cloudes enuironed hee was verse 12 But when the presence of his face in brightnesse shall appeare Then cloudes consume and in their stead come haile and coales of fire verse 13 These fierie dartes and thunder-boltes disperse them here and there And with his often lighteninges hee puts them in great feare verse 14 Lord at thy wrath and threatninges sharpe and at thy chiding cheare The springes and the foundations of all the worlde appeare verse 15 And from aboue the Lord sent downe to teach mee from below And pluckt mee out of waters great that woulde mee ouer-flow verse 16 And mee deliuered from my foes that would haue made mee thrall Yea from such foes as were too strong for mee to deale withall verse 17 They did preuent mee to oppresse in time of my great griefe But yet the Lord was my defence my succour and reliefe verse 18 Hee brought mee foorth in open place whereas I might bee free And kept mee safe because hee had a fauour vnto mee verse 19 And as I was an innocent so did hee mee regard And to the cleanenesse of my handes hee gaue mee my reward verse 20 For that I walked in his wayes and in his pathes haue trode And haue not wauered wickedly against my Lord my God verse 21 But euermore I haue respect to his Law and Decree His statutes and commandementes I cast not out from mee verse 22 But pure and cleane and vncorrupt appearde before his face And did refraine from wickednesse and sinne in any case verse 23 The Lord therefore will mee reward as I haue done aright And to the cleanenesse of my handes appearing in his sight verse 24 Thou wilt with him that holy is bee holy LORD also And with the good and vertuous men right vertuously wilt do verse 25 And to the louing and Elect thy loue thou wilt reserue And thou wilt vse the wicked men as wicked men deserue verse 26 For thou doest saue the simple folke in trouble when they lie And doest bring downe the countenance of them that looke full hie verse 27 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will make also my darknesse to bee light verse 28 For by thine helpe an hoste of men discomfite Lord I shall By thee I scale and ouer-leape the strength of any wall verse 29 Vnspotted are the wayes of God his word is surely tride Hee is a sure defence to such as in his fayth abide verse 30 For who is God except the Lord for other there is none Or els who is omnipotent sauing our God alone verse 31 The God that girdeth mee with strength is hee that I did meane That all the wayes wherein I walke did euermore keepe cleane verse 32 That made my feete euen like the Hartes in swiftnesse of my pace And for my surety brought mee foorth into an open place verse 33 Hee did in order put my handes to battell and to fight To breake insunder barres of brasse hee gaue mine armes the might verse 34 Thou reachest mee thy sauing health thy right hand is my tower Thy loue and familiaritie doeth still increase my power verse 35 And vnder mee thou makest plaine the way where I should walke So that my feete shall neuer slip nor stumble at a balke verse 36 And fiercely I pursue and take my foes that mee annoyde And from the field doe not returne till they bee all destroyde verse 37 So I suppresse and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my feete they fall downe flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou doest gird mee with thy strength to warre in such a wise That they bee scattered all abrode that vp against mee rise verse 39 Lord thou hast put into mine handes my mortall enemies yoke And all my foes thou didst diuide in sunder with thy stroke verse 40 They cald for help but none would heare not yet giue them reliefe Yea to the Lord they calde for helpe yet heard hee not their griefe verse 41 And still like dust before the wind I driue them vnder feete And tread them downe like filthy clay that lyeth in the streete verse 42 Thou kepst mee from seditious folke that still in strife bee led And thou doest of the heathen folke appoint mee to bee head verse 43 A people strange to mee vnknowne and yet they shall mee serue And at the first obey my wordes whereas mine owne will swerue verse 44 I shall bee irkesome to mine owne they will not see my light But wander wide out of the way and hide them out of fight verse 47 But blessed bee the liuing LORD moste worthy of all praise That is my rocke and sauing health praised bee hee alwayes verse 49 For God it is that gaue mee power reuenged for to bee And with his onely word subdude the people vnto mee verse 47 And mee deliuered from my foes and set mee vp from those That cruell and vngodly were and vp against mee rose verse 48 And for this cause O Lord my God to thee giue thankes I shall And sing out praises to thy Name among the Gentiles all verse 49 That gauest great prosperity vnto the king I say To Dauid thine anoynted king and to his seede for ay PSALME XIX THe heauens and the firmament doe wondrously declare The glory of GOD omnipotent his workes and what they are verse 2 The wondrous workes of GOD appeare by euery dayes successe The nightes which likewise their race runne the selfe same thing expresse verse 3 There is no language tongue or speech where their sound is not heard verse 4 In all the earth and coastes thereof their knowledge is conferd In them the Lord made for the sunne a place of great renowne verse 5 Who like a bridegrome ready trimde doeth from his chamber come And as a valiant champion who for to get a price With joy doeth haste to take in hand some noble enterprise verse 6 And all the skie from end to end hee compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heat but hee will find it out verse 7 How perfect is the Law of God how is his couenant sure Conuerting soules and making wise the simple and obscure verse 8 Iust are the Lordes Commandementes and glad both heart and mind His precepts pure and giueth light to eyes that hee full blind verse 9 The feare of God is excellent and doeth endure for euer The judgementes of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 And more to bee embrac'de alwayes then fined gold I say The hony and the hony combe are not so sweet as they verse 11 By them thy seruant is forwarnd to haue God in regard And in performance of the same there shall bee great reward verse 12 But Lord what earthly man doeth know the errours of his life Then cleanse my soule from secret sinnes which are in mee moste rife verse 13 And keepe mee that presumptuous sinnes
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
pots your hew should passe the doue Whose winges and feathers seeme to haue siluer and gold aboue verse 14 When in this land God shall triumph ouer Kinges both high and low Then shall it bee like Salmon hill as white as any snow verse 15 Though Bashan bee a fruitefull hill and in height others passe Yet Sion Gods most holy hill doeth farre excell in grace verse 16 Why bragge yee thus yee hilles most high and leape for pride together This hill of Sion God doeth loue and there will dwell for euer verse 17 Gods armie is two millions of warriours good and strong The LORD also in Sinai is present them among verse 18 Thou didst O Lord ascend on high and captiue led them all Who in times past thy chosen flocke in prison kept and thrall Thou mad'st them tribute for to pay and such as did repine Thou didst subdue that they might dwell within thine house diuine verse 19 Now praised bee the Lord for that hee powres on vs such grace From day to day hee is the God of our health and solace verse 20 Hee is the God from whom alone saluation commeth plaine Hee is the God by whom wee scape all dangers death and paine verse 21 This God will wound his enemies head and breake the hairie scalpe Of those that in their wickednesse continually doe walke verse 22 From Bashan will I bring said hee my people and my sheepe And all mine owne as I haue done from danger of the deepe verse 23 And make them dip their feet in blood of those that hate my NAME And dogs shall haue their tongues embrude with licking of the same verse 24 All men may see how thou O God thine enemies doest deface And how thou goest as God and King into thine holy place verse 25 The singers goe before with joy the minstrels follow after And in the mids the damefels play with timbrell and with taber verse 26 Now in thy Congregations O Israel praise the Lord And Iaakobs whole posteritie giue thankes with one accord verse 27 Their chiefe was litle Benjamin but Iudah made their hoast With Zabulon and Nephthalim which dwelt about their coast verse 28 As God hath giuen power to thee so Lord make firme and sure The Thinges that thou hast wrought in vs for euer to endure verse 29 And in thy Temple giftes will wee giue vnto thee O Lord For thine vnto Ierusalem sure promise made by word Yea and strange Kinges to vs subdude shall doe like in those dayes I meane to thee they shall present their giftes of laud and praise verse 30 Hee shall destroy the speare-mens rankes these Calues and Bulles of might And cause them tribute pay and daunt all such as loue to fight verse 31 Then shall the lordes of Egypt come and presentes with them bring The Mores most black shall stretch their hands vnto their Lord and King verse 32 Therefore yee kingdomes of the earth giue praise vnto the Lord Sing Psalmes to God with one consent thereto let all accord verse 33 Who though hee ride and euer hath aboue the Heauens bright Yet by the fearefull thunder claps men may well know his might verse 34 Therefore the strength of Israel ascribe to God on hie Whose might and power doth farre extend aboue the cloudie Skie verse 35 O God thine holynesse and power is dread for euermore The God of Israel giu'th vs strength praised bee GOD therefore PSALME LXIX SAue mee O GOD and that with speed the waters flow full fast So nie my soule doe they proceed that I am sore agast verse 2 I sticke full deepe in filth clay whereas I feele no ground I fall into such floods I say that I am like bee drownde verse 3 With crying oft I faint and quaile my throte is hoarse and drie With looking vp my sight doeth faile for helpe to God on hie verse 4 My foes which seeke for to oppresse my soule with hate are led In number sure they are no lesse then haires are on mine head Though for no cause they vexe me sore they prosper and are glad They doe compell mee to restore the thinges I neuer had verse 5 What I haue done for want of wit thou Lord all times canst tell And all the sinne that I commit to thee is knowne full well verse 6 O God of hoastes defend and stay all those that trust in thee Let no man doubt nor shrinke away for ought that chanceth mee verse 7 It is for thâ—â— and for thy sake that I do beare this blame In spite of thee they would mee make to hide my face for shame verse 8 My mothers sonnes my brethren all forsake mee on a row And as a stranger they mee call my face they will not know verse 9 Vnto thine house such zeale I beare that it doeth pine mee much Their checkes and tauntes at thee to heare my very heart doeth grutch verse 10 Though I doe fast my flesh to chaste yea if I weepe and mone Yet in my teeth this geare is cast they passe not thereupon verse 11 If I for griefe and paine of heart in sacke-cloth vse to walke Then they anone will it peruert thereof they jest and talke verse 12 I was a talke to all the throng that sate within the gate The drunkardes likewise in their song of mee did talke and prate verse 13 But thee the while O Lord I pray that when it pleaseth thee For thy great trueth thou wilt alway send downe thine aide to mee verse 14 Plucke thou my feete out of the mire from sincking doe mee keepe From such as mee pursue with ire and from the waters deepe verse 15 Lest with the waues I should bee dround and depth my soule deuoure And that the pit should mee confound and shut mee in her power verse 16 O Lord of hoastes to mee giue eare as thou art good and kind And as thy mercie is most deare Lord haue mee in thy mind verse 17 And doe not from thy seruant hide nor turne thy face away I am opprest on euery side in haste giue eare I say verse 18 O Lord vnto my soule draw nie the same with aide repose Because of their great tyrannie acquite mee from my foes verse 19 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 20 WheÌ„ they with brags do break mine heart I seeke for helpe anone But find no friendes to ease my smart to comfort mee not one verse 21 But in my meat they gaue mee gall too cruell for to thinke And gaue mee in my thirst withall strong vineger to drinke verse 22 Lord turne their table to a snare to take themselues therein And when they thinke full well to fare then trap them in the gin verse 23 And let their eyes bee darke and blind that they may nothing see Bow downe their backes and doe them bind in thraldome for to
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
3 Let all them aduance His NAME in the dance Both now and alwayes With harpe and â—abret Euen so likewise let Them vtter his praise verse 4 The Lordes pleasure is In them that are his Not willing to start But all meanes doe seeke To succour the meeke And humble in heart verse 5 The Saintes more and lesse His praise shall expresse As is good and right Rejoycing I say Both now and for aye In their beddes at night verse 6 Their throat shall brast out In euery rout In praise of their Lord And as men moste bolde In hand shall they holde A two edged sword verse 7 Auenged to bee In euery degree The hearthen vpon And for to reproue As them doeth behoue The people each one verse 8 To binde strange kinges fast In chaines that will last Their nobles also In hard yron bandes Aswell feete as handes To their griefe and woe verse 9 That they may indeed Giue sentence with speed On them to their paine Which is writ alwayes such honour and praise His Saintes shall obtaine PSALME CL. YEeld vnto GOD the mightie LORD praise in his Sanctuarie And praise him in the firmament that shew'th his power on hie verse 2 Aduance his NAME and praise him in his mightie actes alwayes According to his excellencie of greatnesse giue him praise verse 3 His praises with the princely noise of sounding trumpets blow Praise him vpon the viole and vpon the harpe also verse 4 Praise him with timbrell and with flute organes and virginalles verse 5 With sounding cymballes praise yee him praise him with loude cymballes verse 6 What euer hath the benefite of breathing praise the LORD To praise the NAME of GOD the LORD agree with one accord THE END OF THE PSALMES A TABLE OF THE WHOLE PSALMES DECLARING BOTH the beginning and also the number of euery PSALME A ALl laude and praise Psalme xxx All people hearken and Psalme xlix Although my soule haue Psalme lxii Attend my people to my Psalme lxxviii Amid the preasse with Psalme lxxxii A thing both good and meete Psalme xcii All people that on earth doe Psalme C B BEe mercifull to mee O GOD Psalme lvii But is it true O froward Psalme lviii Blessed are they that perfect Psalme Cxix Blessed art thou that fearest Psalme Cxxviii Beholde and haue regarde yee Psalme Cxxxiv Blessed bee the Lord my strength Psalme Cxliv D DEliuer mee my God of might Psalme lix E EXcept the Lord the house doe Psalme Cxxvi F FRom the peruerse and wicked Psalme Cxl G GIue to the Lord yee potentates Psalme xxix Grudge not to see the wicked Psalme xxxvii Great is the Lord and with great Psalme xlviii God for thy grace thou Psalme lxxxiii Giue thankes vnto the Lord Psalme Cvii Giue to the Lord all praise and Psalme Cxviii Giue laude vnto the Lord Psalme Cxlviii H HElpe Lord for good and godly Psalme xii How long wilt thou forget mee Psalme xiii How euer it bee yet God is Psalme lxxiii How pleasant is thy dwelling Psalme lxxxiv I INcline thine eares vnto my Psalme v I trust in God how dare yee then Psalme xi In trouble and aduersitie Psalme xx I lift mine heart to thee Psalme xxv I will giue laude and honour Psalme xxxiv I said I will looke to my wayes Psalme xxxix I waited long and sought Psalme xl Iudge and reuenge my cause Psalme xliii In Iurie land God is well Psalme lxxvi I with my voyce to God doe Psalme lxxvii In speechlesse silence doe not Psalme Cix I loue the Lord because my Psalme Cxvi In trouble and in thrall Psalme Cxx I lift mine eyes to Sion hill Psalme Cxxi I did in heart rejoyce Psalme Cxxii L LOrd in thy wrath reproue mee Psalme vl Lord keepe mee for I trust in Psalme xvii Lord bee my Iudge for Psalme xxvi Lord plead my cause against Psalme xxxv Like as the Hart doeth breath Psalme xlii Let all folke with joy clap Psalme xlvii Let God arise and then his foes Psalme lxviii Lord giue thy judgementes to the Psalme lxxii Lord bow thine eare to my Psalme lxxxvi Lord to mine humble sute giue Psalme Cii Lord to thee I make my mone Psalme Cxxx Lord I am not puft vp in minde Psalme Cxxxi M MIne heart doeth take in hand Psalme xlv Make haste O God to set mee Psalme lxx My trust O Lord in thee I haue Psalme lxxi My soule giue laude vnto the Psalme Ciii My soule praise the Lord speake good Psalme Civ My soule praise thou the Lord alwayes Psalme Cxlvi N NOt vnto vs O Lord I say to vs Psalme Cxv Now Israel may say and Psalme Cxxiv O O Lord how are my foes increast Psalme iii O God that art my righteousnesse Psalme iv O Lord my God I put my trust Psalme vii O God our Lord how wonderfull Psalme viii O Lord within thy Tabernacle Psalme xv O Lord giue eare to my request Psalme xvii O God my strength and fortitude Psalme xviii O Lord how joyfull is the King Psalme xxi O God my God wherefore hast Psalme xxii O Lord I put my trust in thee Psalme xxxi Our eares haue heard our Psalme xliv O Lord consider my distresse Psalme li O God giue eare and doe apply Psalme lv O God to mee thy mercie shew Psalme lvi O Lord thou didst vs cleane Psalme lx O God my God I watch Psalme lxiii O Lord vnto my voyce giue eare Psalme lxiv Our God that is Lord and author Psalme lxvii O God laude and praise