time and dayes to serue Haue mercy Lord and mee defend so that I doe not swerue verse 12 My foote is staid gainst all assayes it standeth well and right Therefore O GOD thee will I praise in all thy peoples sight PSALME XXVII THe LORD my light and health wil bee For what then should I bee dismaid My strength and life also is hee Of whom then should I be afraid verse 2 When that my foes men vile and vaine Approched neare my flesh to eat They stumbled in the selfe same traine which they for mee laid by deceit verse 3 Against mee though there pitch an hoast My heart from feare yet farre it is Though warres bee raised with great boast Yet will I surely trust in this verse 4 One thing I haue the Lord besought That I may in his house still dwell To see his beautie passing thought His Temple eke which doeth excell verse 5 For in the time of troubles great His tabernacle shall hee hide His secret tentes shall bee my seat And on a rocke I shall abide verse 6 And now mine head lift vp will hee About my foes which worke such fraud With sacrifice and offringes free Within his tentes I will him laud. verse 7 My voyce O Lord let it take place With mercie heare mee when I cry verse 8 When thou didst say Seeke yee my face With full consent Loe heare quoth I. verse 9 Hide not therefore thy face mee fro Nor in thy wrath thy seruant spill Thou hast mee helpt then leaue not so O God of health helpe thou mee still verse 10 Although my parentes mee forsake The Lord yet will mee raise and stay My foes set snares mee in to take But Lord lead me in thy right way verse 11 Vnto mine aduersaries lust Lord giue mee not in any wise For witnesse false with wordes vnjust They seeke against mee to deuise verse 12 I should waxe faint and sore dismaide But that I did beleeue to see Gods goodnesse in that land displaide Whereas his faithfull seruantes bee verse 13 Hope in the Lord and bee thou strong Hee comfort will thine heart indeede Trust in the Lord and thinke not long For hee will surely come with speede PSALME XXVIII THou art O Lord my strength and stay the succour which I craue Neglect mee not lest I bee like to them which goe to graue verse 2 The voyce of thy suppliant heare that vnto thee doeth crie When I lift vp mine handes vnto thine holy Arke moste hie verse 3 Repute mee not among the sort of wicked and paruert That speake right faire vnto their friendes and thinke full ill in heart verse 4 According to their handy worke as they deserue indeede And after their inuentions let them receiue their meede verse 5 For they regard nothing Gods workes his lawes nor yet his lore Therefore will hee them and their seede destroy for euermore 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 Hee is my shield and fortitude my buckler in distresse My hope my helpe my heartes reliefe my song shall him confesse verse 8 Hee is our strength and our defence 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 heartes that they may neuer swerue PSALME XXIX GIue to the Lord yee Potentates yee Rulers of the world Giue yee all paise honour and strength vnto the liuing LORD verse 2 Giue glory to his holy Name and honour him alone Worshippe him in his Majestie within his holy Throne verse 3 His voyce doeth rule the waters all euen as himselfe doeth please Hee doeth prepare the thunder clappes and gouerneth all the seas verse 4 The voyce of God is of great force and wondrous excellent It is moste mightie in effect and much magnificent verse 5 The voyce of God doeth tent and breake the Cedar trees so long The Cedar trees of Libanus which are moste high and strong verse 6 And makes them leape like as a calle Or els the Vnicorne Not onely trees but mountaines great whereon the trees are borne verse 7 His voyce diuideth flames of fire and shakes the wildernesse verse 8 It makes the Desert quake for feare that called is Kades verse 9 It makes the Hindes for feare to calue and makes the couert plaine Then in his Temple euery man his glorie doeth proclaime verse 10 The Lord was set aboue the floods ruling the raging sea So shall hee reigne as Lord and King for euer and for ay verse 11 The Lord will giue his people power in vertue to increase The Lord will blesse his chosen flocke with euerlasting peace PSALME XXX ALl laude and praise with heart and voyce O Lord I giue to thee which didst not make my foes rejoyce but hast exalted mee verse 2 O Lord my God to thee I cride in all my paine and griefe Thou gauest an eare and didst prouide to ease mee with reliefe verse 3 Of thy good will thou hast calde backe my soule from hell to saue Thou didst reuiue when strength did lacke and keep'st mee from the graue verse 4 Sing praise yee Saintes that proue and see the goodnesse of the Lord In memorie of his Majestie rejoyce with one accord verse 5 For why his anger but a space doeth