wicked men conspire For I haue kept thy couenaunts with zeal as hote as fire verse 23 The princes great in counsell sat and did agaynst me speake But when thy seruaunt thought how he thy statutes might not break verse 24 For why â—hy couenauntes are my ioy and my great ioyes solace They serue in stead of councellers my matters for to pas DALETH The fourth part verse 25 I am alas as brought to grauâ— and almost turnd to dust Restore therefore my lyfe agayne as thy promise is iust verse 26 My wayes when I acknowledged with mercy thou didst heare Heare now estsoones and me instruct thy lawes to loue and feare verse 27 Teach me once thorowly for to know thy preceptes and thy lore Thy workes then will I meditate and lay them vp in store verse 28 My soule I feele so sore opprest that it melteth for griefe According to thy word therefore hast Lord to send reliefe verse 29 From lying and deceitfull lips let thy grace me defend And that I may learne thee to loue thy holy law me send verse 30 The way of truth both straight and sure I haue chosen and found I set thy indgementes me before which keepe me safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forced my selfe thy couenauntes to embrace Let me therefore haue no rebuke nor check in any case verse 32 Then will I runne with ioyfull cheare where thy word doth me call When thou hast set my feete at large and rid me out of thral HE The fift part verse 33 Instruct me Lord in the right trade of thy statutes diuine And it to kepe euen to the end my hart will I incline verse 34 Graunt me the knowledg of thy law and I shall it obay With hart and minde and all my might I will it keepe I say verse 35 In the right path of thy precepts guide me Lord I require None other pleasure do I wish nor greater thing desire verse 36 Incline my 〈◊〉 thy lawes to keepe and couenauntes to embrace And from all filthy auarice Lord shield me with thy grace verse 37 From vayne desires and worldly lustes turne back mine eyes and sight Geue me the spirite of lyfe and power to walke thy wayes â—right verse 38 Confirme thy gracious promise Lord which thou hast made to me Which am thy seruaunt and do louâ— and feare nothing but thee verse 39 Reproch and shame which I so feare from me O Lord expell For thou doest iudge with equitie and therein doest excell verse 40 Behold my hartes desire is bent thy lawes to keepe for aye Lord strengthen me so with thy grace that it performe I may VAV The sixt part verse 41 Thy mercyes great and manifold let me obtayne O Lord. Thy sauing health let me enioy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the slaunderous mouthes of leud men and vniust For in thy faythfull promises standes my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of truth within my mouth let euer still be prest For in thy iudgementes wonderfull my hope doth stand and rest verse 44 And while that breath within my brest doth naturall lyfe preserue Yea till this world shall be dissolued thy law will I obserue verse 45 So walke will I as set at large and made free from all dread Because I sought how for to keepe thy precepts and thy read verse 46 Thy noble actes I will describe as thinges of most great fame Euen before kinges I will them blase and shrinke no whit for shame verse 47 I will reioyce them to obey thy worthy bestes and will Which euermore I haue loued best and so will loue them still verse 48 My handes will I lift to thy lawes which I haue dearâ—ly sought And practise thy commaundements in will in deede and thought ZAIN The vij part verse 49 I will reioyce them to obey thy seruaunt Lord rememberâ— For therein haue I put my trust and confidence for euer verse 50 It is my comfort and my ioy when troubles me assaile For were my lyfe not by thy word my lyfe wouldâ— soone me fayle verse 51 The proud and such as God contemnâ— still made of me a scorne â–ª Yet would I not thy law forsake as he that were forlorne verse 52 But call to minde Lord thy great workeâ— shewed to our Fathers old Wher thy I felt thy ioy surmount my griefe an hundred fold verse 53 But yet alas for feare I quake seeing how wicked men Thy law forsooke and did procure thy iudgementes who knoweth when verse 54 Aâ—d as for me I framed my songes thy statutes to exalt When I among the straungers dwelt and thoughts gan me assault verse 55 I thought vpon thy name O Lord by night when others sleepe As for thy law also I kept and euer will it keepe verse 56 This grace I did obtaine because thy couenaunt sweet and deare I did embrace and also keepe with reuerence and with feare HETH The viij part verse 57 O God which art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I haue decreed and promised thy law to keepe alway verse 58 Mine earnest hart did humbly sue in presence of thy face As thou therfore hast promised Lord graunt me of thy grace verse 59 My life I haue examined and tride my secret hart Which â—o thy statutes caused me my feete straight to conuert verse 60 I did not stay not linger long as they that flouthfull are But hastely thy lawes to keepe I did my selfe prepare verse 61 The cruell bandes of wicked men haue made of me their pray Yet would I not thy law forget nor from thee goe astray verse 62 Thy righteous iudgement toward me so great is and so hye That euen at midnight will I rise thy name to magnifie verse 63 Companion am I to all them which feare thee in their hart And neither will for loue nor dread from thy commaundementes start verse 64 Thy mercies Lord most plentuously do all the world fulfill Oh teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy will. TETH The ix part verse 65 Accordyng to thy promise Lord so hast thou with me dealt For of thy grace in sundry sortes haue I thy seruaunt felt verse 66 Teach me to iudge alwayes aright and geue me knowledge sure For certainly beleuâ— I do that thy preceptes are pure verse 67 Yet thou didst â—uch me with thy rod I erred and went astray But now I keepe thy holy word and make it all my stay verse 68 Thou art both good and gracious and geuest most liberally Thy ordinaunces how to keepe therfore O Lord teach me verse 69 The proud and wicked men haue forgd agaynst me many a lye Yet thy commaundementes still obserue with all my hart will I. verse 70 Their hartes are swolne with worldly wealth as grease so are they fat But in thy law do I delight and nothyng seeke but that verse 71 O happy tyme may I well say when thou didst me correct For as
For in this wise the Lord himselfe did say to mee I wotte Thou art my deare and onely sonne to day I thee begotte verse 8 All people I will gene to thee as heyres at thy request The endes and coastes of all 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 sheardes shalt breake them with an iron rodde verse 10 Now ye O kinges and rulers all be wise therfore and learnd By whome the matters of the world be iudged and discernd verse 11 See that ye serue the Lord aboue in trembling and in feare See that with reuerence ye reioyce to him in lyke manner verse 12 See that ye kisse and eke embrace his blessed sonne I say Least in his wrath ye sodenly perish in the midway verse 13 Is once his wrath neuer so small shall kindle in his brest Oh then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest Domine quid Psalme iij. T. S. O Lord how are my foes increast which vexe me more and more They kill 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 honor both and thou holdest vp my head verse 4 Then with my voyce vpon the Lord I did both call 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 agayne For why I know assuredly the Lord will me sustaine verse 6 If ten thousand had hemd me in I could not be afrayd For thou art still my Lord my God my Sauiour and myne ayde Rise vp therfore saue me my God for now to thee I call verse 7 For thou hâ—st broke the cheekes and teeth of these wicked men all verse 8 Saluation onely doth belong to thee O Lord aboue Thou doest bestow vpon thy folke thy blessing and thy loue Cum inuocarem Psal. iiij T. S. ¶ Sing thiâ— as the first Psalme O God that art my righteousnesse Lord heate me when I call Thou hast set me at libertie when I was bonde and thrall verse 2 Haue mercy Lord therfore on me and graunt me this request For vnto thee vncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortall men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander yeâ—n vanitie and follow after lyes verse 4 Know ye that good and godly men the Lord doth take and chase And when to him I make my plainâ— he doth me not refuse verse 5 Sinne not but stand in awe therfore examine well your â—arti And in your chamber quietly see you your selues conuert verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice of righteousnesse I say And looke that in the liuyng Lord you put your trust alway verse 7 The greater sorâ— craue worldly goodes and riches do embrace But Lord graunt vs thy countenaunce thy fauour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my hart more ioyfull and more glad â–ª Then they that of their corne and wine full great encrease haue had verse 9 In peace therfore lye downe will I takyng my rest and sleepe For thou onely wilt me O Lord alone in safetie keepe Verba mea auribus Psal. v. T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme INcline thine eares vnto my wordes O Lord my playnt consider verse 2 And heare my voyce my kyng my God to thee I make my prayer verse 3 Heare me betyme Lord tary not for I will haue respect My prayer early in the morne to thee for to direct verse 4 And I will trust through pacience in thee my God alone That art not pleased with wickednesse and ill with thee dwelth none verse 5 And in thy sight shall neuer stand these furious fooles O Lord Vayne workers of iniquitie thou hast alwayes abhord verse 6 The lyers and the flatterers thou shalt destroy them than And God will hate the bloudthirsty and the deceitfull man. verse 7 Therfore will I come to thy housâ— trustyng vpon thy grace And reuerently will worshyp thee toward thy holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousnes for to confound my foes And eke the way that I shall walke before my face disclose verse 9 For in their monthes there is no trueth their hart is foule and vayne verse 10 Their throte an open sepulchre their tounges do glose and fayne verse 11 Destroy their false conspiracies that they may come to nought â–ª verse 12 Subâ—ert them in their heapes of sinne which haue rebellion wrought verse 13 But those that put their trust in thee let them be glad alwayes verse 14 And render thankes for thy defence and geue thy name the prayse verse 15 For thou with fauour wilt increase the iust and righteous still â–ª And with thy grace as with a 〈◊〉 defend him from all ill i. Domine ne in furore Psal. vi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the first Psalme LOrd in thy wrath reproue me not though I deserue thine ire â–ª Nâ— yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire verse 2 For I am weake therfore O Lord 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 misâ—â—y verse 4 Lord turne thee to thy wonted grace my seely soule vp take Oh saue me not for my desertes but for thy mercyes sake verse 5 For why no man among the dead remembreth thee one whit Or who shall worship thee O Lord in the infernall pit verse 6 So greuous is my plaint and mone that I waxe wondrous faint All the night long I wash my bed with teares of my complaint verse 7 My sight is dimme and waxeth old with anguish of my hart For feare of those that be my foes and would my soule subuert verse 8 But now away from me all ye that worke iniquitie For why the Lord hath heard the voyce of my complaint and 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 will soone defame And sodenly confound them all to their rebuke and shame Domine Deus meâ—s Psal. vii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme O Lord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee Saue me from them that me pursue and â—ke deliuer mee verse 2 Least like a Lyon he me teare and rent in peeces small Whilest there is none to succour me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I haue done the thing that is not right Or elâ— if I be found in fault or gilty in thy sight verse 4 Or to my frend rewarded ill or left him in distresse Which me pursued most cruelly and hated me
do not spare thine ayd and sauing health verse 8 I will harke what God sayd for he spake to his people peace And to his Saintes that neuer they returns to foolishnes verse 9 For why his health is still at hand to such as him do feare Whereby great glory in our land shall dwell and florish there verse 10 For truth and mercye there shall meete in one to take their place And peace shall iustice with his greetâ— and there they shall embrace verse 11 As truth from earth shall spring apace and florish pleasauntly So righteousnes shall shew her face and looke from heauen bye verse 12 Yea God himselfe shell take in hand to geue vs ech good thing And through the coastes of all out land the earth her fruites shall bring verse 13 Before his face shall iustice goe much lyke a guide or stay He shall direct his steps also and keepe them in the way Inclina Domine Psal. Lxxxvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme LOrd bow thine eare to my request and heare me by and by With greuous payne and griefe opprest full poore and weake am I. verse 2 Preserue my soule because my way and doinges holy be And saue thy seruaunt O my Lord that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me expresse defend me eke withall For through the day I do not câ—ase on thee to 〈◊〉 and call verse 4 Comfort O Lord thâ— seruauntes soule that now with payne is pinde For vnto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and minde verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull thy giftes of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 O Lord lykewise when I do pray regard and geue an eare Marke well the wordes that I do say and all my prayers heare verse 7 In tyme when trouble doth me 〈◊〉 to thee I do complaine For why I know and well do proue thou aunswerest me agayne verse 8 Among the Gods O Lord is none with thee to be compard And noue can do as thou alone the lyke hath not bene heard The second part verse 9 The Gentiles and the people all which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees will fall and glorifie thy name verse 10 For why thou art so much of might all power is thine owne Thou workest wonders still insight for thou art God alone verse 11 O teach me Lord the way â–ª and I shall in thy truth proceede O ioyne my hart to thee so aye that it thy name may dread verse 12 To thee my God will I geue prayse with all my hart O Lord And glorifie thy name alwayes for euer through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shewed to me is great and doth excell Thou settest my soule at libertye out from the lower hell verse 14 O Lord the proud agaynst me rise and heapes of men of might They seeke my soule and in no wise will haue thee in their sight verse 15 Thou Lord art mercifull and meeke full flacke and slow to wrath Thy goodnes is full great and eke thy truth no measure hath â–ª verse 16 O turne to me and mercy graunt thy strength to me apply O helpe and saue thine owne seruaunt thy handmaydes sonne am I. verse 17 On me some signe of fauour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed because Lord thou doest helpe and comfort me Fundamenta Psal. Lxxxvii I.H. Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme THat Citie shall full well endure her ground worke 〈◊〉 doth stay Vpon the holy hilles full sure it can no tyme decay verse 2 God loues the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loueth them more then all the rest of Iacobs centes beside verse 3 Full glorious thinges reported be in Sion and abroad Great thinges I say are sayd of thee thou Citie of our God. verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and heare in minde the fame And Babilon shall eke apply and learne to know thy 〈◊〉 verse 5 Loe Palâ—stine and â—yre also with Ethiop lykewise A people old full long agoe were borne and there didwise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad that diuers men of fame Haue there sprong vp and the hye God hath founded fast the fame verse 7 In their recordes to them it shall through Gods deuiâ—e appeare Of Sion that the chiefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpeters with such as sing therein great plenty be My fountaynes and my pleasaunt springes are compast all in thee Domine Deus Psal. Lxxxviii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme LOrd God of health the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee verse 2 O let my prayers sonne ascend vnto thy sight on hye Encline thine eare O Lord entend and â—arken to my cry verse 3 For why my soule with woe is fild and doth in trouble dwell My lyfe and breath almost doth yeald and draweth nye to hell verse 4 I am esteemed as one of them that in the pit do fall And made as one among those men that haue no strength at all verse 5 As one among the dead and free from thinges that heare remaine It were more case 〈◊〉 to be with them the which are slayne verse 6 As those that lye in graâ—e I say whome thou hast cleane forgot The which thy hand hath cut away and thou regardest them not verse 7 Yea lyke to one shut vp full sure within the lowes pit In places darke and all obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thine anger and thy wrath lykewise full sore on me doth lye And all the stormes agaynst me rise my soule to vexe and trye verse 9 Thou putst my 〈◊〉 of from me and makest them hate me fore I am shut vp in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth falle though griefe and woe I call to thee O God Throughout the day my handes also to thee I stretch abroad The second part verse 11 Dost thou vnto the dead declare thy wondrous workes of fame Shall dead to lyfe agayne repayre and prayse thee for the same verse 12 Or shall thy louing kindenes Lord be preached in the graue Or shall with them that are destroyd thy truth her honor haue verse 13 Shall they that lye in darke full low of all thy wonders wot Or there shall they thy Iustice know where all thinges are forgot verse 14 But I O Lord to thee alway do cry and call apace My prayer eke 〈◊〉 it be day shall come before thy face verse 15 Why doest thou Lord abhorre my soule in griefe that seeketh thee And now O Lord why doest thou hide thy face away from me verse 16 I am afflict as dyâ—ng still from youth this many a yeare The terrors which do vexe me ill with troubled minde I heare verse 17 The furies
ye people euery where set forth his noble prayse verse 2 For great his kindenes is to vs his truth endures for aye Wherefore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord I say Consitemini Psal. Cxviii M. Sing this as the Cxviij Psalme O Gene ye thankes vnto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee verse 2 Let Israell confesse and say his mercy dures for aye verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say his mercy dures for ay verse 4 Let all that feare the Lord our God euen now confesse and say The mercy of the Lord our God endureth still for aye verse 5 In trouble and in heauines vnto the Lord I cride Which louingly heard me at length my sute was not denide verse 6 The Lord himselfe is on my side I will not stand 〈◊〉 doubt Nor feare what man can do to me when God standes me about verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that helpe to succour me Therefore I shall see my desire vpon mine enemy verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortall seede verse 9 Or to put confidence in kinges or Princes in our neede verse 10 All nations haue enclosed me and compassed me round But in the name of God shall I mine enemies confound verse 11 They kept me in on euery side they kept me in I say But through the Lordes most mighty name I shall worke their decay verse 12 They came about me all lyke bees but yet in the Lordes name I quencht their thornes that were on fire and will destroy the same The second part verse 13 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that I in deede might fall But through the Lord I found such helpe that they were vanquisht all verse 14 The Lord is my defence and strength my ioy my myrth and song He is become for me in deed a Sauiour most strong verse 15 The right hand of the Lord our God doth bring to pas great thinges He causeth voyce of ioy and health in righteous mens dwellinges verse 16 The right hand of the Lord doth bring most mighty thinges to pas His hand hath the preeminence his force is as it was verse 17 I will not â—lye but euerliuâ— to vtter and declare The Lord his might and wondrous power his workes and what they are verse 18 The Lord himselfe hath chastened and hath corrected me But hath not geuen me ouer yet to death as ye may see verse 19 Set open vnto me the gates of truth and righteousnes That I may enter into them the Lordes prayse to confesse verse 20 This is the gate euen of the Lord which shall not so be shut But good and righteous men alway shall enter into it The third part verse 21 I will geue thankes to thee O Lord because thou hast heard me And art become most â—â—ningly a Sauiour vnto me verse 22 The stone which ere this tyme among the builders waâ— refusde Is now become the corner stone and chiefly to be vsed verse 23 This was the mighty worke of God this was the Lordes owne fact And it is marâ—eilous to behold with eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the ioyfull day in deede which God himselfe hath wrought â–ª Let vs be glad and ioy therein in hart in minde and thought verse 25 Now helpe me Lord and prosper vs we wish with one accord verse 26 Blessed be he that commeth to vs in the name of the Lord. verse 27 God is the Lord that shewes vs light binde ye therefore with cord Your sacrifice to the altar and geue thankes to the Lord. verse 28 Thou art my God I will confes and render thankes to thee Thou art my God and I will prayse thy mercy towardes me verse 29 O geue ye thankes vnto the Lord for gratious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee Beati immaculati psal Cxix W. W. BLessed are they that perfect are and pure in mind and hart whose liues and conuersation from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that geue them selues his statutes to obserueâ— Seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swarne verse 3 Doubtles such men goe not astray nor do no wicked thing Which stedfastly walke in his pathes without any wandring verse 4 It is thy will and commaundement that with attentiue heed Thy noble and diuine precepter we learnt and keeps in deed verse 5 Oh would to God it might thee please my wayes so to addres That I might both in hart and voyce thy lawes keepe and confesse verse 6 So should no shame my lyfe attaint whilest I thus set myne eyes And bend my minde alwayes to muse on thy sacred decrces verse 7 Then will I prayse with vpright hart and magnifie thy name When I shall learne thy iudgementes iust and lykewise proue the same verse 8 And wholy will I geue my selfe to keept thy lawes most right Forsake me not for euer Lord but shew thy grace and might BETH The second part verse 9 By what meanes may a young man beâ—â— his life learn to amend If that he mark and keep thy word and therin his time spend verse 10 Vnfaynedly I haue thee sought and thus seeking abide Oh neuer suffer me O Lord from thy precepts to slide verse 11 Within my hart and secret thoughts thy words I haue hid stil That I might not at any time offend thy godly wil. verse 12 We magnifie thy name O Lord and prayse thee euermore Thy statutes of most worthy same O Lord teach me therfore verse 13 My lips haue neuer ceast to preach and publish day and night The iudgementes all which did proceed from thy mouth full of might verse 14 Thâ— testimonyes and thy wayes please me no lesse in deed Then all the treasures of the earth which worldlinges make their meed verse 15 Of tâ—â— precepts I will still muse and thereto frame my talke As at a marke so will I ayme thy wayeâ— how I may walke verse 16 My onely 〈◊〉 shall be so fixt and on thy lawes so set That nothing can me so farre blynd that I thy workes forget GJMEL The third part verse 17 Graunt to thy scruaunt now such grace as may my â—â—fe pâ—â—long Thy holy 〈◊〉 then will I keepe both 〈◊〉 hart and tongue verse 18 Mine eyes which weâ—e dâ—m and shut vp so upon and make bright That of thy law and maruellous workeâ— I may haue the cleare fight verse 19 I am a straunger in this earth wandring now heare now theare Thy word therefore to me disclose my footesteps for to cleare verse 20 My soule is raâ—â—sht with desire and neuer is at râ—st But seekes to know thy iudgementes hye and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malitious thou hast destroyed ech one And cursed are such as do not thy hestes attend vpon verse 22 Lord turne from me rebuke and shame which
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The xvi part verse 121 I do the thyng that lawfull is and gene to all men right Resigne me not to 〈◊〉 that would oppresse me witâ—â—â—eir might verse 122 But for thy seruaunt surety be in that thyng that is good That proud men geue me not the foyle which rage as they were wood verse 123 Myne eyes with wayting are now blind thy health so much I craue And eke thy righteous promise Lord wherby thou wilt me saue verse 124 Intreat thy seruaunt louyngly and fauont to him shew Thy statutes of most excellency teach me also to know verse 125 Thy humble seruaunt Lord I am graunt me to vnderstand How by thy statuâ—â— I may know best what to take in hand verse 126 It is now tyme Lord to begyn for truth is quite decayd Thy law likewise they haue transgrest and none agaynst them seyd verse 127 This is the cause wherefore I loue thy lawes better then gold Or iewels fine which are esteemd most costly to be sold verse 128 I thought thy preceptes all most iust and so them layd in store All crafty and malitious wayes I do abborre therfore PE. The xvij part verse 129 Thy couenauntes are most wonderfull and full of thynges profound My soule therfore doth keepe them sure when they are tride and found verse 130 When men first enter into thy wordes they finde a light most cleare And very idiotes vnderstand when they it read or heare verse 131 For ioy I haue both gapte and breathed to know thy commaundement That I might guide my life thereby I sought what thyng it ment 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 footesteps by thy word that I thy will may know And neuer let iniquitie thy seruaunt ouerthrow verse 134 From slaunderous tounges and deadly harmes preserue and keepe me sure Thy preceptes then I will obserue and put them eke in vre verse 135 Thy countenaunce which doth furmount the Sunne in his bright hew Let shine on me and by thy law teach me what to eschew verse 136 Out of myne eyes great â—â—oudes gush out of drery teares and fell When I behold how wicked men thy law keepe neuer a dell ZADE. The xviij part verse 137 In euery point Lord thou art iust the wicked though they grudge And when thou doest sentence pronounce thou art a righteous iudge verse 138 To render right and flee from gâ—ile are two chief pointes most hye â–ª And such as thou hast in thy law commaunded vs straightly verse 139 With zeale and wrath I am confumde and euen pined away To see my foes thy wordes forget for ought that I do may verse 140 So pure and perfect is thy word as any hart can deeme And I thy seruaunt nothyng more do loue or yet esteeme verse 141 And though I be nothyng 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 constaunt and most pure verse 143 Trouble and grief haue seased on me and brought me wondrous low Yet do I still of thy preceptes delight to heare and know verse 144 The righteousnes of thy iudgementes doth last for euermore Then teach them me for euen in them my life lyeth vp in store KOPH The xix part verse 145 With feruent hart â—eald and cryde now aunswere me O Lord That thy commaundementes to obserue I may fully accord verse 146 To thee my God I make my sute witâ— most humble request Saue me therfore and I will keepe 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 Myne eyes preuent the watch by night and ere they call I wake That by deuising of thy word I might some comfort take verse 149 Incline thine eares to heare my voyce and pitie on me take As thou wast wont so iudge me Lord least life me should forsake verse 150 My foâ—s draw neare and do procure my death malitiously Which from thy law are farre gone backe and strayed from it lewdly verse 151 Therfore O Lord approch thou 〈◊〉 for neede doth so require And all â—he preceptes true they are then helpe I thee desire verse 152 By thy commandementes I haue learnd not now but long ago That they remaine for euermore thou hast them grounded so RESH The xxâ— part verse 153 My trouble and affliction consider â—nd behold Deliuer me for of thy law I 〈◊〉 take fast hold verse 154 Defend my good and righteous cause with peede me succour send From death as thou hast promised Lord keepe me and defend verse 155 As for the wicked far they are from hauyng health and grace Wherby they might thy statutes know they enter not the trace verse 156 Great are thy mercyes Lord I graunt what toung can them attayne And as thou hast me iudged ere now so let me ly â—e obtaynte verse 157 Though many men did trouble me and persecute most sore Yet from 〈◊〉 lawes I neuer shroâ—ke nor went awry therfore verse 158 And truth it is for grief I dye when I these traytors see Because they keepe no whit thy word nor yet seeke to know thee verse 159 Behold for I do loue thy lawes with hart both glad and faynes As thou art good and graâ—â—ous Lord restore my lyfe agayne verse 160 What thy word doth decree must be and so it hath bene euer Thy righteous iudgementes are also most true and decay neuer SCHIN The xxi part verse 161 Princes haue sought by cruelty causeles to make me crouch But all in vayne for of thy word the feare did my hart touch verse 162 And certainly euen of thy word I was more mery and glad Then he that of rich spoyles and pray great store and plenty had verse 163 As for all lyes and falsitie I hate most and detest For why thy holy law do I aboue all thy mges loue best verse 164 Seuen tymes a day I prayse the Lord singyng with hart and voyce Thy righteous actes and wonderfull so cause me to reioyce verse 165 Great peace and rest shall all such haue which do thy statuâ—es loue No daunger shall their quiet state empaire or once remoue verse 166 My onely health and comfort Lord I looke for at thy hand And therfore haue I done those thynges which thou didst me commaund verse 167 Thy lawes haue bene my exercise which my soule most desirde â–ª So much my loue to them was beut that nought els I requird verse 168 Thy statutes and commaundementes I kept thou knowest aright For all the thynges that I haue done are present in thy sight TAV The xxij part verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry before thy face appeare And as thou hast me promise