wee will Psalme lxxv O Lord the Gentiles doe inuade Psalme lxxix O Pastor of Israel like Psalme lxxx O Lord thou loued hast thy Psalme lxxxv O God of my saluation Psalme lxxxviii O Lord thou hast beene our Psalme xc O Lord sith vengeance doeth Psalme xciv O come let vs lift vp our voice Psalme xcv O sing yee now vnto the Lord Psalme xcviii Of mercie and of judgement Psalme Ci O praise yee the Lord and call Psalme Cv O God beholde mine heart and Psalme Cviii O praise the Lord yee Nations Psalme Cxvii O Lord that heauen doest Psalme Cxxiii Of Israel this may now bee Psalme Cxxix Of Dauid Lord in minde Psalme Cxxxii O how happie a thing it is Psalme Cxxxiii O laude the Lord benigne Psalme Cxxxvi O Lord thou hast me â—â—ied Psalme Cxxxix On thee I call O Lord therefore Psalme Cxli Oh heare my prayer Lord Psalme Cxlii O Lord that art my God and Psalme Cxlv P PVt mee not to rebuke Psalme xxxviii Praise yee the Lord for hee is Psalme Cvi Praise yee the Lord for it is Psalme Cxlvii R REgarde O Lord for I complaine Psalme lxi S SAue mee O God for thy Names Psalme liv Saue mee O God and that with Psalme lxix Sing yee with praise vnto Psalme xcvi Sâ—ch as in God the Lord Psalme Cxxv Sing vnto the Lord with Psalme Cxlix T THe man is blest that hath not bent Psalme i There is no God as foolish men Psalme xiv The heauens and the firmament Psalme xix The Lord is onely my support Psalme xxiii To God the earth doeth appertaine Psalme xxiv The Lord my light and health Psalme xxvii Thou art O Lord my strength Psalme xxviii The man is blest whose wickednesse Psalme xxxii The wicked deedes of the Psalme xxxvi The man is blest that carefull is Psalme xli The Lord is our defence and Psalme xlvi The mightie God the Psalme l There is no God as foolish men Psalme liii Thy praise alone O Lord Psalme lxv To God our strength moste Psalme lxxxi That Citie shall full well Psalme lxxxvii To sing the mercies of the Psalme lxxxix The Lord as King aloft doeth Psalme xciii The Lord doeth reigne whereat Psalme xcvii The Lord doeth reigne although Psalme xcix The Lord moste high vnto Psalme Cx The man is blest that God doeth Psalme Cxii V VNto the Name of God the Psalme Cxxxiv Vnto the Lord I crie did and Psalme cxlii W WHy did the Gentiles tumultes Psalme ii With heart and mouth Psalme ix What is the cause that thou Psalme x Why doest thou tyrant boast Psalme lii Why art thou Lord so long Psalme lxxiv Who so with full intent Psalme xcl With heart I doe accord Psalme Cxi When Israel by Gods addresse Psalme Cxiv When that the Lâ—â—â— againe Psalme Cxxvi When as wee sate in Babylon Psalme Cxxxvii With my whole heart the Psalme Cxxxviii Y YEe righteous in the Lord Psalme xxxiii Yee men on earth in God Psalme lxvi Yee children which doe serue the Psalme Cxiii Yeelde vnto GOD the mightie Psalme CL. 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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
my prayers which I make And let my wordes to thee ascend verse 3 For strangers doe against mee rise And tyrantes seeke my soule to spill They set not God before their eyes But bent to please their wicked will verse 4 Behold God is mine helpe and stay And is with such as doe mee aide verse 5 My foes despite hee will repay Oh cut them off as thou hast sayd verse 6 Then sacrifice O Lord wil I Present full freely in thy sight And will thy Name still magnifie Because it is both good and right verse 7 For hee mee brought from troubles great And kept mee from their raging ire Yea on my foes which did mee threat Mine eyes haue seene mine heartes desire PSALME LV. Sing this as the 35. Psalme O GOD giue care and doe apply to heare mee when I pray And when to thee I call and cry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take heed to mee grant my request and answere mee againe With plaintes I pray full sore opprest great griefe doeth mee constraine verse 3 Because my foes with threates and cryes oppresse mee through despite And so the wicked sort likewise to vexe mee haue delite For they in counsell doe conspire to charge mee with some ill And in their hastie wrath and ire they doe pursue mee still verse 4 Mine heart doeth faint for want of breath it panteth in my brest The terrours and the dread of death doe worke mee much vnrest verse 5 Such dreadfull feare on mee doeth fall that I therewith doe quake Such horrour whelmeth mee withall that I no shift can make verse 6 But I did say Who will giue mee the swift and pleasant winges Of some faire doue then would I flee and rest mee from those thinges verse 7 Loe then I would goe farre away to flee I would not cease And I would hide my selfe and stay in some great wildernesse verse 8 I would bee gone in all the haste and not abide behind That I were quite and ouer-past those blastes of boistrous wind verse 9 Diuide them Lord and from them pull their deuelish double tongue For I haue spyed their citie full of rapine strife and wrong verse 10 For they both night and day about doe walke vpon her wall In mids of her is mischiefe stout and sorow eke withall verse 11 Her inward partes are wicked plaine her deedes are much too vile And in her streetes there doeth remaine all craftie fraud and guile verse 12 If that my foes had sought my shame I might it well abide From open enemies check and blame some where I could mee hide verse 13 But thou that was my fellow deare which friendship didst pretend And didst my secret counfell heare as my familiar friend verse 14 With whom I had delight to talke in secret and abroad And wee together oft did walke within the house of God verse 15 Let death in haste vpon them fall and send them quicke to hell For mischiefe reigneth in their hall and parlour where they dwell verse 16 But I vnto my God will cry to him for helpe I flee The Lord will heare mee by and by and hee wil succour mee verse 17 At morning noone and euening tide vnto the Lord I pray When I so instantly haue cryde hee doeth not say mee nay verse 18 To peace hee shall restore mee yet though warre bee now at hand Although the number bee full great that would against me stand verse 19 The Lord that reigneth aire and late shall heare and wracke them sore For sith no change is of their state they feare not God therefore verse 20 Vpon his friendes hee laid his handes which were in couenant knit Of friendship to neglect the bandes hee passeth not a whit verse 21 Though warre within his heart did boile like butter were his wordes Although hia wordes were smooth as oile they cut as sharpe as swordes verse 22 Cast thou thy care vpon the Lord and hee shall nourish thee For hee will not for aye accord the just in thrall to bee verse 23 But God shall cast them deepe in pit that thirst for blood alwayes Hee will no guilefull man permit to liue out halfe his dayes Though such bee quite destroyde and gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace vpon with all my heart and lust PSALME LVI Sing this as the 27. Psalme O God to mee thy mercie show Whom men would swallow deuour Each day they striue to bring mee low Vexing mee sore from hour to hour verse 2 Mine enemies dayly would mee eate For many doe against mee fight O thou most high yet in this strait verse 3 In thee my hope is surely pight verse 4 I will rejoyce in God for aye Because his wordes are true and just And feare no whit what flesh doe may To mee sith I in God doe trust verse 5 The wordes which I may selfe did speake Are turned to my smart and griefe Their thoughts echone tend them to wreak On mee causelesse to my mischiefe verse 6 In companies conueene doe they Keeping them secret in their strait They to my steps take heed alway For why to trap my soule they wait verse 7 They thinke they shall escape at last Because by wrong they much annoy But thou O God in wrath down cast These wicked folke and them destroy verse 8 My wandringes thou hast numbred all And in thy bottell put my teares Are they not written great and small As thy register witnesse beares verse 9 What time to thee I call and cry Mine enemies then abacke shall flee This know I most assuredly For God the Lord hee is with mee verse 10 For this I will in GOD rejoyce Because his promises are sure To him will I lift vp my voyce Whose worde for euer doeth endure verse 11 And since my trust in God doeth stand I will mans power not feare at all verse 12 O Lord thy vowes are in mine hand To thee I praises render shall verse 13 For thou from death my soule restorde And keepest my feete from slip or fall That I may walke before the LORD With such as light haue ouer all PSALME LVII BEe mercifull to mee O GOD bee mercifull to mee For why my soule in all assaultes shall euer trust in thee And till these wicked stormes bee past which rise on euery side Vnder the shadowe of thy winges my hope shall alwayes bide verse 2 I will therefore call to the LORD who is moste high alone To GOD who will his worke in mee bring to perfection verse 3 Hee will sende downe from heauen aboue to saue mee and restore From the rebukes of wicked men that faine woulde mee deuoure God will his mercie surely send and constant trueth also To comfort mee and to defend against my cruell foe verse 4 Alas too long my soule doeth lye amongst these Lions kiene That rage and fume like flames of fire the sonnes of men I meane Whose teeth are like the grynded speare
hope who doeth mee alwayes keepe verse 23 Hee will reward their wickednesse and in his wrath them kill Yea them destroy shall GOD our LORD for hee both can and will PSALME XCV O Come let vs lift vp our voyce and sing vnto the Lord In him our Rocke of health rejoyce let vs with one accord verse 2 Yea let vs come before his face to giue him thanks and praise In singing Psalmes vnto his grace let vs bee glad alwayes verse 3 For why the Lord hee is no doubt a great and mightie God A King aboue all gods throughout in all the world abroad verse 4 The secretes of the earth so deepe and corners of the land The toppes of hilles that are so steepe hee hath them in his hand verse 5 The sea and waters all are his for hee the same hath wrought The earth and all that therein is his hand hath made of nought verse 6 Come let vs bow and praise the Lord before him leet vs fall And kneele to him with one accorde the which hath made vs all verse 7 For why hee is the Lord our God for vs hee doeth prouide Wee are his flocke hee doeth vs feede his sheepe and hee our guide verse 8 To day if yee his voyce will heare then harden not your heart As yee with grudging many a yeere prouok't mee in desert verse 9 Whereas your fathers tempted mee my power for to proue My wondrous workes when they did see yet still they did mee moue verse 10 Twise twentie yeeres they did mee grieue and I to them did say They erre in heart and not beleeue they haue not knowne my way verse 11 Wherefore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should neuer tread the path to enter in my rest PSALME XCVI SIng yee with praise vnto the Lord new songes of joy and mirth Sing vnto him with one accorde all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing vnto the Lord I say praise yee his holy Name Declare and shew from day to day saluation by the same verse 3 Among the Heathen eke declare his honour round about To shew his wonders doe not spare in all the world throughout verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthie praise alway And hee is to bee dread of right aboue all gods I say verse 5 For all the Heathen gods abroad are idoles that will fade But yet our God hee is the Lord that hath the heauens made verse 6 All praise and honour eke doe dwell for aye before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy place verse 7 Ascribe vnto the Lord alway yee people of the worlde All might and worshippe eke I say ascribe vnto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe vnto the Lord also the glory of his Name And eke vnto his Courtes doe goe with giftes vnto the same verse 9 Fall downe and worshippe yee the Lord within his Temple bright Let all the people of the worlde bee fearefull at his sight verse 10 Tell all the worlde bee not agast the Lord doeth reigne aboue Yea hee hath set the earth so fast that it shall neuer moue And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To judge the Nations euery one with equitie and right verse 11 Yee heauens therefore with joy beginne and let the earth rejoyce Thou sea and all that is therein cry out and make a noyse verse 12 The fielde shall joy and euery thing that springeth of the earth The wood and euery tree shall sing with gladnesse and with mirth verse 13 Before the presence of the Lord and comming of his might For hee shall come to judge the worlde with equitie and right PSALME XCVII Sing this as the 95. Psalme THe Lord doeth reigne whereat the earth may joy with pleasant voyce And eke the Yles with joyfull mirth may triumph and rejoyce verse 2 Both cloudes and darkenesse eke doe swell and round about him beate Yea right and justice euer dwell and bide about his seate verse 3 Yea fire and heat at once shall runne and goe before his face Which shall his foes and enemies burne abroad in euery place verse 4 His lightninges eke full bright did blaze and to the world appeare Whereat the earth did looke and gaze with dread and deadly feare verse 5 The hilles 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 show his iustice foorth abroad That all the world may see and know the glorie of our God verse 7 Confusion sure shall come to such as worshippe idoles vaine And eke to those that glorie much dumbe pictures to maintaine For all the idoles of the worlde which they as gods doe call Shall feele the power of the Lord and downe to him shall fall verse 8 With ioy did Sion heare this thing and Iudah did reioyce And at thy iudgementes they did sing and made a pleasant noyse verse 9 For thou O Lord art set on hie in all the earth abroad And art exalted wondrously aboue each other god verse 10 All yee that loue the Lord doe this hate all thinges that are ill For hee doeth keepe the soules of his from such as would them spill verse 11 And light doeth spring vp to the iust with pleasure for his part Great ioy with gladnesse mirth and lust to them of vpright heart verse 12 Yee righteous in the Lord reioyce his holynesse proclaime Bee thankefull eke with heart and voyce and mindefull of the same PSALME XCVIII Sing this as the 95. Psalme O Sing yee now vnto the Lord a new and pleasant song For hee hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong With his right hand full worthily hee doeth his foes deuoure And get himselfe the victorie with his owne arme and power verse 2 The Lord doeth make the people know his sauing health and might The Lord doeth eke his justice show in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His grace and trueth to Israel in minde hee does recorde That all the earth hath seene right well the goodnesse of the Lord. verse 4 Bee glad in him with joyfull voyce all people of the earth Giue thankes to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Vpon the harpe vnto him sing giue thankes to him with Psalmes verse 6 Rejoyce before the Lord our King with trumpet and with shalmes verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein with ioy both roare and swell The earth likewise let it begin with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the floods rejoyce their filles and clap their handes apace And eke the mountaines and the hilles before the LORD his face verse 9 For hee shall come to judge and try the world and euery wight And rule the people mightily with iustice and with right PSALME XCIX Sing this as the 95. Psalme THe Lord
