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
vp all gladnes gone away and to lament perpetually the destruction of Ierusalem After this the Aedomites stered vp the Babylonites agayne to requyre the same which Babilonites haÌ„dled the Israhelytes full cruelly SUper flumina At the ryuers of Babylon we satte downe togyther and wepte whan we remembred Syon Upon the salowe trees there we hanged vp our harpê WhaÌ„ there they that toke vs requyred songes of vs sayd whan we had haÌ„ged vp our mery instrumentê siÌ„ge vnto vs some of your songes of Syon And we answered se I pray you howe shulde we synge the songes of the Lorde in a strange lande O Ierusalem if I forget the let my right hande forget her offyce on the harpe Let my tonge cleue to my mouth if I remeÌ„bre the nat ye if I preferre nat IerusaleÌ„ al myn own mirth Oh lorde remeÌ„bre the sonnes of Aedom sayenge in the daye of the distruction of Ierusalem make all bare in it distroye it lay it wyde open euen with the grounde O cytie of Babell well worthy to be distroyed blessed shall he be that shall rewarde the as thou hast rewarded vs. Blessyd shall he be that shall take thy yong babes throwe theÌ„ agaynst the stones The argumeÌ„t iÌ„ to the C.xxxviii Ps. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid prayseth the mercy of God whiche delyuerynge him froÌ„ all peryls had exalted him lukely vnto his regall dignite ¶ The title of the Psal. The songs of Dauid COnfitebor I shall magnifye the with all my herte and shall prayse the in the presens of thy goddes I shall fall downe vpon my knees at thy holy temple and shall magnifye thy name for thy mercy and trouthes sake For thou haste extolled thy name and thy worde aboue all thynges In what tyme so euer I called vpon the thou grauntedest me thou encresedest great strength in my soule All the kynges of the erth shall magnifye thy o lorde for they haue herde the decrees and plesures of thy mouth And their songe shall be of the ordynauÌ„ces of the lorde for excellent is the glory of the lorde For the hyghe lorde beholdeth humble and lowely thinges and a proude man he knoweth a farre If it chaunce me to be in the myddes of afflyction yet thou wilt restore me thou wylt stretche forth thy haÌ„de agaynst the wrath of my enemies and shalt preserue me with thy ryght hande The lorde wyll bryng all thiÌ„ges to passe for me o lorde thy mercy standeth forthe for euer thou shalt nat forsake the workes of thy handes The argumeÌ„t in to the C.xxxix Ps. ¶ Here Dauid expresseth that al his dedes and thoughtes are serched of god open vnto him for he hath made him and all thiÌ„ges in him and that god is euery where pÌ„sent with hiÌ„ beholdiÌ„ge all thynges that he doth The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Dauid committed to the chaunter to be songe in the temple DOmine probasti Lorde thou hast serched me depely and thou knowest full well what I am Thou knowest wherfore I do sytte and wherfore I vpstande euen my thoughtê thou tryest and knowest before My ingoynge and downliynge to slepe thou compasest narowly and all my lyuynge thou foreseest clerely For my tonge is nat aboute to speke a worde but anone lorde lo thou knowest it all before What so euer is within me behynde and before thou hast made it and thou haste put to thy hande to my shape The knowlege of this my shape is hyde fro me hygher than I can atteyne ther vnto Whether shal I flye from thy spirit and whether shall I flye from thy face If I clyme vp into the heuens ther arte thou if I make my bed in my graue lo yet there arte thou present If I take vnto me the swyfte wynges of the mornyng beames and so in the twin clynge of an eye be conuayed into the vttermost partes of the west see Euen there yet shall thy hande take me and thy ryght hande shall set holde vpon me I thought than that I wold be couerd and hyd with derkenesses but with the euen the nyght is all shynynge The very derkenesses may hyde nothiÌ„g from the ye the nyght shyneth lyke the daye and the derkenesses ar to the euen the very lyghte For thou possessest my inwarde affectes and dydest facyone me in my mother bely I shall magnifye the for thou hast facioned me meruelously to behold thy workê ar to be merueled aboue mesure as knoweth my soule My strength in my bones senowes were nat vnknoweÌ„ vnto the whaÌ„ I shulde be made secretly in my mothers wombe knytte togyther in the lowe preuy erth Where whaÌ„ I was yet without facyon thou seest me with thy eyes all my lymmes facyoned by tymes thou haddest drawen lyke as in a paper whan there was nat one of theÌ„ yet sette full perfytly Howe clere ar thy thoughtê vnto me o god oh how excede they iÌ„ nombre If I wolde nombre theÌ„ they excede the saÌ„des of the see but yet I labour busely to coÌ„syder them I cleue euer vnto the. O god I wolde it were thy pleasure to distroye hese vngodly ye blody men auoyde out of my syght Which speake wyckedly agaynst the and rayle spytfully vpon the these are thy enemyes Them that hate the oh lorde I hate verily I abhorrew i th great indygnatioÌ„ theÌ„ that ryse agaynste the. I hate them extremly and repute them as enemyes Serch me oh god knowe thou my hert examyne me and trye thou my pathes And loke if I haue begoÌ„ne any shrewde waye and leade me there out in to the waye euerlastynge The argument in to the C.xl. Psal. ¶ Here in this Psal. Dauid prayeth to be delyuered from the deceytfull lyes of Doeg and of his felowes and that they for their false deceit myght be cast away that those men which study to do right and to be good myght the more frely gyue them selues to the holy seruyce and prayse of god The tytle of this psalme The soÌ„ge of Dauid commytted to the chaunter ERipe me Delyuer me o lorde frome this myscheuouse man saue me from this vyolente man Which thynketh mischef in their hertes and contynually ronne to battayle They haue whetted theire tonges lyke serpentes edders venome is vnder their lyppes Selah Kepe me o lorde from the handes of this vngodlye man saue me from this cruell man which thinketh to supplaÌ„t me These proude men haue set a preuy snare for me haue beÌ„te their nettes euyn by my path haue they layed their gynnes for me Selah I sayde lorde thou arte my god heare lorde my depe desyers O lorde thou arte my lorde my god my mightye sauynge helth thou shalte defende my hed what tyme I shall take me to armour wepen Lorde suffre nat the vngodli to take his pleasure on me let nat his myscheuous entent prospcre with him lest these proude heddes be axalted Selah I meane these heddes that thus besege me on euery syde
men Men shall worshyppe the as longe as the sonne mone shall shyne in to euery age He shall come down lyke small rayne in to a newe mowen medowe lyke rayne which sokingly maketh moist the erth Rightwismen shall florisshe whyles he raigneth there shal be moche peace endurynge as longe as the moone He shall haue dominyon from the one se to the tother and from the east floude vnto the worldes ende Before him shall fall downe the dwellers of the deserte his enemys shall lye ê“strate lyckinge the dust The kynges of Tharsis of the yeldes shall gyue him gyftes the kinges of Sheba Sebashall offre vnto him honourably All kynges shall do homage vnto him all nacyons shall serue him For he shall delyuer the pore that cryeth vnto hiÌ„ the man in heuynesse without helpe He shall haue pytie and mercy on the poore nedyons and he shall kepe the soules of them that are in afflyction He shall redeme their lyues from fraude and vyolence and precyouse shall their blode be in his syght He shall lyue and shall haue giuen him of the golde of Sheba men shall blesse him all tymes shall sprede his fame And the erth shal be so fruitefull that of an handfull of wheate there shall aryse suche plentie in the hylles that it shall waue with the wynde lyke the thicke highe trees of Lybani and shall growe forth before the cyte as thicke as grasse His name shal be euer spoken vpon whyles the sonne shall endure and shall go from one generation into a nother thorowe hym shall all natyons be blessed shall extolle him with praise Praysed be the lorde god god of Israell which alone doth meruelouse thinges Praysed be his gloriouse name euery lande be fusfilled with his beautifull glorye AMEN AMEN ¶ Here is an ende of the Psalmes and prayers of Dauid the sonne of Iishai ⧠The argument into the .lxxiii. Psal. Asaph songe this psalme for the consolacyon of the faithfull whiche freate them selfe and ar offended at the filycitie of the vngodlye The tytle The songe of Asaph QUam bonus deê° Right good surely is god vnto Israhell euen to those men which are pure in herte But my fete were almoste gone my fotynge had almost fayled me For that the good fortune of the folysshe wicked men set me so a fyer whan I se such prosperyte of the vngodly For they are neither coÌ„bred ne constrained to deth but thei ar well lykynge they thriue and ar lusty They are nat oppressed with heuynesse lyke other men they knowe nat the sorowe and care that other men abyde Wherfore pryde hath closed them rouÌ„de aboute they are clothed with vyolence as with garmentes They are so full of felycite and welth that they swelle they sette forthe them selues in the imagynatyons of their owne hertes They thynke to be holden and brideled with no lawes they booste their mischeuouse vexation they speke from a lofte They haue lyfted vp their mouthes into heueÌ„ their toÌ„ges walked all ouer therth They called their peple vnto the same study made them to drynke of the same full cuppe Wherfore the peple was moued to saye within theym howe myght god knowe these thynges what knowlege maye there be in god aboue Se saith they these are vngodlye men and yet are they blessed in thys worlde and swymme in plentuouse ryches Uerily as for my selfe I trowe I haue kepte my herte pure and haue studyed to haue handes wasshen