〈…〉 into English 〈…〉 Iohn Hopkins W. Whittingâ—â—â—â— and others conferred with the 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 Notes to sing them withall â–ª ¶ Set forth and 〈…〉 to be sung in all Churches of all the people together before and after Mornyng and Evenyng prayer as also before and after Sermons and moreouer in priuate houses for their Godly solace and coÌ„fort Laying apart all vngodly songes and balades which tend onely to the nourishyng of vice and corruptyng of youth 〈◊〉 JAMES v â–ª ¶ If any be 〈…〉 pray and if any be mery let him sing Psalmes â–ª COLLOS III. ¶ Let the word of God dwell plenteously in you in all wisedome teachyng and exhortyng one an other in Psalmes Hymnes and spirituall songes and sing vnto the Lord in your hartes HORVM CHARITAS J. D. AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Daye dwellyng ouer Aldersgate 1578. ¶ Cum gratia Privilegio Regia Majestatis Veni Creator â–ª COme holy ghost eternall God proceding from aboâ—e â–ª both from the Father and the sonne the God of peace and loue Visite our â—indes and in to vs thy heaâ—enly grace inspire that in all truth and godlynes we may haue true desire Thou art the very comforter in all woe and distresse The heauenly gift of God most high which no tongue can expresse The fountaine and the liuely spring of ioy celestiall The fire so bright the loue so cleare and vnction spirituall Thou in thy giftes art manifold whereby Christes Church doth stand In faythfull hartes writyng thy law the finger of Gods hand According to thy promise made thou geuest speech of grace That through thy helpe the prayse of God may stand in euery place O holy Ghost into our wittes seâ—d downe thy heauenly lights Kindle our hartes with seruent loue to serue God day and night Strength and stablish all our weakenes so feeble and so fraile That neither â—â—esh the world nor depill agaynst vs do preuayle Put back our enemies farre from vs and graunt vs to obtaine Peace in our hartes with God and man without grudge or disdayne And graunt O Lord that thâ—n beyng our leader and our guideâ— We may eschew the snares of sinne and from thee neâ—er slide To vs such plâ—nty of thy grace good Lord graunt we thee pray That thou mayest be our comforteâ— at the last dreadfull day Of all strife and dissention O Lord dissolue the bandest â–ª And make the knots of peace and loue throughout all Christen landes Graunt vs O Lord through thee to know the Father of all might That of thy deare beloued sonne we may attayne the sighâ— And that with perfect fayth also we may acknowledge thee The spirite of them both alway one God in persons thrâ—â— Land and prayse be to the Father and to the Sonne equall â–ª And to the holy spirite also â–ª one God coetâ—rnall And pray we that the onely Sonne vouchsafe his spirite to send To all that doe profâ—ssâ— his name vnto the worldes end ¶ The humble sute of a sinner M. O Lord of whome I do depend behold my care full hart and when thy will and pleasure is release me of my smart thou seest my sorrowes what they are my griefe is knowen to thee and theâ—â— is none that can remoue or take the â—ame from me But onely thou whose ayde I craue whose mercy still iâ— prest To ease all those that come to thee for succour and for râ—st And sith thou seest my restles eyes my teares and greuous grone â–ª Attend vnto my sute O Lord marke well my playnt and mone For sinne hath so inclosed me and compast me aboutâ— â–ª That I am now remedilesse if mercy helpe not ouâ— For mortall man can not release or mitigate this payne But euen thy Christ my Lord and God who for my sinnes was slayne Whose bloudy woundes are yet to see though not with mortall eye Yet do thy saintes behold them all aâ—d so I trust shall â— Though sinne dâ—th hinder me a while when thou shalt see it good I shall enioy the sight of him and see his woundes and bloud And as thine Aungels and thy Sayntes do now behold the same â–ª So trust I to possesse that place with them to prayse thy name But whilest I liue here in this vale where sinners doe frequent Assist me euer with thy grace my sinnes still to lament â–ª Least that I woâ—d in sinners trace and geue them my consent To dwell with them in wickednes where to nature iâ— bâ—nt Onely thy grace must be my stay least that I fall downe â—lat And being downe then of my selfe can not recouer that Wherefore this is yet once agayne my sute and my request To graunt me pardon for my sinne that I in thee may reâ—t Then shall my hart my tongue and voyce be instrumentes of prayse And in thy Church and house of Sainteâ— sing Psalmes to thee alwayes Venite exultemus Psalme xcv ¶ Sing this as the Benedictus O Come and let vs now reioyce And sing vnto the Lord And to out onely Sauiour Also with one accord O let vs come before his face With inward reuerence Confessing all our former sinnes And that with diligencâ— To thanke him for his benefites Alway distributing Where fore to him right ioyfully In Psalmes now let vs sing And that because that God alone â—s Lord magnificent And eke aboue all other Gods A king omnipotent His people doth not he forsake At any tyme or tide And in his handes are all the coaâ—tes Of all the world so wide And with his louing countenaunce He looketh euery where And doth behold the tops of all The mountaines farre and nearâ— The Sea and all that is therein Are his for he them made And eke his handes haue fashioned The earth which doth not fade O come therefore and worship him And downe before him fall And let vs weepe before the Lord The which hath made vs all He is our God our Lord and king And we his people are His flock and sheepe of his pasture On whome he taketh care This daye if ye will heare his voyce Yet harden not your haâ—tes As in the â—itter murmuring When ye were in desartes Which thing was of their negligence Committed in the tyme Of trouble in the wildernes A great and grâ—â—ous crime 〈◊〉 your Fathers tempted me And â—â—yed â—â—e euery â—ayâ— They proued me and saw my workes What I could do or say 〈…〉 Whâ—â— all this generation â–ª And euermore I say it they 〈◊〉 Iâ— their imagination Wherewith thei◠〈◊〉 weâ—e 〈…〉 Long tyme and many dayes â–ª Wherefore I know assuredly They haue not knowen my wayes To whomâ— I iâ—â—â—ine anger sworâ—â— That they should not be blest Noâ— see my ioy câ—lestiall Nor enter in â—y rest Glâ—riâ—patri All lauâ— and prayse be to thee Lord â–ª O that of migâ—â— 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 â—e Deum WE prayse thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternall father all the â—arth doth worshyp thee To thee all Anngels cry the heauens and al the powers therein To thee Châ—ruh and Sâ—raphin to cry they do not linne O holy holy holy Lord of Sabboth Lord the God Through heauen and earth thy prayse is spread â–ª and glory all abroad Thapostles glorious company yeld prayses vnto thee The Prophetes goodly felowship prayse thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy prayse Thy holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes Father of endles Maiestie they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thinâ— honorable trâ—e and onely sonne to bee â–ª The holy Ghost the comforter â–ª Of glory thou arâ—kyng O Christ and of the Father art the sonne euerlastyng When sinnefull mans decay in hand thou â—ookest â—p 〈◊〉 â–ª To be inclosed in virgins 〈◊〉 â–ª thou diddest 〈…〉 When thou hadst 〈…〉 the sharpe and cruell â—â—ight Thou heauens kyngdome didest set 〈◊〉 to ech beleâ—yng wighâ—â— Iâ— glory of the Father thoâ— doest siâ— on Godâ—â—right had We trust that thou shalt come 〈◊〉 iudge our cause to vnderstaâ—d Lord helpe thy 〈◊〉 whoâ— tho◠〈◊〉 bought with thy precious bloâ—d And in eternall glory set them with thy Saintes so good O Lord do thou thy people saue blesse thine inheritaunce Lord gouerne them and Lord do thoâ— for euer them adâ—â—unce We magnifie thee day by day and world without all end Adore thy holy name O Lord. Vouchsafe vâ— to defend From sinne this day Haue mercy Lord haue mercy on vs all And on vs as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I haue reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confoundyng shame therfore Lord let me neuer bee ¶ The song of the three children O All ye workes of God the Lord bles ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 2 O ye the Aungels of the Lord Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 3 O ye the starry heauens â—ye Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 4 O ye waters aboue the sky blesse ye the lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 6 O ye the shinyng Sunne and Moone blesse ye the lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistryng starres of heauen blesse ye the lord c. verse 8 O ye the sâ—owers and dropping dew blesse ye the lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowyng windes of God blesse ye the lord c. verse 10 O ye the fiâ—e and warming heat blesse ye the lord c. verse 11 Ye Wiâ—ter and the Sommer tyde blesse ye the lord c. verse 12 O ye the dewes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ndyng froâ—tes blesse ye the lord c. verse 13 O ye the frost and chilling cold blesse ye the lord c. verse 14 O ye congeled yse and snow blesse ye the lord c. verse 15 O ye thâ— nightes and 〈…〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 16 O ye thâ— darknes and the 〈◊〉 â–ª blesse ye the lord c. verse 17 O ye the 〈…〉 and the â—loudes blesse ye the lord c. verse 18 O let the earth eke blesse the Lord â–ª yea blesse the lord c. verse 19 O ye the mountaines and the hillers blesse ye the lord c. verse 20 O all ye 〈◊〉 thingâ—s 〈◊〉 the earth blesse ye the lord c. verse 21 O ye the 〈◊〉 springyng welles blesse ye the lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the â—â—oâ—des blesse ye the lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that 〈◊〉 water 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying foules of thayre blesse ye the lord c. verse 25 O all ye beastes and cattell eke blesse ye the lord c. verse 26 O ye the children of 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 27 Let Israell eke blesse the Lord yea blesse the lord c. verse 28 O ye the Priestes of God the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 29 O ye the scruauntes of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 30 Ye spirites and soules of righteous men blesse ye the lord c. verse 31 Ye holy and ye meeke of hart blesse ye the lord c. verse 32 O Ananias blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse â—im and magnifie him for euer verse 33 O Azariâ—s blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 34 And Misaell blesse thou the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer ¶ The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israell be praysed euermors For through his visitation and mercy kept instâ—rer His people now he hath redemde that long hath bene in thrall and spread abroad his sauing health vpon his seruauntes all In â—â—â—uids house â—iâ— seruaant true 〈…〉 to his mynder â–ª And aâ—so his â—â—noynted â—yng As we in Scripture findâ— As by his holy Prophetes all Oft tymes he did declare The which were since the world began His way for to prepare That we might be deliuered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the handes Of all that do vs hate The mercy which he promised Our Fathers to fulfill And thinke vpon his couenaunt made Accordyng to his will. And also to performe the oâ—â—e Which he before had sworne To Abraham our Father deare For vs that were â—orlorne That he would geue him selfe for vs And vs from bondage bring Out of the bandes of all our foes To sâ—rue out heauenly king And that without all manner feare And eke in righteousnes And also for to lead our lyfe In stedfast holynes And thou O child which now art borne And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophâ—â— of the hyest His wayes for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his wayes And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy dayes To geue them knowledge how that their Saluation is nere And that remission of their sinnes Is through his mercy mere Whereby the dayspring from on hye Is come vs for to visite And those for to illuminate Which do in darknes fit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide their feete The way to peace and rest ¶ The song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirite eke euermore reioyseth in the Lord my God which is my Sauiour And why because he did regar de and gaue respect vnto so base estate of his hand mayd and let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this tyme forth for euermore â–ª Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be euer sanctified
And praysed day and night For with his mercy and his grace All 〈◊〉 he doth infâ—ame Throughout all generations To such as feare his name He shewed strength with his great arme And made the proud to start With all imaginations That they bare in their hart He hath put downe the mighty ones From their supernall seate And did exalte the meeke in hart As he hath thought it meete The hungry he replenished With all thinges that were good And through his power he made the rich Oft times to want their foode And calling to rememberaunce His mercy euery deale Hath holpen vp assistantly His seruaunt Israell According to his promise made To Abraham before And to his seede successiuely To stand for euermore ¶ The song of Simeon called Nunc dimiâ—tis O Lord because my hartes desire hath wished long to see my onely Lord and Sauiour thy sonne before I dye The ioy and health of all mankinde desired long before which now is come into the world of mercy bringing store Thou sufferest thy seruaunt now In peace for to depart According to thy holy word Which lighteneth my hart Because mine eyes which thou hast made To geue my body light Haue now beheld thy sauing health Which is the Lord of might Whom thou mercifully hast set Of thine aboundant 〈◊〉 In open fighâ— and visible Before all peoples face The Gentiles to illuminate And Sathan ouerquell And eke to be the gloâ—y of Thy people Israell ¶ The Symbole or Creede of Athanasius called Quicunque vult WHat man soeuer he be that saluation will at taine The Catholicke beliefe he must before all thinges retayne Which fayth vnlesse be â—oly keepe and vndefiledly without all doubt eternally he shal be sure to dye The Catholicke beliefe is this that God we worship one In Trinitie and Trinitye in vnitye alone So as we neither do confound the persons of the three Nor yet the substance whole of one in funder parted be One person of the Father is an other of the Sonne â–ª An other person proper of the holy Ghost alone Of Father Sonne and holy Ghost but one the Godhead is Lyke glory coeternall eke the maiestie lykewise Such as the Father is such is the Sonne in ech degree And such also we do beleue the holy Ghost to be 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 eternall and the Sonne eternall sot And in lyke sort eternall is the holy Ghost also And yet though we beleue that ech of these eternall be Yet there but one eternall is and not eternalls three As 〈◊〉 incomprehensible we ne yet vncreats three But one incomprehensible one vncreate hold to be 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 be Yet there but one almighty is and not almightyes three The Father God is God the Sonne God holy Ghost also Yet are there not three Gods in all but one God and no moe So lykewise Lord the Father is and Lord also the Sonne And Lord the holy Ghost yet are there not three Lordes but one For as we are compeld to graunt by Christian veritie Ech of the persons by himselfe both God and Lord to be So Catholicke Religion forbiddeth vs alway That either Gods be three or that 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 nâ— made but got The holy Ghost is of them both the Father and the Sonne Ne made ne create nor begot but doth proceede alone So we one Father hold not threâ— one Sonne also not three One holy Ghost alone and not three holy Ghostes to be Nonâ— in this Trinitie before nor after other is Ne greater any then the rest ne lesser be lykewise But euery one among themselues of all the persons three Together coeternall all and all coequall be So Vnitie in Trinitie as sayd it is before And Trinitie in Vnitie in all thinges we adore Therefore what man so euer that saluation will attaine This fayth touching the Trinitye of force he must retayne And needfull to eternall lyfe it is that euery wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleue aright For this the right fayth is that wâ— beleue and eke be know That Christ our Lord the Sonnâ— of God is God and man also God of the Fathers substance goâ— before the world began And of his mothers substaunce borne in world a very man. Both perfect God and perfect man in one 〈◊〉 Iesus Christ That doth of reasonable soule and humaine flesh subsâ—â—t Touching his Godhead equall with his Father God is hâ— Touching his manhood 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 Godhead into the flesh of man But by taking manhood to God this being 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 sâ—â—le and flesh but one man is So in one person God and man is but one Christ likewise Who suffered for to saue vs all to hell he did descend The third day rose agayne from death to heauen he did ascend He sâ—â—tes at the right hand of God thalmighty Father there From thence to iudge the quicke and dead agayne he shall retire At whose returne all men shall rise with bodies new restordeâ— And of their owne workes they shall geuâ— accompt vnto the Lord. And they into eternall life shall go that haue done well Who haue done ill shall go into eternall fire to dwell This is the Catholicke belief who doth not faythfully Beleue the same without all doubt he sâ—ued can not be To Father Sonne and holy Ghost all glory be therfore As in beginâ—yng was is now and shal be euermore ¶ The Lamentation of a Sinner O Lord turne not away thy face from him that lyeth prostrate Lamentyng sore his sinnefull life before thy mâ—rcy gate Which gate thou openest wide to those that do lament theâ—r sinne shut not that gate agaynst me Lord but let mee enter iâ— And call me not to myne accompts How I haue liued here For then I know right well O Lord How vile I shall appeare I neede not to confesse my life I am sure thou canst tell What I haue bene and what I am I know thou knowest it well O Lord thou knowest what thinges be past And eke the thinges that bee â–ª Thou knowest also what is to come Nothing is hid from thee Before the heauens and earth were made Thou knewest what thynges were then As all thinges â—ls that haue bene since Among the sonnes of men And can
the thynges that I haue done Be hidden from thee then Nay nay thou knowest them all O Lord Where they were done and when Wherfore with teares I come to thee To begge and to entreat Euen as the child that hath done euill And feareth to be beat So come I to thy mercy gate Where mercy doth abound Requiryng mercy for my sinne To heale my deadly wound O Lord I neede not to repeate What I do begge or craue Thou knowest O Lord before I aske The thyng that I would haue Mercy good Lord mercy I aske This is the totall summe For mercy Lord is all my sute Lord let thy mercy come ¶ The Lordes Prayer or Pater noster OVr father which in heauen art Lord hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth euen as the same in heauen is geue vs O Lord oâ—â— dayly bread this day As we forgeue ouâ— detters so forgeue our dettes we pray Into temp tation lead vs not From euill make vs frâ—e For kyngdome poweâ— and glory thyne both now and euer bee ¶ The x. Commaundementes Audi Israell Exod. xx HArke Israell and what I say geue hede to vn derstand I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of Egypt land euen from the house wherein thou didst in thraldome lyne a slaue None other God 's at all before my preseâ—ce shalt thou haue No maner grauen Image shalt thou make at all to thee Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfatted bee Of any â—hyng in heauen aboue nor in the earth below Nor in waters beneath the earth to them thou shalt not bow Nor shalt them serue The Lord thy God a ielous God am I That punish parentes faultes vnto the third and fourth degree Vpon those children that me hate and mercy do display To thousandes of such as me loue and my preceptes â–ª obey The name thou of the Lord thy God in vayne shalt neuer vse For him that takes his name in vayne the Lord shall not excuse Remember that thou holy keepe the sacred Sabboth day Sixe dayes thou labour shalt and do thy needefull workâ—s alway The seuenth day is set by the Lord thy God to rest vpon No worke then shalt thou do in it ne thou nor yet thy sonne Thy daughter seruaunt nor handmayd thyne Oxe nor yet thine Asse Nor straunger that within thy gate hath his abidyng place For in sixe dayes God heauen and earth and all therein did make â–ª And after those his rest he did vpon the seuenth day take Wherefore he blest the day that he for resting did ordayne And sacred to him selfe alone appointed to remayne Yeld honor to thy parentes that prolongde thy dayes may bee Vpon the land the which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee Thou shalt not murther Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steale Nor witnes false agaynst thy neighbour be Thou shalt not couet house that to thy neighbour doth belong Ne couet shalt in hauyng of his wife to do him wrong Nor his man scruaunt nor his mayd nor Oxe nor Asse of his Nor any other thyng that to thy neighbour proper is ¶ The complaint of a sinner WHere righteousnes doth say Lord for my sinne full part In wrath thou shouldst me pay vengeance for my desart I can it not deny but needes I must confesse how that continually thy lawes I do trans gresse Thy lawes I do transgresse But if it be thy will With sinners to contend Then all thy â—â—ocke shall spill And be lost without end For who liueth here so right That rightly he can say He sinneth not in thy sight Full oft and euery day The Scripture playne telth me The righteous man oftendeth Seuen tymes a day to thee Whereon thy wrath dependeth So that the right wise man Doth walke in no such path But he falth now or than In daunger of thy wrath Then sith the case so standes That euen the man rightwise Falth oft in sinnefull bandes Whereby thy wrath may rise Lord I that am vniust And righteousnes none haue Whereto then shall I trust My sinnefull soule to saue â–ª But truely to that post Whereto I cleane and shâ—ll Which is thy mercy most Lord let thy mercy fall And mitigate thy moode Or â—ls we perish all The price of this thy bloud Wherein mercy I call The Scripture doth declare No droppe of bloâ—d in thee But that thou didst not spare To shed ech drop for mee Now let those drops most sweete So moyst my hart so dry That I with sinne replete My liue and sinne may dye That beyng mortified This sinne of myne in me I may be sanctified By grace of thyne in thee So that I neuer fall Into such mortall sinne That my foes inâ—ernall Reioyce mâ— death therein But vouchsafe me to keepe From those inâ—ernall foeâ— And from that lake so deepe Whereas no mercy growes And I shall sing the songes Confirmed with the iust That vnto thee belonges Which art myne onely trust ¶ FINIS ¶ PSALMES OF DAVID Beatus vir Psalme i. T. S. THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked reade his eare Nor led his life as sinners do not sat in scorners chayre 2. But in the law of God the Lord doth set his whole delight And in that law doth exercise him selfe both day and night verse 3 He shal be like the tree that growetâ— fast by the riuer side Which bringeth forth most pleasanâ—t fruite in her due tyme and tyde Whose leafe shall neâ—er fade nor fall but florish still and stand â–ª Euen so all thinges shall prosper well that this man taketh in hand verse 4 So shall not the vngodly men they shal be nothyng so But as the dust which from the earth the windes driue to and fro verse 5 Therfore shall not the wicked men in iudgement stand vpright Nor yet the sinners with the iust shall come in place or â—ight verse 6 For why ' the way of godly men vnto the Lord is knowen And eke the way of wicked men shall quite be euerthrowen Quare fremuerunt Psal. ij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the first Psalme WHy did the Gentiles tumultes rayse what rage was in their brayne Why did the Iewish people muse seeyng all is but vayne verse 2 The kynges and rulers of the earth conspire and are all bent Agaynst the Lord and Christ his sonne which he among vs sent verse 3 Shall we be bound to them say they let all their bonds be broke And of their doctrine and their law let vs reiect the yoke verse 4 But he that in the heauen dwelleth their doinges will deride And make them all as mocking stockes throughout the world so wide verse 5 For in his wrath the Lord will say to them vpon a day And in his fury trouble them and then the Lord will say verse 6 I haue annoynted him my king vpon my holy hill I will therefore Lord preach thy lawes and eke declare thy will. verse 7
causelesse verse 5 Then let my foes pursue my foule and â—ke my lyfedowne thrust Vnto the earth and also lay myne honour in the dust verse 6 Start vp O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to payne Performe thy kyngdome promised to me which wrong sustaine verse 7 Then shall great nations come to thee and know thee by this thyng If thou declare for loâ—e of them thy selfe as Lord and kyng verse 8 And thou that art of all men iudge O Lord now iudge thou me Accordyng to my righteousnesse and myne integritie verse 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the iust mans guide verse 10 By whom the secretes of all bartes are searched and descride verse 11 I take my helpe to come of God in all my grief and smart That doth preserue all those that be of pure and perfect hart verse 12 The iust man and the wicked both God iudgeth by his power So that he feelth his mighty hand euen euery day and houre verse 13 Except he chaunge his mynde I dye for euen as he should smite He whetth his sword his bow he bendes ayming where he may hit verse 14 And doth prepare his mortall dartes his arrowes kene and sharpe For them that do me persecute whilest he doth mischief warpe verse 15 But loc though he in trauell be of his deuilish forecast And of his mischief once conceiued yet bringes forth nought at last verse 16 He digs a ditch and delues it deep in hope to hurt his brother But he shall fall into the pit that he digd vp for other verse 17 This wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And all the mischief that he wrought shall fall vpon his hed verse 18 I will geue thankes to God therfore that iudgeth righteously And with my song prayse will the name of him that is most hye Domine Deus noster psal viij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme O God our Lord how wonderfull are thy workes euery where Whose fame surmounteh in dignitie aboue the heauens cleare verse 2 Euen by the mouthes of suckyng babes thou wilt confound thy foes For in these babes thy might is seene thy graces they disclose verse 3 And when I see the heauens hye the workes of thine owne hand The Sun the Moone and all the Starres â–ª in order as they stand verse 4 What thyng is man Lord thinke I then that thou doest him remember Or what is maâ—s posteritie that thou doest it consider â–ª verse 5 For thou hast made him little lesse then aungels in degree And thou hast crowned him also with glory and dignitie verse 6 Thou hast preferd him to be Lord of all thy workes of wonder And at his feete hast set all thynges that be should keepe them vnder verse 7 As sheepe and neate and all beastes els â–ª that in the fieldes do feede verse 8 Foules of the ayre fish in the Sea and all that therein breede verse 9 Therfore must I say once agayne O God that art our Lord How famous and how wonderfull are thy workes through the world Confitebor tibi Domine Psal. ix T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme WIth hart and mouth vnto the Lord will I sing laud and prayse And speake of all thy wondrous workes and them declare alwayes verse 2 I will be glad and much reioyce in thee O God most hye And make my songes extoll thy name aboue the starry skye verse 3 For that my foes are driuen backe and turned vnto flight They fall downe flat and are destroyde by thy great force and might verse 4 Thou hast reuenged all my wrong my grief and all my grudge Thou doest with instiâ—e heare my cause most like a righteous iudge verse 5 Thou doest rebuke the Heathen folke and wicked so confound That afterward the memory of them cannot be found verse 6 My foe thou hast made good dispatch and all their townes destroyd Thou hast their fame with them defaced through all the world so wide verse 7 Know thou that he which is aboue for euermore shall raigne And in the seate of equitie true iudgement will maintaine verse 8 With iustice he will keepe and guide the world and euery wight And so will yeld with equitie to euery man his right verse 9 He is protector of the poore what tyme they be opprest â–ª He is in all aduersitie their refuge and their rest verse 10 All they that know thy holy name therfore shall trust in thee For thou forsakest not their sute in their necessitie The second part verse 11 Sing Psalmes therfore vnto the Lord that dwelth in Sion hill Publish among all nations his noble actes and will verse 12 For the is myndefull of the bloud of those that be opprest Forgettyng not thaâ—◠〈◊〉 hart that seekes to him for rest verse 13 Haue mercy Lord on me poore wretch whose enemies still remaines Which from the gates of sitrath are wont to rayse me vp agayne verse 14 In Sion that I might set forth thy prayse with hart and voyce And that in thy saluation Lord my soule might still reioyce verse 15 The Heathen sticke fast in the pit that they them selues preparde And in the not that they did set their owne feeâ—e fast are soarde verse 16 God shewes his iudgementes which were good for euery man to marke When as ye see the wicked man lye trapt in his owne warke verse 17 The wicked and the sinnefull men go downe to hell for euer And all the people of the world that will not God remember verse 18 But sure the Lord will not forget the poore mans grief and paynet The pacient people neuer looke for helpe of God in vayne verse 19 O Lord arise least men preuayle that be of worldly might And let the Heathen folke receaue their iudgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord strike such terrour feare and dread into the hartes of them That they may know assuredly they be but mortall men Vt quid Domine Psal. x. T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme WHat is the cause that thou O Lord art now so farre from thine And keepest close thy countenaunce from vs this troublous tyme verse 2 The poore doth perish by the proud and wicked mens desire Let them be taken in the craft that they them selues conspire verse 3 For in the lustes of his owne hart the vngodly doth delight So doth the wicked prayse him selfe and doth the Lord despite verse 4 He is so proud that right and wrong he setteth all apart Nay nay there is no God sayth he for this he thinkes in hart verse 5 Because his wayes do prosper still he doth his lawes neglect And with a blast doth puffe agaynst such as would him correct verse 6 Tush tush sayth he I haue â—o dread least myne estate should chaunge And why for all aduersitie to him is very strâ—unge verse 7 His mouth is full of curse dues of fraude deceit
and guile Vnder his toâ—ng doth mischief 〈◊〉 and trauell all the while verse 8 He lyeth hid in wayâ—s and â—oles to slay the innocent â–ª Agaynst the poore that passe him by his cruell eyes are beâ—t verse 9 And like a Lyon priâ—ely lyeth lurking in his den If he may snare them in his net to spoyle poore simple men verse 10 And for the nonce full craftely he croucheth downe I say verse 11 So are great heapes of poore men made by his strong power his pray The second part verse 12 Tush God forgetteth this sayth he therfore may I be bold His countenaunce is cast a side he doth it not behold verse 13 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doth rest Lift vp thy hand forget not Lord the poore that be opprest verse 14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord doest thou not abhorre it To beare the wicked in their hartes say tush thou carest not for it verse 15 But thou seest all this wickednes and well doest vnderstand verse 16 That frendles and poore fatherles are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then breake the power for euer That they with their iniquitie may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall raigne for euermore askyng and God alone And he will chase the Heathen folke out of his land ech one verse 19 Thou heaâ—st O Lord the poore mans plaint their prayers and request Their hartes thou wilt confirme vntill thine eares to heare be prest verse 20 To iudge the poore and fatherles and helpe them to the right That they may â—e no more opprest with men of worldly might In Domino confido Psal. xi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soule vntill Flee hence as fast as any foule and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrowes prest To shoote in secret and to hurt the sound and harmeles brest verse 3 Of worldly hope all stayes were shrunke and clearely brought to nought Alas the iust and righteous man what euill hath be wrought verse 4 But he that in his temple is most holy and most hye And in the heauens hath his seate of royall maiestye The poore and simple mans estate considereth in his mynde And searcheth out full narowly the maners of mankynde verse 5 And with a chearefull countenaunce the righteous man will vse But in his hart he doth abhorre all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thicke as any â—ayne Fire and brimstone and whirlwindes thicke appointed for their payne verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousnes embrace And to the iust and vpright men shewth forth his pleasant face Saluum me fac Psal. xii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HElpe Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And fayth and truth from worldly men is parted cleane away verse 2 Who so doth with his neighbour talke his talke is all but vayne For euery man bethinketh how to flatter lye and fayne verse 3 But flatteryng and deceitfull lips and tounges that be so stout To speake proud wordes and make great brags the Lord soone cut them out verse 4 For they say still we will preuaile our tounges shall vs extoll Out tounges are ours we ought to speake what Lord shall vs controll verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poore and men opprest Arise will I now sayth the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to siluer pure that from the earth is tâ—ide And hath no losse then seuen tymes in fire bene purified verse 7 Now since thy promise is to helpe Lord keepe thy promise then And saue vs now and euermore from this ill kynde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefes manifold When vanitie with mortall men so highly is extold Vsquequo Domine Psal. xiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I neuer be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide Oas though thou were offended verse 2 In hart and mynde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my 〈◊〉 foe thus triumph ouer me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and heare me sore opprest Lighten myne eyes least that I sleepe as one by death possest verse 4 Least that myne enemy say to me behold I do preuayle Least they also that hate my soule reioy ce to see me quayle verse 5 But for thy mercies and goodnes my hope shall neuer start â–ª In thy relief and sâ—ning health right glad shal be my hart verse 6 I will geue thankes vnto the Lord and prayseâ— to him sâ—â—g Because he hath heard my request and graunted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal. xiiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme THere is no God as foolish men affirme in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vayne not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heauen bye the whole race of mankynd And saw not one that sought in deede the liuyng God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truely there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their iudgement so farre lost that all worke mischief still Eatyng my people euen as bread not one to seeke Gods 〈◊〉 verse 5 When they thus rage then sodenly great feare on them shall fall For God doth loue the righteous men and will maintaine them all verse 6 Ye mocke the doynges of the poore to their reproch and shame Because they put their trust in God and call vpon his name verse 7 But who shall geue thy people health and when wilt thou fulfill The promise made to Israell from out of Sion bill verse 8 Euen when thou shalt restore agayne such as were captiues lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Domine quis psal xv T. S. ¶ Sing this as the iij. Psalme O Lord within thy Tabernacle who shall inhabite still Or whom wilt thou receiue to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is vncorrupt whose workes are iust and straite Whose hart doth thinke the very truth whose toung speaketh no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goodes or name Nor willingly doth moue false tales which might impeire the same verse 4 That in his hart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that loue and feare the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His othe and all â—is promises that keepeth faythfully Although he make his couenaunt so that he doth loose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to vsury his money and his coynt Ne for to hurt the Innocent doth bribe or els purioyne verse 7 Who so doth all
