the erth euen vnto the vttermoste partes therof mought feare him The argumeÌ„t iÌ„ to the .lxviii. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme Dauid syngeth his victorie obtayned of the alyauntes as of the Syrins that the Acdomites and the Amonites EXurgat deus As sone as god ryseth to helpe his enemyes are dyspersed they flee from him that hate him He putteth them to flyghte lyke smoke as waxe melteth agaynste the fyer euen so wast the vngodly from the presens of god But the ryghtwyse ioye and are glad before god they leape for ioye Synge ye to god synge to his name lifte him vp rydynge vpon the ouermoste heuens THE LORDE is his name ioye ye before him The father of the fatherlesse helper of widowes euen god syttynge in the seate of his secrete holye place Euen god which giueth chyldreÌ„ to the bareyne and loseth men holden in feters but the forsakers of hiÌ„ shal dwell in the wyde bareyne desert Oh god whaÌ„ thou wenyst forth before thy people and walkedest thorow the deserte Selah The erthe was al to shaken and moued and the heuens droped at the presens of this god of Sinay ye of god euen the god of Israell But o god thou scattâ—edest rayne in good tyme vpon the erth whiche thou chalengest be ryght heritage and whan it fayled thou restoredest it agayne That this flocke myght dwell there in thou hast so prepared for the poore oh god afflycte that they enioye thy goodes The lorde hath brought it to passe that womeÌ„ shulde bryng good tydynges and syng the vyctory of riÈt gret powers Kynges coÌ„passed with gret hostes haue fledde they haue fledde the weake people that sate at home deuyded the spoyle Also if ye had ben as blacke as men syttynge amonge pottes nowe shall ye be white as though ye were couerd with douues fethers which are as whyte as syluer and her winges as yelowe as golde Whan for her sake the almyghty god broke downe the kynges she was made as whyte as the hyll zalmon The hyll of god is fat as is BashaÌ„ it is an hyghe hyll a fatte hyll lyke Bashan Wherfore sette ye so out youre selues ye hyghe hyllê this hill of god is a plesauÌ„t habitacyon for the lorde dwelleth in it perpetually The horsemen and chariettes of god are thousande thousandes ye many thousandes of Angels the lorde is in mydde monge them in his holy place Thou hast lyfted vp thy selfe and hast take them whom thou wylt lede captiue thou hast receyued some meÌ„ among as gyftes And euen the forsakers of that thou hast coÌ„pelled to obaye the for that in this place god wyl haue his seate whiche hath his beynge of him selfe Praysed be the lord at all tymes he miÈt encrese his benefytes vnto vs the very same god which is our sauyour Selah God which is to vs both god sauioure is the lorde hauynge his beynge of hym selfe in whose handes ar dyuerse kyndê of deth Uerily god hath smitteÌ„ the hed of his enemyes euen the very crowne of the hedde of the synful man The lorde sayd I shall restore my welbeloued euen as I dyd ones restore them from Bashan ye I shall brynge them agayne as I dyd ones from the botome of the see Wherfore thy fote shal be red with blode and thy dogges tonges shal be redde with the blode of thy enemyes bothe with theirs and with the bloude of the kynge Thy beloued se thy solemne goyngê o god euen the goyngê of my god my kynge syttiÌ„g nobly in his holy secrete place Singers go before there folowe plaers at the orgayns in the myddê wente ther yonge maydeÌ„s playeng vpon tympanes In the congregations prayse ye god the lorde euen ye whiche are of the seade of Israhell There were of the lytell tribe of Beniamin certayne whiche bore rule the prynces of Iuda their strength the prynces of zabulon the pryncê of Naphthalim Thy god hath gyuen the thy strength stablysshe o god that thinge which thou hast wrought for vs. In the temple at Hierusalem euen kynges shall brynge the gyftes As thou sharply blamest the speare meÌ„ with thy myghty power amonge the capitayns of the hoste so makest thou theÌ„ to yelde and to become trybutaryes payenge their syluer Caste downe the people whose delight is to haue batayle There shall come of the moste nobleste from Egypte Inde shall stretche forth her handes swyftly vnto god Ye kyngdomes of the erth synge ye to god synge ye with prayse vnto the lorde Selah Whiche rydeth vpon the heuens ye