withe innocentes clene from wickednes but all in vayne For I haue ben scourged daily I suffred my chastisynge euery mornynge ye and that erly But if I shall thus iuge and speake of these thynges I shulde be iniuriouse vnto the natyon of thy chldreÌ„ I mused and studyed fore to know these thingê but it was laborious hard to se it Untyll I was brought into the secrete holy places of god and was taught to make the ende of these men Surely thou haste set theym in a slybery place euen to cast them downe and to be vtterly distroied Oh howe sodenly wer they cast downe made an ende of they were distroyed with sodayne mischef They were but as a dreame of a man sodenly awake oh lorde euyn their imagê pictures hast thou made spitfull in the cytie Surely my herte bleded in bytternes and my inward partes were stinged and as pricked with nedles I was a sotte perceyued nothynge at all I was lyke a brute beest before the. And yet nat wtstandyng was I alwayes with the thou heldest my right hande fast in the hande Thou ledest me at thy pleasure afterwarde tokest me vp helpedest me gloriously Whom therfore in heuen whom in erth shuld I honour worshyp but yâ— My flesshe and my herte longe sore for yâ— oh the very strength of my herte god is my porcion for euer For lo they that absente theÌ„ selfe longe from the shal perisshe thou wilt distroie as many as forsake the. But I thought it good for me to cleue to god I sette the lorde before me for my defense to th entent I wolde shewe forth thy workes The argumeÌ„t iÌ„ to the .lxxiiii. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Asaph complayneth of the destruction of the temple of the faithfull people and also of the blasphemy agaynste god and his holy place by the vngodlye folke The tytle of this ps It is an instructyoÌ„ shewed vnto Asaph QUare deus repulisti Lo wherfore o god hast thou put vs awaye froÌ„ the so longe wherfore is thy wrath thus sore kiÌ„dlid agiÌ„st the flocke of thi pasture Remembre thy congregatyon whoÌ„ thou hast chosen to the froÌ„ the begiÌ„ning euen the metyarde of thy herytagel whoÌ„ thou hast redemed thys same thy hyll of SioÌ„ in the which thou were wonte to dwell Lyfte vp thy selfe and come to distroye for euer all enemys which haue brought all myschefe vnto thy holye temple Thy aduersaries haue rored in the myddes of thy Synagogê they haue set vp their baners in token of the vyctorye Lyke as in tyme paste full exellent noble was the workes dilygence of them which cut downe with axes great trees to the buyldynge of the temple Euyn so nowe are therof lyke dilygeÌ„ce labour to distroye to breke the carued images in it with twybyll hammers They haue brente it in the fyer thus they throwiÌ„g downe the house of thi name into therth haue prophaned polluted it They thought in their miÌ„de sayenge let vs also slaye them all to gyther and they haue brente vp all the sinagogê of god in the erth We se nat the tokens and myracles whiche god was wonte to shewe for vs there is no prophet left vs there is no man with vs which haue any knowlege but howe longe shall this endure What ende oh god shall thy aduersarie haue that thus shamfully reuyleth the what shall become of this sclanderouse enemye whiche thus vngodlye blasphemeth thy name Wherfore haste
al peryl passed he shal thaÌ„ke god his sauiour in the coÌ„gregation of his saiÌ„tes wherfore he prayeth god so to lede hiÌ„ that he be nat trapped with their snares also to cast theÌ„ downe to make glad the faithful The tytle of the psal Dauides song plaied vpoÌ„ an instrumeÌ„t for his victory into the counfort of his people UErba mea auribus Lysten vnto my wordê lord coÌ„syder my loude coÌ„plaint Gyue eare vnto my crieng my gouerner my god for before the do I poure forth my prayer Lorde thou shalt here me iÌ„ the morniÌ„g iÌ„ the mornyng shal I make my prayer loke vp vnto the. For thou art nat the god which may delyte in the vngodly the wycked men shalt haue no place with the. Synners shall nat abyde in thy presence thou hatest who so euer are gyuen to wickednes Thou shalt destroy these troublers with their lyes bloudsheders and men gyuen to deceyte lord thou shalt abhorre But I vnder thy pleÌ„tuouse fauour shal go to thy house shal worship the with reuerente feare in thy holi teÌ„ple Lede me forth of daunger for thy rightwisnes sake from the dauÌ„ger of my aduersaries let thy way be defeÌ„sed for me For the truth is nat in their mouthes in their hertes they norishe deceyte their throte is an opeÌ„ graue and with their toÌ„ge they flater Gyue them into their synne o god let theÌ„ fall iÌ„ their own couÌ„sels caste theÌ„ downe hedlynge for the multitude of their siÌ„nes for agaynst the thei ar rebell But thei mought reioyse who so euer trust in the they mought pray ê‘petually also thou defeÌ„de theÌ„ that they which seke the glory of thy name mought be glad of the. For thou lorde shalt be fauorable gratioê° to the rightwise thou shalte compase him rounde aboute with thy goodnes lyke as with a shylde The argument into the .vi. Psal. ¶ This Psal. coÌ„teyneth a feruent desyre and prayer of a man greuously deâ—ecte wounded in his herte sore fearynge deth but afterward reioysing of helth restored him The tytle of the Psalme The songe of Dauid for his victory plaied of the .x. strynged instrument DOmine ne Ah lorde rebuke me nat in thy wrath neyther chasten me in thine angre But deale fauorably with me oh lorde for full sore brokeÌ„ am I heale me lord for my bones ar al to shakeÌ„ My soule treÌ„bleth sore but lord how loÌ„ge Turne the lorde deliuer my soule saue me for thy mercyes sake For they veryly that ar in this dedly anguishe can nat thiÌ„ke vpon the in this helly paynes who may prayse the. I am wery with syghyng I shal water my bedde euery nyght with my teares so that it shal swiÌ„me in them My face is wrincled dried vp with care angre my enemyes haue made it full thynne with trouble Auoyde froÌ„ me ye workers of wikednes for the lorde hath hard my coÌ„plaiÌ„tes poured out with wepiÌ„g The lord hath harde my depe desyre the lorde hath receiued my peticioÌ„ Al myn enemyes shall be shamed astonned they shal be put to flight confounded sodeÌ„ly The argument into the vii Psal. ¶ In this psal Dauid desyreth to be delyuered froÌ„ the troublous perelous persecution of Saule he remeÌ„breth his innocency he prayeth for the possessyon of his kyngdome that the people myght be gathered to god all cursed meÌ„nes hastynes put away after this he declareth that this vngodly shall perysshe with their owne swâ—rde and so at last he concludeth in the prayse of god The tytle of the ps The songe of Dauid played vpon a certayn musycall instrument which he songe to the lorde as coÌ„cernyng the besynes to the which Cush the soÌ„ne of Iemiâ—â— put hiÌ„ Rede thistory iÌ„ the ii of the kiÌ„ges the .xvi. cha This Ps. serueth to be sayd of a maÌ„ falsely vexed troubled DOmine deê° meus Oh lorde which art my god my trust is in the saue me froÌ„ al that persecute me deliuer me Lest this maÌ„ rauysh my lyfe lyke a lion â—earyng my soule no maÌ„ delyuering me Lord mi god if I haue coÌ„mitted this thiÌ„ge if I be about to do so wiked a thiÌ„ge If I haue nat done good for euell ye if I haue nat done good to my enemyes frely delyueryng them froÌ„ periles Let my enemye ê‘secute my soule take it let him cast down my lyfe bury my glory Selah Arise lorde shewe thy self repressyng the wrath of my troubloê° aduersaries with worthy vengeance make me at the last to enioye the authorite which yâ— hast giuen me For so shal the congregatioÌ„ of thy people be gathered togither before the ye if there were none other cause yet at the lest for delyueraÌ„ce of thy pore congregation set forth thy power Lorde which art the iuge of the people iuge me after my ryghtwisnes innocency which thou espied in me Let the wickednes of the vngodly I pray the be made ones an ende of thou o rightwise god sercher of hert reynes gyue prosperous good lucke to the rightwyse My defeÌ„ce is iÌ„ god the sauiour of theÌ„ whiche are of pure ê‘fet herte God is a rightwyse iuge he is the god whose veÌ„geauÌ„ce is redy at all tymes Yf this maÌ„ wyl nat turne him froÌ„ his euyl but wyl whet his swerd coÌ„tynually beÌ„de his bowe prepare it to shote He shall pÌ„pare dedly arowes for his owne self smyte his owne coÌ„pany Lo he traueleth and groueth forth wickednes he hath coÌ„ceyued laborous affliction at laste bringeth forth lyes He digged a pyt hath made it holowe he is fallen into the dyke whiche he made The mischefe which he enteÌ„ded me shall fall vpoÌ„ his own hed his violeÌ„s which he ordeined for me he shal bring vpoÌ„ his owne crowne I shall magnifye the lorde after his owne rightwisnes I shall sprede the name of the lorde which is the most hyghest The argument into the .viii. psal ¶ This psal is an hyghe prayse of god in the whiche Dauid with great admiration magnified thiÌ„estimable euerlastiÌ„g vertu power of god maker of all thiÌ„ges declaryng hiÌ„ self euerywher gloriously but especially shewinge vnto maÌ„ his fauour his beneficeÌ„s lyberall goodnes The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Dauid coÌ„mitted to the chauÌ„ter to be played vpon the harpe DOmine dnÌ„s nt Lorde ye our lord howe wonderfull reuereÌ„t is thy name in euery lande which hast lyft vp thy high magnificeÌ„ce aboue the heueÌ„s Ye that of the mouthê of the litel souklingê hast thou stablisshed thy myghty prayse agaynst thy enemyes to smyte downe aduersary hiÌ„ that wyll auenge him selfe I shall therfore loke vp wondre at thy heuens lo this are the workê of thy fyngers the mone sterres thou hast set theÌ„ so goodly And lo what thynge is maÌ„ mortall that thou thus remeÌ„brest hiÌ„ what is the soÌ„ne of AdaÌ„ that thou regardest him so gretly Thou hast made
