ye people euery where set forth his noble prayse verse 2 For great his kindenes is to vs his truth endures for aye Wherefore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord I say Consitemini Psal. Cxviii M. Sing this as the Cxviij Psalme O Gene ye thankes vnto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee verse 2 Let Israell confesse and say his mercy dures for aye verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say his mercy dures for ay verse 4 Let all that feare the Lord our God euen now confesse and say The mercy of the Lord our God endureth still for aye verse 5 In trouble and in heauines vnto the Lord I cride Which louingly heard me at length my sute was not denide verse 6 The Lord himselfe is on my side I will not stand 〈◊〉 doubt Nor feare what man can do to me when God standes me about verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that helpe to succour me Therefore I shall see my desire vpon mine enemy verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortall seede verse 9 Or to put confidence in kinges or Princes in our neede verse 10 All nations haue enclosed me and compassed me round But in the name of God shall I mine enemies confound verse 11 They kept me in on euery side they kept me in I say But through the Lordes most mighty name I shall worke their decay verse 12 They came about me all lyke bees but yet in the Lordes name I quencht their thornes that were on fire and will destroy the same The second part verse 13 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that I in deede might fall But through the Lord I found such helpe that they were vanquisht all verse 14 The Lord is my defence and strength my ioy my myrth and song He is become for me in deed a Sauiour most strong verse 15 The right hand of the Lord our God doth bring to pas great thinges He causeth voyce of ioy and health in righteous mens dwellinges verse 16 The right hand of the Lord doth bring most mighty thinges to pas His hand hath the preeminence his force is as it was verse 17 I will not â—lye but euerliuâ— to vtter and declare The Lord his might and wondrous power his workes and what they are verse 18 The Lord himselfe hath chastened and hath corrected me But hath not geuen me ouer yet to death as ye may see verse 19 Set open vnto me the gates of truth and righteousnes That I may enter into them the Lordes prayse to confesse verse 20 This is the gate euen of the Lord which shall not so be shut But good and righteous men alway shall enter into it The third part verse 21 I will geue thankes to thee O Lord because thou hast heard me And art become most â—â—ningly a Sauiour vnto me verse 22 The stone which ere this tyme among the builders waâ— refusde Is now become the corner stone and chiefly to be vsed verse 23 This was the mighty worke of God this was the Lordes owne fact And it is marâ—eilous to behold with eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the ioyfull day in deede which God himselfe hath wrought â–ª Let vs be glad and ioy therein in hart in minde and thought verse 25 Now helpe me Lord and prosper vs we wish with one accord verse 26 Blessed be he that commeth to vs in the name of the Lord. verse 27 God is the Lord that shewes vs light binde ye therefore with cord Your sacrifice to the altar and geue thankes to the Lord. verse 28 Thou art my God I will confes and render thankes to thee Thou art my God and I will prayse thy mercy towardes me verse 29 O geue ye thankes vnto the Lord for gratious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee Beati immaculati psal Cxix W. W. BLessed are they that perfect are and pure in mind and hart whose liues and conuersation from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that geue them selues his statutes to obserueâ— Seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swarne verse 3 Doubtles such men goe not astray nor do no wicked thing Which stedfastly walke in his pathes without any wandring verse 4 It is thy will and commaundement that with attentiue heed Thy noble and diuine precepter we learnt and keeps in deed verse 5 Oh would to God it might thee please my wayes so to addres That I might both in hart and voyce thy lawes keepe and confesse verse 6 So should no shame my lyfe attaint whilest I thus set myne eyes And bend my minde alwayes to muse on thy sacred decrces verse 7 Then will I prayse with vpright hart and magnifie thy name When I shall learne thy iudgementes iust and lykewise proue the same verse 8 And wholy will I geue my selfe to keept thy lawes most right Forsake me not for euer Lord but shew thy grace and might BETH The second part verse 9 By what meanes may a young man