vpoÌ„ the euerlastynge heuens lo he putteth forth his voyce ye and that a voyce full of power Gyue ye to god the prayse of strength his cleare maiestie is vpon Israhell his strength is in the clowdes Thou art to be feared o god iÌ„ thy secret holy place the god of Israhell he shall gyue strength and power to the people Praysed be god The argument into the .lxix. Psal. ¶ In this Psal of Dauid which is the fygure of Christ the hed of all faithfull meÌ„ whom it becometh to be coÌ„formed and made lyke their hed is coÌ„tayned a gret complaint as of one beyng in greuous present perels and afterwarde a ferueÌ„t prayer for delyueraunce SAluum me fac deê° Saue me god for waters are rysen so hyghe vpon me that I am in peryll of my lyfe I stycke fast iÌ„ the depe toughe claye iÌ„ the which I can nat coÌ„tynue I am brought into the depe floude and the violent streme carieth me awaye I am wery of criynge my throte is hoorse my syghte is wasted with lokynge vp vnto my god They yâ— odiously persue me fautlesse are mo in nombre than the heares of my hed they haue preuayled which vndo me causles they whette their enymite vpoÌ„ me they constrayne me to paye tho thynges whiche I neuer toke awaye God thou knowest if I haue done any thynge folysshely it is nat vnknowen vnto the if I haue offended Oh lorde the lorde of hostes lette them nat be shamed for my sake whiche depende on the oh god of Israhel lette them nat be confounded that seke the. For I for thy sake haue borne the opprobrye shame and ignominye couerd my face I was made a straÌ„ger to my bretherne an alyaunte to my mothers children Euen the very loue that I bore to thy house ete me vp the â—â—probryes whiche the vngodly cast agaynste the brente me sore I gyue me to wepynge my body do I scourge with fastiÌ„g and for thus doynge I am reuyled I clothed me iÌ„ heare and sacke for their sakes and they iested vpoÌ„ me They fabled vpon me that sat at the gates and the dronken men in tauers made songes vpon me But I lorde iÌ„ the meane tyme made my praier vnto the whaÌ„ tyme was offred me oh god for thy infynite mercy trouthe heare me for the whiche thou were wonte to helpe Delyuer me from this tough claye and suffre me nat to be drowned lette me be delyuered froÌ„ these odious
the and were nat shamed But as for me I am but a worme and no man euen the very approbry of the men and am abiecte froÌ„ the vylest folke All that se me made but a laughynge stocke on me they mocked me with their lippes wagged their heddê at me Sayeng this vyllayne referred all thinges to the lorde let him nowe delyuer hiÌ„ if he wyll for he loueth hym well But yet thou arte he whiche leddest me out of my mothers wombe myn owne refuge euen from my mothers teares As sone as I came into this worlde I was layde in thy lappe thou art my god euen from my mothers woÌ„be Go thou nat farre fro me for my trouble draweth nigh neither is there any maÌ„ that wil helpe There are beset me rounde aboute great sturdy steares ye that fatte bulles of Bashan haue hedged me in Lyke a roriÌ„ge lyon pantyng and gapyng for his pryaâ— their mouthes ar open vpoÌ„ me naked before them I sanke awaye lyke water all my bones shoke out of ioynt my herte within mâ— melted away lyke waxe The moyster of my body was dryed vp and I was lyke a poâ—sherde my tonge cleued to the sydes of my mouthe thou 〈…〉 me to my graue For euen lyke dogges they came about me the chyâ—â—he of noyous men hedged me in they dygged thorow my haÌ„des fete A maÌ„ might haue tolde all my bones and they gasyng vpoÌ„ me thus petylesse entreated toke theyr pleasure They parted my ouer clothes to theym selue for my tother cote they casted dyse But thou oh lorde be nat farre o my strength haste the to come helpe me Delyuer my lyfe from the deth stroke and my deare soule from the wodnesse of these dogges Saue me from the mouthes of these lyons and defende my pore symplenesse froÌ„ the hornes of these vnycorns I shall sprede thy name amoÌ„g my bretherne in the myddes of the congregation I shall prayse the. I saye ye that feare the lorde se that ye prayse him all ye of the seede of Iacob glorifye him and all ye of the progeny of Israhell fere him For he hath nat despysed nor abhorred the troublouse afflyctyon of the pore in no maner of wyse turneth he his face from hiÌ„ but whan