as they herde of me they came to gyther dyd homage vnto me the lyenge alyauntes were made subiectes seruauntes vnto me These aliauÌ„tes were made drye for feare and trembled whyles they were shyt vp in stroÌ„ge holdes And yet lyueth the lorde my defendour moughte be praysed and god my sauyour mought be exalted Euen god which hath gyuen me power to auenge me of my enemyes and hathe subdued the people to me Which hath delyuered me from myne enemyes he hath set me ouer them which rose agaynst me and hath delyuered me from the vyolent man Wherfore I shall magnifye the oh lorde with hye praise amoÌ„ge the nations and shall synge with thankes geuynge vnto thy name Whiche hathe made great helth for hys kynge he hath delte gentely with his anoynted Dauid and also withe his seede into euerlastynge The argumente into the .xix. psal ¶ In this psalme Dauid declareth the exellent vertue power of god expressed in the meruelouse creation of this present worlde aboue and than he sheweth the preciousnesse of goddes law at the last he prayeth to be preserued from synne that what soeuer he thiÌ„keth or speketh myght he plesante and accepte before god CEli enarrant The heuens declare the maiestye of god and the fyrmamente sheweth what are his workes One daye succedynge another whetteth contynually our thoughtes one night folowyng another encreaseth our knowlege These creatures haue nether spech nor wordes neyther is their voyces any where herde And yet their poyntinge shewynge hathe taught all the worlde their doÌ„me speche hath gone forth iÌ„to all the costê of the worlde He hath fastened in theÌ„ a tabernacle for the soÌ„ne this soÌ„ne cometh forth of his cloudê like a bridegroÌ„e ye lyke a fresshe valyant knyght to make his course From the farthest eest parte of the heuyns cometh he forthe hauynge his recourse vnto the other extreme neither is there any man that maye hyde hiÌ„ from his heat The lawe of the lorde is perfyte refresshynge the soule the testymonye of the lorde is faithful ministriÌ„g wysdome to the vnleeued The coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes of the lorde are right makynge glad the herte The thinges whiche god coÌ„maundeth are playne pure lyghteÌ„ the eyes The feare of the lorde is pure and holy abidynge for euer the plesures of the lorde ar true right in euery parte More worthy to be desyred than golde precyouse stones sweter than the honye combe whan it dropeth And thy seruaÌ„t is taught monisshed by theÌ„ that same obseruynge of them is a great rewarde Who maye perceyue and consyder what thynge is synne purge me from secrete euyls Also turne thou these great synnes from thy seruant leste they haue domination ouer me than shall I be pure and clere from euery great synne Let the speches of my mouth the thoughtes of my herte be plesaunte accepte vnto the lorde my defender and my redemer The argument in to the .xx. Psal. ¶ This Psal is a prayer in the which the people prayeth for the helth of Dauid goyng to an harde ieopardous bataile it is a ioyfull thaÌ„kynge for his helth victory gyuen him of god The tytle of the Psal. The dytie of Dauid commytted to the chaunter to be songe EXaudiat te dnÌ„s Whan thou art in any strayte than the lorde myghte here the the name of the god of Iacob might set the in sauegarde He myghte sende the helthe from his holy place and from Sion might he streÌ„gthen the. He might remeÌ„bre al thy offringê thy brent sacrifyces he might accept Selah He might giue the thy hertes desier and might stablysshe all thy entent We shal reioyse in thy helth in the name of oure god lyfte we vp our baners with triumphe whan the lorde hathe gyuen the thy desier And let euery man saye nowe do I knowe that the Lorde hath preserued his anoynted He hath herde him frome his secrete heuenly place ye and that in the sauyng power of his right hande Some trusted in their chariettes some in their horse but we called vpoÌ„ the mightye name of the lorde which is our god Nowe they are thrust downe and all fallen but we stande and are made faste The lorde preserued vs he is our kynge and answerith vs whan we call vpon hiÌ„ The argument in to .xxi. Psal. ¶ This Psalme is a victorious songe in the which the people reioyseth with thankes for the victory other benefytes of god with the which he endued Dauid so excellently And they prayse god thorow whose goodnes he accepted all thinges thankefully DOmine in virtute Lorde the kyng shall ioye in thy power shall reioyse gretly in thy helpe Thou hast gyuen him the desiers of his herte and the prayers of his mouth thou hast nat turned awaye Selah Thou hast preueÌ„ted him with all maner of benefytes thou haste set a crowne of precious stones vpon his hedde He asked lyfe of the thou gauest it him ye and that a full longe lyfe Thy helpe tourned him to great glorye thou hast endued him richely with noble fame clerenesse For thou hast set him in such estate that he may flowe ê‘petually in all maner of goodnesse thy coÌ„fortable preseÌ„ce maketh him glad For this kiÌ„g trusteth in the lorde he strengthned with the mercy of the moste highest shall nat swarue Thy hande hath ouertaken all thy enemies thy right haÌ„de hath holden as many as hated the. Thou hast brent them lyke a breÌ„nyng furnace whan thy indignation wexed hote The lorde swalowed theÌ„ vp in his wrath fyer consumed theÌ„ Their progeny perisshed from therth theyr postirite were worne out among the men For they had beÌ„t their myschefe vpon the they began couÌ„seyls which they might nat bringe to passe Thou shalt set them before the for a marke that with thy bowe thou mightest shote theÌ„ euen in their faces Be thou lift vp lorde in thyne owne power we shall siÌ„ge with prayse and magnifye thy strength The argumeÌ„t into the .xxij. Psal. ¶ Here Dauid declareth him selfe playnly to be the very fygure of Christ. wherfore first of al he syngeth expresseth his great deiectyon and downe fall anon after his exaltatyon his encrease purchasynge of his kingdome euen to the vttermost parte of the lande the contynuance therof vnto the worldes ende The title of the Psal. It is the songe of Dauyd coÌ„mytted to the ouer chaunter to be songe of the erly herte or of the daye starre DEus meus deus My god my god lo wherfore forsakest thou me howe farre is thy helpe from my out cryenge My lorde shall I thus crie and call vpon the all daye yet wylte thou nat here shall I crye all night and neuer ceasse Uerily yet art thou that holy on whiche dwellest in Israhell extollynge the with prayse Our father 's trusted vpon the they trusted vpon the thou deliueredest them They cryed vnto the were delyuered they trusted vpoÌ„
the synnes of my youthe withe my vngodlynesse also remembre thou nat remeÌ„bre me accordynge to thy goodnesse and for thy mercyes sake oh lorde Good and rightwyse is the lorde wherfore he wyll instructe teâ—he synners the waye He wyll make the lowe lyons to go in rightly in due order wyll teche meke men his waye All the pathes of the lorde are mercy and faithfulnesse to those men whiche kepe touche and couenaunt with him For thy names sake oh Lorde forgyue me my wyckednesse for it is very moch Who soeuer that maÌ„ be that fereth the lorde he shall tech him the choseÌ„ right waye His miÌ„de shall enioye good thingê and his posteryte shall possesse the lande as right heritage The lorde is a secrete sure thynge to theÌ„ that feare him theym shall he make to knowe his conuenaunte and promyse My eyes shal be euer open vpoÌ„ the lorde for he wyll drawe my fete out of the net Beholde me haue mercye vpon me for I am alone forsaken full of afflyction The sorowful syghê of my hert encrease more more lede me out of mine aÌ„guish Beholde my poore state my heuynesse forgyue me all my siÌ„nes Consyder my enemyes for they are full many â— wyth furiouse hatered they persue me Kepe my soule delyuer me lest I be shamed for I haue put my trust in the. Defende me that I maye lyue rightly hurtynge no man for of the do I depende Redeme and lose Israhell oh god from all his aduersyties The argument into the .xxvi. Psal. ¶ Here Dauyd declareth in to the example of good men howe ernestly god approuynge it he was gyuen to innocency fleynge the company of euyll men gyuiÌ„ge great studye to godlynesse Afterwarde he declareth what vengeance abydeth the vngodly whyles he himself lyued faithfully and howe that he desired nothynge more thaÌ„ the glorie of god to be sprede abrode and knowen IUdica me domine Be iuge for me Lorde for I am purposed to lyue innoceÌ„tly and whyles I trust in the lorde I shal nat wauer Proue me lorde serch me trye my reynes my hert lyke as metall with fyer For thy mercy is euer before myn eyes I lede my lyfe iÌ„ thy faithfulnesse I haue nat delyted in the companye of vayne men neither haue I assocyated my selfe with these holowe subtyll men I hate the church of hurtfull noyouse men neither haue I coÌ„spyred with the vngodly I shall endeuer my handes to be pure voyde all disceyte and thy altare oh lorde shall I go aboute To synge thy prayse and to shewe forthe what soeuer wounderfull dede thou hast done Lorde derebeloued is thy house vnto me the feare of thy beautyfull tabernacle also Take nat away my soule with the vngodly neyther yet my lyfe with these blody men In whose handê deceyt is turned canuast and their right haÌ„de is full of brybes But I lyue harmlesse and innocently redeme me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me My fete is fastened in a place well worthy for me in the congregatioÌ„s I shall magnifye and prayse the lorde The argument into the .xxvij. Psal. ¶ Dauid songe this psalme beiÌ„ge in some gret peryll in the whiche he remeÌ„bringe the promyse of god dyd animate himself strongly agaynst so presente stormy tempestes promisyng himselfe vyctorie vpon his enemyes quyetâ— lyfe in heueÌ„ly meditatioÌ„s he maketh his vowe to gyue thaÌ„kes thus he confermed with fasâ—e hope desyreth the helpe of god prayenge to teach him his waye and