beâ—â— his life learn to amend If that he mark and keep thy word and therin his time spend verse 10 Vnfaynedly I haue thee sought and thus seeking abide Oh neuer suffer me O Lord from thy precepts to slide verse 11 Within my hart and secret thoughts thy words I haue hid stil That I might not at any time offend thy godly wil. verse 12 We magnifie thy name O Lord and prayse thee euermore Thy statutes of most worthy same O Lord teach me therfore verse 13 My lips haue neuer ceast to preach and publish day and night The iudgementes all which did proceed from thy mouth full of might verse 14 Thâ— testimonyes and thy wayes please me no lesse in deed Then all the treasures of the earth which worldlinges make their meed verse 15 Of tâ—â— precepts I will still muse and thereto frame my talke As at a marke so will I ayme thy wayeâ— how I may walke verse 16 My onely 〈◊〉 shall be so fixt and on thy lawes so set That nothing can me so farre blynd that I thy workes forget GJMEL The third part verse 17 Graunt to thy scruaunt now such grace as may my â—â—fe pâ—â—long Thy holy 〈◊〉 then will I keepe both 〈◊〉 hart and tongue verse 18 Mine eyes which weâ—e dâ—m and shut vp so upon and make bright That of thy law and maruellous workeâ— I may haue the cleare fight verse 19 I am a straunger in this earth wandring now heare now theare Thy word therefore to me disclose my footesteps for to cleare verse 20 My soule is raâ—â—sht with desire and neuer is at râ—st But seekes to know thy iudgementes hye and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malitious thou hast destroyed ech one And cursed are such as do not thy hestes attend vpon verse 22 Lord turne from me rebuke and shame which
verse 3 And when I feele my selfe nere lost then doth he me home take Conducting me in his right pathes euen for his owne names saâ—â—e verse 4 And though I were euen at deathes dore yet would I feare none ill For with thy rod and shepheardes crooke I am comforted still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despight of my soe Thou hast my head with balme refreshe my cup doth ouerfloe verse 6 And finally while breath doth last thy grace shall me defend And in the house of God will I my lyfe for euer spend An other by Thomas Sternehold ¶ Sing this as the xxi Psalme MY shepheard is the liuing Lord nothing therefore I neede In pastures fayre with waters calme he set me for to feede verse 2 He did conuert and glad my soule and brought my minde in frame To walke in pathes of righteousnes for his most holy name verse 3 Yeâ— though I walke in vale of death yet will I feare none ill Thy â—od thy staffe doth comfort me and thou art with me sâ—â—ll verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spread Thou shalt O Lord fill full my cup and the 〈◊〉 my head verse 5 Through all my lyfe thy fauâ—â—r is 〈◊〉 frankely shewed to me That in thy house for euermoâ—e my dwelling place shall be Domini est terra psal xxiiii I. H. Sing this as the xxi Psalme THe earth is all the Lordes with all her store and furniture Yea his is all the world and all that therein do indure verse 2 For he hath â—aftly founded it aboue the Sea to stand And layd alow the liquid floudes to flow beneath the land verse 3 For who is he O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose handes are harmeles and whose hart no spot there doth defiler His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne no guile verse 5 Him that is such a one the Lord shall place in blisâ—ull plight And God his God and Sauiour shall yeld to him his â—ight verse 6 This is the brood of trauelers in seeking of this grace As Iacob did the Israelite in that tyme of his race verse 7 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall â—â—ter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 8 What is the king of glorious state the strong and mighty Lord The mightye Lord in battayle stout and triall of his sword verse 9 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 10 What is the king of glorious state the Lord of hostes it is The kingdome and the royaltye of glorious state is his Ad te Domine psal xxv T.S. Sing this as the xiij Psalme I Lift mine hart to thee my God and guide most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 I â—t not my foes reioyce nor make a scorne of me And let them not be ouerthrowen that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right wayes vnto me Lord descry verse 4 â—â—rect me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Sauiour on thee I wait alway verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember And eke thy pitie plentifull for they haue bene for euer verse 6 Remember not the faultes and