verse 3 And when I feele my selfe nere lost then doth he me home take Conducting me in his right pathes euen for his owne names saâ—â—e verse 4 And though I were euen at deathes dore yet would I feare none ill For with thy rod and shepheardes crooke I am comforted still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despight of my soe Thou hast my head with balme refreshe my cup doth ouerfloe verse 6 And finally while breath doth last thy grace shall me defend And in the house of God will I my lyfe for euer spend An other by Thomas Sternehold ¶ Sing this as the xxi Psalme MY shepheard is the liuing Lord nothing therefore I neede In pastures fayre with waters calme he set me for to feede verse 2 He did conuert and glad my soule and brought my minde in frame To walke in pathes of righteousnes for his most holy name verse 3 Yeâ— though I walke in vale of death yet will I feare none ill Thy â—od thy staffe doth comfort me and thou art with me sâ—â—ll verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spread Thou shalt O Lord fill full my cup and the 〈◊〉 my head verse 5 Through all my lyfe thy fauâ—â—r is 〈◊〉 frankely shewed to me That in thy house for euermoâ—e my dwelling place shall be Domini est terra psal xxiiii I. H. Sing this as the xxi Psalme THe earth is all the Lordes with all her store and furniture Yea his is all the world and all that therein do indure verse 2 For he hath â—aftly founded it aboue the Sea to stand And layd alow the liquid floudes to flow beneath the land verse 3 For who is he O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose handes are harmeles and whose hart no spot there doth defiler His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne no guile verse 5 Him that is such a one the Lord shall place in blisâ—ull plight And God his God and Sauiour shall yeld to him his â—ight verse 6 This is the brood of trauelers in seeking of this grace As Iacob did the Israelite in that tyme of his race verse 7 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall â—â—ter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 8 What is the king of glorious state the strong and mighty Lord The mightye Lord in battayle stout and triall of his sword verse 9 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 10 What is the king of glorious state the Lord of hostes it is The kingdome and the royaltye of glorious state is his Ad te Domine psal xxv T.S. Sing this as the xiij Psalme I Lift mine hart to thee my God and guide most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 I â—t not my foes reioyce nor make a scorne of me And let them not be ouerthrowen that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right wayes vnto me Lord descry verse 4 â—â—rect me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Sauiour on thee I wait alway verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember And eke thy pitie plentifull for they haue bene for euer verse 6 Remember not the faultes and frailtye of my youth Remember not how ignorant I haue bene of thy truth Nor after my desertes let me thy mercy finde But of thine owne benignitye Lord haue me in thy minde verse 7 His mercy is full sweete his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as goe aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his preceptes for to keepe He will direct in all his wayes the lowly and the meeke verse 9 For all the wayes of God are truth and mercy both To them that keepe his testament the witnes of his troth The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To graunt me pardon for my sinne for it is wondrous great verse 11 Who so doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To leade his lyfe in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall euermore in goodnes dwell and stâ—â—d His seede and his posteritâ—â— inherite shall the land verse 13 All those that feaâ—â— the Lord know his secret lateâ—â— And vnto them he doth declare his will and Testament verse 14 Mine eyes and eke my hart to him I will aduannce That pluckt my feete out of the snare of sinne and ignoraunce verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my none For I am poore and desolate and comfortlesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my hart are multiplyed in dâ—ede Bring me out of this misery necessitie and need verse 17 Behold my pouertyâ—â— mine anguish and my payne Remitte my sinne and thine offence and make me cleanâ— agayne verse 18 O Lord behold my foes how they do still in â—rease Pursuing me with deadly hate that fâ—yne would lyne in peace verse 19 Preserue and keepe my soule and eke deliuer me And let me not be ouerâ—hrowen because I trust in thee verse 20 Let my simple purenes me from mine enemies shend Because I looke as one of thine that thou wouldest me defend verse 21 Deliuer Lord my folke and send them some reliefe I meane thy chosen Israell from all their payne and griefe Iudica me domine Psal. xxvi I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme LOrd be my iudge and thou shalt see my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and hope that he will strength me to remaine verse 2 Proue me my God I thee desirâ— my wayes to search and try As men do proue their gold with fire my raynes and hart espye verse 3 Thy goodnes layd before my faâ—e I durst behold alwayes For of thy truth I tread the trace and will doe all my dayes verse 4 I doe not lust to haunt or vse with men whose deedes are vayne â–ª To come in house I doe refuse with the deceitfull trayne verse 5 I much abhorre the wicked sort their deâ—des I doe despise I doe not once to them resort that hurtfull thinges deuise verse 6 My handes I wash and do proceede in workes that walke vpright Then to thine altar I make speede to offer there in sight verse 7 That I may speake and preach the prayse that doth belong to thee And so declare how wondrous wayes thou hast bene good to me verse 8 O Lord thy house I loue must deare to me it doth 〈◊〉 I haue delight and would be 〈◊〉 whereas thy grace doth well verse 9 Oh shut not vp my soule with them in sinne thaâ— take their fill Nor yet my lyfe among those men that seeke
much bloud to spill verse 10 Whose handâ—s are heapt with craft and guâ—â—e their lyfe thereof â—s full And their right hand with wrentch and vile for bribes doth pluck and pull verse 11 But I in righteousnes intend my tyme and dayes to serue Haue mercy Lord and me defend so that I doe not swerue verse 12 My foote is stayd for all â—ssayes it standeth well and right Wherefore to God will I geue prayse in all the peoples sight Dominus illuminatio Psal. xxvii I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme THe Lord is both my helpe and light shall man make me dismayd Sith God doth geue me strength and might why should I be affrayd verse 2 While that my foes with all their strength begin with me to braul And thinke to eate me vp at length themselues haue caught the â—â—ll verse 3 Though they in camp agaynst 〈◊〉 lyâ— my hart is not afrayde In baâ—tayle 〈◊〉 if they will trye I trust 〈◊〉 God for 〈◊〉 verse 4 Onâ— thing 〈◊〉 God I do require that he will not deny For which I pray and will desire till 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 well verse 6 In tâ—me of dâ—â—ad he shall me hide within his place most pure And keepe me secret by his side as on a rock most sure verse 7 At length I know the Lordes good grace shall make me strong and stout My foes to foyle â–ª and clane deface that compasse me about verse 8 Therfore within his house will I geue sacrifice of prayse With psalmes and songes I will apply to laud the Lord alwayes The second part verse 9 Lord heare the voyce of my request for which to thee I call Haue mercy Lord on me opprest and send me â—elpe withall verse 10 My hart doth knowledge vnto thee I sue to haue thy grace Theâ— seeke my face sayest thou to me Lord I will seeke thy face verse 11 In wrath turne not thy selfe away nor suffer me to sâ—â—de Thou art my helpefull to this day be still my God and guide verse 12 My parents both their sonne forsooke and cast me of at large And then the Lord himselfe yet tooke of me the cure and chaâ—ge verse 13 Teach me O Lord the way to thee and lead me forth aright For feare of such as watch for me to trappe me if they might verse 14 Doe not be take me to the will of them that be my foes For they 〈◊〉 agaynst me still false witnes â—o depose verse 15 My hart would faint but that in me this hope is fixed fast The Lord Gods good grace shall it see in lyfe that aye shall last verse 16 Trust still in God whose whole thou art his will abide thou must And he shall ease 〈◊〉 strength thy hart if thou in him doe trust Ad te Domine Psal. xxviij T.S. Sing this as the xxi Psalme THou art O Lord my strength and stay the succour which I craue Neglect me not least I be lyke to them that goe to graue verse 2 The voyce of thy suppliâ—â—t here that vnto thee doth cry When I lift vp my handes vnto thy holy Arke most hye verse 3 Repute not me among the sort of wicked and peruert That speake right faâ—re vnto their frendes and thinke â—ull ill in hart verse 4 According to their handy worke as they deserue in deede And after their inuentions let them receaue their meede verse 5 For they regard nothing Gods worke his law â—e yet his lore Therfore will â—e them and their seede destroy for euermoâ—e verse 6 To render thankes vnto the Lord how great a cause haue I My voyce my prayer and my complaint that heard so willingly verse 7 He is my shield and fortitude my buckler in distresse My hope my helpe my hartes reliefe my soâ—g shall him confes verse 8 He is our strength and our defeâ—ce our enemies 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 them Lord and rule their baâ—tes that they may neuer swarue Afferte Domino Psal. xxix T.S. Sing this as the xxi Psalme GEue to the Lord ye potentates ye rulers of the world Geue ye all prayse honor 〈◊〉 strength vnto the liuing Lord. verse 2 Geue honor â—o his holy names 〈◊〉 and hoâ—or him alone Worshippe him in his maiestie within his holy throne verse 3 His voyce doth râ—le the waters all euen as himselfe doth please He doth prepare the thouderelapes and gouerns all the Seas 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 and breake the Cedar treâ—s so long The Cedar trees of Libanâ—s which are both hye and strong verse 6 And make them leape lyke as a Calfe or els the Vnicorne Not onely trees but mountaines great whereon the trees are borne verse 7 His Voyce deuides the flames of fire and shakes the wildernes verse 8 It makes the defart-quake for feare that called is Cades verse 9 It makes the Hindes for feare to calue and makes the couert playne Then in his temple euery man his glory doth proclay me verse 10 The Lord was set aboue the flouds ruling the raging Sea verse 11 So shall he raign as Lord and king for euer and for aye verse 12 The Lord will geue his people power in vertue to increase The Lord will blesse his chosen folke with euerlasting peace Exaltabo te Dom. psal xxx I.H. Alllaud and prayse with hart and voyce O Lord I geue to thee which didst not make my foes reioyse but hast exalted me O Lord my God to thee I cryd in all my payne and griefe thou gauest an eare and didst prouide to ease me with reliefe verse 3 Of thy good will thou hast called backe my soule from hell to saue Thou didst reuiue when strength did lack and kept me from the graue verse 4 Sing prayse ye Saintes that proue and see the goodnes of the Lord In memory of his maiestie reioyce with one accord verse 5 For why his anger but a space doth last and slake agayne But in his fauour and his grace alwayes doth lyfe remayne Though gripes of griefe and panges full sore shall lodge with vs all night The Lord to ioy shall vs restore before the day be light verse 6 When I enioyed the world at will thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feele none ill this wealth shall not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me strength and ayde But when thou turndst away thy face my minde was sore dismayde verse 8 Wherefore agayne yet did I cry to thee O Lord of might My God with plaintes I did apply and prayed both day and night verse 9 What gayne is in my bloud
sayd I if death destroy my dayes Doth dust declare thy maiestye or yet thy truth doth prayse verse 10 Wherfore my God some pitye take O Lord I thee desire Doe not this simple soule forsake of helpe I thee require verse 11 Then didst thou turne my griefe and woe vnto a chearefull voyce The mourning weed thou tookst me fro and madest me to reioyce verse 12 Wherefore my soule vncessantly shall sing vnto thy prayse My Lord my God to thee will I geue laud and thankes alwayes In te Domine psal xxxi I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme O Lord I put my trust in thee let nothing worke me shame As thou art iust deliuer me and set me quite from blame verse 2 Heare me O Lord and that â—nonâ— to helpe me Lord make speede Be thou my rock and house of stone my fence in tyme of neede verse 3 For why as stones thy strength is tryde thou art my fort and tower For thy names sake be thou my guide and lead me in thy power verse 4 Pluck forth my feeâ—e out of the snare which they for me haue layd Thou art my strength and all my care is for thy might and ayde verse 5 Into thy handes Lord I commit my spirite which is thy due For why thou hast redeemed it O Lord thou God most true verse 6 I hate such folke as will â—ot part from thinges to be abhord When they on triâ—â—es set their hart my trust is in the Lord. verse 7 For I will in thy mercy ioy I see it doth excell Thou seest when ought would me annoy and knowest my soule full well verse 8 Thou hast not left me in their hand that would me ouercharge But thou hast set me out of baâ—d to walke abroad at large The second part verse 9 Great grief O Lord doth me assaile some pitie on me take Mine eyes waxe dim my sight doth sayle my wombe for woe doth ake verse 10 My lyfe is worne with griefe and payne my yeares in woe are past My strength is gone and through disdaynâ— my bones corrupt and wast verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorne my frendes are all dismayd My neighbors and my kinfemen borne to see me are affrayd verse 12 As men once dead are out of minde so am I now forgot As small effect in me they finde as in a broken pot verse 13 I heard the brags of all the rout their threates my minde did fray How they conspired and went about to take my lyfe away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for ayde not to be ouerâ—rod For I confesse and still haue sayd thou art my Lord and God. verse 15 The length of all my lyfe and age O Lord is in thy hand Defend me from the wrathes and rage of them that me withstand verse 16 To me thy seruant Lord expresse and shew thy ioyfull face And saue me Lord for thy goodnes thy mercy and thy grace The third part verse 17 Lord let me not be put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked beare their shame and in the graue to fall verse 18 Oh how great good hast thou in store layde vp full safe for them That feare and trust in thee therefore before the sonnes of men verse 19 Thy presence shall them fence and guide from all proud brags and wronges Within thy place thou shalt them hide from all the strife of tongues verse 20 Thankes to the Lord that hath declard on me his grace so farre Me to defend with watch and ward as in a towne of warre verse 21 Thus did I say both day and night when I was sore opprest Loe I was cleane cast out of sight â–ª yet heardâ—t thou my request verse 22 Ye Saintes loue ye the Lord I say the faythfull he doth guide And to the proud he doth repay according to their pride verse 23 Be strong and God shall stay your hart be bold and haue a lust For sure the Lord will take your part sith ye on him doe trust Beati quorum psal xxxii T.S. Sing this as the xxx Psalme THe man is blâ—st whose wickednes â–ª the Lord hath cleane remitted And he whose sinne and wretchednes iâ— hid and also couered verse 2 And blest is he to whome the Lord imputeth not his sinne Which in his hart hath hid no guile no fraud is found therin verse 3 For whilest that I kept close my sinne in silence and 〈◊〉 My â—â—nes did weare and waste away with dayly mone and playnt verse 4 For night and day thy hand on me so greuous was and smart That all my bloud and humors moyst to driues did conuert verse 5 I did therefore confesse my fault and all my sinnes discouer Then thou O Lord didst me forgeue and all my sinnes passe ouer verse 6 The humble man shall pray therefore and seeke thee in due tyme So that the floudes of waters great shall haue no power on him verse 7 When trouble and aduersitie doc compasse me about Thou art 〈◊〉 refuge and my ioy and thou doest rid me out verse 8 Come hether and I shall thee teach how thou shalt worke aright And will thee guide as I my selfe haue learnd by proofe and fight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the Horse and Mule Whose mouth without a rayn or bit from harme thou canst not rule verse 10 The wicked man shall manifold sorrowes and griefe sustain But vnto him that trustes in God his goodnes shall remaine verse 11 Be mery therfore in the Lord ye iust lift vp your voyce And ye of pure and perfect hart be glad and eke reioyce Exultate iusti psal xxxiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxx Psalme YE righteous in the Lord reioyce it is a seemely sight That vpright men with thankefull voyce should prayse the God of might verse 2 Prayse ye the Lord with harpe and song in Psalmes and pleasaunt thynges With Luâ—e and instrument among that soundeth with ten stringes verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new with courage gâ—ue him prayse verse 4 â—or wâ—â— this word is euer true his workes and all his wayes verse 5 To iudgement equitie and right he hath a right good will And with his 〈◊〉 he doth delight the earth throughout to fill verse 6 For by the word of God alone thâ— heauens all were wrought Their hoastes and powers euery one his breath to passe hath brought verse 7 The waters great gathered hath he on heapes within the shore And hid them in the depth to be as in an house of store verse 8 All men on earth both least and most scare God and keepe his law Ye that inhabite in eche coast dread him and stand 〈◊〉 â—aw verse 9 What he commaunded wrought it was at once with present speed What he doth will 〈◊〉 brought to passe with full effect in deede verse 10 The councels of the nations rude the Lord doth driue to nought He doth defeat
But they at my disease did ioy and gather on a rout Yea abiect â—aues at me did toy with mockes and checkes full stout verse 17 The belly Gods and 〈◊〉 trayne that all good thinges deâ—â—de At me doe â—rinne with great disdayne and plucke their mouth a side verse 18 Lord when wilt thou amend this geare why doest thou stay and pause Oh rid my â—oule myne onely deare out of the Lyons clawes verse 19 And then will I geue thankes to thee before thy Church alwayes And where as most of people be there will I shew thy prayse verse 20 Let not my foes preuaile on me which hate me for no fault Nor yet to wincke or turne their eye that causles me assault The third part verse 21 Of peace no word they thinke or say their talke is all vntrue They still consulte and would betray all those that peace ensue verse 22 With open mouth they run at me they gape they laugh they fleere Well well say they our eye doth see the thyng that we desire verse 23 But Lord thou â—restâ—â—hat wayes they take cease not this gâ—are to mâ—â—d Be not farre of nor me forsake as men that fayle their frend verse 24 Awake arise and stirre abroad defend me in my right Reuenge my cause my Lord my God and ayde me with thy might verse 25 Accordyng to thy righteousnes my Lord God set me free And let not them their pride expresse nor triumph ouer me verse 26 Let not their hart reioyce and cry there there this geare goeth trim Nor geue them cause to say on â—â—ye we haue our will on him verse 27 Confound them with rebuke and shame that ioy when I doe mourne And pay them home with spite and blame that brag at me with scorne verse 28 Let them be glad and eke reioyce which loue myne vpright way And they all tymes with hart and voyce shall prâ—â— se the Lord and say verse 19 Great is the Lord and doth excell for why he doth delight To see his seruants prosper well that is his pleasant sight verse 30 Wherfore my tongue I will apply thy righteousnes to prayse Vnto the Lord my God will I sing laâ—d and thankes alwayes Dixit iniustus Psal. xxxvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme THe wicked with his workes vniust doth thuâ— perswade my hart That of the Lord he hath no care his â—eare is set a part verse 2 Yet doth he ioy in his estate to walke as he began So long till he deserue the hate of God and eke of man. verse 3 His wordes are wicked vile and naught his tongue no truth doth tell Yet at no hand will he be taught which way he may do well verse 4 When he should sleepe then doth he muse his mischief to fulfill No wicked wayes doth he refuse nor nothyng that is ill verse 5 But Lord thy goodnes doth ascend aboue the heauens hye So doth thy truth it selfe extend vnto the cloudy skye verse 6 Much more then hils so high and steepe thy iustice is exprest Thy iudgementes like to seas most deepe thou sauest both man and beast verse 7 Thy mercy is aboue all thynges O God it doth excell In trust wherof as in thy winges thy sonnes of men shall dwell verse 8 Within thy house they shall be fed with plenty at their will Of all delightes they shall be sped and take therof their â—ll verse 9 For why the well of life so pure doth euer flow from thee And in thy light we are full sure the lasting light to see verse 10 From such as thee desire and know let not thy grace depart Thy righteousnes declarâ— and shew to men of vpright hart verse 11 Let not the proud on me preualle O Lord of thy good grace â–ª Nor let the wicked me assayle to throw me out of place verse 12 But they in their deuice shall fall that wicked workes maintaine They shall be ouerthrown with all and neuer rise agayne Noli aemulari psal xxxvii W.W. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme Grudge not to see the wicked men in wealth to florish still Nor yet enuy such as to ill haue bent and set their will. verse 2 For as greene grasse and florishing hearbes are cut and wither away So shall their great prospâ—â—tie soone passe fade and decay verse 3 Trust thou therfore in God alone to de well geue thy mynder So shalt thou haue the land as thine and there sure foode shalt finde verse 4 In God set all thy hartes delight and looke what thou wouldst haue Or els canst wisâ— in all the world thou needest it not to 〈◊〉 verse 5 Cast both thy selfe and thine affaires on God with perfet trust And thou shalt see with patience the effect both sure and iust verse 6 The perfect life and godly name he will cleare as the light So that the Sunne euen at noone dayes shall not shine halfe so bright verse 7 Be still therfore and stedfastly on God see thou wayt then Not shrinkyng for the prosperous state of lewd and wicked men verse 8 Shake of despite enuy and hate at least in any wiâ—e Their wicked steps auoyd and fly and follow not their guise verse 9 For euery wicked man will God destroy both more and lesse But such as trust in God are sure the land for to possesse verse 10 Watch but a while and thou shalt see no more the wicked trayne â–ª No not so much as house or place where once he did remayne The second part verse 11 But mercy full and humble men enioy shall sea and land In rest and peace they shall reioyce for nought shall them with stand verse 12 The leud men and malicious agaynst the iust conspire They gnash their teeth at him as men which do his baâ—e desire verse 13 But while that leud men thus do thinke the Lord laughes them to scorne For why he seeth their terme appâ—och when they shall sigh and moâ—rne verse 14 The wicked haue their sword out drawn their bow eke haue they benâ— To ouerthrow and kill the poore as they the rightway went. verse 15 But the same sword shall pearâ—e their hart which was to kill the iust Likewise the how shall breake to shiuers wherein they put their trust verse 16 Doubtles the iust mans poore estate is better a great deale more Then all these leud and worldly mens rich pompe and heaped store verse 17 For be their power neuer so strong God will it ouerthrow Where contrary he doth preserue the humble men and low verse 18 He seeth by his great prouidence the good mens trade and way And will geue them inheritance which neuer shall decay verse 19 They shall not be discouraged when some are hard bested When other shall be hungerbit they shall be clad and fed verse 20 For who so euer wicked is and enemy to the Lord Shall quayle yea melteuen as lambes greâ—ce or smoke that fleeth abroad The third part verse 21 Behold
plague I can them not withstand I faynt and pine away for feare of thy most heauy hand verse 12 When thou for sinne doest man rebuke he waxeth woe and wan As doth a cloth that mothes haue 〈◊〉 â–ª so vayne a thing is man. verse 13 Lord heare my sute and geue good 〈◊〉 regard my teares that fall I soiourne like a stranger here as did my fathers all verse 14 Oh spare a little geue me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be sene no more Expectans expectaui psal xl I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme I Wayted long and sought the Lord and patiently did bearer At length to me he did 〈◊〉 my voyce and cry to 〈◊〉 verse 2 He pluckâ— me 〈…〉 for deepâ— out of the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 And on a rocke he set my feet and he did 〈◊〉 my way verse 3 To the be taught a 〈…〉 which I must shew abroad â–ª And sing new 〈◊〉 of thankes alwayes vnto the Lord our God. verse 4 When all the folâ—◠〈…〉 shall 〈◊〉 as people much afraydâ—â— Then they vnto the Lord will flee and trust vpon his 〈◊〉 â–ª verse 5 Oh blest is he whose hopâ— and 〈…〉 doth in the Lord remayneâ— That with the 〈◊〉 doth take no part nor such as lye and faynâ— verse 6 For Lord my God thy wondrâ—â— deedes in greatnes farre do passe â–ª Thy fauour toward yâ— exceedth all thinges that 〈◊〉 was verse 7 When I 〈◊〉 and do 〈◊〉 thy workes abroad 〈…〉 To such a reckâ—â—â— they 〈…〉 therof no 〈◊〉 I know verse 8 â—urnt offringes thou delightâ—◠〈◊〉 I know thy whole 〈◊〉 With sacrifice to purge his 〈◊〉 thou doest no man 〈◊〉 verse 9 Meat offering and fact 〈◊〉 thou wouldst not haue â—t all But thou O Lord hast open made myne eares to â—eare withall verse 10 But then fayd I behold and looke I come a meane to be For in the volume of thy bookâ— thus it is sayd of me verse 11 That I O God should do thy mynde which thing doth like me well For in my hart thy law I finde fast placed thereto dwell verse 12 Thy iusâ—ice and thy righteousnes in great resortes I tell Behold my tongue no time doth cease O Lord thou knowest full well The second part verse 13 I haue not hid within my brest thy goodnes as by â—ealth But I declare and haue exprest thy truth and sauing health verse 14 I kept not close thy louyng mynde that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I finde to all the Church I shew For I wiâ—â— mischiefes many one am sore beset about My sinnes increase and so come on I cannot spy them out verse 15 For why in number they exceed â–ª the heares vpon my head My hart doth faint for very drede that I almost am dead verse 16 With speede send helpe and set me free O Lord I thee require Make hast with ayde to succour me O Lord at my desire verse 17 Let them sustaiâ—â— rebulâ—â— and shime that seeke my foule to spill Driue backe my foâ—â— and them resâ—mâ— that wishe and woâ—liâ—â—â—e ill verse 18 For their ill feates do them descry that would deface my name Al â—ayes at me thâ—â— rayle and cry fye on him fye for Thame verse 19 Let them in thee haue ioy and wealth that seeke to the alwayes That those that loue thy 〈…〉 may say to God be prayse verse 20 But as for me I am but pooâ—e opprest and brought full low Yet thou O Lord wait me restore to health full well I know verse 21 â—or why thou art my hope and trust my refuge helpe and stay Wherfore my God as thou art iust with me no tyme delay Beatâ—s qui intelligit psal xli T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme THe man is blest that carefull is the needy to consider For in the season perilous the Lord will him deliâ—cr verse 2 The Lord will make him safe and sound and happy in the laud And he will not deliuer him into his enemies hand verse 3 And in his bed when he lyeth sicke the Lord will him restore And thou O Lord wilt turne to bealth his sicknes and his sore verse 4 Then in my sicknes thus say I haue mercy Lord on â—â—ee And heale my soule which is full woe that I offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies wished me ill in hart and thus of me did say When shall he dye that all his name may vanish quite away verse 6 And when they come to visite me they aske iâ— I do well But in their hartes mischief they hatch and to their mates it tell verse 7 They byte their lyps and whisper so as though they would me charme And cast their fetches how to trap me with some mortall harme verse 8 Some greuous sinne hath brought him to â–ª this sicknes say they playne He is so low that without doubt rise can he not agayne verse 9 The man also that I did trust with me did vse deceit Who at my table eate my bread the same for me layd wayte verse 10 Haue mercy Lord on me therfore and let me be preferned That I may render vnto them the thinges they haue deserued verse 11 By this I know assuredly to be beloued of thee When that mine enemies haue no cause to triumphe ouer me verse 12 But in my right thou hast me kepâ— â–ª and maintayâ—â— alway And in thy presence place assigndâ— wheâ—e I shall dwell for aye verse 13 The Loâ—d the God of Israel â–ª by pray se◠〈◊〉 Euen so be it Lord will I say â–ª euen so be it therfore Quemadmodum Psal. xlij I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme LIke as the hart doth 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 the well springeâ— to 〈◊〉 So doth my idale 〈…〉 with the Lord 〈…〉 verse 2 My â—odle dâ—th thirst and 〈…〉 the liuing God of 〈◊〉 Oh when shall I come and appeare in presence of his sight verse 3 The teatâ—â—aall 〈…〉 repast which from myne â—yes do lâ—ydeâ— When wicked men cry out so fait where now is God thy golde verse 4 Alas what grief is it to thinke what freedome once I had Therfore my soule as 〈…〉 bâ—inke is most heauy and sad When I did march in good aâ—ay furnished with my trayneâ— Vnto the temple was our way with songes add harâ—es most sâ—yne verse 5 My soule why art thou sad alwayes and frearst thus in my breâ—â—â— Trust still in God for him to prayse I boldâ—â— euer best By him haue I succoâ—â— at neede agaynst all payne and grief He is my God which with all speede will hast to 〈◊〉 relief verse 6 And this my soule within me Lord doth faynt to thinke vpon The land of Iordan and record the little Hill Hermon verse 7 One grief an other in doth call as cloudes burst on t their voyce The floudes of euill that do fall runne ouer she with 〈◊〉 verse 8 Yet I by day felt his goodnes and
in mine ire your helpe be farre to finde verse 26 He that doth geue to me the sacrifice of prayse Doth please me well and he shall see to walke in godly wayes 1. Miserere mei Psal. Li. W. W. O Lord consider my distres and now with speede some pitie take My sinnes deface my faulte 〈◊〉 good Lord for thy great mercyes sake Wash me O Lord and make me cleane from this vniust and sinfull acte and purâ—â—e yet once agayne my haynous crime and blondy fact verse 2 Remorse and sorrow do constraine me to acknowledge mine excesse verse 3 My sinne alas doth still remaine before my face without relesse verse 4 I or thee alone I haue offended committing euill in thy sight And if I were therefore condemned yet were thy iudgementes iust and right verse 5 It is to manifest alas that first I was conceaned in sinne Yea of my mother so borne was and yet vile wretcâ— remaine therein verse 6 Also behold Lord thou doest loue the inward truth of a pure hart Therefore thy wisedome from aboue thou hast â—encaled me to conuert verse 7 If thou with 〈…〉 this blot I shall be cleaner then the glasse And if thou washe away my spot the snow in whitenes shall I passe verse 8 Therefore O Lord such ioy me send that inwardly I may finde grace And that my strength may now amend which thou hast swaged for my trespasse verse 9 Turne backe thy face and frowning ire for I haue felt inough thy hand And purge my sinnes I thee desire which do iu number passe the sand verse 10 Make new my hart within my brest and frame it to thy holy will Thy constant spirite in me let rest which may these raging enemies kill The second part verse 11 Cast me not Lord out from thy face but spedely my tormentes end Take not from me thy spirite and grace which may from daungers me defend verse 12 Restore me to those ioyes agayne which I was wont in thee to finde And let me thy free spirite retayne which vnto thee may stirre my minde verse 13 Thus when I shall thy mercyes know I shall instruct others therein And men lykewise that are brought low by mine example shall flee sinne verse 14 O God that of my health art Lord forgeue me this my bloudy vice My hart and tongue shall then accord to sing thy mercies and iustice verse 15 Touch thou my lips my tongue vntye O Lord which art the onely kay And then my mouth shall testifie thy wondrous workes and prayse alway verse 16 And as for outward sacrifice I would haue offered many one But thou esteemest them of no price and therein pleasure takest thou none verse 17 The heauy hart the minde opprest O Lord thou neuer docst reiect And to speake truth it is the best and of all sacrifice theffect verse 18 Lord vnto Sion turne thy face poure out thy 〈◊〉 on thy hill And on Ierusalem thy graâ—e build vp the walles and loue it still verse 19 Thou shalt accept then our offringes of peace and righteousnes I say Yea calues and many other thinges vpon thine altar will we lay ¶ An other of the same by T. S. Sing this as the Lamentation HAue mercy on me God after thy great abounding grace After thy mercies multitude do thou my sinnes deface Yet wash me more from mine offence and clense me from my sinne For I beknow my saultes and still my sinne is in mine eyen Agaynst thee thee alone I haue offended in this case And euill haue I done before the presence of thy face That in the thinges that thou doest say vpright thou mayest be try de â–ª And eke in iudging that the dome may passe vpon thy side Behold in wickednes my kinde and shape I did receaue And loe my sinfull mother eke in sinne did me conceaue But loe the truth in inward partes is pleasaunt vnto thee And secrets of thy wisedome thou reuealed hast to me With Isope Lord bespriâ—ckle me I shall be clensed so Yea washe thou me and so I shall be whiter then the snow Of ioy and gladnes make thou me to heare the pleasing voyce That so the brused bones which thou hast broken may reioyce From the beholding of my sinnes Lord turne away thy face And all my deedes of wickednes doe vtterly de face O God create in me a hart vnspotted in thy fight And eke within my bowels Lord renue a stable spirite Ne cast me from thy sight nor take thy holy spirite away The comfort of thy sauing helpe geue me agayne I pray With thy free spirite establish me and I will teach therefore Sinners thy wayes and wicked shall be turnd vnto thy loâ—e The second part O God that art God of my health from bloud deliuer me That prayses of thy righteousnes my tonguâ— may sing to thee My lips that yet fast closed be do thou O Lord vâ—lose The prayers of thy maiestie my mouth shall so disclose I would haue offered sacrifice if that had pleased thee But pleased with burnt offeringes I know thou wilt not be A troubled spirite is sacrifice delightfull in Gods eyes A broken and an humble hart God thou wilt not despise In thy good will deale gently Lord to Sion and withall Graâ—nt that of thy Ierusalem vpreard may be the wall Burnt offringes giftes and sacrifice of iustice in that day Thou shalt accept and Calues they shall vpon thine altar lay Quid gloriaris Psal. Lii I. H. WHy doest thou tyrant boast abroad thy wicked workes to prayse Doest thou not know there is a God whose mercyes last alwayes verse 2 Why doth thy minde yet still deuise such wicked wiles to warpe Thy tongue vntrue in forging lyes is lyke a rasor sharpe verse 3 On mischiefe why setst thon thy minde and wilt not walke vpright Thou hast more lust false tales to finde â—hen bring the truth to light â–ª verse 4 Thou doest delight in fraud and guyle in mischiefe bloud and wrong â–ª Thy lips haue learnd the flattering stile O false deceitfull tongue verse 5 Therefore shall God for euer confound and pluck thee from thy place Thy seede roote out from of the grounde and so shall thee deface verse 6 The iust when they behold thy fall with feare will prayse the Lord And in reproch of thee withall cry out with one accord verse 7 Behold the man that would not take the Lord for his defence But of his goods his God diâ— make and trust his corrupt sence verse 8 But I an Oliue fresh and greene shall spring and spread abroad For why'my trust all tymes hath bene vpon the liuing God. verse 9 For this therfore will I geue prayse to thee with hart and voyce I will set forth thy name alwayes wherein thy Saiâ—tes reioyce Dixit inspiens Psal. Liij T. N. Sing this as the xlv Psalme THe foolishe man in that which he within his hart hath sayd That there is any God at all hath vtterly denayed