agayne he excyteth himselfe to truste strongly in god The tytle Dauides songe DOminus illuminatio The lorde is my lyght and my sauynge helth of whom thaÌ„ shall I be afrayd The lorde is the stronge defence of my lyfe of whoÌ„ than shall I be afrayd WhaÌ„ the noiÌ„ous and harmfull men which were my aduersaries fall vpon me to deuour my flesshe than shall they smyte themselfe agaynste the rocke fall Ye if they pitâ—he felde and bende their ordynaunce agaynst me yet shall nat my hert feare Yf batayle be bente agaynst me yet shall I truste to the promyse of god One peticyoÌ„ asked I of the lorde which I wyll folowe vpon that is I might sytte in the house of the lorde all dayes of my lyfe Where I miÈt beholde the beautefull regalty of the lorde and vyset his holy temple For he hath hyd me as though I were iÌ„ his tabernacle in tyme of persecutyon he shall hyde me in the preuy place of his tente shall lyfte me vp into a rocke He shall gyue me the ouer hande of myne enemys whiche haue compassed me in I shall offer ioyfull sacrifyces I shall synge playe the psalmes before the lorde Lorde here my voyce I call vpon the haue mercye vpon me answer me My hert thought vpon the I sought to se the it is the lorde that I seke Turne nat thy face from me suffre nat thy seruant to styde in thy wrath hitherto hast thou ben my helper cast me nat nowe awaye neither forsake me o god my sauyoure For where my father my mother fayled me there the lorde gathered me to him Lorde teache me thy waye lede me forth in the right path froÌ„ them that laye awayte for me Let theym nat take their pleasure vpon me which ar my troublouse enemyes lyynge wytnesses stode to gyther styffe against me Whose vyolence had greuously oppressed me had I nat beleued to enioye those thinges which ar good amoÌ„ge the lyuyng men Depende wayte thou vpon the lorde be thou stronge it is he that shall strengthen thy herte depende vpon the Lorde The argument in to the xxviij Psal. ¶ Here Dauyd expresseth his prayer whereby he beynge in some great peryll as peraduenture in the coniuraâ—yon of Absalon fyrste desyreth the helpe of god Furthermore he prayeth that he him selfe beynge innocente might nat be ioyned with the harmefull in vengeaunce takynge than desyreth he that worthy iugemente might fall vpon these vngodlye After this he remembreth a â–ª certayne Hymne wherin he gyueth god thankes for his vyctorie and helâ—he and laste of all he byddeth a prayer for the people AD te domine clamabo Upon the lorde do I call which art my stronge defence dispyse me nat neyther forsake thou me vnlesse I be lyke men lette downe in to their graues Here my prayer whyles I crye vnto the and lyfte vp my haÌ„des vnto thy holy temple Plucke me nat into vengeaunce with the vngodly with those which study for shrewdnesse spekyng pesable with their neighbours whyles they norissh euyll in their hertes Gyue them as they deserue and after their malycious study giue theÌ„ after their dedes acquyte them their deseruynge For they regarded nat the workes dedes of the lorde he shall therfore destroye them and nat edyfye them Praysed be the lorde for he hath harde the depe desyres of my miÌ„de The lorde is my streÌ„gth he is my bukler in him trusted my herte I
thy selfe with these cursed harmfull meÌ„ neyther enuy angrely these workers of wickednes For euen lyke grasse anon shal they be cut downe lyke the grene fresshe benâ—e of the floure shall they wyther away But cleue thou to the lorde and study to do good thou shalt inhabite the lande lede thy lyfe in good faithfulnesse Thou shalte delyte in the lorde for it is he that shal gyue the what so euer thy hert desyreth What so euer thiÌ„ge thou takest in haÌ„de committe the fortheraunce thereof to the lorde truste in him and he shall brynge all thynges to good passe He shall lede forth openly thy ryghtwysnes euen lyke the lyght thy ryght lyuynge shall he make to shyne lyke the myddaye Suffre be styll and let the lorde worke abyde his pleasure be nat angry with hiÌ„ that prosper in his way which is the man that is gyuen to deceyte Refrayne thy selfe from wrath let thy angre be blowen ouer be nat moued to reuenge For who so euer ar harmefull and cursed shal be cut awaye but they that abyde the lordes pleasure shall inherite the lande It shal nat be longe but the vngodly shal be clene gone thou shalt consyder his place but he shall no where apere Meke sprited with pacieÌ„t suffrers shall inherite the lande and they shall haue pleasure with moche prosperyte And for this cause the vngodly shal haue indignation at the rightwyse shall grynne vpon him with his tethe But the lorde shall laugh him to scorne bicause he seith his daye of iugemeÌ„t at the hande The vngodly shall drawe out their swerdes they shall bende their bowes to smyte downe the poore carefull afflycte and to sley the right treders in the way But their swerdes shall smyte thorowe their owne hertes and their bowes shal be broken That lytell is better whiche the rightwyse maÌ„ hath than the many folde riches of the gloriouse vngodly For the strength of the vngodly shall be brokeÌ„ but the lorde susteyneth the rightwise The lorde approueth the dayes of the parfyte faithfull and their herytage shal be parpetuall In tyme of aduersyte they shall nat be shamed in tyme of hunger they shall be well satisfyed Whan the vngodly shall perissh and the enemys of the lorde beyng in fatte pasture at their highest than shall they vanisshe awaye lyke smoke The vngodlye shall borowe blowe to gyther other mennes goodes neuer repay but the rightwise shall do mercy gyue forth gracyously And they that do good to the rightwise shall inheryt the lande and they that do euyl shal be cutte away For of the lorde the steppes of this man are dyrected he fauoreth all thengê that he take in haÌ„de Whan he shall fall he shall nat be hurte for the lorde putteth vnder his hande Uerily I haue ben yonge and olde and yet sawe I neuer the ryghtwyse forsaken or his seede beggynge their breed But dayly he doth mercy lendeth and his seede is in a blessed encrease Eschewe euyll do good thou shalte abyde for euer For the lorde loueth that that is done rightly in good order neither forsaketh her his saintes but they shal be layd vp for euer whan the seed of the vngodly shal be cut of The rightwyse shall inheryt the lande shall dwell vpoÌ„ it for euer WysedoÌ„e shall euer be in the mouth of the rightwyse and his tonge shall be occupyed iÌ„ that which god iugeth good The lawe of his god is in his herte the steppes of his fete they shall nat slyde The vngodly beholdeth the rightwyse and seketh occasyon to sleye hym But the Lorde wyll natte leaue hym to his hande neyther shall he repute hym vngodlye all thoughe he be so iudged of the wicked Abyde the lorde and obserue hys waye and he shall exalte the to his heritage whan thou shalt se the distruction of the vngodly I se this sturdy fearfull vngodly rotyng dilatynge himselfe lyke a tree neuer remoued from his naturall fyrst soyle freshly spredyng his branches And anon he vanisshed away lo he nowhere apered I sought him but he was nat founde Take good hede vpon the innoceÌ„t marke well him that seketh the right for suche a man at the last shall enioye that plesant rest But these synfull meÌ„ shal be distroied all to gider at the last the vngodly shal be cut a way Helth shall come vnto the rightwise men froÌ„ the lorde he is their streÌ„gth in tyme of tribulation The lorde for a suretie wyll helpe theym wyll delyuer them from the vngodly and he wyll saue them bycause they haue trusted in hym The argument in to the xxxviij Psal. ¶ Dauid here cast into a greuous disease desyreth god to take of his hande although he be worthy to suffre it he complayneth here meruelously of the intollerable payne of the forsaking of his frendes of the crueltie of his aduersares and at last desyreth goddes helpe to whoÌ„ he betake him selfe The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Dauid for his remembraunce DOmine ne Banishe me nat lorde of indignacion neither chasten me in thy wrathe For thy arowes ar sore smytten into me and the disease whiche thou haste caste vppon me presseth me downe sore There is no helth iÌ„ my fleshe for thy wrath there is no reste in my bones for my synnes For my synnes haue pressed downe my hed lyke an heauy burden they are heuyer than I may beare My old preuy sores festered wtin and nowe ar they broken forth for myn owne folysshenes I am depressed and sore broken I walke in coÌ„tynuall mournyng For a foule botche occupieth all my thyghes so that there is no helth in my fleshe I am feble and sore broken I gnasted with my tethe for sorow of my hert Lorde all my desyres ar before yâ— my sorowfully syghes are nat vnknowen vnto the. My herte treÌ„bleth paâ—teth for sorowe my strength fayleth me and euen the very syght of myn eyes ceasse fâ—om their offyce My frendes and my felowes stode agaynst my wounde and my nyghe kynnesfolke stode all a farre In the meane seasoÌ„ they that sought my soule made snares for me and they that hunted for my faute spoke deceyt whisperynge to deceyue me contynually But I as it had ben one deffe herde nothynge at all and as a domme man opened nat ones my mouth I was as one that herde nat and as one that had nat a worde in his mouthe to answere for him selfe For the lorde do I abyde thou shalt answere for me lorde my god For I sayd with my selfe these men parauenture wyll reioyse vpon me and as sone as my fote begiÌ„ne to slyde they shal ronne vpon me For I am but an haltynge creple redy euer to fall my sorowe neuer goeth fro me For I confesse my vngodlynes I sorowe for my synnes But in the meane season my enemyes lyue and wexe stronge euen they whiche persue me falsly are encreased in power Which acquite me