frailtye of my youth Remember not how ignorant I haue bene of thy truth Nor after my desertes let me thy mercy finde But of thine owne benignitye Lord haue me in thy minde verse 7 His mercy is full sweete his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as goe aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his preceptes for to keepe He will direct in all his wayes the lowly and the meeke verse 9 For all the wayes of God are truth and mercy both To them that keepe his testament the witnes of his troth The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To graunt me pardon for my sinne for it is wondrous great verse 11 Who so doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To leade his lyfe in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall euermore in goodnes dwell and stâ—â—d His seede and his posteritâ—â— inherite shall the land verse 13 All those that feaâ—â— the Lord know his secret lateâ—â— And vnto them he doth declare his will and Testament verse 14 Mine eyes and eke my hart to him I will aduannce That pluckt my feete out of the snare of sinne and ignoraunce verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my none For I am poore and desolate and comfortlesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my hart are multiplyed in dâ—ede Bring me out of this misery necessitie and need verse 17 Behold my pouertyâ—â— mine anguish and my payne Remitte my sinne and thine offence and make me cleanâ— agayne verse 18 O Lord behold my foes how they do still in â—rease Pursuing me with deadly hate that fâ—yne would lyne in peace verse 19 Preserue and keepe my soule and eke deliuer me And let me not be ouerâ—hrowen because I trust in thee verse 20 Let my simple purenes me from mine enemies shend Because I looke as one of thine that thou wouldest me defend verse 21 Deliuer Lord my folke and send them some reliefe I meane thy chosen Israell from all their payne and griefe Iudica me domine Psal. xxvi I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme LOrd be my iudge and thou shalt see my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and hope that he will strength me to remaine verse 2 Proue me my God I thee desirâ— my wayes to search and try As men do proue their gold with fire my raynes and hart espye verse 3 Thy goodnes layd before my faâ—e I durst behold alwayes For of thy truth I tread the trace and will doe all my dayes verse 4 I doe not lust to haunt or vse with men whose deedes are vayne â–ª To come in house I doe refuse with the deceitfull trayne verse 5 I much abhorre the wicked sort their deâ—des I doe despise I doe not once to them resort that hurtfull thinges deuise verse 6 My handes I wash and do proceede in workes that walke vpright Then to thine altar I make speede to offer there in sight verse 7 That I may speake and preach the prayse that doth belong to thee And so declare how wondrous wayes thou hast bene good to me verse 8 O Lord thy house I loue must deare to me it doth 〈◊〉 I haue delight and would be 〈◊〉 whereas thy grace doth well verse 9 Oh shut not vp my soule with them in sinne thaâ— take their fill Nor yet my lyfe among those men that seeke
might in thee doth lye Then in the strongest of the world that rob on mountaines hye verse 5 But now the proud are spoild through thee and they are falne on sleepe Through men of warre no helpe can be themselues they could not keepe verse 6 At thy rebuke O Iacobs God when thou doest them reproue As halfe in sleepe their charets stode no horsemen once did moâ—â— verse 7 For thou are fearâ—full Lord in deede what man the courage hath To bide thy fight and doth not dread when thou art in thy wrath verse 8 When thou doest make thy iudgementes hard â–ª from heauen through the ground Then all the earth full sore afeard in silence shall 〈◊〉 found verse 9 And that when thoâ— O God 〈…〉 in iudgement for to speakâ— â–ª To saue the afflicted of the land on earth that are full weake verse 10 The fury that in 〈◊〉 doth raigne shall turne vnto thy prayse Hereafter Lord do thou restrayne their wrath and 〈◊〉 alwayes verse 11 Make vowes and pay them to your God ye solke that â—ye him be Bryng giftes all ye that dwell 〈◊〉 for dreadfull sure is he verse 12 For he â—oth take both life and 〈◊〉 from princes of great byrth All full of terror is his fight to all the kynges on earth Voce mea psal Lxxvii I. H. I With my voyce to God do cry with hart and harty cheare my voyce to God I lift on hye and he my sute doth heare In tyme of grief I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But strctcht my handes to him abroad my soule comsort forsooke verse 3 When I to thinke on God entend my trouble then is more I