pay thy vowes alwayes vnto the God most hye verse 15 Then seke and cal to me whē ought would worke the blame And I wil sure deliuer thee that thou maist prayse my name verse 16 But to the wicked trayne which talke of God ech day And yet theyr workes are foule vaine to thē the Lord wil say verse 17 With what a face darest thou my word once speake or name Why doth thy talke my law alow thy dedes deny the same verse 18 Where as for to amend thy life thou art so slacke My word the which thou doost pretēd is cast behind thy backe verse 19 When thou a thefe doost see by theft to liue in welth With him thou runnest doost agre likewise to thriue by stelth verse 20 When thou doost them behold that wiues and maydes defile Thou likest it wel and waxest bold to vse that life most vile verse 21 Thy lippes thou doost apply to sclaunder and defame Thy tong is taught to craft and lye and doth stil vse the same verse 22 Thou studiest co reuile thy frends to thee so nere With slaūder thou wouldst nedes defile thy mothers sōne most deare verse 23 Hereat while I do winke as though I did not see Thou goest on stil and so doost thinke that I am like to thee verse 24 But sure I wil not let to strike when I begynne Thy faultes in ordre I wil set and open al thy sinne verse 25 Marke this I you require that haue not God in mind Least whē I plage you in mine ire your help be far to find verse 26 He that doth geue to me the sacrifice of prayse Doth please me wel he shal se to walke in godly wayes i. Miserere mei deus Psalme .li. VV VV. ¶ When Dauid was rebuked by the Prophet nathan for his great offences he did not onely acknowledge the same to God with protestation of his natural corruption and iniquirie But also left a memorial therof to his posteritie Therfore first he desireth God to forgeue his sinnes and renew in him his holy spirit with promise that he wil not be vnmindfull of those great graces Finally fearing least God would punish the whole Church for his faute He requireth that he would rather increase his graces towards the same O Lord consider my distres And now with spede some pitie take My sinnes deface my fautes redresse good Lord for thy great mercyes sake Wash me O Lord and make me cleane Frō this vniust and sinful act and purifie yet once agayne my haynous crime and bloudy fact verse 2 Remorse and sorow do constraine me to acknowledge mine exces verse 3 My sinne alas doth stil remaine before my face without reles verse 4 For thee alone I haue offended committing euel in thy sight And if I were therfore condemned yet were thy iudgmēt iust right verse 5 It is to manifest alas that first I was conceyued in sinne Yea of my mother so borne was yet vile wretch remayne therin verse 6 Also behold Lord thou doost loue the inward truth of a pure hart Therfore thy wisdome frō aboue thou hast reueld me to conuert verse 7 If thou with Hissope purge this blot I shal be cleaner thē the glasse And if y u wash away my spot the snow in whitenes shal I passe verse 8 Therfore O Lord such ioy me sēd that in wardly I may find grace And y ◠my strēgth may now amēd which y u hast swagd for my trespas verse 9 Turne back thy face frownig ire for I haue felt inough thy hād And purge my sinnes I thee desire which do in nūber passe the sād verse 10 Make new my hart within my brest frame it to thy holy wil Thy cōstāt spirit in me let rest which may these raging enmies kil The second parte verse 11 Cast me not Lord out from thy face but spedely my torments end Take not frō me thy spirit grace which may frō dāgers me defēd verse 12 Restore me to those ioyes again which I was wōt in thee to find And let me thy fre spirit retain which vnto thee may stirre my mind verse 13 Thus whē I shal thy mercies know I shal instruct others therin And mē that ar likewise brought low by mine ensāple shal flee sinne verse 14 O God that of my helth art Lord forgeue me this my bloudy vice My hart toung shal thē accord to sing thy mercies and iustice verse 15 Touch thou my lips my tonge vnty O Lord which art y e only kay And thē my mouth shal testify thy wōdrous works praise alway verse 16 And as for outward sacrifice I would haue offred many one But thou estemest thē of no price therin pleasure takest y u none verse 17 The heauy hart the mynd opprest O Lord thou neuer doost reiect And to speake truth it is the best and of al sacrifice the effect verse 18 Lord vnto Siō turne thy face poure out thy mercyes on thy hil And on Ierusalē thy grace build vp the walles and loue it stil verse 19 Thou shalt accept thē our offrings of peace righteousnes I say yea calues many other things vpon thine altar wil we lay ¶ An other of the same by T. N. Sing this as the lamētation HAue mercy on me God after thy great abounding grace After thy mercies multitude do thou my sinnes deface Yet wash me more frō myne offēce clense me frō my sinne For I beknow my fautes stil my sin is in mine eyne Agaynst thee thee alone I haue offended in this case And euel haue I done before the presence of thy face That in the things that thou doost say vpright thou maist be tried And eke in iudgyng that the dome may passe vpon thy side Behold in wickednes my kind and shape I did receyue And loe my sinful mother eke in sin did me conceyue But Loe the truth in inward partes is pleasant vnto thee And secrets of thy wisdome thou reueled hast to mee With Hysope Lord be sprincle me I shal be clensed so yea wash thou me and so I shal be whiter then the snow Of ioy gladnes make thou me to heare the pleasing voyce That so the broosed bones which y u hast brokē may reioyce From the beholding of my sinnes Lord turne away thy face And al my dedes of wickednes do vtterly deface O God create in me a hart vnspotted in thy sight And eke within my bowels Lord renew a stable spirit Ne cast me from thy sight nor take thy holy spirit away The comfort of thy sauing helpe geue me agayne I pray With thy free spirit establish me and I wil teach therfore Sinners thy wayes wicked shal be turnd vnto thy lore The seconde part O God that art God of my helth from bloud deliuer mee That praises of thy righteousnes my tōg may sing to thee My lips that yet fast closed be do thou O Lord
sometymes the mercyes receyued desiryng also to be instructed of the Lord that he may feare hym also and glorifie his name He complayneth also of hys aduersaries and requireth to be deliuered from them Syng this as the .81 Psalm verse 1 LOrd bow thine eare to my request and heare me by and by With greuous payne grief opprest ful poore weake am I. verse 2 Preserue my soule because my way and doings holy bee and saue thy seruaunt O my Lord that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me expresse defend me eke with al For through the day I do not cease on thee to cry and cal verse 4 Cōfort O Lord thy seruaūts soule that now with payne is pinde For vnto thee Lord I extol and lift my soule and mynde verse 5 For thou art good and bountiful thy gifts of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentiful to al that cal on thee verse 6 O Lord likewise when I do pray regard and geue an eare Marke wel the wordes that I do say and al my prayers heare verse 7 In time when trouble doth me moue to thee I do complayne For why I know and wel do proue thou aunswerest me againe verse 8 Among the Gods O Lord is none with thee to be comparde and none can do as thou alone the like hath not bene hard verse 9 The gentils and the people al which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees wil fal and glorify thy name verse 10 For why thou art so much of might al power is thine owne Thou workest wonders stil in sight for thou art God alone verse 11 O teach me Lord thy way and I shal in thy truth procede O ioyne my hart to thee so nye that it thy name may dread verse 12 To thee my God wil I geue praise with al my hart O Lord and glorify thy name alwayes for euer through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shewed to me is great and doth excel Thou setst my soule at liberty out of the lower hel verse 14 O Lord the proud agaynst me rise and heapes of men of might They seke my soule and in no wise wil haue thee in theyr sight verse 15 Thou Lord art merciful and meke ful slacke and slow to wrath Thy goodnes is ful great and eke thy truth no measure hath verse 16 O tourne me Lord and mercy graunt thy strength to me apply O helpe saue thyne own seruaunt thy handmayds sonne am I. verse 17 On me some signe of fauour shew that al my foes may see And be ashamde because Lord thou doost helpe and comfort mee Fundamenta eius Psalme .lxxxvii. I. H. ¶ The holy ghost promiseth that the condition of the Church whiche was a misery after the captiuity of Babilon should be restored to great excellēcy so that there should be nothing more comfortable then to be nombred among the members therof Sing this as the .81 Psalme verse 1 THat city shal ful wel endure her ground worke stil doth stay Vpon the holy hils ful sure it can no time time decay verse 2 God loues the gates of Siō best his grace doth there abide He loued them more then al the rest of Iacobs tents beside verse 3 Ful glorious things reported be in Sion and abrod Great things I say are sayd of thee thou city of our God verse 4 On Rahab I wil cast an eye and beare in mind the same and Babilon shal eke apply and learne to know my name verse 5 Loe Palestine and Tyre also with Ethiope like wise a people old ful long ago were borne and there did rise verse 6 Of Sion they shal say abrod that diuers men of fame Haue there sprong vp the hye God hath founded fast the same verse 7 In their recordes to them it shal through Gods deuise appere Of syon that the chief of al had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpetters with such as sing therin great plenty bee My fountaynes and my pleasaunt springs are compast al in thee Domine deus salutis Psalme .lxxxviii. I. H. ¶ A grieuous complaint of the faithful sore afflicted by sicknes persecutiō aduersitie being as it were left of God without any consolation yet he calleth on God by fayth and striueth against desperation complainyng him selfe to be forsaken of al yearthly helpe LOrd God of health the hope stay thou art alone to me I cal cry throughout the day and al the night to thee O let my prayers sone ascēd vnto thy sight on high encline thyne eare O Lord entend and herken to my cry verse 3 For why my soule with wo is fild and doth in trouble dwel My lyfe and breath almost doth yeld and draweth nye to hel verse 4 I am esteemd as one of them that in the pit do fal And made as one among those men that haue no strength at al. verse 5 As one among the dead and free from things that heare remayne It were more easy for me to be with them the which are slayne verse 6 As those that lye in graue I say whom thou hast cleane forgot The which the hand hath cut away and thou regardst thē not verse 7 Yea lyke to one shut vp ful sure within the lower pit In places darke and al obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thine anger and thy wrath likewise ful sore on me doth lye And al thy stormes agaynst me ryse my soule to vexe and try verse 9 Thou puttest my frends far of from me makst them hate me sore I am shut vp in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth faile through grief and wo I cal to thee O God Throughout the day my handes also to thee I stretch abrod verse 11 Doost thou vnto the dead declare thy wondrous workes of fame Shal dead to life agayne repayre and prayse thee for the same verse 12 Or shal thy louing kindnes Lord be preached in the graue Or shal with them that are destroyd thy truth her honor haue verse 13 Shal they that lye in darke ful low of al thy wonders wot Or there shal they thy iustice know where al things are forgot verse 14 But I O Lord to thee alway do cry and cal apace My prayer eke ere it be day shal come before thy face verse 15 Why doost thou Lord abhorre my soule in grief that seketh thee And now O Lord why doost thou hide thy face away from me verse 16 I am afflict as dying stil from youth this many a yeare Thy terrours which do vexe me il with troubled mind I beare verse 17 The furies of thy wrathful rage ful sore vpon me fal Thy terrours eke do not asswage but me oppres with al. verse 18 Al day they compas me about as water at the tyde And al at once with streames ful stoute beset me on ech syde verse 19 Thou settest far from me my frends
8 And so him set in high degre with princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great fame verse 9 The barren he doth make to beare And with great ioye her frute to reare Therfore praise ye his holy name In exitu Israel psalme Cxiiii VV. VV. ¶ How the Israelites were deliuered out of Egipt and of the wonderfull miracles that God shewed at that tyme which put vs in remembraunce of gods great mercies towardes hys children and of our vnthankfulnes for the same Syng this as the .67 Psalme verse 1 WHen Israel by Gods addres from Pharos land was bent and Iacobs house the straungers left in the same train weÌ„t verse 2 In Iuda God his glory shewde his holynes most bryght So did the Israelites declare his kingdom power and myght verse 3 The sea it saw and sodenly as all amasde dyd flee The roring streames of Iordans floud reculed backwardly verse 4 As rammes afrayd y â— mouÌ„tains skipt their strength did theÌ„ forsake And as y e sely trembling lambes their toppes did beate and shake verse 5 What ayled the sea as all amasde so sodenly to flee Ye rollyng waues of Iordans floud why ran ye backe wardly verse 6 Why shoke ye hils as RaÌ„mes afraid why did your streÌ„gth so shake Why did your tops as tremblyng lambs for feare quiuer quake verse 7 O earth coÌ„fesse thy soueraign Lord and dread his mighty hand Before the face of Iacobs God feare ye both sea and land verse 8 I mean y â— god which froÌ„ hard rocks doth cause many flouds apeare and from the stony flint doth make gush out y e fountaines cleare Non nobis domine psalme Cxv. N ¶ A prayer of the faythfull oppressed by Idolatrous tirants against whom they desire that God would succour theÌ„ for asmuch as there is no comparison betwene him and their false GOD or Idoles trusting most constantly that God wil preserue them in this their nede seing that he hath adopted and receaued them to his fauoure promising finally that they wil not be vnmindfull of so great a benefite if it would please God to heare their prayer and delyuer them by his omnipotent power Sing this as the .78 psalme verse 1 NOt vnto vs Lord not to vs but to thy name geue prayse Both for the mercy and the truth that are in thee alwayes verse 2 Why shal y e heathen scorners say where is their god become verse 3 Our God in he auen is and what he wil that hath he done verse 4 Their Idols siluer are and gold work of mens hands they bee verse 5 They haue a mouth and do not speake and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they haue eares ioynd to their heds and do not heare at al and noses eke they formed haue and do not smel withal verse 7 And hands they haue and handle not and feete and do not go a throte they haue yet through y e same they make no souÌ„d to blow verse 8 Those that make them be like to theÌ„ and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that feare the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord hath myndful bene of vs and wil vs blesse also On Israels and Aarons house his blessyng he wil shew verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord wil blesse them al Euen he wil blesse them euery one the great and eke the smal verse 14 To you I say the louyng Lord wil multiply hys grace To you aud to the children that shal follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord euen of the Lord I say Which both the heauen and the earth hath made set in stay verse 16 The heauens yea the heauens hye belong vnto the Lord The earth vnto the sonnes of men he gaue of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with prayse set forth y e Lords renoume Nor any that into the place of silence do go downe verse 18 But we wil praise the Lord our god from henceforth and for ay Sound ye the prayses of the Lord praise ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam psalme Cxvi N ¶ Dauid being in great daunger of Sauâ—l in the desert of Mammom perceuing y â— great and 〈◊〉 loue of God toward him magnyfyeth such great mercies and protesteed that he wil be thankefull for the same Sing this as the .94 Psalm verse 1 I Loue the Lord because my voyce aud prayer heard hath he when in my dayes I cald on hym he bowed his eare to me verse 2 Euen when the snares of cruel death about beset me round when paines of hel me caught when I wo and sorrow found verse 3 Vpon the name of God my Lord then did I cal and say Deliuer thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 4 The Lord is very merciful and iust he is also and in our God compassion doth plentifully flow verse 5 The Lord in safety doth preserue all those that symple be I was in woful misery and he relieuedme verse 6 And now my soule syth thou art safe returne vnto thy rest For largely loe the Lord to thee his bountie hath exprest verse 7 Because thou hast deliuered my soule from deadly thral My moisted eine froÌ„ mourneful teares my sliding fete from fal verse 8 Before the Lord I in the land of lyfe wyl walke therfore I did beleue therfore I spake for I was troubled sore verse 9 I sayd in my distres and feare that al men lyers be what shal I pay the Lord for al his benefites to me verse 10 The holsome cup of sauyng health I thankfully wil take and on the Lordes name I wil cal when I my prayer make verse 11 I to the Lord wil pay the vowes that I haue him be hight yea euen at this present time in al his peoples sight verse 12 Right deare and precious in his sight the Lord doth ay esteme The death of al his holy ones what euer men do deme verse 13 Thy seruant Lord thy seruant lo I do my self confes Son of thy handmaid thou hast broke the bondes of my distres verse 14 And I wil offer vp to thee a sacrifice of prayse And I wil cal vpon the name of God the Lord alwayes verse 15 I to the Lord wil pay the vowes that I haue him behight yea euen at this present tyme in al his peoples syght verse 16 Yea in the courtes of Gods own house and in the mids of thee O thou Ierusalem I say wherfore the Lord prayse yee Laudate dominum psalme Cxvii N. ¶ He exhorteth the gentils to prayse god because he hath accomplished as wel to them as the Iewes the promise of life euerlastinge by Iesus Christ Sing this as the .98 psalme O
6 Then when in stony places down their iudges shal be cast Then shal they heare my words for theÌ„ they haue a pleasaunt tast verse 7 Our bones about the graues mouth lo scattred are they found as he that heweth wood or he that diggeth vp the ground verse 8 But O my Lord my God myne eyes do looke vp vnto thee In thee is al my trust let not my soule forsaken hee verse 9 Which they haue layd to catch me in Lord keepe me from the snare and from the suttle grennes of them that wycked workers are verse 10 The wicked into theyr own nets together let them fal while I do by thy helpe escape the daungers of them al. Voce mea ad Psalme Cxlij N. ¶ Dauid neither ast onied with feare nor caried w t anger nor forced by desperation would kil Saule but with a quiet mind directed his earnest prayer vnto God who did preserue him Sing this as the .14 psalme verse 1 BEfore the Lord God with my voyce I did send out my cry and with my streamed voice vnto the Lord God prayed I. verse 2 My meditation in his sight to poure I did not spare and in the presence of the Lord my trouble did declare verse 3 Although perplexed were my spirit my path was knowen to thee In way where I did walke a snare they slyly layd for mee verse 4 I lookt vewd on my right hand but none there would me know al refuge fayled me and for my soule none cared tho verse 5 Then cried I Lord to thee sayd my hope thou onely art Thou in the land of lyuing art my portion and my part verse 6 Harke to my cry for I am brought ful low deliuer me From them that do me persecute for me to strong they be verse 7 That I may prayse thy name my soule from prisoÌ„ Lord bring out when thou art good to me the iust shal prease me round about Domine exaudi Psalme Cxliij N. ¶ An earnest prayer for remission of sinnes acknowledging that the enemies did cruelly persecute him by Gods iust iudgement He desireth to be restored to grace to be gouerned by his holy spirit that he may spend the rest of his life in the true feare and seruice of God Syng this as the .141 Psalme verse 1 LOrd heare my prayer harke y e plaint that I do make to thee Lord in thy natiue truth and in thy iustice aunswer mee verse 2 In iudgement with thy seruaunt Lord oh enter not at al For iustified be in thy sight not one that liueth shal verse 3 The enmy hath pursued my soule my life to ground hath throwne and layd me in the dark like them that dead are long agone verse 4 Within me in perplexitie was my accombred spirit and in me was a troubled hart amased and afflight verse 5 Yet I record time past in al thy workes I meditate yea in the workes I meditate that thy hands haue creat verse 6 To thee O Lord my God loe I do stretch my crauing haÌ„ds My soule desireth after thee as do the thirsty lands verse 7 Heare me with spede my spirit doth faile hide not thy face me fro Els shal I be like them that down into the pit to go verse 8 Let me thy louing kindnes in the morning heare know For in thee is my trust shew me the way that I shal got verse 9 For I lift vp my soule to thee O Lord deliuer mee From al mine enemies for I haue hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy wil for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good spirit vnto the land of mercy me conuey verse 11 For thy names sake w t quikning grace a liue do thou me make and out of trouble bring my soule euen for thy iustice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them al That do oppresse my soule for I thy seruaunt am and shal Benedictus dominuus Psalme Cxliiij N. ¶ Dauid prayseth y â— Lord w e great affectioÌ„ humility for his kingdom restored for his victories obtained yet calling for helpe the destructioÌ„ of the wicked â—promising to acknowledge the same with songs of prayses declareth wherin the felicity of any people consisteth Syng this as the .141 Psalme verse 1 BLest be the Lord my streÌ„gth that doth instruct my haÌ„d to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battel by his might verse 2 He is my goodnes for t and tower deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yeld verse 3 O Lord what thing is maÌ„ that him thou holdest so in price Or son of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but like to vanity so pas his dayes to end verse 5 As fleting shade Bow down O Lord thy heaueÌ„s discend verse 6 The mountaines touch they shal smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter theÌ„ thine arrowes shote coÌ„sume theÌ„ w t the same verse 7 Send down thy hand euen from aboue O Lord deliuer mee Take me froÌ„ waters great froÌ„ hand of straungers make me free verse 8 Whose subtle mouth of vanity and fondnes doth entreat and their right hand is a right hand of falshod and deceit verse 9 A new song I wil syng O God and singing wil I bee On viole and on instrument ten stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen he it is that onely geues deliueraunce to kings Vnto his seruaÌ„t Dauid helpe froÌ„ hurtful sword he bryngs verse 11 FroÌ„ strauÌ„gers haÌ„d me saue sheld whose mouth talkes vanity and their right hand is a right hand of guile and suttelty verse 12 That our sonnes may be as the plants whoÌ„ growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carued cornerstones like to a palace fayre verse 13 Our corners ful and plenty may with sondry sortes be found Our shepe bring thousaÌ„ds in our strets ten thousaÌ„ds may abouÌ„d verse 14 Our Oxen be to labor strong that none do vs inuade There be no going out no cry within our stretes be made verse 15 The people blessed are y t with such blessings are so stord yea blessed al the people are whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te deus Psalme Cxlv. N. ¶ This Psalme was made when the kingdome of Dauid florished Wherein he describeth the wonderful prouidence of God as well in gouernyng man as in preseruyng all the rest of his creatures He prayseth God for his iustice mercy but specially for his louyng kindnes toward those that cal vpon him that feare him and loue hym THee wil I laud my God and kyng blesse thy name for aye 2 For euer wil I prayse thy name and blesse the day by day 3 Great is the Lord most worthy prayse hys greatnes none can reach 4 From race to race they shal thy workes prayse and thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious maiestie the beauty wil record
†The whole booke of Psalmes collected into English Meter by Thomas Sternhold I. Hopkins and others coÌ„ferred with the Hebrue with apt Notes to syng them withall Faithfully perused and allowed accordyng to the Quenes Maiesties Iniunctions ¶ Very meete to be vsed of al sortes of people priuately for their solace comfort laying apart al vngodly songes and Ballades which read only to the norishing of vice corrupting of youth IAMES V. ☜ If any be afflicted let hym praye and if any be mery let hym syng Psalmes COLLOS III. Let the word of God dwel in you in al wisdoÌ„ teaching and exhortyng one another in Psalmes Hymnes and spiritual songes and sing vnto the Lorde in your hartes ¶ Imprinted at London by Iohn Day ¶ Cum gratia priuilegio Regiâ— Maiestatis per septennium Anno 1565. †A Treatise made by Athanasius the great wherin is set forth how and in what maner ye may vâ—e the Psalmes according to the effect of the mynde of gladnes or sorrow accordingly whiche Psalmes ye shall vse for prayer whiche for thankes geuyng which for rehersall of gods wonderfull actes to the prayse of his name Also ye may see in them how God hath holpen his chosen people from tyme to tyme and neuer forsaken them THe whole Scripture vniuersally is as it were a diuine maistres teachyng both vertue true fayth but the booke of Psalmes hath ouer and besides that in a maner an expresse Image of the state and condition of soules For as he which goeth to a king composeth first his behauiour and setteth in order his wordes least he should be counted rusticall rude so this diuine booke first by choise of all motions wher with the soule is affected warneth then frameth and instructeth by diuers formes of speakyng all such as couet vertue desyre to knowe the lyfe of the Sauiour It is easye therefore for euerye man to fynde out in the Psalmes the motion and state of his owne soule and by that meanes his owne fygure and proper erudition Moreouer with what wordes he may please God and with what words he may correct himselfe and geue God thankes least if he speake that thing whiche is not leafull he fall into impietie For not alone of deedes but also of euery word must we geue accoÌ„pt before the Iudge Wherfore if thou wylt pronounce any maÌ„ happy and blessed thou hast how and wherfore and whom thou maist call happye in the Psalmes as you may see in the fyrste Psalme 32. Psalme 41. Psalme 112. Psalme 119. Psalme and the. 128. Psalme If thou wylte complayne of the laying awayte of the Iewes against the Sauiour saye the second Psalme If thyne acquaintaunce persecute thee and many ryse agaynste thee thou hast the third Psalme If thou beyng troubled on this sort hast called vpon the Lord and because he hath heard thee thou wouldest geue hym thankes syng the .4 Psalme and the .115 Psalme If thou perceiuest wayte to be layde for thee of euill willers and desirest that thy prayer should be heard syng the .5 Psalme If thou feelest the threatnings of God and therby perceiuest thy selfe to be dismayed thou maist say the .6 Psalme and the .37 Psalme If any consult or conspire against thee as Achitophel against Dauid and some man tell in thee syng the .7 Psalme When thou considerest the grace of our Sauiour euery where spred abroade mankind restored vnto health then if thou wilt talke to the Lord syng the .8 Psalme If againe thou wilt syng of the wondrous workes of God geuing God thankes thou hast the 8. Psalme and the 81. Psalme If thou wilt haue thine enemy stopped and driuen backe and neuertheles the creature to be saued not trusting in thy selfe but in gods sonne say the 9. Psalme If any man will make thee afrayd thou with trust in the Lord shalt sing the .10 Psalme If thou seest the pride and malice of many to abound so that nothing which is good and godly is regarded amongst men fly thou vnto the Lord and say the .11 Psalme If the lyinges in wayte of enemies continue stil do not forget thy selfe as though the lord set nought by thee but call vpon the Lord singing the .26 Psalme If thou heare any man blaspheming speakyng ill against gods prouidence be not thou partaker of their wickednes but flying vnto God say the .14 Psalme and .53 Psalme If thou wilt know what sort the lyfe of a Citezin of the kingdome of heauen is syng the 15. Psalme If thou hast neede of prayer for them which withstand thee and compasse thy soule about syng the .17 psalme and 86. 89. and 142. Psalme If thou wilt know how Moyses prayed thou hast the .96 Psalme If thou art escaped from enemies and deliuered from them which persecute thee syng the 18. Psalme If thou maruelest at the order of thinges created and the grace of the deuine prouidence syng the .19 26. 27. Psalmes If thou seest any man troubled comforte them and praying for them saye the wordes of the 20. Psalme If thou seest thy selfe kept of the Lord and that thou prosperest reioyce and syng the 23. psalme If thyne enemies rush vpon thee lyft vp thy soule to God and say the .25 Psalme thou shalt see them worke wickednes in vayne If thyne enemies perseuer and continue and with bloudy handes seeke to seduce thee or kill thee geue not iudgement vnto man for all humayne thynges are suspect But requyryng God to be iudge who is the onely Iudge say the 26. Psalme and 35. 43. Psalme If thine enemies cruelly curse thee and multiply as it were an host with despite feare not no more then though thou were nothyng in daunger at al and syng the 46. Psalme If agayne they be impudent which lye in wayte set thou nothing by them but syng vnto the Lord that which is in the .47 Psalme If thou wylt know how thou ought to go vnto the lord when thou wilt geue him thanks plainly thou shalt vnderstand and see in the 48. Psalme Furthermore when thou renuest thy house and soule which receiueth the Lorde and the sensible house in which thou bodily dwellest geue thankes and say the 49. and 127. psalme If thou see thy kinsmen and frendes hate thee for the truth leaue not of thy loue neither feare such aduersaries but thinke what is to come and syng the 31. psalme If thou seest them that be christened deliuered from the corruptible birth maruelyng at the deuine bounteousnes syng the .31 psalme If thou wilt sing with the iust men remembring them which liue a right sing the 33. ps If thou hast fallen amongest enemyes and wiselye escaped them and fledde from their snares and therfore wilt geue thankes cal together the meeke syng wyth them the .34 psal If thou see the wicked striue to do mischiefe thinke not that sinne is naturally in them as certayne heretykes helde an opinion but say the 36. psalme If thou
