my God and of my good O Lord thou hast no neede verse 2 I geue my goodnes to the Saintes that in the world do dwell And namely to thy faythfull flocke in vertue that excell verse 3 They shall heape sorrowes on their beadeâ— which runne as they were mad To offer to the Idol Gods alas it is to bad verse 4 As for their bloudy sacrifice and offringes of that sort I will not touch nor yet therof my lips shall make report verse 5 For why the Lord the portion is of mine inheritaunce And thou art he that doest maintayne my rent my lot my chaunce verse 6 The place wherein my lot did fall in beautye did excell Myne heritage assignde to me doth please me wondrous well verse 7 I thanke the Lord that caused me to vnderstand the right For by his meanes my secret thoughtes do teach me euery night verse 8 I set the Lord still in my sight and trust him ouer all For he doth stand on my right hand therefore I shall not fall verse 9 Wherfore my hart and toung also do both reioyce together My flesh and body rest in hope when I this thing consider verse 10 Thou wilt not leaue my soule in graue for Lord thou louest me Nor yet wilt geue thine holy one corruption for to see verse 11 But wilt teach me the way to lyfe for all treasures and store Of perfect ioy are in thy face and power for euermore Exaudi Domine Psalme xvij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xiiij psalme O Lord geue eare to my iust cause attend when I complaine And heare the prayer that I put forth with lips that do not faine verse 2 And let the iudgement of my cause proceede alwayes from thee And let thine eyes behold and cleare this my simplicitie verse 3 Thou hast well tride me in the night and yet couldest nothing finde That I haue spoken with my tongue that was not in my minde verse 4 As from the workes of wicked men and pathes peruerse and ill For loue of thy most holy worde I haue refrayned still verse 5 Then in thy pathes that be most pure guide mee Lord and preserue That from the way wherein I walke my steps may neuer swaine verse 6 For I do call to thee O Lord surely thou wilt me ayde Then heare my prayer and way right well the wordes that I haue sayd verse 7 O thou the Sauiour of all them that put their trust in thee Declare thy strength on them that spurne agaynst thy maiestie verse 8 O keepe mee Lord as thou wouldest keepe the apple of thine eye And vnder couert of thy winges defend mee secretly The second part verse 9 From wicked men that trouble me and dayly me annoy And from my foes that go about my soule for to destroy verse 10 Which wallow in their worldly wealth so full and eke so fat That in their pride they do not spare to speake they care not what verse 11 They lye in wayte where I should passe with craft me to confound And musing mischiefe in their mindes to cast me to the ground verse 12 Much lyke a Lyon greedely that would his pray embrace Or lurking lyke a Lyons whelpe within some secret place verse 13 Vp Lord with hast preuent my foe and cast him at thy feete Saue thou my soule from the ill man and with thy sword him smite verse 14 Deliuer me Lord by thy power out of these tyrantes bandes Which now so long tyme raygned haue and kept vs in their handes verse 15 I meane from worldly men to whome all worldly goodes are rife That haue no hope nor part of ioy but in this present lyfe Thou of thy store their bellies filst with pleasures to their minde Their children haue inough and leaue to theires the rest behinde verse 16 But I shall with pure conscience behold thy gracious face So when I wake I shall be full with thine image and grace Diligam te Domine Psal. xviij T. S. O God my strength and fortitude of force I must loue thee Thou art my castle and defence in my necessitie My God my rock in whome I trust the worker of my wealth my refuge buckler and my shield the horne of all my health verse 3 When I sing land vnto the Lord most worthy to be serued Then from my foes I am right sure that I shall be preserued verse 4 The panges of death did compasse me and bound me euery where The flowing waues of wickednes did put me in great feare verse 5 The slye and suttle snares of hell were round about me set And for my death there was preparde a deadly trapping net verse 6 I thus beset with payne and griefe did pray to God for grace And he forthwith did beare my playnt out of his holy place verse 7 Such is his power that in his wrath he made the earth to quake Yea the foundation of the mount of Basan for to shake verse 8 And from his nostrels came a smoke when kindled was his ire And from his month came kindled coales of hoate consuming fire verse 9 The Lord descended from aboue and bowed the heauens hye And vnderneath his feete he cast the darknes of the skye verse 10 On Cherubes and on Cherubins full royally he rode And on the winges of all the windes came flying all abroade The second part verse 11 And like a den most darke he made his den and secret place With waters blacke and ayrie cloudes enuironed he was verse 12 But when the presence of his face in brightnes shall appeare Then cloudes consume and in their stede come hayle and coales of fire verse 13 These firie dartes and thunderboltes disperse them here and there And with his often lighteninges he puts them in great feare verse 14 Lord at thy wrath and threateninges and at thy chiding cheare The springes and the foundations of all the world appeare verse 15 And from aboue the Lord sent downe to fetch me from below And pluckt me out of waters great that world me ouerfloâ— verse 16 And me deliuered from my foes that would haue made me thrall Yea from such foes as were to strong for me to deale 〈◊〉 verse 17 They did preuent me to oppresse in tyme of my great griefe But yet the Lord was my defence my succour and reliefe verse 18 He brought me forth in open place whereas I might be free And kept me safe because he had a fauour vnto me verse 19 And as I was an innocent so did he me regard And to the cleanes of my handes he gave me my reward verse 20 For that I walked in his wayes and in his pathes haue â—â—ode And haue not wauered wickedly
agaynst my Lord my God. The third part verse 21 But euermore I haue respect to his law and decree His statutes and commaundements I cast not out from me verse 22 But pure and cleane and vncorrupt appeard before his face And did refraine from wickednes and sinne in any case verse 23 The Lord therfore will me reward as I haue done a right And to the cleanes of my handes appearing in his sight verse 24 For Lord with him thâ—t holy is wiâ—t thou be holy to And with the good and vertuous men right vertuously wilt doe verse 25 And to the louing and elect thy loue thou wilt reserue And thou wilt vse the wicked men as wicked men deserue verse 26 I or thou doest sane the simple folke in trouble when they lye And doest bring downe the countenaunce of them that looke full hye verse 27 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God wiâ—â— make also my darcknes to be light verse 28 For by thy helpe an host of men discomsite Lord I shall By thee I seale and ouerleape the strength of any wall verse 29 Vnspotted are the wayes of God his word is purely tryde He is a sure defence to sâ—ch as in his fayth abide verse 30 For who is Godâ— except the Lord for other there is none Or â—ls who is omnipotent sauing our God alone The fourth part verse 31 The God that girdeth me with strength is he that I doo meane That all the wayes wherein I walke did euermore keepe cleane verse 32 That made my foote lyke to the hartes in swiftnes of my pate And for my surety brought me forth into an open place verse 33 He did in order put my handes to battayle and to â—ight To breake in sunder barres of brasse he gaue mine armes the might verse 34 Thou teachest me thy sauing health thy right hand is my tower Thy loue and familiaritie doth still increase my power verse 35 And vnder me thou makest playne the way where I should walke So that my feete shall neuer slip nor stumble at a balke verse 36 And fiercely I pursue and take my foes that me annoyed And from the field do not returne till they be all destroyed verse 37 So I suppresse and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my feete they fall downe flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou doâ—st gird me with thy strength to warre in such a wise That they be all scattered abroad that vp agaynst me rise verse 39 Lord thou hast put into my handes my mortall enemies yoke And all my foes thou doest deuide in sunder with thy stroâ—e verse 40 They cald for helpe but none gaue eare nor holpe them with reliefe Yea to the Lord they cald for helpe yet heard he not their griefe The fift part verse 41 And still lyke dust before the winde I driue them vnder feete And sweepe them out lyke filthy clay that sticketh in the streete verse 42 Thou keepest me from seditious folke that still in strife be led And thou doest of the heathen folke appoint me to be head verse 43 A people strange to me vnknowen and yet they shall me serue And at the first obay my wordes whereas mine owen will swerue verse 44 I shall be irksome to mine owne they will not se my light But wander wide out of the way and rid them out of sight verse 45 But blessed be the liuing Lord most worthy of all prayse That is my rocke and sauing health praysed be he alwayes verse 46 For God it is that gaue me power reuenged for to be And with his holy worde subdude the people vnto me verse 47 And from my soe me deliuered and set me higher then those That cruell and vngodly were and vp against me rose verse 48 And for this cause O Lord my God to the eâ—enâ— thankes I shall And sing out prayses to thy name among the Gentiles all verse 49 That gauest great prosperitie vnto the king I say To Dauid thine annoynted king and to his seede for aye Coeli enarrant Psal. xix T. S. Sing this as the xiiij Psalme THe heauens and the firmament doo wondrously declare The glory of God omnipotent his workes and what they are verse 2 The 〈…〉 of God appeare by euery dayes successe The nightes lyke 〈◊〉 which their race runne the selâ—e same thinges expresse verse 3 There is no language â–ª tongue or speach where their â—ound is not heard verse 4 In all the 〈◊〉 and coastes thereof their knowledge is conferd In them the Lord made for the Sonne a place of great â—enome verse 5 Who lyâ—e a bridgrome ready trimd doth from his chamber come And as a valiant champion who for to get a price With ioy in hast doth tâ—ke in hand some noble enterprise verse 6 And all the sky from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heate but he will finde it out verse 7 How perfect is the law of God how is his coâ—enaunt sure Conuerting soules and making wise the simple and obsevre verse 8 Iust are the Lordes commaundementes and glad both hart and minde His preceptes pure and geueth light to eyes that be full blinde verse 9 The feare of God is excellent and doth endure for euer The iudgementes of the Lord are true aâ—d righteous altogether verse 10 And more to be embraced alwayes then fined gold I say The hony and the hony combe are not so sweete as they verse 11 By them thy seruaunt is forewarnde to haue God in regarde And in performance of the same there shal be great reward verse 12 But Lord what earthly man doth know the errours of this lyâ—e Thou clense my hart from secret sinnes which are in mee most rise verse 13 And keepe me that presumptuous sinnes preuayle not ouer me And then shall I be innocent and great offences flee verse 14 Accept my mouth and eke my hart my wordes and thoughtes echone For my redeemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone Exaudiet te Dominus psal xx T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xiiij Psalme IN trouble and aduersitie the Lord God heare thee still The maiestie of Iacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And send thee from his holy place his helpe at euery neede And so in Sion stablish thee and make thee strong in deede verse 3 Remembring well the sacrifice that now to him is done And so receaue right thankfully thy burnt offringes echone verse 4 According to thy hartes desire the Lord graunt vnto thee And all thy counâ—ell and deuise full well performe may be verse 5 We shall reioyce when thou is sauest and our banners displaye Vnto the Lord which thy requestes fulfilled hath al â—ay verse 6 The Lord will his annoynted saue I know well by his grace And send him health by his right hand out of his holy place verse 7 In charets some put
sayd I if death destroy my dayes Doth dust declare thy maiestye or yet thy truth doth prayse verse 10 Wherfore my God some pitye take O Lord I thee desire Doe not this simple soule forsake of helpe I thee require verse 11 Then didst thou turne my griefe and woe vnto a chearefull voyce The mourning weed thou tookst me fro and madest me to reioyce verse 12 Wherefore my soule vncessantly shall sing vnto thy prayse My Lord my God to thee will I geue laud and thankes alwayes In te Domine psal xxxi I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme O Lord I put my trust in thee let nothing worke me shame As thou art iust deliuer me and set me quite from blame verse 2 Heare me O Lord and that â—nonâ— to helpe me Lord make speede Be thou my rock and house of stone my fence in tyme of neede verse 3 For why as stones thy strength is tryde thou art my fort and tower For thy names sake be thou my guide and lead me in thy power verse 4 Pluck forth my feeâ—e out of the snare which they for me haue layd Thou art my strength and all my care is for thy might and ayde verse 5 Into thy handes Lord I commit my spirite which is thy due For why thou hast redeemed it O Lord thou God most true verse 6 I hate such folke as will â—ot part from thinges to be abhord When they on triâ—â—es set their hart my trust is in the Lord. verse 7 For I will in thy mercy ioy I see it doth excell Thou seest when ought would me annoy and knowest my soule full well verse 8 Thou hast not left me in their hand that would me ouercharge But thou hast set me out of baâ—d to walke abroad at large The second part verse 9 Great grief O Lord doth me assaile some pitie on me take Mine eyes waxe dim my sight doth sayle my wombe for woe doth ake verse 10 My lyfe is worne with griefe and payne my yeares in woe are past My strength is gone and through disdaynâ— my bones corrupt and wast verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorne my frendes are all dismayd My neighbors and my kinfemen borne to see me are affrayd verse 12 As men once dead are out of minde so am I now forgot As small effect in me they finde as in a broken pot verse 13 I heard the brags of all the rout their threates my minde did fray How they conspired and went about to take my lyfe away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for ayde not to be ouerâ—rod For I confesse and still haue sayd thou art my Lord and God. verse 15 The length of all my lyfe and age O Lord is in thy hand Defend me from the wrathes and rage of them that me withstand verse 16 To me thy seruant Lord expresse and shew thy ioyfull face And saue me Lord for thy goodnes thy mercy and thy grace