spake but could not make an end my breath was stopt so sore verse 4 Thou holdst mine eyes alwayes from rest that I alwayes awake With feare am I so sore opprest my speech doth me forsake verse 5 The dayes of old in mynde I cast and oft did thinke vpon The tymes and ages that are past full many yeares agone verse 6 By night my songes I call to mynde once made thy prayse to thew And with my hart much talke I finde my sprites do sâ—arch to know verse 7 Will God sayd I at once for all cast of his people thus So that hence forth no tyme he shall be frendly vnto vs verse 8 What is his goodnes cleane decayde for euer and a day Or is his promise now delayde and doth his truth decay verse 9 And will the Lord our God forget his mercies manifold Or shall his wrath increase so whot his mercy to withhold verse 10 At last I sayd my weakenes is the cause of this mistrust Gods mighty hand can helpe all this and chaunge it when he lust The second part verse 11 I will regard and thinke vpon the workyng of the Lord Of all his wonders past and gone I gladly will record verse 12 Yea all his workes I will declare and what he doth deuise To â—ell his fâ—ctes I will not spare and eke his counsell wise verse 13 Thy workes O Lord are all vpright and holy all abroad What one hath strength to match the might of thee our Lord our God verse 14 Thou art a God that oft doest shew thy wonders euery houre And so doest make the people know thy vertue and thy power verse 15 And thine owne folke thou didst defend with strength and stretched arme The sonnes of Iacob that descend and Iosephes seede from harme verse 16 The waters Lord perceiued thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depthes on trembling sell verse 17 The cloudes that were both thicke and blacke did rayne full plenteously The thunder in the ayre did cracke thy shaftes abroad did flye verse 18 Thy thunder in the fire was heard the lightnyng from aboue With flashes great made men afeard the earth did quake and moue verse 19 Thy wayes within the Sea doe lye thy pathes in waters deepe Yet none can there thy steps espye nor know thy path to keepe verse 20 Thou leadst thy folke vpon the land as theepe on euery side Through Moyses and through Aarons hand thou didst them safely guide Attendite populi Psal. Lxxviii T. S. ATtend my people to my law and to my wordes incline my mouth shall speake straunge parables and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue heard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction our fathers haue vs told verse 4 Bicause we should not keepe it close from them that should come after Who should Gods power to their race prayse and all his workes of wonder verse 5 To Iacob he commanndement gaue how Israell should liue Willyng our fathers should the same vnto their children geue verse 6 That they and their post eritie that were not sprong vp the Should haue the knowledge of the law and teach their seede also verse 7 That they may haue the better hope in God that is aboue And not forget to keepe his lawes and his preceptes in loue verse 8 Not beyng as theâ—â— fathers were rebelling in Gods sight And would not frame their wicked hartes to know their God aright verse 9 How went the people of Ephraim their neighbours for to spoyle Shootyng their dartes the day of war and yet they tooke the foyle verse 10 For why ' they did not keepe with God the couenaunt that was made Nor yet would walke or lead their liues accordyng to his trade verse 11 But put into obliuion his counsell and his will And all his workes most magnifique which he declareth still The second part verse 12 What wonders to our forefathers did he himselfe disclose In Egipt land within the field that called is â—hancos verse 13 He did deuide and cut the Sea that they might passe at once And made the waters stand as still as doth an heape of stones verse 14 He â—ed them secret in a cloud by day when it was bright And in the night when darcke it was with fire he gaue them light verse 15 He brake the rockes in wildernes and gaue the people drinke As plentifull as when the deepes do flow vp to the brinke verse 16 He drew out riuers out of rockes that were both dry and hard Of such aboundance that no floudes to them might be compard verse 17 Yet for all this agaynst the Lord their sinne they did increase And stirred him that is most hye to wrath in wildernes verse 18 They tempted him within their hartes lyke people of mistrust Requiring such a kinde of meate as scrued to their lust verse 19 Saying with muâ—muration in their vnfaythfulnes What can this God prepare for vs a feast in wildernes verse 20 Behold he strake the stony rocke and floudes forthwith did flow But can he now gene to his folke both bread and flesh also verse 21 When God heard this he waxed wroth with Iacob and his seede So did his indignation on Israell proceede The third part verse 22 Because