They are corrupt and they also a haynous worke haue wrought Among them all there is not one of good that worketh ought The Lord lookt downe on sonnes of men from heauen all abroad To see if any were â—hat would be wise and seeke for God. They are gâ—ne all out of the way they are corrupted all There is not one doth any good there is not one at all Doe not all wicked workers know that they do feede vpon My people as they feede on bread the Lord they call not on Euen there they were afrayd and stoode with trembling all dismayd Where as there was no cause at all why they should be afrayd For God his bones that thee beseegd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they reiected are of God. O Lord geue thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israell from out of Sion hill When God his people shall restore that erst was captiue lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Deus in nomitie Psal. Liiii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlvi Psalme GOd saue me foâ— thy holy name and for thy goodnes sake Vnto the strength Lord of the same I do my cause betake verse 2 Regard O Lord and geue an eare to me when I do pray Bow downe thy selfe to me and heare the wordes that I do say verse 3 For straungers vp agaynst me rise and tyrantes vexe me still Which haue not God before their eyes they seeke my soule to spill verse 4 But loe my God doth geuenre ayde the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soule is stayd the Lord doth euer stand verse 5 With plagues repay agayne all those for me that lye in wayte And with thy truth destroy my foes with their owne â—â—are and bayte verse 6 An offring of free hart and will then I to thee shall make And prayse thy name for there in still great comfort I do take verse 7 O Lord at length do set me free from them that crast coaspire And now mine eye with ioy doth see on them my hartes desire â–ª Exaudi Deus Psal. Lv. I. H. Sing this as the xxxv Psalme O God geue eare and do apply to heare me when I pray And when to thee I call and â—ry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take heede to me graunt my request and aunswere me agayne â–ª With plaintes I pray full sore â—pprest great griefe doth me constraine verse 3 Because my foes with threates and crycâ— oppresse me through despight And so the wicked sort lykewise to vexe me haue delight verse 4 For they in counsell do conspire to charge me with some 〈◊〉 So in their hasty wrath and irâ— they do pursue me shall verse 5 My hart doth saint for want of breath it pantâ—th in my brest The terrors and the dread of death do worke me much vnrest verse 6 Such dreadfull feare on me doth fall that I therewith do quake Such horâ—â—r whelmeth me withall that I no shift can make verse 7 But I do say who will geue me the swift and pleasaunt winges Of some fayre doue that I may flee and rest me from these thinges verse 8 Lot then I would go farre away to flye I would not ceafe And I would hide my selfe and stay in some great wildernes verse 9 I would be gone in all the hast and not abide behinde That I were quite and ouer past these blastâ—s of boystrous winde verse 10 Deuide them Lord and from them pull their deâ—ilish double tongue For I haue spide their Citie full of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which thinges both night and day throughout do close her as a wall In midst of her is mischiefe stout and sorrow eke withall verse 12 Her printe partes are wicked plaine her deedes are much to vile And in her streetes there doth remaine all crafty fraud and gâ—ile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seeke my shame I might it well abide From open enemies checke and blame some where l'could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow deare which frendship didst pretend And didst my secret-councell heare as my familiar frend verse 15 With whome I had delight to talke in secret and abroad And we together oft did walke within the house 〈…〉 verse 16 Let death in hast vpon them fall and send them quicke to hell For mischiefe raigneth in their hall and parlour where they dwell verse 17 But I vnto my God do cry to him for helpe I flee The Lord doth heare me by and by and he doth succourne verse 18 At morning noone and euening tide vnto the Lord I pray When I so instantly haue cry de he doth not say me nay â–ª verse 19 To peace he shall restore me yet though warre be now at hand Although the number he full great that would agaynst me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth raigne both now and euermore Will heare when I to him complaine and punish them full sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turne will once accord Foe why they will not God obey nor do not feare the Lord. verse 22 Vpon their frendes they layd their â—andes which were in concnaunt â—uâ—t Of frendship to neglect the bandes they passe or care no whit verse 23 Whilt they haue war within their hartes as butter are their wordes Although their wordes were smoth as oyle they cut as sharpe as swordes verse 24 Cast thou thy care vpon the Lord and he shall nourish thee For in no wise will be accord the iust in thrall to see verse 25 But God shall cast them deepe in pit that thirst for bloâ—d alwayes He will no guilcfuli man permit to liue out halfe his dayes verse 26 Though such be quite destroyed and gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace vpon with all my hart and lust Miserere mei Psal. Lvi T. S. Sing this as the Lamentation HAue mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me deuour He fighteth with me day by day and troubleth me ech houre verse 2 Mine enemies dayly enterprise to swallow me outright To sight agaynst me many rise O thou most high of might verse 3 When they would make me most affrayde with boastes and brags of pride I trust in thee alone for ayde by thee will I abide verse 4 Gods promise I do minde and prayse O Lord I stick to thee I doe not care at all assayes what flesh can doe to me verse 5 What thinges I either did or spake they wrast them at their will And all the counsell thâ—â— they take is how to worke me ill verse 56 The all consent 〈◊〉 selues to hide close watch for me to lay Then spye my pathes and sâ—ares haue tyde to take my lyfe away verse 7 Shall they thus scape on mischiefe set thou God on them wilt frowne For in his wrath he doth not let
de a louing God to me Deus repulisti psal lx I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lix Psalme O Lord thou didst vs cleane forsake and scatteredst vs abroad Such great displeasure thou didst take returne to vs O God verse 2 Thy might did moue the land so fore that it in sunder brake The hurt thereof O Lord restore for it doth bow and quake verse 3 With heauy chaunce thou plagest thus the people that are thine And thou hast geuen vnto vs a drinke of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to such as feare thy name a token shall ensue That they may triumph in the same because thy word is true verse 5 So that thy might may keepe and 〈◊〉 thy folke that fauour thee That they thy helpe at band may haue O Lord graunt this to me verse 6 The Lord did speake from his own place this was his ioyfull tale I will deuide Sichem by pace and meete out Succothes vale verse 7 Gilead is geuen to my hand Manasses mine beside Ephraim the strength of all my land my law doth Iuda guide verse 8 In Moab I will washe my feete ouer Edome throw my shoe And thou Palestine oughtst to seeke for fauour me vnto verse 9 But who will bring me at this tide vnto the Citie strong Or who to Edome will me guide so that I go not wrong verse 10 Wilt thou my God which didst forsake thy folke their land and coastes Our wares in hand thou wouldest not take nor walke among our hostes verse 11 Gene ayde O Lord and vs relieue from them that vs disdayne The helpe that hostes of men can geue it is but all in vaine verse 12 But through our God we shall haue might to take great thinges in hand He will tread downe and put to â—light all those that vs withstand Exaudi Deus Psal. Lxi. I.H. Sing this as the Lix Psalme REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my sute to thee Let not my wordes returne in vayne but geue an eare to me verse 2 From of the coastes and vtmost partes of all the earth abroad In griefe and anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God. verse 3 Vpon the rock of thy great power my woefull mâ—nde repose Thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence agaynst my foes verse 4 Within thy tent I trust to dwell for euer to endute Vnder thy winges I know right well I shall be safe and sure verse 5 The Lord doth my desire regard and doth fulfill the same With godly giftes will he reward all them that fâ—are his name verse 6 The king shall be in health maint ine aâ—d so prolong his dayes That he from age to age shall raigne for eueâ—more alwayes verse 7 That he may haue a dwelling place Before the â—ord for aye O let thy mercy truth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shall I sing for euer still with prayse vnto thy name That all my vowes I may fulfill and dayly pay the same Nonne Deo. Psal. Lxii. I.H. Sing this as the lix Psalme MY soule to God shall geue good heede and him alone entend For why my health and hope to speede doth whole on him depend verse 2 For he alone is my defence my rockâ— my health my ayde He is my stay that no pretence shall make me much dismayde verse 3 O wicked folke how long will ye vse craft sure ye must fall For as a râ—tten hedge ye be and lyke a tottering wall verse 4 Whome God doth loue ye seeke alwayes to put him to the worse Ye loue to lye with mâ—â—th ye prayse and yet your hart doth curse verse 5 Yet still my soule doth whole depend on God my chiefe desire From all false feates me to defend none but him I require verse 6 He is my rocke my strength my tower my health is of his graceâ— 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 strength my stay my wealth God is mine onely trust verse 8 Oh haue your hope in him alway ye folke with one accord Poure out hartes to him and say oâ—r trust is in the Lord. verse 9 The sâ—nnes of men decitfull are on ballance but a sleight Which thinges most vaine do them compare for they can keepe no weight verse 10 Trust not in wrong robbery or stealth let vayne delightes be goâ—e Though goodes well got flow in with wealth set not your hartes thereon verse 11 The Lord long sith one thing did tell which here to minde I call He spake it oft I heard it well that God alone doth all verse 12 And that thou Lord art good and kinde thy mercy doth exceede So that all sortes with thee shall finde according to their deede Deus Deus meus Psal. Lxiii T.S. Sing this as the xliiij psalme O God my God I watch betyme to come to thee in hast For why my soule and body both doe thirst of thee to tast And in this barren wildernes where waters there are none My flesh is parcht for thought of thee for thee I wishe alone verse 2 That I might see yet once agayne thy glory strength and might As I was wont it to behold within the temple bright verse 3 For why thy mercyes farre surmount this lyfe and wretched dayes My lips therfore shall geue to thee due honor laud and prayse verse 4 And whiâ—est I liue I will not fayle to worship thee alway And in thy name I will lift vp my handes when I do pray verse 5 My soule is fild as with marow which is both far and sweete My mouth therefore shall sing such songes as are for thee most meete verse 6 When as in bed I thinke on thee and eke all the night tyde verse 7 For vnder couert of thy winges thou art my ioyfull guide verse 8 My soule doth surely stick to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seeke my soule to stroy them death shall soonâ— deuour verse 10 The sword shall them deuoureth one their carcases shall feede The hungry Foxes which do runne their pray to seeke at neede verse 11 The king and all men shall reioyce that do professe Gods word For lyers mouthes shall then be stopt which haue the truth disturbd Exaudi Deus Psal. Lxiiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xviij Psalme O Lord vnto my voyce geue care with plaint when I do pray And rid my soule from dread and teare of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceites do lurke And from the frowning face of them that all ill feates do worke verse 3 Who whet their tongues as we haue seene men whet and sharpe their swordes They shoote abroad their arrowes kene I meane most bitter wordes verse 4 With priuie sleight shoote they their shaft the vpright man to hit The iust vnware to strike by craft
cloth vse to walke Then they anone will it peruert therof they iest and talke verse 13 Both hye and low and all the throng that sit within the gate They haue me euer in their tong of me they talke and prate verse 14 The dronkards â–ª which in wine delighte it is their chief pastime To seeke which way to worke me spite of me they sing and ryme verse 15 But thee the while O Lord I pray that when it pleaseth thee For thy great truth thou wilt alway send downe thine ayde to mee verse 16 Plucke thou my feete out of the myre from drowning do me keepe From such as owe me wrath and ire and from the waters deepe verse 17 Least with the waues I should be drownd and depth my soule deâ—ower And that the pit should me confound and shut me in her power verse 18 O Lord of hostes to me geue eare as thou art good and kinde And as thy mercy is most deare Lord haue me in thy mynde verse 19 And do not from thy seruaunt hide nor turne thy face away I am opprest on euery side in hast geue eare I say verse 20 O Lord vnto my soule draw nye the same with ayde repose Because of their great tyranny acquite mâ— from ray foes The third part verse 21 That I abide rebuke and shame thou knowest and thou canst tell For those that seeke and worke the same thou seest them all full well verse 22 When theâ— with 〈◊〉 do breakâ— my hart I seeke for helpe anone â–ª But finde no frendes to ease my smart to comfort me not one verse 23 But in my meate they gaue me gall to cruell for to thinke And gaue me in my thirst withall strong vineger to drinke verse 24 Lord turne their table to a snare to take them selues therein And when they thinke full well to fare then trap them in the gin verse 25 And let their eyes be darke and blinde that they may nothing see Bow downe their backe and do them binde in thraldome for to bee verse 26 Poâ—re out thy wrath as hote as fire that it on them may fall Let thy displeasure in thine ire take hold vpon them all As desert dry their house disgrace their offring eke expell verse 27 That none therof posses their place nor in their tentes do dwell If thou doest strike the man to tame on him they lay full sore verse 28 And if that thou do wounde the same they seeke to hurt him more Then let them heape vp mischief still sith they are all peruert verse 29 That of thy fauour and good will they neuer haue a part verse 30 And dash them cleane out of the booke of life of hope of trust That for their names they neuer looke in number of the iust The fourth part verse 31 Though I O Lord with woe and grief haue bene full sore opprest Thy helpe shall geue me such relief that all shall be redrest verse 32 That I may geâ—e thy name the prayse and shew it with a song I will extoll the same alwayes with harty thankes among verse 35 Which is more pleasaunt vnto thee such mynde thy grace hath borne Then either Oxe or Calfe can bee that hath both â—ooâ—e and horne verse 34 When simple folke do this behold it shall reioyce them sâ—re All ye that seeke the Lord behold your life for aye shall dure verse 35 For why the Lord of hostes doth heare the poore when they complayne His prisoners are to him full deare he doth them not disdayne verse 36 Wherfore the skye and earth below the Sea with floud and streame His prayse they shall declare and show with all that liue in them verse 37 For sure out God will Sion saue and Iudaes Cities build verse 38 Much folke possession there shall haue her streetes shall all be fild His seruauntes seede shall keepe the same all ages out of mynde verse 39 And there all they that loue his name a dwelling place shall finde Deus in adiutorium psal Lxx. I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxij Psalme O God to me take heede of helpe I thee require O Lord 〈◊〉 hâ—stes with â—ast and speede helpe helpe I thee desire verse 2 With shame confound them all that seeke my soule to spill Rebuke them backe with blâ—me to fall that thinke and wishe me ill verse 3 Confound them that apply and seeke to worke me shame And at my harme do laugh and cry so so there goeth the game verse 4 But let them â—oyfull be in thee with ioy and wealth Which onely trust and seeke to thee and to thy sauyng health verse 5 That they may say alwayes in myrth and one accord All glory â–ª honor â–ª laâ—d and prayse be geuen to thee O lord verse 6 But I am weake and poore come Lord thine ayde I lacke Thou art my stay and helpe therfore make speede and be not slacke In te Domine psal Lxxi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the Lxix Psalme MY Lord â–ª my God in all dâ—stres my hope is whole in thee Then let no 〈◊〉 my soule oppres nor once take hold on me verse 2 As thou 〈◊〉 â—ust defend me Lord and rid me out of â—reede Geue care and to my sute accord and send me helpe at neede verse 3 Be thou my rocke to whom I may for ayde all tymes resort Thy promise is to helpe alway thou art my sence and fort verse 4 Saâ—e me my God from wicked men and from their strength and power From folke vniust and eke from them that cruelly 〈◊〉 verse 5 Thou art the stay wherein I trust thou Lord of hostes art he Yeâ— from my youth I hast a lust still to depend on thee verse 6 Thou hast me kept euen from my â—yrth and I through thee was borne Wherfore I will thee prayse with myrth both euenyng and morne verse 7 As to a monster seldome seene much folke about me throng But thou art now and still hast bene my fence and ayde so strong verse 8 Wherfore my mouth no time shall lackâ— thy glory and thy prayse And eke my tongue shall not be slacke to honour thee alwayes verse 9 Refuse not me O Lord I say when age my 〈◊〉 doth take And when my strength doth wast away do not my soule forsake verse 10 Among them selues they do enquire to take me through deceit And they against me do conspire that for my soule layd wayt The second part verse 11 Lay haâ—d and take him now they sayd for God from him is gone Dispatch him quite for to his ayde I wis there commeth none verse 12 Do not absent thy selfe away O Lord when neede shal be But that in tyme of grief thou may in hast geue helpe to me verse 13 With shame confound and ouerthrow all those that seeke my life Oppres them with rebukes also that fayne would worke me strife verse 14 But I will patiently abide thy helpe in all assayes Still more and more ech time and tide
might in thee doth lye Then in the strongest of the world that rob on mountaines hye verse 5 But now the proud are spoild through thee and they are falne on sleepe Through men of warre no helpe can be themselues they could not keepe verse 6 At thy rebuke O Iacobs God when thou doest them reproue As halfe in sleepe their charets stode no horsemen once did moâ—â— verse 7 For thou are fearâ—full Lord in deede what man the courage hath To bide thy fight and doth not dread when thou art in thy wrath verse 8 When thou doest make thy iudgementes hard â–ª from heauen through the ground Then all the earth full sore afeard in silence shall 〈◊〉 found verse 9 And that when thoâ— O God 〈…〉 in iudgement for to speakâ— â–ª To saue the afflicted of the land on earth that are full weake verse 10 The fury that in 〈◊〉 doth raigne shall turne vnto thy prayse Hereafter Lord do thou restrayne their wrath and 〈◊〉 alwayes verse 11 Make vowes and pay them to your God ye solke that â—ye him be Bryng giftes all ye that dwell 〈◊〉 for dreadfull sure is he verse 12 For he â—oth take both life and 〈◊〉 from princes of great byrth All full of terror is his fight to all the kynges on earth Voce mea psal Lxxvii I. H. I With my voyce to God do cry with hart and harty cheare my voyce to God I lift on hye and he my sute doth heare In tyme of grief I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But strctcht my handes to him abroad my soule comsort forsooke verse 3 When I to thinke on God entend my trouble then is more I spake but could not make an end my breath was stopt so sore verse 4 Thou holdst mine eyes alwayes from rest that I alwayes awake With feare am I so sore opprest my speech doth me forsake verse 5 The dayes of old in mynde I cast and oft did thinke vpon The tymes and ages that are past full many yeares agone verse 6 By night my songes I call to mynde once made thy prayse to thew And with my hart much talke I finde my sprites do sâ—arch to know verse 7 Will God sayd I at once for all cast of his people thus So that hence forth no tyme he shall be frendly vnto vs verse 8 What is his goodnes cleane decayde for euer and a day Or is his promise now delayde and doth his truth decay verse 9 And will the Lord our God forget his mercies manifold Or shall his wrath increase so whot his mercy to withhold verse 10 At last I sayd my weakenes is the cause of this mistrust Gods mighty hand can helpe all this and chaunge it when he lust The second part verse 11 I will regard and thinke vpon the workyng of the Lord Of all his wonders past and gone I gladly will record verse 12 Yea all his workes I will declare and what he doth deuise To â—ell his fâ—ctes I will not spare and eke his counsell wise verse 13 Thy workes O Lord are all vpright and holy all abroad What one hath strength to match the might of thee our Lord our God verse 14 Thou art a God that oft doest shew thy wonders euery houre And so doest make the people know thy vertue and thy power verse 15 And thine owne folke thou didst defend with strength and stretched arme The sonnes of Iacob that descend and Iosephes seede from harme verse 16 The waters Lord perceiued thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depthes on trembling sell verse 17 The cloudes that were both thicke and blacke did rayne full plenteously The thunder in the ayre did cracke thy shaftes abroad did flye verse 18 Thy thunder in the fire was heard the lightnyng from aboue With flashes great made men afeard the earth did quake and moue verse 19 Thy wayes within the Sea doe lye thy pathes in waters deepe Yet none can there thy steps espye nor know thy path to keepe verse 20 Thou leadst thy folke vpon the land as theepe on euery side Through Moyses and through Aarons hand thou didst them safely guide Attendite populi Psal. Lxxviii T. S. ATtend my people to my law and to my wordes incline my mouth shall speake straunge parables and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue heard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction our fathers haue vs told verse 4 Bicause we should not keepe it close from them that should come after Who should Gods power to their race prayse and all his workes of wonder verse 5 To Iacob he commanndement gaue how Israell should liue Willyng our fathers should the same vnto their children geue verse 6 That they and their post eritie that were not sprong vp the Should haue the knowledge of the law and teach their seede also verse 7 That they may haue the better hope in God that is aboue And not forget to keepe his lawes and his preceptes in loue verse 8 Not beyng as theâ—â— fathers were rebelling in Gods sight And would not frame their wicked hartes to know their God aright verse 9 How went the people of Ephraim their neighbours for to spoyle Shootyng their dartes the day of war and yet they tooke the foyle verse 10 For why ' they did not keepe with God the couenaunt that was made Nor yet would walke or lead their liues accordyng to his trade verse 11 But put into obliuion his counsell and his will And all his workes most magnifique which he declareth still The second part verse 12 What wonders to our forefathers did he himselfe disclose In Egipt land within the field that called is â—hancos verse 13 He did deuide and cut the Sea that they might passe at once And made the waters stand as still as doth an heape of stones verse 14 He â—ed them secret in a cloud by day when it was bright And in the night when darcke it was with fire he gaue them light verse 15 He brake the rockes in wildernes and gaue the people drinke As plentifull as when the deepes do flow vp to the brinke verse 16 He drew out riuers out of rockes that were both dry and hard Of such aboundance that no floudes to them might be compard verse 17 Yet for all this agaynst the Lord their sinne they did increase And stirred him that is most hye to wrath in wildernes verse 18 They tempted him within their hartes lyke people of mistrust Requiring such a kinde of meate as scrued to their lust verse 19 Saying with muâ—muration in their vnfaythfulnes What can this God prepare for vs a feast in wildernes verse 20 Behold he strake the stony rocke and floudes forthwith did flow But can he now gene to his folke both bread and flesh also verse 21 When God heard this he waxed wroth with Iacob and his seede So did his indignation on Israell proceede The third part verse 22 Because
of thy wrathfull rage full sore vpon me fall Thy terrours eke do not alwage but me oppresse withall verse 18 All day they compasse me about as water at the tyde And all at once with streames full stout beset me one ech side verse 19 Thou settest farre from me my frendes and louers euery one Yea and mine old acquaintaunce all out of my sight are gone Misericordias Psal. Lxxxix I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxvii Psalme TO sing the mercy of the Lord my tongue shall neuer spare And with my month from age to age thy truth I will declare verse 2 For I haue sayd that mercy shall for euermore remaine In that thou doest the heauens stay thy truth appeareth play ne verse 3 To mine elect sayth God I made a couenaunt and behast My seruaunt Dauid to perswade I swore and did protest verse 4 Thy seede for euer I will stay and stablishe it full fast 〈…〉 vphold thy throne alway from age to age to last verse 5 The heauens shew with ioy and myrth thy wondrous workes O Lord Thy Saintes within thy Church on earth thy fayth and truth record verse 6 Who with the Lord is equall thou in all the cloudes abroad Among the sonnes of all the Gods what one is lyke our God verse 7 God in assembly of the Saintes is greatly to be dread And ouer all that dwell about in terrour to be had verse 8 Lord God of bestaw in all the world what one is lyke to thee On euery side most mightie Lord thy truth is seene to be verse 9 The raging Sea by thineaduice thou rulest at thy will And when the waues th◠〈◊〉 thou makest them calme and still verse 10 And Egipt thou Lord least subdude and thou hast it destroyde Yea thou my foes with mighty arme hast scattered all abroad The second part verse 11 The heauens are thine and still haue bene lykewise the earth and sand The world with all that is therein thou foundest with thy hand verse 12 Both North and South with East and west thy selfe didst make and frame Both Tabor mount and ek Hermon reioyce and prayse thy name verse 13 Thine arme is strong and full of power all might therein doth lye The strength of thy right hand ech boure thou liftest vp on hye verse 14 In righteousnes and equitie thou hast thy seate and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 That folke is blest that knoweth aright thy present power O God For in the fauour of thy sight they walke full safe abroad verse 16 For in thy name throughout the day they ioy and much reioyce And through thy righteousnes haue they a pleasaunt fame and noyse verse 17 For why their glory strength and ayde in thee alone doth lye Thy goodnes eke that hath vs stayde shall lift our horne on hie verse 18 Our strength that doth defend vs well the Lord to vs doth bring The hoâ—â— one of Israell he is our guide and king verse 19 Sometime thy will vnto thy Sayntes in visions thou didst show And thus then didst thou say to them thy minde to make them know verse 20 A man of might haue I erect your king and guide to be And set vp him whome I elect among the folke to me The third part verse 21 My seruant Dauid I appoint whome I haue searched out And with my holy oyle annoynt him king of all the route verse 22 For why my hand is ready still with him for to remaine And with mine arme also I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 23 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall him not deuoure Ne yet the sonnes of wickednes shall haue of him no power verse 24 His foes likewise will I destroy before his face in sight And those that hate him I will plague and strike them with my might verse 25 My truth and mercy eke withall shall still vpon him lye And in my name his horne eke shall be listed vp on bye verse 26 His kingdome I will set to be vpon the Sea and sand And eke the running floudes shall be embrace with his right hand verse 27 He shall depend with all his hair on me and thus shall say My father and my God thou art my rock of health and stay verse 28 As one first borne I will him take of all on earth that springes His might and honor I will make aboue all worldly kinges verse 29 My mercy shall be with him still as I my selfe haue â—old My faythfull couenaunt to fulfill my mercye I will hold verse 30 And eke his seede will I sustaine for euer strong and sure So that his seate shall still remaine while heauen doth endure The fourth part verse 31 If that his sonnes forsake my law and so beginne to swerue And of my iudgementes haue none awe nor will not them obscrue verse 32 Or if they do not vse aright my statutes to them made And set all my commanndementes light and will not keepe my trade verse 33 Then with the rod will I begin their doinges to amend And so with scourging for their sinne when that they do offend verse 34 My mercy yet and my goodnes I will not take him fro Nor handle him with craftines and so my truth forgo verse 35 But sure my couenaunt I will hold with all that I haue spoke No word the which my lips haue told shall alter or be broke verse 36 Once swore I by my holynes and that performe will I With Dauid I shall keepe promise to him I will not lye verse 37 His seede for euermore shall raigne and eke his throne of might As doth the Sunne it shall remaine for euer in my sight verse 38 And as the Moone within the skye for euer standeth fast A faythfull witnes from on bye so shall his kingdome last verse 39 But now O Lord thou doest reiect and now thou chaungest cheare Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine owne annointed deare verse 40 The couteaunt which thy seruaunt made Lord thou hast quite vndone And downe vpon the ground also hast cast his royall crowne The fift part verse 41 Thou pluckst his hedges vp with might his walles doest thou confound Thou beatest eke his bulwarkes downe and breakest them to the ground verse 42 That he is sore destroyed and torne of commers by throughout And so is made a mocke and scorne to all that dwell about verse 43 Thou their right hand hast lifted vp that him so sore annoy And all his foes that him 〈◊〉 loe thou hast made to ioy verse 44 His swordes edge thou doest take away that should his foes withstand To him in warre no victory thou geuest nor vpper hand verse 45 His glory thou doest also wast his throne his ioy his myrth By thee is ouerthrowne and cast full low vpon the earth verse 46 Thou hast cut of and made full short his youth and lusty dayes And raysed of him an