see the euil worke vnrighteousnes and beare themselues loftye against the lower sort and desirest to warne some therof say the 37. psalme If thou haste determined to take heede vnto thy selfe and seest the aduersarye lying in wayte who is moste earnest agaynst suche and wouldest arme thy selfe against him syng the 39. psalme If thou seest many poore men and beggars and wouldest pitie thē thou maiest both trye them which are now pitied already and exhort other to do the same saying the 41. psalme If thou hast a desire toward God and hearest the enemies vpbraiding let it not dismaye thee but vnderstandyng the immortall fruite whiche springeth of thys desire comforte thy soule with hope towarde God and with this relieue and mitigate the griefes of lyfe saying psalme .42 If thou wylt oftē cal to remembrance the benefytes of God which he shewed to the fathers bothe in the goyng oute of Egypte and in the wyldernesse and howe God was good to them but they were vnthankefull thou hast the 44. psalme and the .79 80. 102. 106. 107. 114. psalmes If flying vnto God thou haste escaped suche thynges as were spoken agaynst thee and wouldest geue thankes vnto God and declare his liberalitie and goodnes towardes thee thou hast the 46. psalme If thou hast synned and beyng turned fallest to repentance and wouldest obteyne mercy thou hast the wordes of confession in the 51. psalme If thou hast suffred a false accusation before an euill king and seest the enemye to boast go aside and say the .52 psalme If any persecute thee and quarell willing to betray thee like as the Phariseis dyd Christ and straungers Dauid abashe not thy selfe but with trust in the Lord syng the 54. psalme the .56 psalme If persecution chaunce and the persecutor vnwares enter into the caue where thou arte hid feare not for thou hast in this strayte profitable wordes both for comfort and forremembraunce of these thinges in the 57. psalme and a 142. If he that lyeth in wayte of thee haue commaunded to watch and beset thy house thou hast escaped geue thankes vnto god and in the tables of thy soule graue the thyng and say the 59. psalme If the enemies which trouble thee vpbrayde thee and with many wordes backbyte thee which seeme to be frendes and in the exercyse of this thy crosse thou art somwhat weake thou maiest call vpon the same also saying the 4. psalme Against hypocrytes and suche as brag to a mans face saye to conuert them withall the 58. psalme If they sharpely rush vpon thee and would catche thy soule set against them thy subiection to Godward and be of good comfort for the fiercer they are the more shall they be subiect vnto God say thou the 62. psalme If to auoyde persecution thou flee into the desert feare not as though thou were there alone and desolate but hauyng God and in the dawning of the day rysing to him syng the 63. psalme If the enemies make thee afrayd and cease not to sowe deceytes and searche alwayes against thee although they bee neuer so many cease not for all that for their nets shall be lyke shaftes of little children if thou sing the 64. 68. 70. 71. psalmes If thou wilt sing of god and his prayse thou hast the 65. psalme If thou wilt enstructe anye man in the mysterye of the resurrection thou haste the .80 psalme If thou aske mercy of God sing the 67. psalme If thou seest the wicked prosper in peace be not so offended that thou be moued bnt saye the .73 psalme If god be angry with his people thou hast wordes wherewith thou maist comfort thee in the same in the 74. psalme If thou thinkest expedient to confesse thee syng the 71. 75. 92. 105. 106. 108. 111. 118. 136. and 138. psalmes If thou wilt rebuke a Gentile and an heretike namely suche a one as knoweth not God thou maist with intelligence syng and saye that whiche is in the 86. psalme If thenemies haue taken thy refuges and thou art in great distres althoughe thou arte troubled yet dispayre not but praye and if when thou criest thou arte hearde geue thankes vnto God saying that which is in the .77 psalme If the enemies hold on and continue breaking in and defiling the house of god and killing the sainctes and casting their bodies to the foules of the ayre feare not theyr crueltye but suffring with them that suffer affliction say the .79 psalme If thou wilt sing to the Lord in solemnity cal together the seruauntes of God syng the. 81. and the 95. psalme If the enemies be gathered together euery where and threaten the house of the Lord conspiring against godlines let not the multitude and power of them dismay thee thou hast as it were an author of hope the wordes which are in the .83 psalme If thou see the house of god and his euerlasting tabernacles and hast a minde or affection toward them as had the Apostle say the 84. psalme If rancor be stinted and captiuitye released thou hast to geue god thankes withall the 85 psalme and a 116. If thou wilt knowe discorde of the catholike churche against diuisions and wouldest conuert them thou maist say that which is in the .87 Psalme If thou wilt moue thy self and other to true religion and perswade that the hope in God maketh not the soule ashamed but rather put away all feare prayse God saying the .91 Psal If thou wilt sing vpon the Sabboth thou hast the .92 Psalme If thou wilt geue thankes vpon the Sonday thou hast in the .13 Psalme If thou wylt geue thankes in the second Saboth syng the .95 Psalme If thou wilt sing vpon the day of preparation thou hast a forme of prayse in the .93 Psal and therfore a song of reioycyng ought to be song vnto god himselfe If there haue bene imprisonment and the house wasted builded agayne sing that which is in the 96. Psalme If the land haue bene vexed of the enemies and whiles the Lord ruleth and raygneth it be at quiet thou hast to syng the .97 Psalme If thou wilt syng vpon the fourth Saboth thou hast the .94 psalme for then he beyng betrayed began to reuenge death and to tryumphe ouer the same Therfore when thou readest the gospel and seest the Iewes consulting against the Lord and the Lord himself standing boldly on our side against the deuil syng that which is in the. 94. Psalme as is next before sayd If thou markest the prouidence of the Lord in all thinges and the Lorde of the same and wouldest instruct any with the fayth and obedience therof when thou hast perswaded thē first to acknowledge syng the .100 Psalme If thou knowest power in him to iudge and that god iudgeth mingling iudgement with mercy and hast a desyre to attayne vnto it thou hast for this purpose wordes in the .101 psal If because of the imbecillity of our nature thou art after the maner of a phisition irke
weary of the manifolde mischiefes of thys lyfe and wouldest comforte thy selfe thou haste the 102. Psalme Forasmuche as it is meete and conuenient alwayes and in all thynges to geue GOD thankes when thou wilt prayse hym thou hast wherwith to exhort thy soule the 103. Psalme If thou wilt prayse god and know how to prayse him for any thing and what wordes he that prayieth ought to vse thou hast .113 127. 146. 133. 147. 148. 149. 150. Psalmes If thou hast faith as the Lord hath said and beleuest in those things which thou speakest when thou prayest say the .96 Psalme If thou be captiuated with straunge cogitations and hast perceyued thy selfe to be ledde out of the way and art sory therfore cease from henceforth and staying where thou perceiuest thy selfe to synne sit and mourne also as the people did saying the .137 Psalme If thou suppose temptations to bee for thy triall geue thankes after the temptation vnto God saying the .139 Psalme If thou art agayne caught of thine enemies and wouldest be deliuered say the 140. psal If thou wilt make thy prayers say the .5 Psalme and the .141 142. 143. 144. Psalmes If an enemy and tyrant be risen vp against the people feare thou no more then Dauid did Goliath but with Dauid beleue and sing the 144. Psalme If thou cal to remembraunce the goodnes of God toward thee and all men and wouldest prayse God say the .85 Psalme If thou wilt syng vnto the lord thou hast to say in the 96. Psalme in the 98. Psalme If thou beyng but a meane man peraduenture art set before thy brethren in some thing puffe not vp thy selfe in pryde against them but geue the praise to god and sing the 152. or the 151. psalmes If thou wilt syng obedieuce thou hast the 105. and the 106. 107. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 134. 145. 147. 148. 149. 150. psalmes If thou wilt sing particularly of the sauior thou hast of him in euery psalme but specially in the .25 and the .110 Psalme Such psalmes as shewe hys lawfull generation of the father and hys presence is the .11 Psalme Such as preache of the diuine crosse and how much lying in wayte he receyued for vs. and how great thinges he suffered are the .2 psalme and the .119 psalme Such as signifye the lyinges in wayte of the Iewes and the malice and Iudas Iscariothes betrayinges are the .21 psalme and the .50 72. psalmes Such as declare his kingdome and power to iudge and his presence in the fleshe is the 16. psalme For declaration of hys glorious resurrection in the fleshe read the .24 the .47 psalmes For his ascention into heauen read the .93 psalme .96 and the .98 the .99 psalmes Which if thou read thou mayst espye what benefites the Lorde bestowed vpon vs by hys passion To him be glory for euer ⧠The vse of the rest of the psalmes not comprehended in the former Table of Athanasius IF thou wouldest prayse God because he hath geuen vs a good prince which will and doth punishe the enemies of Christes religion vse the 21. Psalme If thou be persecuted without a cause if thou wouldest haue no affinitie with vice nor with the vicious vse the .26 Psalme If thou wouldest not be wicked if not accouÌ„ted as a malefactor but wouldest haue theÌ„ punished and thy self and such other godly men defended from their tiranny vse the .28 Psalme If thou seest the nobilitie the councell the magistrates and princes not geuen to religion nor to the praysing of God vse the .29 Psalme If thou desirest to be iust and vertuous vse the .33 Psalme If thou be afflicted with any sickenes and wouldest fayne lyue and see good dayes and Christes glory to be encreased vse the .39 Psalme If thou be banished for religion and art almost in dispayre of returnyng to the country vse the .42 Psalme If thou perceyue thy selfe forsaken of God and therfore persecuted for religion and vertues sake vse the .44 Psalme If thou wouldest complayne of Doeg of a wicked man and wouldest haue him to bee rooted out and thy selfe to haue prosperitie vse the .52 Psalme If thou wouldest be deliuered from thyne enemies whiche persecute thee vnto death vse the .54 Psalme If thou wouldest haue the helpe of God agaynst such as persecute thee without a cause vse the .59 Psalme If thou wouldest prepare thy selfe to fight agaynst the Idumeans or such lyke enemies of Christ vse the .60 Psalme If thou wouldest haue Christ to come conquere and beate downe the Sirians Idumeans Aimnonites Papistes Antichristians Nullifidians Neutralles and vngratious Pelagians vse the .68 Psalme If thou be perswaded that Christ will come and punishe offenders ayde the true worshippers and poure out the dregges of wine and the vengeaunce of his cup on the vngodly vse the .75 Psalme If thou neyther wouldest haue Idolatry neither any lycentious lustes rayne in Christes common wealth thou must geue God thankes if thou be perswaded he both will and caÌ„ take them awaye vsing the .81 Psalme If thou wouldest gladly know Christes Churche how that Sion signifieth it and how that the true religion shal be delated and spred through the whole world vse the .87 psalme If thou goest to fight against the Idumeans or any of Christes enemies whether they offend in maners or in doctrine and wouldest desire God to geue the victory vse the .108 psal If thou wouldest liue a godly life if y u wouldest replenish thy minde with godly preceptes and therby obtâ—ine immortalitie and eternall felicitie Study diligently the .119 psalme If thou be thrust into a college or into a parish town or country whose inhabitours are wicked crafty malicious pickequarels wouldest be deliuered froÌ„ theÌ„ vse the .120 psalme If thou wouldest haue the congregation of Christ to prosper vse the .122 psalme If thou wouldest be deliuered from contempt infamy and the derision of the wicked vse the .123 psalme When thou art deliuered out of prison captiuity or any distres in geuyng thankes to God vse the .124 psalme To vnderstande the safety that those are in whiche are vnder the tuition of the Lorde Iehoua and how that the wicked shal be punished consider the .125 psalme If thou desirest to knowe the felicitie that he hath whiche reuerenceth God and lyueth godly the traÌ„quilitie and peace of conscience which he enioyeth in this life and the vnspeakable ioye in the lyfe to come meditate diligently the .128 psalme To vnderstande howe the good and godly are defended by the ayde of the Lord and the wicked perishe consider the .129 psalme If thou wouldest not be arrogant and proude vse the .131 Psalme If thou wouldest prayse vnitie and concorde among brethren vse the .133 psalme To sing prayses to God for his mercies vse the .134 Psalme FINIS Veni Creator COme holy ghost eternal God procedyng froÌ„ aboue both from the Father the sonne the God of peace loue Visite
our mindes into vs thy heauenly grace inspyre that in all truth and godlines we may haue true desyre Thou art the very comforter in all woe and distresse The heauenly gift of God most high which no tonge can expresse The fountaine and the liuely spring of ioye celestiall The fyre so bright the loue so cleare and vnction spirituall Thou in thy giftes art manifold wherby Christs church doth stand In faythfull hartes writing thy lawe the fynger of Gods hand According to thy promise made thou geuest speech of grace That through thy helpe y e praise of God may stand in euery place O holy ghost into our wittes send downe thy heauenly light Kindle our hartes with feruent loue to serue God day and night Strength and stablish all our weaknes so feable and so frayle That neither flesh the world nor deuill agaynst vs doe preuaile Put backe our enmies far from vs and graunt vs to obtaine Peace in our harts with god and maÌ„ without grudge or disdaine And graunt O lord that thou being our leader and our guide We may eschew the snares of sinne and from thee neuer slyde To vs such plenty of thy grace good Lord graunt we thee pray That thou maist be our comforter at the last dreadfull day Of all strife and dissention O Lord dissolue the bandes And make the knots of peace loue throughout all christeÌ„Ì„ landes GrauÌ„t vs O Lord through thee to know the father most of myght That of his deare beloued sonne we may attayne the sight And that with perfect fayth also we may acknowledge thee The spirit of them both alway one God in persons three Laude and prayse be to the father and to the Sonne equall And to the holy spirite also one God coeternall And pray we that the onely sonne vouchesafe his sprit to send To all that do professe his name vnto the worldes ende Amen Venite exultemus Psalme xcv Syng thys as the Benedictus O Come and let vs now reioyce and sing vnto the Lord And to our onely sauiour also with one accorde O let vs come before his face with inwarde reuerence Confessing all our former sunnes and that with diligence To thanke him for his benefites alwaye distributyng Wherefore to him right ioyfully in Psalmes now let vs sing And that because that God alone is Lord magnificent And eke aboue all other gods a kyng omnipotent His people doth not he forsake at any time or tyde And in his hand are all the coastes of al the world so wyde And with his louing countenaunce he looketh euery where And doth behold the tops of all the mountaines far neere The sea and all that is therin are his for he them made And eke his haÌ„d hath facioned y e earth which doth not fade O come therfore and worship him and downe before him fall And let vs wepe before y e Lord the which hath made vs al. He is our God our Lord and kyng and we his people are His flocke and sheepe of his pasture on whoÌ„ he taketh care This day if ye do heare his voyce yet hearden not your hart As in the bitter murmuring when ye were in deserte Whiche thing was of their negligence committed in the time Of trouble in the wildernes a great and greuous crime Where as your fathers tempted me and tryed euery way They proued me saw my workes what I could do or say These forty yeares I haue bene greued with this generation And euermore I said they eâ—d in their imagination Wherwith their harts wer fore combred long time and many daies Wherfore I know assuredly they haue not knowen my wayes To whom I in mine anger swore that they should not be blest Nor see my ioy celestiall nor enter in my rest Gloria patri All laud and prayse be to the Lord O that of might art most To God the father and the Sonne and to the holy Ghost As it in the beginning was for euer heretofore And is now at this present tyme and shal be euermore The song of Saint Ambrose called Te deum WE prayse thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be and as eternal father al the earth doth worship thee To thee al angels cry the heaueÌ„s all the powers therin To thee Cherub Seraphin to crie they do not linne O Holy Holy Holy Lord of Saboth Lord the God Through heauÌ„ earth thy praise is spred glory al abrod Thapostles glorious company yelde prayses vnto thee The prophetes good ly felowship prayse thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martirs sound thy prayse The holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes Father of endles maiestie they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thine honorable true and onely sonne to be The holy Ghost the comforter of glory thou art kyng O Christ and of the father art the sonne euerlastyng When sinfull mans decay in hand thou tookest to restore To be enclosd in virgins womb thou diddest not abhorre When thou hadst ouercome of death the sharp cruell might Thou heaueÌ„s kingdom didst set ope to ech beleuing wight In glory of the father thou doost sit on Gods right hand We trust that thou shalt come our iudge our cause to vnderstand Lord helpe thy seruaÌ„ts whoÌ„ thou hast bought w t thy precious bloud And in eternall glory set them with thy saintes so good O Lord do thou thy people saue blesse thine inheritaunce Lord gouerne them and Lord do thou for euer them aduaunce We magnifie thee day by day and world without end Adore thy holy name O Lord Vouchesafe vs to defend From sinne this day Haue mercy Lord haue mercy on vs all And on vs as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I haue reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confounding shame therefore Lord let me neuer be ¶ The song of the three Children praysing God prouokyng all creatures to do the same O Alye workes of god the Lord bles ye the Lord praise him magnifie him for euer verse 2 Oye the aungels of the Lord bles ye the Lord prayse him and magnifye him for euer verse 3 3 O ye the starry heauens hye blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifye him for euer verse 4 O ye waters aboue the skye bles ye the Lord. c. verse 5 O ye the powers of the Lord bles ye the Lord. c. verse 6 O ye the shining sunne moone bles ye the Lord. c. verse 7 O ye the glistring starres of heaueÌ„ bles ye the Lord. c. verse 8 O ye the showers dropping dew bles ye y e Lord. c. verse 9 O ye the blowing windes of god bles ye the Lord. c. verse 10 O ye the fire warming heate bles ye the Lord. c. verse 11 Ye winter and the sommer tyde bles ye the Lord. c. verse 12 O ye the dewes binding frostes bles ye the Lord. c.
verse 13 O ye the frost and chilling cold bles ye the Lord. c. verse 14 O ye congeled I se and snow bles ye the Lord. c. verse 15 O ye y e nightes lightsome dayes bles ye the lord c verse 16 O ye the darknes and the light bles ye the Lord. c. verse 17 O ye the lightnings the cloudes bles ye the lord c verse 18 O let the earth eke bles y e Lord bles yea the Lord. c verse 19 O ye the mountaines the hils blesse ye the lord c. verse 20 O al ye grene things on the earth bles ye the lord c verse 21 O ye the euer springing wels bles ye the Lord. c. verse 22 O ye the seas and ye the flouds bles ye the Lord c. verse 23 Whales al that in waters moue bles ye the lord c verse 24 O al ye flying foules of thayre bles ye the Lord c. verse 25 O al the beastes and cattel eke bles ye the Lorde c. verse 26 O ye the children of mankind bles ye the Lord. c. verse 27 Let Israel eke blesse the Lord bles ye the Lord. c verse 28 O ye the priestes of God the Lord bles ye the lord c verse 29 O ye the seruantes of the Lord bles ye the Lord c. verse 30 Ye sprites soules of righteous meÌ„ blesse ye y e lord c verse 31 Ye holy and ye meeke of hart blesse ye the Lord. c. verse 32 O Ananias bles the Lord bles thou the Lord praise him and magnify him for euer O Azarias bles the Lord bles thou the Lord praise him and magnify him for euer And Misael bles thou the Lord bles thou the Lord prayse him and magnify hym for euer ¶ The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely lord of Israel be praised euermore for through his visitation and mercy kept in store His peoplenow he hath redemde that long hath bene in thral and spread abrode his sauyng health vpon his seruantes al. In Dauids house his seruant true according to his mynde And also his annoynted king as we in Scripture fynde As by his holy prophetes al oft times he did declare The which were since y e world began his way for to prepare That we might be deliuered from those that make debate Our enemies and from the handes of all that do vs hate The mercy which he promised our fathers to fulfil And thinke vpon his couenant made according to his wyl And also to performe the othe which he before had sworne To Abraham our father deare for vs that were forlorne That he would geue himselfe for vs and vs froÌ„ boÌ„dage bryng Out of the hands of al our foes to serue our heauenly king And that without al maner feare and eke in rightuousnes And also for to leade our lyfe in stedfast holines And y u O child which now art borne and of the Lord elect Shalt be the prophet of the highest his wayes for to dyrect For thou shalt go before his face for to prepare his wayes And also for to teach his wil and pleasure all thy dayes To geue them knowledge how that their saluation is nere And that remission of their sins is through his mercy mere Wherby the day spring from an hie is come vs for to visit And those for to illuminate which do in darkenes sit To lighten those that shadowed be with death eke opprest And also for to guide their feete the way to peace and rest The song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soule doth magnify the Lord my sprite eke euermore reioyseth in the lord my god which is my Sauior And why because he did regard gaue respect vnto so base estate of his hadmaid and let the mighty go For now behold al nations and generations all From this tyme forth for euermore shal me right blessed cal Because he hath me magnifyed which is the Lord of might Whose name be euer sanctified and praysed day and night For with his mercy and his grace all men he doth inflame Throughout al generations to such as feare his name He shewed strength w t his great arme made y e proud to start With al imaginations that they bare in their hart He hath put downe the mighty ones from their supernal seat And did exalt the meeke in hart as he hath thought it meete The hungry he replenished with al thyngs that were good And through his power he made y e rich oft times to waÌ„t their fode And calling to remembraunce his mercy euery deale Hath holpen vp assistantly his seruant Israell According to his promise made to Abraham before And to his seede successiuely to stand for euermore The song of Simeon called Nunc dimittis O Lord because my hartes desire hath wished long to see my onely lord sauiour thy son be â—ore I die the ioy health of al mankind desired long before which now is come into the world of mercy bringing store Thou sufferest thy seruaunt now in peace for to depart Accordyng to thy holy worde which lighteneth my hart Because mine eyes which thou hast made to geue my body light Haue now behold thy sauing health which is the Lorde of myght Whom thou mercifully hast set of thyne aboundant grace In open sight and visible before all peoples face The Gentils to illuminate and Sathan ouerquel And eke to be the glory of thy people Israel The Creede of Athanasius Norton WHat man soeuer he be that saluatioÌ„ wil attain the catholike beliefe he must before al things retaine Which faith vnles he holy kepe and vndefiledly without al doubt eternally he shal be sure to dye The catholike beliefe is this that God we worship one In Trinitie and Trinitie in vnitie alone So as we neyther do confound the persons of the three Nor yet the substance whole of one in sunder parted bee One person of the father is another of the Sonne An other person proper of the holy ghost alone Of father Sonne and holy Ghost but one the Godhed is Like glory coeternal eke the maiestie likewyse Such as the father is such is the Sonne in ech degree And such also we do beleue the holy Ghost to bee Vncreate is the Father and vncreate is the Sonne The holy ghost vncreate so vncreate is ech one Incomprehensible Father is incomprehensible Sonne And comprehensible also is the holy Ghost of none The Father is eternal and the Sonne eternall so And in lyke sort eternal is the holy ghost also And yet though we beleue that eche of these eternals bee Yet there but one eternal is and not eternals three As ne incomprehensible we ne yet vncreat three But one incomprehensible one vncreate holde to bee Almighty so the father is the sonne almighty so And in lyke sort almighty is the holy Ghost also And albeit that euery one of these almighty bee
yet there but one almighty is and not almighties three The father God is God the Sonne God holy Ghost also yet are there not three Gods in al but one God and no mo So like wise Lord the Father is and Lord also the Sonne And lord the holy ghost yet are there not thre lords but one For as we are compeld to graunt by christian veritie Eche of the persons by hymfelfe both God and Lord to be So catholike religion forbiddeth vs alway That eyther gods be three or y t there lordes be three to say Of none the father is ne made ne create nor begot The Sonne is of the Father not create ne made but got The holy Ghost is of them both the father and the Sonne He made ne create nor begot but doth proceede alone So we one Father hold not three one Sonne also not three One holy Ghost alone and not three holy Ghostes to bee None in this Trinitie before nor after other is Ne greater any then the rest ne lesser be likewise But euery one among themselues of all the persons three Together coeternal al and al coequal bee So vnitie in Trinitie as said it is before And Trinitie in vnitie in all thynges we adore Therfore what man soeuer that saluation wil attayne This faith touching the Trinitie of force he must retayne And nedeful to eternal lyfe it is that euery wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleue aright For this the right faith is that we beleue and eke beknow That Christ our lord y e son of God is God and man also God of his fathers substance got before the world began And of his mothers substance borne in world a very man Both perfect god and perfect man in one one Iesus Christ That doth of reasonable soule and humaine flesh subsist Touchyng hys Godhode equal with his father God is he Touching his manhode lower then his father in degree Who though he be both very God and very man also yet is he but one Christ alone and is not persons two One not by turning of Godhode into the flesh of man But by takyng manhode to God this beyng one began All one not by confounding of the substance into one But onely by the vnitie that is of one person For as the reasonable soule and flesh but one man is So in one person God and man is but one Christ lykewyse Who suffred for to saue vs all to hell he did descend The third day rose agayne frō death to heauen he did ascēd He sittes at the ryght hand of God the almighty father there From thence to iudge the quicke dead againe he shal retire At whose returne all men shall rise with bodies new restorde And of their own workes they shal geue accōpt vnto y e lord And they into eternal lyfe shall go that haue done wel Who haue done il shal go into eternal fire to dwel This is the Catholike beliefe who doth not faithfully Beleue the same without al dout he saued cannot be To Father Sonne and holy ghost al glory be therfore As in beginning was is now and shal be euermore The Lamentation of a synner Marckant O Lord turne not away thy face frō him that lieth prostrate Lamenting sore his sinful life before thy mercy gate Which gate thou openest wide to those y t do lament their sin shut not y r gate against me lord but let me enter in And call me not to mine accomptes howe I haue liued here For then I know right well O Lord how vile I shall appeare I nede not to confesse my lyfe I am sure thou canst tell what I haue ben and what I am I know thou knowest it wel O Lord thou knowest what things be past eke the things that bee Thou knowest also what is to come nothing is hid from thee Before y e heauēs earth wer made y u knowest what things wer thē As all things els that haue ben since among the sonnes of men And can the thinges that I haue done be hidden from thee then Nay nay y u knowest thē all O Lord where they wer done whē Wherfore with teares I come to thee to begge and to entreate Euen as the child that hath done euill and feareth to be beate So come I to thy mercy gate where mercy doth abound Requiring mercy for my sinne to heale my deadly wounde O Lord I nede not to repeate what I do begge or craue Thou knowest O Lord before I aske y e thing that I would haue Mercy good Lord mercy I aske this is the totall summe For mercy Lord is all my sute Lord let thy mercy come The humble sute of a sinner O Lord of whom I do depēd be hold my care full hart whē thy will pleasure is release me of my smart y u seest my sorowes what they are my gref is knowne to thee and there is none that cā remoue or take the same frō me But onely thou whose ayde I craue whose mercy stil is prest To ease all those that come to thee for succour and for rest And sith thou seest my restles eyes my teares greuous grone Attēde vnto my sute O Lord marck wel my plaint mone For sinne hath so inclosed me and compast me about That I am now remediles if mercy helpe not out For mortall man cannot realease or mitigate this payne But euē thy Christ my lord god which for my sinnes was slaine Wose bloudy woūdes are yet to see though not with mortall eye yet doth thy saints behold them all and so I trust shall I. Though sinne doth hinder me a while when thou shalt see it good I shall nioy the sight of him and see his woundes and bloud And as thine angels thy saintes do now behold the same So trust I to possesse that place with them to prayse thy name But whiles I lyue here in this vale where sinners do frequent Assist me euer with thy grace my sinnes still to lament Least that I treade in sinners trace and geue them my consent To dwell with them in wickednes wherto nature is bent Onely thy grace must be my stay least that I fall down flat And beyng down then of my selfe cannot recouer that Wherfore this is yet once agayne my sute and my request To graunt me pardon for my sinne that I in thee may rest Then shall my hart my tong and voyce be instruments of prayse And in thy church house of saints sing Psalmes to thee alwaies The Lordes Prayer or Pater noster OVr father which in heauē art lord halowd be thy name thy kingdom come thy wil be done in earth euen as the same in heauē is Geue vs O Lord our dayly bread this day As we forgeue our detters so Forgeue our dettes we pray Into temptation leade vs not From euill make vs free for kingdome power and glory thine both now and euer be The .x. Commaundementes of