The third part verse 17 Lord let me not be put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked beare their shame and in the graue to fall verse 18 Oh how great good hast thou in store layde vp full safe for them That feare and trust in thee therefore before the sonnes of men verse 19 Thy presence shall them fence and guide from all proud brags and wronges Within thy place thou shalt them hide from all the strife of tongues verse 20 Thankes to the Lord that hath declard on me his grace so farre Me to defend with watch and ward as in a towne of warre verse 21 Thus did I say both day and night when I was sore opprest Loe I was cleane cast out of sight â–ª yet heardâ—t thou my request verse 22 Ye Saintes loue ye the Lord I say the faythfull he doth guide And to the proud he doth repay according to their pride verse 23 Be strong and God shall stay your hart be bold and haue a lust For sure the Lord will take your part sith ye on him doe trust Beati quorum psal xxxii T.S. Sing this as the xxx Psalme THe man is blâ—st whose wickednes â–ª the Lord hath cleane remitted And he whose sinne and wretchednes iâ— hid and also couered verse 2 And blest is he to whome the Lord imputeth not his sinne Which in his hart hath hid no guile no fraud is found therin verse 3 For whilest that I kept close my sinne in silence and 〈◊〉 My â—â—nes did weare and waste away with dayly mone and playnt verse 4 For night and day thy hand on me so greuous was and smart That all my bloud and humors moyst to driues did conuert verse 5 I did therefore confesse my fault and all my sinnes discouer Then thou O Lord didst me forgeue and all my sinnes passe ouer verse 6 The humble man shall pray therefore and seeke thee in due tyme So that the floudes of waters great shall haue no power on him verse 7 When trouble and aduersitie doc compasse me about Thou art 〈◊〉 refuge and my ioy and thou doest rid me out verse 8 Come hether and I shall thee teach how thou shalt worke aright And will thee guide as I my selfe haue learnd by proofe and fight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the Horse and Mule Whose mouth without a rayn or bit from harme thou canst not rule verse 10 The wicked man shall manifold sorrowes and griefe sustain But vnto him that trustes in God his goodnes shall remaine verse 11 Be mery therfore in the Lord ye iust lift vp your voyce And ye of pure and perfect hart be glad and eke reioyce Exultate iusti psal xxxiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxx Psalme YE righteous in the Lord reioyce it is a seemely sight That vpright men with thankefull voyce should prayse the God of might verse 2 Prayse ye the Lord with harpe and song in Psalmes and pleasaunt thynges With Luâ—e and instrument among that soundeth with ten stringes verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new with courage gâ—ue him prayse verse 4 â—or wâ—â— this word is euer true his workes and all his wayes verse 5 To iudgement equitie and right he hath a right good will And with his 〈◊〉 he doth delight the earth throughout to fill verse 6 For by the word of God alone thâ— heauens all were wrought Their hoastes and powers euery one his breath to passe hath brought verse 7 The waters great gathered hath he on heapes within the shore And hid them in the depth to be as in an house of store verse 8 All men on earth both least and most scare God and keepe his law Ye that inhabite in eche coast dread him and stand 〈◊〉 â—aw verse 9 What he commaunded wrought it was at once with present speed What he doth will 〈◊〉 brought to passe with full effect in deede verse 10 The councels of the nations rude the Lord doth driue to nought He doth defeat
therefore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 17 For when he dyeth of all these thinges nothing shall he receaue His glory will not follow him his pompe will take her learne verse 18 Yet in this lyfe he takes himselfe the happyest vnder Sunne And others lykewise slatter him saying all is well done verse 19 And presuppose he liue as long as did his Fathers old Yet must he needes at length geue place and be brought to deathes folde verse 20 Thus man to honor God hath cald yet doth he not consider But lyke brute beastes so doth he liue which turne to dust and pouder Deus Deorum psal L. W. W. THe mightye God th eternall hath thus spoke And all the world he will call and prouoke Euen from the East and so forth to the west 2. From to ward Sion which place him lyketh best God will appeare in beautye must excellent 3. Our God will come before that long time be spent Deuouring fire shall goe before his face A great tempest shall round about him trace verse 4 Then shall he call the earth and heauens bright To iudge his folke with equitie and right verse 5 Saying go to and now my Saintes assemble My peace they keepe their gifâ—es do not dissemble verse 6 The heauens shall declare his righteousnes For God is iudge of all thinges more and lesse verse 7 Heare my people for I will now reueale List Israell I will thee nought conceale Thy God thy God am I and will not blame thee verse 8 For geuing noâ— All manner offringes to me verse 9 I haue no neede to take of thee as all Goates of thy fold or calfe out of thy stall verse 10 For all the beastes are mine within the woodes On thousand hills cattell are mine owne goodes verse 11 I know for mine all byrdes that are on mountaynes All beastes are mine which haunt the fieldes and fountaynes verse 12 Hungry if I were I would not thee it teil For all is mine that in the world doth dwell verse 13 Eate I the flesh of great Bulls of Bullockes Or drinke the bloud of Goates and of the flockes verse 14 Offer to God prayse and harty thankesgeuing And pay thy vowes vnto God euerliuing verse 15 Call vpon me when toubled thou shalt be Then will I helpe and thou shalt honor me verse 16 To the wicked thus sayth th eternall God Why doest thou preach my lawes and hestes abroad Seing thou hast them with thy mouth abused verse 17 And â—â—test to be by discipline reformed My wordes I say thou doest reiect and hate verse 18 If that thou see a theefe as with thy mate Thou runst with him and so your pray do seeke And art all one with beaudes and ruffians eke verse 19 Thou geuest thy selfe to backbite and to slaunder And how thy tongue deceiueth it is a wonder verse 20 Thou sittest musing thy brother how to blame And how to put thy mothers sonne to shame verse 21 These thinges thou didst and whilest I held my tongue Thou didst me iudge because I stayed so long Lyke to thy selfe yet though I keepe long silence Once shalt thou feele of thy wronges iust recompence verse 22 Consider this ye that forget the Lord And feare not when he threateneth with his worde Least without helpe I spoyle you as a pray verse 23 But he that thankes offereth prayseth me aye Sayth the Lord God and he that walketh this trace I will him teach Gods sauing health to embrace ¶ And other of the same I. H. Sing this as the xxv Psame THe God of Gods the Lord hath cald the earth by name From where the sun doth rise vnto the setting of the same verse 2 From Sion his fayre place his glory bright and cleare The perfect beautye of his grace from thence it did appeare verse 3 Our God shall come in hast to speake he shall not doubt Before him shall the fire wast and tempest round about verse 4 The heauens from on hye the earth below lykewise He will call forth to iudge and try his folke he doth deuise verse 5 Bring forth my Saintes saâ—th he my faythfull flocke so deare Which are in band and league with me my law to loue and feare And when these thinges are tride â–ª the heauens shall record That God is iust and all must bide the iudgement of the Lord. verse 7 My people O geue heede Israell to thee I cry I am thy God thy helpe at neede thou canst it not deny verse 8 I do not say to thee thy sacrifice is slacke Thou offerest dayly vnto me much more then I do lacke verse 9 Thinkest thou that I do neede thy cattell young or olde Or els so much desire to feede on Goates out of thy folde verse 10 Nay all the beastes are mine in woodes that eate their fills And thousandes more of neate and kine that runne wilde in the hilles The second part verse 11 The byrdes that buâ—ld on hye in hills and out of sight And beastes that in the fieldes do lye and subiect to my might verse 12 Then though I hungred sore what neede I ought of thine Sith that the earth with her great store and all therein is mine verse 13 To Balles flesh haue I minde to eate it doest thou thinke â–ª Or such a sweetenes do I finde the blond of Goates to drinke verse 14 Geue to the Lord his prayse with thankes do him apply And see thou pay thy vowes alwayes vnto thy God most hye verse 15 Then seeke and call to me when ought would worke thee blame And I will sure deliuer thee that thou mayest prayse my nâ—me verse 16 But to the wicked trayne which talke of God ech day And 〈…〉 to them the Lord 〈…〉 verse 17 With what a face 〈◊〉 thou my worde once speake or 〈◊〉 Why doth thy talke my law allow thy deedes deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to 〈◊〉 thy life thou art so slacâ—â—â— My word the which thou doest pretend is cast behinde thy backe The 3 part verse 19 When thou a theese doest see by theft to liue in wealth With him thou runnest and doest agree lykewise to thriue by stealth verse 20 When thou doest them behold that wines and maydes defilâ— Thou lykest it well and waxest bold to vse that lyfe most vile verse 21 Thy lippes thou doest applye to slaunder and defame Thy tongue is taught to craftaâ—d lye and still doth vse the same verse 22 Thou studiest to â—euile thy frendes to thre so neare With slaunder thou wouldest needes defile thy mothers soâ—â—e most deare verse 23 Hereat while I do winke as though I did not see Thou goest on still and so doest thinke that I am lyke to thee verse 24 But sure I will hot let to strike when I beginne Thy faultes in order I will set and open all thy sinne verse 25 Marke this I you require that haue not God in minde Least when I plague you
earth alway of him shall stand in feare Exurgat Deus Psal. Lxviii T.S. LEt God arise and then his foes will turne them selues to flight His enemies then will run abroad and scatter out of sight And as the fire doth me it the waxe and winde blow smoke away so in the presence of the Lord the wicked shall decay verse 3 But righteous men before the Lord shall hartely reioyce They shall be glad and mery all and chearefull in their voyce verse 4 Sing prayse sing prayse vnto the Lord who rideth on the skye Extoll this name of Iah our God and him do magnifie verse 5 That same is he that is aboue within his holy place That father is of fatherles and iudge of widowes case verse 6 Houses he geues and issue both vnto the comfortles He bringeth bondmen out of thrall and rebels to distres verse 7 When thou didst marche before thy folke the Egyptians from among And brought them through the wildernes which was both wide and long verse 8 The earth did quake the raine pourd downâ— heard were great claps of thunder The mount Sinay shooke in such sort as it would cleane in sunder verse 9 Thine heritage with drops ofrayne aboundantly was washt And if so be it barren waxt by thee it was refresht verse 10 Thy chosen flocke doth theâ—e remayne thou hast prepard that place And for the poore thou doest prouâ—e of thine especiall grace The second part verse 11 God will geue women causes iust to magnifie his â—â—me When as his people triumphes make and purchase brute and fame verse 12 For puissant kynges for all their power shall flee and take the foyle And women which remayne at home shall helpe to part the spoyle verse 13 And though you were as blackâ— as pots your hew should passe the doue Whose winges and fethers seme to hauâ— silâ—er and gold aboue verse 14 When in this land God shall triumphâ— over kynges both hye and low Then shall it be like Salmon hill as white as any snow verse 15 Though Basan be a fruitefull hill and in height others passe Yet Sion Gods most holy hill doth â—â—rre excell in grace verse 16 Why brag ye thus ye hils most high and leape 〈◊〉 prâ—de together This hill of Sion God doth loue and there will dwell for euer verse 17 Gods army is two millions of warrious good and strong The Lord also in Sinay is present them among verse 18 Thou didst O Lord ascend on high and captiues led them all â–ª Which in times past thy chosen flocke in prison kept and thrall Thou maâ—est them tribute for to pay and such as did â—â—pine Thou didst subdue that they might dwell in thy temple deuine verse 19 Now praysed be the Lord for that he pours on vs â—uch grace From day to day he is the God of our health and solace The third part verse 20 He is the God from whom alone saluation commeth playne He is the God by whom we scape all daungers death and payne verse 21 Thus God will wound his enemies head and breake the heary â—calpe Of those that in their wickednes continually do walke verse 22 From Basan will I bring sayd he my people and my sheepe And all myne owne as I haue done from daunger of the deepe verse 23 And make them dip their feete in bloâ—d of those that hate my name And dogs shall haue their tongues embrude with licking of the 〈◊〉 verse 24 All men may see how thou O God thine enemes doest deface And how thou goest as God and kyng into thy holy place verse 25 The singers go before with ioy the minstrels follow after And in the midst the Damsels play with Timbrell and with Taber verse 26 Now in the congregation O Israell prayse the Lord And Iacobs whole posteritâ—e geue thankes with one accord verse 27 Their chief was litle Beniamin but Iuda made their host With Zabulon and Neptalim which dwell about their coast verse 28 As God hath geuen power to thee 〈…〉 make firme and suâ—e The thing that thou hast wrought in vs for euer to endure verse 29 And in thy temple giftes will we geue vnto thee O Lord For thine vnto Ierusalem sure promise made by word The fourth part Yea and straunge kynges to vs subdued shall do like in those dayes I meane to thee they shall present their giftes of laud and prayse verse 30 He shall destroy the spearemens ranckes these Calues and Bulles of might And cause them tribute pay and daunt all such as loue to fight verse 31 Then shall the Lordes of Egypt come and presentes with them bring The Mores most blacke shall stretch their handes vnto their Lord and king verse 32 Therefore ye kingdomes of the earth geue prayse vnto the Lord Sing Psalmes to God with one consent thereto let all accord verse 33 Who though he ride and euer hath aboue the heauens bright Yet by the fearefull thunderclaps men may well know his might verse 34 Therfore the strength of Israell ascribe to God on hye Whose might and power doth farre extend aboue the cloudy skye verse 35 O God thy holynes and power is dread for euermore The God of Israell geue vs strength praysed be God therfore Saluum me fac psal Lxix I.H. Ane me O God and that with speede the wa ters flow ful fast So nye my soule do they proceede that I am â—ore agast â— stâ—cke full deepe in filth and clay where as I feele no ground I fall into such flondes I say that I am like be drounde verse 3 With crying oft I faint and quayle my throte is horse and dry With looking vp my fight doth fayle for helpe to God on hye verse 4 My foes that giltles do oppresse my soule with hate are lead In number sure they are no lesse then heares are on my head verse 5 Though for no cause they vexe me sore they prosper and are glad They do compell me to restore the thinges â—â—uâ—ner had verse 6 What I haue done for want of wit thou Lord all tyâ—â—s canst tell And all the same that I commit to thee is knowne full well verse 7 O God of hostes defend and stay all those that trust in thee Let no man doubt or shrinke away for ought that chaunceth mee verse 8 It is for thee and for thy sake that I do beare this blame In spite of thee they would me make to hide my face for shame verse 9 My mothers sonnes my brethren all forsake me on a row And as a straunger they me call my face they will noâ— know verse 10 Vnto thy house such zeale I beare that it doth pine me much Their checkes and tauntes at thee to heare my very hart doth grutch The second part verse 11 Though I do fast my flesh to chast yea if I weepe and mone Yet in my teeth this geare is cast they passe not thereupon verse 12 If I for grief and payne of hart in sacke