last and slacke againe But in his fauour and his grace alwayes doeth life remaine Though gripes of griefe panges full sore shall lodge with mee all night The Lord to joy shall vs restore before the day bee light verse 6 When I enjoy'de 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 mee strength and aide But when thou turnd'st away thy face may mind was sore dismaide verse 8 Wherefore againe yet did I cry to thee O Lord of might My God with plaintes I did apply and pray'de both day and night verse 9 What gaine is in my blood sayd I if death destroy my dayes Doeth dust declare thy Majestie or yet thy trueth doeth praise verse 10 Wherefore my God some pitie take O Lord I thee defire Doe not this simple soule forsake of helpe I thee require verse 11 Then didst thou turne my griefe and wo vnto a chearefull voyce The mourning weede thou took'st mee fro and mad'st mee to rejoyce verse 12 Wherefore my soule vncessantly shall sing vnto thee praise My Lord my God to thee will I giue laud and thankes alwayes PSALME XXXI Sing this as the 18. Psalme O Lord. I put my trust in thee let nothing worke mee shame As thou art just deliuer mee and set mee quite from blame verse 2 Heare mee O Lord and that anone to helpe mee make good speed Bee thou my rocke and house of stone my fence in time
dread thy signes to see Thou shalt the Morne and Euen with mirth make passe with praise to thee verse 9 When that the earth is chapt and dry and thirsteth more and more Then with thy drops thou doest apply and much encrease her store The flood of God doeth ouer-flow and so doeth cause to spring The seed and corne which men doe sow for hee doeth guide that thing verse 10 With wette thou doest her furrowes fill whereby her cloddes doe fall Thy drops to her thou doest distill and blesse her fruit withall verse 11 Thou deck'st the earth of thy good grace with fair and pleasant crop Thy cloudes distill their dew apace great plentie they doe drop verse 12 The pastures of the desert drop with fatnesse they abound The hils also for joy shall hop so fertile is their ground verse 13 In pastures plaine the flockes doe feed and couer all the earth The vales with corne shall so exceed that men shall sing for mirth PSALME LXVI YEe men on earth in GOD rejoyce with praise set foorth his NAME Extoll his might with heart and voyce giue glorie to the same verse 3 How wonderfull O LORD say yee in all thy workes thou art Thy foes for feare shall seeke to thee full sore against their heart verse 4 All men that dwell the earth throughout shall praise the Name of God The laud thereof the world about they shall shew foorth abroad verse 5 All folke come foorth behold and see what thinges the Lord hath wrought Marke well the wondrous workes that hee for man to passe hath brought verse 6 Hee laid the sea like heapes on hie theâ—ein a way they had On foot to passe both faire and drye whereof our heartes were glad verse 7 His might doeth rule the world alway his eyes all thinges behold All such as would him disobey by him shall bee controld verse 8 Yee people giue vnto our God due laud and thankes alwayes With joyfull voyce declare abroad and sing vnto his praise verse 9 Which doeth endue our soule with life and it preserue withall Hee stayes our feet so that no strife can make vs slip or fall verse 10 The Lord doeth proue our deeds with fire if that they will abide As worke-men doe when they desire to haue their siluer tride verse 11 Thou hast vs taken in the snare where wee haue beene full long Our loynes likewise they compast are with chaines and fetters strong verse 12 And thou also didst suffer men on vs to ride and reigne Wee went through fire and water then and euery painfull thing Yet sure thou doest of thy good grace dispose it to the best And bring vs out into a place to liue in wealth and rest verse 13 Vnto thine house resort will I to offer and to pray And there I will my selfe apply my vowes to thee to pay verse 14 The vowes that with my mouth I spake in all my griefe and smart The vowes I say that I did make in dolour of mine heart verse 15 Burnt offringes I will giue to thee of incense and fat rammes Yea this my sacrifice shall bee of bullockes goates and lambes verse 16 Come foorth and hearken heere ful soone all yee that feare the Lord What hee for my poore soule hath done to you I will record verse 17 Full oft I cal'de vpon his grace this mouth to him did cry My tongue likewise did speed apace to praise him by and by verse 18 But if I feele my heart within in wicked workes rejoyce Or if I haue delite to sinne God will not heare my voyce verse 19 But surely God my voyce hath heard and what I did require My prayer hee did well regard and granted my desire verse 20 All praise to him that hath not put nor cast mee out of mind Nor yet his mercy from mee shut