Almighty God Audi Israel Exod. xx N. HArke Israell and what I say geue hede to vnderstaÌ„d I am the Lord thy God y e brought thee out of Egipt laÌ„d eueÌ„ froÌ„ the house wherin y u didst in thraldoÌ„ liue a slaue None other gods at all before my presence shalt thou haue No maner grauen image shalt thou make at all to thee Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfayted bee Of any thing in heauen aboue nor in the earth below Nor in waters beneath the earth to theÌ„ thou shalt not bow Nor shalt them serue The Lord thy God a ielous God am I That punish parentes faultes vnto the third and fourth degree Vpon their children that me hate and mercy do display To thousandes of such as me loue and my preceptes obey The name thou of the Lord thy God in vayne shalt neuer vse For him that takes his name in vayne y e lord shal not excuse Remember that thou holy kepe the sacred Saboth day Six dayes y â— labour shalt do thy nedefull workes alway The seuenth is set by the Lord thy God to rest vpon No worke then shalt thou do in it ne thou nor yet thy sonne Thy daughter seruauÌ„t nor handmayd thine Oxe nor yet thine Asse Nor straunger that within thy gates hath his abiding place For in sixe dayes God heauen and earth and all therin did make And after those his rest he did vpon the seuenth day take Wherfore he blest the day that he for resting did ordayne And sacred to him selfe alone appointed to remayne yeld honor to thy parentes that prolongd thy dayes may be VpoÌ„ the land the which the Lord thy God hath geueÌ„ thee Thou shalt not murther Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steale nor witnes false against thy neighbour be Thou shalt not couet house that to thy neighbour doth beloÌ„g Ne couet shalt in hauing of his wife to do him wrong Nor his man seruaunt nor his mayde nor oxe nor asse of his Nor any other thing that to thy neighbour proper is Beatus vir i. Thomas Sternhold ¶ Whether it was Esoras or any other that gathered the Psalmes into a booke it semeth he did set this Psalme first in maner of a Preface to exhorte all godly men to study and meditate the heauenly wisdome for theffect hereof is that they be blessed that geue them selues wholy all their lyfe to Gods law And that the wicked contemners of god though they seme for a while fortunate yet at length shall come to miserable destruction verse 1 THe maÌ„ is blest that hath not beÌ„t to wicked rede his eare nor led his life as sinners do nor sat in scorners chaire verse 2 But in the law of god y e lord doth set hys who le delight in y â— law doth exercise him selfe both day and nyght verse 3 He shal be like the tree that groweth fast by the riuer side Which bringeth forth most pleasaunt fruit in her due time tyde Whose leafe shall neuer fade nor fal but florish stil and stand Euen so al things shal prosper wel that this man takes in hand verse 4 So shal not the vngodly men they shal be nothing so But as the dust which froÌ„ the earth the wyndes driue to and fro verse 5 Therfore shall not the wicked men in iudgement stand vpright Nor yet the sinners with the iust shal come in place or sight verse 6 For why the way of godly men vnto the Lord is knowne And eke the way of wicked meÌ„ shal quite be ouerthrowen Quare fremuerunt gentes Psalme .ii. T. S. ¶ Dauid reioyseth that notwithstanding his enemies rage and worldly power yet god will continue his kingdome for euer and aduauÌ„ce it euen to the formost end of the world And therfore he exhorteth kinges and rulers that setting vayne glory a part they would humble submit them selues vnder gods yoke Herein is signâ—â—ed Christ and his kingdome Syng this Psalme as the first WHy did y e GeÌ„tils tumultes raise what rage was in their braine Why did the Iewish people muse seing al is but vayne verse 2 The kings and rulers of the earth conspire and are al bent Against the Lord and Christ his sonne which he among vs sent verse 3 Shal we be bound to them say they let al their bondes be broke And of their doctrine and their law let vs reiect the yoke verse 4 But he that in the heauen dwelleth their doings wil deride And make theÌ„ al as mocking stockes through out y e world so wide verse 5 For in his wrath the Lord wil say to them vpon a day And in his fury trouble them and then the Lord wil say verse 6 I haue anoynted him my king vpon my holy hil I wil therfore Lord preach thy lawes and eke declare thy wil. verse 7 For in this wise the Lord him self did say to me I wote Thou art my deare and onely sonne to day I thee begot verse 8 All people I wil geue to thee as heires at thy request The ends and coastes of al the earth by thee shal be possest verse 9 Thou shalt them bruse euen with a mace as men vnder foote trode And as the potters shardes shalt breake them with an yron rod. verse 10 Now ye O Kings and rulers al be wise therfore and learnde By whom the matters of the world be iudged and discernde verse 11 Se that ye serue the Lord aboue in trembling and in feare Se that with reuerence ye reioyce to him in like maner verse 12 Se that ye kisse and eke embrace his blessed sonne I say Least in his wrath ye sodenly perish in the mid way verse 13 If once his wrath neuer so smal shal kindle in his brest Oh then al they that trust in Christ shal happy be and blest Domine quid multiplicati Psalme .iii. T. S. ¶ Dauid being persecuted and driuen out of his kingdome by his owne sonne Absalon was greatly tormented in minde for his sinne against god and therfore calleth vpon god and waxeth holde through his promises agaynst the great terrors of his enemies yea and against death it self which he saw present before his eyes Finally he reioyseth for the good successe and victory that god gaue him and all the Church ouer his enemies O Lord how are my foes increast which vexe me more and more They kil my hart when as they say God can him not restore but thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead my worshyp and myne honour both and thou holdst vp my head verse 4 Then with my voyce vpon the Lord I did both cal and cry And he out of his holy hill did heare me by and by verse 5 I layd me downe and quietly I slept and rose again For why I know assuredly the Lord wil me sustaine verse 6 If ten thousand had hemde me in I could not be afrayde For thou art stil my Lord my God my sauiour myne ayde
verse 7 Rise vp therfore saue me my God for now on thee I call For thou hast broke the chekes teeth of these wicked mē al. verse 8 Saluation onely doth belong to thee O Lord aboue Thou doost bestow vpon thy folke thy blessing and thy loue Cum inuocarem exaudiui Psalme .iiii. T. S. ¶ Whē Saul persecuted Dauid he called vpon God trusting most assuredly in his promise therfore holdly reproueth his enemies who by wilfull malice resisted his dominion And finally preferreth the fauour of God before all worldly treasures Let vs lykewise learne to trust in gods promises when we are afflicted with any kinde of Crosse and so we shall neither feare our enemies nor yet be ouer commen with tentations Syng this as the first Psalme O God that art my righteousnes Lord heare me when I cal Thou hast set me at liberty when I was bound thral verse 2 Haue mercy Lord therfore on me and graūt me this request For vnto thee vncessantly to cry I wil not rest verse 3 O mortall men how long wil ye my glory thus despise Why wander ye in vanitie and folow after lyes verse 4 Know ye that good godly men the lord doth take chuse And whē to him I make my plaint he doth me not refuse verse 5 Sinne not but stād in awe therfore examine wel your hart And in your chamber quietly see you your selues conuert verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice of righteousnes I say And loke that in the liuing lord you put your trust alway verse 7 The greater sort craue worldly goods riches do embrace But Lord graūt vs thy countenaunce thy fauour and thy grace verse 8 For thou therby shalt make my hart more ioyful and more glad Then they that of their corne wine ful great increase haue had verse 9 In peace therfore lye down wil I taking my rest and slepe For thou onely wilt me O Lord alone in safely kepe Verba mea auribus percipe Psalme .v. T. S ¶ Dauid hauing suffered great calamitie as well by Doeg a Achitophel Saules flatterers as by other infinite enemies calleth to God for succor shewing how requisite it is that God should punishe the malicious enuy of his aduersaries After beyng assured of prosperous successe he conceyueth comforte concludyng that when God shall deliuer hym other also shall be partakers of the same mercies Sing this as the third psalme INcline thine eares vnto my wordes O Lord my plaint consider verse 2 And heare my voyce my king my god to thee I make my praier verse 3 Heare me betime Lord tary not for I wil haue respect My prayer early in the morne to thee for to direct verse 4 And I wil trust through patience in thee my God alone That art not pleased with wickednes il with thee dwels none verse 5 And in thy sight shal neuer stand these furious fooles O Lord Vaine workers of iniquitie thou hast alwayes abhord verse 6 The lyers and the flatterers thou shalt destroy them then And God will hate the bloud thirsty and the deceitful man verse 7 Therfore wil I come to thy house trusting vpon thy grace And reuerently wil worship thee toward thine holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy rightuousnes for to confound my foes And eke the way that I shal walke before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouthes there is no truth their hart is foule vaine verse 10 Their throte an open sepulchre their tonges do glose and fayne verse 11 Destroy their false conspiracies that they may come to nought verse 12 Subuert thē in their heapes of sinne which haue rebelliō wrought verse 13 But those that put their trust in thee let them be glad alwayes And rēder thākes for thy defense and geue thy name the prayse verse 14 For thou with fauour wilt increase the iust righteous still And with thy grace as with a shild defend him from all ill i. Domine ne in furore tuo Psalme .vi. T. S. ¶ When Dauid by his sinnes hath prouoked gods wrath and now felt not onely his hand against him but also conceiued the horrors of death euerlastyng he desired forgeuenes bewayling that if god toke him awaye in his indignation he should lacke occasion to prayse him as he was wont to do whilest he was amongest men Then sodenly feling gods mercy he sharpely rebuketh his enemies whiche reioyseth in his affliction LOrde in thy wrath reproue me not thoughe I deserue thine ire Ne yet correct me in thy rage O Lorde I thee desire For I am weake therfore O Lorde of mercy me forbeare and heale me Lord for why thou knowest my bones do quake for feare verse 3 My soule is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery verse 4 Lord tourne thee to thy wōted grace my sely soule vp take Oh saue me not for my deserts but for thy mercies sake verse 5 For why no man among the dead remembreth thee one whit Or who shal worship thee O Lord in the infernal pit verse 6 So greuous is my plaint and mone that I wax wondrous faint Al the night long I wash my bed with teares of my complaint verse 7 My sight is dimme and waxeth old with anguish of mine heart For feare of those that be my foes and would my soule subuert verse 8 But now away from me al ye that worke iniquitie For why the Lord hath hard the voyce of my complaint cry verse 9 He heard not onely the request and prayer of my hart But it receiued at my hand and tooke it in good part verse 10 And now my foes that vexed me the Lord wil soone defame And sodenly confound thē al to their rebuke and shame Domine deus meus in te speraui Psalme .vii. T. S. Dauid being falsely accused by Chus one of Saules kinsmē he calleth god to be his defēder to whō he cōmendeth his innocencie First shewing that his conscience did not accuse him of any euill towardes Saule Next that it couched gods glory to award sentence agaynst the wicked And so entring into the consideratiō of gods mercyes and promises he waxeth holde and derideth the vayne enterprises of his enemyes threatnyng that it shall fall on their owne neckes that whiche they haue purposed for others Sing this as the third psalme verse 1 O Lord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee Saue me from thē that me pursue and eke deliuer me verse 2 Least like a Lion he me teare and rent in pieces smal While there is none to succor me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I haue done the thing that is not right Or els if I be found in faut or gilty in the sight verse 4 Or to my frend rewarded euil or left him in distres Which me pursued most cruelly and hated me causeles verse 5 Then let my foes
controlyng Therfore he calleth vpon god to sende some remedy these desperate euils And at length comforteth him selfe with hope of delyueraunce Sing this as the third Psalme verse 1 WHat is the cause that thou O Lord art now so far from thine And kepest close thy couÌ„tenauÌ„ce froÌ„ vs this troublous time verse 2 The poore doth perish by the proud and wicked meÌ„s desire Let them be taken in the craft that they them selues conspire verse 3 For in the lust of his own hart the vngodly doth delyte So doth the wicked prayse him self and doth the Lord despite verse 4 He is so proud that right and wrong he setteth al apart Nay nay there is no God sayth he for thus he thinkes in heart verse 5 Because his wayes do prosper stil he doth thy lawes neglect And with a blast doth puffe against such as would him correct verse 6 Tush tush saith he I haue no dread least mine estate should chaÌ„ge And why for al aduersity to him is very straunge verse 7 His mouth is ful of cursednes of fraud deceyte and guile Vnder his to ung doth mischief sit trauel al the while verse 8 He lieth hid in wayes and holes to slay the innocent Against the poore that passe him by his cruel eyes are beÌ„t verse 9 And like a Lion priuily lieth lurkyng in his den If he may snare them in his net to spoile poore simple meÌ„ verse 10 And for the nonce ful craftly he croucheth down I say verse 11 So ar great heapes of pore meÌ„ made by his stroÌ„g power hys pray verse 12 Tush God forgetteth this sayth he therfore may I behold His countenaunce is cast aside he doth it not behold verse 13 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doth rest Lift vp thy hand forget not Lord the poore that be opprest verse 14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord doost thou not abhorre it To heare the wicked in their harts say tush thou carest not for it verse 15 But thou seest al thys wyckednes and wel doost vnderstand verse 16 That frendles and poore fatherles are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malitious men then breake the power for euer That they with their iniquitie may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shal raygne for euermore as kyng and God alone And he wil chase the Heathen folke out of his land eche one verse 19 Thou hearest O lord the poore maÌ„s plaint their praiers request Their harts thou wilt coÌ„firme vntil thine eares to heare be prest verse 20 To iudge the poore and fatherles and helpe them to their right That they may be no more opprest with men of worldly might In Domino confido Psalme .xi. T. S ¶ This Psalme conteyneth two partes In the first Dauid sheweth how hard assaults of teÌ„ptations he sustayned and in how great anguish of mynde he was when Saule dyd persecute him Then next he reioyseth that God sent him succor in his necessitie declaring hys iustice as wel in gouerning the good and the wicked men as the whole world Syng this as the third Psalme verse 1 I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soule vntil Flee hence as fast as any foule and hide you in your hil verse 2 Behold y e wicked beÌ„d their bowes make their arrowes prest to shote in secret to hurt y e souÌ„d harmles brest verse 3 Of worldly hope al stayes wer shruÌ„ke clerely brought to nought Alas the iust and rightuous man what euil hath he wrought verse 4 But he that in his temple is most holy and most hye And in the heauens hath his seat of royal maiestye The poore and simple mans estate considereth in his mynde And searcheth out ful narowly the maners of mankynde verse 5 And with a chereful countenance the righteous man wil vse But in his hart he doth abhorre al such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thicke as any rayne Fire brimstone whirlwindes thick apointed for their payne verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousnes embrace And to the iust and vpright men shewes forth his pleasant face Saluum me fac Deus Psalme .xii. T. S ¶ The prophet learning the miserable estate of the people and the decay of all good order desireth God spedely to send succor to his children Then coÌ„forting himselfe and others with the assurance of gods helpe he commendeth the constant veritie that God obserueth in keping his promises concluding that when all orders are most corrupted then wyl God delyuer his Sing this as the third Psalme verse 1 HElpe Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And faith truth froÌ„ worldly men is parted cleane away verse 2 Who so doth w t his neighbour talk his talk is al but vaine For euery man bethinketh how to flatter lye and faine verse 3 But flatteryng and deceitful lippes and tonges that be so stout to speak proud words make great brags y â— lord soone cut theÌ„ out verse 4 For they say stil we wil preuayle our tonges shal vs extol our tongs are ours we ought to speak what lord shal vs controll verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poore and men opprest Arise wil I now saith the lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods worde is lyke to siluer pure that from the earth is tride And hath no lesse then seuen tymes in fyre bene purifide verse 7 Now since thy promise is to helpe Lord keepe thy promise then And saue vs now and euermore from this il kind of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefes manifold When vanitie with mortal men so highly is extold Vsquequo domine Psalme xiii T. S ¶ Dauid as it were ouercommen with sundry and new afflictions flyeth to God as hys onely refuge and so at the length being encouraged through gods promises he conceiueth most sure confidence against the extreame horrors of death Sing this as the third psalme verse 1 HOw long wilt y u forget me Lord shal I neuer be remembred How loÌ„g wilt y u thy visage hide as though y u were offeÌ„ded verse 2 In hart mynde how long shal I with care tormented be How longe eke shal my deadly foe thus triumphe ouer me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and heare me sore opprest Lighten mine eyes least that I sleepe as one by death possest verse 4 Least thus mine enemy say to me behold I do preuayle Least they also that hate my soule reioyce to see me quayle verse 5 But for thy mercies and goodnes my hope shal neuer start In thy reliefe and sauyng health right glad shal bee my hart verse 6 I wil geue thankes vnto the Lord and praises to him syng Because he hath heard my request and graunted my wishyng Dixit insipiens psalme .xiiii. T. S. ¶ He describeth the pâ—ruerse nature of
men which were so growen to licentiousnes that god was brought to vtter contempt for the which thing although he was greatly greued yet being persuaded that God would send some present remedy he comforteth hymself and others THere is no God as folish men affirme in their mad mode their drifts are al corrupt vayne not one of them doth good The Lorde beheld from heauen hit the who le race of mankynde and saw not one that sought in deede the liuing God to finde verse 3 They went all wyde were corrupt and truly there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their iudgement so far lost that all worke mischief stil Eating my people eueÌ„ as bread not one to seeke Gods wil verse 5 When they thus rage then sodenly great feare on them shal fal For god doth loue the righteous men and wil maintain them al. verse 6 Ye mocke the doinges of the poore to their reproche and shame Because they put their trust in God and cal vpon his name verse 7 But who shal geue thy people health when wilt thou fulfil The promise made to Israel from out of Sion hil verse 8 Euen when thou shalt restore agayne such as were captiues lad Then Iacob shal therin reioyce and Israel shal be glad Domine quis habitabit Psalme .xv. T. S ¶ This Psalme teacheth on what condition God did chuse the Iewes for his peculiar people and wherfore he placed his Temple among them which was to th entent that they be lyuing vprightly godlye might witnes that they were his special and holy people Sing this as the third psalme verse 1 O Lord within thy Tabernacle who shal inhabite stil Or whom wilt thou receyue to dwel in thy most holy hil verse 2 The maÌ„ whose life is vncorrupt whose works ar iust streit Whose hart doth think y e very truth whose tong speakes no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none il in body goods or name Nor willingly doth moue false tales which might empeyr y e same verse 4 That in his hart regardeth not malitious wycked men But those that loue and feare the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His oth and al his promises that kepeth faithfully Although he make his couenant so that he doth lose therby verse 6 That putteth not to vsury his money and his coyne Ne for to hurt the innocent doth brybe or els purloyne verse 7 Who so doth al things as you see that here is to be done Shal neuer perish in this world nor in the world to come Conserua me domine Psalme .xvi. T. S. ¶ Dauid prayeth to God for succour not for his workes but for his faythe 's sake protestyng that he hateth al Idolatry taking God onely for his comfort and felicity who suffreth hys to lacke nothyng Syng this as the .xiiii. Psalme verse 1 LOrd kepe me for I trust in thee and do confesse in deede Thou art my God of my goods O lord y u hast no neede verse 2 I geue my goodnes to the saints that in the world do dwel And namely to the faithful flocke in vertue that excel verse 3 They shal heape sorowes on their heds which ruÌ„ as they wer mad To offer to the Idols Gods alas it is to bad verse 4 As for their bloudy sacrifice and offrings of that sort I wil not touch nor yet therof my lips shal make report verse 5 For why the Lord the portion is of mine inheritaunce And thou art he that doost maintain my rent my lot my chauÌ„ce verse 6 The place wherin my lot did fal in beauty did excel Myne heritage assignd to me doth please me wondrous wel verse 7 I thanke the Lord that caused me to vnderstand the right For by his meanes my secret thoughts do teach me euery nyght verse 8 I set the Lord stil in my sight and trust him ouer al For he doth stand on my right hand therfore I shal not fal verse 9 Wherfore my hart and tonge also doth both reioyce together My flesh and body rest in hope when I this thing consider verse 10 Thou wilt not leaue my soule in graue for Lord thou louest me Nor yet wil geue thine holy one corruption for to see verse 11 But wilt teach me the way to lyfe for al treasures and â—â—ore Of perfect ioy are in thy face and power for euermore Exaudi domine iustitiam meam Psalme .xvii. T. S ¶ Here he complayneth vnto God of the cruel pride and arrogancy of Saule and the rest of his enmies who thus raged without any cause geueÌ„ on his part therfore he desireth God to reuenge his innocency and deliuer hym This Psalme ought diligentlye to be noted of such as receiue euil for wel doyng Syng this as the xiiii Psalme verse 1 O Lord geue eare to my iust cause attend when I complaine and heare y e praier y t I put forth with lips that do not fayne verse 2 And let y e iudgemeÌ„t of my cause procede alwaies from thee And let thine eies behold and cleare this my simplicitie verse 3 Thou hast wel tride me in the night and yet couldst nothing finde That I haue spoken with my tonge that was not in my mynde verse 4 As from the workes of wicked men and pathes peruerse and il For loue of thy most holy worde I haue refrayned stil verse 5 Then in thy pathes that be most pure stay me Lord and preserue That from the way wherin I walke my steps may neuer swerue verse 6 For I do cal to thee O Lord surely thou wilt me ayde TheÌ„ heare my prayer way right wel the wordes y t I haue sayd verse 7 O thou the sauiour of all them that put their trust in thee Declare thy strength on them y t spurne against thy maiestie verse 8 O kepe me Lord as thou wouldst kepe the apple of thine eye And vnder couert of thy wings defend me secretly The second part verse 9 From wicked men that trouble me and daily me anoy And from my foes that go about my soule for to destroy verse 10 Which wallow in their worldly wealth so ful and eke so fat that in their pride they do not spare to speak they care not what verse 11 They lie in wait where we should passe w t craft me to confound And musing mischief in their mindes to cast me to the ground verse 12 Much like a Lion gredely that would his pray embrace Or lurkyng like a Lions whelpe within some secret place verse 13 Vp Lord with hast preuent my foe and cast him at thy feete Saue y u my soule froÌ„ the euil man and w t thy sword him smite verse 14 Deliuer me lord by thy power out of these tirants hands Which now so long time raigned haue kepe vs in their bands verse 15 I meane froÌ„ worldly men to whoÌ„ al worldly goodes are rife That
haue no hope nor part of ioy but in this present life Thou of thy store their bellies filst with pleasures to their minde Their children haue inough leaue to theirs the rest behind verse 16 But I shal with pure coÌ„science behold thy gratious face So when I wake I shal be ful with thine image and grace Diligam te domine Psalme .xviii. T. S ¶ This Psalme is the firâ—â—e beginning of Dauids salutation and thankes geuing in the entring into his kingdome wherein he extolleth and praiseth most highlye the maruelous mercies and grace of God who hath both preserued and defended him he setteth forth the image of Christes kingdom painted in his kingdome that the faithful may be assured that Christ shal alwaies conquere ouercome by the vnspeakeable power of his father though al the whole world should say there against O God my streÌ„gth fortitude of force I must loue thee thou art my castle defence in my necessitie My God my rock in whoÌ„ I trust y e worker of my wealth my refuge buckler and my shield the horne of al my health verse 3 When I sing laud vnto the Lorde most worthy to be serued Then fro my foes I am right sure that I shal be preserued verse 4 The panges of death did compasse me and bound me euery where The flowing waues of wickednes did put me in great feare verse 5 The slie and suttle snares of hel were round about me set And for my death there was preparde a deadly trapping net verse 6 I thus beset with paine and grief did pray to God for grace And he forth with did heare my plaint out of his holy place verse 7 Such is his power that in his wrath he made the earth to quake Yea the foundation of the mount of Basan for to shake verse 8 And from his nostrels came a smoke when kindled was his ire and from his mouth came kindled coales of hote consuming fyre verse 9 The Lord descended from aboue and bowde the heauens hie And vnderneath his feete he cast the darknes of the skye verse 10 On Cherubs and on Cherubins ful royally he rode and on the wings of all the windes came flying al abrode The second part verse 11 11 And lyke a den most darke he made his denne and secret place With waters blacke and ayrie cloudes enuironed he was verse 12 But when the presence of his face in brightnes shal appeare theÌ„ cloudes coÌ„sume in their stead come hailes coales of fyre verse 13 These firy dartes and thunderboltes disperse theÌ„ here and there And with his often lightenings he puttes them in great feare verse 14 Lord at thy wrath and threatnings and at thy chiding cheare The springs and the foundations of al the world appeare verse 15 And froÌ„ aboue the Lord sent downe to fetch me from below and pluckt me out of waters great that would me ouerflow verse 16 And me deliuerd from my foes that would haue made me thral Yea from such foes as were to strong for me to deale withal verse 17 They did preuent me to oppres in tyme of my great grief But yet the Lord was my defence my succor and relief verse 18 He brought me forth in open place where as I might be free And kept me safe because he had a fauour vnto me verse 19 And as I was an innocent so did he me regard And to the cleannes of my hands he gaue me my reward verse 20 For that I walked in his wayes and in his pathes haue trod And haue not wauered wickedly against my Lord my God The third part verse 21 But euermore I haue respect to his law and decre His statutes and commaundements I cast not out fro me verse 22 But pure and cleane and vncorrupt appeard before his face And did refrayne from wickednes and sinne in any case verse 23 The Lord therfore wil me reward as I haue done aright And to the cleannes of my handes appearing in his sight verse 24 For Lord with him that holy is wilt thou be holy to and with y e good and vertuous meÌ„ right vertuosly wilt do verse 25 And to the louing and elect thy loue thou wilt reserue And thou wilt vse the wicked men as wicked men deserue verse 26 For thou doost saue the simple folk in trouble wheÌ„ they lye And doost bring down y â— countenance of them that looke ful hye verse 27 The Lord wil light my candel so that it shal shine ful bright The Lord my God wil make also my darknes to be light verse 28 For by thy help an host of men discomfite Lord I shal By thee I scale and ouerleape the strength of any wal verse 29 Vnspotted are the wayes of God his word is purely tride He is a sure defence to such as in his fayth abide verse 30 For who is God except the Lord for other there is none Or els who is omnipotent sauing our God alone The fourth part verse 31 The God that girdeth me with strength is he that I do meane That al the wayes wherin I walke did euermore kepe cleane verse 32 That made my feete like to the Hartes in swiftnes of my pace And for my surety brought me forth into an open place verse 33 He did in order put my handes to battayle and to fight To breake in sunder barres of brasse he gaue my armes y e might verse 34 Thou reachest me thy sauing health thy right hand is my tower Thy loue and familiaritie doth stil encrease my power verse 35 And vnder me thou makest playne the way where I should walk So that my feete shal neuer slip nor stumble at a balke verse 36 And fiersly I pursue and take my foes that me annoyde And from the field do not returne til they be al destroyde verse 37 So I suppresse and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my foote they fal down flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou doost gird me w t thy streÌ„gth to war in such a wyse That they be al scattred abrode that vp against me ryse verse 39 Lord thou hast put into my handes my mortal enmies yoke and all my foes thou doost deuide in sunder with thy stroke verse 40 They cald for help but none gaue eare nor helpt them with relief Yea to the Lord they cald for helpe yet heard he not their griefe The fyft part verse 41 And stil like dust before the wind I driue them vnder feete And sweepe them out like filthy clay that sticketh in the streete verse 42 Thou keepst me from seditious folke that stil in strife be led and thou doost of the heathen folke appoint me to be hed verse 43 A people straunge to me vnknowen and yet they shal me serue And at the first obey my worde wheras myne owne wil swerue verse 44 I shal be ircksome to mine owne they wil not see my light But wander wide out