I will set forth thy prayse verse 15 My mouth thy iustice shall record that dayly helpe doth send But of thy benefite O Lord I know no count noâ— end verse 16 Yet will I go and seeke forth one with thy good helpe O God The sauyng health of thee alone to shew and set abroad verse 17 For of my youth thou tookest the care and doest instruct me still Therfore thy wonders to declare I haue great mynde and will verse 18 And as in youth from wanton rage thou didst me keepe and stay Forsake me not vnto myne age and till my head be gâ—â—y verse 19 That I thy strength and might may show to them that now be here And that our seede thy power may know hereafter many a yeare verse 20 O Lord thy iustice doth exceede thy doynges all may see Thy workes are wonderfull in deede oh who is like to thee verse 21 Thou madest me feele afflictions sore and yet thou didst me saue Yea thou didst helpe and me restore and tookest me from the graue verse 22 And thou myne honor doest encrease my dignitie maintayne Yea thou doest make all grief to cease and comfortst me agayne verse 23 Therfore thy faithfulnes to prayse I will both lâ—â—e and sing My hart shall sound thy laud alwayeâ— O Israels holy kyng verse 24 My mouth will ioy with pleasaunt voyce when I shall sing to thee And eke my soule will much reioyce for thou hast made me free verse 25 My toung thy vprightnes shall sound and speake it dayly still For grief and shame do them confound that sought to worke me ill Deus iudicium Psal. Lxxii I.H. LOrd geue thy iudgementes to the king therein instruct him well And with his sonne that Princely thing Lord let thy iustice dwell That he may go uerne vprightly rule thy folke aright And so de fend through equitie the poore that ha ue no might verse 3 And let the mountaines that are hye vnto their folke geue peace And the let litle hils apply in vertue to increase verse 4 That he may helpe the weake and poore with ayde and make them strong And eke destroy for euermore all those that do them wrong verse 5 And then from age to age shall they regard and feare thy might So long as Sunne doth shine by day or els the Moone by night verse 6 Lord make the kyng vnto the iust like rayne to fieldes new mowne And like to drops that lay the dust and fresh the land â—nsowne verse 7 The iust shall florish in his tyme and all shal be at peace Vntill the Moone shall leaue to prime â—ast chaunge and to increase verse 8 He shal be Lord of Sea and land from shore to shore throughout And from the floudes within the land through all the earth about verse 9 The people that in desert dwell shall kneele to him full thicke And all his enemies that rebell the earth and dust shall licke verse 10 Their Lordes of all the Iles therby great giftes to him shall bryng The kynges of Sabe and Arabie geue many a costly thing The second part verse 11 All kynges shall seeke with one accord in his good grace to stand And all the people of the world shall serue him at his hand verse 12 For he the needy sort doth saue that vnto him do call And eke the simple folke that haue no helpe of man at all verse 13 He taketh pitie on the poore that are with neede opprest He doth preserue them euermore and bryng their soules to rest verse 14 He shall redeeme their life from dread from fraud from wrong from might And eke the bloud that they shall bleede is precious in his sight verse 15 But he shall liue and they shall bring to him of Sabaâ—s gold He shall be honored as a kyng and dayly be extold verse 16 The mighty mountaines of his land of corne shall â—eare such throng That it like Ceder trees shall stand in Libanus full long verse 17 Their Cities eke full well shall speede the fruites therof shall passe In plentie it shall farre exceede and spryng as greene as grasse verse 18 For euer they shall prayse his name while that the Sunne is light And thinke them happy through the same all folke shall blesse his might verse 19 Prayse ye the Lord of hostes and sing to Israels God eche one For he doth euery wondrous thing yea he him selfe alone verse 20 And blessed be his holy name all tymes eternally That all the earth may prayse the same Amen Amen say I. Quà m bonus Deus psal Lxxiii T.S. ¶ Sing this as the xliiij Psalme HOw euer it be yet God is good and kinde to Israell And to all such as safely keepe their conscience pure and well verse 2 Yet like a foole I almost slipt my feete began to slyde â–ª And or I wist euen at a pinche my steps away gan glide verse 3 For when I saw such foolish men I grudgd and did disdayne That wicked men all thinges should haue without turmoyle or payne verse 4 They neuer suffer panges nor grief as if death should them smite Their bodies are both stout and strong and euer in good plight verse 5 And free from all aduersitie when other men be shent And with the rest they take no part of plague or punishment verse 6 Therfore presumption doth embrace their neckes as doth a chayne And are euen wrapt as in a robe with rapine and disdayne verse 7 They are so fed that euen for fat their eyes oft tymes out start And as for worldly goodes they haue more then can wishe their hart verse 8 Their life is most licentious boasting much of their wrong Which they baue done to simple men and euer pride among verse 9 The heauens and the liuyng Lord they spare not to blaspheme And prate they do on worldly thinges no wight they do esteeme verse 10 The people of God oft tymes turne backe to see their prosperous state And almost drinke the selfe same cup and follow the same rate The second part verse 11 How can it be that God say they should know and vnderstand These worldly thinges since wicked men be Lordes of Sea and land verse 12 〈◊〉 may see how wicked men in riches still increase Rewarded well with worldly goodes and liâ—e in rest and peace verse 13 Then why do I from wickednes my fantasie refrayne And wash my handes with innocentes and cleanse my hart in vayne verse 14 And suffer scourges euery day as subiect to all blame And euery mornyng from my youth sustaine rebuke and shame verse 15 And I had almost sayd as they mislyking myne estate But that I should thy children iudge as folke vnfortunate verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter vnderstand But yet the labour was to great for me to take in hand verse 17 Vntill the tyme I went into thy holy place and then I vnderstoode right perfectly the end of all these
men verse 18 And namely how thou 〈◊〉 theâ— vpon a slippery place And at thy pleasure and thy will thou doest them all deface verse 19 Then all men muse at that straunge fight to see how sodenly They are destroyd dispatcht consumde and dead so horribly verse 20 Much like a dreame when one awakes so shall their wealth decay Their famous names in all mens fight shall ebbe and passe away The third part verse 21 Yet thus my hart was greeued then my mâ—nde was much opprest verse 22 So fond was I and ignoraunt and in this point a beast verse 23 Yet neuerthelesse by thy right hand thou holdst me alwayes fast verse 24 And with thy counsell doest me guide to glory at the last verse 25 What thyng is there that I can wish but thee in heauen aboue And in the earth there is nothyng like thee that I can loue verse 26 My flesh and eke my hart doth fayle but God doth fayle me neuer For of my hart God is the strength my portion eke for euer verse 27 And loe all such as thee forsake thou shalt destroy â—â—h one And those that trust in any thyng sauing in thee alone verse 28 Therfore will I draw neare to God and eâ—er with him dwell In God alone I put my trust thy wonders 〈◊〉 I tell Vt quid Deus psal Lxxiiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxii Psalme WHy art thou Lord so long from vs in all this daunger deepe Why doth thine anger kindle thus at thine owne pasture sheepe verse 2 Lord call the people to thy thought which haue â—ene thine so long The which thou hast redeemed and brought from bondage sore and strong verse 3 Haâ—e mynde I say and thinke vpon remember it full well Thy pleasaunt place thy mount Sion where thou wast wont to dwell verse 4 Lift vp thy foote and come in hast and all thy foes deface â–ª Which now at pleasure robe and wast within thy holy place verse 5 Amid thy congregations all thine enemies roare O God They set as signes on euery wall their banners splayd abroad verse 6 As men with axes hâ—w the trees that on the hils do groâ— So shine the bils and swordes of these within thy Temple now verse 7 The seâ—lyng sawd the earned â—ordes the goodly grauen stones With axes hammers bils and swordeâ— â–ª they beate them downe at once verse 8 Thy places they consume with flame and eke in all this toyle The house appointed to thy name they race downe to the â—oyle verse 9 And this they sayd wiâ—hin their hart dispatch them out of hand Then burnt â—hey vp in euery part Gods houses through the land verse 10 Yet thou no signe of helpe doest send our Prophetes all are gone To tell when this our plague should end among vs there is none verse 11 When wilt thou Lord once end this shame and cease thine enemies strong Shall they alway blaspheme thy name and rayle oâ— thee so long verse 12 Why doest withdraw thy hand abackâ— and hide it in thy lap O plucke it out â–ª and be not slacke to geue thy foes a rap The second part verse 13 O God thou art my kyng and Lord and euermore hast bene Yea thy good grace throughout the world for our good helpe hath seene verse 14 The seas that are so deepe and dead thy might did make them dry And thou didst breake the Serpentes head that he therein did dye verse 15 Yea thou didst breake the heades so great of Whales that are so fell And gauest them to the folke to eate that iâ— the desertâ—â— dwell â–ª verse 16 Thou makest a spring with streames to rise from rocke both hard and hye And eke thy â—and hath make likewise deepe riuers to be dry verse 17 Both day and eke the night are thine by thee they were begunne Thou settest to serue vs with their shine the light and eke the sunne verse 18 Thou doest appoint the endes and coasteâ— of all the earth about Both sommer heates and winter frostes thy hand hath found them out verse 19 Thinke on O Lord no tyme forget thy foes that thee defame And how the foolish folke are set to rayle vpon thy name verse 20 O let no cruell beast deuoure thy turtle that is true â–ª Forget not alwayes in thy power the poore that much do rue verse 21 Regard thy couenaunt and behold thy foes possesse the land â–ª All sad and darke forworne and old our Realme as now doth stand verse 22 Let not the simple go away with disapointeâ— shame But let the poore and needy â—ye geue prayse vnto thy name verse 23 Rise Lord let be by thee maintainde the cause that is thine owne Remember how that thou blasphemd art by the foolish one verse 34 The voyce forget not of my foes for the presumyng hye â–ª Is more and more increast of those that hate then spightfully Conâ—â—tebimur tibi psal Lxxv. N. ¶ Sing this as the xliiii Psalme VNto thee God we will geue thankes we will geue thankes to thee Sith thy name is so neare declare thy wondrous workes will we verse 2 I will vprightly iudge when get conneâ—icut tyme I may The earth is weake and all therein but I â—er pillers stay verse 3 I did to the made people say dealâ— not so furiously And vnto the vngodly ones set not your hornes so hye verse 4 I sayd vnto them set not vp your raysed hornes on hye And see that ye do with stiffe necke not speake 〈…〉 verse 5 For neither from the easterne partâ—â— not from the westerne side Nor from forsaken wildernes protection doth proceedâ— verse 6 For why the Lord our God he is the righteous iudge alone He putteth downe the one and set â–ª an other in the throne verse 7 For why a cup of mighty 〈◊〉 iâ— in the hand of God And all the mighty wiâ—â— therein himselfe doth poure abroad verse 8 As for the lees and filthy dregges that do remayne of 〈◊〉 The wicked of the earth shall drinke and sucke them euery 〈◊〉 verse 9 But I will talke of God I say of Iacobs God therfore And will not cease to celebrate â—his prayse for â—â—â—â—more verse 10 In sunder breake the hornâ—s of all vngodly 〈◊〉 will 〈◊〉 â–ª But then the 〈◊〉 of righteous men shall be exalted â—ye â–ª 〈…〉 party â–ª To Father Sonne and holy Ghost all glory be therfore â–ª As in begynnyng wâ—â— is now and shal be euermore In Iudaea psal Lxxvi I.H. Sing this as the lxix Psalme TO all that now in Iewry dwelâ— the Lord is clearely knowne His name is great in Israell a people of his owne verse 2 Aâ— Salem he his tentes hath pight 〈◊〉 there a space In Sion eke he doth delight to make his dwellyng place verse 3 And there he breake boâ—â— shaft and bow the sword the speare the shield And brake the rayâ— to ouerthrow in battell on the field verse 4 Thou art more worthy honour Lord more