which I doe euer find PSALME LXVII OVr GOD that is LORD and author of grace Turne to vs poore soules his mercyfull face His blessinges increase defend vs with might And shew vs his loue and countenance bright verse 2 That whiles in this earth wee wander and walke Thy wayes may bee knowne in thought deed and talke And how thy great loue to mankind is bent Since thy sauing health to all folke is sent verse 3 The people therefore O God let them praise Thy wonderfull workes and mercyfull wayes Yea let all the world both farre wide and neare Praise thee their Lord God with reuerence and feare verse 4 Oh let the whole world bee glad and rejoyce And praise thee their God with heart and with voyce For thou shalt judge all with judgement most right And likewise on earth shalt rule by thy might verse 5 O Souereigne GOD whose workes passe all same Let all people praise thy glorious NAME All people I say in euery place Let them giue thee praise and extoll thy grace verse 6 So shalt thou then cause the earth fruite to beare Most plentyfully and euery where And GOD euen GOD on whom wee doe call His blessing shall giue and prosper vs all verse 7 So then wee shall feele Gods blessinges each one And so of his grace there shall complaine none Then all the worldes endes and countries throughout His marueilous power shall feare and redoubt PSALME LXVIII LEt GOD arise and then his foes will turne themselues to flight His enemies then will runne abroad and seatter out of sight verse 2 And as the fire doeth melt the waxe and winde blowe smoke away So in the presence of the Lord the wicked shall decay verse 3 But righteous men before the Lord shall heartily rejoyce They shall bee glad and merrie all and chearefull in their voyce verse 4 Sing praise sing praise vnto the Lord who rideth on the Skie Extoll this Name of IAH our GOD and him doe magnifie verse 5 That same is hee that is aboue within his holy place That Father is of fatherlesse and Iudge of widowes case verse 6 Houses hee giues and children both vnto the comfortlesse Hee bringeth bond-men out of thrall and rebels to distresse verse 7 When thou didst march before thy folke th' Egyptians from among And broughtst them through the wildernesse which was both wide and long verse 8 The earth did quake the rain powrd down heard were great claps of thunder The mount Sinai shooke in such sort as it would cleaue asunder verse 9 Thine heritage with droppes of raine aboundantly was wesht And if so bee it barren waxt by thee it was refresht verse 10 Thy chosen flocke doeth there remaine thou hast prepar'de that place And for the poore thou didst prouide of thine especiall grace verse 11 God will giue women causes just to magnifie his Name When as his people triumphes â—â—ake and purchase bruite and fame verse 12 For puissant Kinges for all their power shall flee and take the foile And women which remaine at home shall helpe to parte the spoyle verse 13 And though yee were as blacke as
regard yee seruantes of the LORD Who in his house by night doe watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift vp your handes on high vnto his holy place And giue the LORD his praises due his benefites embrace verse 3 For why the LORD who did both earth and heauen frame Doeth Sion blesse and will conserue for euermore the same PSALME CXXXV VNto the NAME of GOD the LORD giue praise with one accord O praise him still all yee that bee the seruantes of the LORD verse 2 Extoll his praise all yee that stand within the house of GOD All yee that in his courtes remaine his praise declare abroad verse 3 Praise yee the LORD for hee is good sing praises to his NAME It is a comely and good thing alwayes to doe the same verse 4 For GOD hath chosen Iaakob out his very owne yee see So hath hee chosen Israel his treasure for to bee verse 5 For this I know assuredly the LORD is very great And hee that hath aboue all gods his dwelling place and seat verse 6 For whatsoeuer pleased him that hath hee brought about In heauen in earth and in the sea yea all the depthes throughout verse 7 Hee from the earth the cloudes doeth bring the lightninges and the raine Hee maketh eke and windes to come from whence they did remaine verse 8 Hee smote the first-borne of each thing in Egypt that tooke rest Hee spared there no liuing thing the man nor yet the beast verse 9 O Egypt hee in mids of thee hath made his wonders fall On Pharaoh thy cruell king and on his seruantes all verse 10 Hee sundrie people brought to nought destroying them outright And many kinges hee slew also that were of power and might verse 11 As Sihon that sometime was lord and king of Amorites And Og the king of Basan land with all the Canaanites verse 12 And gaue their land to Israel an heritage wee see To Israel his chosen folke their heritage to bee verse 13 Thy NAME O