past al hope after declareth wherof he recouereth himself from the bottomles pit of temptations And vnder his owne person he setteth forth the signre of Christ whom he did forsee in the spirit of prophecy So this psalme after two sortes dothe declare that prophecy of Esay he was taken forth of pryson and iudgement Sing this as the .xxi. psalme verse 1 O God my God wherfore doost thou forsake me vtterly and helpest not when I do make my great complaint cry verse 2 To thee my God eueÌ„ al day long I do both cry and cal I cease not all the nyght and yet thou hearest not at al. verse 3 Euen thou that in thy sanctuary and holy place doost dwel Thou art the comfort and the ioy and glory of Israel verse 4 And he in whom our fathers old had al their hope for euer and when they put their trust in thee so didst thou them deliuer verse 5 They were deliuerd for euer when they called on thy name And for the fayth they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I am now become a worme more like then any man An outcast whom the people scorne with all the spite they can verse 7 And me despise as they behold me walking on the way They gren they mow they nod their heds in this wise thei say verse 8 This man did glory in the Lord his fauour and his loue Let him redeme and help hym now his power if he wil proue verse 9 But Lord out of my mothers woÌ„be I came by thy request Thou didst preserue me stil in hope whyle I did sucke her brest verse 10 I was committed froÌ„ my birth with thee to haue abode Since I was in my mothers woÌ„be thou hast bene euer my God The second part verse 11 Then Lord depart not now froÌ„ me in this my present griefe Since I haue none to be my helpe my succor and reliefe verse 12 So many bulles do compasse me that be ful strong of head Yea bulles so fat as though they had in Basan field bene fed verse 13 They gape vpon me gredely as though they would me slay Much lyke a LioÌ„ roryng out and rampyng for his pray verse 14 But I drop downe lyke water shed my ioyntes in sunder breake My hart doth in my body melt lyke waxe against the heate verse 15 And like a potshard drieth my streÌ„gth my tonge it cleaueth fast Vnto my iawes and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 And many dogs do coÌ„passe me and wicked counsel eke Conspire against me cursedly they pearce my handes and feete verse 17 I was tormented so that I might all my bones haue told Yet stil vpon me they do looke and stil they me behold verse 18 My garments they deuided eke in partes amongst them al And for my coate they did cast lots to whoÌ„ it might befal verse 19 Therfore I pray thee be not far fro me at my great neede But rather sith y u art my strength to helpe me Lord make speede verse 20 And froÌ„ the sword Lord saue my soule by thy might thy power And kepe my soule thy darling deare froÌ„ dogs y â— would deuour The third part verse 21 And from the LioÌ„s mouth that would me al in sunder shiuer And from the hornes of Vnicornes Lord safely me deliuer verse 22 And I shal to my brethren al thy maiestie record and in thy church shal prayse the name of thee the liuing Lord. verse 23 Al ye that feare him praise y e Lord thou seede of Iacob honor him and with al reuerence possible thou seede of Israel worship hym verse 24 For he despiseth not the poore he tourneth not awry His countenaunce when they do cal but graunteth to theyr cry verse 25 Among the flocke that feare thee Lord I wil therfore proclaime Thy prayse kepe my promise made for setting forth thy name verse 26 The poore shal eate and be suffised those that do their deuer To know y e lord shal praise his name their harts shal liue for euer verse 27 Al costes of earth shal praise the Lorde turne to hym for grace The Heathen folke shal worship him before his blessed face verse 28 The kingdome of the Heathen folke the Lord shal haue therfore And he shal be their gouernor and king for euermore verse 29 The riche men of his godly giftes shal fede and taste also And in his presence worship him bow their knees ful low verse 30 And al that shal go down to dust of lyfe by him must taste My seed seel serue praise his name while any world shal last verse 31 My seed shal plainly shew to theÌ„ that shal be borne hereafter His iustice and his rightuousnes all his workes of wonder Dominus regit me Psalme .xxiij. VV. VV. ¶ Because the Prophet had proued the great mercyes of God at diuers tymes and in sundry maners he gaâ—hereth a certayne assuraunce fully perswadyng hym selfe that God wil continue the very same goodnes towardes hym for euer Sing this as the .xxi. psalme verse 1 THe Lord is onely my support and he that doth me fede How can I then lacke any thyng wherof I stand in nede verse 2 He doth me fold in coats most safe the tender grasse fast by And after driues me to the streames which runne most pleasantly verse 3 And when I fele my selfe nere lost then doth he me home take Conducting me in his right pathes eueÌ„ for his own names sake verse 4 And though I wer eueÌ„ at deathes dore yet would I feare none ill For with thy rod shepherdes crooke I am comforted stil verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despite of my fo Thou hast my head with baulme refresht my cup doth ouerflo verse 6 And finally while breath doth last thy grace shal me defend And in the house of God wil I my life for euer spend ¶ Another by Thomas Sternhold verse 1 MY shepehard is the lyuing Lord nothing therfore I nede In pastors fayre with waters calme he sets me for to fede verse 2 He did conuert glad my soule brought my mind in frame To walke in pathes of rightuousnes for his most holy name verse 3 yea though I walke in vale of death yet wil I feare none il Thy rod thy staffe doth comfort me and thou art with me stil verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spred Thou shalt O Lord fil ful my cup and eke annoynt my head verse 5 Through all my life thy fauour is so franckly shewde to me That in thy house for euermore my dwelling place shal be Domini est terra psalme .xxiiii. I. H. ¶ Because the grace of God was then to be vttered in the temple more glorious then before it had ben in the tabernacle Dauid geueth it a more glorious title and with exclamation setteth forth the honor therof stirring vs
deliuered from great perils as appeareth by the prayses and thankes geuing annexed Wherein we may see the constant fayth of Dauid against the assaultes of al enemies and also thend wherfore he desireth to lyue and to be deliuered one ly to worship God in his congregation Hereby he promiseth him selfe assuraunce though father and mother forsake him he teacheth this to be the onely way to see the good thinges in the lande of the lyuing and after hys example he exhorteth to fayth and to attende vpon the Lorde Sing this as the .xviii. psal verse 1 THe Lord is both my health light shal mā make me dismaide Sith god doth geue me strēgth might why shuld I be afraid verse 2 While y e my foes w t al their strēgth begin with me to brawle And thinke to eate me vp at length thē selues haue caught the fal verse 3 Though they in campe against me lye my hart is not afraid In battel pight if they wil try I trust in God for ayde verse 4 One thing of God I do require that he wil not deny For which I pray and wil desire til he to me apply verse 5 That I within his holy place my lyfe throughout may dwell To see the beauty of his face and vew his temple wel verse 6 In tyme of dread he shal me hide within his place most pure And kepe me secret by his syde as on a rocke most sure verse 7 At lēgth I know the Lordes good grace shal make me strōg stout My foes to foyle cleane deface that compasse me about verse 8 Therfore within his house wil I geue sacrifice of prayse With Psalmes songes I wil apply to laud the Lord alwayes The seconde part verse 9 Lord heare the voyce of my request for which to thee I cal Haue mercy Lord on me opprest and send me helpe with al. verse 10 My hart doth knowledge vnto thee I sue to haue thy grace Then seke my face sayst thou to me Lord I wil seke thy face verse 11 In wrath turne not thy self away nor suffer me to slyde Thou art my helpe stil to this day be stil my God and guide verse 12 My parentes both their sonne forsooke and cast me of at large And then the Lord him self yet tooke of me the cure and charge verse 13 Teach me O God the way to thee and lead me on forth right For feare of such as watch for me to trap me if they might verse 14 Do not betake me to the wil of them that be my foes For they surmise agaynst me stil false witnes to depose verse 15 My hart would faint but that in me this hope he fixed fast The Lord gods good grace shal it se in life that ay shal last verse 16 Trust stil in God whose whole thou art his wil abide thou must And he shal ease and strength thy hart if thou in him do trust Ad te domine clamabo Psalme .xxviii. I. H. ¶ Being in great feare and pensiuenes to see God dishonored by the wicked men he desireth to be rid of them and crieth for vengeaunce against them and at length assureth him selfe that God hath herd his prayer vnto whose tuition he commendeth all the faithfull Syng this as the .xxi. Psalme verse 1 THou art O Lord my strength stay the succor which I craue Neglect me not least I be like to them that go to grane verse 2 The voyce of thy suppliant heare that vnto thee doth cry When I lift vp my hands vnto thy holy arke most hye verse 3 Repute not me among the sort of wicked and peruert That speake right fayre vnto theyr frēds thinke ful il in hart verse 4 According to their handy worke as they deserue in dede And after their inuentions let them receiue their mede verse 5 For they regard nothing Gods workes his law ne yet his lore Therfore wil he them and their sede destroy for euermore verse 6 To render thankes vnto the Lord how great a cause haue I My voyce my prayer my complaint that heard so willingly verse 7 He is my shield and fortitude my buckeler in distresse My hope my helpe my hartes relief my song shal him confesse verse 8 He is our strength and our defence our enmies to resist The health and the saluation of his elect by Christ verse 9 Thy people and thine heritage Lord blesse guide and preserue Increase thē Lord rule their harts that they may neuer swerue Afferte domino psalme .xxix. T. S. ¶ An excellent Psalme wherein the Prophete exhorteth the very princes and rulers of the worlde whiche otherwise for the most part thinke there is no God at the least to feare him for the thunders and tempestes for feare wherat all creatures tremble And though there by God threatneth sinners yet is he alwayes mercyful to his and moueth them therby to prayse his name Syng this as the xxi Psalme verse 1 GEue to the Lord ye potentates ye rulers of the world Geue ye all prayse honor strength vnto the lyuing Lord. verse 2 Geue honor to his holy name and honor him alone Worship him in his maiesty within his holy throne verse 3 His voyce doth rule the waters al euē as him self doth please He doth prepare the thunder clappes and gouernes al the sease verse 4 The voyce of God is of great force and wondrous excellent It is most mighty in effect and much magnificent verse 5 The voyce of God doth rent breake the cedre trees so long The Cedre trees of Libanus which are most hye and strong verse 6 And makes them leape like as a calf or els the Vnicorne Not onely trees but moūtaines great wheron the trees ar borne verse 7 His voyce deuideth flames of fire and shakes the wildernes verse 8 It makes the desert quake for feare that called is Cades verse 9 It makes the Hindes for feare to calue makes the couert plaine Then in his temple euery man his glory doth proclaime verse 10 The Lord was set aboue the flouds ruling the raging sea So shal he raygne as Lord and kyng for euer and for aye verse 11 The Lord wil geue his people power in vertue to increase The Lord wil blesse his chosen folke with euerlasting peace Exaltab◠te domine Psalme .xxx. I. H. ¶ When Dauid should haue dedicated his house to the Lord he fell so extreme sicke that he was without all hope of life and therfore after his recouery he rendreth thankes to God exhorting others to the like to learne by his example that God is rather merciful thē seuere and rigorous towardes his children and also that the fall from prosperitie is sodeyne This done he retourneth to prayer promising to prayse God for euer ALl laud and prayse with hart and voyce O Lord I geue to thee whiche didst not make my foes reioyce but hast exalted me O Lorde my God to thee I cryde in all my payne
and grief thou gauest an eare and didst prouide to ease me with relief verse 3 Of thy good wil thou hast cald back my soule from hell to saue Thou didst reuiue wheÌ„ streÌ„gth did lacke kept me froÌ„ the graue verse 4 Sing prayse ye saints that proue se the goodnes of the Lord In memory of his maiesty reioyce with one accord verse 5 For why his anger but a space doth last and flake agayne But in his fauor and his grace alwayes doth life remayne Though gripes of grief panges ful sore shal lodg with vs al night The Lord to ioy shal vs restore before the day be light verse 6 When I enioyd the world at wil thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feele none il this wealth shal not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me streÌ„gth ayde But wheÌ„ thou turnd away thy face my mind was sore dismayd verse 8 Wherfore agayne yet did I cry to thee O Lord of might My God with plaints I did apply and prayd both day night verse 9 What gayn is in my bloud sayd I if death destroy my dayes Doth dust declare thy maiesty or yet thy truth doth prayse verse 10 Wherfore my God some pity take O Lord I thee desire Do not this simple soule forsake of helpe I thee require verse 11 Then didst thou turne my grief and wo vnto a chereful voyce The mourning weede thou tookst me fro madst me to reioyce verse 12 Wherfore my soule vncessantly shal sing vnto thy prayse My Lord my God to thee will I geue laud thankes alwayes In te domine speraui Psalme .xxxi. 1. Hop ¶ Dauid deliuered from some great daunger in the deserte of Maon or els where first he rehearseth what meditation he had by the power of faith when death was before his eyes his enemyes beyng ready to take him then he adioyneth the fauour of God alwayes to be ready to those that feare him Finally he exhorteth all the faithful to trust in God and to loue him bycause he preserueth and strengthneth them as they may see by his example Syng this as the. 18. Psalme verse 1 O Lord I put my trust in thee let nothing worke me shame As thou art iust deliuer me and set me quite from blame verse 2 Heare me O lord that anone to help me make good spede Be thou my rocke and house of stone my fence in tyme of nede verse 3 For why as stones thy streÌ„gth is tride thou art my fort and tower For thy names sake be thou my guide lead me in thy power verse 4 Pluck forth my feete breake y e snare which they for me haue laid Thou art my streÌ„gth and al my care is for thy might and ayd verse 5 Into thy handes Lord I commit my spirit which is thy dew For why thou hast redemed it O Lord thou God most true verse 6 I hate such folke as wil not part from things that he abhord When they on trifles set their hart my trust is in the Lord. verse 7 For I will in thy mercy ioy I se it doth excel Thou seest wheÌ„ ought would me annoy knowest my soul ful wel verse 8 Thou hast not left me in their hand that would me ouercharge But thou hast set me out of band to walke abrod at large The second parte verse 9 9 Great grife O Lord doth me assayle some pyty on me take Mine eyes waxe dim my might doth fayle my woÌ„be for wo doth ake verse 10 My life is worne for grief payne my yeares in wo are past My streÌ„gth is gone through disdaine my bones corrupt wast verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorne my frendes are all dismayd My neighbours and my kinsmen borne to se me are afrayd verse 12 As men once dead are out of mind so am I now forgot As smal effect in me they find as in a broken pot verse 13 I hard the brags of al the route their threates my mind did fray How they conspird and went about to take my life away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for ayde not to be ouer trod For I confes and stil haue sayd thou art my Lord and God verse 15 The length of al my life and age O Lord is in thy hand Defend me froÌ„ the wrathes and rage of theÌ„ that me withstand verse 16 To me thy seruaunt Lord expresse and shew thy ioyful face And saue me Lord for thy goodnes thy mercy and thy grace The third part verse 17 Lord let me not be put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked beare their shame and in the graue to fal verse 18 Oh how great good hast thou in store layd vp ful safe for them That feare and trust in thee therfore before the sonnes of men verse 19 Thy presence shal theÌ„ fence guid from al proud bragges wroÌ„gs Within thy place thou shalt theÌ„ hide from al the strife of toungs verse 20 Thankes to the Lord that hath declard on me his grace so far Me to defend with watch and ward as in a town of war verse 21 Thus did I say both day and night when I was sore opprest Loe I was cleane cast out of sight yet hardst thou my request verse 22 Ye saints loue ye the Lord I say the faithfull he doth guide And to the proud he wil repay according to their pride verse 23 Be strong and God shal stay your hart be bold and haue a lust For sure the Lord wil take your part sith ye on him do trust Beati quorum remissi sunt Psalme .xxxii. T. S. ¶ David punished with greuous sicknes for his sinnes counteth them happy to whom God doth not imputs theyr transgressions And after that he had confessed his sâ—nnes and obteined pardon he exhorteth the wicked men to lyue godly and the good to reioyce Syng this as the .xxx. Psalme verse 1 THe maÌ„ is blest whose wickednes y e Lord hath cleane remitted And he whose sinne wretchednes is hid also couered verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sinne Which in his hart hath hid no guile nor fraude is found therin verse 3 For whilst that I kept close my sinne in silence and constraynt My bones did weare wast away with dayly mone plaint verse 4 For night and day thy hand on me so greuous was and smert That al my bloud and humours moyst to drynes did conuert verse 5 I did therfore confes my fault and al my sinnes discouer The thou O Lord didst me forgeue al my sinnes passe ouer verse 6 The humble man shal pray therfore and seke thee in due time So that the floudes of waters great shal haue no power on him verse 7 When trouble and aduersitie do compasse me about Thou art my refuge and my ioy thou doost rid me out verse
8 Come hither I shal thee teach how y u shalt walk a right And wil thee guide as I my self haue learnde by proofe sight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignoraunt as is the horse and mule Whose mouth w t out a rayne or bit from harme thou cāst not rule verse 10 The wicked man shal manifold sorowes and griefs sustayne But vnto him that trustes in God his goodnes shal remaine verse 11 Be mery therfore in the Lord ye iust lift vp your voyce And ye of pure and perfect hart be glad and eke reioyce Exultate iusti in domino Psalme .xxxiii. IH ¶ He exhorteth good men to prayse God for that he hath not onely created all thinges and by his prouidence gouerneth the same but also is faithfull in his promises He vnderstandeth mans hart and scattereth the counsell of the wicked So that no man cā be preserued by any creature or mans strength but they that put theyr confidence in his mercy shal be preserued from all aduecsitie Syng this as the .xxx. Psalme verse 1 YE rightuous in the Lord reioyce it is a semely sight That vpright mē w t thākful voice shuld praise y e god of might verse 2 Praise ye y e lord w t harp song in Psalmes pleasāt things With lute and instrumēt among that soundeth with ten strings verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new with courage geue him prayse verse 4 For why his word is euer true his workes and al his wayes verse 5 To iudgment equity and right he hath a great good wil And with his giftes he doth delight the earth throughout of fil verse 6 For by the word of God alone the heauens al were wrought Their hostes powers euery chone his breath to passe hath brought verse 7 The waters great-gathered hath he on heapes within the shore And hid them in the depth to be as in an house of store verse 8 Al men on earth both least and most feare God and kepe his law Ye that inhabite in ech cost dread him and stand in awe verse 9 What he commaunded wrought it was at once with presēt spede what he doth wil is brought to passe with ful effect in dede verse 10 The counsels of the nations rude the Lord doth driue to nought He doth defeate the multitude of their deuise and thought verse 11 But his decres continew stil they neuer slake or swage The motions of his mind and wil take place in euery age The seconde part verse 12 And blest are they to whom the Lord as God guide is knowen whom he doth chose of mere accord to take them as his own verse 13 The Lord from heauen cast his sight on men mortal by birth verse 14 Considering from his seat of might the dwelles of the earth verse 15 The lord I say whose hād hath wrought mās hart doth it frame For he alone doth know the thought working of the same verse 16 A king that trusteth in his host shal nought preuaile at length The man that of his might doth boast shal fal for al his strēgth verse 17 The troupes of horsemē eke shal fail their sturdy stedes shal sterue The strength of horse shal not preuayle the rider to preserue verse 18 But loo the eyes of God entend and watch to aide the iust With such as feare him to offend and on his goodnes trust verse 19 That he of death and all distres may set their soule from dread And if that dearth the land oppresse in hunger them to feade verse 20 Wherfore our soule doth stil depend on God our strēgth and stay He is the shield vs to defend and driue al darts away verse 21 Our soule in God hath ioy and game reioysing in his might For why in his most holy name we hope and much delight verse 22 Therfore let thy goodnes O Lord stil present with vs bee As we alwayes with one accord do only trust in thee Benedicam domino Psalme .xxxiiii. T. S. ¶ After Dauid had escaped Achis accordyng as it is written in the. 1. Sam. 21. whome in this title he calleth Abimelech whiche was a generall name to all the kynges of the Philistines he prayseth God for his deliueraūce prouoking all others by his example to trust in God to feare and serue him who defendeth the godly with his aungels and vtterly destroyeth the wicked in their sinnes Sing this as the .xxx Psalme verse 1 I Wil geue laud honor both vnto the Lord alwayes And eke my mouth for euermore shal speak vnto his praies verse 2 I do delite to laud the Lord in soule and eke in voyce That humble mē and mortified may heare and so reioyce verse 3 Therfore se that ye magnify with me the liuing Lord And let vs now exalt his name together with one accord verse 4 For I my self besought the Lord he aunswered me agayn And me deliuered incontinent from al my feare and pain verse 5 Who so they be that him behold shal se his lyght most cleare Their countenaunce shal not be dasht they nede it not to feare verse 6 This sely wretch for some relief vnto the Lord did cal Who did him heare without delay and rid him out of thrall verse 7 The angel of the Lord doth pitch his tentes in euery place To saue al such as feare the Lord that nothing them deface verse 8 Tast and consider wel therfore that God is good and iust O happy man that maketh him his onely stay and trust verse 9 Feare ye the Lord his holy ones aboue al earthly thing For they that feare the liuing Lord are sure to lacke nothing verse 10 The Lyons shall be hongerbit and pinde with famine much But as for them that feare the Lord no lacke shal be to such The second part verse 11 Come nere therfore my childrē deare and to my wordes geue eare I shal you teach the perfit way how you the Lord should feare verse 12 Who is that man that would liue long and lead a blessed life verse 13 Se thou refrayne thy tong and lips from al disceit and strife verse 14 Turne backe thy face from doing il and do the godly dede Inquire for peace and quietnes and folow it with spede verse 15 For why the eyes of God aboue vpon the iust are bent His eares likewise do heare the plaint of the poore innocent verse 16 But he doth frowne bēd his browes vpon the wicked trayne And cut away the memory that should of them remayne verse 17 But when the iust do call and cry the Lord doth heare thē so That out of paine and misery forth with he lets thē go verse 18 The Lord is kynd and straight at hand to such as be contrit He sautes also the sorowful the meke and poore in spirit verse 19 Ful many be the miseries that righteous men do suffer But out of al aduersities the Lord doth them deliuer verse