he cried vnto him he herde him I shall praise the in the gret coÌ„gregation I shall ê‘form my vowes before his worshippers The meke meÌ„ shal ete and be satisfyed they that seke the lorde shal praise him their hert shal lyue ioye for euer The dwellers in thextreme partes of therth shal remeÌ„bre theÌ„ selues be turned to the lorde all hethen nations shal fall downe before the. For the kingdome is the lordes he is lorde ouer all natioÌ„s All the riche men of therth shal ete do him homage they shal be bowed down before him disceÌ„de in to their graues for they may nat ê“longe any lyfe to their soules But their posterite shall serue him shal be noÌ„bred to the lord for euer And thus their chylders chyldren shall shewe the rightwisnesse whiche he hath gyueÌ„ to the peple which is yet to be borne ⧠The argumeÌ„t in to the xxiii ps ¶ In this psalme Dauid declareth and setteth forth the maruelous suretie of the truste in god also howe blessed a thiÌ„g it is The song of Da. DOminus regit me The lord is my pastore and feder wherfore I shall nat wante He made me to fede in a full plentuous batle grouÌ„de and dyd dryue retche me at layser by the sewte ryuers He restored my lyfe ledde me by the pathes of ryghtwysnes for his name sake Ye if I shuld go thorow the myddes of deth yet wyll I feare non yuel for thou arte with me thy staffe thy shepe hoke counfort me Thou shalt sprede garnyshe me a table ye that in the syght of myne enemyes thou shalte souple my hed with oyntement and my full cuppe shall laugh vpon me Ye and thy mercy and gentelnes shall folowe me all my lyfe I shal sitte in the house of the lorde a longe tyme. The argument into the .xxiiij. Psal. ¶ In this psal Dauid syngeth all thinges to be the lordes howe wonderfull he hathe layde the foundation of the erthe vnder the see yet the erth appereth aboue it He asketh a questyoÌ„ who shall enter into the kyngdome of god and answereth therto coÌ„cludynge all thinges be thei neuer so stoute stronge to be obedyente to hys worde and to be opened at his pleasure whiche is the moost valyant gloriouse kinge The tytle of the psalme The songe of Dauid DOmini est terra The erthe is the lordes all that is coÌ„teyned in it the rounde worlde all that inhabyt it For in the see hath he set his fouÌ„datioÌ„s and hath buylded her aboue the flodes Who shall clymbe into the hyll of the lorde or who shall abyde in his holy place An innoceÌ„te in his dedes and he that is pure in hert that hath nat extolled hiÌ„self proudly into vanyte neither hath sworn for any disceyte This man shal be fedde with the blessynge of the lord with the mercy of god his sauyour This is the nation gyuen all vnto him seketh him this is the very right Iacob· Selah Oh ye gates lyfte vp your selues ye gates euer lastynge be ye opened this gloryouse kynge shall in enter Who is this kynge yâ— is so glorious it is the myghty valiaunt lorde Noble in power a lorde exellent in strength to wage batayle Oh ye gates lyft vp your selue ye gates euerlastyng be ye opened that gloryoê° kynge shall iÌ„ entre Who is this kynge that is so glorioê° it is the lord of hostes it is he yâ— is this gloryous kyng Selah The argumeÌ„t in to the .xxv. Psal. ¶ This Psalme is a praier of an holy man oppressed with synne and with the hasty violence of his enemyes wherfore he prayeth the lorde to delyuer him from his synnes to teche him his wayes to delyuer him from the fury of his enemyes and that for his mercyes sake thorowe which he was wonte to saue suche as trusted in him and nat to forsake synners holden yet with any feare and truste whiche both he knowlegeth of him selfe at laste he setteth to a lytell praier for all the people of god The tytle of the psal The songe of Dauid AD te dnÌ„e leuaui Unto the oh lorde I lyfte vp my mynde my god I trust in the let me nat be shamed lest min enemyes reioyse vpon me For they shal nat be shamed who so euer depende vpon the but they shal be shamed that wrongfully hurte innocentes Shewe me thy wayes lorde wonte me to thy pathes Lede me forth for thy faithfull truthes sake acquainte me with the for thou art god my sauyour of whom I depende parpetually Lorde remembre thy mercy thy gracyouse fauour for in these thynges thou excellest eueÌ„ froÌ„ the beginniÌ„g But