LORD shall still indure and thy memoriall Throughout all generations that are or euer shall verse 14 The LORD will surely judge aright his people all indeed And to his seruantes fauour shew will hee in time of need verse 15 The idoles of the Heathen all throughout their costes and landes Of siluer and of golde they bee the worke euen of mens handes verse 16 For mouthes they haue and speak no whit and eyes but may not see verse 17 So haue they eares but nothing heare and breathlesse wholly bee verse 18 Wherefore all they are like to them that doe so set them foorth And likewise those that trust in them or thinke they bee ought worth verse 19 O all yee house of Israel see that yee praise the LORD And yee that bee of Aarons house praise him with one accord verse 20 And yee that bee of Leuies house praise yee likewise the LORD And all that stand in awe of him praise him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sion sound his praise the praise of GOD the LORD Which dwelleth in Ierusalem praise him with one accord PSALME CXXXVI O Laude the LORD benigne Whose mercies last for ay Giue thankes and praises sing To GOD of gods I say For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 3 The LORD of lordes praise yee Whose mercies ay doe dure verse 4 Great wonders onely hee Doeth worke by his great power For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 5 Which LORD Omnipotent By his great wisedome hie The heauenly firmament Did frame as wee may see For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 6 Yea hee the heavie charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same hee did out-reach For certainely His mercies c. verse 7 Great lightes hee made to bee For why his loue is ay verse 8 Such as the Sunne wee see To rule the lightsome day For certainely His mercies c. verse 6 And eke the Moone so cleare Which shineth in our sight And starres that doe appeare To guide the darkesome night For certainely His mercies c. verse 10 With grieuous plagues and sore All Egypt smote hee then Their first-borne lesse and more Hee slew of beast and man For certainely His mercies c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israel foorth brought verse 12 Which hee with mightie hand And stretched arme hath wrought For certainely His mercies c. verse 13 The sea hee cut in two Which stood vp like a wall verse 14 And made through it to go His chosen children all For certainely His mercies c. verse 15 But there hee whelmed then The proud king Pharao With his hudge hoste of men And charets eke also For certainely His mercies c. verse 16 Who led through wildernesse His people safe and sound verse 17 And for his loue endlesse Great kinges hee brought to ground For certainly His mercies c. verse 18 And slew with puissan◠〈◊〉 Kinges mightie and of 〈◊〉 verse 19 As of Amorites land Sihon the king by name For certainly His mercies c. verse 20 And Og the Giant large Of Basan king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage Hee gaue his people tho For certainly His mercies c. verse 32 Euen vnto Israel His seruant deare I say Hee gaue the same to dwell And there abide for ay For certainly His mercies c. verse 23 To mind hee did vs call In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressours all In safetie set vs free For certainly His mercies c. verse 25 All flesh on earth abroad With food hee doeth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heauen the GOD To laude bee it your will For certainly His mercies c. PSALME CXXXVII WHen as wee sate in Babylon the riuers round about And in remembrance of Sion the teares for griefe brast out verse 2 Wee hangde our harpes and instrumentes the willow trees vpon For in that place men for their vse had planted many one verse 3 Then they to whom wee prisoners were said to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Hebrew songes and pleasant melodie verse 4 Alace said wee who can once frame his sorowfull heart to sing The praises of our louing GOD thus vnder a strange king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of mine heart let slide Then let my fingers quite forget the warbling harpe to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my mouth bee tied for euer fast If that I joy before I see thy full deliuerance past verse 7 Therefore O LORD remember now the cursed noise and crie That Edoms sonnes against vs made when they razde our citie Remember LORD their cruell wordes when as with one accord They cryde On sacke and rase their walles in despite of their LORD verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babylon at length to dust bee brought And happie shall that man bee calde that