might in thee doth lye Then in the strongest of the world that rob on mountaines hye verse 5 But now the proud are spoild through thee and they are falne on sleepe Through men of warre no helpe can be themselues they could not keepe verse 6 At thy rebuke O Iacobs God when thou doest them reproue As halfe in sleepe their charets stode no horsemen once did moâ—â— verse 7 For thou are fearâ—full Lord in deede what man the courage hath To bide thy fight and doth not dread when thou art in thy wrath verse 8 When thou doest make thy iudgementes hard â–ª from heauen through the ground Then all the earth full sore afeard in silence shall 〈◊〉 found verse 9 And that when thoâ— O God 〈…〉 in iudgement for to speakâ— â–ª To saue the afflicted of the land on earth that are full weake verse 10 The fury that in 〈◊〉 doth raigne shall turne vnto thy prayse Hereafter Lord do thou restrayne their wrath and 〈◊〉 alwayes verse 11 Make vowes and pay them to your God ye solke that â—ye him be Bryng giftes all ye that dwell 〈◊〉 for dreadfull sure is he verse 12 For he â—oth take both life and 〈◊〉 from princes of great byrth All full of terror is his fight to all the kynges on earth Voce mea psal Lxxvii I. H. I With my voyce to God do cry with hart and harty cheare my voyce to God I lift on hye and he my sute doth heare In tyme of grief I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But strctcht my handes to him abroad my soule comsort forsooke verse 3 When I to thinke on God entend my trouble then is more I spake but could not make an end my breath was stopt so sore verse 4 Thou holdst mine eyes alwayes from rest that I alwayes awake With feare am I so sore opprest my speech doth me forsake verse 5 The dayes of old in mynde I cast and oft did thinke vpon The tymes and ages that are past full many yeares agone verse 6 By night my songes I call to mynde once made thy prayse to thew And with my hart much talke I finde my sprites do sâ—arch to know verse 7 Will God sayd I at once for all cast of his people thus So that hence forth no tyme he shall be frendly vnto vs verse 8 What is his goodnes cleane decayde for euer and a day Or is his promise now delayde and doth his truth decay verse 9 And will the Lord our God forget his mercies manifold Or shall his wrath increase so whot his mercy to withhold verse 10 At last I sayd my weakenes is the cause of this mistrust Gods mighty hand can helpe all this and chaunge it when he lust The second part verse 11 I will regard and thinke vpon the workyng of the Lord Of all his wonders past and gone I gladly will record verse 12 Yea all his workes I will declare and what he doth deuise To â—ell his fâ—ctes I will not spare and eke his counsell wise verse 13 Thy workes O Lord are all vpright and holy all abroad What one hath strength to match the might of thee our Lord our God verse 14 Thou art a God that oft doest shew thy wonders euery houre And so doest make the people know thy vertue and thy power verse 15 And thine owne folke thou didst defend with strength and stretched arme The sonnes of Iacob that descend and Iosephes seede from harme verse 16 The waters Lord perceiued thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depthes on trembling sell verse 17 The cloudes that were both thicke and blacke did rayne full plenteously The thunder in the ayre did cracke thy shaftes abroad did flye verse 18 Thy thunder in the fire was heard the lightnyng from aboue With flashes great made men afeard the earth did quake and moue verse 19 Thy wayes within the Sea doe lye thy pathes in waters deepe Yet none can there thy steps espye nor know thy path to keepe verse 20 Thou leadst thy folke vpon the land as theepe on euery side Through Moyses and through Aarons hand thou didst them safely guide Attendite populi Psal. Lxxviii T. S. ATtend my people to my law and to my wordes incline my mouth shall speake straunge parables and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue heard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction our fathers haue vs told verse 4 Bicause we should not keepe it close from them that should come after Who should Gods power to their race prayse and all his workes of wonder verse 5 To Iacob he commanndement gaue how Israell should liue Willyng our fathers should the same vnto their children geue verse 6 That they and their post eritie that were not sprong vp the Should haue the knowledge of the law and teach their seede also verse 7 That they may haue the better hope in God that is aboue And not forget to keepe his lawes and his preceptes in loue verse 8 Not beyng as theâ—â— fathers were rebelling in Gods sight And would not frame their wicked hartes to know their God aright verse 9 How went the people of Ephraim their neighbours for to spoyle Shootyng their dartes the day of war and yet they tooke the foyle verse 10 For why ' they did not keepe with God the couenaunt that was made Nor yet would walke or lead their liues accordyng to his trade verse 11 But put into obliuion his counsell and his will And all his workes most magnifique which he declareth still The second part verse 12 What wonders to our forefathers did he himselfe disclose In Egipt land within the field that called is â—hancos verse 13 He did deuide and cut the Sea that they might passe at once And made the waters stand as still as doth an heape of stones verse 14 He â—ed them secret in a cloud by day when it was bright And in the night when darcke it was with fire he gaue them light verse 15 He brake the rockes in wildernes and gaue the people drinke As plentifull as when the deepes do flow vp to the brinke verse 16 He drew out riuers out of rockes that were both dry and hard Of such aboundance that no floudes to them might be compard verse 17 Yet for all this agaynst the Lord their sinne they did increase And stirred him that is most hye to wrath in wildernes verse 18 They tempted him within their hartes lyke people of mistrust Requiring such a kinde of meate as scrued to their lust verse 19 Saying with muâ—muration in their vnfaythfulnes What can this God prepare for vs a feast in wildernes verse 20 Behold he strake the stony rocke and floudes forthwith did flow But can he now gene to his folke both bread and flesh also verse 21 When God heard this he waxed wroth with Iacob and his seede So did his indignation on Israell proceede The third part verse 22 Because
graue verse 4 Thus are we made a laughing stocke almost the world throughout The enemies at vs iest and mocke which dwell our coastes about verse 5 Wilt thou O Lord thus in thine ire agaynst vs euer fume And shew thy wrath as â—ote 〈…〉 thy folke for to consume verse 6 Vpon those people poure the same which did thee neuer know All Realmes which call not on thy name consume and ouerthrow verse 7 For they haue got the vpper hand and Iacobs seede destroyde His habitation and his land they haue left wast and voyde verse 8 Beare not in minde our former faultes with speede some pitiâ— show And ayde vs Lord in all assaultes for we are weake and low verse 9 O God that genest all health and grace on vs declare the same Wey not our workes our deedes deface for honor of thy name verse 10 Why shall the wicked still alway to vs as people dumme In thy reproch reioyce and say where is their God become Require O Lord as thou seest good before our eyes in sight Of all these folke thy seruauntes bloud which they spilt in despight verse 11 Receaue into thy sight in hast the clamors grief and wrong Of such as are in prison cast fastayning irons strong Thy force and strength to celebrate Lord set them out of band Which vnto death are destinate and in their enemies hand verse 12 The nations which haue beue so bould as to blaspheme thy name Into their laps with seuen fold repay agayne the same verse 13 So we thy folke thy pasture sheepe will prayse thee euermore And teach all ages for to keepe for thee lyke prayse in store Qui regis Israel psal Lxxx. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxvij Psalme THou heard that Israell doest keepe geue eare and take good heede Which leadest Ioseph lyke a sheepe and doest him watch and feede verse 2 Thou Lord I say whofe searis set on Churubins so bright Shew foith thy selfe and do not let send downe thy beames of light verse 3 Before Ephraim and Beniamin Manasses eke lykewise To shew thy power do thou beginne come helpe vs Lord arise verse 4 Direct our hartes vnto thy grace conuert vs Lord to thee Shew vs the brightnes of thy face and then full safe are we verse 5 Lord God of hostes of Israell how long wilt thou I say Agaynst thy folke in anger swell and wilt not heare them pray verse 6 Thou doost them seede with sorrowes deepâ— their bread with teares they eate 〈…〉 〈…〉 verse 7 〈…〉 to those that dwell about And that 〈…〉 they laugh and iest it out verse 8 O take vs Lord vnto thy grace conuert our mindes to thee Shâ—w forth to vs thy ioyfull face and we full safe shall â—e verse 9 From Egipt where it grew not well thou brought est a viâ—e full deare The heathen folke thou didst expell and then didst plant it â—are verse 10 Thou didst prepare for it a place and set her rootes full fast That it did grow and spring apace and fild the land at last verse 11 The hills were couered round about with shade that from is came And eke the Ceders high and stout with braunches of the same verse 12 Why then didst thou her wall deâ—â—oy her hedge pluckt vp thou hast That all the folke that passe thereby thy vyne may spoyle and wast The second part verse 13 The Bore out of the wood so wild doth dig ad roote it out The furious beasteâ— out of the field deuour it all about verse 14 O Lord of hostes returne agayne from heauen looke betime Behold and with thy helpe sustayne this poore vineyard of thine verse 15 Thy plant I say thine Israell whome thy right hand hath set The same which thou didst loue so well O Lord do not forget verse 16 They lop and cut it downe apace they burne it eke with fire And through the frowning of thy face we perish in thine ire verse 17 Let thy right hand be with them now whome thou hast kep so long And with the sonne of man whome thou to thee hast made so strong verse 18 And so when thou hast set vs free and saued vs from shame Then will we neuer fall from thee but call vpon thy name verse 19 O Lord of hostes to thy good grace conuert vs vnto thee Behold vs with a pleasaunt face and then full safe are we Exultate Deo. psal Lxxxi I. H. BElight and glad in God reioyce which is our strength and stay be ioyfull lift vp your voyce to Iacobs God I say prepare your instrumentes most meete some ioyfull Psalme to sing strike vp with harpe lute so sweet â–ª on euery pleasaunt string verse 3 Blow as it were in the new moone with trumpets of the best As it is vsed to be done at any solemne feast verse 4 For this is vnto Israell a statute and a trade A law that must be kept full well which Iacobs God hath made verse 5 This clause with Ioseph was decreed when he from Egipt came That as a witnesse all his â—eede should still obserue the fame verse 6 When God I say had so prepard to bring him from that land Whereas the speach which he had heard he did not vnderstand verse 7 I from his shoulders tooke sayth he the burden cleane away And from the furnace quite him free from burning bricke of clay verse 8 When thou in griefe didst cry and call I hâ—lpe thee by and by And I did aunswere thee withall in thunder secretly verse 9 Yea at the waters of discord I did thee tempt and proue Whereas the goodnes of the Lord with muttering thou didst moue verse 10 Heare O my folke O Israell and I assure it thee Regard and marke my wordes full well if thou wilt cleane to me The second part verse 11 Thou shalt no God in thee reserue of any laâ—d abroad Nor in no wise to bow or serue a straunge and forraigne God. verse 12 I am the Lord thy God and I from Egipt set thee free Then aske of me aboundantly and I will geue it thee verse 13 And yet my people would not heare my voyce when that I spake Nor-Israell would noâ— obey but did me quite forsake verse 14 Then did I leave them to their will in hardnes of their hart To walke in their owne counsells still themselues they might peruert verse 15 O that my people would haue heard the wordes that I did say And eke that Israell would regard to walke within my way verse 16 How soone would I confound their foes and bring them downe full lowâ— And turne my hand vpon all those that would thâ—m ouerthrow verse 17 And they that at the Lord do rage as slaues should seeke him till But of his folke the tyme and age should florish euer still verse 18 I would haue fed them with the crop and finest of the wheate And make the rocke with hony drop that they their fils should eate
do not spare thine ayd and sauing health verse 8 I will harke what God sayd for he spake to his people peace And to his Saintes that neuer they returns to foolishnes verse 9 For why his health is still at hand to such as him do feare Whereby great glory in our land shall dwell and florish there verse 10 For truth and mercye there shall meete in one to take their place And peace shall iustice with his greetâ— and there they shall embrace verse 11 As truth from earth shall spring apace and florish pleasauntly So righteousnes shall shew her face and looke from heauen bye verse 12 Yea God himselfe shell take in hand to geue vs ech good thing And through the coastes of all out land the earth her fruites shall bring verse 13 Before his face shall iustice goe much lyke a guide or stay He shall direct his steps also and keepe them in the way Inclina Domine Psal. Lxxxvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme LOrd bow thine eare to my request and heare me by and by With greuous payne and griefe opprest full poore and weake am I. verse 2 Preserue my soule because my way and doinges holy be And saue thy seruaunt O my Lord that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me expresse defend me eke withall For through the day I do not câ—ase on thee to 〈◊〉 and call verse 4 Comfort O Lord thâ— seruauntes soule that now with payne is pinde For vnto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and minde verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull thy giftes of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 O Lord lykewise when I do pray regard and geue an eare Marke well the wordes that I do say and all my prayers heare verse 7 In tyme when trouble doth me 〈◊〉 to thee I do complaine For why I know and well do proue thou aunswerest me agayne verse 8 Among the Gods O Lord is none with thee to be compard And noue can do as thou alone the lyke hath not bene heard The second part verse 9 The Gentiles and the people all which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees will fall and glorifie thy name verse 10 For why thou art so much of might all power is thine owne Thou workest wonders still insight for thou art God alone verse 11 O teach me Lord the way â–ª and I shall in thy truth proceede O ioyne my hart to thee so aye that it thy name may dread verse 12 To thee my God will I geue prayse with all my hart O Lord And glorifie thy name alwayes for euer through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shewed to me is great and doth excell Thou settest my soule at libertye out from the lower hell verse 14 O Lord the proud agaynst me rise and heapes of men of might They seeke my soule and in no wise will haue thee in their sight verse 15 Thou Lord art mercifull and meeke full flacke and slow to wrath Thy goodnes is full great and eke thy truth no measure hath â–ª verse 16 O turne to me and mercy graunt thy strength to me apply O helpe and saue thine owne seruaunt thy handmaydes sonne am I. verse 17 On me some signe of fauour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed because Lord thou doest helpe and comfort me Fundamenta Psal. Lxxxvii I.H. Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme THat Citie shall full well endure her ground worke 〈◊〉 doth stay Vpon the holy hilles full sure it can no tyme decay verse 2 God loues the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loueth them more then all the rest of Iacobs centes beside verse 3 Full glorious thinges reported be in Sion and abroad Great thinges I say are sayd of thee thou Citie of our God. verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and heare in minde the fame And Babilon shall eke apply and learne to know thy 〈◊〉 verse 5 Loe Palâ—stine and â—yre also with Ethiop lykewise A people old full long agoe were borne and there didwise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad that diuers men of fame Haue there sprong vp and the hye God hath founded fast the fame verse 7 In their recordes to them it shall through Gods deuiâ—e appeare Of Sion that the chiefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpeters with such as sing therein great plenty be My fountaynes and my pleasaunt springes are compast all in thee Domine Deus Psal. Lxxxviii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme LOrd God of health the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee verse 2 O let my prayers sonne ascend vnto thy sight on hye Encline thine eare O Lord entend and â—arken to my cry verse 3 For why my soule with woe is fild and doth in trouble dwell My lyfe and breath almost doth yeald and draweth nye to hell verse 4 I am esteemed as one of them that in the pit do fall And made as one among those men that haue no strength at all verse 5 As one among the dead and free from thinges that heare remaine It were more case 〈◊〉 to be with them the which are slayne verse 6 As those that lye in graâ—e I say whome thou hast cleane forgot The which thy hand hath cut away and thou regardest them not verse 7 Yea lyke to one shut vp full sure within the lowes pit In places darke and all obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thine anger and thy wrath lykewise full sore on me doth lye And all the stormes agaynst me rise my soule to vexe and trye verse 9 Thou putst my 〈◊〉 of from me and makest them hate me fore I am shut vp in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth falle though griefe and woe I call to thee O God Throughout the day my handes also to thee I stretch abroad The second part verse 11 Dost thou vnto the dead declare thy wondrous workes of fame Shall dead to lyfe agayne repayre and prayse thee for the same verse 12 Or shall thy louing kindenes Lord be preached in the graue Or shall with them that are destroyd thy truth her honor haue verse 13 Shall they that lye in darke full low of all thy wonders wot Or there shall they thy Iustice know where all thinges are forgot verse 14 But I O Lord to thee alway do cry and call apace My prayer eke 〈◊〉 it be day shall come before thy face verse 15 Why doest thou Lord abhorre my soule in griefe that seeketh thee And now O Lord why doest thou hide thy face away from me verse 16 I am afflict as dyâ—ng still from youth this many a yeare The terrors which do vexe me ill with troubled minde I heare verse 17 The furies
of thy wrathfull rage full sore vpon me fall Thy terrours eke do not alwage but me oppresse withall verse 18 All day they compasse me about as water at the tyde And all at once with streames full stout beset me one ech side verse 19 Thou settest farre from me my frendes and louers euery one Yea and mine old acquaintaunce all out of my sight are gone Misericordias Psal. Lxxxix I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxvii Psalme TO sing the mercy of the Lord my tongue shall neuer spare And with my month from age to age thy truth I will declare verse 2 For I haue sayd that mercy shall for euermore remaine In that thou doest the heauens stay thy truth appeareth play ne verse 3 To mine elect sayth God I made a couenaunt and behast My seruaunt Dauid to perswade I swore and did protest verse 4 Thy seede for euer I will stay and stablishe it full fast 〈…〉 vphold thy throne alway from age to age to last verse 5 The heauens shew with ioy and myrth thy wondrous workes O Lord Thy Saintes within thy Church on earth thy fayth and truth record verse 6 Who with the Lord is equall thou in all the cloudes abroad Among the sonnes of all the Gods what one is lyke our God verse 7 God in assembly of the Saintes is greatly to be dread And ouer all that dwell about in terrour to be had verse 8 Lord God of bestaw in all the world what one is lyke to thee On euery side most mightie Lord thy truth is seene to be verse 9 The raging Sea by thineaduice thou rulest at thy will And when the waues th◠〈◊〉 thou makest them calme and still verse 10 And Egipt thou Lord least subdude and thou hast it destroyde Yea thou my foes with mighty arme hast scattered all abroad The second part verse 11 The heauens are thine and still haue bene lykewise the earth and sand The world with all that is therein thou foundest with thy hand verse 12 Both North and South with East and west thy selfe didst make and frame Both Tabor mount and ek Hermon reioyce and prayse thy name verse 13 Thine arme is strong and full of power all might therein doth lye The strength of thy right hand ech boure thou liftest vp on hye verse 14 In righteousnes and equitie thou hast thy seate and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 That folke is blest that knoweth aright thy present power O God For in the fauour of thy sight they walke full safe abroad verse 16 For in thy name throughout the day they ioy and much reioyce And through thy righteousnes haue they a pleasaunt fame and noyse verse 17 For why their glory strength and ayde in thee alone doth lye Thy goodnes eke that hath vs stayde shall lift our horne on hie verse 18 Our strength that doth defend vs well the Lord to vs doth bring The hoâ—â— one of Israell he is our guide and king verse 19 Sometime thy will vnto thy Sayntes in visions thou didst show And thus then didst thou say to them thy minde to make them know verse 20 A man of might haue I erect your king and guide to be And set vp him whome I elect among the folke to me The third part verse 21 My seruant Dauid I appoint whome I haue searched out And with my holy oyle annoynt him king of all the route verse 22 For why my hand is ready still with him for to remaine And with mine arme also I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 23 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall him not deuoure Ne yet the sonnes of wickednes shall haue of him no power verse 24 His foes likewise will I destroy before his face in sight And those that hate him I will plague and strike them with my might verse 25 My truth and mercy eke withall shall still vpon him lye And in my name his horne eke shall be listed vp on bye verse 26 His kingdome I will set to be vpon the Sea and sand And eke the running floudes shall be embrace with his right hand verse 27 He shall depend with all his hair on me and thus shall say My father and my God thou art my rock of health and stay verse 28 As one first borne I will him take of all on earth that springes His might and honor I will make aboue all worldly kinges verse 29 My mercy shall be with him still as I my selfe haue â—old My faythfull couenaunt to fulfill my mercye I will hold verse 30 And eke his seede will I sustaine for euer strong and sure So that his seate shall still remaine while heauen doth endure The fourth part verse 31 If that his sonnes forsake my law and so beginne to swerue And of my iudgementes haue none awe nor will not them obscrue verse 32 Or if they do not vse aright my statutes to them made And set all my commanndementes light and will not keepe my trade verse 33 Then with the rod will I begin their doinges to amend And so with scourging for their sinne when that they do offend verse 34 My mercy yet and my goodnes I will not take him fro Nor handle him with craftines and so my truth forgo verse 35 But sure my couenaunt I will hold with all that I haue spoke No word the which my lips haue told shall alter or be broke verse 36 Once swore I by my holynes and that performe will I With Dauid I shall keepe promise to him I will not lye verse 37 His seede for euermore shall raigne and eke his throne of might As doth the Sunne it shall remaine for euer in my sight verse 38 And as the Moone within the skye for euer standeth fast A faythfull witnes from on bye so shall his kingdome last verse 39 But now O Lord thou doest reiect and now thou chaungest cheare Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine owne annointed deare verse 40 The couteaunt which thy seruaunt made Lord thou hast quite vndone And downe vpon the ground also hast cast his royall crowne The fift part verse 41 Thou pluckst his hedges vp with might his walles doest thou confound Thou beatest eke his bulwarkes downe and breakest them to the ground verse 42 That he is sore destroyed and torne of commers by throughout And so is made a mocke and scorne to all that dwell about verse 43 Thou their right hand hast lifted vp that him so sore annoy And all his foes that him 〈◊〉 loe thou hast made to ioy verse 44 His swordes edge thou doest take away that should his foes withstand To him in warre no victory thou geuest nor vpper hand verse 45 His glory thou doest also wast his throne his ioy his myrth By thee is ouerthrowne and cast full low vpon the earth verse 46 Thou hast cut of and made full short his youth and lusty dayes And raysed of him an
twenty yeares they did me greeue and I to them did say They erre in hart and not beleue they haue not knowen my way verse 11 Wherfore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should neuer tread the path to enter to my rest Cantate Domino psal xcvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme SIng ye with prayse vnto the Lord new songes of ioy and myrth Sing vnto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing vnto the Lord I say prayse ye his holy name Declare and shew from day to day saluation by the same verse 3 Among the Heathen eke declare his honor round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout â–ª verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy prayse alicay And he is to be dread of right aboue all Gods I say verse 5 For all the Gods of Heathen folke are Idols that will â—ade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heauens made verse 6 All prayse and honor eke do dwell for aye before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy plate verse 7 Ascribe vnto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worshyp eke I say ascribe vnto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe vnto the Lord also the glory of his name And eke into his courtes do goe with giftes vnto the same verse 9 Fall downe and worshyp ye the Lord within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearefull at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world be not agast the Lord doth raigne aboue Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it did neuer moue verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To iudge the nations euery one with equitie and right verse 12 The heauens shall great ioy begyn the earth shall eke reioyce The Sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noyce verse 13 The field shall ioy and euery thyng that springeth on the earth The wood and euery tree shall sing with gladnes and with myrth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and commyng of his might When he sâ—all instly iudge the world and rule his folke with right Dominus regnauit psal xcvii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth eâ—igne whereat the earth may ioy with pleasaunt voyce And eke the Iles with ioyfull myrth may triumph and reioyce verse 2 Both cloudes and darknes eke do swell and round about him beate Yea right and iustice euer dwell and bide about his seate verse 3 Yea fire and heate at once do run and goe before his face Whiâ—h shall his foes and enemies burne abroad in euery place verse 4 His lightnynges eke full bright did blase and to the world appeare Whereat the earth did looke and gase with dread and deadly feare verse 5 The hils like waxe did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They fled before that rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heauens eke declare and shew his iustice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God. verse 7 Confusion sure shall come to such as worshyp Idols vayne And eke to those that glory much dum pictures to maintaine verse 8 For all the Idols of the world which they as Gods do call â–ª Shall â—eele the power of the Lord and downe to him shall fall verse 9 With ioy shall Syon heare this thyng and Iuda shall reioyce For at thy iudgementes they shall sing and make a pleasaunt noyce verse 10 That thou O Lord art set on â—ye in all the earth abroad And art exalted wondrously aboâ—e ech other God. verse 11 All ye that loue the Lord do this hate all thinges that are ill For he doth keepe the soules of his from such as would them spill verse 12 And light doth spryng vp to the iust with pleasure for his part Great ioy with gladnes myrth and lust to them of vpright hart verse 13 Ye righteous in the Lord reioyce his holynes proclayme Be thankefull eke with hart and voyce and myndefull of the same Cantate Domino psal xcviii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvâ—â— Psalme O Sing ye now vnto the Lord a new and pleasaunt song For he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong verse 2 With his right hand full 〈◊〉 he doth his foes deuoâ—â—â— â–ª And get him selfe the victory with his owne arme and power verse 3 The Lord doth make the people know his sauyng health and might The Lord doth eke his iustice shew in all the Heathens sight verse 4 His grace and truth to Israell in mynde he doth record That all the earth hath seen right well the goodnes of the Lord â–ª verse 5 Be glad in him with ioyfull voyce all people of the earth â–ª Gene thankes to God sing and reioyce to him with ioy and myrth verse 6 Vpon the harpe vnto him sing geue thankes to him with Psalmes Reioyce before the Lord our kyng with trumpets and with shalmes verse 7 Yea let the Sea with all therein with ioy both roare and swell The earth likewise let it begyn with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the floudes reioyce their fils and clâ—p their handes apace And eke the mountaines and the hils before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to iudge and try the world and euery wight And rule the people mightely with iustice and with right Dominus regnauit psal xcix I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth raigne although at it the people rage full soâ—e Yea he on Cherubins doth sâ—t though all the world dâ—â—ore verse 2 The Lord that doth in Syon dwell is high and wondrous great Aboue all Gods he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men prayse thy mighty name for it is fearefull sâ—reâ— â–ª And let theâ— magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our kyng doth loue iudgement and right Thou rightly rulest eâ—ery thyng in Iacob through thy might verse 5 To prayse the Lord our God deuise all honor to him do â–ª Before his footestoole worshyp him for he is holy to verse 6 Moyses Aaron and Samuel as Priestes on him do call When they did pray he heard them well and gaue them aunswere all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still â–ª To keepe such lawes as he did make and pointed them vntill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them heare and aunsweredst 〈…〉 verse 9 Thy mercy did on them appearâ— â–ª their 〈…〉 verse 10 O laude and prayse our God and Loâ—d within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy euer still Iubilatâ—â—â—â— Psal. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to â—â—e Lord with cherefull voyce him