verse 34 Then am I most certaine my wordes shall him please I will reioyce in him to him will I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire And eke the peruerse them roote out with shame â–ª But as for my soule now let it still desire And say with the faythfull prayse ye the Lordes name Confitemini Domino psal Cv. N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme GEue prayses vnto God the Lord and call vpon his name Among the people eke declare his workes to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye vnto the Lord I say and sing vnto him prayse And talke of all the wondrous workes that he hath wrought alwayes verse 3 In honor of his holy name reioyce with one accord And let the hart also reioyce of them that seeke the Lord. verse 4 Seeke ye the Lord and seeke the strength of his eternall might And seeke his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The wondrous workes that he hath done keepe still in myndefull hart Ne let the iudgementes of his mouth out of your mynde depart verse 6 Ye that of faythfull Abraham his seruaunt are the seede Ye his elect the children that of Iacob do proceede verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull iudgementes are through all the earth abroad verse 8 His promise and his couenant which he hath made to his He hath remembred euermore to thousandes of degrees The second part verse 9 The couenaunt which he hath made with Abraham long ago And faythfull oth which he hath sworne to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirme the same for law that Iacob should obay And for eternall couenant to Israell for ay verse 11 When thus he sayd loe I to you all Chanaan land will geue The lot of your inheritaunce wherein your seede shall liue verse 12 Although their number at that tyme did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but straungers were verse 13 While yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode And while fro sundry kyngdomes they did wander all abroad verse 14 And wrong at none oppressors hand he suffred them to take But euen the great and mighty kynges reproued for their sake verse 15 And thus he sayd touch ye not those that myne annoynted be Ne do the Prophetes any harme that do pertayne to me verse 16 He cald a dearth vpon the land of bread he stroyd the store But he agaynst their tyme of neede had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Euen Ioseph which had once been sold to liue a slaue in woe verse 18 Whose feete they hurt in stockes whose soule the iron pearst also verse 19 Vntill the tyme came when his cause was knowen apparantly The mighty word of God the Lord his faultles truth did try verse 20 The kyng sent and deliuered him from prison where he was The ruler of the people then did freely let him pas verse 21 And ouer all his house he made him Lord to beare the sway And of his substaunce made him haue the rule and all the stay verse 22 That he might to his will instruct the Princes of his land And wisedomes lore his auncient men might teach to vnderstand verse 23 Then into the Egyptian land came Israell also And Iacob in the land of Ham did liue a straunger tho verse 24 His people he exceedyngly in number made to flowe And ouer all their enemies in strength he made them grow verse 25 Whose hart he turnd that they with hate â–ª his people did intreat And did his seruauntes wrongfully abuse with false deceit The fourth part verse 26 His faythfull seruaunt Moyses then and Aaron whom he chose He did commaund to go to them his message to disclose verse 27 The wondrous message of his signes among them they did shew And wonders in the land of Ham then did they worke also verse 28 Darknes he sent and made it darcke in stâ—ed of brighter day And vnto his commission they did not disobay verse 29 He turnd their waters into bloud he did their fishes â—lay verse 30 Their land brought frogs euen in the place where their kyng Pharo lay verse 31 He spake â–ª and at his voyce there came great swarmes of noysom Flyes And all the quarters of their land were fild with crawling lyce verse 32 He gaue them cold and stony hayle in steed of milder rayne â–ª And fierâ— flames within their land he sent vnto their payne verse 33 He smote their vines and all their trees whereon their figs did grow And all the trees within their coastes downe did he ouerthrow verse 34 He spake then Caterpillers did and Grashoppers abound verse 35 Which eat the gras in all their land and fruite