5 When they thus rage then suddenly great feare on them shall fall For God doeth loue the righteous men and will maintaine them all verse 6 Ye mocke the doinges of the poore to their reproach and shame Because they put their trust in GOD and call vpon his Name verse 7 But who shall giue thy people health and when wilt thou fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 8 Euen when thou shalt restore againe such as were captiues ledde Then Iaakob shall therein rejoyce and Israel shall bee glad PSALME XV. O LORD within thy Tabernacle who shal inhabite stil Or whom wilt thou receiue to dwel in thy most holy hil verse 2 The man whose life is vncorrupt whose workes are just and straight Whose heart doeth thinke the very trueth whose tongue speak'th no deceite verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doeth none ill in bodie goods or name Nor willingly doeth heare false tales which might empaire the same verse 4 That in his heart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that loue and feare the Lord hee maketh much of them verse 5 His othe and all his promises that keepeth faythfully Although hee make his couenant so that hee doeth losse thereby verse 6 That putteth not to vsurie his money and his coyne Nor for to hurt the innocent doeth bryde or els purloyne verse 7 Who so doeth all thinges as yee see that here is to bee done Shall neuer perish in this world nor in the world to come PSALME XVI LORD keepe mee for I trust in thee and doe confesse indeede Thou art my GOD and of my good O LORD thou hast no neede verse 2 I giue my goodnes to the Saintes that in the world doe dwell And namely to the faythfull flocke in vertue that excell verse 3 They shall heape sorrowes on their heads which runne as they were madde To offer to the idole gods alas it is to badde verse 4 As for their bloody sacrifice and offringes of that sort I will not touch nor yet thereof my lippes shall make report verse 5 For why the Lord the portion is of mine inheritance And thou art hee that doeth maintaine my rent my lot my chance verse 6 The place wherein my lot did fall in beawtie doeth excell Mine heritage assignde to mee doeth please mee wondrous well verse 7 I thanke the Lord that caused mee to vnderstand the right For by his meanes my secret thoughtes doe teach mee euery night verse 8 I set the Lord still in my sight and trust him ouer all For hee doeth stand on my right hand therefore I shall not fall verse 9 Wherefore my heart and tongue also doe both rejoyce together My flesh and body rest in hope when I this thing consider verse 10 Thou wilt not leaue my soule in graue for Lord thou Iouest mee Nor yet wilt giue thine holy one corruption for to see verse 11 But wilt mee teach the way to life for all treasure and store Of perfect joy are in thy face and power for euermore PSALME XVII Sing this as the 16. Psalme O Lord giue eare to my just cause attend when I complaine And heare the prayer that I put foorth with lippes that doe not faine verse 2 And let the judgement of my cause proceede alwayes from thee And let mine eyes beholde and cleare this my simplicitie verse 3 Thou hast well tried mee in the night and yet couldst nothing finde That I haue spoken with my tongue that was not in my minde verse 4 As for the workes of wicked men and pathes peruerse and ill For loue of thy moste holy worde I haue refrained still verse 5 Then in thy pathes that bee moste pure stay mee Lord and preserue That from the way wherein I walke my steppes may neuer swerue verse 6 For I doe call to thee O Lord thou wilt mee surely aide Then heare my prayer and weigh right well the wordes that I haue saide verse 7 Oh thou the Sauiour of all them that puts their trust in thee Declare thy strength on them that spurne against thy Maiestie verse 8 Oh keepe me Lord as thou wouldst keepe the apple of thine eye And vnder couert of thy winges defend mee secretely verse 9 From wicked men that trouble mee and dayly mee annoy And from my foes that goe about my soule for to destroy verse 10 Which wallow in their worldly wealth so full and eke so fatte That in their pryde they doe not spare to speake they care not what verse 11 They lye in waite where wee should passe with craft mee to confound And musing mischiefe in their mindes to cast mee to the ground verse 12 Much like a lion greedily that would his prey embrace Or lurking like a lions whelpe within some secrete place verse 13 Vp Lord with haste preuent my foe and cast him at my feete Saue thou my soule from the ill man and with thy sworde him smite verse 14 Deliuer mee Lord by thy power out of these tyrantes handes Which now so long time reigned haue and kept vs in their bandes I meane from worldly men to whom all worldly goods are rife That haue no hope nor part of joy but in this present life Thou of thy store their bellies filst with pleasures to their minde Their children haue enough and leaue to theirs the rest behinde verse 