before the Lorde oure maker For he is oure god and we are the people of his pasture and the flocke whome he dryueth if we thys daye gyue hede and beleue his worde Se that ye harden natte youre hertes as they dyd in the deserte of Merybah in the tyme of temptacyon Whan youre fathers tempted and prouoked me and yet they se my workes Fortie yeres I chydde with the nacyon and I sayde this people erreth in their hertes they alowe nat my wayes Unto whom I swore ī myne angre they shall neuer entrr ī to the lande of my rest The argument into the lxxxxvi Psal. ¶ The prophet moueth al creatures to the praise of god bycause that he now by Christ raygneth CAntate Synge ye to the lorde a new songe synge ye to the lorde as many as dwell vpon therth Synge ye to the lorde and prayse ye his name preache ye day by daye that sauynge helth whiche he bryngeth Put the gentyls also in mynde of his beautefull glory amōg all his people declare ye his merueles For right gret is the lorde worthy moche prayse he is to be feared before all goddes For all the goddes of the people are nought it is the lorde that hath made the heuens Noble fame clernes is before him power and maiestye shyne in his holy secrete place Gyue ye to the lorde honour welworthy his name brīge ye forth gyftes and come into his temple Worship ye the lorde in his ryche goodly temple feare him ye that inhabyte the erth Tell ye the gentyles that the lorde is kynge he shall stablissh the worlde lest it rele he shall iuge and reason with the people indifferētly Be glad ye heuens and let the erth ioye let the see take her pleasure what so euer swīmeth therin Let the felde laugh and what so euer is conteyned in it nowe let all the trees of the wode triumphe Ye and that before the lorde for he is come for he is come to gouerne the erth to gouerne the worlde with rightwisnes and the people of hys faythfulnesse The argument into the lxxxxvij Ps. ¶ In this Psalme Dauid prophesyeth of the kyngdome of Christe DOminus reg exul The lorde is kinge the erthe ioyeth many iyldes ar glad He is closed aboute with a derke cloude but his seate regall is sette in rightwisnesse and equyte Fyer goth before him and brenneth his enemyes round about him His lyghtnynges smyte the worlde roundabout the erth sawe them and trembled for feare Hylles melted awaye lyke waxe at the presens of the lorde they melted euen frō the presens of the lorde of all the erth The heuens shewed forth his xightwysnesse all the people sawe his gloriouse beautie Let them be shamed who soeuer worshyp carued images whiche also glorie in fayned pyctures of nought ye goddes all se that ye fall downe worshyp him Syon haue herde and is glad the cyties of Iuda reioise ī thy iugemēt◠oh lord For thou lorde art higher thā all men of therth and farr exalted aboue all the goddes Ye that loue the Lorde se that ye hate euyll he kepeth the lyues of his sayntes delyuereth them frome the hādes of the vngodly Lyght is sprede amonge the rightwyse and gladnes to the vpright in herte Be glad ye rightwyse in the lorde sprede ye his holy memoriall euerywhere The argument into the lxxxxviij Psa. ¶ The argumēt of this psal is all one with the other before with the argumēt of the lxxxxvi p CAntate Synge ye to the Lorde a newe songe for he hath done meruelouse dedes he saued alonly with hys right hande and with his holy arme The lorde hath declared his sauing helthe he hath opened and sette forthe hys rightwysnesse before the gentyles He remēbreth his mercy his faythfull promyse to be performed vpon the house of Israhell All the costes of the erthe haue sene the sauynge helthe whyche our god hath brought Make ye melody to the lorde al therth lyfte vp your voice tryumph and synge ye Singe ye to the lorde with harpe playe vpon harpe the dytie with swete note With clariers trumpettes make ye melodye before the kynge which is the lorde Let the see romble out her melody and all therin ye the rounde worlde also all that enhabit it Let the floudes clappe their handes gtoither the hylles also be glad reioysynge before the Lorde For he is come to gouerne the erthe he shal gouerne the rounde worlde with ryghtwysnesse and the people with equyte The argument into the lxxxxix Psal. ¶ This Psalme syngeth the goodnes and power of god repesented some tyme by the Arche gyuen in ernest of his promyse DOminus reg