of his eloquence for his strength power clerenesse lyberalyte bothe in him selfe and in his quene and at last for his lucky yssue In all these thinges they fygured Christ his churche and both the power felycitie of his kyngdom The tytle A louely songe full of lernyng made of the soÌ„nes of Chore to be song of Salomon ERuctauit cor meum My hert thynketh resteth of a good thynge my songe shal be of a kyng my tonge shall delyke the penne of a perfyte redy scribe Thou arte the most beautyfull of all mortall men hauyng a marueylous grace in thy tonge bycause that god hath endewed the with perpetuall benefytes Oh most valyant knight gyrde thy swerde vpon thy syde by the whiche yâ— mayst declare thy glorious beautie Entre thou in happely with cleare worshyp for that thou excellest in faythfulnes mekenes and rightwysnes with these thinges shalt thou be endued that thou maiste do noble actes with thy merueylous power Thy arowes ar very sharpe they shall smyte the hertes of the kynges enemyes the people shall fall vnder the. The sâ—ate regall Oh lorde shall staÌ„de for euer for the scrypture of thy kingdome loueth equyte Thou art the louer of rightwisnes and hater of vnright bicause that god whiche is thy god hath anoynted the with very oyle of gladnesse which art promoted aboue thy felowes The playtes of all thy robes sauour of muste and aumber as thou comest forth of thy white y uery palaces Where the doughters of kynges in their precious riche ornowrementes of thy gyfte make the glad thy quene on thy ryght hand also deckt in goldeÌ„ aparell Here doughter gyue hede bowe downe thy eare forget thy people and thy fathers house And the kynge shal be enamored of thy beaute for he is thy lorde to him shalt thou do reuerence Tytus shall briÌ„ge the presentê euery ryche nacion shall honoure yâ— with gyftes She shall sit nexte the kyng in his priuye chaÌ„ber all gloriously her aparel shal be broyded with golde In clothe of tyssue she is pÌ„sented to the kynge her handmaydens folowyng her ar brought togyther also vnto the. They ar pÌ„sented with ioye ar brought into the kynges palace For the fathers thou shalt haue chyldren whom thou shalt constitute to be chefe in all the erth I shall remeÌ„bre thy name thorow out all the worldes wherfore the people shall magnifye the for euer The argument into the .xlvi. Psal. ¶ This Ps. sheweth with what trust surenes holy men ar holdeÌ„ by goddes helpe iÌ„ al maner of perels The title A songe of the soÌ„nes of Chore vpoÌ„ certain secret coÌ„mitted of Da. to the chaÌ„ter DEus noster re God is for vs defeÌ„ce and strength he is our most present helpe whaÌ„ aduersyte thrust vs down Wherfor we shall nat feare although the erthe be moued frome her place and the hylles compassed with the see al to shake Let the waters of the see swell and rore and breke vp her bankes lette the hygh hylles be borne downe with her vyolence Selah Let shall the lytle ryuers of the swete floude refresshe the cyte of god whiche is the moste secretest holy place among the tabernacles of the most hyghest God sytteh in the myddes of this holy place wherfore it shall natte be moued for god shall helpe it swyftly The hethen flocked togither sediciously and anone the kyngdomes were moued he lyfted vp his voice than men shraÌ„ke away The lorde of hostes standeth on our parte the god of Iacob is our highe stronge towre Selah Come ye hyther and beholde the noble actes of the lorde what wonderfull thiÌ„ges he hath wrouÈt in therth He taketh away batayle euyn vnto the farthest parte of therth he breketh their bowes he vnhedeth their speres breÌ„neth their chariettes in the fyre Cease ye therfore let me alone se that ye knowe me for god aboue all nations and aboue all thynges in the erthe The lorde of hostes standeth on our ê‘te the god of Iacob is to vs an high stronge towre Selah The argument in to the .xlvii. Psal. ¶ In this psa the sonnes of Chore expresse the glorie of god to be sprede ouer all the worlde how that christ exalted the regyoÌ„s the people were coÌ„uerted to god The tytle A songe of the soÌ„nes of Chore coÌ„mytted to the chaÌ„ter to be soÌ„ge OMnes gentes All people clappe your handes for ioye make ye melody to god with great tryumphe For high is the lorde greatly to be feared he is a riÈt gret kyng ouer all therth He subdueth the people vnto vs and the heâ—then he casteth vnder our fete He hath chosen vs for him selfe he hath chosen our herytage euen the beautie of Iacob whom he loueth Selah God is lyft vp with mirthe and melody and with the sounde of trompettes Synge ye to god synge synge ye to our kynge synge For god is the kynge of all the erthe synge ye who so euer excelleth in wytte God reygneth ouer the heâ—then god sytteth in his holy seate regal The best and chefe of the people shal be ioyned to the god of Abraham The comens also of the erth shall ioyne them vnto god for he is greatly exalted The argument in to the .xlviii. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. the sonnes of Chore synge the excedynge felycite of the churche for the present defeÌ„ce of god that vnder the fygure of Ierusalem The title The song of the soÌ„nes of Chore. MAgnus dominus Great is the lord and great prayse worthy in the cytie of our god whiche is his holy hyll The mount Sion is a goodly beautifull place makyng gladde all the lande vpon whose north syde is bylded the cytie of the noble kyng God is well knowen in his palacê to be a defeÌ„sfull castell for all his For lo kynges caÌ„e togither passed for by They se all this were astoned they were afrayde driuen iÌ„ to a sodayn flight Ther they were amased feare toke them euyn suche sorowe as taketh sodenly women greate with chylde Thou brekest all togither the shyppes of the great see of Tharsys with the vehement teÌ„pestes of the eest wynde As we haue herde euen so haue we sene in very dede iÌ„ the cyte of the lord of hostê our god god hath stablysshed it for euer Selah We haue coÌ„ceyued iÌ„ our miÌ„de thy mercy which syttest gloriously in thy holy teÌ„ple As thy name is sprede eueÌ„ so wyde spredeth thy prayse stretching vnto the farthest partes of therth what thyng so euer thou doest it is rightwysnes The hyll of Syon shal be glad the cyties of Iuda shal reioyse for thy so gratious plesures Go ye about Syon vewe it wel tell ye her tourê CoÌ„syder her wallê loke how hyghe ar her palacê which shal be her memoriall into the generation that foloweth For here is god ye our god iÌ„to euÌ„lastiÌ„g it is he that shal lede vs so loÌ„g as we here lyue The argumeÌ„t into
persuers eueÌ„ from these depe waters Let nat the streme cary me away neyther the depthe swalowe me in nor the pytte shytte her mouth ouer me Answere me oh lorde for full gentyll is thy mercye loke vpon me after thy great humanite And hyde nat thy face from thy seruaÌ„t for I drawe an heuy crosse spede the to here me Ioyne the to my soule and redeme it lose me fro my enemyes Thou knowest what approbri what shame and howe greate confusyon I bere they that trouble me are in thy syght Opprobrie hath broken my herte I am scourged I loked for one to ease me with coÌ„fortable wordê but ther was none I loked vp for coÌ„forters but I fouÌ„de non For meat they gaue me gall whan I thirsted they gaue me to driÌ„ke vinagre Let their own table be their trappe and their owne frendes their snares Let their eyes be blynded leste they see and make their loynes euermore to slide Powre forth thy wrath vpon them and let thy heuy indignation take them Let their houses be desolate and lette there be no man to inhabyt their tabernacles For they saye that they persecute him whom thou woldest to be smytten and they boste them selfe to chasten hym whom thou commaundest to wounde Make that vnto these meÌ„ one wickednes be heaped vpon a nother and let theym neuer be partakers of thy rightwisnesse Let them be blotted oute of the boke of lyfe let them in no wise be written with the rightwyse But me oh god for as moche as I am afflycte pore full of sorow thou shalt delyuer with thy sauyng helpe I shall prayse the name of god with songe I shall extoll him with solempne prayse For this shall be more accept to the lorde than oxe and calfe whiche are armed with hornes and houfes Meke spryted men shall se these thynges and shall reioyse the sekers of god shall se these and their hertes shall lyue For the lorde heareth the pore and meÌ„ layed in prison for his sake he hath nat dispised Heuens erth shall loue him the sees also what so euer moueth iÌ„ theÌ„ For god shall saue Syon and shall preserue the cyties of Iuda there shall men dwell possesse that lande be riÈt inherytauÌ„ce The posterite of his seruaÌ„tes shal receyue it for their heritage who so euer loue his name shal haue their seate theriÌ„ The argument into the .lxx. Psal. ¶ In this ps Dauid desyreth spedy helpe punisshmeÌ„t for his aduersaries and ioyeth for his helthe amonge the faithfull The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Dauid committed to the chaunter to be songe for a remembraunce DEus in adiutorium Oh god spede the to delyuer me oh lorde haste the to helpe me Let them be confounded with shame opprobrye whiche laye awayte for my lyfe lette them be turned bakewarde and in open ignomynie whiche delyte in my trouble Lette them be put backe because they laboure to shame me euen they whiche saye fyghe fyghe vpon him Let them ioye and reioyse in the who so euer seke the and they that loue to be holpeÌ„ of the myght saye god be alwaye extolled I am a carefull poore afflycte spede the vnto me thou arte my helper and delyuerer se thou tary nat The argumeÌ„t into the .lxxi. Psal. ¶ This Psal. is of a comen argumente wherin Dauid desyreth helpe agaynste his aduersaryes which were Absalom with other that conspired with him IN te domine speraui In the lorde haue I trusted suffre me nat at any tyme to be shamed Delyuer me for thy ryghtwysnes and take me vp bowe downe thy eare vnto me and saue me Be thou vnto me a rocke of