15 But I shall with pure conscience beholde thy gracious face So when I wake I shall bee full with thine image and grace PSALME XVIII O GOD my strength and fortitude of force I must loue thee Thou art my Castell and defence in my necessitie verse 2 My GOD my rocke in whom I trust the worker of my wealth My refuge buckler and my shielde the horne of all my health verse 3 When I sing laud vnto the Lord moste worthie to bee serued Then from my foes I am right sure that I shall bee preserued verse 4 The pangues of death did compasse mee and bounde mee euery where The flowing waues of wickednesse did put mee in great feare verse 5 The slie and subtle snares of hell were rounde about mee set And for my death there was preparde a deadly trapping net verse 6 I thus beset with paine and grief did pray to God for grace And hee foorthwith did heare my plaint out of his holy place verse 7 Such is his power that in his wrath hee made the earth to quake Yea the foundation of the Mount of Basan for to shake verse 8 And from his nostrels came a smoke when kindled was his ire And from his mouth came kindled coles of hote consuming fire verse 9 The Lord descended from aboue and bowde the heauens hie And vnderneath his feete hee cast the darkenesse of the skie verse 10 On Cherubs and on Cherubins full royally hee rode And on the winges of all the windes came flying all abrode verse 11 And like a denne moste darke hee made his hid and secrete place With waters blacke and airie
preuaile not ouer mee And then I shall bee innocent and great offences flie verse 14 Accept my mouth and eke my heart my wordes and thoughtes eachone For my redeemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone PSALME XX. IN trouble and aduersitie the LORD GOD heare thee still The Majestie of Iaakobs GOD defend thee from all ill verse 2 And sende thee from his holy place his helpe at euery neede And so in Sion stablish thee and make thee strong indeede verse 3 Remembring well the sacrifice that now to him is done And so receiue right thankefully thy burnt offringes each one verse 4 According to thine heartes desire the Lord graunt vnto thee And all thy counsell and deuise full well performe may hee verse 5 Rejoycing wee when thou vs sauest our baners shall display Vnto the Lord which thy requestes fullfilled hath alway verse 6 The Lord will his anoynted saue I know well by his grace And sende him health by his right hand out of his holy place verse 7 In charets some put confidence and some in horses trust But wee remember God our Lord that keepeth promise just verse 8 They fall downe flat but wee doe rise and stand vp stedfastly Now saue and helpe vs Lord and King on thee when wee doe cry PSALME XXI O LORD how joyfull is the King in thy strength thy power How vehemently doeth hee rejoyce in thee his Sauiour verse 2 For thou hast giuen vnto him his godly heartes desire To him hast thou nothing denied of that hee did require verse 3 Thou didst preuent him with thy giftes and blessinges manyfolde And thou hast set vpon his head a crowne of perfect golde verse 4 And when hee asked life of thee thereof thou madest him sure To haue long life yea such a life as euer should endure verse 5 Great is his glory by thine helpe thy benefite and aide Great worship and great honour both thou hast vpon him laide verse 6 Thou wilt giue him felicitie that neuer shall decay And with thy chearefull countenance wilt comfort him alway verse 7 For why the King doeth strongly trust in God for to preuaile Therefore his goodnesse and his grace will not that hee shall quaile verse 8 But let thine enemies feele thy force and those that thee withstand Finde out thy foes and let them feele the power of thy right hand verse 9 As in an ouen burne them O Lord in fiery flame and fume Thine anger shall destroy them all and fire shall them consume verse 10 And thou wilt roote out of the earth their fruite that should encrease And from the number of thy folke their seede shall ende and cease verse 11 For why much mischiefe did they muse against thine holy Name Yet did they faile and had no power for to performe the same verse 12 But as a marke thou shalt them set in a moste open place And charge thy bow-stringes readily against thine enemies face verse 13 Bee thou exalted Lord therefore in thy strength euery houre So shall wee sing right solemnely praising thy might and power PSALME XXII Sing this as the 21. Psalme O God my God wherefore doest thou forsake mee vtterly And helpest not when I doe make my great complaint and cry verse 2 To thee my God euen all day long I doe both cry and call I cease not all the night and yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 Euen thou that in thy Sanctuary and holy place doest dwell Thou art the comfort and the joy and glory of Israell verse 4 And