Lord is kinde and mercyfull when sinners doe him grieue The slowest to conceiue a wrath and readiest to forgiue verse 9 Hee thyd'th not vs continually though wee bee full of strife Nor keep'th our faultes in memorie for all our sinnefull life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sinnes the Lord doeth vs regarde Nor after our iniquities hee doeth vs not rewarde verse 11 But as the space is wondrous great twixt earth and heauen aboue So is his goodnesse much more large to them that doe him loue verse 12 God doeth remoue our sinnes from vs and our offences all As farre as is the Sunne rysing full distant from his fall verse 13 And looke what pitie parentes deare vnto their children beare Like pitie beares the Lord to such as worshippe him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made vs knowth our shape our mould and fashion iust How weake and fraile our nature is and how wee are but dust verse 15 And how the time of mortall men is like the withering hay Or like the floure right faire on fielde that fad'th full soone away verse 16 Whose glosse and beautie stormie windes doe vtterly disgrace And make that after their assaultes such blossomes haue no place verse 17 But yet the goodnesse of the Lord with his shall euer stand Their childrens children doe receiue his righteousnesse at hand verse 18 I meane which keepe his Couenant with all their whole desire And not forget to doe the thing that hee doeth them require verse 19 The heauens high are made the seate and foote-stoole of the Lord And by his power imperiall hee gouern'th all the world verse 20 Yee Angels which are great in power praise yee and blesse the Lord Which to obey and doe his will immediately accorde verse 21 Yee noble hostes and ministers cease not to laude him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his workes in euery place praise yee his holy Name Mine heart my minde and eke my soule praise yee also the same PSALME CIV MY soule praise the LORD speake good of his Name O LORD our great GOD how doest thou appeare So passing in glory that great is thy fame Honour and maiestie in thee shine moste cleare verse 2 With light as a robe thou hast thee beclad Whereby all the earth thy greatnesse may see The beauens in such sort thou also hast spred That it to a curtaine compared may bee verse 3 His chamber-beames lye in the cloudes full sure Which as his Charets are made him to beare And there with much swiftnesse his course doeth indure Vpon the winges ryding of windes in the aire verse 4 Hee maketh his spirites as Herauldes to goe And lighteninges to serue wee see also prest His will to accomplish they runne to and froe To saue and consume thinges as seemeth him best verse 5 Hee groundeth the earth so firmely and fast That it once to moue none haue shall such power verse 6 The deepe a faire couering for it made thou hast VVhich by his owne nature the hilles woulde deuoure verse 7 But at thy rebuke the waters doe flee And so giue due place thy worde to obey At thy voyce of thunder so fearefull they bee That in their great raging they haste soone away verse 8 The mountaines full high they then vp ascende If thou doe but speake thy worde they fullfill So likewise the valleyes most quickly descende VVhere thou them appointest remaine they doe still verse 9 Their boundes hast thou set how farre they shall runne So as in their rage not passe that they can For God hath appointed they shall not returne The earth to destroy more which made was for man verse 10 Hee sendeth the springes to strong streames or lakes VVhich runne doe full swift among the huge hilles verse 11 VVhere both the wilde asses their thirst oft times slakes And beastes of the mountaines thereof drinke their filles verse 12 By these pleasant springes or fountaines full faire The foules of the aire abide shall and dwell Who moued by nature to hop heere and there Among the greene branches their song shall excell verse 13 The mountaines to moist the cloudes hee doeth vse The earth with his workes are wholely repleat verse 14 So as the brute cattell hee doeth not refuse but grasse doeth prouide them and herbe for mans meat verse 15 Yea bread wine and oyle hee made for mans sake His face to refresh and heart to make strong verse 16 The Cedars of Liban this great Lord did make Which trees hee doeth nourish that grow vp so long verse 17 In these may birdes builde and make there their nest In fyrre-trees the storckes remaine and abide verse 18 The high hilles are succoures for wilde goates to rest And eke the rockes stonie for conies to hide verse 19 The moone then is set her seasons to runne The dayes from the nightes thereby to discerne And by the descending also of the sunne The colde from the heate so thereby wee doe learne verse 20 When darkenesse doeth come by Gods will and power Then creepe foorth doe all the beastes of the wood verse 21 The lyons range roaring their preye to deuoure But yet it is thou Lord which giuest them food verse 22 Assoone as the Sunne is vp they retire To couch in their dennes then are they full faine verse 23 That man doe his worke may as right doeth require Till night come and call him to take rest againe verse 24 How sundrie O Lord are all thy workes found With wisedome full great they are indeede wrought So that the worlde all whole of thy praise doeth sounde And as for thy riches they passe all mens thought verse 25 So is the great sea which large is and broad Where thinges that creepe swarme and beastes of each sort verse 26 There both mightie shippes saile and some lye at roade The whale hudge and monstrous there also doeth sport verse 27 All thinges on thee waite thou doest them relieue And thou in due time full well doest them feede verse 28 Now when it doeth please thee the same so to giue They gather full gladly those thinges which they neede Thou openest thine hand and they find such grace That they with good thinges are filled wee see verse 29 But sore they are troubled if thou turne thy face For if thou their breath take vile dust then they bee verse 30 Againe when thy Spirite from thee doeth proceede All thinges to appoint and what shall insue Then are they created as thou hast decreede And doest by thy goodnesse the drye earth renue verse 31 The praise of the LORD for euer shall last Who may in his workes by right well rejoyce verse 32 His lookes can the earth make to tremble full fast And likewise the mountaines to smoke at his voyce verse 33 To this LORD and GOD sing will I alwayes So long as I liue my GOD praise will I. verse 34 Then am I
people shall my wordes heare all which sweet and true they found verse 7 O LORD behold our bones are strowde about the pit and graue Like chippes by him that wood hath hewde or digged in a caue verse 8 Yet vnto thee mine eyes their sight doe cast in this distresse On thee O LORD my trust is pight leaue not my soule helpelesse verse 9 But keepe mee from the snare which they haue spred to take mee in And from the grinnes which such doe lay as are addict to sinne verse 10 As for the wicked let them fall into their nettes preparde Whilst I escape yea let them all together so bee snarde PSALME CXLII VNto the LORD I cry did and call Yea with my voyce I him besought verse 2 And my requestes before him let fall So that my griefes and troubles withall Before his presence I foorth brought to stay my troubled thought verse 3 Though I in spirit was troubled and rent Yet thou my path didst know alway The selfe same trade wherein I then went My foes so much to malice were bent They priuily their snares did lay to take mee as their prey verse 4 As I now at my right hand did looke And so beheld on either side Not one found I which cold me wel brook But seeming strange they there me forsook All refuge was from mee full wide my soule the selfe same tride verse 5 Then cryed I O LORD vnto thee And also said thus in effect Thou art mine hope and so still shalt bee Yea my whole part which thou gauest me VVithin that land so seemely dect where dwell doe thine elect verse 6 To my complaint O Lord now giue eare For I am brought full low and base Saue mee from such as put mee in feare VVhich tyrantes would asunder mee teare For why their force might soon take place mee throughly to deface verse 7 Make free my soule in bonds that doeth ly That I may praise thine holy NAME The righteous then will still stand mee by And with much joy thy praises foorth cry For shewing LORD to mee the same they will set foorth thy fame PSALME CXLIII OH heare my prayer LORD And vnto my request To bow thine care accord And as thou thinkest best According to thy trueth And for thy justice sake O LORD on mee haue rueth And answere to mee make verse 2 To judgement enter not With mee thy seruant poore For why this well I wot No man in sight may dure Of thee the liuing GOD If thou his deedes wouldst trie Hee dare make none abode Himselfe to justifie verse 3 Behold mine enemie Pursued hath with spight My soule it to destroy Yea hee my life downe right Vnto the earth had smote And layed mee full low In darkenesse as forgot Or men dead long ago verse 4 Wherethrough my spirit alas Was troubled with vnrest Mine heart amazed was And vexed in my brest verse 5 Yet I to mind did call Time past and doe record Thy workes yea thinke on all Thine handie-workes O LORD verse 6 With grieuous plaint and mone Mine handes I stretch abroad To thee mine helpe alone For lo my soule O GOD Moste ardently desires And longeth after thee As thirstie ground requires With raine refresht to bee verse 7 O LORD for mine auaile To heare mee make good speed For lo my spirit doeth faile Hide not thy face in need From mee poore wretch alas For doubtlesse els I shall Bee like to them that passe And in the graue doe fall verse 8 Now sith I trust in thee Thy clemencie benigne To heare grant vnto mee When breake of day doeth spring The way to mee descrie That I should walke and goe For I my soule on hie To thee haue lifted tho verse 9 From all my foes mee saue And set mee free I pray For LORD with thee I haue Still hid my selfe alway verse 10 To doe thy will instruct Mee LORD my GOD of might Let thy good Spirit conduct Mee to the land of right verse 11 To quicken mee accord For thy NAMES sake also And for thy justice LORD Bring out my soule from woe verse 12 And for thy mercies slay My foes and put to shame My soules oppressours aye For I thy seruant am PSALME CXLIV Sing this as the 135. Psalme BLess'd be the Lord my strength that doth instruct mine handes to fight The LORD that doth my fingers frame to batell by his might verse 2 Hee is my goodnesse fort and towre deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people hee subdues to mee to yeeld verse 3 O LORD what thing is man that him thou holdest so in price Or sonne of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but like to vanitie so passe his dayes to end verse 5 As fleeting shade bow downe O LORD thy heauens and descend verse 6 The mountains touch and they shall smoke cast foorth my lightning flame And scatter them thine arrowes shoot consume them with the same verse 7 Send downe thine hand euen from aboue O LORD deliuer mee Take mee from waters great from hand of strangers make mee free verse 8 Whose subtile mouth of vanitie and fondnesse doeth intreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshood and deceat verse 9 A new song I will sing O GOD and singing will I bee On viole and on instrument tenne stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen hee it is that onely giues deliuerance to kinges Vnto his seruant Dauid helpe from hurtfull sword hee bringes verse 11 From strangers hand mee saue and shield whose mouth talkes vanitie And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtiltie verse 12 So that our sonnes may bee as plantes whom growing youth doeth reare Our daughters carued corner stones like to a palace faire verse 13 Our garners full and plentie may with sundrie sortes bee found Our sheepe bring thousandes in our streetes tenne thousandes may abound verse 14 Our oxen bee to labour strong that none doe vs inuade There bee no going out nor crie within our streetes bee made verse 15 Those people blessed are that with such blessinges are so storde Yea blessed all the people are whose GOD is GOD the LORD PSALME CXLV O LORD that art my GOD and King Vndoubtedly I will thee praise I will extoll and blessinges sing Vnto thine holy NAME alwayes verse 2 From day to day I will thee blesse And laude thy NAME world without end verse 3 For great is GOD moste worthie praise Whose greatnesse none may comprehende verse 4 Race shall thy workes praise vnto race And so declare thy power O LORD verse 5 The glorious beautie of thy grace And wondrous workes will I record verse 6 And all men shall the power O GOD Of all thy fearefull actes declare And I to publish all abroad Thy greatnesse at no time will spare verse 7 They shall breake out to mention And specifie thy great goodnesse And with loud voyce their songs each one Shall frame
to shew thy righteousnesse verse 8 The LORD our GOD is gratious Yea mercifull is hee also In mercie hee is plenteous But vnto wrath and anger slow verse 9 The LORD to all men is benigne Whose mercies all his workes exceed verse 10 Thy workes each one thy praises sing And eke thy Saintes thee blesse indeed verse 11 The glorie of thy Kingdome they Doe shew and of thy power doe tell verse 12 That so mens soones his might know may And Kingdome great that doeth excell verse 13 Thy Kingdome hath none end at all Thy Lordship euer doeth remaine verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth all that fall And doeth the feeble folke sustaine verse 15 The eyes of all thinges Lord attend And on thee waite that heere doe liue And thou in season due doest send Sufficient food them to relieue verse 16 Yea thou thine hand doest open wide And euery thing doest satisfie That liue and on this earth abide Of thy great liberalitie verse 17 The Lord is just in his wayes all And holy in his workes each one verse 18 At hand to all that on him call In trueth that call to him alone verse 19 The Lord will the desire fulfill Of such as doe him feare and dread And hee also their crie heare will And saue them in the time of need verse 20 Hee doeth preserue them more and lesse That beare to him a louing heart But workers all of wickednesse Destroy will hee and cleane subuert verse 21 My mouth therefore my speech shall frame To speake the praises of the Lord All flesh to blesse his holy NAME For euermore eke shall accord PSALME CXLVI MY soule praise thou the LORD alwayes my GOD I will confesse verse 2 While breath and life prolong my dayes my tongue no time shall cease 3. Trust not in worldly Princes then Though they abounde in wealth Nor in the sonnes of mortall men in whom there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doeth soone depart to earth anone they fall And then the counsels of their heart decay and perish all verse 5 O happie is that man I say whom Iaakobs God doeth aide And hee whose hope doeth not decay but on the Lord is staide verse 6 Who made the earth and waters deepe the heauens hie withall VVho doeth his word and promise keepe in trueth and euer shall verse 7 VVith right alwayes doeth hee proceed for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungrie hee doeth feed and loose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doeth send the blind their sight the lame to limmes restore The Lord I say doeth loue the right and just man euermore verse 9 Hee doeth defend the fatherlesse the strangers sad in heart And quite the widow from distresse and ill mens wayes subuert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall reigne In time of all posteritie for euer to remaine PSALME CXLVII PRaise yee the LORD for it is good vnto our GOD to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The LORD his owne Ierusalem hee buildeth vp alone And the disperst of Israel doeth gather into one verse 3 Hee heales the broken in their heart their sore vp doeth hee bind verse 4 Hee countes the number of the starres and nam'th them in their kind verse 5 Great is the 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 praise vnto the Lord rejoyce And to our God vpon the harpe aduance your singing voyce verse 8 Hee couereth heauen with cloudes and for the earth prepareth raine And on the mountaines hee doeth make the grasse to grow againe verse 9 Hee giueth beastes their food yea to young rauens when they crie verse 10 In strength of horse nor in mans legges no pleasure taketh hee verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord the Lord hath his delight And such as doe attend vpon his mercies shining light verse 12 O praise â—â—y LORD Ierusalem thy GOD O Sion praise verse 13 For hee the barres hath forged strong wherewith thy gates hee stayes verse 14 Thy children hee hath blest in thee and in thy borders hee Doeth settle peace and with the floure of wheat hee filleth thee verse 15 And his Commandementes vpon the earth hee sendeth out And eke his word with speedie course doeth swiftly runne about verse 16 Hee giueth snow like wool hoare frost like ashes doeth hee spread verse 17 Like morsels castes his yee whereof the colde who can abide verse 18 Hee sendeth foorth his mightie word and melteth them againe His winde hee maketh blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrine of his holy word to Iaakob doeth hee show His statutes and his judgementes hee giues Israel to know verse 20 With euery Nation hath hee not so dealt nor haue they knowne His secret judgementes now therefore praise yee the LORD alone PSALME CXLVIII Sing this as the 136. Psalme GIue laude vnto the LORD From heauen that is so hie Praise him in deede and word Aboue the starrie Skie verse 2 And also yee His Angelles all Armies royall Praise him with glee verse 3 Praise him both Sunne and Moone Which are so cleare and bright The same of you bee done Yee glistring starres of light verse 4 And eke no lesse Yee heauens faire And cloudes of the aire His laude expresse verse 5 For at his word they were All formed as wee see At his voyce did appeare All thinges in their degree verse 6 Which hee set fast To them hee made A law and trade for aye to last verse 7 Extoll and praise GODS NAME In earth yee Dragons fell All depthes doe yee the saâ—e For it becommeth you well verse 8 Him magnifie Fire haile yee snow And stormes that blow At his decree verse 9 The hilles and mountaines all And trees that fruitfull are The Cedars great and tall His worthie praise declare verse 10 Beastes and cattell Yea birdes flying And wormes creeping That on earth dwell verse 11 All kinges both more and lesse With all their pompous traine Princes and all iudges That in the world remaine verse 12 Exalt his NAME Young men and maides Olde men and babes Doe yee the same verse 13 For his NAME shall wee proue To bee moste excellent Whose praise is farre aboue The earth and firmament For sure hee shall Exalt with blisse The horne of his And helpe them all His Saintes all shall foorth tell His praise and worthinesse The children of Israel Each one both more and lesse And also they That with good will His wordes fulfill And him obey PSALME CXLIX SIng vnto the LORD with heartie accord A new joyfull song His praises resound In euery ground His Saintes all among verse 2 Let Israel rejoyce And praise eke with voyce His maker louing The sonnes of Sion Let them euery one Bee glad in their King verse