of all their ground The fift part verse 36 Their first begotten in their land eke deadly did he smite Yea the begynnyng and first fruit of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold and siluer he them brought from Egypt laâ—d to pas And in the numbâ—r of their tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and ioyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of them was fallen vpon their hart verse 39 To shroud them from the parchyng heaâ— a cloud he did display And fire â—e sent to geue them light when night had hid the day verse 40 They asked and he caused Quayles to rayne at their request And â—ully with the bread of heauen their hunger he represt verse 41 He opened then the stony rocke and waters gushed out And in the dry and parched grounds like â—iuers â—anne about verse 42 For of his holy couenaunt aye myndefull was he tho Which to his seruant Abraham â—e pâ—â—ghted long ago verse 43 He bâ—ought his people forth with mirth and his elect with ioy Out of the cruell land where they had lyued in great annoy verse 44 And of the Heathen men he gaue to them the fruitfull landes The labor of the people 〈◊〉 they tooke into their handes verse 45 That they his holy statutes might obserue for euermore And faythfully obey his lawes prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini Domino psal Cvi N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme PRayse ye the Lord for he is good his mercy dures foray verse 2 Who can expresse his noble actes or all his prayse display â–ª verse 3 They blessed are that iudgementes keepe and â—ustly do alway verse 4 With fauour of thy people Lord remember me I pray And with thy saâ—yng health O Lord vouchsafe to visitâ— mee verse 5 That I the great felicitie of thine elect may see And with thy peoples ioy I may a ioyfull mynde possesse And may with thine inheritaunce a glorying â–ª hart expresse verse 6 Both we and eke our fathers all haue sinned euery one We haue committed wickednes and lewdly we haue done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast
For he the emptie soule sustaynd whome thirst had made to faynt The hungry soule with goodnes fed and did them eke acquaint verse 10 Such as do dwell in darkenes deepe where they of death do wayte Fast bound to tast such troublous stormes as iron chaynes do threate The second part verse 11 For that agaynst the Lordes owne wordes they sought so to rebell Esteeming lâ—ght his counsells high which do so far excell verse 12 But when he humbled them full low they then fell downe with griefe And none was found so much to helpe whereby to get reliefe verse 13 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayd Who did remoue their tropblous state according as they prayd verse 14 For he from darcknes out them brought and from deathes dreadfull shade Bursting with force the iron bandes which did before them lade verse 15 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth beforâ— the sonâ—es of men verse 16 For he threw downe their gates of bras and brake them with strong hand The iron harres he smote in two nothing could him withstand verse 17 The foolish folke great plagues do â—eâ—ele and cannot from them wend But heape on moâ—to those they haue because they do offend verse 18 Their soule so much doth loth all meate that none they could abide Whereby death had them almost caught as they full truely tride verse 19 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde â–ª Who did remoue their troublous state according as they prayd verse 20 For he then sent to them his word which health did soone restore And brought them from those daungers deepe wherein they were before verse 21 Let them therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 22 And let them offer sacrifice with thankes and also feare And speake of all his wondrous workes with glad and ioyfull cheare verse 23 Such as in shippes or brittle barkes into the Seas descend Their marchandise through fearefull floudes to compasse and to end verse 24 Those men are forced to behold the Lordes workes what they be And in the daungerous deepe the same most marueilous they see verse 25 For at his word the stormy windâ— ariseth in a â—age And stirreth vp the surges so as nought can them aswage verse 26 Then are they lifted vp so high the cloudeâ— they seeme to gayne And plunging downe the depth vntill their soules consume with payne verse 27 And lyke a drunkard to and â—ro now heare now there they reele As men with feare of wit bereft or had offence no feele verse 28 Then did they cry in their distresse vnto the Lord for ayde Who did remoue their tâ—oublous state according as they prayde verse 29 For with his