hee in whom our fathers olde had all their hope for euer And when they put their trust in thee thou didst them aye deliuer verse 5 They were deliuered euer when they called on thy Name And for the faith they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I am now become a worme more like then any man An out-cast whom the people scorne with all the spite they can verse 7 All mee despise as they beholde mee walking on the way They grinne they mow they nod their heads and in this wise they say verse 8 This man did glory in the Lord his fauour and his loue Let him redeeme and helpe him now his power for to proue verse 9 Euen from my mothers wombe O Lord to take mee thou wast prest Thou didst preserue mee still in hope while I did sucke her brest verse 10 I was committed from my birth with thee to haue abode Since I was in my mothers wombe thou hast beene aye my God verse 11 Then Lord depart not now from mee in this my present griefe Since I haue none to bee my helpe my succour and reliefe verse 12 So many bulles doe compasse mee that bee full strong of head Yea bulles so fat as though they had in Basan fielde beene fed verse 13 They gape vpon mee griedily as though they woulde mee slay Much like a lion roaring out and ramping for his prey verse 14 But I drop downe like water shed my joyntes in sunder breake My heart doeth in my body melt like waxe against the heate verse 15 And like a pot-shard drieth my strength my tongue it cleaueth fast Vnto my jawes and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 And many dogges doe compasse mee and wicked counsell eke Conspire against mee cursedly they picrce my handes and feete verse 17 I was tormented so that I might all my bones haue tolde Yet still vpon mee they doe looke and still they mee beholde verse 18 My garmentes they diuided eke in partes among them all And for my coate they did cast lots to whom it might befall verse 19 Therefore I pray thee bee not farre from mee in my great neede But rather sith thou art my strength to helpe mee Lord make speede verse 20 And from the sword Lord saue my soule by thy might and thy power And keepe my soule thy darling deare from dogges that woulde deuoure verse 21 And from the lions mouth that woulde mee all in sunder shiuer And from the hornes of Vnicornes Lord safely mee deliuer verse 22 And I shall to my brethren all thy Majestie recorde And in thy Church shall praise the Name of thee the liuing LORD verse 23 All yee that feare the Lord him praise exalt him Iaakobs seede And thou O house of Israell looke thou him feare and dread verse 24 For hee despiseth not the poore hee turneth not away His countenance when they doe call but graunteth to their cry verse 25 Among the flocke that feare the Lord I will therefore proclaime They praise and keepe my promise made for setting foorth thy Name verse 26 The poore shall eate and bee sufficed and those that endeuour To know the Lord their heart shall liue and praise him euermore verse 27 All coastes of earth shall praise the Lord and turne to him for grace The heathen folke shall worshippe him before his blessed face verse 28 The kingdome of the heathen
paines and griefe Hee is my God which doeth alwayes at need send mee reliefe PSALME XLIV OVr eares haue heard our Fathers tell and reuerently record The wondrous workes that thou hast done in alder time O Lord verse 2 How thou didst cast the Gentiles out and stroyedst them with strong hand Planting our Fathers in their place and gauest to them their land verse 3 They conquered not by sword or strength the land of thy behest But by thy hand thy arme and grace because thou louedst them best verse 4 Thou art my King O God that helpt Iaakob in sundrie wise verse 5 Led with thy power we threw downe such as did against vs rise verse 6 I trusted not in bow nor sword they could not saue mee sound verse 7 Thou kept vs from our enemies rage thou didst our foes confound verse 8 And still wee boast of thee our God and praise thine holy Name verse 9 Yet now thou goest not with our hoast but leauest vs to shame verse 10 Thou madest vs flee before our foes and so was ouer-trode Our enemies spoild and robd our goods when wee were sparst abrode verse 11 Thou hast vs giuen to our foes as sheep for to bee slaine Amongst the Heathen euery where scattred wee doe remaine verse 12 Thy people thou hast sold like slaues and as a thing of nought For profite none thou hadst thereby no gaine at all was sought verse 13 And to our neighbours thou hast made of vs a laughing stocke And those that round about vs dwell at vs doe grinne and mocke verse 14 Thus wee serue for none other vse but for a common talke They mocke they scorne and nod their heads where euer wee goe or walke verse 15 I am ashamde continually to heare those wicked men Yea I so blush that all my