fast are snarde verse 16 God shewes his iudgementes which were good for euery man to marke When as yee see the wicked man lye trapt in his owne warke verse 17 The wicked and the sinnefull men goe downe to hell for euer And all the people of the worlde that will not God remember verse 18 But sure the Lord will not forget the poore mans griefe and paine The patient people neuer looke for helpe of God in vaine verse 19 O Lord arise lest men preuaile that bee of worldly might And let the heathen folke receiue their iudgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord strike such terrour feare and dread into the heartes of them That they may know assuredly they bee but mortall men PSALME X. Sing this as the 2. Psalme WHat is the cause that thou O Lord art now so farre from thine And keepest close thy countenance from vs this troublous time verse 2 The poore doe perish by the proude and wicked mens desire Let them bee taken in the craft that they themselues conspire verse 3 For in the lust of his owne heart th'vngodly doeth delite So doeth the wicked praise himselfe and doeth the Lord despite verse 4 Hee is so proude that right and wrong hee serteth all apart Nay nay there is no God saith hee for thus hee thinkes in heart verse 5 Because his wayes doe prosper still hee doeth thy Lawes neglect And with a blast doeth puffe against such as would him correct verse 6 Tush tush saith hee I haue no dread lest mine estate should change And why for all aduersitie to him is very strange verse 7 His mouth is full of cursednesse of fraude deceite and guile Vnder his tongue doeth mischiefe sit and trauell all the while verse 8 Hee lyeth hid in wayes and holes to slay the innocent Against the poore that passe him by his cruell eyes are bent verse 9 And like a lion priuily lyâ•Œth lurking in his denne If hee may snare them in his nette to spoile poore simple men verse 10 And for the nones full craftily hee croucheth downe I say So are great heapes of poore men made by his strong power his prey verse 11 Tush God forgetteth this saith hee therefore may I bee bolde His countenance is cast aside hee doeth it not beholde verse 12 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doeth rest Lift vp thine hand forget not Lord the poore that bee opprest verse 13 What blasphemie is this to thee Lord doest thou not abhorre it To heare the wicked in their heartes say tush thou cares not for it verse 14 But thou seest all this wickednesse and well doest vnderstand That friendlesse and poore fatherlesse are left into thine hand verse 15 Of wicked and malicious men then breake the power for euer That they with their iniquitie may perish altogether verse 16 The Lord shall reigne for euermore as King and God alone And hee will chase the heathen folke out of his land eachone verse 17 Thou hearest O Lord the poore mens plaint their prayers and request Their heartes thou wilt confirme vntill thine eares to heare bee prest verse 18 To judge the poore and fatherlesse and helpe them to their right That they may bee no more opprest with men of wordly might PSALME XI Sing this as the 2. Psalme I Trust in GOD how dare yee then say thus my soule vntill Flie hence as sast as any foule and hide you in your hill verse 2 Beholde the wicked bende their bowes and make their arrowes prest To shoote in secrete and to hurt the sounde and harmelesse brest verse 3 Of worldly hope all stayes were shronke and clearely brought to nought Alas the just and righteous man what euill hath hee wrought verse 4 But hee that in his Temple is moste holy and most hie And in the heauen hath set his seate of Royall Majestie The poore and simple mans estate considereth in his minde And searcheth out full narrowly the maners of mankinde verse 5 And with a chearefull countenance the righteous man will vse But in his heart hee doeth abhorre all such as mischiefe muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thicke as any raine Fire and brimstone and whirle-windes thicke appointed for their paine verse 7 Yee see then how a righteous God doeth rigteousnesse embrace And to the just and vpright man shew'th foorth his pleasant face PSALME XII Sing this as the 7. Psalme HElpe Lord for good and godly men doe perish and decay And faith and trueth from worldly men is parted cleane away verse 2 Who so doeth with his neighbour talke his talke is all but vaine For euery man bethinketh how to flatter lye and faine verse 3 But flattering and decietfull lippes and tongues that bee so stout To speake proude wordes and make great brags the Lord soone cut them out verse 4 For they say still wee will preuaile our tongues shall vs extoll Our tongues are ours wee 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 sayeth the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like the siluer pure that from the earth is tried And hath no lesse then seuen times in fire beene purified verse 7 Now since thy promise is to helpe Lord keepe thy promise then And saue vs now and euermore from this ill kinde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefes manyfolde When vanitie with mortall men so highly is extolde PSALME XIII Sing this as the 6. Psalme HOw long wilt thou forget mee Lord shall I neuer bee remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide as though thou were offended verse 2 In heart and minde how long shall I with care tormented bee How long eke shall my deadly foe thus triumph ouer mee verse 3 Beholde mee now my Lord my God and heare mee sore opprest Lighten mine eyes lest that I sleepe as one by death possest verse 4 Lest then mine enemie say to mee beholde I doe preuaile Lest they also that hate my soule rejoyce to see mee quaile verse 5 But from thy mercies and goodnesse mine hope shall neuer start In thy reliefe and sauing health right glad shall bee mine heart I will giue thankes vnto the Lord and praises to him sing Because hee hath heard my request and graunted my wishing PSALME XIV THere is no God as foolish men affirme in their madde moode Their driftes are all corrupt and vaine not one of them doeth good verse 2 The LORD behelde from heauen high the whole race of mankinde And sawe not one that sought indeede the liuing GOD to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truely there was none That in the worlde did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their judgementes so farre lost that all worke mischiefe still Eating my people euen as bread not one to seeke GODS will verse
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
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
of need verse 3 For why as stones thy strength is tride thou art my fort and tower For thy Names sake bee thou my guide and lead mee in thy power verse 4 Plucke foorth my feet and breake the snare which they for mee haue laid Thou art my strength and all my care is in thy might and aide verse 5 Into thy handes Lord I commit my spirit which is thy due For why thou hast redeemed it O Lord my God moste true verse 6 I hate such folke as will not part from thinges to bee abhord When they on trifles set their heart my trust is in the Lord. verse 7 For I will in thy mercie joy I see it doeth excell Thou seest when ought would mee annoy and knowst my soule full well verse 8 Thou hast not left mee in their hand that would mee ouer-charge But thou hast set mee out of band to walke abroad at large verse 9 Great griefe O Lord doeth mee assaile some pitie on mee take Mine eyes waxe dimme my might doeth faile my wombe for woe doeth ake verse 10 My life is worne with griefe and paine my yeeres are gone and past My strength is gone and through disdaine my bones corrupt and waste verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorne my friendes are all dismaide My neighbours and my kinsmen borne to see mee are afraide verse 12 As men once dead are out of mind so am I now forgot As small effect in mee they find as in a broken pot verse 13 I heard the bragges of all the rout their threats my mind did fray How they conspird and went about to take my life away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for aide not to bee ouer-trod For I confesse and still haue said thou art my Lord and God verse 15 The length of all my life and age o Lord is in thy had Defend mee from the wrathfull rage of them that mee with-stand verse 16 To mee thy seruant Lord expresse and shew thy joyfull face And saue mee Lord for thy goodnesse thy mercie and thy grace verse 17 Lord let mee not bee put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked beare their shame and in the graue to fall verse 18 O Lord make dumbe their lips outright which are addict to lies And cruelly with pride and spight against the just deuise verse 19 Oh how great good hast thou in store laide vp and done for them That feare and trust in thee before the sonnes of mortall men verse 20 Thy presence doeth them fence and guide from all proude bragges and wronges Within thy place thou doest them hide from all the strife of tongues verse 21 Thankes to the Lord that hath declar'de on mee his grace so farre Mee to defend with watch and warde as in a towne of warre verse 22 Though in my haste and griefe said I loe see I am reject Yet Lord on thee when I did cry my plaint thou didst accept verse 23 Yee Saintes loue yee the Lord I say the faithfull hee doeth guide And to the proude hee will repay according to their pride verse 24 Bee strong and God shall stay your heart bee bolde yee that are just For sure the Lord will take your part sith yee on him doe trust PSALME XXXII Sing this as the 39. Psalme THe man is blest whose wickednesse the Lord hath cleane remitted And hee whose sinne and wretchednesse is hidde and also couered verse 2 And blest is hee to whom the Lord imputeth not his sinne Which in his heart hath hidde no guile nor fraude is found therein verse 3 For whiles that I kept close my sinne by silence and constraint My bones did weare and waste away with dayly mone and plaint verse 4 For night and day thine hand on mee so grieuous was and smert That all my blood and humours moist to drynesse did conuert verse 5 I did therefore confesse my fault and all my sinnes discouer Then thou o Lord didst mee forgiue and all my sinnes passe ouer verse 6 The humble man shall pray therefore and seeke thee in due time So that the floods of waters great shall haue no power on him verse 7 When trouble and aduersitie doe compasse mee about Thou art my refuge and my ioy and thou doest rid mee out verse 8 Come hither and I shall thee teach how thou shalt Walke aright And will thee guide as I my selfe haue learnde by proofe and sight verse 9 Bee not so rude and ignorant as is the horse and mule Whose mouth without a raine or bit from harme thou canst not rule verse 10 The wicked man shall manyfold sorrowes and griefe sustaine But vnto him that trustes in God his goodnesse shall remaine verse 11 Bee merry therefore in the Lord yee iust lift vp your voyce And yee of pure and perfect heart bee glad and eke reioyce PSALME XXXIII YEe righteous in the Lord reioyce it is a seemely sight That vpright men with thankefull voyce should praise the God of might verse 2 Praise yee the Lord with harpe and song in Psalmes and pleasant thinges with lute and instrument among that soundeth with tenne stringes verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song moste new with courage giue him praise verse 4 For why his word is euer true his workes and all his wayes verse 5 To iudgement equity and right hee hath a great good will And with his giftes hee doeth delight the earth throughout to fill verse 6 For by the word of God alone the heauens all were wrought Their hoastes and powers euerechone his breath to passe hath brought verse 7 The waters great gathered that hee on heapes within the shore And hide them in the depth to bee as in a house of store verse 8 All men on earth both least and moste feare God and keepe his law Yee that inhabite in each coaste dread him and stand in aw verse 9 What hee commanded wrought it was at once with present speed What hee doeth will is brought to passe with full effect indeed verse 10 The counsels of the Nations rude the Lord doeth driue to nought Hee doeth defeate the multitude of their deuise and thought verse 11 But his decrees continue still thy neuer slacke nor swage The motions of his mind and will take place in euery age verse 12 And blest are they to whom the Lord as God and guide is knowne Wnom hee doeth choose of meere accord to take them as his owne verse 13 The Lord from heauen doeth cast his sight on men mortall by birth verse 14 Considering from his seat of might the dwellers on the earth verse 15 The Lord I say whose hand hath wroght mans heart and doeth it frame For hee alone doeth know the thought and working of the same verse 16 A king that trusteth in his hoste shall not preuaile at length The man that of his might doeth boast shall fall for all his strength verse 17 The troupes of horsemen eke shall faile
desire verse 23 But Lord thou seest what wayes they take cease not this geare to mend Bee not farre off nor mee forsake as men that faile their friend verse 24 A wake arise and stirre abrode defend mee in my right Reuenge my cause my Lord my God and aide mee with thy might verse 25 According to thy righteousnesse my Lord God set mee free And let not them their pride expresse nor triumph ouer mee verse 26 Let not their heartes rejoyce and cry there there this geare goeth trimme Nor giue them cause to say on hie wee haue our will on him verse 27 Confound them with rebuke and shame that joy when I doe mourne And pay them home with spite and blame that bragge at mee with scorne verse 28 Let them bee glad and eke rejoyce which loue mine vpright way And they all times with heart and voyce shall praise the Lord and say verse 29 Great is the Lord and doeth excell for why hee doeth delight To see his seruantes prosper well that is his pleasant sight verse 30 Wherefore my tongue I will apply thy righteousnesse to praise Vnto the Lord my God will I sing laud and thankes alwayes PSALME XXXVI THe wicked deedes of the ill man vnto mine heart doe witnesse plaine That feare of God in him is none verse 2 Though hee himselfe would flatter faine His wickednesse is judgde and knowne verse 3 His mouth is bent to vile deceat With ignorance hee is repleat And to doe good hee hath no will verse 4 In bedde hee doeth for mischiefe waite full bent to seeke the way moste ill verse 5 Thy mercies Lord to heauen reach Thy faithfulnesse the cloudes doe preach verse 6 Thy righteousnesse as mountaines huge Thy judgements deepe no tongue can teach To man and beast thou art refuge verse 7 O God how great thy mercies bee The sonnes of men doe trust in thee verse 8 With thee they shall bee fully fed And thou wilt giue them drinke full free Of pleasant riuers largely spred verse 9 The Well of life is thine by right Thy brightnesse doeth giue vs our light verse 10 Thy fauour Lord to such extend As knowledge thee with heart vpright Thy righteousnesse to such men lend verse 11 Let not the proud O Lord preuaile Nor vaine mens power make mee to quaile But loe they faile in their deuise They mischiefe worke with tooth and naile And fall but can by no meanes rise PSALME XXXVII GRudge not to see the wicked men in wealth to flourish still Nor yet enuie such as to ill haue bent and set their will verse 2 For as greene grasse and flourishing herbes are cut and wither away So shall their great prosperitie soone passe fade and decay verse 3 Trust thou therefore in God alone to doe well giue thy mind So shalt thou haue the land as thine and there sure food shall find verse 4 In God set all thine heartes delite and looke what thou wouldst haue Or els can wish in all the world thou needst it not to craue verse 5 Cast both thy selfe and thine affaires on God with perfect trust And thou shall see with patience th' effect both sure and just verse 6 Thy perfect life and godly name hee will cleare as the light So that the Sunne euen at noone day shall not shine halfe so bright verse 7 Bee still therefore and stedfastly on God see thou wait then Not shrinking for the prosprous state of leud and wicked men verse 8 Shake off despite enuie and hate at least in any wise Their wicked steps auoide and flee and follow not their guise verse 9 For euery wicked man will God destory both more and lesse But such as trust in him are sure the land for to possesse verse 10 Watch but a while and thou shalt see no more the wickeds traine No not so much as house or place where once hee did remaine verse 11 But mercyfull and humble men enjoy shall sea and land In rest and peace they shall rejoyce for nought shall them with-stand verse 12 The lewd men and malicious against the just conspire They gnash their teeth at him as men which doe his bane desire verse 13 But while that lewd men thus doe thinke the Lord laugh'th them to scorne For why hee seeth their terme approach when they shall sigh and mourne verse 14 The wicked haue their sword outdrawne their bow eke haue they bent To ouer-throw and kill the poore as they the right way went verse 15 But the same sword shall pierce their heart which was to kill the iust Likewise the bow shall breake to shiuers wherein they put their trust verse 16 Doubtlesse the iust mans poore estate is better a great deale more Then all these lewd and wordly mens rich pompe and heaped store verse 17 For bee their power neuer so strong God will it ouer-throw Where contrary hee doeth preserue the humble men and low verse 18 Hee seeth by his great prouidence the good mens trade and way And will giue them inheritance which neuer shall decay verse 19 They shall not bee discouraged when some are hard bested When other shall bee hunger-bit they shall bee clad and fed verse 20 For whosoeuer wicked is and enemies to the Lord Shall quaile yea melt euen as lambes grease or smoke that flieth abrode verse 21 Behold the wicked borroweth much and neuer payeth againe Whereas the just by liberall giftes maketh many glad and faine verse 22 For they whom God doth blesse shall haue the land for heritage And they whom hee doeth curse likewise shall perish in his rage verse 23 The Lord the iust mans wayes doth guide and giueth him good successe To euery thing hee takes in hand hee sendeth good addresse verse 24 Though that hee fall yet is hee fure not vtterly to quaile Because the Lord stretch'th out his hand at neede and doeth not faile verse 25 I haue beene young and now am old yet did I neuer see The just man left or els his seed to begge for miserie verse 26 But giueth alwayes moste liberally and lendeth whereas is need His children and posteritie receiue of God their meed verse 27 Flee vice therefore and wickednesse and vertue doe embrace So God shall graunt thee long to haue in earth a dwelling place verse 28 For God so loueth equitie and sheweth to his such grace That hee preserueth them alway but stroyeth the wicked race verse 29 Whereas the good and godly men inherite shall the land Hauing as lordes all thinges therein in their owne power and hand verse 30 The just mans mouth doeth euer speake of matters wise and hie His tongue doeth talke to edifie with trueth and equitie verse 31 For in his heart the Law of God his Lord doeth still abide So that where euer hee goeth or walk'th his foot can neuer slide verse 32 The wicked like a rauening wolfe the just man doeth beset By all meanes seeking him to kill if hee fall in his net