word the Lord doth make the sturdy stormes to cease So that the great wants from their rage are brought to rest and peace verse 30 Then are men glad when rest is come which they so much do craue And are by him in hauen brought which they so fayne would haue verse 31 Let men therefore before the Lord confesse his kindenes then And shew the wonders that he doth before the sonnes of men verse 32 Let them in presence of the folke with prayse extoll his name And where the Elders do conuent let them there do the same verse 33 For running floudes to dry desertes he doth oft change and turne And drieth vp as it were dust the springing well and bourne verse 34 A fruitefull land with pleasures decâ—e full barren he doth make When on their sinnes that dwell therein he doth iust vengeaunce take verse 35 Agayne the wildernes full rude he maketh fruite to beare With pleasaunt springes of waters clearâ— though none before were there verse 36 Wherein such hungry soules are set as he doth freely chuse That they a Citie may them build to dwell in for their vse verse 37 That they may sow their pleasaunt laud and vineyardes also plant To yeld them fruites of such increase as none may seeme to want verse 38 They multiply exceedingly the Lord doth blesse him so Who doth also their brute beastes make by numbers great to grow verse 39 But when the faythfull are low brought by the oppressors stout And minish do through many plagues â–ª that compasse them about verse 40 Then doth the princes bring to shame which did them sore oppresse And lykewise caused them to erre within the wildernes verse 41 But yet the poore he raysed vp out of his troubles deepe And oft tymes doth his trayne augment much lyke a flocke of sheepe verse 42 The righteous shall behold this sight and also much reioyce Whereas the wicked and peruerse with griefe shall stop their voyce verse 43 But who is wise that now full well he may these thinges record For certaynely such shall perceaue the kindenes of the Lord. Paratum cor psal Cviii. I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme O God my hart prepared is and eke my tongue is so I will aduaunce my voyce in song â–ª in geuing prayse also verse 2 Awake my violaud my harpe sweete melody to make And in the morning I my selfe right early will awake verse 3 By me among the people Lord still praysed shalt thou be And I among the heathen folke will sing O Lord to thee verse 4 Because thy mercy Lord is great aboue the heauens byâ— And eke thy truth doth reach the cloudes within the lofty skye verse 5 Aboue the starry heauens height exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display vpon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy dearly beloued may be set at lybertye Helpe O my God with thy right hand and harken vnto me verse 7 God in his holynes hath spoke wherefore my ioyes abound Sichem I shall deuide and metâ— the vale of Succoth ground verse 8 And Giliad shall be mine owne Maâ—asses mine shall be My head strength Ephraim and law shall Iuda geue to me verse 9 Moab my washpot and my shoe on Edome I will throw Vpon the laud of Palestine in triumph will I goe verse 10 Who shall into the Citie strong be guide to conduct me Or how by whome to Edome land conueyed shall I be verse 11 Is it not thou O God which late hadst vs forsaken quite And thou O Lord which with our host didst not go forth to fight verse 12 Geue vs O Lord thy sauing ayde when trouble doth assayle For all the helpe of man is vayne and can no whit auayle verse 13 Through God we shall do valiant actes and worthy of renowne He shall subdue our enemies yea he shall tread them downe Deus laudem meam psal Cix N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme IN speechles silence do not hold O God thy tongue alwayes O God euen thou I say that art the God of all my prayse verse 2 The wicked
AJN. The xvi part verse 121 I do the thyng that lawfull is and gene to all men right Resigne me not to 〈◊〉 that would oppresse me witâ—â—â—eir might verse 122 But for thy seruaunt surety be in that thyng that is good That proud men geue me not the foyle which rage as they were wood verse 123 Myne eyes with wayting are now blind thy health so much I craue And eke thy righteous promise Lord wherby thou wilt me saue verse 124 Intreat thy seruaunt louyngly and fauont to him shew Thy statutes of most excellency teach me also to know verse 125 Thy humble seruaunt Lord I am graunt me to vnderstand How by thy statuâ—â— I may know best what to take in hand verse 126 It is now tyme Lord to begyn for truth is quite decayd Thy law likewise they haue transgrest and none agaynst them seyd verse 127 This is the cause wherefore I loue thy