face with red is couered then verse 16 For why we heare such slandrous wordes such false reportes and lies That death it is to see their wronges their threatninges and their cries verse 17 For all this wee forget not thee nor yet thy couenant breake verse 18 Wee turne not backe our hearts from thee nor yet thy pathes forsake verse 19 Yet thou hast trode vs downe to dust where dennes of dragons bee And couered vs with shade of death and great aduersitie verse 20 If wee had our Gods Name forgot and helpe of idols sought verse 21 Would not God then haue tride this out for hee doeth know our thought verse 22 Nay nay for thy Names sake O Lord alwayes are wee slaine thus As sheepe vnto the shambles sent right so they deale with vs. verse 23 Vp Lord why sleepest thou awake and leaue vs not for all verse 24 Why hidest thou thy countenance and doest forget our thrall verse 25 For downe to dust our soule is brought and wee now at last cast Our bellie like as it were glude vnto the ground cleaues fast verse 26 Rise vp therefore for our defence and helpe vs Lord at need Wee thee beseech for thy goodnesse to rescue vs with speed PSALME XLV Sing this as the 25. Psalme MY heart doeth take in hand some godly song to sing The praise that I shall shew therein pertaineth to the King My tongue shall bee as quicke his honour to endite As is the penne of any scribe that vseth fast to write verse 2 O fairest of all men thy speech is pleasant pure For God hath blessed thee with giftes for euer to endure verse 3 About thee gird thy sword thou mightie Prince of fame Which is the glorie and renoune and honour of thy Name verse 4 Goe foorth with prosperous speed in meekenesse trueth and right And thy right hand shall thee instruct in workes of dreadfull might verse 5 Thy shaftes are sharpe O King to pearce thy foes heartes all Therefore shall Nations thee obey and at thy feet down fall verse 6 Thy royall seat O Lord for euer shall remaine Because the Scepter of thy Realme doeth righteousnesse maintaine verse 7 Thou righteousnesse doest loue and wickednesse detest Because God hath anoynted thee with joy aboue the rest verse 8 Of Myrrhe and Cassia thy clothes moste sweet smell had VVhen thou didst from thy Palace passe where they had made thee glad verse 9 Amongst thy Ladies are Kinges daughters right demure At thy right hand the Queene doeth stand arrayed in gold moste pure verse 10 O daughter take good heed incline and giue good eare Thou must forget thy kinred all and fathers house moste deare verse 11 So shall the King desire thy beautie excellent Hee is thy Lord therefore shalt thou to honour him bee bent verse 12 The daughters then of Tyre with giftes full rich to see And all the vvealthie of the land shall make their sute to thee verse 13 The daughter of the King is glorious to behold VVithin her chamber shee doeth sit deckt vp in broydred gold verse 14 In robes by needle wrought with many pleasant thing And Virgins faire on her to wait shee commeth to the King verse 15 They shall bee brought with joy and mirth on euerie side Into the Palace of the King and there they shall abide verse 16 Instead of parentes left O Queene the case so standes Thou shalt haue sonnes whom thou mayst set as Princes in all landes verse 17 VVherefore thine holy Name all ages shall record The people shall giue thankes to thee for euermore O LORD PSALME XLVI THe Lord is our defence and aide the strength whereby wee stand VVhen wee with woe were much dismaid we found his helpe at hand verse 2 Though th' earth remoue wee will not feare though hilles so high and steepe Bee thrust and hurled here and there within the sea so deepe verse 3 No though the waues doe rage so sore that all the bankes it spilles and though it ouer-flow the shore and beat downe mightie hilles verse 4 Yet one faire flood doeth send abrode his pleasant streames apace To fresh the citie of our God and wash his holy place verse 5 In midst of her the Lord doeth dwell shee can no whit decay VVith speedie helpe those that rebell against her God will stay verse 6 The Heathen flocke the Kingdomes feare the people make a noyce The earth doeth melt and not appeare when God puts foorth his voyce verse 7 The Lord of hoasts doeth take our part to vs hee hath an eye Our hope of health with all our heart on Iaakobs God doeth lye verse 8 Come heare and see with mind thought the working of our God VVhat wonders hee himselfe hath wrought throughout the earth abrode verse 9 By him all warres are husht and gone which countries did conspire Their bowes hee brake and speares echone their charets burnt with fire verse 10 Leaue off therefore saith hee and know I am a God moste stout I will bee praisde of high and low euen all the earth throughout verse 11 The Lord of hoastes doeth vs defend hee is our strength and tower On