â—lowest to conceaue a wrath and readyest to forgeue verse 9 He chides not vs continually though we be full of strife Nor keepes our faultes in memory for all our sinnefull lyfe verse 10 Nor yet accordyng to our sinnes the Lord doth vs regard Nor after our iniquities he doth not vs reward verse 11 But as the space is wondrous greaâ— twixt earth and heauen aboue So is his goodnes much more large to them that do him loue verse 12 God doth remoue our sinnes from vs and our offences all As farre as is the â—unne rising full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looke what pitie parentes deare vnto their children beare Like pitie bearth the Lord to sucâ— as worshyp him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made vs knoweth our shape our mould and fashion inst How weake and frayle our nature 〈◊〉 and how we be but dust verse 15 And how the tyme of mortall men is like the withering hay Or like the â—lower right fayre in field that fadeth full soone away verse 16 Whose glosse and beauty stormy windes do vtterly disgrace And make that after their assaultes such blossomes haue no place verse 17 But yet the goodnes of the Lord with his shall euer stand Their Childrens children do reâ—eaue his righteousnes at hand verse 18 I meane which keepe his couenaunt with all their whole desire And not forget to do the thyng that he doth them require verse 19 The heauens hye are made the seatâ— and footestoole of the Lord And by his power imperiall he gouernth all the world verse 20 Ye Aungels which are great in power prayse ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediatly accord verse 21 Ye noble hostes and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will. verse 22 Ye all his workes in euery place prayse ye his holy name My hart my mynde and eke my soule prapse ye also the same Benedic anima psal Ciiii. W. K. MY soule prayse the Lord speake good of his name O Lord our great God how doest thou ap peare so passing in glory that great is thy fame ho nour maiestie in thee shine most cleare with light as a robe thou hast thee beclad whereby all the earth thy greatnes may see the heaueÌ„s in such â—ort thou al so hast spread that it to a câ—rtaine coÌ„pared may bee verse 3 His chamber beâ—mes lye in the cloudes full sure Which as his chareâ— are made him to beare And there with much swiftnes his course doth indure Vpon the winges ridyng of winde in the ayre verse 4 He maketh his spirites as Heraldes to go And lightâ—ynges to seruâ— we see also prest His will to accomplish they turne to and fro To saue or consume thinges as seemeth him â—est verse 5 He groundeth the earth so firmely and fast That it once to moue none haue shall such power verse 6 The deepe a fayre coueryng for it made thou hast Which by his owne nature the hils would dâ—uour verse 7 But at thy rebuke the waters do flee And so geue due place thy word to oâ—ay At thy voyce of thunder so fearefull they bee That in their great raging they hast soone away verse 8 The mountaines full high they then vp ascend If thou do but speake thy word they fulfill So likewise the valleyes most quickely descend When thou them appointest remaine they do still verse 9 Their boundes thou hast set how farre they shall runne So as in their rage not that passe they can For God hath appointed they shall not returne The earth to destroy more which made was for man. The second part verse 10 He sendeth the springes to strong streames or lakes Which râ—nne do full swift among the huge hils verse 11 Where both the wilde Asseâ— their thirst oft tymes â—lakes And beastes of the mountaines therof drinke their fils verse 12 By these pleasaunt springes of fountaines full fayre The foules of the ayre abyde shall and dwell Who moued by nature to hop here and there Among the greene braunches their songes shall excell verse 13 The mountaines to moyst the cloudes he doth vse The earth with his workes are wholly repleat verse 14 So as the brute cattle he doth not refuse But grasse doth prouide them and hearbe for mans meat verse 15 Yea bread wine and oyâ—e he made for mans sake His face to refresh and hart to make strong verse 16 The Cedars of Liban this great Lord did make Which trees he doth nourish that grow vp so long verse 17 In these may birdes build and make there their nest In firre trees the Storkes remayne and abide verse 18 The hye hâ—ls are succours for wild Goates to rest And eke the rockes stony for Conyes to hide verse 19 The Moone then is set her seasons to â—unne The dayes from the nightes thereby to discerne â–ª And by the descendyng also of the Sunne The cold from heaâ—e alway thereby we do learne verse 20 When darcknes doth come by Gods will and power Then creepe â—orth do all the beastes of the wood verse 21 The Lyons range roaryng their pray to deâ—our But yet it is thou Lord which geuest them foode verse 22 Assoone as the Sunne is vp â–ª they retire To couch in their dennes then are they full fayne â–ª verse 23 That man to his worke may as right doth require Till night come and call him to take rest agayne The third part verse 24 How sundry O Lord are all thy workes found With wisedome full great they are in deed wrought So that the whole world of thy prayse doth â—â—uâ—d And as for thy riches they pas all mens thought verse 25 So as the great Seâ— which large is and broad Where thynges that creepe swarme and beastes of ech sort verse 26 There both mighty ships sayle aâ—d some lye at road The whale huge and monstrous there also doth sport verse 27 All thynges on thee wayâ— thou doest them relieue And thou in due tyme full well doest them feede verse 28 Now when it doth please thee the same so to geâ—e They gather fâ—â—l gladly those thynges which they neede Thou openest thy hand and they fiâ—de such grace That they with good thynges are filled we see verse 29 But sore are they troubled if thou turne thy faâ—â— For if thou their breath take vile dust then they bee verse 30 Agayne when thy spirite from thee doth proceede All thynges to appoynt and what shall ensue Then are they created as thou hast decreed And doest by thy goodnes the dry earth renue verse 31 The prayse of the Lord â–ª for euer shall last Who may in his workes by right well reioyce verse 32 His looke can the earth make to tremble full fast And likewise the mountaines â–ª they smoke at his voyce verse 33 To this Lord and God â–ª sing will I alwayes So long as I lyue my God prayse will I
verse 34 Then am I most certaine my wordes shall him please I will reioyce in him to him will I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire And eke the peruerse them roote out with shame â–ª But as for my soule now let it still desire And say with the faythfull prayse ye the Lordes name Confitemini Domino psal Cv. N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme GEue prayses vnto God the Lord and call vpon his name Among the people eke declare his workes to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye vnto the Lord I say and sing vnto him prayse And talke of all the wondrous workes that he hath wrought alwayes verse 3 In honor of his holy name reioyce with one accord And let the hart also reioyce of them that seeke the Lord. verse 4 Seeke ye the Lord and seeke the strength of his eternall might And seeke his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The wondrous workes that he hath done keepe still in myndefull hart Ne let the iudgementes of his mouth out of your mynde depart verse 6 Ye that of faythfull Abraham his seruaunt are the seede Ye his elect the children that of Iacob do proceede verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull iudgementes are through all the earth abroad verse 8 His promise and his couenant which he hath made to his He hath remembred euermore to thousandes of degrees The second part verse 9 The couenaunt which he hath made with Abraham long ago And faythfull oth which he hath sworne to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirme the same for law that Iacob should obay And for eternall couenant to Israell for ay verse 11 When thus he sayd loe I to you all Chanaan land will geue The lot of your inheritaunce wherein your seede shall liue verse 12 Although their number at that tyme did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but straungers were verse 13 While yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode And while fro sundry kyngdomes they did wander all abroad verse 14 And wrong at none oppressors hand he suffred them to take But euen the great and mighty kynges reproued for their sake verse 15 And thus he sayd touch ye not those that myne annoynted be Ne do the Prophetes any harme that do pertayne to me verse 16 He cald a dearth vpon the land of bread he stroyd the store But he agaynst their tyme of neede had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Euen Ioseph which had once been sold to liue a slaue in woe verse 18 Whose feete they hurt in stockes whose soule the iron pearst also verse 19 Vntill the tyme came when his cause was knowen apparantly The mighty word of God the Lord his faultles truth did try verse 20 The kyng sent and deliuered him from prison where he was The ruler of the people then did freely let him pas verse 21 And ouer all his house he made him Lord to beare the sway And of his substaunce made him haue the rule and all the stay verse 22 That he might to his will instruct the Princes of his land And wisedomes lore his auncient men might teach to vnderstand verse 23 Then into the Egyptian land came Israell also And Iacob in the land of Ham did liue a straunger tho verse 24 His people he exceedyngly in number made to flowe And ouer all their enemies in strength he made them grow verse 25 Whose hart he turnd that they with hate â–ª his people did intreat And did his seruauntes wrongfully abuse with false deceit The fourth part verse 26 His faythfull seruaunt Moyses then and Aaron whom he chose He did commaund to go to them his message to disclose verse 27 The wondrous message of his signes among them they did shew And wonders in the land of Ham then did they worke also verse 28 Darknes he sent and made it darcke in stâ—ed of brighter day And vnto his commission they did not disobay verse 29 He turnd their waters into bloud he did their fishes â—lay verse 30 Their land brought frogs euen in the place where their kyng Pharo lay verse 31 He spake â–ª and at his voyce there came great swarmes of noysom Flyes And all the quarters of their land were fild with crawling lyce verse 32 He gaue them cold and stony hayle in steed of milder rayne â–ª And fierâ— flames within their land he sent vnto their payne verse 33 He smote their vines and all their trees whereon their figs did grow And all the trees within their coastes downe did he ouerthrow verse 34 He spake then Caterpillers did and Grashoppers abound verse 35 Which eat the gras in all their land and fruite of all their ground The fift part verse 36 Their first begotten in their land eke deadly did he smite Yea the begynnyng and first fruit of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold and siluer he them brought from Egypt laâ—d to pas And in the numbâ—r of their tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and ioyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of them was fallen vpon their hart verse 39 To shroud them from the parchyng heaâ— a cloud he did display And fire â—e sent to geue them light when night had hid the day verse 40 They asked and he caused Quayles to rayne at their request And â—ully with the bread of heauen their hunger he represt verse 41 He opened then the stony rocke and waters gushed out And in the dry and parched grounds like â—iuers â—anne about verse 42 For of his holy couenaunt aye myndefull was he tho Which to his seruant Abraham â—e pâ—â—ghted long ago verse 43 He bâ—ought his people forth with mirth and his elect with ioy Out of the cruell land where they had lyued in great annoy verse 44 And of the Heathen men he gaue to them the fruitfull landes The labor of the people 〈◊〉 they tooke into their handes verse 45 That they his holy statutes might obserue for euermore And faythfully obey his lawes prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini Domino psal Cvi N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme PRayse ye the Lord for he is good his mercy dures foray verse 2 Who can expresse his noble actes or all his prayse display â–ª verse 3 They blessed are that iudgementes keepe and â—ustly do alway verse 4 With fauour of thy people Lord remember me I pray And with thy saâ—yng health O Lord vouchsafe to visitâ— mee verse 5 That I the great felicitie of thine elect may see And with thy peoples ioy I may a ioyfull mynde possesse And may with thine inheritaunce a glorying â–ª hart expresse verse 6 Both we and eke our fathers all haue sinned euery one We haue committed wickednes and lewdly we haue done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast
For he the emptie soule sustaynd whome thirst had made to faynt The hungry soule with goodnes fed and did them eke acquaint verse 10 Such as do dwell in darkenes deepe where they of death do wayte Fast bound to tast such troublous stormes as iron chaynes do threate The second part verse 11 For that agaynst the Lordes owne wordes they sought so to rebell Esteeming lâ—ght his counsells high which do so far excell verse 12 But when he humbled them full low they then fell downe with griefe And none was found so much to helpe whereby to get reliefe verse 13 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayd Who did remoue their tropblous state according as they prayd verse 14 For he from darcknes out them brought and from deathes dreadfull shade Bursting with force the iron bandes which did before them lade verse 15 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth beforâ— the sonâ—es of men verse 16 For he threw downe their gates of bras and brake them with strong hand The iron harres he smote in two nothing could him withstand verse 17 The foolish folke great plagues do â—eâ—ele and cannot from them wend But heape on moâ—to those they haue because they do offend verse 18 Their soule so much doth loth all meate that none they could abide Whereby death had them almost caught as they full truely tride verse 19 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde â–ª Who did remoue their troublous state according as they prayd verse 20 For he then sent to them his word which health did soone restore And brought them from those daungers deepe wherein they were before verse 21 Let them therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 22 And let them offer sacrifice with thankes and also feare And speake of all his wondrous workes with glad and ioyfull cheare verse 23 Such as in shippes or brittle barkes into the Seas descend Their marchandise through fearefull floudes to compasse and to end verse 24 Those men are forced to behold the Lordes workes what they be And in the daungerous deepe the same most marueilous they see verse 25 For at his word the stormy windâ— ariseth in a â—age And stirreth vp the surges so as nought can them aswage verse 26 Then are they lifted vp so high the cloudeâ— they seeme to gayne And plunging downe the depth vntill their soules consume with payne verse 27 And lyke a drunkard to and â—ro now heare now there they reele As men with feare of wit bereft or had offence no feele verse 28 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde Who did remoue their tâ—oublous state according as they prayde verse 29 For with his word the Lord doth make the sturdy stormes to cease So that the great wants from their rage are brought to rest and peace verse 30 Then are men glad when rest is come which they so much do craue And are by him in hauen brought which they so fayne would haue verse 31 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 32 Let them in presence of the folke with prayse extoll his name And where the Elders do conuent let them there do the same verse 33 For running floudes to dry desertes he doth oft change and turne And drieth vp as it were dust the springing well and bourne verse 34 A fruitefull land with pleasures decâ—e full barren he doth make When on their sinnes that dwell therein he doth iust vengeaunce take verse 35 Agayne the wildernes full rude he maketh fruite to beare With pleasaunt springes of waters clearâ— though none before were there verse 36 Wherein such hungry soules are set as he doth freely chuse That they a Citie may them build to dwell in for their vse verse 37 That they may sow their pleasaunt laud and vineyardes also plant To yeld them fruites of such increase as none may seeme to want verse 38 They multiply exceedingly the Lord doth blesse him so Who doth also their brute beastes make by numbers great to grow verse 39 But when the faythfull are low brought by the oppressors stout And minish do through many plagues â–ª that compasse them about verse 40 Then doth the princes bring to shame which did them sore oppresse And lykewise caused them to erre within the wildernes verse 41 But yet the poore he raysed vp out of his troubles deepe And oft tymes doth his trayne augment much lyke a flocke of sheepe verse 42 The righteous shall behold this sight and also much reioyce Whereas the wicked and peruerse with griefe shall stop their voyce verse 43 But who is wise that now full well he may these thinges record For certaynely such shall perceaue the kindenes of the Lord. Paratum cor psal Cviii. I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme O God my hart prepared is and eke my tongue is so I will aduaunce my voyce in song â–ª in geuing prayse also verse 2 Awake my violaud my harpe sweete melody to make And in the morning I my selfe right early will awake verse 3 By me among the people Lord still praysed shalt thou be And I among the heathen folke will sing O Lord to thee verse 4 Because thy mercy Lord is great aboue the heauens byâ— And eke thy truth doth reach the cloudes within the lofty skye verse 5 Aboue the starry heauens height exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display vpon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy dearly beloued may be set at lybertye Helpe O my God with thy right hand and harken vnto me verse 7 God in his holynes hath spoke wherefore my ioyes abound Sichem I shall deuide and metâ— the vale of Succoth ground verse 8 And Giliad shall be mine owne Maâ—asses mine shall be My head strength Ephraim and law shall Iuda geue to me verse 9 Moab my washpot and my shoe on Edome I will throw Vpon the laud of Palestine in triumph will I goe verse 10 Who shall into the Citie strong be guide to conduct me Or how by whome to Edome land conueyed shall I be verse 11 Is it not thou O God which late hadst vs forsaken quite And thou O Lord which with our host didst not go forth to fight verse 12 Geue vs O Lord thy sauing ayde when trouble doth assayle For all the helpe of man is vayne and can no whit auayle verse 13 Through God we shall do valiant actes and worthy of renowne He shall subdue our enemies yea he shall tread them downe Deus laudem meam psal Cix N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme IN speechles silence do not hold O God thy tongue alwayes O God euen thou I say that art the God of all my prayse verse 2 The wicked
a guide to learne thy lawes thy rods did me direct verse 72 So that to me thy word and law is dearer manifold Then thousandes great of siluer and gold or ought that can be told JOD The x. part verse 73 Seyng thy handes haue made me Lord to be thy creature Graunt knowledge likewise how to learne to put thy lawes in vre verse 74 So they that seare thee shall reioyce when euer they me see Because I haue learnd by thy word to put my trust in thee verse 75 When with thy rods the world is plagd I know the cause is iust So when thou didst correct me Lord the cause iust needes be must verse 76 Now of thy goodnes I thee pray some comfort to me send As thou to me thy seruaunt hetâ—st so from all ill me shend verse 77 Thy tender mercies poure on me and I shall surely lyue For ioy and consolation both thy lawes to me do geue verse 78 Confound the proud whose false pretencâ— is me for to destroy But as for me thy hostes to know I will my selfe employ verse 79 Who so with reuerence do thee feare to me let them retire And such as do thy conenauntes know and them alone desire verse 80 My hart without all waueryng let on thy lawes be bent That no confusion come to me wherein I should be shent CAPH The xi part verse 81 My soule doth faint and ceaseth not thy sanyng health to craue And for thy wordes sake still I trust my hartes desire to haue verse 82 Mine eyes do fayle with lookyng for thy word and thus I say Oh when wilt thou me comfort Lord why doest thou thus delay verse 83 As a skin bottell in the smoke so am I partcht and dride Yet will I not out of my hart let thy commaundement slide verse 84 Alas how long shall I yet line before I see the howre That on my foes which me torment thy vengeaunce thou wilt power verse 85 Presumptuout men haue digged pits thinking to make me sureâ— Thus contrary agaynst thy law my hurt they do procure verse 86 But thy commaundementes are all true and causelesse they me greeue To thee therfore I do complayne that thou mightest me relieue verse 87 Almost they had me cleane destroy'd and brought me quite to ground Yet by thy statutes I abode and therein succour sound verse 88 Restore me Lord agayne to life for thy mercies excell And so shall I thy couenauntes keepe till death my life expell LAMED The xij part verse 89 In heauen Lord where thou doest dwell thy word is stablished sure And shall for all eternitie fast grauen there endure verse 90 From age to age thy truth abides as doth the earth witnes Whose ground worke thou hast layd so sure as no toung can expresse verse 91 Euen to this day we may well see how all thynges perseuere Accordyng to thy ordinaunce for all thynges thee reuere verse 92 Had it not bene that in thy law my soule had comfort sought Long tyme ere now in my distresse I had bene brought to naught verse 93 Therfore will I thy preceptes aye in memory keepe fast By them thou hast my life restord when I was at last cast verse 94 No â—ight to me can title make for I am onely thine Saue me therfore for to thy lawes myne eares and hart incline verse 95 The wicked men do seeke my haue and thereto lye in wayte But I the while considered thy noble actes and great verse 96 I see nothyng in this wide world at length which hath not end But thy commaundement and thy word beyond all end extend MEM. The xiij part verse 96 What great desire and feruent loue do I beare to thy law All the day long my whole deuise is onely on thy law verse 98 Thy word hath taught me farre to passe my foes in pollicie For still I keepe it as a thyng of most excellencie verse 99 My teachers which did me instruct in knowledge I excell Because I do thy couenauntes keepe and them to others tell verse 100 In wisedome I do passe also the auncient mea in deede And all because to keepe thy lawes I held it aye best reede verse 101 My seete I haue refrayned eke from euery euill way Because that I continually thy word might keepe I say verse 102 I haue not swarned from thy iudgementes nor yet shronke any dell â–ª For why thou hast taught me thereby to liue godly and well verse 103 Oh Lord how sweete vnto my tast finde I thy wordes alway Doubtlesse no hony in my mouth feele ought so sweete I may verse 104 Thy lawes haue me such-wisedome learnd that vtterly I hate All wicked and vngodly wayes in euery kynde or rate NVN. The xiiij part verse 105 Euen as a Lanterne to my feete so doth thy word shine bright And to my pathes where euer I go it is a flamyng light verse 106 I haue both sworne and will performe most certainly doubtlesse That I will keepe thy iudgementes iust and them in lyfe expresse verse 107 Affliction hath me fore oppressed and brought me to deathes dote O Lord as thou bast promised so me to lyse restore verse 108 The offringes which with hart and voyce most frankly I thee gene Accept and teach me how I may after thy iudgementes liue verse 109 My soule is aye so in my hand that daungers it assayle Yet do I not thy law forget nor it to keepe will fayle verse 110 Although the wicked layd their nets to catch me at a bray Yet did I not from thy preceptes once swerue and go astray verse 111 Thy law I haue so claymd alway as myne owne heritage And why for therein I delite and set my whole courage verse 112 For euermore I haue bene bent thy statutes to fulfill Euen so likewise vnto the end I will continue still SAMECH The xv part verse 113 The craftie thoughtes and double hart I do alwayes detest But as for thy law and preceptes I loued them euer best verse 114 Thou art my hid and secret place my shield of strong defence Therfore haue I thy promises lookt for with patience verse 115 Go to therfore ye wicked men depart from me anone For the commaundementes will I keepe of God my Lord alone verse 116 As thou hast promised so performe that death me not assayle Nor let my hope abuse me so that through distrust I quayle verse 117 Vphold me and I shall be safe for ought they do or say And in thy statutes pleasure take will I both night and day verse 118 Thou hast trode such vnâ—st thy feetâ— as do thy statutes breake For nought auayles their subtletie their counsell is but weake verse 119 Like droâ— thou castes the wicked out where euer they go or dwell Therfore can I as thy statutes loue nothyng halfe so well verse 120 My flesh alas is taken with feare as though it were benumd For when I see thy iudgementes strait I am as one astond
do the thirsty landes verse 7 Heare me with speede my sprite doth fayle hide not thy face me fro Els shall I be lyke them that downe into the pit do go verse 8 Let me thy louing kindenes in the morning heare and know For in thee is my truse shew me the way that I shall goe verse 9 For I lift vp my soule to thee O Lord deliuer me From all miue enemies for I haue hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good spirite into the land of mercy me conuey verse 11 For thy name sake with quickening grace aliue do thou me make And out of trouble bring my soule euen for thy instice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them all That do oppresse my soule for I thy seruaunt am and shall Benedictus Dom. Psal. Cxliiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. Psalme BLest â—e the Lord my strength that doth instruct my handes to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 He is my goodnes fort and tower deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yelde verse 3 O Lord what thing is man that him thou holdest so in prise Or sonne of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but lyke to vanitie so passe his dayes to enâ— verse 5 As fleâ—ting shade Boâ— downe O Lord thy heauens and descend verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arroâ—es shoote consume them with the same verse 7 Send downe thy hand euen from aboue O Lord deliue me Take me from waters great from hand of straungers make me free verse 8 Whose subtill mouth of vaâ—itie and fondnes doth entreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshode and deceite verse 9 A new song I will sing O God and singing will I be On viole and on instrument ten stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen he it is that onely genes delineraunce to kinges Vnto his seruaunt Dauid helpe from hurtfull sword he bringes verse 11 From straungers hand me fane and shield whose mouth talkes vanitie And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtiltie verse 12 That out sonnes may be as the plantes whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carued corner stones lyke to a pallace fayre verse 13 Our garners full and plenty may with sundry sortes be found Our sheepe bring thousandes in our streetes ten thousandes may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do vs inuade There be no going out no cry within our streetes be made verse 15 The people blessed are that with such blessings are so stord Yea blessed all the people art whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te Psal. Cxlv. N. THee will I laud my God and king and blesse thy name for aye for euer will I prayse thy name and blesse thee day by day Great is the Lord most wor thy prayse his greatnes none can reach fro raceto race they shall thy works prayse thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious maiestie the beautie will record And meditate vpon thy workes most wonderfull O lord verse 6 And they shall of thy power and of thy fearefull actes declare And I to publish all abroad thy greatnes will not spare verse 7 And they into the mention shall breake of thy goodnes great And I aloud thy righteousnes in singing shall repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gracious and mercifull also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to all and all his workes his mercy doth exceede verse 10 Loe all thy workes do prayse the Lord and do thine honor spread verse 11 Thy Saintes do blesse thee and they do thy kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And blase thy power to cause the sonnes of men his power to know verse 13 And of his mightye kingdome eke to spread the glorious prayse Thy kingdome Lord a kingdome is that doth endure alwayes And thy dominion through ech age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth them that fall the slyding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of all do waite on thee thou doest them all relieue And thou to ech suffising foode in season due doest geue ' verse 16 Thou openest thy plenteous hand