therfore prayeth God to turne away his wrath he vttexeth y e greatnes of his griefe by many wordes and circumstances as wounded with the arrowes of Gods ire forsaken of his frendes euil entreated of his enemies but in the end with firme confidence be commendeth his cause to God and hopeth for spedy helpe at his hand Syng this as the. xxxv Psalme verse 1 PVt me not to rebuke O Lord in thy prouoked ire Ne in thy heauy wrath O lord correct me I desire verse 2 Thine arrowes do sticke fast in me thy hand doth presse me sore verse 3 And in my flesh no health at al appeareth any more And al this is by reason of thy wrath that I am in Nor any rest is in my bones by reason of my sinne verse 4 For loe my wicked doings Lord aboue my head are gone As greater lode theÌ„ I can beare they lye me sore vpon verse 5 My wounds stinck and are festred sore and lothsom is to see Which al through mine own folishnes betideth vnto mee And I in careful wise am brought in trouble and distres verse 6 That I go wayling al the day my doleful heauines verse 7 My loynes are fild with sore disease my flesh hath no whole part verse 8 I feble am and broken sore I rore for griefe of hart verse 9 Thou knowst Lord my desire my grones are open in thy sight verse 10 my hart doth paÌ„t my streÌ„gth hath faild my eies haue lost their light verse 11 My louers and my wonted frends stand looking on my wo And eke my kinsmen far a way are me departed fro verse 12 They y â— did seeke my life laid snares they that sought the way To do me hurt spake lies thought on treason all the day The second part verse 13 But as a deafe man I became that connot heare at al verse 14 And as one dum that opens not his mouth to speake withal verse 15 For al my confidence O Lord is wholy set on thee verse 16 O Lord y u Lord that art my God thou shalt geue eare to mee This did I craue that they my foes triumph not ouer mee verse 17 For when my foote did slip then they did ioy my fal to see And truely I poore wretch am set in place a woful wight And eke my griefful heauines is euer in my syght verse 18 For while that I my wickednes in humble wyse confesse And while I for my sinful deedes my sorrowes do expresse verse 19 My foes do stil remayne aliue and mighty are also And they that hate me wrongfully in number hugely grow verse 20 They stand against me that my good with euil do repay Because that good and honest thinges I do ensue alway verse 21 Forsake me not O Lord my God be thou not far away verse 22 Hast me to helpe my Lord my God my safety and my stay Dixi custodiam psalme .xxxix. I. H ¶ Dauid vttereth with what great grief bitternes of mind he was driuen to these outragious complaintes of his infirmities for he confesseth that when he had determined silence that he brast forth yet into wordes that he would not throughe the greatnes of his griefe Then he reâ—erseth certayne requestes which tast of infirmitie of man mireth with them many prayers but al to shewe a mynde wonderfully troubled that it may plainly appeare how he did striue mightely against death and desperation Sing this as the .xxxv. psal verse 1 I Sayd I wil looke to my wayes for feare I should go wrong I wil take heede al tymes that I offend not in my tong verse 2 As with a bit I wil keepe fast my mouth w t force and might Not once to whisper al the while the wicked are in sight verse 3 I held my tonge and spake no word but kept me close and stil Yea from good talke I did refrayne but sore against my wil. verse 4 My hart waxt whote wtin my brest with mustng thought doubt Which did encrease and stir the fyre at last these words brast out verse 5 Lord number out my lyfe and dayes which yet I haue not past So that I may be certified how long my lyfe shal last verse 6 Lord thou hast poynted out my life in length much like a span Mine age is nothing vnto thee so vayne is euery man verse 7 Man walketh like a shade and doth in vayne himselfe annoy In getting goods and cannot tel who shal the same enioy verse 8 Now Lord sith things this wise do frame what helpe do I desire Of truth my helpe doth hang on thee I nothing els require â–ª The second part verse 9 From al the sinnes that I haue done Lord quite me out of hand And make me not a scorne to fooles that nothing vnderstand verse 10 I was as dumme and to complayne no trouble might me moue Because I know it was thy worke my patience for to proue verse 11 Lord take from me thy scourge plage I can them not withstand I faint and pine away for feare of thy most heauy hand verse 12 When thou for sin doost man rebuke he waxeth wo and wan As doth a cloth y e mothes haue fret so vayne a thing is man verse 13 Lord heare my sute geue good heede regard my teares that fal I soiourne like a straunger here as did my fathers al. verse 14 Oh spare a little geue me space my strenght for to restore Before I go away from hence and shal be sene no more Expectans expectaui Psalme .xl. I. H. ¶ Dauid deliuered from great daunger doth magnify and prayse the grace of God for his deliueraunce and commendeth his prouidence towards al mankind Then doth he promyse to geue himself wholy to God seruice and so declare how God is truely worshipped Afterward he geueth thankes and prayseth God and hauing complained of his enemies with good courage he calleth for ayde and succour Syng this as the. xxxv Psalme verse 1 I Wayted loÌ„g and sought the Lord and patiently did beare At length to me he did accord my voyce cry to heare verse 2 He pluckt me froÌ„ the lake so depe out of the mire and clay And on a rocke he set my feete and he did guide my way verse 3 To me he taught a Psalme of prayse which I must shew abrode And sing new songs of thanks alwayse vnto the Lord our God verse 4 When al the folke these things shal see as people much afrayde Then they vnto the Lord wil flee and trust vpon his ayde verse 5 O blest is he whose hope and hart doth in the Lord remayne That w t the proud doth take no part nor such as lye and fayne verse 6 For Lord my God thy woÌ„drous dedes in greatnes far do passe Thy fauour towardes vs exceedes al things that euer was verse 7 When I entend and do deuise thy workes abroade to shew To such a ceckening they do ryse therof no end I
vnlose The praises of thy maiestie my mouth shal so disclose I would haue offred sacrifice if that had pleased thee But pleased w t burnt offrings I know thou wilt not bee A troubled spirit is sacrifice deliteful in Gods eyes A broken an humbled hart God thou wilt not despise In thy good wil deale gently Lord to Sion and with al Graunt that of thy Ierusalem vpreard may be the wal Burnt offrings gifts and sacrifice of iustice in that day Thou shalt accept calues they shal vpon thine altar lay Quid gloriaris Psalme .lii. I. H. ¶ Dauid deseribeth the arrogant tyranny of hys aduersary Doeg Saules chief shephearde who by false surmyses caused Achimeleco with the rest of the Priestes to be slayne Dauid prophecyeth his vestruction and encourageth the faythfull to put theyr confidence in God whose iudgements are most sharpe agaynst his aduersaries And finally he rendreth thankes to God for hys delyueraunce In this Psalme is lyuely set foorth the kyngdome of Antichrist WHy doost thou tyraunt boast abrod thy wicked workes to prayse doost thou not know there is a God whose mercies last alwayes Why doth thy mind yet stil deuise such wicked wiles to warpe Thy tong vntrue in forging lies is like a rasour sharpe verse 3 On mischief why setst thou thy mynde and wilt not walke vpright Thou hast more lust false tales to find then bring y e truth to light verse 4 Thou doost delyte in fraud and guile in mischiefe bloud and wrōg Thy lips haue learnd y e flattering style O false deceitful tong verse 5 Therfore shal God for euer cōfound and pluck thee from thy place Thy seede roote out frō of the ground and so shal thee deface verse 6 The iust when they behold thy fal with feare wil prayse the Lord And in reproch of thee withal cry out with one accord verse 7 Behold the man which wold not take the Lord for hys defence But of his goods his God did make and trust his corrupt sence verse 8 But I an Oliue fresh and grene shal spring and spred abrode For why my trust al tymes hath bene vpon the liuyng God verse 9 For this therfore wil I geue prayse to thee with hart and voyce I wil set forth thy name alwayes wherin thy saints reioyce Dixit insipiens Psalme .liii. T. N. ¶ The Prophet describeth the crooked nature the cruelty and punishment of the wicked whē they looke not for it and desyreth the deliueraunce of the godly that they maye reioyce together Sing this as the. xlvi Psalme verse 1 THe folish man in that which he within his hart hath sayd That there is any God at al hath vtterly denide verse 2 They are corrupt they also a hainous work haue wrought amōg them al there is not one of good that worketh ought verse 3 The Lord lookt down on sons of men from heauen al abrode To see if any were that would be wise and seeke for God verse 4 They are gone al out of the way they are corrupted al There is not one doth any good there is not one at al. verse 5 Do not al wicked workers know that they do feede vpon My people as they feede on bread the lord they cal not on verse 6 Euen there they were afraid stoode with trembling and dismayd Where as there was no cause at al why they should be afrayd verse 7 For God his bones that thee besieged hath scattred al abrode Thou hast confounded them for they reiected are of God verse 8 O lord geue thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hil verse 9 When God his people shal restore that erst was captiue lad Then Iacob shal therin reioyce and Israel shal be glad Deus in nomine Psalme .liiii. I. H. ¶ Dauid brought into great daunger by reason of Ziphtins calleth vpon the name of God to destroy his enemies promising sacrifice and free offrings for their deliueraunce Sing this as the. xivi Psalme verse 1 GOd saue me for thy holy name and for thy goodnes sake Vnto the strēgth Lord of the same I do my cause betake verse 2 Regard O Lord and geue an eare to thee when I do pray Bow down thy self to me heare the words y ◠I do say verse 3 For straungers vp against me ryse and tyrauntes vexe me stil Which haue not God before their eyes they seeke my soule to spil verse 4 But loe my God doth geue me ayd the Lord is straight at hand with thē by whom my soule is stayd the Lord doth euer stand verse 5 With plages repay agayne al those for me that lie in wayte and with thy truth destroy my foes with their own snare baite verse 6 An offring of free hart and wil that I to thee shal make And prayse thy name for therin stil great comfort I do take verse 7 O Lord at length do set me free from them that craft conspire And now mine eye with ioy doth see on them my harts desire Exaudi deus psalme .lv. I. H ¶ Dauid beyng in great heauines and distres complaineth of the cruelty of Saule of the falshod of his familiiar acquaintaunce vttering most ardent affections to moue the Lord to pitie hym After being assured of deliuerance he setteth forth the grace of god as though he had already obtayned his request Syng this as the. xxxv Psalm verse 1 O God geue eare and do apply to heare me when I pray And when it thee I cal and cry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take hede to me graunt my request and aunswer me agayne with plaints I pray ful sore opprest great grief doth me constrain verse 3 Because my foes with threates cries oppres me through despight And so the wicked sort likewise to vexe me haue delyght verse 4 For they in counsel do conspire to charge me with some il So in their hasty wrath and ire they do pursue me stil verse 5 My hart doth faint for want of breath it panteth in my brest The terrours and the bread of death do worke me muche vnrest verse 6 Such dreadful feare on me doth fal that I therwith do quake Such horror whelmeth me with al that I no shift can make verse 7 But I do say who wil geue me the swift and pleasaunt wings Of some fayre doue that I may flee and rest me from these things verse 8 Lo then I would go far away to fly I would not cease And I would hide my self and stay in some great wildernes verse 9 I would be gone in al the hast and not abyde behynd That I were quite and ouer past these blastes of boystrous wind verse 10 Deuide them lord and from them pul their diuelish double tong For I haue spied their city ful of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which things both night day throughout do close her as a wal In midst of her is
mischief stout and sorrow eke withal verse 12 Her priuy partes are wicked playne her dedes are much to vile And in the streetes there doth remayne al crafty fraud guile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seeke my shame I might it wel abyde From open enmies check and blame some where I could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow dere which frendship didst pretend And didst my secret counsel heare as my familiar frend verse 15 With whom I had delight to talke in secret and abrode And we together oft did walk within the house of God verse 16 Let death in hast vpon them fal and sen them quick to hel For mischief rayneth in their hal and parlour where they dwel verse 17 But I vnto my God do cry to him for help I flee The Lord doth heare me by and by and he doth succour mee verse 18 At morning noone and euenyng tyde vnto the Lord I pray Whē I so instantly haue cride he doth not say me nay verse 19 To peace he shal restore me yet though war be now at hand Although the number be ful great that would against me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth raign both now and euermore Wil heare when I to hym complaine and punish them ful sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turne will ouce accord For why they wil not God obey nor do not feare the Lord. verse 22 Vpon their frēds they laid their hāds which were in couenāt knit Of frendship to neglect the bands they passe or care no whit verse 23 While they haue war within their hart as butter are their words although his words wer smoth as oile thei cut as sharp as swords verse 24 Cast thou thy care vpon the Lord and he shal nourish thee For in no wise wil he accord the iust in thral to see verse 25 But God shal cast thē depe in pit that thirst for bloud alwayes He wil no guileful man permit to liue out halfe hys dayes verse 26 Though such be quite destroid and gone in thee O Lord I trust I shal depend thy grace vpon with al my hart and lust Miserere psalme .lvi. I. H. Dauid being brought to Achis the king of Gath 2. Sa. 21. 12. cōplaineth of his enmies demaū deth succour putteth his trust in God his promises promiseth to performe his vowes which he had taken vpon hym Wherof this was the effect to prayse God in his Church Syng this as the Lamentation verse 1 HAue mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me deuoure He fyghteth with me day by day troubleth me ech houre verse 2 Mine enemies daily enterpryse to swaldow me outryght To fyght against me many ryse O thou most high of might verse 3 Whē they would make me most afraid with boast brags of pryde I trust in thee alone for ayde by thee will I abyde verse 4 Gods promise I do mind and prayse O Lord I stick to thee I do not care at al assayes what flesh can do to me verse 5 What things I either did or spake they wrast thē at their wil And al the counsel that they take is how to work me il verse 6 They al consēt themselues to hide close watch for me to lay They spy my pathes snares haue tride to take my lyfe away verse 7 Shal they thus scape on mischief set thou God on thē wilt frown for in his wrath he doth not let to throw whole kingdōs down verse 8 Thou seest how oft they make me flee and on my teares doost looke Reserue them in a glas by thee and wryte them in thy booke verse 9 When I do cal vpon thy name my foes away do start I wel perceyue it by that same that God doth take my part verse 10 I glory in the worde of God to prayse it I accorde With ioy wil I declare abrode the promyse of the Lord. verse 11 I trust in God and yet I say as I afore began The Lord he is my helpe and stay I do not care for man verse 12 I wil performe with hart so free to god my vowes alwayse And I O Lord al times to thee wil offer thankes and prayse verse 13 My soule from death thou doost defend and kepe my feete vpright That I before thee may ascend with such as lyue in light Miserere Psalme .lvii. I. H. ¶ Dauid beyng in the desert of Ziph where the inhabitants did betray him and at length in the same caue with Saule Calleth most earnestly vnto God with full confidence that he wil performe his promise and take his cause in hand also that he wil shew his glory in the heauēs and the earth against his cruel enemies Therfore doth he render laud and prayse Sing this as the. 44 Psalme verse 1 TAke pity for thy promise sake haue mercy Lord on me For why my soule doth her betake vnto the helpe of thee verse 2 Within the shadow of thy wings I set my selfe ful fast Til mischief malice like things be gone and ouer past verse 3 I cal vpon the God most hye to whom I sticke and stand I meane the God that wil stand by the cause I haue in hand verse 4 From heauen he hath sent his ayde to saue me from their spight That to deuour me haue assayd his mercy truth and might verse 5 I lead my life with Lions fel al set on wrath and ire And with such wicked men I dwel that freat like flames of fyre verse 6 Their teeth are speares and arrowes lōg as sharp as I haue sene they wound cut w t their quick tong like swords weapōs kene verse 7 Set vp and shew they self O God aboue the heauens bright Exalt thy praise on earth abrode thy maiesty and might verse 8 They lay their net and do prepare a priuy caue and pit wherin they think my soule to snare but they are fallen in it verse 9 My hart is set to laud the Lord in him to ioy alwayes My hart I say doth wel accord to syng his laud and prayse verse 10 Awake my ioy awake I say my lute my harpe and string For I my selfe before the day wil ryse reioyce and sing verse 11 Among the people I wil tel the goodnes of my God And shew his prayse that doth excel in Heathen lands abrode verse 12 His mercy doth extend as far as heauens al are hie His truth is high as any star that standeth in the sky verse 13 Set forth and shew thy self O God aboue the heauens bright Extol thy prayse on earth abrode thy maiesty and might Si vere vtique Psalme .lviii. I. H. He describeth the malice of his enemies the flatterers of Saule who both secretly openlye sought his destruction from whō he appealeth to gods iudgemennt shewyng that the iust shal reioyce when they see the punishment of the wicked to the
make my sute to thee let not my words returne in vaine but geue an eare to me frō of the coastes vtmost partes of all the earth abroad in grief anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God verse 3 Vpon the rock of thy great power my woful mynd repose thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence against my foes verse 4 Within thy tent I lust to dwel for euer to indure Vnder thy wings I know right wel I shal be safe sure verse 5 The Lord doth my desire regard and doth fulfil the same With goodly gifts wil he reward al them that feare his name verse 6 The king shal he in health maintain and so prolong his dayes That he from age to age shal raign for euermore alwayes verse 7 That he may haue a dwelling place before the Lord for aye O let thy mercy truth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shal I sing for euer stil with prayse vnto thy name That al my vowes I may fulfil and daily pay the same Nonne deo subiecta psalme .lxii. I. H. Dauid declareth by his exāple by y e nature of god y e he must trust in god alone therunto exhorteth al people seing y e al is vanity wtout god al goeth to nought al we ar alwaies taught y e God onely is of power to saue that he rewardeth mā according to bys workes Sing this as the. 6◠Psalme verse 1 MY soule to God shal geue good hede and him alone entend for why wy helth hope to spede doth whole on him depēd verse 2 For he alone is my defence my rock my health my ayd He is my stay that no pretence shal make me much dismayd verse 3 O wicked folk how long wil ye vse crafts sure ye must fal For as a rotten hedge ye be and like a tottering wal verse 4 Whō god doth loue ye seke alwayes to put him to the wurse Ye loue to lie with mouth ye praise and yet your hart doth curse verse 5 Yet stil my soule doth whole depend on God my chief desire From al il feates me to defend none but him I require verse 6 He is my rock my strength my tower my health is of his grace He doth support me that no power can moue me out of place verse 7 God is my glory and my health my soules desire and lust My fort my strēgth my stay my wealth God is mine only trust verse 8 Oh haue your hope in him alway ye folke with one accord Poure out your harts to him and say our trust is in the Lord. verse 9 The sonnes of men deceitful are on balaunce but a sleight With things most vayne do thē cōpare for they cā kepe no weight verse 10 Trust not in wrong robbry or stelth let vayne delightes be gone though goods wel got flow in w c welth set not your harts theron verse 11 The Lord long sith one thing doth tel which here to mind I cal He spake it oft I heard it wel that god alone doth al. verse 12 And that thou Lord art good and kynde thy mercy doth excede So that al sortes wyth thee shal find according to their dede Deus deus meus psalme .lxiii. T. S. Dauid after he had bene in great daunger by Saule in the deserte Ziph made this Psalme wherin he geueth thanks to God for his wonderful deliuerance in whose mercies he trusted euē in the midst of his miseries prophecying the destruction of gods enemies contra rywise happenes to al them that trust in the Lord. 1. Sam. iii Sing this as the. 44 Psalme verse 1 O God my God I watch betyme to come to thee in hast For why my soule and body both doth thirst of thee to tast And in this barrē wildernes where waters there are none my flesh is partcht for thought of thee for thee I wish alone verse 2 That I might see yet once agayn thy glory strength and might As I was wont it to behold within thy temple bryght verse 3 For why thy mercies far surmount this lyfe and wretched dayes My lips therfore shal geue to thee due honor laude and prayse verse 4 And whilst I lyue I wil not fayle to worship thee alway And in thy name I shal lift vp my hands whē I do pray verse 5 My soule is filled as with marow which is both fat and swete my mouth therfore shal sing such sōgs as are for thee most mete verse 6 When as in bed I think on thee and eke al the night tyde verse 7 For vnder couert of thy wings thou art my ioyful guide verse 8 My soule doth surely stick to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seke my soule to stroy thē death shal sone deuoure verse 10 The sword shal thē deuour echone their carcases shal fede The hungry foxes which do run their pray to seke at nede verse 11 The king and al men shal reioyce that do profes Gods word For liers mouthes shal thē be stopt which haue y e truth disturbde Exaudi deus vocem meam psalme lxiiii l. H Dauid prayeth against the false reporters and slaunderere he declareth their punishment destruction to the comfort of the iust and the glory of God Syng this as the. 18. Psalm verse 1 O Lord vnto my voyce geue eare with plaint when I do pray and rid my life soule from feare of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceipts do lurke And from the frowning face of them that al il feates do worke verse 3 who whet their tōgs as we haue sene mē whet sharp their swords Thei shoote abrode their arrowes kene I mean most bitter words verse 4 With priuy sleight shote thei their shaft the vpright man to hit The iust vnware to strike by craft they care or feare no whit verse 5 A wicked worked haue they decreed in counsel thus they cry To vse deceyt let vs not dread what who can it espy verse 6 What wayes to hurt they talk muse al times within their hart They al cōsult what feates to vse ech doth inuent his part verse 7 But yet al this shal not auayle whē they think least vpon God with his dart shal sure assayle and wound thē euery one verse 8 Their crafts their il tōgs withal shal work thēselues such blame That they which then behold their fal shal wonder at y ◠same verse 9 Thē al that see shal know right wel that god y e thing hath wrought and prayse his witty works tel what he to pas hath brought verse 10 Yet shal the iust in God reioyce stil trusting in his might so shal they ioy with mind and voyce whose hart is pure right Te decet hymnus Psalm .lxv. I. H. A prayse and thankesgeuing vnto God by the faythful who are signified by Sion and
fury strong Displeasure wrath and euil spirites to trouble them among verse 50 Then to his wrath he made away and spared not the least But gaue vnto the pestilence the man and eke the beast verse 51 He strake also the first borne al that vp in Egipt came and al the chief of men and beasts within the tents of Ham. verse 52 But as for al his own deare folke he did preserue and kepe and caried them through wildernes euen like a flock of shepe verse 53 Without al feare both safe and sound he brought them out of thral Where as their foes with rage of sea were ouerwhelmed al. verse 54 And brought thē out into the costes of his own holy land Euen to the mount which he had got by his strong arme hand verse 55 And there cast out the Heathen folke and did their land deuyde and in the tents he set their tribes of Israel to abyde verse 56 Yet for al this their god most high they stirred and tempted stil And would not kepe his testament nor yet obey his wil. verse 57 But as their fathers turned backe euen so they went astray Much like a bow that would not bend but slip start away The syxt part verse 58 And greued him with their hil altars with offrings wyth fyre And with theyr Idols vehemently prouoked him to ire verse 59 Therwith his wrath began agayne to kindle in his brest The naughtines of Israel he did so much detest verse 60 Then he forsoke the tabernacle of Silo where he was Right conuersant with earthly mē euen as his dwellyng place verse 61 Then suffred he his might and power in bōdage for to stand And gaue the honor of his Arke into his enmies hand verse 62 And did commit them to the sword wroth with his heritage verse 63 The yong men were deuourd with fire maydes had no mariage verse 64 And with the sword the priests also dyd perish euery chone And not a widow left a liue their death for to bemone verse 65 And then the Lord began to wake like one that slept a tyme Or lyke a valiant man of war refreshed after wyne verse 66 With Emerods in the hinder parts he strake his enmies al and put them then vnto a shame that was perpetual verse 67 Then he the tent and Tabernacle of Ioseph did refuse as for the trybe of Ephraim he would in no wise chuse verse 68 But chose the tribe of Iehuda where as they thought to dwel Euen the noble mount Sion which he did loue so wel verse 69 Where as he did his temple build both sumptuously and sure Like as the earth which he hath made for euer to endure verse 70 Then chose he Dauid him to serue his people for to kepe Which he toke vp and brought away euē from the folds of shepe verse 71 As he did follow the ewes with yong the Lord did hym aduaunce To fede his people of Israel and his inheritaunce verse 72 Thus Dauid with a faithful hart his flock and charge did fede and prudently with al his power did gouerne them in dede Deus venerunt gentes Psalme .lxxix. I. H. ¶ The Israelites complaine to God for the greate calamitie and oppression that they suffred when Antiochus destroyed their temple and city Ierusalem desiring gods ayd against his raging tyranny least gods name and religion should be contemned among the Heathen which should see them thus forsaken and perish Syng this as the .77 Psalme verse 1 O Lord the Gentils do inuade thyne heritage to spoyle Ierusalem an heape is made thy temple they defoyle verse 2 The bodies of thy saints most dere abrode to birdes thei cast the flesh of thē that do thee feare the beasts deuour and wast verse 3 Their bloud throughout Ierusalem as water spilt they haue So that there is not one of them to lay their dead in graue verse 4 Thus are we made a laughing stocke almost the world throughout the enmies at vs iest and mocke which dwel our coastes about verse 5 Wilt thou O Lord thus in thine ire against vs euer fume and shew thy wrath as hote as fyre thy folke for to consume verse 6 Vpon those people poure the same which did thee neuer know al realmes which cal not on thy name consume and ouerthrow verse 7 For they haue got the vpper hand and Iacobs sede destroyd His habitation and hys land they haue left wast and voyd verse 8 Beare not in mind our former faults with spede some pity shew and ayd vs Lord in al assaultes for we are weake and low verse 9 O God that geuest al health and grace on vs declare the same Wey not our works our sinnes deface for honor of thy name verse 10 Why shal the wicked stil alway to vs as people dūme In thy reproch reioyce and say where is their God become Require O Lord as thou seest good before our eyes in sight Of al these folk thy seruants bloud which they spilt in despight verse 11 Receyue into thy sight in hast the clamours grief and wrong Of such as are in prison cast sustayning irons strong Thy force and strength to celebrate Lord set them out of band Which vnto death are destinate and in their enmies hand verse 12 The nations which haue ben so bold as to blaspheme thy name Into their laps with seuen fold repay agayne the same verse 13 So we thy folke thy pasture sheepe wil prayse thee euermore and teach al ages for to kepe for thee lyke prayse in store Qui regis Israel psalme .lxxx. I. H A lamentable prayer to God to helpe the miseries of the church desiring him to cōsider their first estate when his fauour shined towardes them to the entent that he myght finish that worke that he had begon Syng this as the .67 psalme verse 1 THou herde that Israel doost kepe geue eare and take good hede which leadest Ioseph like a shepe doost him watch fede verse 2 Thou Lord I say whose seat is set on Cherubins so bright Shew forth thy self do not let send down thy beames of light verse 3 Before Ephraim and Beniamin Manasses eke likewise To shew thy power do thou begin come help vs Lord aryse verse 4 Direct our harts vnto thy grace conuert vs Lord to thee Shew vs the brightnes of thy face and then ful safe are wee verse 5 Lord God of hostes of Israel how long wilt thou I say Against thy folk in anger swel and wilt not heare them pray verse 6 Thou doost thē fede w t sorrowes depe their bread w t teares thei eat And drinke the teares that they do wepe in measure ful great verse 7 Thou hast vs made a very strife to those that dwel about And that our foes do loue of life they laugh and iest it out verse 8 O take vs lord vnto thy grace conuert our mindes to thee Shew forth to vs thy ioyful face and we