like arrowes are their wordes And eke their tongues in forging lyes are sharpe as any swordes verse 5 Exalt thy selfe O Lord therefore aboue the heauens hight And ouer all the earth declare thy glory and thy might verse 6 To trap my steps where shoulde I passe a snare they did lay out My soule was pressed downe for feare which compast mee about Before mee they did digge and cast a deepe and vgly pit Yet now they fallen are at last themselues in middes of it verse 7 My heart is ready bent O God my heart is ready bent I will sing songes and Psalmes of praise to thee I will present verse 8 Awake my tongue my great delite my viole and mine harpe I will get vp by breake of day and of my God will carpe verse 9 I will thee praise O Lord of might the people all among And eke amid the Nations great of thee shall bee my song verse 10 For thy goodnesse is wondrous great and to the heauens doeth reach The cloudes and elementes aboue thy faithfullnesse doe preach verse 11 Exalt thy selfe O Lord therefore aboue the heauens hight And ouer all the earth declare thy glory and thy might PSALME LVIII BVt is it true O frowarde folke doe yee nowe justly talke O sonnes of men in judging thus doe yee vprightly walke verse 2 Nay nay yee rather mischiefe muse whereto your heartes bee bent To execute your cruell rage on earth your time is spent verse 3 But what the wicked strangers are and from the wombe they stray Yea from their birth they lewdly erre and none so lye as they verse 4 Their subtle malice doeth surmount the crafrie serpentes speare verse 5 Who could th'inchanters charmes auoide by stopping of her eare verse 6 Breake thou O Lord the teeth of such as doe the trueth deuoure The jawes of these young Lions Lord breake downe and swage their power verse 7 And as the waters doe decrease away so let them passe When that thou doest thine arrowes shoot then let them breake as glasse verse 8 Let such consume as doeth a snaile whose nature is to melt Or like vntimely fruite whose eyes no Sunne hath seene or felt verse 9 As flesh red-rawe vnmeete for meate till change bee made by fire So let them Lord fade hence as with a whirle-winde in thine ire verse 10 The righteous shall in heart rejoyce thy vengeance thus to see And bathe his feete in such mens blood with pure effect shall hee verse 11 And men shall say now of a trueth the righteous fruite may haue By seeing God to judge the earth and yet his flocke to saue PSALME LIX DEliuer mee my GOD of might From danger of mine enemie And mee defende in this my right From them that doe against mee rise verse 2 Deliuer mee from them that haue delite to worke iniquitie And from these bloody men mee saue That seeke my soule with crueltie verse 3 For loe they waite my soule to take Strong men against mee doe conueene Not for the fault that I did make That they O Lord in mee haue seene verse 4 They runne on fast for none offence Prepare themselues with brags and boastes Arise therefore in my defence And them behold Lord God of hoastes verse 5 O GOD of Israell awake That thou all Nations so mayst try To punish them no pitie take That thus transgresse maliciously verse 6 At night they stirre and seeke about As hungrie houndes they houle and cry And all the citie cleane throughout From place to place they seeke and spy verse 7 Beholde their lippes such spitefull wordes Cast out as they shoulde seeme to beare Within their mouthes sharpe edged swords For what regard they who doeth heare verse 8 But Lord thou hast their wayes espide And at the same shall laugh apace The Heathen folke thou shalt deride Yea mocke and scorne them to their face verse 9 His force therefore that wold mee wrong I will referre O Lord to thee For though for mee hee bee too strong Yet God will my defender bee verse 10 God will preuent mee with his grace Whose mercies I haue founde of olde God will my foes echone deface So that mine eyes shall it beholde verse 11 But slay them not lest their decay My people shoulde forget and light Disperse them Lord our shielde and slay And bring them low by thy great might verse 12 Let them bee taken in their pride The sinnes of their owne mouth euen that Whereto their lippes were ay applide Perjured lyes then let them prate verse 13 Consume consume them in thine ire That they hencefoorth no more bee kend That men may know how great empire Hath Iaakobs God to the worldes end verse 14 And they in th' euening shall turne backe Like barking dogges which houle and cry When they runne heere and there for lacke The towne about their prey to spy verse 15 They wander shall for hunger great To seeke their foode with neede opprest Before they filled bee with meat Although the night driue them to rest verse 16 But I will sing of thy great power And early will thy mercies praise For thou hast aye beene my strong tower And refuge in my troublous dayes verse 17 To thee my onely strength I will Therefore sing Psalmes vncessantly For God is my defence and still A God most mercifull to mee PSALME LX. Sing this as the 49. 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 sore that it in sunder brake The hurt therefore O Lord restore for it doeth bow and quake verse 3 With heauie thinges thou plaguest thus the people that are thine And thou hast giuen vnto vs a drinke of giddie wine verse 4 But yet to such as feare thy Name a banner thou didst shew That they may triumph in the same because thy word is trew verse 5 So that thy might may keepe and saue thy folke that fauour thee That they thy helpe at hand may haue O Lord grant this to mee verse 6 I will rejoyce for God hath said within his holy place That I shall Sichem land diuide and Succothes vale by pace verse 7 Gilead is giuen to mine hand Manasses mine beside Ephraim the strength of all my land my law doeth Iudah guide verse 8 In Moab I will wash my feet ouer Edom throw my shoe And Palestina see thou seeke for fauour mee vnto verse 9 But who will bring mee at this tide vnto the citie strong Or who to Edom will mee guide so that I goe not wrong verse 10 Wilt thou not God which didst forsake thy folke their land and coastes Our warres in hand that would not take nor walke among our hoastes verse 11 Giue aide O Lord and vs relieue from them that vs disdaine The helpe that hoastes of men can giue it is but all vaine verse 12 But through our God we shal
haue might to take great thinges in hand Hee will tread down and put to flight all those that vs with-stand PSALME LXI REgard O LORD for I complaine and make my sute to thee Let not my wordes returne in vaine but giue an eare to mee verse 2 From off the coastes and vtmost partes of all the earth abroad In griefe and anguish of mine heart I cry to thee O GOD. Vpon the rocke of thy great power my wofull mind repose verse 3 Thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence against my foes verse 4 Within thy tentes I lust to dwell for euer to endure Vnder thy winges I know right well I shall bee safe and sure verse 5 For thou O Lord heardst my request and grantedst eke the same And with an heritage hast blest all such as feare thy Name verse 6 Thus shalt thou grant the King alwayes a life full long to see To many ages shall his dayes and yeeres prolonged bee verse 7 That hee may haue a dwelling place before the LORD for aye O let thy mercie trueth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shall I sing for euer still with praise vnto thy NAME That all my vowes I may fulfill and dayly pay the same PSALME LXII ALthough my soule hath sharpely beene assaulted Yet towardes GOD in silence haue I walked In whom alone all health and hope I see verse 2 Hee is mine health and my saluation sure My strong defence which shall foreuer endure Therefore afraid I need not much to bee verse 3 How long will yee of mischiefe thus bee musing Thereby not mine but your own deathes procuring For yee shall bee like to a rotten wall verse 4 Yet loe how they consult for to displace him And by their lyes from dignitie to chase him With mouth they blesse their heartes repleat with gall verse 5 But thou my soule in silence wait GODS leasure verse 6 Who is mine hope my strength and onely treasure Therefore my foes I need nothing to feare In GOD the LORD my sauing health is certaine My glory doeth to him also appertaine Hee is my rocke I trust hee will mee heare verse 8 Trust in the LORD yee people sore oppressed Shew him your griefe hee will it see redressed For hee alone our hope must bee and stay verse 9 But yet alas mennes sonnes are meere vanitie Such lyars are as pretend most grauitie Yea vanitie in weight them down will wey verse 10 Put then no trust in wicked oppression And bee not vaine nor yet want discretion If riches grow set not your heartes thereon verse 11 GOD once or twise spake thus within my hearing That power to him alone was appertaining And that all should depend well therevpon verse 12 But thou O LORD to thine thy mercie shewest And as men bee so thou their workes rewardest PSALME LXIII Sing this as the 44. Psalme O GOD my GOD I watch betime to come to thee in haste For why my soule and body both doe thirst of thee to taste And in this barren wildernesse where waters there are none My flesh is parcht for thought of thee for thee I wish alone verse 2 That I might see yet once againe thy glorie strength and might As I was wont it to behold within thy Temple bright verse 3 For why thy mercies far surmount this life and wretched dayes My lips therefore shall giue to thee due honour laud and praise verse 4 And whiles I liue I will not faile to worship thee alway And in thy NAME I shall lift vp my handes when I doe pray verse 5 My soule is fil'de as with marrow that is both fat and sweet My mouth therefore shall sing such songes as are for thee most meet verse 6 When as on bed I thinke on thee and eke all the night tide verse 7 For vnder couert of thy winges thou art my joyfull guide verse 8 My soule doeth surely sticke to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seeke my soule to stroy them death shall soone dououre verse 10 The sword shall them deuoure echone their carcases shall feede The hungrie foxes which doe runne their prey to seeke at neede verse 11 The King and all men shall rejoyce that doe professe Gods word For lyars mouthes shall then bee stopt which haue the trueth disturbde PSALME LXIV Sing this as the 18. Psalme O LORD vnto my voyce giue eare with plaint when I doe pray And rid my life and soule from feare of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend mee from that sort of men which in deceits doe lurke And from the frowning face of them that all ill feates doe worke verse 3 Who whet their tongues as wee haue seene men whet and sharp their swordes They shoot abroad their arrowes keene I meane most bitter wordes verse 3 With priuie slight shoot they their shaftes the vp right man to hit The just vnware to strike by craft they care and feare no whit verse 5 A wicked worke haue they decreed in counsell thus they cry To vse deceit let vs not dread what who can it espy verse 6 What wayes to hurt they talke and muse all times within their heart They all consult what feates to vse each doeth inuent his part verse 7 But yet all this shall not auaile when they thinke least vpon God with his dart shall them assaile and wound them euery one verse 8 Their craftes and their ill tongues withall shall worke themselues such blame That they shall flee which see their fall and wonder at the same verse 9 Then all shall see and know right well that God the thing hath wrought And praise his wittie workes and tell what hee to passe hath brought verse 10 Yet shall the just in God rejoyce still trusting in his might So shall they joy with mind and voyce whose heart is pure and right PSALME LXV Sing this as the 30. Psalme THy praise alone O Lord doeth reigne in Sion thine owne hill Their vowes to thee they doe maintaine and their behestes fulfill verse 2 For that thou doest their prayer heare and doest thereto agree Thy people all both far and neare with trust shall come to thee verse 3 My wicked deedes preuaile O Lord they power haue ouer mee But thou shalt mercie vs accord although wee sinnefull bee verse 4 The man is blest whom thou doest choose within thy court to dwell Thy house and Temple hee shall vse with pleasures that excell verse 5 Thou wilt in justice heare vs GOD our health of thee doeth rise The hope of all the earth abroad and the sea coastes likewise verse 6 With strength hee is beset about and compast with his power Hee makes the mountaines strong and stout to stand in euery stoure verse 7 The swelling seas hee doeth asswage and makes their streames full still Hee doeth restraine the peoples rage and rules them at his will verse 8 The folke that dwell full farre on earth shall
Lord once end this shame and quaile thine enemies strong Shall they alwayes blaspheme thy NAME and raile on thee so long verse 11 Why doest thou draw thy hand abacke and hide it in thy lap Oh plucke it out and bee not slacke to giue thy foes a rap verse 12 O God thou art my King and Lord and euermore hast beene Yea thy good grace throughout the world for our good helpe hath seene verse 13 The seas that are so deepe and dead thy might did make them drie And thou didst breake the serpentes head that hee therein did die verse 14 Yea thou didst breake the head so great of whales that are so fell And gau'st them to those folke to eate that in the desert dwell verse 15 Thou mad'st a spring with streames to rise from rockes both hard and hie And eke thine hand hath made likewise deepe riuers to bee drie verse 16 Both day and eke the night are thine by thee they were begun Thou setst to serue vs with their shine the light and eke the sunne verse 17 Thou doest appoint the endes coastes of all the earth about Both sommer heates and winter frostes thy hand hath found them out verse 18 Thinke on O Lord no time forget thy foes that thee defame And how the foolish folke are set to raile vpon thy NAME verse 19 O let no cruell beast deuoure the turtle that is true Forget not alwayes in thy power the poore that much doe rue verse 20 Regard thy couenant and behold thy foes possesse the land All sad and darke forworne and olde our realme as now doeth stand verse 21 Let not the simple goe away nor yet returne with shame But let the poore and needie aye giue praise vnto the same verse 22 Rise Lord let bee by thee maintainde the cause that is thine owne Remember how that thou blasphemde art by the foolish one verse 23 The voyce forget not of thy foes for the presumption hie Is more and more increast of those that hate thee spitefully PSALME LXXV Sing this as the 67. Psalme O GOD laud and praise wee will giue to thee Of vs at all times thou shalt thanked bee Sith thy NAME is neare they will without doubt Thy workes of great fame declare and shew out verse 2 When I saith GOD a meete time shall see I will rightly judge for though the earth bee verse 3 With all that there dwell dissolued and waste Her pillars shall I make stable and fast verse 4 I said to the fooles learne now to bee wise And to the peruerse let not your horne rise verse 5 Lift not vp I said your hornes thus on hie Nor yet with stiffe necke speake presumptuously verse 6 For why high degree proceedes in no part From East nor from West nor yet from desert verse 7 But GOD is the Iudge who onely hath power To throw and cast downe or raise vp each houre verse 8 For loe in his hand a cuppe now hath GOD Of strong wine full mixt which hee powres abroad The wicked each one the dregges of that cuppe Shall doubtlesse wring out and drinke them all vp verse 9 But I will declare and shew foorth alwayes And to Iaakobs GOD will sing laude and praise verse 10 The wicked mens hornes in twaine breake will I But the just mens shall bee lifted on hie PSALME LXXVI IN Iurie land GOD is well knowne In Israel great is his NAME verse 2 Hee chose out Salem for his owne His Tabernacle of great fame Therein to raise and mount Sion To make his habitation And residence within the same verse 3 There did he break the bowmens shafts Their fierie dartes so swift of flight Their shields their swords al their crafts Of warre when they were bown to fight verse 4 More excellent and more mightie Art thou therefore then mountaines hie Of rauenous wolues voide of all right verse 5 The stout hearted were made a prey A sudden sleepe did them confound And all the strong men in that fray Their feeble handes they haue not found verse 6 At thy rebuke O Iaakobs GOD Horses with chariots ouer-trod As with dead sleepe were cast to ground verse 7 Fearefull art thou O Lord our guide Yea thou alone and who is hee That in thy presence may abide If once thine anger kindled bee verse 8 Thou makest men from heauen to heare Thy judgementes just the earth for feare