ill report with shame and great disprayse verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for euer wilt thou turne And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burne verse 48 O call to minde remember then my tyme consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sonnes of men as thinges in vaine to wast verse 49 What man is he that liueth here and death shall neuer see Or from the hand of hell his soule shall he deliuer free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine â—uld goodnes so oft declard beforne Which by thy truth and vprightnes to Dauid thou hast sworne verse 51 The great rebukes to minde I call that on thy seruauntes lye The rayling of the people all borne in my brest haue I. verse 52 Wherewith O Lord thine enemies blasphemed haue thy name The steps of thine annoynted one they cease not to defame verse 53 All prayse to thee O Lord of hostes both now and eke for aye Through skye and earth in all the coastes Amen Amen I say Domine refugium Psal. XC I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij psalme THou Lord hast bene our sure defence our place of ease and rest In all tymes past yea so long sence as can not be exprest verse 2 Ere there was made mountaine or hill the earth and world abroad From age to age and alwayes still for euer thou art God. verse 3 Thou grindest man through griefe and payne to dust or clay and then And then thou sayest agayne returne agayne ye sonnes of men verse 4 The lasting of a thousand yeare what is it in thy sight As yesterday it doth appeare or as a watch one night verse 5 So soone as thou doest scatter thene then is their lyfe and trade All as a sleepe and lyke the grasse whose beautye soone doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines full bright but fadeth by and by And is cut downe ere it be night all whithered dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decayde And of thy feruent wrath and fume Lord make them all 〈…〉 verse 8 The wicked workes that we haue wrought thou feest before thine eye Our priuie faultes yea eke our thoughtes thy countenaunce doth spye verse 9 For through thy wrath our dayes do wast thereof doth nought remaine Our yeares consume as wordes or blastes and are not cald agayne verse 10 Our tyme is threescore yeares and ten that we do liue on mold If on see fourescore surely then we count him wondrous olde The second part verse 11 Yet of this tyme the strength and chiefe the which we count vpon Is nothing els but paynefull griefe and we as blastes arâ—gone verse 12 Who once doth know what strength is there what might thine angeâ— hath Or in his hart who doth thee feare according to thy wrath verse 15 Instruct vs Lord to know and trye how long our dayes remaine That then we may our hartes apply true wise 〈◊〉 to attaine verse 14 Returne O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceede Shew fauour to thy seruauntes now and helpe them at their neede verse 15 Refresh vs with thy mercy soone and then our ioy shall be All tymes so long as lyfe doth last in hart reioyce shall we verse 16 As thou hast plagued vs before now also make vs glad And for the yeares wherein full sore afflictiâ—◠〈◊〉 haue 〈◊〉 verse 17 O Let thy worke and power appeare and on thy seruaâ—ntâ—â— light And shew vnto their children deare thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on worthy seruauntes thus Confirme the workes we take in hand Lord prosper them to vs. Qui habitat psal XCi. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxix Psalme HE that within the secret place of God most hye doth dwell In shadow of the mightiest grace at rest shall keepe him well verse 2 Thou art my hope and my strong hold I to the Lord will say My God is he in him will I my whole affiaunce stay verse 3 He shall defend thee from the snare the which the hunter layd And from the deadly plague and care wherof thou art afrayd verse 4 And with his winges shall couer thee and keepe thee safâ— ly there His sayth and truth thy sence 〈◊〉 as sure as shield and spea verse 5 So that thou shalt not neede I say to feare or be at flight Of all the shaftes that flye by day nor terrours of the night verse 6 Nor of the plague that priuily doth walke in darke so fast Nor yet of that which doth destroy and at noone dayes doth wast verse 7 Yea at thy side as thou doest stand a thousand dead shal be Ten thousand eke at thy right hand and yet shalt thou be free verse 8 But thou shalt see it for thy part thine eyes shall well regard That euen like to their 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 〈◊〉 sence is hee verse 10 Thou shalt not neede none ill to feare with thee it shall not mell Nor yet the plague shall once come neare thy house where thou doest dwell verse 11 For why vnto his aungels all with charge commanded hee That still in all thy wayes they shall preserue and prosper thee verse 12 And in their handes shall thee beare vp still wayting thee vpon So that thy feete shall neuer chaunce to spurne at any stone verse 13 Vpon the Lyon thou shalt go the Adder fell and long And tread vpon the Lyons young with Dragons stout and strong verse 14 For that he trusteth vnto me I will dispatch him quite And him delend because that he doth know my name aright verse 15 When he for helpe on me doth cry an aunswere I will geue And from his grief take him will I in glory for to liue verse 16 With length of yeares and dayes of wealth I will fulfill his tyme The goodnes of my sauyng health I will declare to him Bonum est Psal. XCii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme IT is a thyng both good and meete to prayse the highest Lord And to thy name O thou most hye to sing in one accord verse 2 To shew the kindnes of the Lord betime erâ— day be light And â—ke declare his truth abroad when it doth draw to night verse 3 Vpon ten stringed instrument on Lute and Harpe so sweete With all the myrth you can inâ—ent of Instrumentes most meete verse 4 For thou hast made 〈◊〉 to reâ—oyce in thinges so wrought by thee And I haue ioy in here and voyce thy handy workes to see verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are all thy workes so stout So deepely are thy councels set that none can try them out verse 6 The man vnwise hath not the wit this geare to passe to bring And all such fooles are nothing fit to
twenty yeares they did me greeue and I to them did say They erre in hart and not beleue they haue not knowen my way verse 11 Wherfore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should neuer tread the path to enter to my rest Cantate Domino psal xcvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme SIng ye with prayse vnto the Lord new songes of ioy and myrth Sing vnto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing vnto the Lord I say prayse ye his holy name Declare and shew from day to day saluation by the same verse 3 Among the Heathen eke declare his honor round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout â–ª verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy prayse alicay And he is to be dread of right aboue all Gods I say verse 5 For all the Gods of Heathen folke are Idols that will â—ade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heauens made verse 6 All prayse and honor eke do dwell for aye before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy plate verse 7 Ascribe vnto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worshyp eke I say ascribe vnto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe vnto the Lord also the glory of his name And eke into his courtes do goe with giftes vnto the same verse 9 Fall downe and worshyp ye the Lord within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearefull at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world be not agast the Lord doth raigne aboue Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it did neuer moue verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To iudge the nations euery one with equitie and right verse 12 The heauens shall great ioy begyn the earth shall eke reioyce The Sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noyce verse 13 The field shall ioy and euery thyng that springeth on the earth The wood and euery tree shall sing with gladnes and with myrth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and commyng of his might When he sâ—all instly iudge the world and rule his folke with right Dominus regnauit psal xcvii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth eâ—igne whereat the earth may ioy with pleasaunt voyce And eke the Iles with ioyfull myrth may triumph and reioyce verse 2 Both cloudes and darknes eke do swell and round about him beate Yea right and iustice euer dwell and bide about his seate verse 3 Yea fire and heate at once do run and goe before his face Whiâ—h shall his foes and enemies burne abroad in euery place verse 4 His lightnynges eke full bright did blase and to the world appeare Whereat the earth did looke and gase with dread and deadly feare verse 5 The hils like waxe did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They fled before that rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heauens eke declare and shew his iustice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God. verse 7 Confusion sure shall come to such as worshyp Idols vayne And eke to those that glory much dum pictures to maintaine verse 8 For all the Idols of the world which they as Gods do call â–ª Shall â—eele the power of the Lord and downe to him shall fall verse 9 With ioy shall Syon heare this thyng and Iuda shall reioyce For at thy iudgementes they shall sing and make a pleasaunt noyce verse 10 That thou O Lord art set on â—ye in all the earth abroad And art exalted wondrously aboâ—e ech other God. verse 11 All ye that loue the Lord do this hate all thinges that are ill For he doth keepe the soules of his from such as would them spill verse 12 And light doth spryng vp to the iust with pleasure for his part Great ioy with gladnes myrth and lust to them of vpright hart verse 13 Ye righteous in the Lord reioyce his holynes proclayme Be thankefull eke with hart and voyce and myndefull of the same Cantate Domino psal xcviii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvâ—â— Psalme O Sing ye now vnto the Lord a new and pleasaunt song For he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong verse 2 With his right hand full 〈◊〉 he doth his foes deuoâ—â—â— â–ª And get him selfe the victory with his owne arme and power verse 3 The Lord doth make the people know his sauyng health and might The Lord doth eke his iustice shew in all the Heathens sight verse 4 His grace and truth to Israell in mynde he doth record That all the earth hath seen right well the goodnes of the Lord â–ª verse 5 Be glad in him with ioyfull voyce all people of the earth â–ª Gene thankes to God sing and reioyce to him with ioy and myrth verse 6 Vpon the harpe vnto him sing geue thankes to him with Psalmes Reioyce before the Lord our kyng with trumpets and with shalmes verse 7 Yea let the Sea with all therein with ioy both roare and swell The earth likewise let it begyn with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the floudes reioyce their fils and clâ—p their handes apace And eke the mountaines and the hils before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to iudge and try the world and euery wight And rule the people mightely with iustice and with right Dominus regnauit psal xcix I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth raigne although at it the people rage full soâ—e Yea he on Cherubins doth sâ—t though all the world dâ—â—ore verse 2 The Lord that doth in Syon dwell is high and wondrous great Aboue all Gods he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men prayse thy mighty name for it is fearefull sâ—reâ— â–ª And let theâ— magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our kyng doth loue iudgement and right Thou rightly rulest eâ—ery thyng in Iacob through thy might verse 5 To prayse the Lord our God deuise all honor to him do â–ª Before his footestoole worshyp him for he is holy to verse 6 Moyses Aaron and Samuel as Priestes on him do call When they did pray he heard them well and gaue them aunswere all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still â–ª To keepe such lawes as he did make and pointed them vntill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them heare and aunsweredst 〈…〉 verse 9 Thy mercy did on them appearâ— â–ª their 〈…〉 verse 10 O laude and prayse our God and Loâ—d within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy euer still Iubilatâ—â—â—â— Psal. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to â—â—e Lord with cherefull voyce him
seruâ— with feare his prayse forth 〈◊〉 come ye before 〈◊〉 and reâ—oyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God in deede without our ayde he 〈◊〉 vs make We are his folke he doth vs â—eede and for his sheepe 〈◊〉 doth vs take verse 4 Oh enter then his gates with prayse approch with ioy his Courtâ— vnto â–ª Prayse laud and blesse his name alwayâ—â— for it is seemely so to do verse 5 For why the Lord oâ—â— Godâ—â—â— good his mercy is for euer 〈◊〉 â–ª His truth at all tymes firmely 〈◊〉 and shall from age to 〈◊〉 ¶ An other of the same Sing this as the lxvij â–ª Psalme IN God the Lord be glad and â—ight prayse him throughout the earth Serue him and come before his sight with singyng and with mirth verse 2 Know that the Lord our God he is he did vs make and keepe Not we our selues for we are his owne folke and pasture sheepe verse 3 O go into his gates alwayes geue thankes within the samâ— Within his Coâ—rtâ—â—â— sâ—t â–ª forth his prayse and laud his holy â—â—me verse 4 For why the good◠〈◊〉 the Lord for euermore doth 〈◊〉 From age to age throughout the world his truth doth still remaine Misericâ—rdiam Psal. Ci. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme I Mercy will and iudgement sing O Lord God vnto thee verse 2 And wisely do in perfect way vntill thou come to 〈◊〉 â–ª And in the midst of my house◠〈◊〉 in purenes of my spirite verse 3 And I no kynde of wicked thyng will set before my sight I hate their workes that fall away it shall not cleane to 〈◊〉 verse 4 From me shall 〈◊〉 the froward 〈◊〉 none euill will I see verse 5 Him will I stroy that flaundereth his â—eighbour peiuily â–ª The lofty hart I can not beare noâ— him that looketh hye verse 6 Mine eyes shal be on them within â–ª the land that faythfull be In perâ—ect way who worketh shall be seruaunt vnto me verse 7 I will no gâ—â—â—efull person haue within my house to dwell And in my presence he shall not remaine that lyes doth â—â—ll verse 8 Betymes I will destroy euen all the wicked of the land That I may from Gods Citie 〈◊〉 â–ª the wicked workers hand Domine exaudi Psal. Cii N. ¶ Sing this as the lxvij Psalme O Heare my prayeâ— Lord and leâ— my cry come vnto thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from mee Incline thine cares to me make hast to heare me when I call verse 3 For as the â—moke doth â—ade â–ª so do my dayes consume and fall verse 4 And as a harth my bones â–ª are burnt my hart is smitten dead And withers as the grasse that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my gronyng voyce my bones cleaâ—e â—o my skin verse 6 As Pellican of wildernes such case now am I in And aâ— an Owle in desert is â—oc I am sucâ—â—a one verse 7 I watch and as a Sparrow on the house top am aloâ—e verse 8 Loe dayly in reprochfull wise myne enemies do me scorne And they that do agaynst me rage agaynst me they 〈◊〉 sworne verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I haue fild And mingled haue my drinke with teareâ— â–ª that from myne eyes haue stild verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdayne For thou hast lifted me a 〈◊〉 â–ª and cast me downe agayne verse 11 The dayes wherein I passe my lyâ—â— are like the â—lectyng shade And I am withered like the grasse that soone away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for euer doâ—st remayne in steddy place And thy remembraunce euer doth abide from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy 〈◊〉 to Sioâ— wilt extend The tyme of mercy 〈◊〉 the time forefet is come to end â–ª verse 14 For euen in the 〈◊〉 therof thy seruauntes do delight And on the dust therof they haue compassion in the spirite verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people feare the Lordes most holy name â–ª And all the kynges on eaâ—th shll dread thy glory and thy fame verse 16 Then when the Lordâ—â—e â—ighâ—y God agayne shall Sion reare And then when he most nobly in his glory shall appeare verse 17 To prayer of the desolate â–ª when he himselfe shall bend When he shall nor disdayne vnto their prayers to attend verse 18 This shal be written for the age that after shall succed The people yet vncreated the Lordes 〈◊〉 shall sprede verse 19 For he from his â—ye sanctuary â—ath looked downe below And out of heauen hath the Lord beheld the earth also verse 20 That of the mournyng captiue he might heare the wofull cry And that he might deliuer those that damned are to dye verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lordes most holy name And in Ierusalem set forth the prayses of the same verse 22 Then when the people of the land and kyngdomes with accord Shal be assembled for to do their seruice to the Lord. The third part verse 23 My former force of strength he hath abayted in the way And shorter he did cut my dayeâ— thâ—s I therfore â—id say verse 24 My God in midst of all my dayes now take me not away The yeares endure eternally from age to age for aye verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all tymes hast layd And Lord the heauens are the worke which thine owne handes haue made verse 26 Yea they shall perish and decay but thou shalt tary still And they shall all in tyme waxe old euen as a garment will. Thou as a garment shalt them chaunge and chaunged shall they bee verse 27 But thou doest still abide the same thy yeares do neâ—er flee verse 28 The children of thy seruauntes shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seede for euer shall stand sure Benedic anima â–ª psal Ciii T. S. MY soule geue laud vnto the Lord my spirite shall do the same and all the secretes of my hart prayse ye his holy name Geue thankes to God for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vnkynde suffer not his benefites to slip out of thy mynde verse 3 That gaue thee pardon for thy faultes and thee restored agayne For all thy weake and fâ—ayle disease and heald thee of thy payne verse 4 That did redeeme thy lyfe from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 That fild with goodnes thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the Egle castes her bill whereby her agâ— renueth verse 6 The Lord with iustice doth repay all such as be opprest So that their suffringes and their wronges are turned to the best verse 7 His wayes and his commaundementes to Moyses he did show His counsels and his valiaunt actes the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kinde and mercifull when sinners do him greue The
verse 34 Then am I most certaine my wordes shall him please I will reioyce in him to him will I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire And eke the peruerse them roote out with shame â–ª But as for my soule now let it still desire And say with the faythfull prayse ye the Lordes name Confitemini Domino psal Cv. N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme GEue prayses vnto God the Lord and call vpon his name Among the people eke declare his workes to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye vnto the Lord I say and sing vnto him prayse And talke of all the wondrous workes that he hath wrought alwayes verse 3 In honor of his holy name reioyce with one accord And let the hart also reioyce of them that seeke the Lord. verse 4 Seeke ye the Lord and seeke the strength of his eternall might And seeke his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The wondrous workes that he hath done keepe still in myndefull hart Ne let the iudgementes of his mouth out of your mynde depart verse 6 Ye that of faythfull Abraham his seruaunt are the seede Ye his elect the children that of Iacob do proceede verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull iudgementes are through all the earth abroad verse 8 His promise and his couenant which he hath made to his He hath remembred euermore to thousandes of degrees The second part verse 9 The couenaunt which he hath made with Abraham long ago And faythfull oth which he hath sworne to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirme the same for law that Iacob should obay And for eternall couenant to Israell for ay verse 11 When thus he sayd loe I to you all Chanaan land will geue The lot of your inheritaunce wherein your seede shall liue verse 12 Although their number at that tyme did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but straungers were verse 13 While yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode And while fro sundry kyngdomes they did wander all abroad verse 14 And wrong at none oppressors hand he suffred them to take But euen the great and mighty kynges reproued for their sake verse 15 And thus he sayd touch ye not those that myne annoynted be Ne do the Prophetes any harme that do pertayne to me verse 16 He cald a dearth vpon the land of bread he stroyd the store But he agaynst their tyme of neede had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Euen Ioseph which had once been sold to liue a slaue in woe verse 18 Whose feete they hurt in stockes whose soule the iron pearst also verse 19 Vntill the tyme came when his cause was knowen apparantly The mighty word of God the Lord his faultles truth did try verse 20 The kyng sent and deliuered him from prison where he was The ruler of the people then did freely let him pas verse 21 And ouer all his house he made him Lord to beare the sway And of his substaunce made him haue the rule and all the stay verse 22 That he might to his will instruct the Princes of his land And wisedomes lore his auncient men might teach to vnderstand verse 23 Then into the Egyptian land came Israell also And Iacob in the land of Ham did liue a straunger tho verse 24 His people he exceedyngly in number made to flowe And ouer all their enemies in strength he made them grow verse 25 Whose hart he turnd that they with hate â–ª his people did intreat And did his seruauntes wrongfully abuse with false deceit The fourth part verse 26 His faythfull seruaunt Moyses then and Aaron whom he chose He did commaund to go to them his message to disclose verse 27 The wondrous message of his signes among them they did shew And wonders in the land of Ham then did they worke also verse 28 Darknes he sent and made it darcke in stâ—ed of brighter day And vnto his commission they did not disobay verse 29 He turnd their waters into bloud he did their fishes â—lay verse 30 Their land brought frogs euen in the place where their kyng Pharo lay verse 31 He spake â–ª and at his voyce there came great swarmes of noysom Flyes And all the quarters of their land were fild with crawling lyce verse 32 He gaue them cold and stony hayle in steed of milder rayne â–ª And fierâ— flames within their land he sent vnto their payne verse 33 He smote their vines and all their trees whereon their figs did grow And all the trees within their coastes downe did he ouerthrow verse 34 He spake then Caterpillers did and Grashoppers abound verse 35 Which eat the gras in all their land and fruite of all their ground The fift part verse 36 Their first begotten in their land eke deadly did he smite Yea the begynnyng and first fruit of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold and siluer he them brought from Egypt laâ—d to pas And in the numbâ—r of their tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and ioyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of them was fallen vpon their hart verse 39 To shroud them from the parchyng heaâ— a cloud he did display And fire â—e sent to geue them light when night had hid the day verse 40 They asked and he caused Quayles to rayne at their request And â—ully with the bread of heauen their hunger he represt verse 41 He opened then the stony rocke and waters gushed out And in the dry and parched grounds like â—iuers â—anne about verse 42 For of his holy couenaunt aye myndefull was he tho Which to his seruant Abraham â—e pâ—â—ghted long ago verse 43 He bâ—ought his people forth with mirth and his elect with ioy Out of the cruell land where they had lyued in great annoy verse 44 And of the Heathen men he gaue to them the fruitfull landes The labor of the people 〈◊〉 they tooke into their handes verse 45 That they his holy statutes might obserue for euermore And faythfully obey his lawes prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini Domino psal Cvi N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme PRayse ye the Lord for he is good his mercy dures foray verse 2 Who can expresse his noble actes or all his prayse display â–ª verse 3 They blessed are that iudgementes keepe and â—ustly do alway verse 4 With fauour of thy people Lord remember me I pray And with thy saâ—yng health O Lord vouchsafe to visitâ— mee verse 5 That I the great felicitie of thine elect may see And with thy peoples ioy I may a ioyfull mynde possesse And may with thine inheritaunce a glorying â–ª hart expresse verse 6 Both we and eke our fathers all haue sinned euery one We haue committed wickednes and lewdly we haue done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast
For he the emptie soule sustaynd whome thirst had made to faynt The hungry soule with goodnes fed and did them eke acquaint verse 10 Such as do dwell in darkenes deepe where they of death do wayte Fast bound to tast such troublous stormes as iron chaynes do threate The second part verse 11 For that agaynst the Lordes owne wordes they sought so to rebell Esteeming lâ—ght his counsells high which do so far excell verse 12 But when he humbled them full low they then fell downe with griefe And none was found so much to helpe whereby to get reliefe verse 13 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayd Who did remoue their tropblous state according as they prayd verse 14 For he from darcknes out them brought and from deathes dreadfull shade Bursting with force the iron bandes which did before them lade verse 15 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth beforâ— the sonâ—es of men verse 16 For he threw downe their gates of bras and brake them with strong hand The iron harres he smote in two nothing could him withstand verse 17 The foolish folke great plagues do â—eâ—ele and cannot from them wend But heape on moâ—to those they haue because they do offend verse 18 Their soule so much doth loth all meate that none they could abide Whereby death had them almost caught as they full truely tride verse 19 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde â–ª Who did remoue their troublous state according as they prayd verse 20 For he then sent to them his word which health did soone restore And brought them from those daungers deepe wherein they were before verse 21 Let them therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 22 And let them offer sacrifice with thankes and also feare And speake of all his wondrous workes with glad and ioyfull cheare verse 23 Such as in shippes or brittle barkes into the Seas descend Their marchandise through fearefull floudes to compasse and to end verse 24 Those men are forced to behold the Lordes workes what they be And in the daungerous deepe the same most marueilous they see verse 25 For at his word the stormy windâ— ariseth in a â—age And stirreth vp the surges so as nought can them aswage verse 26 Then are they lifted vp so high the cloudeâ— they seeme to gayne And plunging downe the depth vntill their soules consume with payne verse 27 And lyke a drunkard to and â—ro now heare now there they reele As men with feare of wit bereft or had offence no feele verse 28 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde Who did remoue their tâ—oublous state according as they prayde verse 29 For with his word the Lord doth make the sturdy stormes to cease So that the great wants from their rage are brought to rest and peace verse 30 Then are men glad when rest is come which they so much do craue And are by him in hauen brought which they so fayne would haue verse 31 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 32 Let them in presence of the folke with prayse extoll his name And where the Elders do conuent let them there do the same verse 33 For running floudes to dry desertes he doth oft change and turne And drieth vp as it were dust the springing well and bourne verse 34 A fruitefull land with pleasures decâ—e full barren he doth make When on their sinnes that dwell therein he doth iust vengeaunce take verse 35 Agayne the wildernes full rude he maketh fruite to beare With pleasaunt springes of waters clearâ— though none before were there verse 36 Wherein such hungry soules are set as he doth freely chuse That they a Citie may them build to dwell in for their vse verse 37 That they may sow their pleasaunt laud and vineyardes also plant To yeld them fruites of such increase as none may seeme to want verse 38 They multiply exceedingly the Lord doth blesse him so Who doth also their brute beastes make by numbers great to grow verse 39 But when the faythfull are low brought by the oppressors stout And minish do through many plagues â–ª that compasse them about verse 40 Then doth the princes bring to shame which did them sore oppresse And lykewise caused them to erre within the wildernes verse 41 But yet the poore he raysed vp out of his troubles deepe And oft tymes doth his trayne augment much lyke a flocke of sheepe verse 42 The righteous shall behold this sight and also much reioyce Whereas the wicked and peruerse with griefe shall stop their voyce verse 43 But who is wise that now full well he may these thinges record For certaynely such shall perceaue the kindenes of the Lord. Paratum cor psal Cviii. I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme O God my hart prepared is and eke my tongue is so I will aduaunce my voyce in song â–ª in geuing prayse also verse 2 Awake my violaud my harpe sweete melody to make And in the morning I my selfe right early will awake verse 3 By me among the people Lord still praysed shalt thou be And I among the heathen folke will sing O Lord to thee verse 4 Because thy mercy Lord is great aboue the heauens byâ— And eke thy truth doth reach the cloudes within the lofty skye verse 5 Aboue the starry heauens height exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display vpon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy dearly beloued may be set at lybertye Helpe O my God with thy right hand and harken vnto me verse 7 God in his holynes hath spoke wherefore my ioyes abound Sichem I shall deuide and metâ— the vale of Succoth ground verse 8 And Giliad shall be mine owne Maâ—asses mine shall be My head strength Ephraim and law shall Iuda geue to me verse 9 Moab my washpot and my shoe on Edome I will throw Vpon the laud of Palestine in triumph will I goe verse 10 Who shall into the Citie strong be guide to conduct me Or how by whome to Edome land conueyed shall I be verse 11 Is it not thou O God which late hadst vs forsaken quite And thou O Lord which with our host didst not go forth to fight verse 12 Geue vs O Lord thy sauing ayde when trouble doth assayle For all the helpe of man is vayne and can no whit auayle verse 13 Through God we shall do valiant actes and worthy of renowne He shall subdue our enemies yea he shall tread them downe Deus laudem meam psal Cix N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme IN speechles silence do not hold O God thy tongue alwayes O God euen thou I say that art the God of all my prayse verse 2 The wicked
mouth and guilefull mouth on me disclosed be And they with false and lying tongue haue spoken vnto me verse 3 They did beset me round about with workes of hatefull spight Without all cause of my desert agaynst me did they fight verse 4 For my good will they were my foes but then gan I to pray verse 5 My good with ill my frendlynes with hate they did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked ouer him to haue the vpper hand At his right hand eke suffer thou his hatefull foe to stand verse 7 When he is indged let him then condemned be therein And let the prayer that he makes be turned into sinne verse 8 Few be his dayes his charge also let thou an other taker verse 9 His children let be fatherles his wife a widow make verse 10 Let his ofspring be vagabonds to beg and seeke their bread Wandring out of the wasted place where erst they haue bene fed verse 11 Let couetous extortioner catch all his goodes and store And let the straungers spoyle the fruites of all his toyle before verse 12 Let there bâ— none to pitie him let there be none at all That on his children fatherles will let their mercye fall The second part verse 13 And so let his posteritie for euer be destroyde Their name out blotted in the age that after shall succeede verse 14 Let not his fathers wickednes from Gods remembraunce fall And let not thou his mothers sinne be done away at all verse 15 But in the presence of the Lord let them remaine for aye That from the earth the memory he may cut cleane away verse 16 Sith mercy he forgat to shew but did pursue with â—pight The troubled man and sought to slay the wofull harted wight verse 17 As he did cursing loue it shall betyde vnto him so And as he did not blessing loue it shall be far him fro verse 18 As he with cursing clad himselfe so it lyke water shall Into his bowells and lyke oyle into his bones befall verse 19 As garment let it be to him to couer him for aye And as a girdle wherewith he shall girded be alway verse 20 Lo let this same be from the Lord the guerden of my foe Yea and of those that euill speake agaynst my soule also verse 21 But thou O Lord that art my God deale thou I say with me After thy name deliuer me for good thy mercyes be verse 22 Because in depth of great distres I needy am and poore And eke within my payned brest my hart is wounded sore The third part verse 23 Euen so do I depart away as doth declining shade And as the Grashopper so I am shaken of and fade verse 24 With fasting long from needefull foode enfeebled are my knees and all her fatnes hath my flesh enforced bene to leese verse 25 And I also avile reproch to them was made to be And they that did vpon me looke did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God mine ayde and succour be According to thy mercy Lord saue and deliuer me verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this Lord is thy mighty hand And that thou thou hast done it Lord so shall they vnderstand verse 28 Although they curse with spight yet thou shalt blesse with louing voyce They shall arise and come to shame thy seruaunt shall reioyce verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me And with confusion as a cloke eke couered let them be verse 30 But greatly I wiill with my mouth geue thankes vnto the Lord And I among the multitude his prayses will record verse 31 For he with helpe at his right hand will stand the poore man by To saue him from the man that would condemne his soule to dye Dixit Dominus psal Cx. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord did say vnto my Lord sit thou on my right hand Till I haue made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feete shall stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight And in the day on which thy raygne and power they shall see verse 3 Then hereby freewill offeringes shall the people offer thee Yea with an holy worshipping then shall they offer all Thy byrthes dew is the dew that doth from wombe of morning fall verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and neuer will repent what he doth say By the order of Melchisedech thou art a Priest for aye verse 5 The Lord my God on thy right hand that standeth for thy stay Shall wound for thee the stately kinges vpon his wrathfull day verse 6 The Heathen he shall iudge and fill the place with bodyes dead And ouer diuers countryes shall in sunder suite the head verse 7 And he shall drinke out of the brooke that runneth in the way Therefore he shall lift vp on bye his royall head that day Confitebor tibi Psal. Cxi N. WIth hart I do accord To prayse and laud the Lord For great his workes are sound To search them such are bound verse 2 As do him loue and trust His workes are glorious Also his righteousnes verse 3 It doth indure for euer His wondrous workes he would We still remember should His mercy fayleth neuer verse 4 Such as to him loue beare A portion full fayre He hath vp for them layd verse 5 For this they shall well finde He will them haue in minde And keepe them as he sayd verse 6 For he did not disdayne His workes to shew them playne By lyghtninges and by thunders When he the Heathens land Did geue into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his workes ensueth Both iudgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tâ—nd They are decreed sure verse 8 For euer to indure Which equitie doth end Râ—demption he gaue His people for to saue verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fayle But alwayes to preuayle His holy name be feared verse 10 Who so with hart full faynâ— True wisedome would attayne The Lord feare and obey Such as his lawes doe keepe â—â—all knowledge haue full deepe His prayse shall last for aye Beatus vir qui. psal Cxii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the Pater noster THe man is blest that God doth feare And that his lawes doth loue indeede His seede on earth God will vpreare And blesse such as from him proceed verse 2 His house with good he will fulfill His righteousnes endure shall still verse 3 Vnto the righteous doth arise In trouble ioy in darknes light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy alwayes in his fight verse 4 Yea pittie moueth such to lend He doth by iudgement thinges expend verse 5 And surely such shall neuer fayle For in remembraunce had is he verse 6 No tydinges ill can make him qâ—ayle Whoe â—n the Lord sure hope doth see verse 7 His hart is