stonne in the whiche I myghte kepe me and to the whyche I myght euer flee hitherto haste thou taken charge of me to kepe me for thou arte my stonne and my castel My god delyuer me from the hande of the vngodly man delyuer me from the fist of the mischeuous and vyolent man For thou art he of whom I depende lorde lorde thou arte the same vnto whome I haue cleued sy then I was a chylde Thou sustaynest me fro my mothers wombe thou dreweste me oute of my mothers bely my laude and prayse is vpon the contynually I am made a wondrynge stocke vnto many men but thou arte my stronge defense My mouthe shall be yet fulfylled with thy prayse lette it dayly extoll thy cleare maiestie Caste me nat awaye in myne olde age forsake me nat whan my strength shall fayle me For they spoke vpon me among them selue they whiche lay awayte for my soule haue couÌ„seyled in vayne Sayeng god hath forsaken him folowe vpon him and take him for ther is no man that wyll delyuer him God be thou nat farre fro me my god spede the to helpe me Let them be shamed perishe that ar agaynst my lyfe let them be couered with opprobrie confusyon which take so gret payne to hyndre me But I shall tary for thy helpe and shall excede all men in thy prayse My mouth shall dayly speke of thy rightwysnes and sauynge helth for I knowe no ende of thy benefytes I armed with the streÌ„gth of the lorde hauiÌ„g his beyng of him selfe shall come remembre thy rightwysnes onely Oh god thou haste taught me euen of a chylde vnto thys tyme do I publyshe thy meruelous noble actes Ye verily thou shalt nat forsake me euen vnto mi old age and hore heares oh god whiles I shewe forth thy mighty power vnto this present generation and thy streÌ„gth vnto all the posterite to come And whyles I extoll thy ryghtwysnes oh god which hast done so great thyngê o god who maye be compared vnto the Which hast made me to fele many greuous adflictions and thou peased again shalt quicken me shalt bryng me agayn euen from the depest of the erthe Thou shalt encrese my dignyte for thou pleased agayne shalte conforte me And I shall magnifye the I shall sprede thy true faythfulnesse my god with musyke instrumentes I shall synge vnto the with harpe whiche makest holy Israhell My lyppê shall triumphe for ioye and my soule also whiche thou hast redemed for I shall synge vnto the. Also my tonge shall speke continually of thy rightwysnes for they shall be shamed and in opprobrie which toke so gret payne to hurte me The argument in to the .lxxii Psal. ¶ In this ps Salomon prayeth that the kingdoÌ„e of god might come to thorowe Christ. The tytle of this psalme The psalme of Salomon DEus iudicium Oh god gyue thy authorte in iugement vnto the kynge gyue the kinges sonne thexecucion of thy iustyce He shall haue to do with the people of his rightwysnes and shall dele euenly with thy poore afflycte Mountaynes shall bringe peace vnto the people the hilles shal bringe thexecucion of rightwisnes He shall delyuer in iugemente the poore afflycte people he shall kepe the nedyons he shall smyte downe the vniuste vexers of
downe lyke arowes Great thunder clappes were herde rounde about them fearfull lyghtnynges smytte the grounde therth quaked trembled Thy wayes lay thorow the see and thy pathes in mighty waters and yet no man shall knowe the printes of thy fete Thou ledest thy people lyke a flocke of shepe by the handes of Moyses and Aharon The argument into the .lxxviii. Psal· ¶ This Psalme warneth vs nat to forget the noble actes of the lorde and his wonderfull benefytes done for his people led out of Egypte and brought into the lande of Canaan The tytle of this Psal. An instruction shewed vnto Asaph ATtendite popule meus Take hede my peple vnto my lawe bowe downe your eares vnto the wordê of my mouth I wyll open my mouth into parables I shall speke olde derke senteÌ„ces of grauite Euyn those thiÌ„ges which we haue herde knowen our fathers to haue told vs. There was nothing hid from their chyldren that succeded them for euer one tolde a nother the lordes prayses put eche other in remeÌ„brance of his stronge power and meruelouse thiÌ„ges whiche he wrought He gaue this coÌ„mauÌ„dement vnto Iacob put this lawe vnto Israel whan he coÌ„maunded the fathers to declare these thynges to their chyldren That their posterite might knowe these thinges their chyldren whan they are waxeÌ„ might shewe the same to their chyldren also And so to put their confydeÌ„ce trust in god nat to forget the workes of god but to obserue his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes And nat to be lyke their fathers whiche were a frowarde nation fallynge out of kynde a nacyon that dyrected nat their hertes and their spirytes coÌ„mytted nat their selues stedfastly to god The soÌ„nes of Ephraym well armed and good archers turned their backes in battayle They kepte nat touch with god they wolde nat lyue after his lawe They forgot his workes his noble actes whiche he dyd for their sakes For he dyd wonderfull thingê in the laÌ„de of Egypte in the felde of Tanys their fathers beynge present He deuyded the see and led them thorow he made the waters to roÌ„ne togyther staÌ„dynge vp lyke walles of their ech syde He led theÌ„ forthe by daye vnder a cloude and euery night with cleare lyght He cutte in sondre the rocke of stonne in the deserte and gaue theÌ„ drinke out therof lyke as out of a great depe water He led ryuers forth of the stonne made the waters to ronne lyke swete floudes And yet for all this they synned agaynst him angred the most highest in the wildernes They tempted god in their hertes whaÌ„ they asked meat to saue their lyues And they spoke against god sayeÌ„g may god spreade vs a table here in the deserte He smytte the stonne there flowed out waters pleÌ„tuously but whether maye he lykwyse said they gyue vs also brede and prepare flesshe for his people Wherfore the lorde whan he herde these thinges was angry and fyer was kyndled agaynst Iacob his wrath was beÌ„te agaiÌ„st Israhell And that bycause they beleued nat god neither trusted they to his helpe And yet he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the cloudes oboue openyd the dores of heuen And powred theÌ„ downe MAN to ete he gaue theÌ„ heuenly fode So that man ete stronge substaÌ„cyally meat that cam froÌ„ the cloudê he let theÌ„ haue meat eueÌ„ their belifull He turned about the east wiÌ„de in the heueÌ„s by his power brought in the south wynde And rayned downe vpon them flesshe as thicke as duste and fethered foules lyke the sandes of the se. And they fel down iÌ„to the middê of their tentes round about their tabernacles And they eate were well fylled for he satisfied their appetites They were nat disapoynted of their luste and yet their meate was no soner in theire mouthes than the wrath of god fell vpon them And slewe the chefe of theym euyn the most stoutest of Israell he threw downe But yet aboue al this they siÌ„ned against him for they beleued nat his meruelouse dedes Wherfore their dayes were consumed myserably and swyftly and their â—ares passed ouer in perpetuall trouble Whan he distroyed theÌ„ than they sought him they turned besought god busely Whan they called to mynde the god is their defender and that the high god is their redemer But they flatered him with their mouthes lyed vnto him with their tonges Their herte was nat right towarde him nether kepte they touch with him in promyse But yet he natwithstaÌ„dynge full mercyfully forgaue theÌ„ their wickednesse he dyd nat distroye them he peased his great wrath caste nat forthe all his indignatyon He consydred that they were but flesshe a pufte of fleynge wynde whiche cometh nat agayne Often tymes prouoked they hiÌ„ to angre in the deserte agreued him sore in the wyldernes Agayne they tempted god and casteth awaye him that maketh holy Israell They forgot his stroÌ„ge hande and the daye in the whiche he delyuered them from the troublouse oppressours They forgote his myracles also which he wrought in Aegypte his wonderful tokens which he shewed in the felde of Tanis Whan he turned their pondes dyches into blode their ryuers also that they shulde nat drinke He sent amonge them swarmes of flyes which deuoured them and frogges to dystroye them And he gaue the profyte of their grasse and corne to be eaten vp of wormes and theiâ— labours to hote flyes He beate downe their vynes with hayle stones their fygge trees were froste byten He distroyed their cattell with hayle stones and smitte downe their beestes with lyghtenyngê He sente into amonge theÌ„ the heuy indygnatyoÌ„ of his hote wrath the consumyng vengeance of his fearfull yre anguyssh vyolent wodnes by noyouse spirites He hedged in the waye of his wrath he spared nat their lyues froÌ„ deth but betoke them to pestilence He smytte euery fyrst begotten in Egipt and what so euer they had most leyfe and deare in the tabernacles of Cham. And ledde forth his people lyke a flocke of shepe and droue theym forthe lyke an herde of nere into the wyldernesse He led them forth so surely that they neded nothinge to haue feared for he ouerwhelmed their enemyes with the waters of the see And he brought them to his holye place euyn to the hyll whiche he chalenged with his right hande He casted out therof the gentyles before their faces and lymited vnto them their heritage and made the trybes of Israhell to dwell in their tabernacles Natwithstandynge yet they teÌ„pted and prouoked the high god and kept nat his testymonies They turned their selues from him and delte vnfaithfully against him euyn as dyd their fathers they were writhen backe lyke a bowe They angred god with their worshippe in highe places and kyndled his wrathe with their Idols God herde them and was sore amoued greuously he reiected and reproued Israhell He forsoke his habitacyon in Shilo euen the tabernacle in the which he dwelled amonge men He suffred his gloriouse