Stilled with silence then wee see verse 9 When thou O Lord beginst to rise Sentence to giue as Iudge of all And in the earth doest enterprise to ridde the humble out of thrall verse 10 Certes the rage of mortall men Shall bee thy praise the remnant then Of their furie thou bindst withall verse 11 Vow performe your vowes therefore Vnto the Lord your God all yee That round about him dwell adore This fearefull One with offringes free verse 12 Who may cut off at his vintage The breath of princes in their rage To earthly kinges fearefull is hee PSALME LXXVII I With my voyce to GOD doe cry with heart and heartie cheare My voyce to GOD I lift on hie and hee my sute doeth heare verse 2 In time of griefe I sought to GOD by night no rest I tooke But stretcht mine hands to him abroad my soule comfort forsooke verse 3 When I to thinke on GOD intend my trouble then is more I spake but could not make an end my breath was stopt so sore verse 4 Thou heldst mine eyes such wise from rest that I alwayes did wake With feare I was so sore opprest my speech did mee forsake verse 5 The dayes of olde in minde I cast and oft did thinke vpon The times and ages that are past full many yeeres agone verse 6 By night my songes I call to minde once made thy praise to shew And with my heart much talke I finde my spirite doeth search to know verse 7 Will GOD said I at once for all cast off his people thus So that hencefoorth no time hee shall bee friendly vnto vs verse 8 What is his goodnesse cleane decayde for euer and a day Or is his promise now delayde and doeth his trueth decay verse 9 And will the LORD our GOD forget his mercies manyfolde Or shall his wrath increase so hote his mercie to with-holde verse 10 At last I said my weakenesse is the cause of this mistrust GODS mightie hand can helpe all this and change it when hee list verse 11 I will regarde and thinke vpon the working of the LORD Of all his wonders past and gone I gladly will recorde verse 12 Yea all thy workes I will declare and what hee did deuise To tell his factes 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 O LORD our GOD verse 14 Thou art a GOD that doest foorthshew 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 Iaakob that descend and Iosephs 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 fell verse 17 The clouds that were both thick blacke did raine most plenteously The thunder in the aire did cracke thy shaftes abroad did flie verse 18 Thy thunder in the fire was heard the lightning from aboue With flashes great made them afeard the earth did quake and moue verse 19 Thy wayes within the sea doe lie thy path in waters deepe Yet none can there thy steps espie nor know thy pathes to keepe verse 20 Thou leadest thy folke vpon the land as sheepe on euery side By Moses and by Aarons hand thou didst them safely guide PSALME LXXVIII ATtend my people to my Law and to my wordes incline verse 2 My mouth shal speake strange parables and sentences diuine verse 3 Which wee our selues haue heard and learnde euen of our fathers old And which for our instruction our fathers haue vs tolde verse 4 Because wee should not keepe it close from them that should come after Who should Gods power to their race praise and all his workes of wonder verse 5 To Iaakob hee commandement gaue how Israel should liue Willing our fathers should the same vnto their children giue verse 6 That they and their posteritie that were not sprung vp tho Should haue the knowledge of the Law and teach their seed also verse 7 That they might haue the better hope in GOD that is aboue And not forget to keepe his Lawes and his Preceptes in loue verse 8 Not beeing as their fathers were rebelling in GODS sight And would not frame their wicked heartes to know their GOD aright verse 9 How went the people of Epâ—haim their neighbours for to spoile Shooting their dartes the day of warre and yet they tooke the foile verse 10 For why they did not keepe with GOD the couenant that was made Nor yet would walke or lead their liues according to his trade verse 11 But put into obliuion his counsell and his will And all his workes moste magnifike which hee declared still verse 12 What wonders to our fore-fathers did hee himselfe disclose In Egypt land within the fielde that called is Thaneos verse 13 Hee did diuide and cut the sea that they might passe at ones And made the water stand as still as doeth an heape of stones verse 14 Hee led them secrete in a cloude by day when it was bright And all the night when darke it was with fire hee gaue them light verse 15 Hee brake the rockes in wildernesse and gaue the people drinke Al 's ' plentifull as when the deepes doe flow vp to the brinke verse 16 Hee drew out riuers out of rockes that were both drie and hard Of such aboundance that no floods to them might bee comparde verse 17 Yet for all this against the LORD their sinne they did increase And stirred him that is moste high to wrath in wildernesse verse 18 They tempted him within their heartes like people of mistrust Requiring such a kinde of meate as serued to their lust verse 19 Saying with murmuration in their vnthankefulnesse What can our GOD prepare for vs a feast in wildernesse verse 20 Behold hee strake the stonie rocke and floods foorth-with did flow But can hee now giue to his folke both bread and flesh also verse 21 When GOD heard this he waxed wroth with Iaakob and his seede So did his indignation on Israel proceede verse 22 Because they did not faithfully beleeue and hope that hee Could alwayes helpe and succour them in their necessitie verse 23 Wherefore hee did command the cloudes foorth-with they brake in sunder verse 24 And rainde downe MAN for them to eat a foode of meekle wonder verse 25 When earthly men with Angels foode were fed at their request verse 26 Hee bade the East winde blow away and brought in the South-west verse 27 And rainde downe flesh as thicke as dust and foule as thicke as sand verse 28 Which hee did cast amids the place where all their tentes did stand verse 29 Then did they eate exceedingly and all men had their filles Yet more and more they did desire to serue their lustes and willes verse 30 But as the meate was in their mouthes his wrath vpon them fell verse 31 And slew the flowre of all the youth and choise of Israel verse 32 Yet fell they to their wonted sinne and still they did him grieue For all the wonders that hee wrought they would him not beleeue verse 33 Their dayes therefore hee shortened and made their honour vaine Their yeeres did waste and passe away with terrour and with paine verse 34 But euer when hee plagued them they sought him by and by verse 35 Remembring then hee was their strength their helpe and GOD moste hie verse 36 Though in their mouths they did but glose and flatter with the LORD And with their tongues and in their heartes dissembled euery word verse 37 For why their hearts were nothing bent to him nor to his trade Nor yet to keepe or to performe the couenant that was made verse 38 Yet was hee still so mercyfull when they deseru'de to die That hee forgaue them their misdeedes and would not them destroy Yea many a time hee turnde his wrath and did himselfe auise And would not suffer all his whole displeasure to arise verse 39 Considering that they were but flesh and euen as a winde That passeth away and cannot well returne by his owne kinde verse 40 How often times in wildernesse did they their LORD prouoke How did they moue and stirre their LORD to plague them with his stroke verse 41 Yet did they turne againe to sinne and tempted GOD eftsoone Prescribing to the holy LORD what thinges they would haue done verse 42 Not thinking of his hand and power nor of the day when hee Deliuered them out of the bondes of the fierce enemie verse 43 Nor how hee wrought his miracles as they themselues beheld In Egypt and the wonders that hee did in Zoan field verse 44 Nor how hee turned by his power the waters into blood That no man might receiue his drinke at riuer nor at flood verse 45 Nor how hee sent them swarmes of flies which did them sore annoy And filde their countrey full of frogges which should their land destroy verse 46 Nor how hee did commit their fruites vnto the caterpiller And all the labour of their handes hee gaue to the grasse-hopper verse 47 With haile-stones hee destroid their vines so that they were all lost And not so much as wilde figge-trees but hee consumde with frost verse 48 And yet with haile-stones once againe the LORD their cattell smote And all their flockes and heardes likewise with thunder-boltes full hote verse 49 Hee cast vpon them in his
ire and in his furie strong Displeasure wrath and euill spirites to trouble them among verse 50 Then to his wrath hee made a way and spared not the least But gaue vnto the Pestilence the man and eke the beast verse 51 Hee strake also the first-borne all that vp in Egypt came And all the chiefe of men and beastes within the tentes of Ham. verse 52 But as for all his owne deare folke hee did preserue and keepe And caried them through wildernesse euen like a flocke of sheepe verse 53 Without all feare both safe and found hee brought them out of thrall Whereas their foes with rage of seas were ouer-whelmed all verse 54 And brought them all into the coastes of his owne holy land Euen to the mount which hee had got by his strong arme and hand verse 55 And there cast out the heathen folke and did their land diuide And in their tentes hee set the Tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet for all this their GOD most high they stirde and tempted still And would not keepe his Testament nor yet obey his will verse 57 But as their fathers turned backe euen so they went astray Much like a bow that would not bend but slipt and start away verse 58 And grieued him with their Hill-altars with offringes and with fire And with their idoles vehemently prouoked him to ire verse 59 Therewith his wrath began againe to kindle in his brest The naughtinesse of Israel hee did so much detest verse 60 Then hee forsooke the tabernacle of Silo where hee was Right conuersant with earthly men euen as his dwelling place verse 61 Then suffered hee his might and power in bondage for to stand And gaue the honour of his Arke into his enemies hand verse 62 And did commit them to the sworde wroth with his heritage verse 63 The young men were deuourde with fire maides had no mariage verse 64 And with the sworde the priestes also did perish euereachone And not a widow left aliue their death for to bemone verse 65 And then the LORD began to wake like one that slept a time Or like a valiant man of warre refreshed after wine verse 66 With emraudes in the hinder partes hee strake his enemies all And put them then vnto a shame that was perpetuall verse 67 Then hee the tent and tabernacle of Ioseph did refuse As for the tribe of Ephraim hee would in no wise choose verse 68 But chose the tribe of Iehudah whereas hee thought to dwell Yea euen the noble mount Sion which hee did loue so well verse 69 Whereas hee did his Temple builde both sumptuously and sure Like as the earth which hee hath made for euer to endure verse 70 Then chose hee Dauid him to serue his people for to keepe Whom hee tooke vp and brought away euen from the foldes of sheepe verse 71 As hee did follow the ewes with young the LORD did him aduance To feede his people of Israel and his inheritance verse 72 Then Dauid with a faithfull heart his flocke and charge did feede And prudently with all his power did gouerne them indeed PSALME LXXIX O LORD the Gentiles doe inuade thine heritage to spoile Ierusalem an heape is made thy Temple they defoile verse 2 The bodies of thy Saintes moste deare abroad to birdes they cast The flesh of such as doe thee feare the beastes deuoure and waste verse 3 Their blood throughout Ierusalem like water spilt they haue So that there is not one of them to lay their dead in graue verse 4 Thus are wee made a laughing stocke almost the world throughout The enemies at vs jest and mocke which dwell our coastes about verse 5 Wilt thou O LORD thus in thine ire against vs euer fume And shew thy wrath as hote as fire thy folke for to consume verse 6 Vpon these people powre the same which did thee neuer know All Realmes which call not on thy NAME consume and ouer-throw verse 7 For they haue got the vpper-hand and Iaakobs seede destroide His habitation and his land they haue left waste and voyde verse 8 Beare not in minde our former faultes with speede some pitie show And aide vs LORD in all assaultes for wee are weake and low verse 9 O GOD that giuest all health and grace on vs declare the same Weigh not our workes our sinnes deface for honour of thy NAME verse 10 Why shall the wicked still alway to vs as people dumbe In thy reproach rejoyce and say where is their GOD become Require O LORD as thou seest good before our eyes in sight Of all these folke thy seruantes blood which they spilt in despight verse 11 Receiue into thy sight in haste the clamours griefe and wrong Of such as are in prison cast sustaining yrons strong Thy force and strength to celebrate LORD set them out of band Which vnto death are destinate and in their enemies hand verse 12 The Nations which haue beene so bolde as to blaspheme thy NAME Into their lappes with seuen folde repay againe the same verse 13 So wee thy folke thy pasture sheepe will praise thee euermore And teach all ages for to keepe for thee like praise in store PSALME LXXX O Pastor of Israel like sheepe that doest lead The linage of Ioseph aduert and take heede That sittest betweene the Cherubims bright Appeare now and shew to vs thy great might verse 2 Before thy folke Ephraim Benjamin of olde And tribe of Manasses the flocke of thy folde Awake once vp-reare thy puissance moste strong And come saue vs LORD thou tariest too long verse 3 O great GOD Eternall our strength and our stay Returne and restore vs without more delay And let shine on vs thy countenance cleare So shall wee bee safe and shrinke for no feare verse 4 O LORD GOD of Armies thy folke to consume How long at their prayers shall thine anger fume verse 5 Thou fedst them with bread of weeping and woe Teares largely to drinke thou gau'st them also verse 6 Thou set'st vs the hatred and strife to sustaine Of all our next neighbours our harmes that haue seene And our foes right glad of our shame and wrong With taunting vs mocke themselues all among verse 7 O LORD GOD of Armies our strength and our stay Returne and restore vs without more delay And let shine on vs thy countenance cleare So shall wee bee safe and shrinke for no feare verse 8 A Vine out of Egypt thou brought'st with great cure Thou cast out the Gentiles and plantedst it sure verse 9 Thou cleansedst the ground and rootedst it so That all the whole land it fil'de to and fro verse 10 With the shadow thereof the mountaines were clad And like the tall Cedars her branches did spread verse 11 Her boughes to the sea farre foorth did shee streach And graffes to the flood Euphrates out-reach verse 12 Why hast thou broke downe then her hedges so faire Till all that passe by her haue pluckt her full bare
Haue there sprung vp and the high GOD hath founded fast the same verse 7 In their recordes to them it shall through GODS deuise appeare Of Sion that the chiefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 The minstrelles all with such as singes shall praise the LORd with glee For of delight my pleasant springes are compast all in thee PSALME LXXXVIII O GOD of my saluation I day and night before thee fall verse 2 O let my supplication Of thee bee hearde when I doe call verse 3 For euils doe my soule so fill My life neare to the graue is throwne verse 4 With such as fall the pit vntill I numbred am and strength haue none verse 5 Among the dead a man moste free As one in graue alreadie slaine Whom thou esteemst no more to bee But quite cut off as men moste vaine verse 6 In depth profounde thou hast mee cast Where in the darke full deep I lye verse 7 Thy wrath so laid on mee thou hast That ouer-come with griefe I crye verse 8 Such as mee knew thou hast drawn backe Whose loue is turned to great hate I am shut vp all helpe I lacke for to redresse my dreadfull state verse 9 My visage doeth my griefe declare To thee I cry LORD day by day Mine handes to thee I stretcht with care But yet can haue no rest nor stay verse 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead Shall dead men rise to praise thy NAME verse 11 Shall in the graue thy loue bee spred With faithfulnesse may death well frame verse 12 Thy wondrous workes for to repeat Shall they in darkenesse deepe bee known Or shall thy righteousnesse so great In a forgetfull land bee showne verse 13 To thee O LORD long cryde I haue And early shall I come to pray verse 14 Why doest thou stay my soule to saue And turne thy face from mee away verse 15 I am afflicted to the death Alwayes in dread of life I doubt verse 16 Thy wrath I feele at euery breath Thy feare almoste hath worne mee out verse 17 Like water they mee closed round Because I should not from them slide verse 18 My louers heartes thou hast vp-bound And mine acquaintance did them hide PSALME LXXXIX TO sing the mercies of the LORD my tongue shall neuer spare And with my mouth from age to age thy trueth I will declare verse 2 For I haue saide that mercie shall for euermore remaine In that thou doest the heauens stay thy trueth appeareth plaine verse 3 To mine Elect saide GOD I made a Couenant and Behest My seruant Dauid to perswade I swore and did protest verse 4 Thy seede for euer I will stay and stablish it full fast And still vp-holde thy throne alway from age to age to last verse 5 The heauens shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous workes O LORD Thy Saintes within thy Church on earth thy faith and trueth record verse 6 Who with the LORD is equall then