and bounteously doest fill All thinges what soeuer doth liue with giftes of thy good will. verse 17 Thâ— Lord is iust in all his wayes his workes are holy all verse 18 Neare all he is that call on him in â—ruth that on him call verse 19 He the desires which they require that feare him will fulfill And he will heare them when they cry and saue them all he will. verse 20 The Lord preserues all those to him that beare a louing hart But he them all that wicked are will vtterly subuert verse 21 My thankfull mouth shall gladly speake the prayses of the Lorde All flesh to prayse his holy name for euer shall accord Lauda anima Psal. Cxlvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme MY soule prayse thou the Lord alwayes my God I will confes verse 2 While breath and lyse prolong my dayes my tongue no tyme shall cease verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sonnes of morrall men in whome there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doth sonne depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their hart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is â—â—at man I say whom Iacobs God doth ayde And he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is stayd verse 6 Which made the earth and waters deepe the heauens hye withall Which doth his word and promise keepe in truth and â—â—er shall verse 7 With right alwayes doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungry he doth feed and lose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth send the blinde their fight â–ª the lame to limmes restore The Lord I say doth loue the right and lust man euermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherles the straunger sad in hart And quitte the widdow from distresse and ill mens wayes subuert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall raigne In tyme of all posteritic for eâ—er to remaine Laudate Domino Psal. Cxlvii N. PRayse ye the Lord for it is good vnto our God to sing for it is pleasant to prayse it is a comely thing The Lord his owne IerusaleÌ„ he buildeth vp alone the dispeâ—st of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their hart their fore vp doth he binde verse 4 He countes the number of the starres and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is our Lord great is his power his wisedome infinite verse 6 The
Lord relieues the meeke and throwes to ground the wicked wight verse 7 Sing vnto God the Lord with prayse vnto the Lord reioyce And to our God vpon the Harpe aduauuce your singing voyce verse 8 He coners Heauen with cloudes and for the earth prepareth rayn And on the mountaynes he doth make the gras to grow agayne verse 9 He geues to beastes their food and to young Rauens when they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lye verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord the Lord hath his delight And such as do attend vpon his mercyes shining light verse 12 O prayse thy Lord Ierusalem thy God O Siou prayse verse 13 For he the barres hast forged strong wherewith thy gates he stayes verse 14 The children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and wiâ—h the flower of wheate â—e silleth thee verse 15 And his commaundement vpon the earth he sendeth out And eke his word with speedy course doth â–ª wiftly run about verse 16 He geueth snow lyke wool hore frost lyke ashes doth he spread verse 17 Lyke morsels casts his I se thereof the cold who can abide verse 18 He send forth his mighty word and melteth them agayne His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrine of his holy word to Iacob doth he shew His statutes and his iudgementes he geues Israell to know verse 20 With euery nation hath he not so dealt nor they haue knowen His secret iudgement ye therefore prayse ye the Lord alone Laudate Dominum psal Cxlviii â— P. GEue laud vnto the Lord from heauen that is so â—ye prayse him in deede and word aboue the star ry sky 2. And also ye his aungels all armies roy all prayse him with glee verse 3 Prayse him both Moone and Sun Which are so cleare and bright The same of you be done Ye glistring starres of light verse 4 And eke no les Ye heauens fayre verse 5 And cloudes of the ayre His laud expres verse 6 For at his word they were All formed as we see At his voyce did appeare All thinges in their degree Which he set fast To them he made A law and trade For aye to last verse 7 Extoll and prayse Gods name On earth ye dragens fell All deepes do ye the same For it â— commeth you well verse 8 Him magnifie Fire Hayle â—e Snow And stormes that blow At his decree verse 9 The hills and mountaynes all And â—rees that fruitfull are The â—edars great and tall His worthy prayse declare verse 10 Beastes and catrell Yea birds flying And wormes creeping That on earth dwell verse 11 All Kinges both more and lesse With all their pompous trayne Princes and all iudges That in the world remaine verse 12 Exalt his name Young men and maydes Old men and babes Do ye the same verse 13 For his name shall we proue To be most excellent Whose prayse is farre aboue The earth and firmament verse 14 For sure he shall Exalt with blis The borne of his And helpe them all His Saintes all shall forth tell His prayse and worthynes The Children of Israell Ech one both more and les verse 15 And also they That with good will His wordes fulfil And him obay Cantate Domino Psal. Cxlix N. Sing this as the Cxlâ— psalme SIng ye vnto the Lord our God a new reioysing song Aud let the prayse of him be heard his holy Saintes among verse 2 Let Israell reioyce in him that made him of nothing â–ª And let the feed of Sion eke be ioyfull in their king verse 3 Let them found prayse with voyce of flute vnto his holy name And with the timbrel and the harp sing payses of the same verse 4 For why the Lord his pleasure all hath in his people set And by deliuerance he will rayse the meeke to glory great verse 5 With glory and with honor now let all the Saintes reioyce And now alowd vpon their beds aduaunce their singing voyce verse 6 And in their mouthes let be the actes of God the mighty Lord And in their hands eke let them beare a double edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their handes verse 8 To binde their stately kinges in chaynes their Lordes in Iron bandes verse 9 To execute on them the dome that written is before This honor all his Saintes shall haue prayse ye the Lord therfore Landate Dominum Psal. CL. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme YEald vnto God the mighty Lord prayse in his sanctuaâ—y And prayse him in the firmament that shewes his power on â—ye verse 2 Aduaunce his name and prayse him in his mighty actes alwayes According to his excellencye of greatnes gene him prayse verse 3 His prayses with the princely noyce of sounding trompets blow Prayse him vpon the vâ—ole and vpon the harpe also verse 4 Prayse him with Tymbrel and with flâ—it Organs and Virgmals verse 5 With sounding Cymbals prayse ye him prayse him with loud Cymbals verse 6 What euer hath the benefite of breathing prayse the Lord To prayse the name of God the Lord agree with one accord The end of the Psalmes ¶ A Psalme to be song before Morning Prayer T. B. Sing this as the C. Psalme PRayse the Lord O ye Gentiles all Which hath brought you into this light O prayse him all people mortall as it is most worthy and right For he is full determined on vs to poure out his mercy And the Loâ—des truth be ye assured abideth perpetually Glory be to God the Father and to Iesus Christ his true Sonne With the holy Ghost in lyke manner now and at euery season A Psalme to be song before Euening Prayer T. B. ¶ Sing this as the C. Psalme BEhold now geue heed such as be the Lordes seruauntes faythfull and true Come prayse the Lord euery degree with such songes as to him are due O ye that stand in the Lordes house euen in our owne Gods mansion Prayse ye the Lord so bounteous which worketh our saluation Lift vp your handes in his holy place yea and that in the tyme of night Prayse the Lord which geueth all grace for he is a Lord of great might Then shall the Lord out of Sion which made heauen and earth by his power Geue to you and your nation his blessing mercy and fauour Glory be to God the Father c. The x. Commaundementes of god Exodus 20. ATtend my people and geue eare of ferly thinges I will thee tell See that my wordes in minde thou beare and to my precepts listen wall verse 1 I am thy soueraigne Lord and God Which hath thee brought from carefull thrall And eke reclaymd from Pharaos rod Make thee no Gods on them to call verse 2 Nor fashioned forme of any thing In heauen or earth to worship it For I thy God by reuenging With greeuous plagues
this sinne will smite verse 3 Take not in vaine his holy name Abuse it not after thy will For so thou might soone purchase blame And in his wrath he would thee spill verse 4 The Lord from worke the seneth day ceast And brought all thinges to perfect end So thou and thine that day take rest That to Gods hestâ—â— ye may attend verse 5 Vnto thy parentes honor gene As Godes commaundementes do pretend That thou long dayes and good mayst line In earth where God a place doth lend verse 6 Beware of murder and etuell hate verse 7 All filthy fornication feare verse 8 See thou steale not in any rate verse 9 False witnes agaynst no man beare verse 10 Thy neighboures house wish not to haue His wife or ought that he calles mine His held his Oxe his Asse his â—lant Or any thing which is not thine A Prayer The spirite of grace graunt vs O Lord To keepe these lawes out hartes restore And cause vs all with one accord To magnifie thy name therefore For of our selues no strength we haue To keepe these lawes after thy will Thy might therfore O Christ we craue That we in thee may themm fulfill Lord for thy names sake graunt vs this Thou art our strength our Sauiour Christ Of thee to speede how should we mis In whom our treasure doth consist To thee for euer more be prayse With the Father in ech respect And with thy holy spirite alwayes The comforter of thine elect The Lordes prayer D. Coxe M.iij OVr Father which in heauen art anâ— makst vs all one brotherhood to call vpon thee with one hart our heaueÌ„ly Father our God â—â—rauÌ„t we pray not with lips alone but with thy hart deepe sigh and grone Thy blessed name be sanctified Thy holy worde mought vs inflame In holy lyfe for to abide To magnifie thy holy name From all errours defend and keepe The little flock of thy poore sheepe Thy kingdome come euen at this houre And henceforth euerlastingly Thine holy Ghoft into vs poure With all his giftes most plenteously From Sathans rage and filthy band Defend vs with thy mighty hand Thy will be done with diligence Lyke as in heauen in earth also In trouble graunt vs pacience Thee to obay in wealth and wo Let not flesh bloud or any ill Preuaile agaynst thy holy will. Geue vs this day our dayly bread And all other good giftes of thine Keepe vs from warre and from bloudshed Also from sicknes death and pine That we may lyne in quietnes Without all greedy carefulnes Forgeue vs our offences all Reliene our carefull conscience As we forgene both great and small Which vnto vs haue done offence Prepare vs Lord for to serue thee In perfect loue and vnitye O Lord into temptation Lead vs not when the feend doth rage To withstand his inuasion Geue power and strength to euery age Arme and make strong thy feeble host With fayth and with the holy Ghost O Lord from euill delinct vs The dayes and tymes are daungerous From euerlasting death saue vs And in our last neede comfort vs A blessed end to vs bequeth Into thy handes our soule receiue For thou O Lord art king of kinges And thou hast power ouer all Thy glory shineth in all thinges In the wide world vniuersall Amen let it be done O Lord That we haue prayde with one accord The xii Articles of Christian fayth ALl my beliefe and conâ—idence is in the Lord of might The father which all thinges hath made the day and eke the night the heauens and the fir mament and also many a star the earth and all that is therein which passe mans reason far And in lyke manner I beleue in Christ our Lord his sonne Coequall with the deitie and man in flesh and bone Conceiued by the holy Ghost his word doth me assure And of his mother Mary borne yet she a Virgine pure Because mankinde to Sathan was for sin in bond and thrall He came and offered vp himselfe to death to saue vs all And suffering most greuous payne then Pilate being iudge Was crucified on the crosse and thereat did not grutch And so he dyed in the flesh but quickened in the spirite His body then was buryed as is our vse and right His spirite did after this descend into the lower partes To them that long in darcknes were the true light of their hartes And in the third day of his death he rose to lyfe agayne To th end he might be glorified out of all griefe and payne Ascending to the heauens bye to sit in glory still On Gods right hand his father deare according to his will. Vntill the day of iudgement come when he shall come agayne With Aungels power yet of that day we all be vncertayne To iudge all people righteously whome he hath dearely bought The liuing and the dead also which he hath made of nought And in the holy spirite of God my fayth to satisfie The third person 〈◊〉 Trinitie beleue I sted fastly â–ª The holy and Catholick Church that Gods word doth 〈…〉 â–ª And holy Scripture doth alow which Sathan doth disdayne And also I do trust to haue by Iesu Christ his death Release and pardon for my sinnes and that onely by fayth What tyme all flesh shall rise agayne before the Lord of might And see him with their bodely eyes which now do geue them light And then shall Christ our Sauiour the sheepe and Goates deuides And geue life euerlastingly to those whome be hath tride Which is his realme celestiall in glory for to rest With all the holy company of Saintes and Angels blest Which serue the Lord omnipotent obediently ech houre To whome be all dominion and prayse for euermore ¶ A prayer to the holy Ghost to be song before the Sermon ¶ Sing this as the Cxix Psalme COme holy spirite the God of might comforter of vs all Teach vs to know thy word aright that we do neuer fall O holy Ghost visite our coast defend vs with thy shied Agaynst all sinne and wickednes Lord helpe vs winne the field Lord keepe our Queene and her Counsel and geue them will and might To perseuer in the Gospell which can put sinne to flight O Lord that geuest thy holy word send preachers plenteously That in the same we may accord and therein liue and dye O holy spirite direct a right the preachers of thy word That thou by them mayest cut downe sinne as it were with a sword Depart not from those Pastors pure but ayde them at all neede Which breake to vs the bread of lyfe whereon our soules do feede O blessed sprite of truth keepe vs in peace and vnitie Keepe vs from sectes and errours all and from all Papistrie Conuert all those that are our foes and bring them to thy light That they and we may well agree and prayse thee day and night O Lord increase our faith in vs and loue for to aboundâ— That man and wife be