iras The Lorde is kynge be the peple neuer so wrath he sytteth in his estate vpō the arche bytwene the Cherubyns although therthe be moued therat The lorde which dwelleth in Siō is right great his power is mighty ouer all peple Let mē sprede thi name for it is gret to be fered holy also This kīge excelleth in strēgth loue of iugement thou hast set all thynges in due ordre with Iacob so that they maye be nowe done of equyte and right Extolle ye therfore the lorde oure god fall ye down before his fote stole for he is holy Moyses Aharon chefe amōg his sacrifycers Samuell chefe amonge the callers vpon his name called vpō the lorde he graūted thē From the shadowe beme of the cloude he spoke to thē they marked and kepte hys cōmaundementes and ceremonies which he gaue them Lorde thou art our god thou graūtedest these men and for their sakes thou forgauest them also for these mennes sakes thou takest vengeaunce vpon them Extoll ye the lorde oure god and fall ye downe before his hyll for holy is the lorde our god The argument into the C. Psal. ¶ An exhortation vnto the prayse of god in the holy congregation IUbilate Make ye melody vnto the lorde all that dwell vpon the erth Worshyppe ye the lorde gladly come into his presens ioyfully Knowledge ye the lorde that he is god he hath made vs and nat we our selues we are his people and the flocke of his pasture Entre ye in to his gates with thākes geuyng into his for porches with prayse syngyng magnifie hī praise his name For the lorde is ryght gentle his mercy endureth in to euerlastynge his fayth fulnes into all ages The argumēt īto the C.i. Psal. ¶ Here the prophete promyseth him selfe to do the offyce of a Christen and holy prince that is to say fyrst to lyue perfectly him selfe and thā to vaynquishe euell men to promote the good The ditye of Dauid MIsericordiam iudici Of mercy equite shall be my songe vnto the shall I synge oh lorde I shall behaue my self wysely lyuyng īnocētly whā shalt thou come to me I shal walke in my house with a pure harmles hert No
shrewde thynge shall I purpose him that foloweth shrewdenes I hate and in no wyse shall he be to me belongynge A malicious herte shall avoyde fro me and an hurtful man shal I nat maiÌ„teyne A priuy backebiter of his neyghboure wyll I distroye a proude countinaunce with a swelliÌ„g herte hiÌ„ wyl I nat suffre But I serche for them that loue faythfulnes in therth that suche myght dwell with me he that lyueth hurtelesse shall serue me There shall be no place in my house for him that doth deceitfully he that speketh lyes shall nat prospere with me But swiftly shall I dystroye these vngodly vpon therth that I might cut oute of the cyte of the lord all workers of falshed The argument in to the C.ii. Psal. ¶ This Psal. conteyneth a greuous complaint of the mysery of the holy people whiche nowe retourned from Babylon goynge aboute to repayre the temple and the cytie suffred great iniures and rebukes of the gentyles their borderers but there is annexed consolacyon in that they coÌ„sydered the perpetual goodnes of god nowe begynnynge to shyne vpon theÌ„ thorowe the fauour of Ciri and Darii Rede the story in Ezra and Nehemiah the Prophete The tytle of the Ps. This is a prayer of the poore afflycte beynge in greuous anguishe and powrynge forth his complaynte before the lorde DOmine exaudi Lorde heare my prayer and suffre my depe desyre to come vnto the. Hyde nat thy face from me in tyme of my tribulation bow down thyn eare vnto me in the day whan I cal vpon the spede the to graunt me For my dayes verily ar vanyshed away lyke smoke and my bones are dryed vp lyke a stowe My hert is smyteÌ„ thorow lyke grasse is wethered away in so moche as I forsoke to take myn own meate I was so dryed vp with my sorowfull and lowde syghes that my bones clyued to my skynne I am like an estrege of the wyldernes made lyke an houlet in an olde forlaten house I lye wakyng am left alone lyke the sparowe in the thacke Myn enemies reuyled me al day they that chidde me vsed my name opprobriously I eate therth in stede of brede lycke in my teares in stede of drinke And all is for thy indignacion thi wrath for whaÌ„ I was a loft ethou threwest me downe My dayes are vanyshed away lyke a shadowe I my self am wythered lyke hay But thou lorde syttest styll for euer