firme his feare is past For he shall see his foes downe cast verse 8 He did well for the poore prouide His righteousnes doth still remaine And his estate with prayse abide Though that the wicked men disdavne Yea guash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal. Cxiii W.K. YE childreÌ„ which do serue the Lord prayse ye his name with one accord Yea blessed be alwayes his name â–ª who from the 〈◊〉 of the sunde till it re turne where it begun is to be praysed with great fanic The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory we may count aboue the heauens hye to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellinges in the heauens are of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himselfe we know Thinges to behold both here below And also in heauen aboue verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poore which helpe none saw His onely mercy did him moue verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great fame The barren he doth make to beare And with great ioy her fruite to reare Therefore praysâ— ye his holy name In exitu Israel psal Cxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvii Psalme WHen Israell by Gods addres from Pharaos land was bent And Iacobs house the straungers left and in the same trayne went. verse 2 In Iuda God his glory shewed his holynes most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdome power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and sodenly as all amasd did flee The roaring streames of Iordans floud reculed backwardly verse 4 As Rams afrayd the mountaynes skipt their strength did them forsake And as the seely tremoâ—ing Lambes their tops did beate and shake verse 5 What ayld thee Sea as all amasd so sodenly to flee Ye rowling wauâ—â— of Iordans floude why ran ye backwardly â–ª verse 6 Why shooke ye hills as Rams afrayd why did youâ— strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling Lambeâ— for feare quiâ—er and quake verse 7 O earth confesse thy soueraygnâ— Lord and dâ—ead his mighty hand Before the face of Iacobs God feare ye bâ—th Sea and land verse 8 I meane the â—ind which from hard rockes doth cause maine â—oudes appeare And from the stony flint doth make gush out the fountaynes cleare Non nobis Domine Psal. Cxv. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix psalme NOt vnto vs Lord not to vs but to thy name geue prayse Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee alwayes verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say where is their Lord become verse 3 Our God in heauen is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their Idols siluer art and gold worke of mens handes they be verse 5 They haue a mouth and do not speake and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they haue eares ioynd to their headâ—â— and do not heare at all And noses eke they formed haue and do not smell withall verse 7 And handes they haue and handle not and feete and doe not goe A throate they haue and through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them be like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israell trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that feare the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 12 The Lod hath mindfull bâ—ne of vs and will vs blesse also Ou Israels and Aarons house his blessing he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord doth blesse them all Euen he shall blesse them euery one the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the louing Lord will multiply his graâ—e To you I say the louing Lord shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord euen of the Lord I say Which both the heauen and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heauens yea the heauens hye belong vnto the Lord The earth vnto the sonnes of men he gaue of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with prayse set forth the Lordes renowne Nor any that into the place of silence do go downe verse 18 But we will prayse the Lord our God from henceforth and for aye Sound ye the prayses of the Lord prayse ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam psal Cxvi N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix Psalme I Loue the Lord because my voyce and prayeâ— heard hath he verse 2 When in my dayes I called on him he bowed his eare to me verse 3 Euen when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When paynes of hell me caught and wheâ— I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Vpon the name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliuer thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very mercifull and iust he is also And in our God compassion doth plentifully flow verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preseruâ— all those that simple be I was in wofull misery and he relieâ—ed me verse 7 And now my soule sith thou art safe returne vnto thy rest For largely â—o the Lord to thee his bountye hath exprest verse 8 Because thou hast deliuered my soule from deadly thrâ—â—l My moysted even from mornefull teares my sliding foote from fall verse 9 Before the Lord I in the land of lyfe will walke therefore verse 10 I did beleue therefore I spake for I was troubled sore verse 11 I sayd in my distresse and feare that all men lyers be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefites to me verse 13 The wholesome cup of sauing health I thankefully will take And on the Lordes name I will call when I my prayer make verse 14 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all his peoples sight verse 15 Right deare and precious in his sight the Lord doth aye esteme The death of all his holy ones â–ª what euer man do deeme verse 16 Thy seruaunt Lord thy seruaunt loe I do my selfe confes Sonne of thy handmayd thou hast broke the bondes of my distresse verse 17 And I will offer vp to thee a sacrifice of prayse And I will call vpon the name of God the Lord alwayes verse 18 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all the peoples sight verse 19 Yea in the courtes of Gods owne house and in the midst of thee O thou Ierusalem I say wherefore the Lord prayse ye Laudate Dominum psal Cxvii N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme O All ye nations of the world prayse ye the Lord alwayes And all
a guide to learne thy lawes thy rods did me direct verse 72 So that to me thy word and law is dearer manifold Then thousandes great of siluer and gold or ought that can be told JOD The x. part verse 73 Seyng thy handes haue made me Lord to be thy creature Graunt knowledge likewise how to learne to put thy lawes in vre verse 74 So they that seare thee shall reioyce when euer they me see Because I haue learnd by thy word to put my trust in thee verse 75 When with thy rods the world is plagd I know the cause is iust So when thou didst correct me Lord the cause iust needes be must verse 76 Now of thy goodnes I thee pray some comfort to me send As thou to me thy seruaunt hetâ—st so from all ill me shend verse 77 Thy tender mercies poure on me and I shall surely lyue For ioy and consolation both thy lawes to me do geue verse 78 Confound the proud whose false pretencâ— is me for to destroy But as for me thy hostes to know I will my selfe employ verse 79 Who so with reuerence do thee feare to me let them retire And such as do thy conenauntes know and them alone desire verse 80 My hart without all waueryng let on thy lawes be bent That no confusion come to me wherein I should be shent CAPH The xi part verse 81 My soule doth faint and ceaseth not thy sanyng health to craue And for thy wordes sake still I trust my hartes desire to haue verse 82 Mine eyes do fayle with lookyng for thy word and thus I say Oh when wilt thou me comfort Lord why doest thou thus delay verse 83 As a skin bottell in the smoke so am I partcht and dride Yet will I not out of my hart let thy commaundement slide verse 84 Alas how long shall I yet line before I see the howre That on my foes which me torment thy vengeaunce thou wilt power verse 85 Presumptuout men haue digged pits thinking to make me sureâ— Thus contrary agaynst thy law my hurt they do procure verse 86 But thy commaundementes are all true and causelesse they me greeue To thee therfore I do complayne that thou mightest me relieue verse 87 Almost they had me cleane destroy'd and brought me quite to ground Yet by thy statutes I abode and therein succour sound verse 88 Restore me Lord agayne to life for thy mercies excell And so shall I thy couenauntes keepe till death my life expell LAMED The xij part verse 89 In heauen Lord where thou doest dwell thy word is stablished sure And shall for all eternitie fast grauen there endure verse 90 From age to age thy truth abides as doth the earth witnes Whose ground worke thou hast layd so sure as no toung can expresse verse 91 Euen to this day we may well see how all thynges perseuere Accordyng to thy ordinaunce for all thynges thee reuere verse 92 Had it not bene that in thy law my soule had comfort sought Long tyme ere now in my distresse I had bene brought to naught verse 93 Therfore will I thy preceptes aye in memory keepe fast By them thou hast my life restord when I was at last cast verse 94 No â—ight to me can title make for I am onely thine Saue me therfore for to thy lawes myne eares and hart incline verse 95 The wicked men do seeke my haue and thereto lye in wayte But I the while considered thy noble actes and great verse 96 I see nothyng in this wide world at length which hath not end But thy commaundement and thy word beyond all end extend MEM. The xiij part verse 96 What great desire and feruent loue do I beare to thy law All the day long my whole deuise is onely on thy law verse 98 Thy word hath taught me farre to passe my foes in pollicie For still I keepe it as a thyng of most excellencie verse 99 My teachers which did me instruct in knowledge I excell Because I do thy couenauntes keepe and them to others tell verse 100 In wisedome I do passe also the auncient mea in deede And all because to keepe thy lawes I held it aye best reede verse 101 My seete I haue refrayned eke from euery euill way Because that I continually thy word might keepe I say verse 102 I haue not swarned from thy iudgementes nor yet shronke any dell â–ª For why thou hast taught me thereby to liue godly and well verse 103 Oh Lord how sweete vnto my tast finde I thy wordes alway Doubtlesse no hony in my mouth feele ought so sweete I may verse 104 Thy lawes haue me such-wisedome learnd that vtterly I hate All wicked and vngodly wayes in euery kynde or rate NVN. The xiiij part verse 105 Euen as a Lanterne to my feete so doth thy word shine bright And to my pathes where euer I go it is a flamyng light verse 106 I haue both sworne and will performe most certainly doubtlesse That I will keepe thy iudgementes iust and them in lyfe expresse verse 107 Affliction hath me fore oppressed and brought me to deathes dote O Lord as thou bast promised so me to lyse restore verse 108 The offringes which with hart and voyce most frankly I thee gene Accept and teach me how I may after thy iudgementes liue verse 109 My soule is aye so in my hand that daungers it assayle Yet do I not thy law forget nor it to keepe will fayle verse 110 Although the wicked layd their nets to catch me at a bray Yet did I not from thy preceptes once swerue and go astray verse 111 Thy law I haue so claymd alway as myne owne heritage And why for therein I delite and set my whole courage verse 112 For euermore I haue bene bent thy statutes to fulfill Euen so likewise vnto the end I will continue still SAMECH The xv part verse 113 The craftie thoughtes and double hart I do alwayes detest But as for thy law and preceptes I loued them euer best verse 114 Thou art my hid and secret place my shield of strong defence Therfore haue I thy promises lookt for with patience verse 115 Go to therfore ye wicked men depart from me anone For the commaundementes will I keepe of God my Lord alone verse 116 As thou hast promised so performe that death me not assayle Nor let my hope abuse me so that through distrust I quayle verse 117 Vphold me and I shall be safe for ought they do or say And in thy statutes pleasure take will I both night and day verse 118 Thou hast trode such vnâ—st thy feetâ— as do thy statutes breake For nought auayles their subtletie their counsell is but weake verse 119 Like droâ— thou castes the wicked out where euer they go or dwell Therfore can I as thy statutes loue nothyng halfe so well verse 120 My flesh alas is taken with feare as though it were benumd For when I see thy iudgementes strait I am as one astond
made sio teach me thee to scare verse 170 Myne humble supplication toward thee let finde acces And graunt me Lord deliueraunce for so is thy promise verse 171 Then shall my lips thy prayses speake after most ample sort When thou thy statutes hast me taught wherein standes all comfort verse 172 My toung shall sing and preach thy word and on this wise say shall Gods famoâ—s actes and noble lawes are iust and perfect all verse 173 Strech out thy hand I thee beseech and speedely me saue For thy commaundementes to obserue â—oseâ— O Lord I haue verse 174 Of thee alone Lord I craue health for other I know none And in thy law and nothyng els I do delight alone verse 175 Graunt me therfore long dayes to liue thy name to magnifie And of thy iudgementes mercyfull let me thy â—aâ—our â—ry verse 176 For I was lost and went astray much like a wandryng sheepe Oh seeke me for I haue nor fayld the commaundementes to keepe Ad Dominum psal Cxx. T.S. ¶ Sing this as the Cxj. Psalmâ— IN trouble and in thâ— all Vnto the Lord I call And he doth me comfort verse 2 Deliuer me I say From lyers lips alway And tongue of false report verse 3 What vantage or what thyng Geâ—st thou thus for to sâ—ing Thou false and flatteryng lyar verse 4 Thy tongue doth hurt I weene No lesse then arrowes keene of whot consumyng fire verse 5 Alas to long I slacke Withâ—n these tentes so blake Which Kedars are by name By whom the â—â—ocke elect Anâ— all of Isackes sect Are put to open shame verse 6 With them that peace did hate I came a peace to make And set a quyet lyse verse 7 But when my word was told Causeles I was controld By them that would haue strife Leuaui oculos Psâ—l Cxxi W. W. I Life myne â—yos to Syon hill from whence I do attend that succour God me send The mighty God me succour will which heauen and earth fraâ— med and all thynges therein named verse 3 Thy foote from slip he will preserue And will thee safely keepe For he shall neuer sleepe verse 4 Loe he that doth Israell conserâ—e No sleepe at all can him catch But his eyes shall euer watch verse 5 The Lord is thy warrant alway The Lord eke doth thee couer As at thy right hand euer verse 6 The Sunne shall not thee parch by day Nor the Moone halfe so bright Shall with cold thee hurt by night verse 7 The Lord will keepe thee from distres And will thy â—yte sure saue And thou also shalt haue verse 8 In all thy busines good successe Where euer thou goest in or out God will thy thynges bryng about Laetatus sum Psal. Cxxii W. K. I Did in hart reioyce to heare the peoples voyce in offering 〈◊〉 iâ—illingly For let vs vpsay they and in the Lordes house pray Thus spake the folke full louingly Our feete that wandred wide shall in thy gate abyde O thou Ierusalem full fayre Which art so seemely set much like a Citie neat The like wherof is not els where verse 4 The tr'lbes with one accord The tribes of God the Lord Are thether bent their way to take So God before did tell That there his Israâ—ll Their prayer should together make verse 5 For there are thrones crect And that for this respect To set forth iustice orderly Which thronâ—s right to maintayne To Dauids house pertayne His folke to iudge accordyngly verse 6 To pray let vs not cease For Ierusalems peace Thy frendes God proâ—per mightely verse 7 Peace be thy walles about And prosper thee throughout Thy places eke continually verse 8 I wish thee prosperous state For my poore brethrens sake That comfort haue by meanes of thee verse 9 Gods house doth me allure Thy wealth for to procure So much alwayes as lyeth in me Ad te leuaui Psal. Cxxiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xxiij Psalme O Lord that heauens doest posses I lift myne eyes to thee Euen as the seruaunt lifteth his his maisters handes to see verse 2 As handmayds watch their maistres hands some grace for to atchiue So we behold the Lord our God till he do vs forgeue verse 3 Lord graunt vs thy compassion and mercy in thy sight For we be filled and ouercome with hatred and despight verse 4 Our myndes be stuffed with great rebuke the rich and worldly wise Do make of vs their mockyng stocke the proud do vs despise Nisi quia Domi. psal Cxxiiii W. W. NOw Israell may say and that truely If that the Lord had not our cause mainteind If that the Lord had not our right susteind When all the world 〈◊〉 vs furiously made their vprores and sayd we should all dye verse 3 Now long ago they had deuourd vs all And swallowed quicke for ought that we could deeme Such was their rage as we might well esteeme verse 4 And as the floudes with mighâ—y force do fall So had they now our life euen brought to thrall verse 5 The raging streames most proud in roaring noyce Had long ago ouerwhelmed vs iâ— the deepe verse 6 But loued be God which doth vs safely keepe From blouâ—y teeth and their most cruell voyce Which as a pray to eat vs would reioyce verse 7 Euen as the bird out of the foulers grin Escapeth away right so it fareth with vs Broke are their nets and we haue scaped thus verse 8 God that made heauen and earth is our helpe then His name had saued vs from these wicked men Qui confidunt psal Cxxv. W. K. SVch as in God the Lord do trust as mouÌ„t Sion shall firmely stand and be remoued at no hand the Lord will count them right and iust So that they shal be sure for euer to endure verse 2 As mighty mountaines huge and great Ierusalem about do close So will the Lord be vnto those Who on his godly will do wayt Such are to him so deare They neuer neede to feare verse 3 For though the righteous try doth he By makyng wicked men his rod Least they through grief forsake their God It shall not as their lot still be verse 4 Geue Lord to those thy light â–ª Whose hartes are true and right verse 5 But as for such as turne aside By crooked wayes which they out sought The Lord will surely â—ryng to nought With workes most vâ—le they shall abide But peace with Israell For euermore shall dwell An other of the same by R. W. ¶ Sing this as the x. Commaundementes THose that do put their confidence Vpon the Lord our God onely And flee to him for his defence In all their neede and misery Their fayth is sure firme to endure Grounded on Christ the cornerstone Moued with none ill but standeth still Stedfast like to the mount Sion And as about Ierusalem The mighty hilles do it compas â–ª So that no enemies come to them To hurt that towne in any case So God in deede in euery neede His
faythfull people doth defend Standing them by assuredly From this tyme forthworld without end Rightwise and good is our Lord Gods And will not suffer certainly The sinners and vngodlyes rod To tary vpon his family Least they also from God should goe Falling to sinne and wickednes O Lord defend world without end Thy Christian flocke through thy goodnes O Lord do good to Christians all That stedfast in thy word abide Such as willingly from God fall And to false doctrine dayly slide Such will the Lord scatter abroad With hypocrites throwen downe to hell â–ª God will them send paynes without end But Lord graunt peace to Israell Glory to God the Father almight And to the Sonne our Sauior â–ª And to the holy Ghost whose light Shine in our harts and vs succour That the right way from day to day We may walke and him glorifie With hartes desire all that are here Worshyp the Lord and say Amen In conÌ„uertendo psal Cxxvi. W. K. WHen that the Lord agayne his Syon had forth brought from bondage great and also sernitude ex treme his worke was such as did surmouÌ„t maÌ„s hart and thought so that we were much lyke to the that vse to dreame our mouthes word with â—â—ughter filled then and eke ouâ— tounges did shew vs ioyfull men verse 2 The Heathen folke were forced then this to confes How that the Lord for them also great thinges had done verse 3 But much more we and therfore can confes 〈◊〉 lesse Wherfore to ioy we haue good cause as we begon verse 4 O Lord go forth thou canst our bondage end As to desertes the flowing riuers send verse 5 Full true it is that they which fow with teares indeedâ— A time will come when they shall â—eape in myrth and ioy verse 6 They went and wept in bearing of their precious seede For that their foes full oftentymes did them annoy But their returne with ioy they shall sure see Their sheaues home bryng and not impayred be Nisi dominus psal Cxxvii W. W. ¶ Sing this as the Lordes Prayer EXcept the Lord the house do make And thereunto do 〈◊〉 his hand What men do build it cannot stand Likewise in vayne men vndertake Câ—ties and holdes to watâ—â— and ward Except the Lord be their sauâ—gard verse 2 Though ye rise early in the morne And so at night go late to bed Feedyng full hardly with brown bread â–ª Yet were your labor lost and worne But they whom God doth loue and keepe Receaue all thynges with quyet sleepe verse 3 Therfore marke well when euer ye see That men haue beyres to enioy their land It is the gift of Gods owne hand For God himselfe doth multiply Of his great liberalitie â–ª The blessing of posteritie verse 4 And when the children come to age They grow in strength and 〈◊〉 In person and in comlynes â–ª So that a shâ—ft shot with courage Of one that hath a most strong arme Flieth not so swift nor doth like harme verse 5 Oh well is him that hath his quiuer Fornished with such artillery For when in perill 〈…〉 Such one shall neuer shake nor shiuer When that he plâ—â—deth before the iudge Agaynast his foes which beare him grâ—â—ge Beati omnes â–ª psâ—l Cxxviii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme BLessed are thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt cat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitfull vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spriâ—e out Thy children stand like Oliue plantes thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Ierusalem and his felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great ioyes encrease And likewise grace on Israell prosperitie and peace Saepe expugnauerunt psal Cxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalms OFt they now Israell may say me from my youth assayled verse 2 Oft they assayled me from my youth yet neuer they preuayled verse 3 Vpon my backe the plowers plowed and surrowes long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 They that hate him shal be shamed and turned backe also verse 6 And made as grasse vpon the house which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Wherof the mower can not finde inough to fill his hand Nor he can fill his lap that goeth to gleane vpon the land verse 8 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fall Nor say we blesse you in the name of God the Lord at all De profundis Psal. Cxxx. W. W. LOrd to thee I make my moue when daun gers me oppresse I call I sigh playne and grone trusting to findâ— relesse Heare now O Lord my request for it is full due time And let thine eares aye be prest vnto this prayer myne verse 3 O Lord our God if thou way our sinnes and them peruse Who shall then escape and say I can my selfe excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art mercyfull and turnest to vs thy grace That we with hartes must carefull should scare before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soule waytes on his will For his promise is most iust and I hope therein still verse 6 My soule to God hath regard wishyng for him alway More then they that watch and ward to see the dawnyng day verse 7 Let Israell then boldly in the Lord put his trust He is that God of mercy that his deliuer must verse 8 For be it is that must saue Israell from his sinne And all such as surely haue their confidence in him Domine non est Psal. Cxxxi M. ¶ Sing this as the Lamentation O Lord I am not putt in mynde â–ª I haue no scornefull eyeâ— I do not exercise my selfe in thynges that be to bye verse 2 But as the child that wayned is euen from his mothers brest So haue I Lord behaued my selfe in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israell trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this tyme forth for euermore from age to age I say Memento Domine psal Cxxxii. M. REmember Dauids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore and vowd a vow to Iacobs God to keepe for euermore I will not come with in my house nor clime vp to my bed nor let my temples take their rest or the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I haue found out for the Lord a place to fit thereon An house for Iacobs Gods to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we heare this sound And in the fieldes and forrestes there those voyces first were sound verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstoole to fall downe vpon our knees in feare verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting place Both thou and the Arke of thy strength the presence of thy
grace verse 9 Let all thy Priestes be clothed Lord with truth and righteousnes Let all thy Saintes and holy men sing all with ioyfulnes verse 10 And for thy seruaunt Dauids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine annoynted Lord nor turne thy face a way verse 11 The Lord to Dauid swore in truth and will not shrinke from it Saying the fruite of thy body vpon thy seate shall fit verse 12 And if thy Sonnes my couensâ—ut keepe that I shall learne echone Then shall thy Sonnes for euer sit vpon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord him selfe hath chose Syon and loues therein to dwell verse 14 Saying this is my restyng place I loue and like it well verse 15 And I will bles with great increase her victuals euery where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will deâ—ke and cloth her Priestes with my saluation And all her Saintes shall sing for ioy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horne of Dauid for to bud For there haue I ordaind for mine a Lanthorn bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will cloth with shame for euermore But I will cause his crowne to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam psal Cxxxiii W. W. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O How happy a thing it is and ioyfull for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amitie verse 2 It cals to mynde that sweet perfume and that costly oyntment Which on the Sacrificers head by Gods precept waâ— spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run downe his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drinke the dew of Hermon hill And Syon with his siluer drops the fieldes with fruite doth fill verse 4 Euen so the Lord doth poure on them his blessinges manifold Whose harts and myndes without all guile this knot do keepe and hold Ecce nunc psal Cxxxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the xxv Psalme BEhold and haute regard ye seruauntes of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch prayse him with one accord verse 2 Lift vp your handes on high vnto his holy place And geue the Lord his prayses due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heauen frame Doth Syon blesse and will 〈◊〉 for euermore the same Laudate nomen psal Cxxxv. M. O Prayse the Lord prayse him prayse him prayse him with one accord O prayse him still all ye that be the seruauntes of the Lord O prayse hym ye that stand and be in the house of the lord Ye of his courf and of his house prayse him with one accord verse 3 Prayse ye the Lord for he is good sing prayses to his name It is a comely and good thyng alwayes to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Iacob his very owne you see So hath he chosen Israell his treasure for to bee verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is in deede aboue all Gods most easie to entreat verse 6 For what soeuer pleased him all that full well he wrought In heauen in earth and in the Sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts vp cloudes euen from the earth be makes lightninges and raine He bringeth forth the windes also he made nothing in vayne verse 8 He smote the first borne of ech thing â–ª in Egypt that tooke rest He spared there no liuing thing â–ª the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shewed wonders great O Egypt voyde of vaunts On Pharao thy cursed kyng and his senere seruatnts verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great actes and things He slew the great and mighty est and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Schon king of the Ammorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdomes all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gane their land to Israell an heritage we see To Israell his owne people an heritage to bee The second part verse 13 Thy name O Lord shall still endure and thy memoriall Throughout all generations that are or euer shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now auenge his people all in deede And to his seruaunts he will shew fauour in tyme of neede verse 15 The Idols of the Heathen are made in all their coastes and â—â—ndes Of siluer and of gold be they the worke euen of mens handes verse 16 They haue eke mouthes and cannot speake and eyes that haue no sight verse 17 They haâ—e eke â—aâ—es aâ—d heare nothing their mouthes be brethles quite verse 18 Wherfore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or thinke they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israell see that ye prayse the Lord And ye that be of Aaâ—ous house pray se him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Lenies house prayse ye likewise the Lord And all that stand in awe of him prayse him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sinn sound his prayse the great prayse of the Lord Which dwelleth in Ierusalem prayse him with one accord Confitemini Do. psal Cxxxvi. N. PRayse ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endâ—reth for euer geue prayse vnto the God of God 's for his mercy endureth for euer geue prayse vnto the Lord of Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth foreuer verse 5 Which by his wisedome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer verse 6 Which on the waters stretcht the earth for his mercy endureth for euer â–ª verse 7 Which made great light to shine abroad for his mercy endureth for euer verse 8 As Sun to rule the ligh some day for his mercy endureth for euer verse 9 The Moone â—nd starres to gâ—ide the night for his mercy endureth for euer verse 10 Which smote Egipt with their first borne for his mercy endureth for euer verse 11 And Israell brought out from them for his mercy endureth for euer verse 12 With mighty hâ—nd and stretched arme for his mercy endureth for euer verse 15 Which cut the red Sea in two partes for his mercy endureth for euer verse 14 And Israell made pas there through for his mercy endureth for euer verse 15 And drowned Pharao and his host for his mercy endureth for euer verse 16 Through wildernes his people led for his mercy endureth for euer verse 17 He which did smite great noble kinges for his mercy endureth for euer verse 18 And which hath thy ne the mighty kinges for his mercy endureth for euer verse 19 As Sâ—hon king of the Ammoâ—ites for his mercy endureth for euer verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land foâ— his mercy endureth for euer verse 21 And gaue
their land for heritage for his mercy endureth for euer verse 22 Euen to his seruaunt Israell for his mercy endureth for euer verse 23 Remembred vs in base estate for his mercy endureth for euer verse 24 And from oppression rescued vs for his mercy endureth for euer verse 25 Which geueth food vnto all flesh for his mercy endureth for euer verse 26 Prayse ye the God of heauen aboue for his mercy endureth for euer verse 27 Geue thankes vnto the Lorde of Lordes for his mercy â—ndureth for euer An other of the same by T. C. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme O Laud the Lord bening Whose mercies last for aye Geue thankes and prayses sing To God of Gods I say For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of Lordes prayse ye Whose mercies aye do dâ—re verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth worke by his great power For certainely His mercyes dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 5 Which Lord omnipotent By his great wisedome hye The heauenly firmament Did frame as we doo see For certainely c. verse 6 Yea he the heauy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did outreach Foâ—certaynely c. verse 7 Great lightes he made to vs For why his lone is aye verse 8 Such as the same we see To rule the lightsome day For certainely c. verse 9 And eke the Moon so cleare Which shineth in our fight And Starres that doe appeare To guide the darâ—ksome night For certainely c. verse 10 With greuous plagues and sore All Egipt smote he than The first borne les and more He slew of beast and man. For certainely c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israell forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arme hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The Sea be cut in two Which stood vp like a wall verse 14 And made through it to goe His chosen children all For certainely c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharao With his huge host of men And charets eke also For certainely c. verse 16 Who led through wildernes His people safe and sound And for his loue endles verse 17 Great kinges he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puisant hand Kinges mightye and of fame As of Amorites land Schon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the Giant large Of Basau king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gaue his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Euen vnto Israell His seruaunt deare I say He gaue the same to dwell And there abide for aye For certainly c. verse 23 To made he did vs â—all In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressoâ—s all In safety set vs free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heauen the God To laud be it your will. For certainly c. Super flurnina psal Cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babilon the riuers round about and in remembraunce of Sion the teares for griefe burst out We hangd our harpes and instru mentes the willow trees vpon for in that place men for their vse had planted â—any one verse 3 Then they to whome we prisoners were sayd to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Ebrue songes and pleasaunt melody verse 4 Alas sayd we who can once frame his sorrowfull hart to sing The prayses of our louing God thus vnder a straunge king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of my hart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbeling harpe to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my month be tyde for euer fast If that I ioy before I see thy full deliueraunce past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the curssed noyce and cry That Edomes sonnes agaynst vs made when they raced our Citie Remember Lord their â—rnell wordes when as with one accord They cryed on sack â–ª and race their walles in despight of the Lord. verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babilon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be cald that our reuenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be cald that takes thy children young â–ª To dash their bones agaynst hard stones which lye the streetes among Confitebor tibi psal Cxxxvii N. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme THee will I prayse with my whole hart my Lord my God alwayes Euen in the presence of the Gods I will aduaunce thy prayse verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will looke and worship thee And praysed in my thankfull mouth thy holy namâ— shall be Euen for thy louing kindenes sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy name hast hast by thy word aduaunced ouer all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of encreased strength within my soule to grâ—w verse 4 Yea all the kinges on earth they shall geue prayse to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth bane heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the wayes of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Bycause the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is hye and yet he doth behold the lowly spirite But he contemning knowes a farre the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walke yet shall I stand Renued by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Vpon the wrath of all my foes and faued shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will performe his worke to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for aye Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the worke which thiâ—e owne hand did make Domine probasti psal Cxxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O Lord thou hast me tride and knowne my sitting thou doest know verse 2 And rising eke my thoughtes a farre thou vnderstandst also verse 3 My pathes yea and my lying downe thou compassest alwayes And by familiar custome art acquainted with my wayes verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but knowen it is to thee verse 5 Thou me behinde holdst and before thou layest thy hand on me verse 6 To wonderfull aboue my reach Lord is thy cunning skill It is so higth that I the same can not attaine vntill verse 7 From sight of thy all seing spirite Lord whether shall I goe Or whether shall I flee away thy presence to scape froâ— verse 8 To heauen if I mount aloft loe thou art present there In hell if I lye downe below euen there thou doest appeare verse 9 Yea let me take the morning winges and let me goe and hide Euen there where are the farthest partes where flowing Sea doth slide verse 10 Yea euen thether also shall thy reaching hand me