brought backe my hande vpon their vexers Also other nations that hated the lorde hadde bene subdued to them but their prosperite shulde haue euer florysshed God shulde haue fedde them with the flowre of whete I wolde haue satysfyed them with honey flowynge out of the very stonnes The argumeÌ„t into the .lxxxii. Psal. ¶ He warneth the princes and rulers to seke dâ—lygently for rightwysnesse and he accuseth the commen sorte of them of vnrightwysnesse DEus stetiâ— in Syna God is chefe in the congregation of myghty meÌ„ and playeth the iuge in the myddê of the goddes Howe longe wyll ye iuge wrongefully take vpon ye the face of vngodly men Selah Se that ye delyuer in iugement the pore yonge fatherlesse set the troubled oppressed men in their riÈt Auenge the porâ— forsaken nedy delyuer theÌ„ from the handes of the vngodly For these vngodly ar without knowlege vnderstandynge they wander in derkenes and turne all thinges vpsodowne I haue called you goddes sayde that ye all were the chyldren of the hygh god NatwithstaÌ„dynge lyke mortall meÌ„ must ye nedes dye euen lyke vyolent princes shall ye fall awaye Aryse god and iuge thou the erth for of all natioÌ„s some shall fall into thy herytage The argumente into the .lxxxiij. Psal. ¶ The holy people complayneth all their borderers to haue conspyred to beate thâ—ym downe in battayle The tytle of the Psalme The dytie of the songe of Asaph DEus quis similis erit God holde nat thy pease wynke nat at oure cause neither be thou styll oh god For lo our enemies wexe wode they yâ— hate the set vp their brystels Craftely haue they conspyred togyther agaynste thy people they are gone to take counsell agaynst thy vnknoweÌ„ saiÌ„tes Sayenge haste ye spedily let vs make them away from the folke so that the name of Israell from theÌ„seforth be no more in mynde They are conspired togyther with one mynde and haue smyt haÌ„des to be agaynst the â–ª The tentes of Aâ—dom of Ismaelytes the Moabites HagareÌ„s The Gabalites Ammonites and Amalekites the Philystiens with the Tyrions Also the Assirions were confedred with them to helpe the chyldren of Lot Sel. Serue them as thou ones seruedest the Madianites and lyke Sesyra the capitayne of Iabins hoste at the floudes of Kysbon Which were distroied in the felde of Ender where the carions lay stinkynge lyke a donghyll vpon therth Serue the ouermost of these vngodly lyke the kynges of Oreb and zeeb and lyke zebach and zalmuna whiche all were tyrantes Whiche sayd let vs chalenge vnto vs the cytyes of god for our heritage Oh god brynge these men vnto this poynte to be lyke a turnynge whele and lyke the stuph of heÌ„pe cast in the winde And as the fyer ronneth in thycke roten wode as the breÌ„nyng flame eateth in the hilles Euen so folowe vpon them with thy stormes make them astonned fearfully with thy sodayne whirlwynde All to shame them castynge them in to ignomynye that yet so and it maye be they myght seke thy name Let them be confounded and amased for euer lette them be laden with opprobrye that they myght peryshe That they myght yet thus knowe the to be god alone and that thy name is full hyghe ouer all the erth The argument into the .lxxxiiii. Ps. ¶ In this Psalme is discribed the feruent desyre of Dauid to come iÌ„to the holy coÌ„gregation The tytle of the Psal. The ditie of the sonnes of Corah committed to the chauÌ„ter to be played of a musyke instrument QUam dilecta Howe goodly amâ—able are thy tabernacles o lorde of hostes My soule breÌ„neth and faynteth for desyre to come into the proches of the lorde my hert my flesshe cryed vnto the lyuyng god Euen the lytle sparow there founde her an house the swalow a nest to lay iÌ„ her yong shal nat I come vnto thy altaries o lorde my kynge my god Happye are they that maye dwell in thy house for they shall prayse the for euer Sel. Happy are these men whose streÌ„gth is set in the to whoÌ„ also thy pathes are plesante Men shall make plentuouse fouÌ„taynes for the goers thorowe the wailynge valey and rayne shall fyll their cesterns And men shall go thicke flocke after flocke of the whiche euery one shall apere before god in Sion Oh lorde â— god of hostes here my prayer lysten vnto me god of Iacob Selah Beholde god which arte our shylde beholde the face of thy anointed It is better to be one day in thy fore porches of thy teÌ„ple than here a thousande I had leuer sytte at the thresholde of the house of god thaÌ„ to dwell longe in these troublous tabernacles For the lorde god is both sonne shylde the lorde shall gyue grace and dignitie He shall nat turne yâ— that good is from these meÌ„ which liue harmlesse Oh lorde of hostê blessed is the maÌ„ which trusteth in the. The argumeÌ„t iÌ„to the .lxxxv. Ps. ¶ This Ps. is a prophesy of the kingdome of Christ a prayer for his comynge The tytle of this psalme The songe of the soÌ„nes of Corath BEnedixisti domine Thou shalt bere good mynde vnto thy lande oh lorde and shalt turne away the captiuite of Iacob Thou shalt take awaye thiniquite of thy people shalt couer al their synnes Selah Thou shalt take away all thy wrathe shalte pease the furye of thy angre Restore vs god our sauiour quenche thy indygnation agaynst vs. Wylte thou be angry with vs alwayes wylt thou stretche forthe thy wrath in to the worldes ende Thou verily art euen he whiche bringest thy selfe agayn to vs thou wylt quykeÌ„ vs iÌ„ the shal thy people yet reioyse Lay forth for vs lorde thy mercyfull goodnes gyue vs thy sauiÌ„ge â—elpe I wyll here what it pleaseth god the lord to speke for it is he that shal speke peace vnto his people whiche are his sayntes and they shall nat fall agayn vnto their folysshnes Surely he shall be nyghe with his helpe vnto those meÌ„ whiche feare him that his beautefull glorye myght inhabyt oure lande Mercy and faythfulnesse shall mete togyther rightwysnes pease shall kysse eche other Faythfulnes shall sprynge out of therth and ryghtwysnes shall flowe out froÌ„ the heuens Ye the lorde shall do full gently our lande shal yelde forh her eÌ„ccrese Ryghtwysnes shall go in prosperously before him and he shall set her fete swiftlye in to the waye The argument into the .lxxxvi. Psal. ¶ This is a praier wheriÌ„ the sayer prayeth that he might lyue innoceÌ„tly and safe froÌ„ his enemis The tytle of this Psal. The prayer of Dauid INclina domine Bowe down thine eare oh lorde answere me for I am full poore and full of trouble Kepe my lyfe for I studye to be good saue thou thy seruante my god for he trusteth in the withoute any doute Haue mercye vpon me lorde for I call vnto the dayly Make glad the mynde
stretchest out the heuens lyke a cortayne He layeth the bemes of his tabernacles aboue in the waters he him selfe is caryed in the clowdes he flyeth on his iourney with the wynges of the wynde He vseth blastes of wynde for his messagers for his ministers he hath the flamyng â—yer He layde the foundacion of the erth â—ast stayed of her owne selfe so that she shal nat rele for euer Thou hast wrapped it in with the depe see lyke as with a garmeÌ„t for euen vpon the hylles waters shall stande They fled whan thou blamedest them fell downe sodenly at the noyse of thy thoÌ„derynge The hylles apered all alofte the playne feldes lay beneth at their place assygned them Thou hast lymyted them their bouÌ„des whiche they ouer passe nat onlesse they retourne ouerflowe therth He sendeth forth quycke sprynges into ryuers which ren downe betwene the hylles Wherof drinke the wylde beestes wylde asses slacke their thyrste Nyghe these swete flodes the foules of thayer haue their seates synge among the bowes He watreth the hylles euen from his ouer parlers with the plentuousnes of thy workes thou satisfyest therth He maketh the grasse to spryng to grow into fother for catall the corne also by maÌ„nes labour toyliÌ„ge wherby he miÈt get liuyng out of the grouÌ„de As wyne which maketh mery maÌ„nes herte oyle whiche maketh mannes face fresshely to shine bred which susteineth th art of maÌ„ The trees of the lorde ar refresshed euen the Cedres of Lybani which he planted In the which the byrdê nestle yâ— Curlâ— hath their her nest The hygh hylles ar a refuge socour for the wylde gotes the stonney rockes for the hares He made the moue to shewe the apoiÌ„ted festes the sonne knoweth whan he shall go downe Thou bryngest derkenesse vpon to make the nyght than they go to their relefe the wylde beestes of the wodes As the lyoÌ„s roryng for their proie so to aske their meate of god The sonne rysen they are hyd agayne and are layde downe in their dennes But man goth forth to his worke vnto his labour vntyll the euenynge Oh howe excellent are thy workê o lorde all thynges wysely haste thou made the erth swymmeth in thy goodnes This see is gret and of maruelous large bredthe there are thyngê crepynge with out nombre and thynges that haue lyfe both great and small There sayle shyppes and there go these whales which thou hast made theriÌ„ to play All thynges wayte vpon the that thou shuldest gyue them meate in time Whan thou hast gyuen it theÌ„ than they gather whan thou hast opened thy haÌ„de than ar they well satisfyed with good fode Whan thou turnest away thy face than are they astoned whan thou gathrest in their breath than are they deed and returned into erth And agayn whan thou breathest vpon them than are they created a newe and thus renuest thou the face of therth The glorious beaute of the lorde staÌ„deth for euer the lorde shal euer reioyse of his workes He beholdeth therth it trembleth he toucheth thylles they smoke I shal synge vnto the lorde whyles I lyue I shall synge vnto my god as longe as I shall haue my beiÌ„g My speche might be swete vnto hiÌ„ I shall reioyse iÌ„ the lorde Let the siÌ„ners be coÌ„sumed vpoÌ„ therth the vngodly also vntyll that non be lefte a lyue oh my soule praise thou the lorde LOUE IE THE LORDE The argument into the C.v. Psal. ¶ Here the Prophet exhorteth to the prayse of god in his holye congregacyon at the Arche the ernest of his promyse of the lande of Canaan COnfttemini Magnifye ye the lorde and call vpon his name put the peple in mynde of his wonderfull dedes Synge vnto him and make ye melodye shewe forth all his meruelouse workes Gloriously sprede ye a brode his holy name their hertes might be glad that seke the lorde Seke ye the lorde dilygently his mighty seate also seke ye his face alwaye Remembre his actes whiche he hath done his wonders and iugementes which are gone forth of his mouthe Oh ye seede of Abraham which are his seruantes oh ye chyldren of Iacob hys chosen The lorde he is our god which optayneth the rule ouer all the erthe He remembreth his promyse thorowe al ages that his bargayne might stande in to thousande generacyons Whiche he smyt with AbrahaÌ„ swore vnto Isaac Whiche he put to Iacob for a lawe to Israhell into a perpetuall couenaunte Whan he sayde vnto the I gyue the laÌ„de of Canaan the lot porcyon of thyne inheritance Euyn whan they were but a fewe sely men and straungers therin Goynge frome nacyon to nacyon frome their owne realme to a nother people He suffred nat any man to do them wroÌ„ge for their pleasures he chastysed eueÌ„ the kynges Se therfore that ye touche nat my anointed neither hurt ye my prophetê He brought an hungre vpon the lande and wasted all their yerely corne He sente before them a man eueÌ„ Ioseph solde into bondage They tormented his fete with fetters his body was caste into yerns Untyll his dede came iÌ„to lyght the worde of goddes owne mouth restored him tryed with fyer lyke golde The kynge sente and delyuered him and the gouerner of the people dyd lose him He made hym ruler of hys house and the dysposer of hys goodes To correcte his nobles at his pleasure and to teach his sage men wysdome And Israhell after this is comen in to Egypt Iacob became a stranger in the laÌ„de of Ham. And god encresed his peple excedyngly and made them stronger than their aduersaryes And afterward turned the hertê of these men made them to hate his people to worke disceyte with his seruantes And than he sente theÌ„ Moyses his seruaunt and Aharon his chosen These men shewed his myracles amoÌ„ge them and woÌ„ders in the lande of Ham. He caste vpon them derknesse and made derke Egypte and they dyd nat againste his wordes He turned their waters in to blode and slewe their fysshes Frogges crepte euerywhere in their laÌ„de euyn in the kynges bed chambres He dyd but saye the worde there came swarmes of flyes lyse in to all their costes In stede of rayne he gaue theÌ„ hayle stones and lyghtenynge in their lande He smyt their vynes fygtrees broke downe their trees in their coostes He spoke the worde there came hotte flyes and deuourynge wormes without nombre Which deuoured breÌ„te vp all the grasse in their lande they eate vp the fruit in their feldes He smyt also euery first begoten that they had euyn the first fruites of their wedlocke But he ledde forth his chosen endued with syluer and golde and there was nat one in their trybes that was sycke Egipte reioysed in their forth goinge for they were a frayde to holde them any lenger He stretched forth a cloude which couered theym and sente theÌ„ fyer to
heuens and erthe The argument in to the C.xxv Ps. ¶ Here is declared the congregation of god to be sure god defendynge them and to prospere the lorde fauorynge and weedyng the vngodly out of them QUi confidunt They that stycke to the lord shal neuer stagger but shall staÌ„de fast for euer lyke the mouÌ„te of SioÌ„ And lyke as Ierusalem is gyrte aboute with hylles euen so closeth the lorde his people from this tyme vnto euerlasting He wyll nat suffre the power of the vngodly to oppresse the lande of the rightwyse leste the rightwyse put forth their handes vnto any wyckednesse Deale thou gentely with good meÌ„ and with men right in their hertes Them that swarue from the right waye vnto shrewdnes the lorde might leade a waye with men gyuen vnto wyckednes The argument in to the C.xxvi Psal. ¶ Here is declared the gladnes of the people returned from Babylon and vnder this fygure is it shewed also the gladnes of the faythful whoÌ„ Christe hath verily delyuered from the captiuyte of synne and dethe IN coÌ„uertendo WhaÌ„ the lorde shal bringe agayne vs of Syon froÌ„ captâ—uyte we shal be lyke meÌ„ dremiÌ„ge for ioy Than shall our mouthes be fylled withe laughter and our tonges with tryumph than shall it be sayde amonge the gentyles that the lorde hath wrought mightely with these men The lorde shall worke mightely with vs we shall be refresshed with gret gladnes Bringe vs agayne froÌ„ captiuyte o lorde for so shalte thou fyll vs with ioye as if thou shuldest gyue plentuouse floudes to the dwellers in the thursty south deserte They that sowe with teares shall reape with gladnesse Whan they wente forth to sowe they wente wepynge takynge with them their seede coddes But whan they shall come agayne they shall come withe grette ioye bringynge their handes full of corne The argumeÌ„t into the C.xxvij ps ¶ This Psalme teacheth vs the house and family the sure custody of the cyte to haue meate rest and chyldren well dysposed and towarde all cometh of the grace of god NIsi duÌ„s Excepte the lorde bylde the house the bilders therof labour but in vayne Excepte the lorde kepe the cyte the keper therof watcheth but in vayne It is all in vayne that ye haste your selues to ryse so erly and agayne to dyfferre your downe syttinge to eate your careful brede excepte god gyue it all For it is he that thus shall gyue vnto his welbeloued quyete slepe and plentuouse refection with good fode Lo chyldren ar the heritage which the lorde gyueth the frute of the wombe is his reward As arowes ar in the handê of mighty meÌ„ euen so shal be the chyldren of thy youth Blessed is the man which hath his quyuer fylled with these arrowes for they shall nat be shamed whan they shall haue to do with their enemyes in iugement The argument into the C.xxviij Ps. ¶ This Psal. techeth vs that the worshyppers of god shall prospere both priuatly and openly BEati omnes Blessed is he who so euer worshippeth the lorde whiche also walketh in his wayes For thou shalt eate the labours of thyn own haÌ„des shalt haue prosperouse encrase Thy wyfe shall be fruytfull as the vyne tree within the walles of thy house thy chyldren shall stande roundabout thy table lyke the plantes of the olyue trees Lo thus shall that man be blessed whiche worshyppeth the lorde The lorde shall do the good froÌ„ Sion thou shalte delyte beholdyng the prosperitie of Ierusalem all dayes of thy lyfe And thou shalte se thy childers children and the felycitie of Ierusalem The argument in to the E. xxix psa ¶ This Psalme sheweth vs that the vngodly although they vexe longe and sore the people of god yet shall they nat preuayle but at the laste to perisshe goddes people beynge free and safe SEpe expugna Greuously haue they vexed me euyn fro my youthe nowe let Israell speke Greuously haue they vexed me euyn fro my youth but yet they preueyle nat agaynst me Upon my backe these plowmen plowed and haue cutforth their longe vorowes But the rightwyse lord hath cut away the bondê of these vngodly They shal be shamed put to flyght who so euer hateth Syon They shal be as grasse that groweth vpoÌ„ the house ryggê which is wethred before it be pulled vp With the which neither the reaper fylleth his haÌ„des nor yet the gatherer fylleth his armes Neither the goers forby so regarded theÌ„ as to say ones god blesse you or we well wysshe you in the name of the lorde The argument into the C.xxx Psal. ¶ This Psalme is an ernest prayer full of affectes of a man here oppressed with aduersytie for his siÌ„nes but yet promisynge him selfe with fast fayth hope froÌ„ god to haue both forgyuenes of his siÌ„nes delyuerance froÌ„ his afflictioÌ„s DE profundis Fro my most depest painfull troubles called I vpon the lorde Lorde here yâ— me let thy eares be attente vnto my depe desyre If thou shuldest loke narowly vpon oure wycdkenesses o lorde o lord who might abyde the But there is mercy with the and therfore arte thou worshypped I abyde the lorde my soule abydeth him I tary lokiÌ„g vp alway for thy ê“mises My soule wayteth for the lorde as desyrously as the watche men in the morniÌ„ge watche desyre the day sprynge Let Israell wayte for the lorde for with the lorde is there mercy plentuouse redeÌ„ption And it is he that shall redeme Israell from all his wyckednesses The argument in to the C.xxxi Psal. ¶ Here in this Psal. the prophet sheweth him selfe to be without all pride to haue folowed humilite wherfor he trusted to be exalted of god DOmine non Lorde my herte is nat proude neyther loke I a lofte I take nat stoutly vpon me in great maters neyther presume I in meruelouse thynges aboue my estate But verily I repressed and put my soule to sylence lyke a wainlyng from his mothers teate euen lyke a wainlynge was my soule in very dede Let Israhell wayte and trust vpon the lorde from this tyme into euerlastynge The argument into the C.xxxij Psal. ¶ This Ps. siÌ„geth the ê‘petuall felycite of christes kyngdome of the presens of god in his coÌ„gregation this all is meÌ„te vnder the fygure of Dautds kyngdome of the Arches set in Sion MEmento dnÌ„e O lorde remembre thou Dauid his afflyction also Which swore to the lorde and made his vowe to the mighty god of Iacob SayeÌ„g if I entre iÌ„to the tabernacle of my nowne house if I asceÌ„de into my decked bed If I suffre my slepe to come into myne eyes or myne eye lyddê ones to wiÌ„ke Uncyll I shall fynde a place for the lorde a mansyon for the myghty god of Iacob I praye god I dye Lo we herde of thys house in Ephrata and haue founde it in the busshye felde We shall come into his maÌ„syon and shall fall downe before his fote stole Aryse o lord come iÌ„to