thy memoriall endureth in euery age Thou shalte ryse haue pety on Syon for it is tyme for the to fauour it for the day apointed is now come For the stones of it please thy seruantes verily and they fauor her soyle Euen the haythen also shal worship the name of the Lord al the kynges of the erth shal knowlege thy glorious beaute The lorde verily shal bylde Syon he shal be sene in his beauteful glory And he shal haue respect vnto the prayer of the pore forsaken his prayer shal he nat dispise This thynge shal be writen for the worlde to come and for his cause the people which ar yet vnmade shall prayse the Lorde For he shal loke forth of his hyghe holy place the Lorde euyn froÌ„ heuen shall beholde the erth To here the syghes of them that are in bondes and to lose the chyldren iuged to dethe That they myght preache the name of the Lorde in Syon and his prayse in Ierusalem Whan the people the kyngdomes shall be gathered togyther to worshyp the lord He abated my courage in my iourney hath cut of my dayes I say â— my god take me nat awaye in the myddes of my dayes for thy yeres endure thorow out all ages In the begiÌ„ning thou laydest the foundation of the erthe and the heuens are thy handy worke They shall perishe whan thou shalt stande fast and all thynges shall ware olde lyke a garment thou shalt dresse them agayn lyke a garment they shal be chaunged But thou art euen thyne owne self and thy yeres shall neuer be ended The chyldren of thy seruaÌ„tes shall dwel styll and their posterite shall lyue prosperously and blessedly in thy presens The argumeÌ„t in to the C.iii. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme the Prophete prayseth the goodnes of god towarde men which forgyueth their synnes and gyueth them plentuously the goodnes both of body and soule wherfore he exhorteth both men and angels and all creatures to prayse god The ditie of Dauid BEnedic aiÌ„a Prayse thou the lorde o my soule and all that are within me prayse his holy name Prayse thou the lord o my soule forgete nat his benefytes Whiche forgyueth the all thy iniquities and heleth all thy deseases He redimeth thy lyfe froÌ„ ê‘dicyon heapeth vpon the on euery syde his mercy gentlenes He fylleth thy soule with goodnes renueth thy yougth lyke an Egle. Of rightwysnes and equite he restoreth all men that suffre wronge He hath made his waies knoweÌ„ to Moises his dedes to the chyldreÌ„ of Israell The lorde is prone vnto mercy and beÌ„te vnto fauour he is slowe vnto wrath and plentuous in goodnes He shal nat chyde alwayes neither kepe hatred in mynde euer to be aueÌ„ged He hath nat deelt with vs after our synnes neither rewarded vs accordynge to our iniquytes But loke howe hyghe heueÌ„s ar ouer the erth euyn so high hath he made his mercy to preuayle ouer theÌ„ that worshyp him And loke howe farre the eest is from the weest euen so farre hath he set our synnes from vs. Loke howe the fathers herte yerneth vpon his chyldren euen so doth the lorde pety them that feare him For he knoweth of what frayle metall we are he remembreth full well that we are but duste The dayes of man ar lyke grasse for as a flowre of the felde he florissheth for a tyme. Whom whan the wiÌ„de hath ouerbloweÌ„ by by is it gone and his place where he was knoweth hiÌ„ no more But the mercy of the lorde endureth from worldes vnto worldes ouer them that feare him and his ryghwysnes stretcheth to their chyldres children Unto those which kepe couenaunt with him and holde in mynde his coÌ„maundementes to th entent they wolde do them The lorde hath set fast his seate regal in the heuens and all thynges are subiecte vnto his kyngdome Prayse the lorde ye whiche are his messagers valiaunt in power which do his commaundementes obeynge him at a worde Prayse ye the lorde all his hoste ye that are his mynisters which do his pleasure Prayse ye the lorde all his workes ye that in euery place of his dominion The argument in to the C.iiij Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a prayse wherin the Prophete magnifyeth god of the creation of the world and of the mercyfull gouernaunce therof BEnedic Praise thou the lorde my soule oh lorde my god thou art greatly to be magnifyed thou hast ornoured thy selfe with fame clerenesse and glorye Thou deckest thy selfe with lyght as with a garment thou