ful safe shal bee verse 9 From Egipt where it grew not wel thou broughtst a vyne ful dere The Heathē folke thou diddest expel then didst plant it here verse 10 Thou didst prepare for it a place and set her rootes ful fast That it did grow and spring apace and fil the land at last verse 11 The hils were couered round about with shade that from it came And eke the Ceders high and stout with braunches of the same verse 12 Why thē didst thou her wal destroy her hedge pluckt vp thou hast That al the folke that passe therby the vyne may spoyle and wast The second part verse 13 The Bore out of the wood so wyld doth dig and route it out The furious beasts out of the field deuour it al about verse 14 O Lord of hostes returne agayn from heauen looke betyme Behold and with thy help sustayn this poore vineyard of thine verse 15 Thy plant I say thine Israel whom thy right hand hath set The same which thou didst loue so wel O Lord do not forget verse 16 They lop and cut it down apace they burn it eke with fyre And through the frowning of thy face we perish in thyne ire verse 17 Let thy right hand be with thē now whom thou hast kept so long and with y e sonne of man whom thou to thee hast made so strong verse 18 And so when thou hast set vs free and saued vs from shame Then wil we neuer fal from thee but cal vpon thy name verse 19 O lord of hostes through thy good grace cōuert vs vnto thee Behold vs with a pleasant face and then ful safe are wee Exultate Deo psalme .lxxxi. I. H. ¶ An exhortation to prayse God both in hart and voyce for his benefites and to worship hym onely God condemneth their ingratitude and sheweth what great benefits they haue lost thorow their owne malice BE light glad in God reioyce which is our strēgth and stay be ioyful lift vp your voyce to Iacobs God I say Prepare your instrumēts most mete some ioy ful Psalme to syng strike vp with harpe and lute so swete on euery pleasaunt stryng verse 3 Blow as it were in the new moone with trumpets of the best As it is vsed to be done at any solemne feast verse 4 For this is vnto Israel a statute and a trade A law that must be kept ful wel which Iacobs god hath made verse 5 This clause with Ioseph was decreed when he from Egipt came That as a witnes al his sede should stil obserue the same verse 6 Whē God I say had so prepard to bring him from that land where as the speach which he had heard he did not vnderstand verse 7 I from his shoulders toke sayth he the burden cleane away And from y e furnace quit him free from burning brick of clay verse 8 When thou in grief didst cry and cal I holpe thee by and by And I did aunswer thee withal in thunder secretly verse 9 Yea at the waters of discord I did thee tempt and proue whereas the goodnes of the Lord with muttering y u didst moue verse 10 Heare O my folke O Israel and I assure it thee Regard marke my words ful wel if thou wilt cleaue to mee The second part verse 11 Thou shalt no God in thee reserue of any land abrode Nor in no wise to bow or serue a straunge and forrayne God verse 12 I am the Lord thy God and I from Egipt set thee free Then aske of me aboundantly and I wil geue it thee verse 13 And yet my people would not heare my voyce when that I spake Nor Israel would not obey but did me quite forsake verse 14 Then did I leaue them to their wil in hardnes of their hart To walke in their own coūsels stil thēselues they might peruert verse 15 O that my people would haue hard the wordes that I did say And eke that Israel would regard to walke within my way verse 16 How sone would I cōfoūd their foes bring thē down fullow And turne my hand vpon al those that would them ouerthrow verse 17 And they that at the Lord do rage as slaues should seke him til But of his folke the time and age should florish euer stil verse 18 I would haue sed them with the crop and finest of the wheat and make the rock with hony drop that they their fils should eat Deus stetit in Synagoga Psalme .lxxxii. I. H. The prophet declaring god to be present amongst the iudges maiestrates reproueth their parciality and vnrighteousnes and exhorteth them to do iustice but seing no amendment be desireth god to vndertake the matter and execute iustice himselfe Sing this as the .77 Psalme verse 1 AMid the prease w t men of might the Lord himself did stand To plead the cause of truth right with iudges of y ◠land verse 2 How long said he wil you procede fals iudgemēt to award and haue respect for loue of mede the wicked to regard verse 3 Wheras of due ye should defend the fatherles and weake and when the poore man doth contend in iudgemēt iustly speake verse 4 If ye he wise defend the cause of poore men in their right And rid the nedy from the clawes of tyrants force and might verse 5 But nothing wil they know or learne in vayne to them I talke They wil not see or ought discerne but stil in darknes walke For lo euē now the tyme is come that al things fal to nought And likewise lawes both al some for gayn ar sold and bought verse 6 I had decred it in my syght as Gods to take you al and children to the most of might for loue I did you cal verse 7 But not withstandyng ye shal dye as men and so decay O tyraunts I shal you destroy and pluck you quyte away verse 8 Vp Lord let thy strength be knowne iudge the world w t might For why al nations are thine own to take them as thy right Deus quis similis Psalme .lxxxiii. I. H. ¶ The people of Israell pray vnto the Lord to deliuer them from their enemies both at home and farre of whiche imagined nothing but their destruction and they desyre that all such wicked people may accordyng as God was accustomed be stricken with the stormye tempestes of Gods wrath that they may know that the Lord is most hye vpon the earth Syng this as the .77 Psalm verse 1 DO not O God refrayne thy toung in silence do not stay Withhold not Lord thy self so lōg nor make no more delay verse 2 For why behold thy foes and see how they do rage cry And those y ◠beare an hate to the hold vp their heads on hie verse 3 Against thy folke they vse disceate and craftly they enquire For thine elect to lye in wayt theyr councell doth conspire verse 4 Come to sayd they let vs expel and
plucke these folke away So that the name of Israel may vtterly decay verse 5 They al conspire within theyr hart how they may thee withstand agaynst the Lord to take a part they are in league and band verse 6 The tents of al the Edomites the Ismalites also The Hagarens and Moabites with diuers othermore verse 7 Gebal with Ammon and like wise doth Amalec conspire The Philistines against thee rise with them that dwel at Tyre verse 8 And Assur eke is wel apayd with them in league to be And doth become a fence and ayde to Lots posterity verse 9 As thou diddest to the Madianites so serue them Lord echeone as to Cicer and to Iabin beside the broke Kison verse 10 Whom thou in Endor didst destroy wast thē through thy might That they like dung on earth did lye and that in open sight The seconde part verse 11 Make thē now theyr Lords appeare like Zeb and Oreb then as Zebah and Zalmana were the kinges of Madian verse 12 Which sayd let vs throughout the lād in al the costs abrod Posses and take into our hand the fayre houses of God verse 13 Tourne thē O God w t stormes as fast as wheles that haue no stay Or like as chaffe which men do cast with windes to fle away verse 14 Like as the fire with rage and fume the mighty forest spilles and as the flame doth quite consume the moūtaynes the hilles verse 15 So let the tempest of thy wrath vpon theyr neckes be layd and of thy stormy wind shower Lord make them al afrayd verse 16 Lord bring them al I thee desire to such rebuke and shame That it may cause them to enquire and learne to seke thy name verse 17 And let them euermore dayly to shame and sclander fal and in rebuke and obliquie to perish eke with al. verse 18 That they may know and fele ful wel that thou art called Lord and that alone thou doost excel raigne throughout the world Quam dilecta tabernacula Psalme .lxxxiiii. I. H. ¶ Dauid driuen forth of his country desireth most ardētly to come againe to the Tabernacle of the Lord and the assemble of the saintes to prayse God pronouncyng them blessed that may so do Then he prayseth the courage of the people that passe thorowe the wildernesse to assemble them selues in Sion Finally with prayse of this matter and confidence of gods goodnes be endeth the Psalme Sing this as the .67 Psalme verse 1 HOw pleasaūt is thy dwelling place O Lord of hostes to me The Tabernacles of thy grace how pleasāt Lord they be verse 2 My soule doth long ful sore to go into thy courts abrod My hart doth lust my flesh also in thee the liuing God verse 3 The sparowes find a roume to rest and saue them selues frō wrong And eke the swalow hath a nest wherin to kepe her yong verse 4 These birdes ful nigh thine alter may haue place to sit and sing O Lord of hostes thou art I say my God and eke my kyng verse 5 Oh they be blessed that may dwel within thy house alwayse For they al times thy factes do tel and euer geue thee prayse verse 6 Yea happy sure like wise are they whose stay and strēgth thou art which to thy house do mind the way and seke it in theyr hart verse 7 As they go through the vale of teares they dig vp fountaines stil That as a spring it al appeares and thou theyr pits doost fil verse 8 Frō strēgth to strēgth they walke ful fast no fayntnes there shal be and so the God of Gods at last in Sion they do se verse 9 O Lord of hostes to me geue hede and heare when I do pray and let it through thine eares procede O Iacobs God I say verse 10 O Lord our shield of thy good grace regard and so draw nere Regard I say behold the face of thine annoynted dere verse 11 For why within thy courts one day is better to abide Then other where to kepe or stay a thousand dayes beside verse 12 Much rather would I kepe a dore within the house of God Then in the tents of wickednes to settle mine abode verse 13 For God the Lord light and defence wil grace and worship gyue and no good thing shal he withold from them that purely lyue verse 14 O Lord of hostes that man is blest and happy sure is hee That is persuaded in his brest to trust al tymes in thee Benedixisti domine Psalme .lxxxv. I H. ¶ Because God withdrew not hys rods from his Churche after the retorne from Babilon first they put him in minde of theyr deliueraunce to th entent that he should not leaue the worke of his grace vnperfite nexte they complayn of theyr long affliction And thirdly they reioyce in hope of felicity promised for their deliueraūce was a figure of Christs kyngdom vnder whiche should be perfite felicity Sing this as the .81 psalme verse 1 THou hast ben mercyful in dede O Lord vnto thy land For thou restoredst Iacobs sede frō thraldome out of band verse 2 The wicked wayes that they wer in y u didst thē clean remit and thou didst hide thy peoples sinne ful close thou coueredst it verse 3 Thine anger eke thou didst asswage that al thy wrath was gone and so didst tourne thee from thy rage with them to be at one verse 4 O God our health do now conuert thy people vnto thee Put al thy wrath from vs apart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shal thine anger neuer end but stil procede on vs and shal thy wrath it self extend vpon al ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not rather tourne therfore and quicken vs that we and al thy folke may euermore be glad and ioy in thee verse 7 O Lord on vs do thou declare thy goodnes to our welth Shew forth to vs and do not spare thyne ayde sauing helth verse 8 I wil harke what God sayth for he speaketh to his people peace and to his saints that neuer they returne to folishnes verse 9 For why his health is stil at hand to such as him do feare wherby great glory in our land shal dwel and florish there verse 10 For truth and mercy there shal mete in one to take their place and peace also iustice kis with grete and there they shal imbrace verse 11 As truth from earth shal spring a pace and florish pleasauntly So righteousnes shal shew her face and looke from heauen hye verse 12 Yea God him selfe shal take in hand to geue vs ech good thing and through y ◠costes of al our lād the earth her frutes shal bring verse 13 Before his face shal iustice go much like a guide or stay He shal direct his steps also and kepe them in the way Inclina domine aurem Psalme .lxxxvi. I. H. ¶ Dauid sore afflicted and forsaken of all prayeth feruently for deliueraunce sometymes rebearsing his miseries
throne his ioy and myrth By thee is ouerthrowen and cast ful low vpon the erth verse 46 Thou hast cut of and made ful short his youth and lusty dayes and raysed of him an il report with shame and great disprayse verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for euer wilt thou turne and shal thine anger stil alway as fire consume and burne verse 48 O cal to mind remember then my time consumeth fast why hast thou made the sonnes of meÌ„ as things in vaine to wast verse 49 What man is he that liueth here and death shal neuer see Or from the hand of hel his soule shal he deliuer free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine old goodnes so oft declared beforne which by thy truth and vprightnes to Dauid thou hast sworne verse 51 The great rebukes to mind do cal that on thy seruaunts ly The rayling of thy people al borne in my brest haue I. verse 52 Wherwith O Lord thyne enmies blasphemed haue thy name The steps of thine annoynted one they cease not to defame verse 53 Al prayse to thee O Lord of hostes both now an eke for ay Through sky and earth in al the costes Amen Amen I say Domine refugium Psalme .xc. I. H. ¶ Moses in his prayer setteth before vs the eternal fauour of God towardes his who are neither admonished by the breuity of their lyfe nor by his plages to be thankefull Therfore Moses prayeth God to turne theyr hartes and continew his mercyes towardes them and theyr posteritie for euer Sing this as the .78 Psalme verse 1 THou Lord hast ben our sure defence our place of ease and rest In al times past yea so loÌ„g sence as cannot be exprest verse 2 Or there was made mouÌ„tane or hil the earth or world abrod From age to age and alwayes stil for euer thou art God verse 3 thou grindest man through grief payne to dust or clay and then and then thou sayst agayne returne agayne ye sonnes of men verse 4 The lastyng of a thousand yeare what is it in thy sight as yesterday it doth appeare or as a watch one nyght verse 5 So sone as thou doost scattre them then is their lyfe and trade al as a slepe and like the grasse whose bewty sone doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines ful bright but fadeth by and by and is cut down ere it be night al withered dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decayd and of thy feruent wrath and fume we are ful sore afrayd verse 8 The wicked workes that we haue wrought y u setst before thine eye Our priuy faults yea eke our thought thy couÌ„tenauÌ„ce doth espye verse 9 For through thy wrath our dayes do wast therof doth nought remaine Our yeres coÌ„sume as words or blast ar not called againe verse 10 Our time is threscore yeare and ten that we do liue on mold If one see fourescore surely then we count him wondrous old verse 11 Yet of this time the strength and chief the which we count vpon Is nothing els but painful grief and we as blastes are gone verse 12 Who once doth know what streÌ„gth is there what might thine anger hath Or in his hart who doth y â— feare according to thy wrath verse 13 Instruct vs Lord to know and try how long our dayes remayne That then we may our hartes apply true wisdome to attaine verse 14 Retourne O Lord how long wilt y â— fourth on in wrath procede Shew fauour to thy seruaunts now and helpe theÌ„ at their nede verse 15 Refresh vs with thy mercy sone and then our ioy shal be al times so long as lyfe doth last in hart reioyce shal we verse 16 As thou hast plaged vs before now also make vs glad and for the yeares wherin ful sore affliction we haue had verse 17 O let thy worke and power appeare on thy seruaunts lyght and shew vnto their children deare thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on vs thy seruaunts thus Confirme the workes we take in hand Lord prosper them to vs. Qui habitat Psalme .xci. I. H. ¶ Here is described in what assurance he liueth that putteth his whole trust in God coÌ„mitteth him selfe wholly to his protection in al teÌ„pracioÌ„s A promise of God to those that loue him know him and trust in him to deliuer them and geue them immorâ—â—â— glory Syng this as the .69 Psalme verse 1 HE that within the secret place of God most hie doth dwel In shadow of the mightiest grace at rest shal kepe him wel verse 2 Thou art my hope my strong hold I to the Lord wil say My God is he in him wil I my whole affiaunce stay verse 3 He shal defend thee from the snare the which the hunter layd And from that deadly plage and care wherof thou art afrayd verse 4 And with his wings shal couer thee and kepe thee safely there His faith truth thy feÌ„ce shal be as sure as shield speare verse 5 So that thou shalt not nede I say to feare or be afflight Of al the shafts that fly by day nor terrours of the night verse 6 Nor of the plage that priuily doth walke in darke so fast Nor yet of that which doth destroy at noone dayes doth wast verse 7 Yea at thy side as thou doost stand a thousand dead shal be Ten thousand eke at thy right hand and yet shalt thou be fre verse 8 But thou shalt se it for thy part thine eyes shal wel regard That euen like to theyr desert the wicked haue reward verse 9 For why O Lord I onely lust to stay my hope on thee and in the hyest I put my trust my sure defence is hee verse 10 Thou shalt not nede none il to feare with thee it shal not mel Nor yet the plage shal once come nere thy house where y u doost dwel verse 11 For why vnto his angels al with charge commaundeth hee That stil in al thy wayes they shal preserue and prosper thee verse 12 And in their hands shal thee beare vp stil wayting thee vpon So that thy foote shal neuer chaunce to spurne at any stone verse 13 Vpon the Lion thou shalt go the adder fel and long And tread vpon the Lions yong with dragons stoute strong verse 14 For that he trusteth vnto me I wil dispatch hym quite and him defend because that he doth know my name a right verse 15 When he for health on me doth cry an aunswere I wil gyue and from his grief take him wil I in glory for to lyue verse 16 With length of yeres dayes of welth I wil fulfil his time The goodnes of my sauing helth I wil declare to him Bonum est confiteri Psalme .xcii. I. H. ¶ This Psalme was made to be song on the Saboth to stirre vp the people to acknowledge God
I flee he is my strength and rocke And he shal cause their mischiefs al themselues for to annoy and in their malice they shal fal our God shal them destroy Venite exultemus psalme .xcv. I. H. An carnest exhortation to prayse God for the gouerment of the world and the election of hys church An admonition not to follow the rebellion of the oldfathers that tempted God in the wildernes For the which they might not enter into the land of promise O Come let vs lift vp our voyce and syng vn to the Lorde in hym oure rocke of health reioyce let vs wyth one accord Yea let vs come before hys face to geue hym thanks and prayse in syngyng Psalmes vnto his grace let vs be glad alwayes verse 3 For why the Lord he is no doubt a great and mighty God A kyng aboue al gods throughout in al the world abrode verse 4 The secrets of the earth so depe and corners of the land The tops of hils that are so stepe he hath them in his hand verse 5 The sea and waters al are his for he the same hath wrought The earth and al that therin is his hand hath made of nought verse 6 Come let vs bow and prayse the Lord before hym let vs fal and knele to hym with one accord the which hath made vs al. verse 7 For why he is the Lord our God for vs he doth prouyde We are his folke he doth vs fede his shepe and he our guide verse 8 To day if ye his voyce wil heare then harden not your hart as ye with grudging many a yeare prouokte me in desert verse 9 Where as your fathers tempted me my power for to proue my wōdrous works whē they did see yet stil they wold me moue verse 10 Twise twenty yeares they did me greue and I to them did say They erre in hart and not beleue they haue not known my way verse 11 Wherfore I sware whē that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should neuer tread the path to enter to my rest Cantate domino Psalme .xcvi. I. H. An exhortation both to the Iewes and Gentils to praise god for hys mercy And this specially ought to be referred to the kingdom of Christ Sing thys as the .77 ▪ psalme verse 1 SYng ye with prayse vnto the Lord new songs of ioy mirth Sing vnto hym with one accord al people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing vnto the Lord I say prayse ye his holy name Declare and shew from day to day saluation by the same verse 3 Among the heathen eke declare his honor round about To shew his wonders do not spare in al the world throughout verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy prayse alway and he is to be dread of right aboue al Gods I say verse 5 For al the gods of Heathen folke are idols that wil fade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heauens made verse 6 Al prayse and honor eke do dwel for aye before his face Both power and might likewyse excel within his holy 〈◊〉 verse 7 Ascribe vnto the Lord alway ye people of the world Al might and worship eke I say ascribe vnto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe vnto the Lord also the glory of his name And eke into his courtes do go with giftes vnto the same verse 9 Fal down and worship ye the Lord within his temple bright Let al the people of the world be fearful at hys syght verse 10 Tel al the world be not agast the Lord doth raigne aboue Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it did neuer moue verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To iudge the nations euery one with equity and right verse 12 The heauens shal great ioy begin the earth shal eke reioyce The sea with al that is therin shal shoote and make a noyce verse 13 The field shal ioy and euery thyng that springeth of the earth The wood and euery tree shal syng with gladnes and w t mirth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and commyng of hys might when he shal iustly iudge the world and rule his folke w t right Dominus regnauit psalme .xcvii. I. H The prophet exhorteth al to reioyce for the comming of the kyngdome of Christ dreadfull to the rebels and Idolaters and ioyful to the iust whom he exhorteth to innocency to reioycing and thankes geuyng Sing this as the 9◠Psalme verse 1 THe Lord doth raign where at y ◠earth may ioy w t pleasāt voyce and eke the yles wich ioyful mirth may triūph and reioyce verse 2 Both cloudes darknes eke do swel round about him beat yea right and iustice euer dwel and bide about hys seat verse 3 Yea fyre and heat at once doth run and go before his face Which shal his foes and enmies burne abrode in euery place verse 4 His lightnes eke ful bright did blase and to the world appeare wherat the earth did looke and gase with dread and deadly feare verse 5 The hils like waxe did melt in sight and presence of the Lord they fled before that rulers might which gideth al the world verse 6 The heauens eke declare and shew his iustice forth abrode That al the world may see and know the glory of our God verse 7 Confusion sure shal come to such as worship Idoles vayne and eke to those that glory much dome pictures to maintayne verse 8 For al the Idols of the world which they as gods did cal Shal fele the power of the Lord and down to him shal fal verse 9 With ioy shal Sion heare this thing and Iuda shal reioyce For at thy iudgements they shal sing and make a pleasant noyce verse 10 That thou O Lord art set on hye in al the earth abrode And art exalted wondrously aboue ech other God verse 11 Al ye that loue the Lord do this hate al thyng that is il For he doth kepe the soules of his from such as would them spil verse 12 And lyght doth spring vp to the iust with pleasure for his part Great ioy w t gladnes mirth and lust to them of vpright hart verse 13 Ye righteous in the Lord reioyce his holines proclayme Be thankful eke with hart and voyce and mindful of the same Cantate domino Psalme .xcviii. I. H. An earnest exhortation to al creatures to prayse the Lord for his power mercy tidelity in the promise by Christ by whom he hath communicated his saluation to al nations Syng this as the .95 Psalme verse 1 O Sing ye now vnto the Lord a new and pleasaunt song for he hath wrought throughout y ◠world his wōders great strōg w t his right hād ful worthely he doth his foes deuour And get himself the victory with his own arme and power verse 2 The lord doth make the people know his sauing helth and myght The Lord
doth eke his iustice shew in al the Heathens sight verse 3 His grace and truth to Israel in mynd he doth record That al the earth hath sene right wel the goodnes of the Lord. verse 4 Be glad in him with ioyful voyce al people of the earth Geue thankes to God sing and reioyce to him with ioy mirth verse 5 Vpon the harpe vnto him sing geue thanks to hym with psalmes Reioyce before the Lord our king with trumpets with shalmes verse 6 Yea let the sea with al therin with ioy both rore and swel The earth like wise let it begin with al that therin dwel verse 7 And let the flouds reioyce their fils and clap their hands apace and eke the mountaynes and the hils before the Lord his face verse 8 For he shal come to iudge and try the world and euery wight and rule the people mightely with iustice and with right Dominus regnauit psalme .xcix. I. H. He coÌ„mendeth the power equitie and excellency of the kingdoÌ„ of god by Christ ouer y e Iew GeÌ„tils prouoketh theÌ„ to magnify y e fame to serue y e lord following the example of the auncieÌ„t fathers Moyses AaroÌ„ Samuel who calling vpon God were hard in their prayers Sing this as the .95 Psalme verse 1 THe Lord doth raign although at it the people rage ful sore Yea he on Cherubin doth syt though al y e world wold rore verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwel is high woÌ„drous great aboue al folke he doth excel and he aloft is set verse 3 Let al men prayse thy mighty name for it is feareful sure and let them magnify the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our kyng doth loue iudgement and ryght thou rightly rulest euery thyng in Iacob through thy might verse 5 To prayse the Lord our God deuyse al honour to hym do His footestoole worship ye lykewyse for he is holy to verse 6 Moyses Aaron and Samuel as priests on hym dyd cal when they did pray he heard theÌ„ wel and gaue theÌ„ aunswer al. verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour stil to kepe such lawes as he did make and pointed them vntil verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them heare and aunswerst them again Thy mercy did on them appeare their dedes didst not maintayn verse 9 O laud and prayse our God and Lord within his holy hil For why our God throughout the world is holy euer stil 2 Iubilate deo omnis terra psalme C. He exhorteth al to serue the lord who hath made vs and enter into his courtes and assemblies to prayse his name AL people y t on earth do dwel sing to y e Lord with chereful voice him serue w t fear his praise forth tel come ye before him reioice verse 3 The Lord ye know is god in dede wtout our ayde he did vs make We are his folke he doth vs fede for his shepe he doth vs take verse 4 Oh enter theÌ„ his gates w t praise approch with ioy his courts vnto praise laud and bles his name alwayes for it is semely so to do verse 5 For why the Lord our God is good his mercy is for euer sure His truth at al times firmly stood and shal from age to age indure Another of the same verse 1 IN God the lord be glad and light praise him throughout the earth Serue him come before his sight with singing and with mirth verse 2 Know that the Lord our God he is he did vs make and kepe Not we our selues for we are his owne folke and pasture shepe verse 3 O go into his gates alwayes geue thankes within the same Within his courts set forth his prayse and laud his holy name verse 4 For why the goodnes of the Lord for euermore doth raigne from age to age throughout the world his truth doth stil remain Misericordiam iudicium psalm Ci. N. ¶ Dauid discrybeth what gouerhmeÌ„t he wil obserue in his house and kingdome He wil punish and correct by rotyng out the wickâ—d and cheryshing the godly persons Sing this as the .81 psalme verse 1 I Mercy wil and iudgement sing O Lord God vnto thee and wisely do in perfect way vntil thou come to mee verse 2 And in the midst of my house walke in purenes of my sprite verse 3 And I no kind of wicked thyng wil set before my sight I hate their worke that fal away it shal not cleaue to mee verse 4 From me shal part the froward hart none euil wil I see verse 5 Him wil I stroy that slaundereth his neighbour priuely The lofty hart I cannot beare nor hym that looketh hy verse 6 Mine eyes shal be on them within the land that faithful be In perfect way who worketh shal be seruant vnto me verse 7 I wil no guileful person haue within my house to dwel and in my presence he shal not remayne that lies doth tel verse 8 Betimes I wil destroy euen al the wicked of the land That I may from Gods city cut the wicked workers band Domine exaudi orationem psalme Cii I. H. ¶ It semeth that this prayer was apointed to the faithful to pray in the captiuity of Babilon A consolatioÌ„ for the buildinge of the church Wherof foloweth the praise of god to be published vnto al posterityes The conuersion of the Gentils And the stability of the church Syng this as the .67 Psalme verse 1 O Heare my prayer Lord and let my crye come vnto thee verse 2 in tyme of trouble do not hide thy face away from mee Incline thine eares to me make hast to heare me when I cal verse 3 For as the smoke doth fade so do my dayes coÌ„sume and fal verse 4 And as a harth my bones are burnt my hart is smitteÌ„ dead and withers as the grasse that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my groning voyce my bones cleaue to my skin verse 6 As Pellicane of wildernes such case now am I in And as an Owle in desert is loe I am such a one verse 7 I watch and as a Sparow on the house top am alone verse 8 Loe daily in reprochful wise myne enmies do me scorne And they y â— do against me rage against me they haue sworne verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I haue fild and mingled haue my drink w t teares y t fro mine eies haue stild verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdayn For thou hast lifted me aloft and cast me down agayn verse 11 The dayes where in I pas my life are lyke the fleeting shade and I am withered like y â— gras that soone away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for euer doost remayne in stedy place And thy remembrance euer doth abyde from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to