guide And thy right hand shall hold me fast and make me to abide verse 11 Yea if I say the darcknes shall yet shrewd me from thy sight Loe euen also the darckest night about me shall he light verse 12 Yea darcknes hiâ—eth not from thee the night doth shine as day To thee the darcknes and the light are both a lyke alway The second part verse 13 For thou possessed hast my raynes and thou hast coucred me When I within my mothers wombe enclosed was by thee verse 14 Thee will I prayse made fearefully and wondroufly I am Thy workes are marâ—eilous right well my soule doth know the same verse 15 My bones they are not hid from thee although in secret place I haue ben made â–ª and in the earth beneath I shapen was verse 16 When I was sormeles then thine eye saw me sor in thy booke Were written all nought was before that after fashion tooke verse 17 The thoughtes therefore of thee O Lord how deare are they to me And of them all how passing great the endles numbers be verse 18 If I should count them loe their summe more then the sand I see And whensoeuer I awake yet am I still with thee verse 19 The wicked and the bloudy men oh that thou wouldest slay Euen those O God to whome depart depart from me I say verse 20 Euen those of thee O Lord my God that speake full wickedly Those that are lifted vp in vaine being enemies to thee verse 21 Hare I not them that hate thee Lord and that in earnest wise Contend I not agaynst them all agaynst thee that â—rise verse 22 I hate them with vnfained hate euen as mine vtter foes verse 23 Try me O God and know my hart my thoughtes proue and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wickednes in me there anybe And in thy way O God my guide for euer lead thou me Eripe Domine Psal. Cxl. N. ¶ Sing this as the Lamentation LOrd saue me from the euill man and from the cruell â—ight Deliuer me which euill doe imagine in the spirite verse 2 Which make on me continuall warre their tongues loe they haue whet verse 3 Lyke Serpentes vnderneath their lips is Adders poyson set verse 4 Keepe me O Lord from wicked handes preserue me to abide Free from the cruell man that meanes to cause my steps to slide verse 5 The proud haue layd a snare for me and they haue spread a net With cordes in my path way and grinnes for me eke haue they set verse 6 Therefore I say vnto the Lord thou art my God alone Heare me O Lord oh heare the voyce wherewith I pray and moue verse 7 O Lord my God thou onely art the strength that saueth me My head in day of battayle hath bene couered by thee verse 8 Let not O Lord the wicked haue the end of this desire Performe not his ill thought least he with pride be set on fire verse 9 Of them that compas me about the chiefest of them all Lord let the mischiefe of their lips vpon them selues befall verse 10 Let coales fall on them let him cast them in consuming flame And in deepâ— pits so as they may not rise out of the same verse 11 For no backbiter shall on earth be set in stable plight And euil to destruction still shall haunt the cruell wight verse 12 I know the Lord the afflicted will reuenge and iudge the poore verse 13 The inst shall payse thy name iust shall dwell with thee euermore Domine clamaui psal Cxli. N. ¶ Sing this as the 44. Psalme O Lord vpon thee do I call Lord hast thee vnto me And harken Lord vnto my voyce when I do crye to thee verse 2 As insence let my prayers be directed in thine eyes And the vplifting of my handes as euening sacrifice verse 3 My Lord for gâ—iding of my mouth set thou a watch before And also of my mouing lipes O Lord keepe thou the dore verse 4 That I should wicked workes commit incline thou not my hart With ill men of their delicates Lord let me eate no part verse 5 But let the righteous smite me Lord for that is good for me Let him reproue me â—â—d the same a precious oyle shall be Such smiting shall not breake my head the tyme shall shortly fail When I shall in their miseâ—ye make prayer for them all verse 6 Then when in stony places downâ— their iudges shall be cast Then shall they heare my wordes for theâ— they haue a pleasaunt tast verse 7 Our bones about the graues mouth loâ— scattered are they found As he that heweth wooÌ„d or he that diggeth in the ground verse 8 But O my Lord my God mine eyes do looke vp vnto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soule forsaken be verse 9 Which they haue layd to catch me in Lord keepe me from the snare And from the suttle grinnes of them that wicked workerâ— are verse 10 The wicked into their owne nets together let them fall While I do by the helpe escape the daunger of them all Voce mea ad Do. Psal. Cxlii. N. ¶ Sing this 〈◊〉 the xlv Psalme BEfore the Lord God with my voyce did I send out my cry And with my strayned voyce vnto the Lord God prayed I. verse 2 My meditation in his fight to poure I did not spare And in the presentes of the Lord my trouble did declare verse 3 Although perplexed was my spirite my path was knowen to thee In way where I did walke a snare they slyly layd for me verse 4 I lookt and wewed on my right hand but none there would me know All refuge sayled me and for my soule none cared tho verse 5 Then cryed I Lord to thee and 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 full low deliuer me From them that do me persecute for me two strong they be verse 7 That I may prayse thy name my soule from prison Lord bring out When thou art good to me the iust shall prayse me round about Domine exaudi Psal. Cxiiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. psalme LOrd heart my prayer harke the plaint that I do make to thee Lord in thy natiue truth and in thy iustice aunswere me verse 2 In iudgement with thy seruaunt Lord. oh enter not at all For iustified be in thy sight not one that liueth shall verse 3 The enemy hath pursued my soule my lyfe to ground hath throwne And layde me in the darke lyke them that dead are long agone verse 4 Within me in perplexitie was my accombred sprite And in me was my troubled hart amased and afflight verse 5 Yet I record tyme past in all thy workes I meditate Yea in thy workes I meditate that thy handes haue create verse 6 To thee O Lord my God loe I do stretch my crauing hands My soule desireth after thee as
do the thirsty landes verse 7 Heare me with speede my sprite doth fayle hide not thy face me fro Els shall I be lyke them that downe into the pit do go verse 8 Let me thy louing kindenes in the morning heare and know For in thee is my truse shew me the way that I shall goe verse 9 For I lift vp my soule to thee O Lord deliuer me From all miue enemies for I haue hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good spirite into the land of mercy me conuey verse 11 For thy name sake with quickening grace aliue do thou me make And out of trouble bring my soule euen for thy instice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them all That do oppresse my soule for I thy seruaunt am and shall Benedictus Dom. Psal. Cxliiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. Psalme BLest â—e the Lord my strength that doth instruct my handes to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 He is my goodnes fort and tower deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yelde verse 3 O Lord what thing is man that him thou holdest so in prise Or sonne of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but lyke to vanitie so passe his dayes to enâ— verse 5 As fleâ—ting shade Boâ— downe O Lord thy heauens and descend verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arroâ—es shoote consume them with the same verse 7 Send downe thy hand euen from aboue O Lord deliue me Take me from waters great from hand of straungers make me free verse 8 Whose subtill mouth of vaâ—itie and fondnes doth entreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshode and deceite verse 9 A new song I will sing O God and singing will I be On viole and on instrument ten stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen he it is that onely genes delineraunce to kinges Vnto his seruaunt Dauid helpe from hurtfull sword he bringes verse 11 From straungers hand me fane and shield whose mouth talkes vanitie And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtiltie verse 12 That out sonnes may be as the plantes whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carued corner stones lyke to a pallace fayre verse 13 Our garners full and plenty may with sundry sortes be found Our sheepe bring thousandes in our streetes ten thousandes may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do vs inuade There be no going out no cry within our streetes be made verse 15 The people blessed are that with such blessings are so stord Yea blessed all the people art whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te Psal. Cxlv. N. THee will I laud my God and king and blesse thy name for aye for euer will I prayse thy name and blesse thee day by day Great is the Lord most wor thy prayse his greatnes none can reach fro raceto race they shall thy works prayse thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious maiestie the beautie will record And meditate vpon thy workes most wonderfull O lord verse 6 And they shall of thy power and of thy fearefull actes declare And I to publish all abroad thy greatnes will not spare verse 7 And they into the mention shall breake of thy goodnes great And I aloud thy righteousnes in singing shall repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gracious and mercifull also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to all and all his workes his mercy doth exceede verse 10 Loe all thy workes do prayse the Lord and do thine honor spread verse 11 Thy Saintes do blesse thee and they do thy kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And blase thy power to cause the sonnes of men his power to know verse 13 And of his mightye kingdome eke to spread the glorious prayse Thy kingdome Lord a kingdome is that doth endure alwayes And thy dominion through ech age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth them that fall the slyding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of all do waite on thee thou doest them all relieue And thou to ech suffising foode in season due doest geue ' verse 16 Thou openest thy plenteous hand and bounteously doest fill All thinges what soeuer doth liue with giftes of thy good will. verse 17 Thâ— Lord is iust in all his wayes his workes are holy all verse 18 Neare all he is that call on him in â—ruth that on him call verse 19 He the desires which they require that feare him will fulfill And he will heare them when they cry and saue them all he will. verse 20 The Lord preserues all those to him that beare a louing hart But he them all that wicked are will vtterly subuert verse 21 My thankfull mouth shall gladly speake the prayses of the Lorde All flesh to prayse his holy name for euer shall accord Lauda anima Psal. Cxlvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme MY soule prayse thou the Lord alwayes my God I will confes verse 2 While breath and lyse prolong my dayes my tongue no tyme shall cease verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sonnes of morrall men in whome there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doth sonne depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their hart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is â—â—at man I say whom Iacobs God doth ayde And he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is stayd verse 6 Which made the earth and waters deepe the heauens hye withall Which doth his word and promise keepe in truth and â—â—er shall verse 7 With right alwayes doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungry he doth feed and lose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth send the blinde their fight â–ª the lame to limmes restore The Lord I say doth loue the right and lust man euermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherles the straunger sad in hart And quitte the widdow from distresse and ill mens wayes subuert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall raigne In tyme of all posteritic for eâ—er to remaine Laudate Domino Psal. Cxlvii N. PRayse ye the Lord for it is good vnto our God to sing for it is pleasant to prayse it is a comely thing The Lord his owne IerusaleÌ„ he buildeth vp alone the dispeâ—st of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their hart their fore vp doth he binde verse 4 He countes the number of the starres and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is our Lord great is his power his wisedome infinite verse 6 The
Lord relieues the meeke and throwes to ground the wicked wight verse 7 Sing vnto God the Lord with prayse vnto the Lord reioyce And to our God vpon the Harpe aduauuce your singing voyce verse 8 He coners Heauen with cloudes and for the earth prepareth rayn And on the mountaynes he doth make the gras to grow agayne verse 9 He geues to beastes their food and to young Rauens when they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lye verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord the Lord hath his delight And such as do attend vpon his mercyes shining light verse 12 O prayse thy Lord Ierusalem thy God O Siou prayse verse 13 For he the barres hast forged strong wherewith thy gates he stayes verse 14 The children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and wiâ—h the flower of wheate â—e silleth thee verse 15 And his commaundement vpon the earth he sendeth out And eke his word with speedy course doth â–ª wiftly run about verse 16 He geueth snow lyke wool hore frost lyke ashes doth he spread verse 17 Lyke morsels casts his I se thereof the cold who can abide verse 18 He send forth his mighty word and melteth them agayne His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrine of his holy word to Iacob doth he shew His statutes and his iudgementes he geues Israell to know verse 20 With euery nation hath he not so dealt nor they haue knowen His secret iudgement ye therefore prayse ye the Lord alone Laudate Dominum psal Cxlviii â— P. GEue laud vnto the Lord from heauen that is so â—ye prayse him in deede and word aboue the star ry sky 2. And also ye his aungels all armies roy all prayse him with glee verse 3 Prayse him both Moone and Sun Which are so cleare and bright The same of you be done Ye glistring starres of light verse 4 And eke no les Ye heauens fayre verse 5 And cloudes of the ayre His laud expres verse 6 For at his word they were All formed as we see At his voyce did appeare All thinges in their degree Which he set fast To them he made A law and trade For aye to last verse 7 Extoll and prayse Gods name On earth ye dragens fell All deepes do ye the same For it â— commeth you well verse 8 Him magnifie Fire Hayle â—e Snow And stormes that blow At his decree verse 9 The hills and mountaynes all And â—rees that fruitfull are The â—edars great and tall His worthy prayse declare verse 10 Beastes and catrell Yea birds flying And wormes creeping That on earth dwell verse 11 All Kinges both more and lesse With all their pompous trayne Princes and all iudges That in the world remaine verse 12 Exalt his name Young men and maydes Old men and babes Do ye the same verse 13 For his name shall we proue To be most excellent Whose prayse is farre aboue The earth and firmament verse 14 For sure he shall Exalt with blis The borne of his And helpe them all His Saintes all shall forth tell His prayse and worthynes The Children of Israell Ech one both more and les verse 15 And also they That with good will His wordes fulfil And him obay Cantate Domino Psal. Cxlix N. Sing this as the Cxlâ— psalme SIng ye vnto the Lord our God a new reioysing song Aud let the prayse of him be heard his holy Saintes among verse 2 Let Israell reioyce in him that made him of nothing â–ª And let the feed of Sion eke be ioyfull in their king verse 3 Let them found prayse with voyce of flute vnto his holy name And with the timbrel and the harp sing payses of the same verse 4 For why the Lord his pleasure all hath in his people set And by deliuerance he will rayse the meeke to glory great verse 5 With glory and with honor now let all the Saintes reioyce And now alowd vpon their beds aduaunce their singing voyce verse 6 And in their mouthes let be the actes of God the mighty Lord And in their hands eke let them beare a double edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their handes verse 8 To binde their stately kinges in chaynes their Lordes in Iron bandes verse 9 To execute on them the dome that written is before This honor all his Saintes shall haue prayse ye the Lord therfore Landate Dominum Psal. CL. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme YEald vnto God the mighty Lord prayse in his sanctuaâ—y And prayse him in the firmament that shewes his power on â—ye verse 2 Aduaunce his name and prayse him in his mighty actes alwayes According to his excellencye of greatnes gene him prayse verse 3 His prayses with the princely noyce of sounding trompets blow Prayse him vpon the vâ—ole and vpon the harpe also verse 4 Prayse him with Tymbrel and with flâ—it Organs and Virgmals verse 5 With sounding Cymbals prayse ye him prayse him with loud Cymbals verse 6 What euer hath the benefite of breathing prayse the Lord To prayse the name of God the Lord agree with one accord The end of the Psalmes ¶ A Psalme to be song before Morning Prayer T. B. Sing this as the C. Psalme PRayse the Lord O ye Gentiles all Which hath brought you into this light O prayse him all people mortall as it is most worthy and right For he is full determined on vs to poure out his mercy And the Loâ—des truth be ye assured abideth perpetually Glory be to God the Father and to Iesus Christ his true Sonne With the holy Ghost in lyke manner now and at euery season A Psalme to be song before Euening Prayer T. B. ¶ Sing this as the C. Psalme BEhold now geue heed such as be the Lordes seruauntes faythfull and true Come prayse the Lord euery degree with such songes as to him are due O ye that stand in the Lordes house euen in our owne Gods mansion Prayse ye the Lord so bounteous which worketh our saluation Lift vp your handes in his holy place yea and that in the tyme of night Prayse the Lord which geueth all grace for he is a Lord of great might Then shall the Lord out of Sion which made heauen and earth by his power Geue to you and your nation his blessing mercy and fauour Glory be to God the Father c. The x. Commaundementes of god Exodus 20. ATtend my people and geue eare of ferly thinges I will thee tell See that my wordes in minde thou beare and to my precepts listen wall verse 1 I am thy soueraigne Lord and God Which hath thee brought from carefull thrall And eke reclaymd from Pharaos rod Make thee no Gods on them to call verse 2 Nor fashioned forme of any thing In heauen or earth to worship it For I thy God by reuenging With greeuous plagues
voyde of strife and neighbours about vs round In our time geue thy peace O Lord to nations farre and nye And touch them all thy holy word that we may sing to thee All 〈…〉 the Ternitie that is of might 〈◊〉 most 〈…〉 and the Sonne and eke the holy Ghost As it hath bene In all the tyme that hath bene here to lore As it is now and so shall be hence forth for euermore ¶ Da Pacem Domine G. GEue peace in these our dayes O Lord great daungers are now at hand thyne enemyes with one accord Christes name is euery land seeke to de face roote out and race Thy true right worshyp in deede Be thou the stay Lord we thee pray thou helpest alone in all neede Geue vs that peace which we do lacke Through misbelie sand ill life Thy word to offer thou doest not slacke Which we vnkindly gainstriue With fire and sword This healthfull word Some persecute and oppresse Some with the 〈◊〉 Coufesse the truth Without sincere godlynesse Geue peace and vs thy spirite downe send With grief and repeâ—ts once true Do pearce our hartes our liues to amend And by fayth in Christ renue That feare and dread Warre and bloustshed Through thy sweete mercy and grace May from vs slyde Thy truth abide And shyne in euery place ¶ The Lamentation O Lord in thee is all my trust geue eare vnto â—y wofull cry Refuse me not that am vn iust but bowing downe thy heauenly eye Behold how I do still lament my sinnes wherein I do of fend O Lord for them shall I be sheat Sith thee to please I do intend No no not so thy will is bent to deale with sinners in thine ire But when in hart they shall repent thou grauntest with speede their iust desirâ— To theâ— therfore still shall I cry to wash away my sinfull crime Thy bloud O Lord is not yet dry but that it may helpe in tyme. East thee O Lord hast thee I say to poure on me the giftes of grace That when this life must fi lt away in heauen with thee I may haue place Where thou doest raigne eternally with God which once did downe thee send Where Aungelâ— sing continually to thee be prayse world without end ¶ A thank of geuyng after the receauyng of the Lordes Supper ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme THe Lord be thanked for his giftes and mercies euermore That he doth shew vnto his Saintes to him be laud therfore Our toungâ—â— can not so prayse the Lord as he doth right desâ—rne â–ª Our hartes can not of him so thinke as he doth vs preserue His benefites they be so great to vs that be but sinne That at our handes for recompencâ— there is no hope to win O sinfull flesh that thou shouldst haue such mercies of the Lord Thou doest desâ—rue more worthely of him to be abboâ—d Nought els but sinne and wretche does doth rest within our hartes And stubburnly agaynst the Lord we dayly play our partes The Sonne aboue in firmament that is to vs a light Doth shew it selfe more cleare and pure then we be in his sight The heauens aboue and all therein more holy are then wee They serue the Lord in their estate eche one in his degree They do not striue for master shyâ—â— nor â—lacke their officâ— let But feare the Lord and do his will hate is to them no let Also the earth and all therein of God it is in awe It doth obserue the formers will by skilfull natures law The Sea and all that therein is doth bend when God doth beckâ— The sprites beneath do tremble all and feare his wrathfull cheâ—ke But we alas for whom all these were made them for to rule Do not so know or loue the Lord as doth the Oxe or Mule A law he gaue for vs to know what was his holy will He would vs good but we will not auoyde the thyng is ill Not one of vs that seeketh out the Lord of life to please Nor do the thing that might vs ioyne to Christ and quiet ease Thus we are all his enemies we can it do not deny And he agayne of his good will would not that we should dye Therfore when remedy was none to bring vs vnto life The sonne of God our flesh he tooke to end our mortall strife And all the law of God the Lord he did it full obey And for our sinnes vpon the crosse his bloud our dets did pay And that we should not yet forget what good he to vs wrought A â—igne be left our eyes to tell that he our bodies bought In bread and wine here visible vnto thine eyes and tast His mercies great thou mayest record if that his spirite thou hast As once the corne did liue and grow and was cut downe with fithe And threshed out with many stripes out of his buskes to driue And as the myll with violence did teare it ouâ— so small And made it like to earthly dust not sparing it at all And as the ouen with fire hot did close it vp in heat And all this done that I haue sayd that it should be our meat So was the Lord in his ripe age cut downe with cruell death His soule he gaue in tormentes great and yelded vp his breath Because that he to vs might be an euerlastyng bread With much reproch and trouble great on earth his lyfe he led And as the grapes in pleasaunt tyme are pressed very sore And 〈…〉 nor let to grow no mâ—â— Because the iuyse that in them 〈◊〉 as comfortable drinke We might receiue and ioyfull be when sorrowes makes vs shrinkâ— So Christes bloud out pressed was with nayles and eke with speare The iâ—yce wherof doth saue all 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 fit As many grapes make but one wyne so should we be but one In fayth and loue in Christ aboue and vnto Christ alone Leadyng a life without all strife in quiet rest and peace From enuy and from malice both our hartes and tounges to cease Which if we do then shall we shew that we his chosen bee By fayth in him to lead a life as alwayes willed bee And that we may so do in dead God send vs all his grace Thâ—â— after death we shall be sure with him to haue a place R. W. PRâ—serue vs Lord by thy deare word From Turke 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 right Thy poore assisted stocke defend That they may prayse thee without end God holy Ghost our comfortouâ— Be our patron helpe and succour Geue vs one mynâ—e and perfect peace All giftes of grace in vs increase Thou liuing God iâ— persons three Thy name be praysed in vnitie In all our
neede so vs defend That we may prayse thee world without end ¶ FINIS ⧠A forme of Prayers to be vsed euery Mornyng and Euenyng Morning Prayer ALmighty God and most mercifull Father 〈◊〉 doe not present our selues here before thy Maiestie trustyng in our owne merites or worthynes but to thy manifold mercies whiche hast promised to heare our Prayers and graunt our requestes which we shall make to thee in the name of thy beloued sonne Iesus Christ our Lord who hath also commanded vs to assemble our selues together in his name with full assuraunce that he will not onely be amongst yâ— but also be our Mediatour and aduocate towardes thy Maiestie that we may obtay â—e all thinges which shall seeme expedient to thy blessed will for our 〈◊〉 Therfore we beseech thee most mercifull Father to turne thy louing countenaunce towardes vs and 〈◊〉 not vnto vs our manifold sinnes and ofences whereby we â—ustly deserue thy wrath and sharpe punishment but rather receaâ—e vs to thy mercy for Iâ—suâ— Christes sake accepting his death and passion as a iust recompence for all our offences in whom â—â—ely thou art pleased and through whom thou canst not be offended with vs And seeing of thy great mercies we haue quietly passed this â—ight grauâ—â—â— heauenly father that we nay bestow this day wholy in thy seruâ—â— so that all our thoughtes wordes and deeds may redound to the glory of thy name and good eâ—sample to all men who seeing our good worker may glorifie thee our heauenly father And for as much as of 〈◊〉 meere fauour and loue thou hast not onely created vs to thyne owne similitude and 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 hast chosen vs to be heyres with thy deare sonne Iesus Christ of that immortall kingdome which thou preparedst for vs before the begynning of the world we beseech thee to increase our faith and knowledge and to lighten our haâ—â—eâ— with thy also spirite that we may in the mean time liue in Godly coÌ„uersation and integrity of life knowing that Idolaters Adulterers Couetous men 〈◊〉 our persons Dronkerdes Glâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 shall not inherite the kingdome of god And because thou hast commaunded vs to pray one for an other we doâ— not onely make request O Lord for our selues and for them that thou hast already called to the true vnderstandyng of thy heauenly will but for all people and nations of the world 〈◊〉 as they know by thy wonderfull workeâ— that thou 〈◊〉 God ouer all so they may be instructed by thy holy spirite to 〈◊〉 in thee their onely 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 But for asmuch as they cannot be 〈…〉 heare nor can heare but by preachyng and none can preach except they be sent Therefore O Lord rayse vp faithfull distâ—ibuters of thy misterieâ— who setting aparâ— all worldly respectes may both in their lyle and doctrine onely seeke thy glory Coâ—trâ—ryâ—y confound Sathan Antichrist with al hirelinges whom thou hast already cast of into a reprobate senceâ— that they may not by sectes scismes heresies and errours disquiet thy little flocke And because O Lord we be fallen into the latter dayes and daungerous tymes wherin ignoraunce hath gotten the vpper hand and SathaÌ„ by his Ministers seeke by all meanes to quench the light of thy Gospell we beseech thee to maintaine thy cause agaynst those rauening Wolues and strengthen all thy seruauntes whom they keepe in prison and bondage Let not thy long sufferyng be an occasion either to encrease their tyranny or to discourage thy children neither yet let our sinnes and wickednes be a hinderannce to thy mercies but with speeile O Lord consider these great miseryes For thy people Israell many tymes by their sinnes prouoked thine anger and thou punishedst them by thy iust iudgement yet though their sinnes were neuer so greuous if they once returned from their iniquitie thou receiuedst them to mercy We therefore most wretched sinners bewayle our manifold sinnes and earnestly repent vs for our former wickednesse and vngodly behauiour towardes thee whereas we cannot of our selues purchase thy pardon yet we humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercies vppon vs and receiue vs agayne to thy fauour Graunt vs deare Father these our requesteâ— and all other thynges necessary for vs and thy whole Church accordyng to thy promise in Iesus Christ our lord In whosâ— name we beseech thee as he hath taught vs saying Our father c. Euening prayer O Lord God Father euerlastyng and full of pitâ—e we acknowledge and coÌ„fesse that we be not worthy to lift vp our eyes to heauen much lesse to pâ—esent ourselues before thy Maiestie with confidâ—nce that thou wilt heare our prayers and graunt our request if we consider our owne deseruynges for our consciences do accuse vs and our sinnes witnesse agaynst vs and we know that thou art an vpright iudge which doest not iâ—stifie the sinners and wicked men but punishest the faultes of all such as transgresse thy commaâ—ndementes Yet most mercyfull Father since it hath pleased thâ—e to commaund vs to call on thee in all our troubles and aduersities promising euen then to helpe vs when we feele our selues as it were swallowed vp of death and desperation we vtterly renouncâ— all worldly confidence and flee to thy soueâ—aigne bounty as our onely stay and refuge beseeching thee not to call to remembraunce our manifold sinne and wickednesse whereby we continually prouoke thy wrath and indignatioâ— agaynst vs neither our neglâ—gence and vnkindnesse whiche haue neither worthely esteemed not in our liues sufficiently expressed the sweetâ— comfort of thy Gospell reueled vnto vs that rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ who by offeryng vp his body in sacrifice once for all hath made a sufficient recompence for all our sinnes Haue mercy therefore vpon vs O Lord and foâ—geue vs our offences Teach vs by thy holy sprite that we may rightly wey them and earnestly repent for the same And so much the rather O Lord because that the reprobaâ—e and such as thou hast forsaken can not prayse thee nor call vppon thy name but the repentyng hart the sorrowfull mynde the conscience oppressed â—â—ungryng and thirstyng for thy grace shall euer set forth thy prayse and glory And albeit we he but worthes and dust yet thou art our creator and we be the worke of thy haâ—des yea thou art our Father and we thy children thou art our shepheard and we thy â—ocke thou art our redeemeâ— and we the people whom thou hast bought thou â—art our God and we thine inheritannce Correct vs noâ— therfore in thine anger O Lord neither accordyng to our desertes punish vs â—ut mercyfully chastise vs with a fatherly affection than all the world may know that at what tyme soeuer a sinner doth repent him of his 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 asmuch as it hath pleased thee to make