in all the cloudes abroad Among the sonnes of all the gods what one is like our GOD verse 7 GOD in assemblie of his Saintes is greatly to bee dread And ouer all that dwell about in terrour to bee had verse 8 LORD GOD of hostes in all the world whose strength is like to thee On euery side moste mightie LORD thy trueth is seene to bee verse 9 The raging sea by thine aduise thou rulest at thy will And when the waues thereof arise thou mak'st them calme and still verse 10 As a man slaine so Egypt land hast thou subdewde O LORD Thy foes with mightie arme and hand thou scattered hast abroad verse 11 The heauens are thine and still haue bene likewise the earth and land The world with all that is therein thou formedst with thine hand verse 12 Both North South thou LORD alone thy selfe didst make and frame Both Tabor mount and eke Hermon rejoyce and praise thy NAME verse 13 Thine arme is strong and full of power all might therein doeth lie The strength of thy right hand each houre thou liftest vp on hie verse 14 In righteousnesse and equitie thou hast thy seat and place Mercie and trueth are still with thee and goe before thy face verse 15 Those folke are blest that know aright to joy in thee O GOD For in the fauour of thy sight they walke full safe abroad verse 16 LORD in thy NAME rejoyce they shall and that from day to day And in thy righteousnesse withall exalt themselues alway verse 17 For why their glory strength and aide in thee alone doeth lie Thy goodnesse eke that hath vs staide shall lift our horne on hie verse 18 Our strength that doeth defende vs well the LORD to vs doeth bring The holy One of Israel hee is our guide and King verse 19 Thy will vnto thy Saintes sometimes in visions thou didst show And thus then didst thou say to them thy minde to make them know A man of might haue I erect your King and guide to bee And set him vp whom I elect among the folke to mee verse 20 My seruant Dauid I appoint whom I haue searched out And with mine holy oyle anoint him King of all the rout verse 21 Therefore mine hand is readie still with him for the remaine And with mine arme also I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 22 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall him not deuoure Nor yet the sonnes of wickednesse of him shall haue no power verse 23 His foes likewise will I destroy before his face in sight And those that hate him plague will I and strike them with my might verse 24 My trueth and mercie eke withall shall still vpon him bee And in my NAME his horne eke shall bee lifted vp on hie verse 25 His kingdome I will set to bee vpon the sea and land And eke the running floops shall hee embrace with his right hand verse 26 Hee shall depend with all his heart on mee and thus shall say My Father and my God thou art my rocke of health and stay verse 27 As my first-borne I will him take of all on earth that springes His might and honour I shall make aboue all worldly kinges verse 28 My mercie shall bee with him still for euer to indure My faithfull Couenant I will to him keepe firme and sure verse 29 And eke his seede will I sustaine for aye both sure and fast So that his throne shall still remaine while that the heauens doe last verse 30 If that his sonnes forsake my Law and so begin to swerue And of my judgementes haue none awe nor will not them obserue verse 31 Or if they doe not vse aright my statutes to them made And set all my Commandementes light and will not keepe my trade verse 32 Then with the rod I will begin their doinges to amende And so with scourging for their sinne when that they doe offende verse 33 My mercie yet and my goodnesse I will not take him froâ— Nor handle
him with craftinesse and so my trueth forgo verse 34 But sure my Couenant I will holde with all that I haue spoke No worde the which my lippes haue tolde shall alter or bee broke verse 35 Once swore I by mine holinesse and that performe will I With Dauid I will keepe promise and to his seede for aye verse 36 His seede for euermore shall reigne and eke his throne of might As doeth the Sunne it shall remaine for euer in my sight verse 37 And as the Moone within the Skie for euer standeth fast A faithfull witnnesse from on hie So shall thy kingdome last verse 31 But now O Lord thou doest reject and now thou changest cheare Yea thou art wroth with thine Elect thine owne Anointed deare verse 39 Thy Couenant with thy seruant loe Lord thou hast quite vndone And downe vpon the ground also hast cast his royall crowne verse 40 Thou hast his hedge pluct vp with might thou didst his walles confound His Bull-warkes thou hast beat downe right and brought them to the ground verse 41 That hee is sore destroyde and torne of commers by throughout And so is made a mocke and scorne to all that dwell about verse 42 Thou their right hande hast lifted vp that him so sore annoy And all his foes which him deuoure loe thou hast made to joy verse 43 His sworde thou hast made dull and blunt so that hee may not stand Before his foes as hee was wont nor haue the vpper hand verse 44 His glorie thou hast made to waste his throne his joy and mirth By thee is ouer-throwne and cast full lowe vpon the earth verse 45 Thou hast cut off and made full short his youth and lustie dayes And raisde of him an ill report with shame and great dispraise verse 46 How long away from mee O Lord for euer wilt thou turne And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burne verse 47 O call to minde remember then my time consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sonnes of men as thinges in vaine to waste verse 48 What man is hee that liueth here and death shall neuer see Or from the hand of hell his soule shall hee deliuer free verse 49 Where is O Lord thine olde goodnesse so oft declarde beforne Which by thy trueth and vprightnesse to Dauid thou hast sworne verse 50 The great rebukes to minde Lord call that on thy seruant lie The raylinges of the people all beare in my brest doe I. verse 51 For why O Lord behold thy foes blasphemed haue thy Name In that their steps whom thou hast chose and ointed they defame verse 52 All praise to thee O Lord of hostes both now and eke for aye Through Skie and earth in all the costes Amen Amen I say PSALME XC Sing this as the 89. Psalme O LORD thou hast beene our refuge and kept vs safe and sound From age to age as witnesse can all wee which true it found verse 2 Before the mountaines were foorth broght ere thou the earth didst frame Thou was our great Eternall GOD and still shalt bee the same verse 3 Thou doest vaine man strike down to dust though hee bee in his floure Againe thou sayst Yee Adams sonnes returne to shew your power verse 4 For what is it a thousand yeeres to count them in thy sight But as a day which last is past and as a watch by night verse 5 They are so soone as thou doest storme euen like a sleepe or shade Or like the grasse which as wee know betimes away doeth fade verse 6 With pleasant dewes in breake of day it groweth vp full greene By night cut downe it withereth as no beautie can bee seene verse 7 O Lord how sore doe wee consume in this thy wrath so hote Wee feare thy furie bee so fierce that death shall bee our lot verse 8 Thou hast so marked our misdeedes that they are in thy minde Our secrete sinnes are in thy sight as though none grace should finde verse 9 For when thine anger kindled is our dayes consume foorth-with Then end our yeeres as thoughtes most vaine which haue in them no pith verse 10 The dayes of man wee finde to bee of yeares tenne and three-score And if that some by nature strong attaine to liue tenne more Yet is their strength bragge what they list but labour griefe and care And passeth hence to haste their ende ere they themselues beware verse 11 Yet who regardeth well the power of this thy wrath so great All such truely as doe thee know thy plagues when thou doest threat verse 12 Teach vs therefore to count our dayes that wee our heartes may bende To learne thy wisedome and thy trueth for that should bee our ende verse 13 Turne yet againe O Lord how long wilt thou bee angrie still Bee mercyfull vnto thy flocke and grant them thy good will verse 14 Oh fill vs with thy mercies great in the sweete morning spring So wee rejoyce shall all our dayes and eke bee glad and sing verse 15 Declare eftsoones some signe of loue thy scourges to asswage And for the yeeres of our distresse sustaining such great plagues verse 16 Shew foorth thy mercy thine own worke vnto thy seruantes deare And let thy glory to their seede for euermore appeare verse 17 And let the beautie of the Lord vpon vs still remaine Lord prosper thou our handie-worke and still the same maintaine PSALME XCI WHo so with full intent and minde In God most high himselfe doeth stay His mightie power than man shall finde A sure defence to bee alway verse 2 And now say to the Lord will I O thou my hope and fort moste sure Hee is my God thus will I crye My trust in him shall still indure verse 3 Hee surely will thee freely set Farre from the craftie hunters snare So that thou need'st not feare his net Nor yet for plagues no whit to care verse 4 Vnder his winges hee will thee hide And there thee keepe full well shall hee Thee to defend on either side His trueth shall still thy buckler bee verse 5 Thou shalt not need to bee dismaide For any feare to come by night Nor of the arrow bee afraide That foorth is shot when it is light verse 6 Nor yet the Pestilence to feare Which in the darke doeth much annoy Nor of the plague at noone-day cleare Which doeth full oft great heapes destroy verse 7 A thousand at thy side shall fall And at thy right hand thousandes ten But vnto thee none hurt at all Shall once so much as touch thee then verse 8 Thine eyes shall certainely beholde what recompence the wicked haue verse 9 For that the Lord as thy strong holde Thou hast him made thy soule to saue verse 10 There shall none ill thee apprehende Nor yet thy Tabernacle touch verse 11 For hee his Angels foorth doeth sende And giues them charge to keepe all such verse 12 So warilie shall they thee defende That harme thou
doeth reigne although at it the people rage full sore Yea hee on Cherubim doeth sit though all the world would roare verse 2 The Lord that doeth in Sion dwell is high and wondrous great Aboue all folke hee doeth excell and hee aloft is set verse 3 Let all men praise thy mightie Name for it is fearefull sure And let them magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our King doeth loue iudgement and right Thou rightly rulest euery thing in Iaakob through thy might verse 5 To praise the Lord our God deuise all honour him accorde Before his foote-stoole fall likewise hee is the holy Lord. verse 6 Moyses Aaron and Samuel as Priestes on him did call When they did pray hee heard them well and gaue them answere all verse 7 Within the cloude to them hee spake then did they labour still To keepe such Lawes as hee did make and pointed them vntill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them heare to thee when they did seeke Thy mercie did on them appeare though thou their sinnes didst wreake verse 9 Giue laude and praise to God our Lord within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy euer still PSALME C. ALl people that on earth doe dwell Sing to the LORD with chearefull voyce Him serue with feare his praise foorth-tell Come yee before him and reioyce verse 3 The Lord yee know is God indeed Without our aide hee did vs make Wee are his flocke hee doeth vs feede And for his sheepe hee doeth vs take verse 4 Oh enter then his gates with praise Approach with ioy his courtes vnto Praise laude and blesse his Name alwayes For it is seemely so to doe verse 5 For why the Lord our God is good His mercie is for euer sure His trueth at all times firmely stood And shall from age to age indure SALME CI. OF mercy and of iudgement both O LORD my song shall bee And it so oft as I doe sing shall bee O LORD to thee verse 2 I will my wayes with wisedome guide till thou my state erect And walke vprightly in mine house as one of thine Elect. verse 3 No wicked thing will I attempt but from the same refraine I hate the sinnes of faithlesse folke no such I will maintaine verse 4 The froward heart may take his leaue such shall not with mee dwell And for the proude and wicked man I will with force expell verse 5 Who so his neighbour doeth backe-bite that man will I destroy And who so hath a proude high looke I will the same annoy verse 6 For such as leade a godly life and wickednesse forsake Will I defend and more then that my seruantes will them make verse 7 Who so is bent to vse deceite mine house is not for such The lyer may I not beholde his lyes I hate so much verse 8 Th'vngodly soone I will destroy which dwell the land about And from the Citie of the Lord all wicked men roote out PSALME CII LORD to mine humble sute giue eare And let my crye fore thee appeare verse 2 Hide not thy face this troublous time But when I call thine eares incline Make haste to heare mee LORD I pray verse 3 For like as smoke consum'th away So are my dayes heere on this earth And all my bones parcht as an hearth verse 4 Like the mowne grasse withered and dry Such is mine heart because that I Through griefe my bread forgat to eat verse 5 For through my voyce of groninges great My bones vnto my skinne doe sticke verse 6 Yea I the Pelicane am like Which doeth in wildernesse abide And like the Owle of desertes wide verse 7 As on the house toppe all alone The sparrow doeth her selfe bemone Euen so I watch throughout the night verse 8 For dayly loe my foes mee spight And they that thus doe rage and scorne With one consent my death haue sworne verse 9 I ashes ate as bread through woe And blent my cuppe with teares also verse 10 This Lord mee hapneth for thine ire And for thy wrath as hote as fire For thou in high estate mee plaste And downe to dust againe hast cast verse 11 My dayes are like the fading shade I like the withered grasse am made verse 12 But Lord thou still abidest sure Thy memorie for aye doeth dure verse 13 Thou wilt arise for Sion hill And grant thy mercie her vntill For loe the time the time I say Of mercie Lord is come this day verse 14 For in her stones thy seruantes lust And pitie take vpon her dust verse 15 So shall the Heathen feare thy Name And earthly kinges thy glorious fame verse 16 What time the Lord shall Sion reare And in his glorie shall appeare verse 17 And to the desolate him bende Despising not their sute t'attende verse 18 This shall bee written for the race That after shall succeede in place Yea people yet vncreated The Lordes renowne abroad shall spread verse 19 For from his holy Temple hie The Lord our God hath cast his eye From heauen the earth beholde did hee verse 20 The prisoners grones to heare and see And set the damned free from care verse 21 That they in Sion may declare This holy Name of God alwayes And in Ierusalem his praise verse 22 When to conueene the folke accord And kingdomes all to serue the Lord verse 23 My strength hee bated in the wayes And shorter cut my life and dayes verse 24 Wherefore I said my God moste hie In midst my life let mee not die Thy yeeres eternally indure From age to age abyding sure verse 25 Thou in times past the earth didst ground Thine handyworke the heauens are found verse 26 They perish shall thou standing still They shall waxe olde as garmentes will Thou changing them they shall so bide verse 27 But thou art one whose yeeres not slide verse 28 Thy seruantes sonnes for aye shall last And in thy sight their seede stand fast PSALME CIII MY soule giue laude vnto the LORD my spirite shall doe the same And all the secretes of mine heart praise yee his holy Name verse 2 Giue thankes to GOD for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vnkinde And suffer not his benefites to flippe out of thy minde verse 3 That gaue thee pardon for thy faultes and thee restorde againe For all thy weake and fraile disease and healde thee of thy paine verse 4 That did redeeme thy ife from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both hee did extende to thee verse 5 That filde with goodnesse thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the Eagle casteth her bill whereby her age renueth verse 6 The Lord with iustice doeth repay all such as bee opprest So that their sufferinges and their wronges are turned to the best verse 7 His wayes and his commandementes to Moyses hee did showe His counsels and his valiant actes the Israelites did knowe verse 8 The