high they then vp ascend If thou do but speake thy word they fulfil So like wise the valleis most quickly discend where thou theÌ„ apointest remain they do stil verse 9 Their bonds hast y u set how far they shal run So as in their rage not that passe they can For God hath appointed they shal not returne the earth to destroy more which made was for man The second part verse 10 He sendeth the springs to strong streames and lakes which run do ful swift among the huge hils verse 11 Where both y e wild asses their thirst oft times slakes and beastes of the mountains therof drink their fils verse 12 By these pleasant springs or fountaynes ful fayre The foules of the ayre abide shal and dwel Who moued by nature to hoppe here and there among the grene braunches their songs shal excel verse 13 The mountaynes to moyst the cloudes he doth vse the earth with his workes are wholy repleate verse 14 So as the brute cattle he doth not refuse but grasse doth prouide them and herb for maÌ„s meat verse 15 Yea bread wyne and oyle he made for mans sake His face to refresh and hart to make strong verse 16 The Ceders of Liban this great Lord dyd make which trees he doth nourish that grow vp so long verse 17 In these may birds build and make there their nest In firre trees the storkes remayn and abide verse 18 The hie hils are succours for wild goates to rest And eke the rockes stony for conies to hyde verse 19 The moone then is set her seasons to runne The dayes froÌ„ the nyghtes therby to discerne And by the discendyng also of the Sunne The cold from heat alway therby we do learne verse 20 When darknes doth come by Gods wil and power Then crepe forth do al the beasts of the wood verse 21 The Lions range roaring theyr pray to deuour But yet it is thou Lord which giuest them foode verse 22 Assone as the sunne is vp they retyre To couch in their dennes then are they ful fayne verse 23 That maÌ„ do his workes may as right doth require Til night come and cal him to take rest agayne The third part verse 24 How sondry O Lord are al thy workes found with wisdome ful great they are in dede wrought So that the whole world of thy prayse doth sound and as for thy riches they passe al mens thought verse 25 So is the great sea which large is and broad Where things y â— crepe swarme beasts of ech sort verse 26 There both mighty ships saile and some lye at road The whale huge mâ—strous there also doth sport verse 27 Al things on thee wayt thou doost them relieue And thou in due time ful wel doost them fede verse 28 Now when it doth please thee the same so to geue They gather ful gladly those things which they nede Thou openest thine hand and they find such grace That they with good things are filled we see verse 29 But sore are they troubled if thou turne thy face For if thou their breath take vile dust theÌ„ they bee verse 30 Agayne when the spirit from thee doth procede al things to appoint and what shal insue Then are they created as thou hast decreed and doost by thy goodnes the dry earth renew verse 31 The prayse of the Lord for euer shal last Who may in his workes by right wel reioyce verse 32 His looke can the earth make to tremble ful fast and likewise the mountains to smoke at his voyce verse 33 To this Lord and God sing wil I alwayes So long as I lyue my God prayse wil I. verse 34 TheÌ„ am I most certaine my wordes shal him please I wil reioyce in him to hym wil I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire and eke the peruerse them roote out with shame But as for my soule now let it stil desire and say with the faithful prayse ye the Lords name Confitemini domino Psalme Cv. N. ¶ He prayseth the singular goodnes of God who hath of all the people of the world chosen a peculier people to hym selfe and hauyng chosen them neuer â—â—aseth to do them good euen for his promise sake Syng this as the .95 Psalm verse 1 GEue prayses vnto God the Lord and cal vpon his name amoÌ„g y â— people eke declare his workes to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye vnto the Lord I say and sing vnto him prayse And talke of al the woÌ„drous works y â— he hath wrought alwayes verse 3 In honor of his holy name reioyse with one accorde and let the hart also reioyse of them that seke the Lord. verse 4 Seke ye the Lord seke the streÌ„gth of his eternal might and seke his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The woÌ„drous workes that he hath done kepe stil in mindful hart Ne let the iudgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithful Abraham his seruaunt are the sede Ye his elect the children that of Iacob do procede verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God and his most rightful iudgemeÌ„ts are through al the earth abrod verse 8 His promise and his couenaunt which he hath made to his He hath remembred euermore to thousandes of degrees The second part verse 9 The couenaunt which he hath made with Abraham long ago and faythful oth which he hath sworne to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirme the same for law that Iacob should obey and for eternal couenaunt to Israel for ay verse 11 When thus he sayd loe I to you al Canaan land wil geue The lot of your inheritaunce wherin your sede shal liue verse 12 Although theyr number at that time did very smal appeare Yea very smal and in the land they then but strauÌ„gers were verse 13 Whyle yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode and while fro sondry kingdomes they did wander al abrod verse 14 And wrong at none oppressors hand he suffred them to take But euen the great and mighty kings reproued for theyr sake verse 15 And thus he sayd touch ye not those that mine annoynted be Ne do the Prophetes any harme that do pertayne to me verse 16 He cald a dearth vpon the land of bread he stroyed the store But he agaynst their time of nede had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Euen Ioseph which had once ben sold in liue a slaue in wo verse 18 Whose feete they hurt in stocks whose soule the yron pearst also verse 19 Vntil the time came wheÌ„ his cause was knowen apparantly The mighty word of God the Lord his faulties truth did try verse 20 The king sent and deliuered him from prison where he was The ruler of the people then did frely let him pas verse 21 And ouer al his house he made him Lord to beare the sway and of his substaunce made
his strong reuenging hand Them to destroy in wildernes ere they should see the land verse 27 And to destroy theyr sede among the nations with his rod and through the couÌ„treys of the world to scatter them abrod verse 28 To Baal Peor then they did and ioyne themselues also and eate the offrings of the dead so they forsoke him tho verse 29 Thus with theyr own inuentions his wrath they did prouoke and in his so inkindly wrath the plage vpon them broke verse 30 But Phineas stood vp with zeale the sinners vile to stay and iudgement he did execute and then the plage did stay The fourth part verse 31 It was imputed vnto him for righteousnes that day and from thenceforth so compted is from race to race for aye verse 32 At waters eke of Meribah they did him angry make Yea so far fourth that Moses was then punisht for theyr sake verse 33 Because they vext his spirit so sore that in impatient heat his lips spake vnaduisedly his feauor was so great verse 34 Nor as the Lord commaunded them they slew the people tho verse 35 But were among the heathen mixt and learned their workes also verse 36 And did theyr idols serue which were theyr ruine and decay To feends their sons and daughters they did offer vp and stay verse 37 Yea with vnkindly murdryng knife the giltles bloud they spilt verse 38 Yea theyr own sons daughters bloud without al cause of gilt Whom they to Canaan Idols then offred with wicked hand and so with bloud of innocents defiled was the land verse 39 Thus wer thy stayned with the workes of theyr own filthy way and with their own inuentions a whoryng did they stray verse 40 Therfore agaynst his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore and euen his own inheritaunce therfore he did abhorre verse 41 Into the hands of heathen men he gaue them for a pray and made theyr foes theyr Lords whoÌ„ they were forced to obey The fifte part verse 42 Yea and their hateful enemies opprest them in the land And they were humbly made to stoope as subiectes to theyr haÌ„d verse 43 Ful oftentimes from thral had he deliuered them before But with theyr councels they to wrath prouoked him euermore Therfore they by theyr wickednes were brought ful low to ly verse 44 yet when he saw them in distres he harkned to theyr cry verse 45 He cald to mind his couenaunt which he to them had swore and by his mercyes multitude repented him therfore verse 46 And fauour he them made to find before the sight of those That led theÌ„ captiue froÌ„ their laÌ„d when erst they were their foes verse 47 Saue vs O Lord that art our God saue vs O Lord we pray and from among the heathen folke Lord gather vs away That we may spred the noble prayse of thy most holy name That we may glory in thy prayse and soundyng of thy fame verse 48 The Lord the God of Israel be blest for euermore Let al the people say Amen prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini domino Psalme Cvii VV. K. ¶ The Prophet extorteth all those that are redemed by the Lord and gathered vnto hym to geue thankes for this mercifâ—l prouidence of God gouerning all thinges at his good pleasure sendyng good euil prosperitie and aduersitie to bryng men vnto hym Therfore as the righteous thereat reioyce so shal the wicked haue their mouthes stopped Sing this as the 9â— Psalme verse 1 GEue thankes vnto the Lord our God for gratious is hee And that his mercy hath none end al mortal men may see verse 2 Such as y â— Lord redemed hath w t thaÌ„kes should prayse hys name shew how they froÌ„ foes wer freed how he wrought y â— same verse 3 He gathered them forth of the lands that lay so far about FroÌ„ East to West froÌ„ North to South his haÌ„d did find theÌ„ out verse 4 They wandred in the wildernes and strayed from the way and found no citie where to dwel that serue might for their stay verse 5 Whose thirst and honger was so great in these desertes so voyde That fayntnes did theÌ„ sore assault and eke theyr soules anoyde verse 6 Then did they cry in theyr distres vnto the Lord for ayd who did remoue theyr troubles state accordyng as they prayd verse 7 And by that way which was most right he led them like a guide That they might to a citie go and there also abide verse 8 Let men therfore before the Lord confes his goodnes then and shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 9 For he the empty soule sustaynd whom thirst had made to faynt The hungry soule with goodnes fed and did theÌ„ eke acquaynt verse 10 Such as do dwel in darknes depe where they of death do wayt Fast bouÌ„d to tast such troublous storms as yron chaynes do threat The second part verse 11 For that agaynst the Lords own words they sought so to rebel Esteming light his councels high which do so far excel verse 12 But wheÌ„ he humbled theÌ„ ful low they then fel down with grief and none was fouÌ„d so much to help wherby to get relief verse 13 Then did they cry in theyr distres vnto the Lord for ayde who did remoue theyr troublous state according as they prayd verse 14 For he froÌ„ darknes out theÌ„ brought from deathes dredful shade Bursting with force the iron bandes which did before theÌ„ lade verse 15 Let men therfore before the Lord confes his kindnes then and shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 16 For he threw down theyr gates of bras brake theÌ„ w t stroÌ„g hand The yron barres he smote in two nothing could him withstand verse 17 The foolish folke great plages do fele and cannot from theÌ„ wend But heape on mo to those they haue because they do offend verse 18 Theyr soule somuch did loth al meat that none they could abide wherby death had them almost caught as they ful truly tride verse 19 Then did they cry in theyr distres vnto the Lord for ayd who did remoue their troublous state according as they prayd verse 20 For he then sent to them his word which helth did sone restore and brought them froÌ„ those daÌ„gers depe wherin they wer before The third part verse 21 Let men therfore before the Lord confes his kindnes then and shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 22 And let them offer sacrifice with thankes and also feare and speake of al his wondrous workes with glad ioyful cheare verse 23 Such as in ships or brittel barkes into the seas discend Theyr marchaÌ„dise through feareful flouds to coÌ„pas and to end verse 24 Those men are forced to behold the Lords workes what they be and in the daungerous depe the same most marueilous they se verse 25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth in a rage
grace as may my lyfe prolong Thy holy word then wil I kepe both in my hart and tong verse 18 Mine eyes which were dim shut vp so open and make bright that of thy law marueilous workes I may haue y ◠cleare sight verse 19 I am a straunger in this earth wandryng now here now there Thy word therfore to me disclose my footesteps for to cleare verse 20 My soule is rauished with desyre and neuer is at rest But seketh to know thy iudgemēts hye what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malicious thou hast destroyd echone and cursed are such as do not thy hestes attend vpon verse 22 Lord turne me frō rebuke shame which wicked men conspire For I haue kept thy couenants with zeale as hoate as fyre verse 23 The princes great in counsel sate and did against me speake but thē thy seruāt thought how he thy statutes might not breake verse 24 For why thy couenants are my ioy and my great harts solace They serue in stede of counsellers my matters for to pas DALETH The .iiii. part verse 25 I Am alas as brought to graue and almost turnd to dust Restore therfore my lyfe agayne as thy promise is iust verse 26 My wayes whē I acknowledged with mercy thou dydst heare Here now eftsones and me instruct thy lawes to loue and feare verse 27 Teach me once throughly for to know thy precepts and thy lore Thy works then wil I meditate and lay them vp in store verse 28 My soule I feele so sore opprest that it melteth for griefe Accordyng to thy word therfore hast Lord to send reliefe verse 29 From lieng and deceitful lips let thy grace me defend and that I may learn thee to loue thy holy law me send verse 30 The way of truth both straight sure I haue chosen and found I set thy iudgement me before which kepe me safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forced my self thy couenants to embrace Let me therfore haue no rebuke nor check in any case verse 32 Then wil I runne with ioyful cheare where thy word doth me cal when thou hast set my hart at large and rid me out of thral HE The fyft part verse 33 INstruct me Lord in the right trade of thy statutes deuyne and it to kepe euen to the end my hart wil I encline verse 34 Graunt me the knowledge of thy law and I shal it obey With hart and mynd and al my might I wil it kepe I say verse 35 In the right path of thy precepts guide me Lord I require None other pleasure do I wish nor greater thyng desyre verse 36 Incline my hart thy lawes to kepe and couenants to embrace And from al filthy auarice Lord shield me with thy grace verse 37 From vayn desires and worldly lustes turn back mine eyes syght Gene me the spirit of lyfe power to walk thy wayes aright verse 38 Confirme thy gratious promise Lord which thou hast made to mee Which am thy seruant and do loue and feare nothyng but thee verse 39 Reproch shame which I so feare from me O Lord expel For thou doost iudge with equity therin doost excel verse 40 Behold my harts desyre is bent thy lawes to kepe for ay Lord strengthē me so with thy grace that it perform I may VAV The syxt part verse 41 THy mercies great and manifold let me obtayne O Lord Thy sauing health let me enioy according to thy word verse 42 So shal I stop y e slaundrous mouthes of leud men and vniust For in thy faithful promises standes my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of truth within my mouth let euer stil be prest For in thy iudgements wonderful my hope doth stand and rest verse 44 And while y ◠breath within my brest doth natural life preserue Yea til this world shal be dissolued thy law wil I obserue verse 45 So walk wil I as set at large and made free from al drede Because I sought how for to kepe thy precepts and thy rede verse 46 Thy noble actes I wil describe as things of most great fame Euē before kings I wil them blase and shrink no whit for shame verse 47 I wil reioyce then to obey thy worthy hestes and wil which euermore I haue loued best and so wil loue them stil verse 48 My hands wil I lyft to thy lawes which I haue dearely sought and practise thy commaundements in wil in dede and thought ZAIN The .vii. part verse 49 THy promise which y u madest to me thy seruant Lord remember For therin haue I put my trust and confidence for euer verse 50 It is my comfort and my ioy when troubles me assayle For were my life not by thy word my life would soone me fayle verse 51 The proud such as God contemn stil made of me a scorne yet would I not thy law forsake as he that were forelorne verse 52 But cald to mind lord thy great works shewd to our fathers old Wherby I felt the ioy surmount my grief an hundred fold verse 53 But yet alas for feare I quooke seyng how wicked men thy law forsooke and did procure thy iudgemēt who know whē verse 54 And as for me I framde my songs thy statutes to exalt When I among the straungers dwelt thoughts gan me assalt verse 55 I thought vpon thy name O Lord by night when others slepe as for thy law also I kept and euer wil it kepe verse 56 This grace I did obtayne because thy couenants swete and deare I did embrace and also kepe with reuerence and with feare HETH The .viii. part verse 57 O God which art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I haue decreed and promised thy lawe to kepe alway verse 58 Myne earnest hart dyd humbly sue in presence of thy face as thou therfore hast promised Lord graunt me of thy grace verse 59 My lyfe I haue examined and tryde my secret hart Which to thy statutes caused me my feete straight to conuert verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as they that slouthful are But hastely thy lawes to kepe I did my self beware verse 61 The cruel bandes of wicked men haue made of me their pray yet would I not thy law forget nor from thee go astray verse 62 Thy rightous iudgemēt shewd toward me so great is and so hye That euen at midnight wil I ryse thy name to magnify verse 63 Companion am I to al them which feare thee in their hart and neyther wil for loue nor dread frō thy cōmaundements start verse 64 Thy mercies Lord most plentuously do al the world fulfil Oh teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy wil. TETH The .ix. part verse 65 ACcording to thy promise Lord so hast thou with me delt For of thy grace in sundry sortes haue I thy seruant felt verse 66 Teach me to iudge alwayes aright and geue me knowledg
116 As thou hast promised so perform that death me not assayle Nor let my hope abuse me so that through distrust I quayle verse 117 Vphold me and I shal be safe for ought they do or say and in thy statutes pleasure take wil I both night and day verse 118 Thou hast trode such vnder thy fete as do thy statutes breake For nought auayleth theyr subtility theyr counsel is but weake verse 119 Like drosse thou casts the wicked out where euer they go or dwel Therfore can I as thy statutes loue nothing half so wel verse 120 My flesh alas is taken with feare as though it were benomd For when I see thy iudgements strayt I am as one astound AIN The .xvi. part verse 121 I Do the thing that lawful is and geue to al men right Resigne me not to thē that would oppres me w t their might verse 122 But for thy seruaunt surty be in that thing that is good That proud mē geue me not y e foyle which rage as they wer wood verse 123 Mine eyes w t wayting are now blind thy health so much I craue And eke thy righteous promise Lord wherby thou wilt me saue verse 124 Intreate thy seruaunt louingly and fauour to him shew Thy statutes of most excellence teach me also to know verse 125 Thy humble seruaunt Lord I am oh graunt me to vnderstand How by thy statutes I may know best what to take in hand verse 126 It is now time Lord to begin for truth is quyte decayd Thy law likewise they haue trāsgrest and none against thē sayd verse 127 This is the cause wherfore I loue thy lawes better then gold Or iewels fine which are estemd most costly to be sold verse 128 I thought thy precepts al most iust and so them layd in store Al crafty and malitious wayes I do abhorre therfore PE. The .xvii. part verse 129 THy couenaunts are most wonderful ful of things profound My soule therfore doth kepe thē sure whē they ar tride foūd verse 130 When mē first enter into thy wordes they find a light most cleare and very idiots vnderstand when they it read or heare verse 131 For ioy I haue both gaped breathde to know they cōmaūdemēt That I might guide my life therby I sought what thing it mēt verse 132 With mercy and compassion Lord behold me from aboue As thou art wont to behold such as thy name feare and loue verse 133 Direct my fotesteps by thy word that I thy wil may know and neuer let iniquity thy seruaunt ouerthrow verse 134 Frō slaunderous toungs deadly harms preserue kepe me sure Thy precepts then I wil obserue and put them eke in vre verse 135 Thy coūtenāce which doth surmoūt the sunne in his bright hew Let shine on me and by thy law teach me what to eschew verse 136 Out of mine eyes great flouds gush out of dryery teares and fel when I behold how wicked men thy law kepe neuer a del ZADE. The .xviii. parte verse 137 137 IN euery poynt Lord y u art iust the wicked though they grudge And whē thou doost sētēce pronoūce y u art a righteous iudge verse 138 To render right fly from guile are two chief points most hye and such as thou hast in thy law commaunded vs straytly verse 139 With zeale and wrath I am consumde and euen pyned away To see my foes thy wordes forget for ought that I do may verse 140 So pure and perfect is they word as any hart can deme and I thy seruaunt nothing more do loue or yet esteme verse 141 And though I be nothing set by as one of base degree Yet do I not thy hestes forget nor shrinke away from thee verse 142 Thy righteousnes Lord is most iust for euer to endure also thy law is truth it selfe most constant and most pure verse 143 Trouble grief haue seased on me brought me wōdrous low yet do I stil of thy precepts delight to heare and know verse 144 The righteousnes of thy iudgements do last for euermore Then teach them me for euen in them my life lieth vp in store KOPH The .xix. part verse 145 WIth fernēt hart I cald cride now aunswere me O Lord That thy cōmaundemēt to obserue I may fully accord verse 146 To thee my God I make my sute w t most hūble request Saue me therfore and I wil kepe thy precept and thy hest verse 147 To thee I cry euen in the morne before the day waxe light Because that I haue in thy word my confidence whole plight verse 148 Mine eyes preuēt the watch by night and ere they cal I wake That by deuising of thy word I might some comfort take verse 149 Incline thine eares to heare my voyce and pity on me take as thou wast wont so iudge me Lord least life me should forsake verse 150 My foes draw nere and do procure my death maliciously which from thy law are far gone back and strayd from it leudly verse 151 Therfore O Lord approch thou nere for nede so doth requyre and al thy precepts true they are then helpe I thee desire verse 152 By thy cōmaundements I haue learnd not now but long ago That they remayne for euermore thou hast them grounded so RESH The .xx. part verse 153 MY trouble and affliction consider and behold Deliuer me for of thy law I euer take fast hold verse 154 Defend my good and righteous cause with spede me succor send From death as thou hast promised Lord kepe me and defend verse 155 As for the wicked farre they are from hauing health and grace wherby they might thy statutes know they enter not the trace verse 156 Great are they mercies Lord I graūt what toung can thē attayne and as thou hast me iudged ere now so let me life obtayne verse 157 Though many men did trouble me and persecute most sore yet from thy lawes I neuer shronke nor went a wry therfore verse 158 And truth it is for grief I dye when I these traytors see Because they kepe no whit thy word nor yet seke to know thee verse 159 Behold for I do loue thy lawes with hart most glad and fayne as thou art good and gracious Lord restore my life agayne verse 160 What thy word doth decree must be and so it hath bene euer Thy righteous iudgements are also most true and decay neuer SCHIN The .xxi. part verse 161 PRinces haue sought by cruelty causeles to make me crouch But al in vayne for of thy word the feare did my hart touch verse 162 And certeinly euen of thy word I was more mery and glad Then he that of rich spoyles and pray great store plenty had verse 163 As for al lyes and falsitie I hate most and detest For why thy holy law do I aboue al things loue best verse 164 Seuen times a day I prayse the Lord singing with hart voyce Thy rightuous actes and wonderful
cannot fynd inough to fil his hand Nor he can fil hys lap that goeth to gleane vpon the land verse 7 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fal Nor say we blesse you in the name of God the Lord at al. Deprofundis clamaui psalme .cxxx. VV. VV. ¶ An effectuons prayer of hym that for hys synnes had sustayned great afflictions and notwithstanding he fully trusteth and assureth himself to obtayne mercy and forgeuenes of hys sinnes and at length deliueraunce from al euils LOrd to thee I make my mone when daungers me oppres I cal I sigh plain grone trusting to fynd reles Heare now O lord my request for it is ful due tyme and let thyne eares aye be prest vnto this prayer mine verse 3 O Lord our God if thou way our sinnes and them peruse Who shal then escape and say I can my self excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art merciful and turnest to vs thy grace that we with harts most careful should feare before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soule wayteth on his wyl For hys promise is most iust and I hope therin stil verse 6 My soule to God hath regard wishyng for hym alway More then they that watch and ward to see the daunyng day verse 7 Let Israel then boldly in the Lord put hys trust He is that God of mercy that hys delyuer must verse 8 For he it is that must saue Israel from hys sinne And al such as surely haue their confidence in hym Domine non est psalme Cxxxi M. ¶ Dauid charged with ambition and gredy desyre to raygne protesteth his humilitie modesty before God and teacheth al men what they should do Syng this as the â—amentation O Lord I am not puft in mynd I haue no scorneful eye I do not exercyse my selfe in thynges that he to hye But as a child that wayned is euen from his mothers brest So haue I Lord behaued my selfe in sylence and in rest O Israel trust in the Lord let hym be all thy stay From thys tyme for euermore from age to age I say Memento domine psalme .cxxxii. M ¶ The faythful grounding on Gods promise made vnto Dauid desireth that be would establish the same both as touchyng the posterity and the buildyng of the temple to pray there as was fore spoken REmember Dauids troubles Lord how to the Lorde he swore and vowd a vow to Iacobs God to kepe for euermore I wyll not come within my house nor clyme vp to my bed nor let my temples take theyr rest or the eyes in my hed verse 2 Til I haue found out for the Lord a place to set theron An house for Iacobs God to be an habitation verse 3 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we heare this sound and in y â— fields forrests there these voices first were fouÌ„d verse 4 We wil assay and go in now his tabernacle there before his fotestoole to fal down vpoÌ„ our knees in feare verse 5 Arise O Lord aryse I say into thy restyng place both thou the ark of thy streÌ„gth y e preseÌ„ce of thy grace verse 9 Let al thy priestes be clothed Lord with truth and righteousnes Let al thy saintes and holy men syng al with ioyfulnes verse 10 And for thy seruant Dauids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine annoynted Lord or turne thy face away The second part verse 11 The Lord to Dauid swore in truth and wil not shrinke from it Saying the frute of thy body vpon thy seat shal sit verse 12 And if thy sonnes my couenaunt kepe that I shal learne echone then shal their sonnes for euer sit vpon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord himself hath chose Sion and loues therin to dwel verse 14 Saying this is my restyng place I loue and lyke it wel verse 15 And I wyl blesse with great encrease her vittayles euery where and I wil satisfy with bread the nedy that be there verse 16 Yea I wil deck and clothe her priests with my saluation and al her saints shal syng for ioy of my protection verse 17 There wil I surely make the horne of Dauid for to bud For I haue there ordaind for myne a lanthorne bright and good verse 18 As for his enmies I wil cloth with shame for euermore But I wil cause his crowne to shyne more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam bonum psal .cxxxiii. VV. VV ¶ This psalme conteyneth the commendation of godly and brotherly amity which for the excellency therof is compared to the most precious oyle wherwith the priestes onely and instruments of the tabernacle were annoynted Exodus .xxx. Sing this as the .137 Psalme verse 1 O How happy a thyng it is and ioyful for to see Brethren together for to hold the band of amity verse 2 It calth to mind y â— swete perfume and y t costly oyntment which on the sacrificers hed by Gods precept was speÌ„t It wet not Aarons head alone but drentch his beard throughout and finally it did run down his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drynke the dew of Hermon hil and Sion with hys siluer drops the fields with frute doth fil verse 4 Euen so the Lord doth poure on them his blessings manyfold Whose harts mindes without al guile this knot do kepe hold Ecce nunc psalme .cxxxiiii. VV. K ¶ He exhorteth the Leuites that watch in the temple to prayse the Lord. BEhold and haue regard ye seruants of the Lord which in hys house by night do watch prayse hym wyth one accord verse 2 Lyft vp your handes on hygh vnto hys holy place And geue the Lord his prayses due his benefites embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heauen frame Doth Sion bles and wil conserue for euermore the same Laudate nomen Psalme Cxxxv. M. ¶ He exhorteth al the faithful of what estate so euer they be to prayse God for his merueilous works and specially for his graces towardes his people wherin he hath declared hys maiesty to the confusion of al Idolaters and their Idoles O Prayse the Lord prayse hym prayse hym prayse him with one accord O praise him stil all ye that be the seruauntes of the Lord. O prayse hym ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord ye of hys courte and of hys house prayse hym wyth one accord verse 3 Prayse ye the Lord for he is good syng prayses to hys name It is a comely and good thyng alwayes to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Iacob hys very owne you see So hath he chosen Israel his treasure for to bee verse 5 For this I know and am ryght sure the Lord is very great He is in dede aboue al gods most easy to intreat verse 6 For whatsoeuer pleased him al that ful wel he wrought In heauen in earth and in y â— sea which he