the night for man to rest in as thou hast ordained him the day to trauell graunt O dearâ— Father that we may so take our bodely rest that our soules may continually watch for the tyme that our Lord Iesus Christ shall appeare for our deliueraunce out of this mortall life and in the meane season that we not ouercomen by any fantasies dreames or other temptations may fully set our myndes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleepe be not excessiue or ouermuch after the insatiable desires of our fleshe but onely sufficient to content our weake nature that we may be better disposed to liue in all Godly conuersation to the glâ—ry of thy holy name and profite of our brethren Sâ— be it ¶ A Godly prayer to be sayd at all tymes HOnor and prayse be genen to thee O Lord God almighty most deare Father of heauen for all thy mercies and louyng kindenesse shewed vnto vs in that it hath pleased thy gratious goodnes freely and of thine owne accord to elect and chose vs to saluation before the begynning of the world and euen like continuall thankes be geuen to thee for creating vs after thine owne Image for redeemyng vs with the precious bloud of thy deare sonne when we were vtterly lost for sanctifâ—ing vs with thy holy sprit in the reuelation and knowledge of thy word for helping and succouryng vs in all our needes and necessities for sauyng vs from all daungers of body and soule for comfortyng vs so fatherly in all our tribulations and persecutions for sparyng vs so long and geuing vs so large a tyme of repentaunce These benefites O most mercifull Father lyke as we knowledge to haue râ—ceiued them of thy onely goodnesse euen so we beseeche thee for thy deare sonne Iesus Christes sake to graunt vs alwayes thy holy sprite whereby we may continually grow in thankefulnes towardes thee to be led into all truth and comforted in all our aduersities O Lord strengthen our fayth kindle it more in 〈◊〉 and loue towardes thee and our neighbours for thy sake Suffer vs not most deare Father to receiue thy worde any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayes the assistance of thy grace and holy spirite that in hart word and deede we may sanctifie and do worshyp to thy name Helpe to amplifie and increase thy kingdome and what soeuer thou sendest we may be hartely well content with thy good pleasure and will Let vs not lacke the thing O Father without the which we can not serue thee but blesse thou so all the workes of our handes that we may haue sufficient and not to be chargeable but rather helpefull vnto others be mercy full O Lord to our offences and seyng our det is great whiche thou hast forgeuen vs in Iesus Christ make vs to loue thee and our neighbours so much the more Be thou our Father our Captaine and defender in all temptations hold thou vs by thy mercyfull hand that we may be eliuered from all inconuenienees and end our lyues in the sanctifing and honour of thy holy name through Iesu Christ our Lord and onely 〈…〉 Let thy mighty hand and out 〈…〉 Lord he still out defence thy mercy and 〈◊〉 kind nesse in Iesu Christ thy deare sonne our saluation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto the end and in the end So be it O Lord encrease our fayth ¶ A confession of all estates at all tymes O Eternall God and most mercifull Father we confesse and acknowledge here before thy diuine maiâ—stie that we are miserable sinners conceiued and borne in sinne and iniquitie so that in vs there is no goodnes For the flesh euermore rebelleth agaynst the spirite whereby we continually transgresse thy holy Preceptes and commaundementes and so purchase to our selues through 〈◊〉 iust iudgement death and damnation Notwithstandyng O heauenly Father for asmuch aâ— we are displeased with our selues for the sinnes that we haue comitted agaynst thee and do vnfaynedly repent vs of the same we most humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercy on vs to forgeue vs all our sinnes and to increase thy holy spirite in vs that we acknowledgyng from the bottome of our hartes our owne righteousnesse may from hence forth not onely mortifie our sinnefull lustes and affections but also bryng forth such fruites as may be agreable to thy most blessed will not for the worthynesse thereof but for the merites of thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour whom thou hast already geuen an oblation and offeryng for our sinnes and for whose sake we are certainely perswaded that thou wilt deny vs nothyng that we shall aske in his name according to thy will. For thy spirite doth assure our consciences that thou art our mercifull Father 〈◊〉 so lowest vs thy children through him that nothyng is 〈…〉 thy heauenly grace and fauour from vs to thee therefore O Father with the sonne and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end So be it ¶ A prayer to be sayd before a man begyn his worke O Lord God most mercyfull Father and Sauiour seing it hath pleased thee to commaund vs to trauell that we may relieue our neede we beseech thee of thy grace so to blesse our labor that thy blessing may extend vnto vs without the which we are not able to continue and that this great fauour may be a witnes vnto vs of thy bonntyfulnesse and assistaunce so that thereby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast ouer vs Moreuer O Lord we beseech thâ—e that thou wouldest strengthen vs with thyne holy spirite that we may faithfully trauell in our estate and vocation without fraud or deceit that we may endeuour our selues to follow thine holy ordinaunce rather then to seeke to satisfie our greedy affections or desire to gayne And if it please theâ— O Lord to prosper our labour geue vs a mynde also to helpe them that haue neede according to that abilitie that thou of thy mercy shalt geue vs and knowing that all good thinges come of thee graunt that we may humble our selues to our neighbours and not by any meanes lift our selâ—â—â— vp aboue them which haue not receaued so large a portion as of thy mercy thou hast geuen vs And if it please thee to try and exercise vs by greater pouertie neede the our flesh would desire that thou wouldest yet O Lord grauÌ„ vs grace to know that thou wilt nourish vs coÌ„tinually through thy bountifull liberalitie that we be not so tempted that we fall into distrust but that we may paciently wayâ— till 〈…〉 â—on to rest vpon thy mercieâ— Heare vs O Lord of 〈◊〉 through Iesus Christ thy sonnâ— our Lord Amen A Prayer for the whole state of Christes Church ALmighty God and most mercifull father we humbly submit our selues fall downe before thy maiestie beseeching thee from the
bottom of our harts that this seede of thy worde now sowen amongest vs may take such deepe roote that neither the burnyng heat of persecution cause it to wyther neither the thorny cares of this life choke it but that as seede sowen in good ground â—t may bring forth thirty sixty and an huÌ„dreth fold as thy heauenly wisedome hath appointed And becâ—use we haue neede continually to craue many things at thy bandes we humbly beseech thee O heauenly Father to graunt vs thy holy spirite to direct our petitions that they may proceede from such a feruent mynd as may be agreable to thy most blessed will. And seyng that our infirmitie is able to doe nothyng without thy helpe and that thou art not ignoraunt with how many and great temptations we poore wretches are on euery side enclosed and compassed let thy strength O Lord sustayne our weakenes that we beyng defended with the foâ—ce of thy grace may be safely preserued agaynst all assaultes of Sathan who goeth about continually like a roaryng Lyon seekyâ—g to denoure vs Increase our fayth O mercyfull Father that we do not swerue at any tyme from thy heauenly word but augment in vs hope and loue with a carefull keeping of all thy commaundementes that no hardnes of hart no hypocrisie no concupiscence of the eyes nor inticementes of the world do draw vs away from thy obedience And seyng we liue now in these most perillous tymes let thy fatherly prouidence defend vs agaynst the violence of our enemyes whiche do seeke by all meanes to oppresse thy truth Furthermore for asmuch as by thy holy Apostle we be taught to make our prayers and supplications for all men we pray not onely for our selues here present but beseech thee also to reduce all such as be yet ignorauÌ„t how the miserable captiuitie of blyndnes and errour to the pure vnderstandyng and knowledge of thy heauenly truth that we all with one consent and vnitie of mynde may worship thee our onely God and Sauiour And that all Pastors Shepheardes Ministers to whom thou hast committed the dispeÌ„sation of thy holy word and charge of thy chosen people may both in their life and doctrine be found laithfull settyng before their eyes thy glory and that by them all poore sheepe which wander and goe astray may be gathered and brought home to thy fold Moreouer bycause the hartes of rulers are in thy handes we beseech thee to direct and gouerne the harts of all Kynges Princes and Magistrates to whom thou hast committed the sword especially O Lord accordyng to our bouâ—den duety we beseech thee to maintaine and encrease the honorable estate of the Queenes Maiestie and all her most noble Counsellers and Magistrates and all the whole body of this common weale Let thy Fatherly fauour so preserue them and thy holy spirite so gouerne their hartes that they may in such soâ—t exercise their office that thy Religion may be purely maintained maners reformed and sinne punished accordyng to the precise rule of thy holy word And for that we be all members of the misticall body of Iesus Christ we make our requestes vnto thee O heauenly Father for all such as are afflicted with any kind of crâ—sse or tribulâ—tion as warre plague famine sicknes pouertie imprisonment persecution banishmeÌ„t or any other kinde of thy rods whether it be of calamiâ—le of body or vexation of mynde that it would please thee to geâ—e them patience and constancie till thou send them full deliuerauÌ„ce of all their troubles roote out from hence O Lord all raâ—enyng Wolues which to fill their bellies seeke to destroy thy flocke And shew thy great mercies vpon those our brethren in other countreys which are persecuted cast into prison and dayly condemned to death for the testimony of thy truth And though they be vtterly destitute of all mans ayde yet let thy sweete comfort neuer depart from them but so inflame their hartes with thy holy spirite that they may boldly and chearefully abyde such triall as thy Godly wisedome shall appoint So that at length as well by their death as by their life the kingdome of thy deare soone Iesus Christ may encrease and shine through all the world In whose name we make our humble petitions vnto thee as he hath taught vs saying Our Father which art in heauen c. ¶ An other prayer of the same made by I. Foxe LOrd Iesus Christ sonne of the liuyng God who was crucified for our sinnes and didst rise agayne for our Iustification and ascendyng vp to heauen reignest now at the right hand of thy Father with full power and authoritie rulyng and disposing all thynges accordyng to thine owne gracious and glorious purpose we sinnefull creatures yet seruauÌ„tes meÌ„bers of thy Church do prostrate our felues and our prayers before thy Imperiall Maiestie hauyng no other 〈◊〉 nor aduocate to speede our sutes or to resort vnto but thee alone beseechyng thy goodnes to be good to thy poore Churche militant here in this wretched earth sometymes a rich Church a large Church an vniuersali Church spread sarre and wyde through the whole compasse of the earth now driuen into anarrow corner of the world and hath much neede of thy gracious helpe First the Turke with his sword what landes nations and countreys what Empires King domes and Prouinces with Cities innumerable hath he wonne not from vs but from thee Where thy name was wont to be inuocated thy word preached thy Sacramentes administred there now reigneth barbaron Mahumet with his filthy Alcoran The florishyng Churches in Asia the learned Churches of Grecia the manifold Churches in Africa which were wont to serue thee now are gone from thee The seuen Churches of Asia with their candlestickes whom thou diddest so well forewarne are now remoued All the Churches where thy diligent Apostle S. Paul thy Apostle Peter and Iohn and other Apostles so laboriously trauailed preachyng and writyng to plant thy Gospell are now gone from thy Gospell In all the kyngdome of Syria Palestina Arabia Persia in all Armenia and the Empire of Capadocâ— through the whole compasse of 〈◊〉 with Egypt and with Africa also vnlesse amongest the â—arre Ethiopians some old steppes of Christianitie peraâ—â—â—enture yet do remaine either els in all Asia and Affrica thy Church hath not one foote of free land but all is turned either to infidelitie or to captiuitie what soeuer pertaineth to thee And if Asia and Africa onely were decayed the decay were great but yet the defection were not so vniuerâ—all Now in Europa a great part also is shronke from thy Church All Thracia with the Empire of Constantinople all Grecia Epyruâ— Illyricum and now of laâ—â— all the kyngdome almost of HuÌ„garia with much of Austria with lamentable slaughter of Christen bloud is wasted and all become Turkes Onely a litle angle of the Weast partes yet remaineth 〈…〉 of thy name But here 〈…〉 commeth an other mischief as great or greater then 〈◊〉 other For the â—urke with
his sword is not so cruell but the Byshop of Rome on the other side is more fierce and bitter agaynst vs styrryng vp his Byshops to burne vs his confederates to conspire our destruction settyng Kynges agaynst their subiectes and subiectes 〈◊〉 to rebell agaynst their Princes and all for thy na◠〈◊〉 Such dissension and hostilitie Sathan hath set amonge it vs that Turkes be not more enemyes to Christians then Christians to Christians Papistes to Protestantes yea ProtestaÌ„tes with Protestantes do not agree but fall out for trifles So that the poore litle flocke of thy Church distressed on euery side hath neither rest without nor peace within not place almost in the world where to abyde but may cry now from the earth euen as thyne own reuerence cryed once from thy Crosse My God My God why hast thou forsaken me Amongest vs English men here in England after so great stormes of persecution and cruell murther of so many Martyrs it hath pleased thy grace to gene vs these Alâ—toa dayes which yet we enioye and beseech thy mercyfull goodnesse still they may continue But here also alacke what should we say So many enemyes we haue that eâ—â—ie vs this rest and trauquillitie and doe what they can to disturbe it They which be frendes and louers of the Byshop of Rome although they eate the fatte of the land and haue the best prefermentes and offices and liue most at ease and ayle nothyng yet are they not therewith content They grudge they mutter and murmure they conspire and take on agaynst vs It fretteth them that we liue by them or with them and can not abyde that we should draw the bare breathyng of the ayre when they haue all the most libertie of the land And albeit thy singular goodnes hath geueâ— them a Queene so calme so pacieâ—â— so mercyfull more like a naturall mother then a Princes to gouerne ouer them such â—s neither they nor theiâ— aâ—nciters eâ—er read of in the stories of this land before yet all this will not calme them their vnquiet spiâ—ite is not ye◠〈◊〉 they repine and rebell and needes would haue with the Frogges of Eâ—ope a Ciconia au Italian straunger the Byshop of Rome to play Rex ouer them and caâ—e not if all the world were set on fire so they with their Italian Lord might reigne alone So fond are we English men of straunge and forrein thynges so vnnaturall to our selues so greedy of new fangle nouelties neuer contented witâ— any state long to continue be it neuer so good and furthermore so cruell one to an otheâ— that we thinke our life not quyet vnlesse it be seasoned with the bloud of other For that is their hope that is all their gapyng and lookyng that is their golden day their day of Iubiley which they thyrst for somuch not to haue the Lord to come in the cloudes but to haue our bloud and to spill our lyues That that is it which they would haue and loÌ„g since would haue had their willes vpon vs had not thy gracious pitie and mercy raysed vp to vs this our mercyfull Queene thy seruaunt ELIZABETH somewhat to stay their furie For whom as we most condigâ—ely geue thee most hartie thankes so likewise we beseech thy heauenly Maiestie that as thou hast geuen her vnto vs and hast from so manifold daungers preserued her before she was Queene so now in her Royall estate she may continually be preserued not onely from their handes but from all malignant deuises wrought attempted or conceaued of enemyes both ghostly and bodely agaynst her In this her gouernement be her gouerner we beseeth thee So shall her Maiestie well gouerne vs if first she be gouerned by thee Multiply her reigne with many dayes and her yeares with much felâ—citie with aboundaunce of peace and life ghostly That as she hath now doubled the yeares of her sister and brother so if it be thy pleasure she may ouer 〈…〉 And because no gouernement can long 〈◊〉 without good Counsell neither can any Counsell be good except it be prospered by thee blesse therefore we beseech thee both her Maiestie and her honorable Counsell that both they rightly may vnderstand what is to be done and she accordyngly may accomplish that they do Counsell to thy glory and furtheraunce of thy Gospell and publicke wealth of this Realme Furthermore we beseech thee Lord Iesu who with the Maiestie of thy generation doest drowne all Nobilitie beyng the onely sonne of God heyre and Lord of all thynges blesse the Nobilitie of this Realme and of other Christen Realmes so as they Christianly agreeing among them selues may submit their Nobilitie to serue thee or els let them feele O Lord what a friuolous thyng is that Nobilitie which is without theâ— Likewise to all Magistrates such as be aduaunced to authoritie or placed in office by what name or title soeuer geue we beseech thee a carefull conscience vprightly to discharge their dutie that as they by publicke persons to serue the common wealth so they abuse not their office to their private gayne nor priuate reuenge of their owne affections but that iustice beyng administred without bribery and equitie balanced without crueltie or partialitie thynges that be amisse may be reformed vice abandoned truth supported innocencie relieued Gods glory mainteined and the coÌ„mon wealth truly serued But especially to thy spirituall Ministers Byshops and Pastours of thy Church graunt we beseech thee O Lord Prince of all pastoâ—â— that they folowyng the steppes of thee of thy Apostles and holy Martyrs may seeke those thynges which be not their 〈◊〉 but onely which be thyne not caryng how many benefices nor what great Byshopprikes they haue 〈◊〉 well they can guide those they haue Geue them such â—eale of thy Church as may deuoure them and graunt them such salt wherewith the whole people may be seasoned and which may neuer be vnsauery but quicken dayly by thy holy spirite whereby thy flocke by them may be preserued In generall geue to all the people â–ª and the whole state of this Realme such brotherly 〈◊〉 in knowledge of thy truth and such obedience their Superiours as they neither prouoke the scourge of God 〈◊〉 them nor their Princes sword to be 〈◊〉 against her will out of the scaberd of long sufferennce where it hath bene long hyd Especially geue thy Gospell long continaunce amongest vs And if 〈…〉 the contrary graunt we beseech thee with an earnest repentaunce of that which is past to ioyne â—â—arty purpose of amendement to come And forasmuch as the Byshop of Rome is wont on euery Good friday to accurse vâ— as damned her 〈…〉 we here curse not him but pray for him that he with all his partakers either may be turned to a better truth or els we pray thee gracious Lord that we neuer agree with him in doctrine and that he may so 〈◊〉 vs still and neuer blesse vs more as hee blessed vs in Queene Maryes tyme God of his mercy keepe away
that blessing from vs. Finally in stead of the Popes Blessing geue vs thy blessing Lord we beseeâ—â— thee and conserâ—e the peace of thy Church and course of thy blessed Gospell Helpâ— them-that be needy and afflicted Comfort them that labour and be heauy laden And aboue all thynges continue and increase our fayth And for asmuch as thy poore little flocke can fearse haue any place or rest in this world come Lord we beseech thee with thy Factum est and make an end that this worlde may haue no more tyme nor place here and that thy Church may haue rest for euer Our Father which art in heauen c. A Prayer agaynst the deuill and his manifold temptations made by S. Augustine THere wanted a tempter and thou waâ—â— the cause that he was wantyng there wanted tyme and place and thou 〈◊〉 the cause that they wanted The tempter was present and there wanted neither place nor time but thou beldst me backe that I should not consent The tempter came full of darkenesse as he is and thou didst harten me that I might despise him The tempter came armed and strongly but to the intent he should not ouercome me thou did dest restraine him and strengthen me The tempter came transformed into an aungell of light and to the intent he should not deceaue me thou diddest rebuke him and to the intent I should know him thoâ— diddest inlighten me For he is that great red dragon the old Seâ—pent called the Deuill and Sathan which hath seuen heades and ten bornes whom thou hast created to take his pleasure in this hoâ—gâ— and broad sea wherein there creepe liuing wightes innumerable and beastes great and small that is to say diuers sortes of feendes which practise nothyng els day 〈◊〉 night but to go about seekyng whoÌ„ they may deuour except thou rescue him O Lord Iesus For it is that old dragoÌ„ which was bread in the paradise of pleasure which draweth downe the thyrd part of the Starres of heauen with his tayle and castes them to the ground which with his veâ—â— poysoneth the waters of the earth that as many meÌ„ as drinke of them may dye which trampleth vpon gold as if it were mire and 〈◊〉 of opinion that Iordan shall shall runne into his mouth and which is made of such a mould as he feareth no man. And who shall saue vs from his chappes O Lord Iesus Who shall plucke vs out of his mouth sauyng thou O Lord who hast broken the heades of the great Dragon Helpe vs lord Spread out thy wynges ouer vs O Lord that we may flee vnder them from the face of this Dragon that pursueth vs and fence thou vs froÌ„ his hornes with thy shield For this is his continuall indeuour this is his onely desire to deuour the soules which thou hast created And therfore we cry vnto thee our God deliuer vs from our dayly aduersary who whether we sleepe or wake whether we eate or drinke or whether we be doyng of any thyng els presseth vpon vs by all kynde of meanes assaultyng vs day night with traynes and policies and shooting his venemous arrowes at vs sometyme openly â–ª and sometyme priuily to sles our soules And yet such is our great madnesse O Lord in that whereas we see the Dragon coÌ„tinually in a readynes to deuout vs with open mouth we neuertheles do sleepe and ryot in our owne slouthfulnes as though we were out of his daunger who desiteth nothyng els but to deâ—rey vs Our mischieuous enemy â–ª to the intent to kill vs watcheth continually and neuer sleepeth and yet will not we wake from sleepe to save our selues 〈◊〉 he hath pitched infinite 〈…〉 our seeke and â—â—lled all our wayes with 〈…〉 to catch oursoules And who can escape 〈…〉 so many and so great daungers He hath Iesu for vs in our riches in our pouertie in ou◠〈…〉 in our pleasures in our sleepe and in 〈…〉 set snares for vs in our word 〈…〉 all our life But thou O Love 〈…〉 of the soulers and 〈…〉 geue prayse to 〈…〉 Lord who hath 〈…〉 pray for their teeth 〈…〉 as sparrow 〈…〉 net the net 〈…〉 and we 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Psalmes and also in what leafe you may finde euery of them Psalme Folio A. 30 ALl laâ—d and prayse 14 46 All people harken 24 78 Attend my people to my 41 82 Amid the prease with meâ— 45 100 All people that on 54 B. 81 BE light and glad in God 44 119 Blessed are they that perfect 66 128 Blessed art thou that 74 134 Behold and haue regard 76 142 Before the Lord God. 80 144 Blest be the Lord my 81 D. 83 DO not O God refrayne 45 E. 127 EXcept the Lord the. 74 G. 29 GEue to the Lord ye 13 37 Grudge not to see the. 18 48 Great is the Lord and. 24 54 God saue me for thy 28 105 Geue prayses vnto God. 58 107 Geue thankes vnto the Lord. 61 148 Geue land vnto the Lord. 83 H. 12 HElpe Lord for good and. 5 13 How long wilt thou forget 5 51 Haue mercy on me 27 56 Haue mercy Lord on 29 67 Haue mercy on 34 73 How euer it be yet God. 38 84 How pleasaunt is thy 46 91 He that within the secret 50 J. 5 INcline thine eares vnto 2 11 I trust in God how dare 5 20 In trouble and aduersitie 9 25 I lift mine hart to thee 11 34 I will geue laud and. 16 39 I sayd I will looke to my 20 40 I wayted long and sought 20 43 Iudge and reuenge my 22 77 I with my voyce to God. 41 91 It is a thing both good 51 101 In God the Lord be glad 54 101 I mercy will and iudgement 54 809 In speachles silence do not 62 116 I loue the Lord because 65 120 In trouble and in thrall 72 121 I lift mine â—yes to Sion 72 122 I did in hart reioyce to 72 L. 6 LOrd in thy wrath reproue 3 16 Lord keep◠〈…〉 for I trust 6 26 Lord be my 〈…〉 12 3â— Lord pleade 〈…〉 agaynst 26 42 Lyke as the hart doth breath 21 68 Let God arise and then his 34 72 Lord geue thy iudgementes 38 80 Lord how thine eares to 47 88 Lord God of health the. 48 130 Lord to thee I make my 75 140 Lord saue me from the. 80 143 Lord heare my prayer 8â— M 23 MY shepheard is the liuing 11 45 My hart doth take in 22 62 My soule to God shall geue 32 71 My Lord my God in all 37 103 My soule geue land vnto 56 104 My soule prayse the Lord. 56 143 My soule prayse thou the. 82 N. 115 NOt vnto vs Lord not 65 124 Now Israell may say 73 O. 3 O Lord how are my foes 2 4 O God that art my 2 7 O Lord my God I put 3 8 O God our Lord bow 3 15 O Lord within thy tabernacle 6 17 O Lord geue care to my 6 18 O God my strength and. 7 21 O Lord how
ioyfull 9 22 O God my God wherefore 10 31 O Lord I put my trust 14 44 Our cares haue heard 22 51 O Lord consider my 16 55 O God geue eare and do apply 28 60 O Lord thou didst vs. 31 63 O God my God I watch 32 64 O Lord vnto my voyce geue 32 70 O God to me take 37 79 O Lord the Gentiles 43 94 O Lord thou doest reuenge 52 95 O come let vs lift vp 52 98 O sing ye now vnto 54 102 O heare my prayer Lord. 55 108 O God my hart prepared is 62 117 O all the nations of the. 66 118 O geue ye thankes vnto 66 123 O Lord that heauen doest 73 129 Oft they now Israel 75 131 O Lord I am not puft 75 133 O how happy a thing 76 135 O prayse the Lord. 76 136 O laud the Lord bening 77 139 O Lord thou hast me tride 74 141 O Lord vpon thee do 80 P. 38 PVt me not to rebuke 19 106 Prayse ye the Lord for 59 136 Prayse ye the Lord. 77 147 Prayse ye the Lord for it is 83 R. 61 REgard O Lord for I. 31 122 Remember Dauids troubles 75 S. 59 SEnd ayd and saue me from 30 49 Saue me O God and that 35 96 Sing ye with prayse vnto 53 125 Such as in God the Lord. 73 â— THe man is blest 1 14 There is no God as 6 19 The heauens and the. 9 23 The Lord is onely 11 24 The earth is all the Lordâ—â— 11 27 The Lord is both my helpe 12 28 Thou art O Lord my strength 13 â—2 The man is blest whose 15 36 The wicked with his workes 17 41 The man is blest that carefull 21 46 The Lord is our defence 23 50 The mighty God. 25 50 The God of Gods the Lord. 26 53 The foolish man in that 28 57 Take pitie for thy promise â—0 65 Thy prayse aboue O Lord. 33 76 To all that now in Iewry 40 80 Thou heard that Israell 44 85 Thou hast bene mercifull 46 87 That Citie shall full well 47 89 To sing the mercyes of 48 90 Thou Lord hast beâ—e our 50 93 The Lord as king aloft 51 97 The Lord doth raigne whereat 53 99 The Lord doth raigne although 54 110 The Lord did say vnto 63 111 The man is blest that God. 64 125 Those that doe put their 74 138 Thee will I prayse with 79 145 Thee will I laud my God. 81 V. 75 VNto thee God we will. 40 W. 2 WHy did the Gentiles 1 9 With hart and mouth vnto 4 10 What is the cause that 4 52 Why doest thou tyrant boast 28 74 Why art thou Lord so long 39 111 With hart I do accord 63 114 When Israell by Gods. 64 126 When that the Lord agayne 74 127 〈…〉 33 YE 〈…〉 in the Lord. 19 47 Ye people all in one 23 58 Ye 〈◊〉 that are put 39 66 Ye men on earth in god 〈◊〉 113 Ye children which do 64 150 Yeld vnto God the mighty 84 These ye shall haue in the beginning of the booke beforâ— the Psalmes ¶ Veni creator spiritus ¶ The humble sute of a 〈◊〉 ¶ Venite exultemus ¶ Te Deum laudamus ¶ The song of the three children ¶ Benedictus ¶ Magnificat anima mea ¶ Nunc dimittis ¶ Quicunque vult ¶ The Lamentation of a sinner ¶ The pater noster ¶ The x. Commaundementes ¶ The complaynt of a sinner These ye shall finde after the Psalmes ¶ Prayse the Lord O ye Gentiles ¶ Behold now geue heede ¶ Attend my people and geue care ¶ The Lordes prayer ¶ The Creed ¶ A prayer to the holy Ghost ¶ Da pacem ¶ O Lord in thee is all my trust ¶ A thankesgeuing ¶ Preserue vs Lord by thy deare word ¶ The confession of faith ¶ FINIS AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Daye dwelling ouer Aldersgate and are to be sold at his long shop at the West doore of Paules Anno Do. 1578.
done in Egypt land â–ª Our fathers though they saw them all yet did not vnderstand Nor they thy mercies multitude did keepe in thankefull mynde But at the Sea yea the red Sea rebelled most vnkynde verse 8 Neuertheles he â—aued them for honor of his name That he might make his power knowen and spread abroad with fame verse 9 The read Sea he did then rebuke and forthwith it was dryde And as in wildernes so through the deepe he did them guide verse 10 He saued them from the cruell hand of their dispightfull foe And from the enemies hand he did deliuer them also The second part verse 11 The waters their oppressors whelmd not one was left aliue verse 12 Then they beleeued his wordes and prayse in song they did him geue verse 13 But by and hy vnthankfully his wordes they cleane forgat And for his counsell and his will they did neglect to wayte verse 14 But lusted in the wildernes with fond and greedy lust And in the desert tempted God the stay of all their trust verse 15 And then their wanton mindes desire he suffered them to haue But wasting leanes therewithall into their soule he gaue verse 16 Then when they lodged in their tentes at Moyses they did grutch Aaron the holy of the Lord so did they mâ—y much verse 17 Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did deâ—oure And all Abirams company did coueâ— in thâ—â— houre verse 18 In their assembly kindled was the hote consuming fire And wasting flame did then burne vp the wicked in his ire verse 19 Vpon the hâ—ll of Horeb they an Idol Calf did frame And there the molten Image they did worship of the same verse 20 Into the lykenes of a Calfe that feedeth on the gras Thus they their gloâ—y turâ—d and all their honor did deface verse 21 And Godâ— their onely Sauiour vnkindely they forgot Which many great and mighty thinges in Egipt land had wrought The third part verse 22 And in the land of Ham for them most wondrous workes had done And by the red Sea dreadfull thinges performed long agone verse 23 Therefore for their so shewing them forgetfull and vnkind To bring destruction on them all he purposd in his minde Had not his chosen Moyses stood before him in the breake To turne his wrath least he on them with slaughter should him wreake verse 24 They did despise the pleasaunt land that he beâ—ight to geue Yea and the wordes that he had spoke they did no whiâ— beleue verse 25 But in their tentes with grudging hart they wickedly repinde Not to the voyce of God the Lord they gaue an harkening minde verse 26 Therefore agaynst them lifted he his strong reuenging hand Them to destroy in wildernes ere they should see the land verse 27 And to destroy their seede among the nations with his rod And through the countries of the world to scatter them abroad verse 28 To Baal Peâ—r then they did adioyne themselues also And eate the offringes of the dead so they forsooke him tho verse 29 Thus with their owen inuentions his wrath they did prouâ—ke And in his so inkindled wrath the plague vpon them broke verse 30 But Phinces stood vp with Zeale the sinners vile to sâ—ay And iudgement he did execuâ—e and then the plague did stay The fourth part verse 31 It was imputed vnto him for right coâ—snes that day And from thenceforth so counted is from race to race for aye verse 32 At waters eke of Meribah they did him angry make Yea so fâ—r forth that Moyses was then punisht for their sake verse 33 Because they vent his spirite so fore that in impatient heat His lips spake vnaduisedly his feauer 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 learnd their workes also verse 36 And did their Idols serue which were their ruine and decay verse 37 To feendes their sonnes and daughters they did offer vp and slay verse 38 Yea with vnkindely murdering knife the guiltlesse bloud they spilt Yea their owne sonnes and daughters bloud without all cause of guile Whom they to Canaan Idols then offered with wicked hand And so with bloud of innocentes defiled was the land verse 39 Thus were they stayâ—ed with the workes of their owne filthy way And with their owne inuentions a whoring they did stray verse 40 Therfore agaynst his people was the Lordes wrath kindled sore And euen his owne inheritaunce therefore he did abhorre verse 41 Into the handes of Heathen men he gaue them for a pray And made their foes their Lordes whome they were forced to obay The fift part verse 42 Yea and their hatefâ—ll enemies oppressed them in the land And they were humbly made to stoope as subiectes to their hand verse 43 Full oftentimes from thrall had he deliuered them before But with their counsells they to wrath prouokâ— him euermore Therefore they by their wickednes were brought full low to lye verse 44 Yet when he saw them in distresse he harkened to their cry verse 45 He cald to minde his couenaunt which he to them had swore And by his mercyes multitude repented him therefore verse 46 And fauour he them made to finde before the sight of those That led them captiue from the land when erst they were her 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 spread the noble prayse of thy most holy name That we may glory in thy prayse and sounding of thy faâ—â—e verse 48 The Lord the God of Israell be blest for euermore â–ª Let all the people say Amen â–ª prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini Domino Psal. Cvii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme GEue thankes vnto the Lord our God for gracious is he And that his merâ— hath none end all mortall men may see verse 2 Such as the Lord redeemed hath with thankes shall prayâ—e his name And shew hoâ— they from foes were freed and how be wrought the same verse 3 He gathered them forth of the landes that lay so farre about From East to west from North to South his hand did finde them out verse 4 They wandred in the wildernes and strayed from the way And found no Citie where to dwell that serue might for their stay verse 5 Whose thirst and hunger was so great in thâ—se desâ—rtes so voyde That faintnâ—s did them sore assault and eke their soules annoyd verse 6 Then did they cry in their distres vnto the Lord for ayd Who did â—emouâ— their troublous state according as they prayd verse 7 And by that way which was most right he led them lyke a guide That they might to a Citie goe and there also abide verse 8 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that be doth before the sonnes of men verse 9