so let his posteritie for euer bee destroyde Their name out-blotted in the age that after shall succeede verse 14 Let not his fathers wickednesse from GODS remembrance fall And let thou not his mothers sinne bee done away at all verse 15 but in the presence of the LORD let them remaine for ay That from the earth their memorie hee my cut cleane away verse 16 Sith mercie hee forgat to shew but did pursue with spight The troubled man and sought to slay the woefull hearted wight verse 17 As hee did cursing loue it shall betide vnto him so And as hee did not blessing loue it shall bee farre him froe verse 18 As hee with cursing clad himselfe so it like water shall Into his bowels and like oyle into his bones befall verse 19 As garmentes let it bee to him to couer him for ay And as a girdle wherewith hee shall girded bee alway verse 20 Loe let the same before the LORD bee guerdon of my foe Yea and of those that euill speake against my soule also verse 21 But thou O LORD that art my GOD deale thou I say with mee After thy NAME deliuer mee for good thy mercies bee verse 22 Because in depth of great distresse I needie am and poore And eke within my pained brest my heart is wounded sore verse 23 Euen so I doe depart away as doeth declining shade And as the grasse-hopper so I am shaken off and fade verse 24 With fasting long from needefull foode enfeebled are my knees And all her fatnesse hath my flesh enforced beene to leese verse 25 And I also a vile reproach to them was made to bee And they that did vpon mee looke did shake their heads at mee verse 26 But thou O LORD that art my GOD mine aide and succour bee According to thy mercie LORD saue and deliuer mee verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this LORD is thy mightie hand And that thou thou hast done it LORD so shall they vnderstand verse 28 Although they curse with spite yet thou shalt blesse with louing voyce They shall arise and come to shame thy seruant shall rejoyce verse 29 Let them bee clothed all with shame that enemies are to mee And with confusion as a cloake eke let them couered bee verse 30 But greatly I will with my mouth giue thankes vnto the LORD And I among the multitude his praises will recorde verse 31 For hee with helpe at his right hand will stand the poore man by To saue him from the men that woulde condemne his soule to dye PSALME CX THe LORD moste high vnto my LORD thus spake Sit thou nowe downe and rest at my right hande Vntill that I thine enemies doe make A stoole to bee whereon thy feete may stande verse 2 The scepter of thy regall power and might From Sion shal the LORD send disclose Bee thou therefore the ruler in the sight And in the midst of all thy mortall foes verse 3 Thy people shall come willingly to thee What time thine hoste in holy beauty shew The yuth that of thy womb do spring shal be Compared like vnto the morning dew verse 4 Thus God hath sworn it perform wil he And not repent nor any time it breake Thou art a Priest for euer vnto mee After the forme of King Melchisedeck verse 5 The Lord our God who is at euery stound At thy right hand to bee thy helpe and stay He princes proud stately kings shal woūd For loue of thee in his fierce wrathfull day verse 6 Hee shall bee Iudge among the Heathen all Hee places voyde with carkases shall fill And in his rage the heads eke smite hee shall That ouer countries great do work their wil. verse 7 Yea hee through haste for to pursue his foes Shal drink the brook that runneth in the way And thus when he confoūded shal haue those His head on hie then shall hee lift that day PSALME CXI WIth heart I doe accord To praise and laud the LORD In pesence of the just verse 2 For great his workes are found To search them such are bound As doe him loue and trust verse 3 His workes are gloirous Also his righteousnesse It doeth indure for euer verse 4 His wondrous workes hee would Wee still remember should his mercie faileth neuer verse 5 Such as doe loue him beare A portion full faire Hee hath vp for them laide For this they shall well find Hee will them haue in mind And keepe them as hee said verse 6 For hee did not disdaine His workes to shew them plaine By lightninges and by thunders When hee the Heathens land Did giue into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his workes insueth Both judgement right and trueth Whereto his statutes tend verse 8 They are decreede sure For euer to indure Which equitie doeth ende Redemption hee gaue His people for to saue verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to faile But alwayes to preuaile His holy NAME be feared verse 10 Who so with heart full faine True wisedome would attaine The LORD feare and obeye Such as his lawes doe keepe Shall knowledge haue full deepe His praise shall last for aye PSALME CXII THe man is blest that GOD doeth feare And that his lawes doeth loue indeed verse 2 His seede on earth GOD will vpreare And blesse such as from him proceed verse 3 His house with good hee will fullfill His righteousnesse indure shall still verse 4 Vnto the righteous doeth arise In trouble joy in darkenesse light Compassion is in his eyes And mercie alwayes in his sight verse 5 Yea pitie moueth such to lende Hee doeth by judgement thinges expende verse 6 And surely such shall neuer faile For in remembrance had is hee verse 7 No tydinges ill can make him quaile Who in the LORD sure hope doeth see verse 8 His heart is firme his feare is past For hee shall see his foes downe cast verse 9 Hee did well for the poore prouide His righteousnesse shall still remaine And his estate with praise abide Though that the wicked man disdaine verse 10 Yea gnash his teeth thereat shall hee And so consume his state to see PSALME CXIII YEe children which doe serue the LORD Praise yee his NAME with one accord verse 2 Yea blessed bee alway his NAME verse 3 Who from the rising of the sun Till it returne where it begun Is to bee praised with great fame verse 4 The LORD all people doeth surmount As for his glorie wee may count Aboue the heauens high to bee verse 5 With GOD the LORD who may compare Whose dwellinges in the heauens are Of such great power and force is hee verse 6 Hee doeth abase himselfe wee know Thinges to behold both heere below And also in the heauen aboue verse 7 The needie out of dust to draw And eke the poore which helpe none saw His onely mercie did him moue verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of
wayes when I acknowledged with mercie thou didst heare Heare now eftsoones and mee instruct thy lawes to loue and feare verse 27 Teach mee once throughly 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 haste Lord to send reliefe verse 29 From lying and deceitefull lippes let thy grace mee defend And that I may learne thee to loue thine holy law mee send verse 30 The way of trueth both straight and sure I haue chosen and found I set thy judgementes mee before which keepe mee safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forc'de my selfe thy Couenantes to embrace Let mee therefore haue no rebuke nor checke in any case verse 32 Then will I runne with joyfull cheare where thy word doeth mee call When thou hast set mine heart at large and ridde mee out of thrall HE. verse 33 Instruct mee Lord in the right trade of thy statutes diuine And it to keepe euen to the end mine heart I will incline verse 34 Grant mee the knowledge of thy Law and I shall it obey With heart and mind and all my might I will it keepe I say verse 35 In the right path of thy preceptes guide mee Lord I require None other pleasure doe I wish nor greater thing desire verse 36 Incline mine heart thy lawes to keepe and Couenantes to embrace And from all filthie auarice Lord shield mee with thy grace verse 37 From vaine desire and worldly lustes turne backe mine eyes and sight Giue mee the spirite of life and power to walke thy wayes aright verse 38 Confirme thy gratious promise Lord which thou hast made to mee Which am thy seruant and doe loue and feare nothing but thee verse 39 Reproach and shame which I so feare from mee O LORD expell For thou doest judge with equitie and therein doest excell verse 40 Behold mine heartes desire is bent thy Lawes to keepe for ay LORD strengthen mee so with thy grace that it performe I may VAV verse 41 Thy mercies great and manyfold let mee obtaine O LORD Thy sauing health let mee enjoy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the slandrous mouthes of leude men and vnjust For in thy faithfull promises standes my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of trueth within my mouth let euer still bee prest For in thy judgementes wonderfull mine hope doeth stand and rest verse 44 And while that breath within my brest doeth naturall life preserue Yea till this world shall bee dissolued thy Law I will 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 preceptes and thy read verse 46 Thy noble actes I will describe as thinges of moste great fame Euen before kinges I will them blase and shrinke no whit for shame verse 47 I will rejoyce then to obey thy worthie Hestes and will Which euermore I haue lou'de best and so will loue them still verse 48 Mine handes will I lift to thy Lawes which I haue dearely sought And practise thy Commandementes I will in deede and thought ZAIN verse 49 Thy promise which thou mad'st to mee thy seruant LORD remember For therein haue I put my trust and confidence for euer verse 50 It is my comfort and my joy when troubles mee assaile For were my life not by thy word my life would soone mee faile verse 51 The proud and such as GOD contemne still made of mee a scorne Yet would I not thy Law forsake as hee that were forlorne verse 52 But cald to mind LORD thy good works shewde to our fathers olde Whereby I felt the joyes surmount my griefe an hundreth folde verse 53 But yet alas for feare I quake seeing how wicked men Thy Law forsooke and did procure thy judgementes who know'th when verse 54 And as for mee I framde my song thy statutes of exalt When I among the strangers dwelt and thoughtes gan mee assault verse 55 I thought vpon thy Name O Lord by night when others sleepe As for thy law I it obey and euer will it keepe verse 56 This grace I did obtaine because thy Couenantes sweet and deare I did embrace and also keepe with reuerence and with feare HETH verse 57 O God who art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I haue decreed and promised thy law to keepe alway verse 58 Mine earnest heart did humbly sue in presence of thy face As thou therefore hast promised Lord grant mee of thy grace verse 59 My life I haue examined and tride my secret heart Which to thy statutes caused mee my feet straight to conuert verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as they that slouthfull are But hastely thy lawes to keepe I did my selfe beware verse 61 The cruell bandes of wicded men haue made of mee their prey Yet would I not thy lawes forget nor from the go astray verse 62 Thy righteous judgement toward mee so great is and so hie That euen at mid-night will I rise thy Name to magnifie verse 63 Companion am I to all them which feare thee in their heart And neither will for loue nor dread from thy Commandementes start verse 64 Thy mercies Lord moste plenteously doe all the world fulfill Oh teach mee how I may obey thy statutes and thy will TETH verse 65 According to thy promise Lord so hast thou with mee dealt For of thy grace in sundrie sortes haue I thy seruant felt verse 66 Teach mee alwayes to judge aright and giue mee knowledge sure For certainely beleeue I doe that thy preceptes are pure verse 67 Ere thou didst touch mee with thy rodde I erde and went astray But now I keepe thine holy word and make it all my stay verse 68 Thou art both good and gracious and giuest moste liberally Thine ordinances how to keepe therefore O Lord teach mee verse 69 The proud and wicked men haue forgâ—de against mee many a lye Yet thy Commandementes still obserue with all mine heart will I. verse 70 Their harts are swoln with worldy wealth as grease so are they fat But in thy law doe I delite and nothing seeke but that verse 71 O happie time may I well say when thou didst mee correct For as a guide to learne thy Lawes thy roddes did mee direct verse 72 So that to mee thy word and law is dearer manyfolde Then thousandes great of siluer and golde or ought that can bee tolde IOD verse 73 Seeing thine handes haue made mee Lord to bee thy creature Grant knowledge likewise how to learne to put thy Lawes in ure verse 74 So they that feare thee shall rejoyce when euer they mee see Because I haue learnde by thy word to put my trust in thee verse 75 When with thy rods the world is plagued I know the cause is iust So when thou doest correct
Iaakobs God doe wee depend and on his mightie power PSALME XLVII LEt all folke with joy Clap handes and rejoyce And sing vnto God With moste chearefull voyce verse 2 For high is the Lord And feared to bee The earth ouer all A great King is hee verse 3 In daunting the folke Hee hath so well wrought That vnder our feete Whole Nations are brought verse 4 An heritage faire Hee chose vs to moue Which Iaakob enjoyed Whom hee so did loue verse 5 Our God is gone vp With triumph and fame With sound of the trumpe To witnesse the same verse 6 Sing praises to God Sing praises I say To this our great King Sing praises alway verse 7 For of all the earth Our God is the King Such as vnderstand Now praise to him sing verse 8 The Heathen to rule God also doeth reigne Who doeth still vpon His high Throne remaine verse 9 Strange princes doe come Vnto the Lordes fold Who are as his shieldes His Church vp to hold For shieldes of the world Belong to the Lord His Name to exalt Let all men accord PSALME XLVIII Sing this as the 46. Psalme GReat is the Lord and with great praise to bee aduanced still Within the citie of our God vpon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Sion is a pleasant place it gladdeth all the land The citie of the mightie King on her North-side doeth stand verse 3 Within her Palaces the Lord is knowne a refuge sure verse 4 For loe the Kinges together came her ruine to procure verse 5 But when they did behold the same they wondred and they were Astonied much and suddenly were driuen backe with feare verse 6 Great terrour there on them did fall for very woe they cry As doeth a woman when shee shall goe trauell by and by verse 7 As with the stormie Easterne windes thou breakest the ships that saile Of Tarshish so they scattered were destroyde and made to quaile verse 8 VVithin the citie of the Lord wee saw as it was told Yea in the citie of our God which hee will ay vphold verse 9 O Lord wee wait and looke to haue thy louing helpe and grace For which all times wee doe attend within thine holy place verse 10 O Lord according to thy Name for euer is thy praise And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousnesse alwayes verse 11 Let for thy judgementes Sion Mount with ioyes fulfilled bee And let Iehudas daughters all bee glad O Lord in thee verse 12 Goe walke about all Sion hill yea round about her goe And tell the bul-warkes that thereon are builded on a rowe verse 13 View and marke well the wall thereof behold her towers hie That you of it may make report to your posteritie verse 14 For euen this God our God is hee for euer and for ay Hee shall direct and vs conduct euen to our dying day PSALME XLIX ALl people hearken and giue eare to that that I shall tell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poore that in the world doe dwell verse 3 For why my mouth shal make discourse of many thinges right wise In vnderstanding shall my heart his studie exercise verse 4 I will incline mine eare to know the parables so darke And open all my doubtfull speech in meeter on my harpe verse 5 Why should I feare afflictions or any carefull toile Or els my foes which at my heeles are prest my life to spoile verse 6 For as for such as riches haue wherein their trust is moste And they which of their treasures great themselues doe bragge and boast verse 7 There is not one of them that can his brothers death redeeme Or that can giue a price to God sufficient for him verse 8 It is too great a price to pay none can theretoe attaine verse 9 Or that hee might his life prolong or not in graue remaine verse 10 They see wise men aswell as fooles subject vnto deathes bandes And beeing dead strangers possesse their goodes their rentes their landes verse 11 Their care is to builde houses faire and so determine sure To make their name right great in earth for euer to endure verse 12 Yet shall no man alwayes enjoy high honour wealth and rest But shall at length taste of deathes cuppe aswell as the bruite beast verse 13 And though they try these foolish thoghts to bee moste lewd and vaine Their children yet approue their talke and in like sinne remaine verse 14 As sheepe vnto the folde are brought so shall they into graue Death shall them eat and in that day the just shall lordshippe haue Their image and their royall port shall fade and quite decay When as from house to pit they passe with woe and wel-away verse 15 But God will surely mee preserue from death and end lesse paine Because hee will of his good grace my soule receiue againe verse 16 If any man waxe wondrous rich feare not I say therefore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 17 For when hee dyeth of all these thinges nothing shall hee receiue His glory will not follow him his pompe will take her leaue verse 18 Yet in this life hee taketh himselfe the happiest vnder Sunne And others likewise flatter him saying all is well done verse 19 And presuppose hee liue as long as did his fathers olde Yet must hee needes as length giue place and bee brought to deathes folde verse 20 Thus man to honour God hath calde yet doeth hee not consider But like bruite beastes so doeth hee liue which turne to dust and powder PSALME L. THe mightie God Th' Eternall hath thus spoke And all the worlde Hee will call and prouoke Euen from the East And so foorth to the West verse 2 From toward Sion Which place him liketh best God will appeare in beautie moste excellent Our GOD will come before that long time bee spent verse 3 Deuouring fire shall goe before his face A great tempest shall round about him trace verse 4 Then shall hee call the earth and heauen so bright To judge his folke with equitie and right verse 5 Saying goe to and now my Saintes assemble My Pact they keepe their giftes doe not dissemble verse 6 The heauens shall declare his righteousnesse For God is judge of all thinges more and lesse verse 7 My people heare for I will now reueale Lift Israell I will thee nought conceale Thy GOD thy GOD am I and will not blame thee verse 8 For giuing not all maner offringes to mee verse 9 I haue not need to take of thee at all Goates of thy fold or calfe out of thy stall verse 10 For all the beastes are mine within the woods On thousand hilles the beastes are mine owne goods verse 11 I know for mine all birdes that are on mountaines All beastes are mine which haunt the fieldes and fountaines verse 12 If I were hungrie I would thee not it tell For all is mine that in the world doe dwell verse