hath framd of nought verse 7 He lifts vp clouds euen from the earth he makes lightnings rain he bringeth forth the winds also he made nothyng in vayne verse 8 He smote the first borne of ech thing in Egipt that tooke rest he spared there no lyuyng thyng the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shewd wonders great O Egipt voyde of vauntes On Pharao thy cursed kyng and hys seuere seruauntes verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great acts and thynges He slew the great and mightiest and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Sion kyng of the Ammorites and Og kyng of Basan He slew also the kyngdomes all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gaue their land to Israel an heritage we see To Israell hys owne people an heritage to bee verse 13 Thy name O Lord shal stil endure and thy memorial Throughout al generations that are or euer shal verse 14 The Lord wil surely now auenge hys people al in deede and to hys seruauntes he wyll shew fauour in tyme of neede verse 15 The Idols of the heathen are made in al their cost and landes Of syluer and of gold be they the worke euen of mens handes verse 16 They haue their mouths caÌ„not speake eies that haue no sight verse 17 They haue eke eares y t heare nothing their mouthes be breathles quite verse 18 Wherfore al thei are like to theÌ„ that so doth set theÌ„ forth and likewise those that trust in them or think they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israel see that ye praise the Lord and ye that be of Aarons house prayse hym wyth one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Leuis house praise ye likewyse the Lord and al that stand in awe of hym praise him with one accord verse 21 And out of Syon sound his prayse the great prayse of the Lord Which dwelleth in Ierusalem prayse hym with one accord Confitemini psalm .cxxxvi. N A most earnest exhortation to geue thanks vnto God for the creation and gouernance of all things which standeth in in confessing that he geueth vs al of his mere liberalitie PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for euer geue prayse vnto the god of gods for his mercy endureth for euer Geue prayse vnto the lord of Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer which only doth great woÌ„ders work for his mercy endureth for euer verse 5 Which by his wisdom made y â— heaueÌ„s for his mercy endureth c. verse 6 Which on the waters stretcht the earth for his mercy endureth c. verse 7 Which made great light to shine abrode for his mercy endureth c. verse 8 As sunne of rule the lightsome day for his mercy endureth for euer verse 9 The moone and stars to guide the night for his mercy endureth c. verse 10 Which smote Egipt with their first borne for his mercy endu c verse 11 And Israel brought out from theÌ„ for hys mercy endureth for euer verse 12 With mighty hand stretched arme for his mercy endureth c. verse 13 Which cut the red sea in two parts for his mercy endureth for euer verse 14 And Israel made pas there through for his mercy endureth c. verse 15 And dround Pharao and his host for his mercy endureth for euer verse 16 Through wildernes his people led for hys mercy endureth c. verse 17 He which did smite great noble kings for hys mercy endu c. verse 18 And which hath slayne the mighty kings for his mercy endu c. verse 19 As Sion king of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land for his mercy endureth for euer verse 21 And gaue their land for heritage for his mercy endureth for euer verse 22 Euen to his seruant Israel for his mercy endureth for euer verse 23 Remembred vs in base estate for his mercy endureth for euer verse 24 And from oppressors rescued vs for his mercy endureth for euer verse 25 Which geueth foode vnto al flesh for his mercy endureth for euer verse 26 Praise ye the God of heaueÌ„ aboue for his mercy endureth for euer verse 27 Geue thanks vnto the Lord of Lords for his mercy endureth c. Super flumina in Babilonis psalm .cxxxvii. VV. VV. ¶ The people of god in their banishment seyng gods true religion decay lyued in great anguish and sorrow of hart the which grief the Caldeans did so litle pitye that they rather increased the same daily with taunts reproches and blasphemies against god wherfore y e Israelites desire god to punish the Edomites who prouoked the Babilonians against theÌ„ and moued by the spirit of god prophecy the destruction of BabiloÌ„ where they wer handled so â—â—rannously WHen as we sate in Babilon the riuers round about and in remembraunce of Sion the teares for grief brast out We haÌ„gd our harps instruments the willow trees vpoÌ„ for in that place men for their vse had planted many one verse 3 Then they to whom we prisoners were said to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Ebrue songs and pleasant melody verse 4 Alas said we who can once frame his sorrowful hart to syng The prayses of our louing God thus vnder a straunge king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of my hart let slyde Then let my fingers quite forget the warblyng harpe to guyde verse 6 And let my tong within my mouth be tyde for euer fast If that I ioy before I see thy ful deliuerance past verse 7 Therfore O Lord remember now the cursed noyse and cry That Edoms sonnes against vs made wheÌ„ they razde our City Remember Lord their cruel words when as wyth one accord they cride on sack and raze their wals in despite of their Lord. verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babilon at length to dust be brought and happy shal that man be cald that our reueÌ„ge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shal that man be cald that takes thy children yong to dash their bones against hard stones which lie y e streetes amoÌ„g Confitebor tibi psalme Cxxxviii N Dauid with great courage prayseth the goodnes of god toward hym which is so great that it is known to forren princes who shal prayse the Lord together wyth hym And he is assared to haue like comfort of god in the tyme following as he hath had heretofore Syng this as the .47 Psalme verse 1 THee wil I prayse w t my whole hart my lord my God alwaies Euen in the preseÌ„ce of the Gods I wil aduance thy prayse verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I wil looke and worship thee and praysed in my thankful mouth thy holy name shal bee Euen for thy louyng kyndnes sake and for thy truth withal For thou thy name hast by thy word aduaunced ouer al. verse 3 When I did cal thou heardest me and thou hast made also The
power of encreased strength within my soule to grow verse 4 Yea al the kings on earth they shal geue prayse to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth haue heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the wayes of God the Lord in syngyng shal entreat Because the glory of the Lord it is excedyng great verse 6 The Lord is hye and yet he doth behold the lowly spirit But he contemnyng knowes a far the proud lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walke yet shal I stand Renued by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Vpon the wrath of al my foes and saued shal I bee By thy right hand The Lord God wil performe his work to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for ay Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not y ◠am the worke which thine own hād did make Domine probasti psalm .cxxxix. N Dauid to clense his hart from al hipocrisy sheweth that there is nothyng so hyd which god seeth not which he confirmeth by the creation of man After declaryng his zeale and feare of god he protesteth to be enemy to al them that comtemne god Sing this as the .137 Psalme verse 1 O Lord thou hast me tride known my sitting doost thou know verse 2 and rising eke my thoughts a far thou vnderstandst also verse 3 My pathes yea and my lieng down thou cōpassest alwayes and by familiar custome art acquainted with my wayes verse 4 No word is in my tonge O Lord but known it is to thee verse 5 thou me behind holdst before thou layest thy hand on mee verse 6 To wonderful aboue my reach Lord is thy cunning skil It is so hye that I the same cannot attayne vntil verse 7 From sight of thy al seing spirite Lord whether shal I go Or whether shal I flee away thy presence to scape fro verse 8 To heauen if I mount aloft lo thou art present there In hel if I lye down below euen there y u doost appeare verse 9 Yea let me take the mornings wings and let me go and hide Euen there where are y ◠farthest parts wher flowing se a doth slide verse 10 Yea euen thether also shal thy reachyng hand me guyde and thy right hand shal hold me fast and make me to abyde verse 11 Yea if I say the darknes shal yet shroud me from thy sight Lo euen also the darkest nyght about me shal be lyght verse 12 Yea darknes hydeth not from thee but night doth shyne as day To thee the darknes and the lyght are both alyke alway verse 13 For thou possessed hast my raynes and thou hast couered mee Whē I within my mothers womb enclosed was by thee verse 14 Thee wil I prayse made fearfully wondrously I am they workes are maruelous right wel my soule doth know y ◠same verse 15 My bones they are not hid from thee although in secret place I haue bene made and in the earth beneath I shapen was verse 16 When I was formeles then thine eye saw me for in thy booke were written al nought was before that after fashion tooke verse 17 The thoughts therfore of thee O God how deare are they to mee and of them al how passing great the endles numbers be verse 18 If I should compt thē loe their summe more then the sand I see and whensoeuer I awake yet am I stil wyth thee verse 19 The wicked and the bloudy men oh that thou wouldest slay Euen those O God to whom depart depart from me I say verse 20 Euen those of thee O Lord my God that speake ful wickedly Those that are lifted vp in vayne beyng enemies to thee verse 21 Hate I not them that hate thee Lord and that in earnest wyse Contend not I against them al against thee that aryse verse 22 I hate them with vnfayned hate euen as my vtter foes verse 23 Try me O God and know my hart my thoughts proue disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wickednes in me there any be and in thy way O God my guide for euer lead thou me Eripe me Psalme Cxl. N Dauid cōplayneth of the cruelty falshod iniuries of hys enemies against which he prayeth vnto the Lord and assureth hymself of his help and succor Wherfore he prouoketh the iust to prayse hym and to assure themselues of his tuition Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 LOrd saue me the euil man and form the cruel wight verse 2 Deliuer me which euil do imagine in their sprit verse 3 which make on me cōtinual war their tongs lo they haue whet Like serpents vnderneth their lips is adders poyson set verse 4 Kepe me O Lord from wicked hands preserue me to abyde Free from the cruel man that meanes to cause my steps to slyde verse 5 The proud haue layd a snare for me and they haue spred a net with cordes in my path way and gins for me eke haue they set verse 6 Therfore I sayd vnto the Lord thou art my God alone Heare me O Lord oh heare the voyce wherwith I pray mone verse 7 O Lord my God thou onely art the strēgth that saueth mee My head in day of battle hath bene couerd stil by thee verse 8 Let not O Lord the wycked haue the end of his desyre Performe not hys wycked thought least with pride be set on fire verse 9 Of them that compas me about the chiefest of them al Lord let the mischief of their lippes vpon themselues befal verse 10 Let coales fal on them let hym cast them in consuming flame and in depe pits so as they may not rise out of the same verse 11 For no backbiter shal on earth be set in stable plight and euil to destruction stil shal hunt the cruel wyght verse 12 I know the Lord thafflicted wyl reuenge and iudge the poore verse 13 The iust shal prayse thy name iust shal dwel with thee euermore Domine clamaui psalme .cxli. N Dauid beyng greuously persecuted vnder Saule onely flyeth vnto God to bane succour desiryng hym to bridle his affections that he may patiently abyde til god take vengeaunce of hys enemies O Lord vpon thee do I cal Lord hast thee vnto me and harken Lord vnto my voyce when I do cry to thee 2 As insence let my prayers be directed in thine eyes the vplifting of my handes as euenyng sacrifice verse 3 My Lord for guiding of my mouth set thou a watch before and also of my mouing lips O Lord kepe thou the dore verse 4 That I should wicked works commit inclyne thou not my hart With il men of their delicates Lord let me eat no part verse 5 But let the righteous smite me Lord for that is good for me Let hym reproue me and the same a precious oyle shal be Such smityng shal not breake my hed the tyme shal shortly fal when I shal in their misery make prayers for them al. verse
and meditate vpon thy workes most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 And they shal of thy power and of thy feareful actes declare and I to publish al abrod thy greatnes wil not spare verse 7 And they into the mētion shal breake of thy goodnes great and I aloud thy righteousnes in singing shal repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gratious and merciful also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to al and al his workes his mercy doth excede verse 10 Lo al thy works do praise thee lord doe thy honor spred verse 11 Thy saints do blesse thee they do thy kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And blase thy power to cause the sōnes of mē his power to know And of his mighty kingdome eke to spread the glorious praise verse 13 Thy kingdome Lord a kingdome is that doth endure alwayes And thy dominion through ech age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth them that fal the sliding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of al do wayt on thee thou doost them al releue and thou to ech suffising foode in season due doost geue verse 16 Thou openest thy plentuous hand and bounteously doost fil al things whatsoeuer doth lyue with gifts of thy good wil. verse 17 The Lord is iust in al his wayes his workes are holy al verse 18 Nere al he his that cal on him in truth that on him cal verse 19 He the desires which they require that feare him wil fulfil and he wil heare thē whē they cry saue them al he wil. verse 20 The Lord preserues al those to him that bear a louing hart But he them al that wicked are wil vtterly subuert verse 21 My thākful mouth shal gladly speake the praises of y e Lord al flesh to prayse his holy name for euer shal accord Lauda anima mea Psalme Cxlvi I. H. ¶ Dauid shewing the great desire he had to prayse God teacheth that none should put theyr trust in men but in God alone who is almighty and deliuereth thafflicted nourisheth the poore setteth prisoners at libertie comforteth the satherles widowes and the straūgers and rangneth kyng for euer Sing this as the .2 137 Psalme verse 1 MY soule prayse thou the Lord alwayes my God I wil cōfes While breath life prolōg my daies my tōg no time shal cease Trust not in worldly princes thē though they abound in wealth Nor in the sonnes of mortal mē in whō there is no health verse 2 For why their breath doth sone depart to earth anone they fal and then the counsels of theyr hart decay and perish al. verse 3 O happy is that man I say whom Iacobs God doth ayde and he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is stayd verse 4 Which made the earth waters depe the heauens hye wythal which doth his word and promise kepe in truth and euer shal verse 5 With right alwayes doth he procede for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungry he doth fede and lose the fetters strong verse 6 The Lord doth sēd the blind theyr sight the lame to lims restore The Lord I say doth loue the right and iust man euermore verse 7 He doth defend the fatherles the straungers sad in hart And quyt the widow frō distres il mens wayes subuert verse 8 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion stil shal rayne In tyme of al posterity for euer to remayne Laudate dominum Psalme Cxlvii N. ¶ The Prophet prayseth the bounty wisedome power suffice and prouidence of God vpon al his creatures But specially vpon his Church which he gathereth together after their dispersion declaring his word iudgement so vnto them as he hath done to no other people PRaise ye the Lord for it is good vnto our God to syng For it is pleasaunt and to prayse it is a comely thing 2 The Lord his own Ierusalem he buildeth vp alone and the disperst of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their hart theyr sore vp doth he bynd verse 4 He counts the nūber of the starres names them in their kind verse 5 Great is our Lord great is his power his wisedome infinit verse 6 The Lord releues y e meke throwes to groūd the wicked wight verse 7 Sing vnto God the Lord with prayse vnto the Lord reioyce and to our God vpō the harpe aduaunce your singing voyce verse 8 He couers heauen with cloudes for the earth prepareth rayne and on the mountaines he doth make the gras to grow agayne verse 9 He geues to beastes theyr foode to young rauens when they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs dothly verse 11 But in al those that feare the Lord the Lord hath hys delight and such as do attend vpon his mercies shyning light verse 12 O prayse thy Lord Ierusalem thy God O Sion prayse verse 13 For he the barres hath forged strōg wherwith thy gate he stayes verse 14 Thy children he hath blest in the◠and in thy borders he Doth settle peace with y ◠flower of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 And his commaundement vpon the earth he sendeth out and eke the word with spedy course swyftly run about verse 16 He geueth snow like wol hore frost like ashes doth he spred verse 17 Like morsels casts hys I se therof the cold who can abide verse 18 He sendeth forth his mighty word and melteth thē agayn His wind he makes to blow thē y ◠waters flow amayn verse 19 The doctrine of his holy word to Iacob doth he shew his statutes his iudgments he geues Israel to know verse 20 With euery nation hath he not so dealt nor they haue knowne his secret iudgements ye therfore prayse ye the Lord alone Laudate dominum Psalme Cxlviij I. P. ¶ He prouoketh al creatures to prayse the Lord in heauē in earth in all places specially for the power that he hath geuen to his people Israel whō he hath taken so nere vnto hym GEuelaud vnto the Lord from heauē that is so hye Praise him in dede and word Aboue the starry skie And also ye his angels al armies royal prayse him with glee verse 3 Prayse him both mone sunne Which are so cleare and bright The same in you be done He glistring stars of light verse 4 And eke no les He heauens fayre verse 5 And cloudes of the ayre His laud expresse verse 6 For at his word they were Al formed as we se At his voyce did appere Al things in theyr degre Which he set fast To them he made A law and trade For ay to last verse 7 Extol and prayse Gods name In earth ye Dragons fel Al depe do ye the same For it becommeth you wel verse 8 Him magnify Fyre hayle I se Snow And stormes that blow At hys decree verse 9 The hils and mountaynes al And trees
that am vniust and rightuousnes none haue Whereto then shal I trust my sinful soule to saue But truly to that post whereto I cleaue and shal Which is thy mercy most Lord let thy mercy fal And mitigate thy moode or els we perish al The pryce of this thy bloud wherin mercy I cal Thy scripture doth declare no drop of bloud in thee but that thou didst not spare to shed ech drop for mee Now let those drops most swete so moist my hart so dry that I with sin replete may liue and sin may dye That beyng mortifye this sinne of mine in mee I may be sanctified by grace of thyne in thee So that I neuer fal into such mortal sinne That my foes infernal reioyce my death therin But vouchsafe me to kepe from those infernal foes and from that lake so depe wheras no mercy growes And I shal sing the songs confirmed with the iust That vnto thee belongs which art my onely trust The Lamentation ¶ Through perfect repentance y ◠sinner hath a sure trust in god that his sinnes shal be washed away in Christes bloud O Lord in thee is al my trust geue eare vnto my woful cry refuse me not that am vniust but bowing down thy heauenly eye behold how I doo stil lament my synnes wherin I doo offend O Lord for them shall I be shent syth thee to please I doo intend No no not so thy wil is bent To deale with sinners in thyne ire But whē in hart they shal repent thou graūtst with spede their iust desire To thee therfore stil shal I cry To wash away my sinful cryme Thy bloud O Lord is not yet dry But that it may help me in time Hast thee O Lord hast thee I say To poure on me the gifts on grace That when this life must flit away In heauē w t thee I may haue place Where thou doost raigne eternally with god which once did down thee sēd Where angels sing continually To thee be prayse world without end A thankes geuyng after the receiuyng of the Lordes supper Syng this as the .37 Psalme THe Lord be thanked for his gifts and mercy euermore that he doth shew vnto his saints to him be laud therfore Our tonges cannot so prayse y ◠Lord as he doth right deserue Our hartes cannot of hym so thynke as he doth vs preserue His benefites they be so great to vs that be but synne That at our hands for recompence there is no hope to win O synful flesh that thou shouldst haue such mercies of the Lord Thou doost deserue more worthely of hym to be abhord Nought els but sinne and wretchednes doth rest within our harts And stubburnly against the Lord we daily play our parts The sunne aboue in firmament that is to vs a light Doth shew it self more cleane pure then we be in hys syght The heauens aboue and al therin more holy are then we They serue the Lord in their estate ech one in his degree They do not stryue for mastership nor flacke their office set but feare the Lord and do his wil hate is to them no let Also the earth and al therin of God it is in aw It doth obserue the formers wil by skilful natures law The sea and al that is therin doth bend when God doth beck The sprites beneth do trēble al feare his wrathful check But we alas for whom al these were made thē for to rule Do not so know or loue the Lord as doth the Oxe or mult A saw he gaue for vs to know what was his holy wil He would vs good but we would not auoid the thyng is il Not one of vs that seeketh out the Lord of lyfe to please Nor do y ◠thing that might vs ioyne our Christ quiet ease Thus we are al his enemies we can it not deny and he agayn of his good wil would not that we should dy Therfore when remedy was none to bryng vs vnto lyfe the sonne of God our flesh he toke to mend our mortal strife And al the law of God our Lord he dyd it ful obey and for our sins vpon the crosse hys bloud our dets did pay And y ◠we should not yet forget what good he to vs wrought A sygne he left our eyes to tel that he our bodies bought In bread wyne here visible vnto thine eyes and tast his mercies great thou maist record if that his sprite y u hast As once the corn did liue grow and was cut down with sithe and threshed out with many stripes out frō his husk to driue And as the mil with violence did teare it out so smal and made it lyke to earthly dust not sparyng it at al. And as the ouen with fyre whote did close it vp in heat and al this done that I haue said that it should be our meat So was the Lord in his ripe age cut down by cruel death his soule he gaue in torments great yelded vp his breath Because that he to vs might be an euerlastyng bread with much reproch and trouble great on earth his life he led And as the grapes in pleasant tyme are pressed very sore and plucked down whē thei be ripe not let to grow no more Because the iuyse that in them is as comfortable drinke He might receiue ioyful be whē sorowes make vs shrink So christes bloud out pressed was with nayles eke with speare The iuise wherof doth saue al those that rightly do him feare And as the cornes by vnitie into one loafe is knit So is the Lord and his whole church though he in heauen sit As many grapes make but one wyne so should we be but one In fayth and loue in Christ aboue and vnto Christ alone Leading a lyfe without all stryfe in quiet rest and peace From enuy and from malice both our hartes and tonges to cease Which if we do then shal we shew that we his chosen be By faith in him to lead a lyfe as alwayes willed he And that we may so do in dede God send vs al his grace Then after death we shal be sure with hym to haue a place Robert VVisedome PReserue vs Lord by thy dere word frō Turk and Pope defend vs Lord which both would thrust out of his throne our Lord Iesus Christ thy deare sonne Lord Iesus Christ shew forth thy might That thou art Lord of Lordes by ryght Thy poore afflicted flock defend That they may prayse thee without end God holy Ghost our comfortor ⧠Be our Patrone help and succor Geue vs one mind and perfect peace All gifts of grace in vs encrease Thou liuing God in persons three Thy name be praysed in vnitie In all our nede so vs defend That we may praise thee world without end ¶ A forme of Prayer to be vsed in priuate houses euery morning and euenyng ¶ Mornyng prayer ALmighty God most merciful father we do not present our selues
more able to procede in all good workes to the prayse of thy holy name through Iesus Christe our Lord. So be it Our Father which art in heauen c. Another THe eyes of all things do looke vp and trust in thee O Lord thou geuest them meat in due season thou openest thy hande and fillest with thy blessing euery liuing creature good Lord blesse vs and al thy gifts which we receiue of thy large liberality through Iesus Christ our Lord. So be it Our father c. Another thankes geuing after meat GLory praise honor be vnto thee most mercifull and omnipotent father who of thine infinite goodnes hast created man to to thine owne image and similitude who also hast fed and daily fedest of thy most bountiful hand all liuing creatures graunt vnto vs that as thou hast nourished these our mortal bodies with corporal foode so thou wouldest replenishe our soules wyth the perfect knowledge of the liuely word of thy beloued sonne Iesus to whoÌ„ be praise glory and honor for euer So be it ¶ God saue the church vniuersal our Quene and Realme God coÌ„fort all them that be comfortles Lord increase our faith O Lorde for Christ thy sonnes sake be merciful to the coÌ„mon wealthes where thy Gospel is truely preached and harbor graunted to the afflicted members of Christes body and illuminate accordyng to thy good pleasure al nations with the brightnes of thy word So be it ¶ Another THe God of glory and peace who hath created redemed presently fed vs be blessed for euer and euer So be it ¶ The God of all power who hath called from death that great pastor of the shepe our Lord Iesus comfort and defend the flock which he hath redemed by the bloud of the eternal testament increase the number of true preachers repres the rage of obstinate tirants mitigate lighteÌ„ the harts of the ignorant relieue the paynes of such as be afflicted but especially of those y â— suffer for y e testimony of his truth finally confound SathaÌ„ by the power of our lord Iesus Christ AmeÌ„ Euening prayer O Lord God fatherr â—â—â—rlasting and ful of pitie we acknowledge and confes that we be not worthy to lift vp our eyes to heauen muche les to present our selues before thy maiestye wyth confidence that thou wilt heare our prayers and graunte oure requestes if we consider our owne deseruynges for our consciences do accuse vs and our synnes witnes against vs and we knowe that thou art an vpright iudge whiche doost not iustifye the synners and wycked men but punishest the faults of al such as transgresse thy commaundementes Yet moste mercifull father since it hath pleased thee to commaunde vs to cal on thee in all our troubles and aduersities promising euen then to help vs when we fele our selues as it were swalowed vp of death desperation we vtterly renounce al worldly confidence flee to thy soueraign bouÌ„tie as our onely stay refuge beseching thee not to cal to remembraunce our manifold sinnes wickednes wherby we continually prouoke thy wrath and indignation against vs neither our negligence and vnkindnes which haue neyther worthely estemed nor in our liues sufficieÌ„tly expressed the swete comfort of thy gospel reueled vnto vs but rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ who by offring vp his body in sacrifice once for all hath made a sufficient recompence for all our synnes Haue mercy therfore vppon vs O Lord and forgeue vs our offences Teach vs by thy holy Spirite that we may ryghtly waye them and earnestly repent for the same And so much the rather O Lord because that the reprobate and such as thou hast forsaken cannot prayse thee nor cal vpon thy name but the repenting hart the sorowful mynd the conscience oppressed hungring and thirsting for thy grace shal euer set forth thy prayse and glory And albeit we be but wormes and dust yet thou art our creator and we be the worke of thy hands yea thou art our father and we thy children thou art our shepeheard and we thy flocke thou art our redemer and we the people whom thou hast bought thou art our God and we thyne inheritaunce Correct vs not therfore in thyne anger O Lord neyther accordyng to our desertes punish vs but mercifully chastice vs wyth a fatherly affection that all the world may know that at what tyme soeuer a synner doth repent hym of hys sinne from the bottome of his hart thou wilt put away his wickednes out of thy remembraunce as thou hast promised by thy holy Prophet Finally for as much as it hath pleased thee to make the nyght for man to rest in as thou hast ordayned hym the day to trauell graunt O deare father that we may so take our bodily rest that our soules may continually watch for the tyme that our Lord Iesus Christ shal appeare for our deliueraunce out of this mortal lyfe and in the mean season that we not ouercomen by any fantasies dreames or other teÌ„ptations may fully set our myndes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleepe be not excessiue or ouer much after the insatiable desires of our flesh but onely sufficient to content our weake nature that we may be better disposed to lyue in all godly conuersation to the glory of thy holy name and profite of our brethren So be it ¶ A Godly prayer to be sayd at al times HOnor and prayse be geuen to thee O Lord God almighty most deare father of heaueÌ„ for al thy mercies louing kindnes shewed vnto vs in y t it hath pleased thy gratious goodnes frely and of thine owne accord to elect and chose vs to saluation before the beginning of the world and euen lyke continual thankes be geueÌ„ to thee for creating vs after thine own image for redeming vs with the precious bloud of thy deare sonne wheÌ„ we were vtterly lost for sanctifying vs with thy holy spirit in the reuelation knowledge of thy holy word for helping and succoryng vs in al our nedes and necessities for sauing vs from al daungers of body soule for comforting vs so fatherly in al our tribulatioÌ„s and persecutioÌ„s for sparing vs so long and geuing vs so large a time of repeÌ„taunce These benefites O most merciful father like as we knowledge to haue receiued them of thy onely goodnes euen so we besech thee for thy deare sonne Iesus Christes sake to grauÌ„t vs alwayes thy holy spirit wherby we may continually grow in thaÌ„kfulnes towardes thee to be led into al truth and coÌ„forted in al our aduersities O Lord strengtheÌ„ our faith kindle it more in feruentnes loue towardes thee our neyghbours for thy sake Suffer vs not most deare Father to receyue thy word any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayes the assistauÌ„ce of thy grace and holy spirit that in hart word and dede we may sanctify and do worship to thy