lawes better then gold Or iewels fine which are esteemd most costly to be sold verse 128 I thought thy preceptes all most iust and so them layd in store All crafty and malitious wayes I do abborre therfore PE. The xvij part verse 129 Thy couenauntes are most wonderfull and full of thynges profound My soule therfore doth keepe them sure when they are tride and found verse 130 When men first enter into thy wordes they finde a light most cleare And very idiotes vnderstand when they it read or heare verse 131 For ioy I haue both gapte and breathed to know thy commaundement That I might guide my life thereby I sought what thyng it ment verse 132 With mercy and compassion Lord behold me from aboue As thou art wont to behold such as thy name feare and loue verse 133 Direct my footesteps by thy word that I thy will may know And neuer let iniquitie thy seruaunt ouerthrow verse 134 From slaunderous tounges and deadly harmes preserue and keepe me sure Thy preceptes then I will obserue and put them eke in vre verse 135 Thy countenaunce which doth furmount the Sunne in his bright hew Let shine on me and by thy law teach me what to eschew verse 136 Out of myne eyes great â—â—oudes gush out of drery teares and fell When I behold how wicked men thy law keepe neuer a dell ZADE. The xviij part verse 137 In euery point Lord thou art iust the wicked though they grudge And when thou doest sentence pronounce thou art a righteous iudge verse 138 To render right and flee from gâ—ile are two chief pointes most hye â–ª And such as thou hast in thy law commaunded vs straightly verse 139 With zeale and wrath I am confumde and euen pined away To see my foes thy wordes forget for ought that I do may verse 140 So pure and perfect is thy word as any hart can deeme And I thy seruaunt nothyng more do loue or yet esteeme verse 141 And though I be nothyng set by as one of base degree Yet do I not thy Hestes forget nor shrinke away from thee verse 142 Thy righteousnes Lord is most iust for euer to endure Also thy law is truth it selfe most constaunt and most pure verse 143 Trouble and grief haue seased on me and brought me wondrous low Yet do I still of thy preceptes delight to heare and know verse 144 The righteousnes of thy iudgementes doth last for euermore Then teach them me for euen in them my life lyeth vp in store KOPH The xix part verse 145 With feruent hart â—eald and cryde now aunswere me O Lord That thy commaundementes to obserue I may fully accord verse 146 To thee my God I make my sute witâ— most humble request Saue me therfore and I will keepe thy precept and thy hest verse 147 To thee I cry euen in the morne before the day waxe light Because that I haue in thy word my confidence whole plight verse 148 Myne eyes preuent the watch by night and ere they call I wake That by deuising of thy word I might some comfort take verse 149 Incline thine eares to heare my voyce and pitie on me take As thou wast wont so iudge me Lord least life me should forsake verse 150 My foâ—s draw neare and do procure my death malitiously Which from thy law are farre gone backe and strayed from it lewdly verse 151 Therfore O Lord approch thou 〈◊〉 for neede doth so require And all â—he preceptes true they are then helpe I thee desire verse 152 By thy commandementes I haue learnd not now but long ago That they remaine for euermore thou hast them grounded so RESH The xxâ— part verse 153 My trouble and affliction consider â—nd behold Deliuer me for of thy law I 〈◊〉 take fast hold verse 154 Defend my good and righteous cause with peede me succour send From death as thou hast promised Lord keepe me and defend verse 155 As for the wicked far they are from hauyng health and grace Wherby they might thy statutes know they enter not the trace verse 156 Great are thy mercyes Lord I graunt what toung can them attayne And as thou hast me iudged ere now so let me ly â—e obtaynte verse 157 Though many men did trouble me and persecute most sore Yet from 〈◊〉 lawes I neuer shroâ—ke nor went awry therfore verse 158 And truth it is for grief I dye when I these traytors see Because they keepe no whit thy word nor yet seeke to know thee verse 159 Behold for I do loue thy lawes with hart both glad and faynes As thou art good and graâ—â—ous Lord restore my lyfe agayne verse 160 What thy word doth decree must be and so it hath bene euer Thy righteous iudgementes are also most true and decay neuer SCHIN The xxi part verse 161 Princes haue sought by cruelty causeles to make me crouch But all in vayne for of thy word the feare did my hart touch verse 162 And certainly euen of thy word I was more mery and glad Then he that of rich spoyles and pray great store and plenty had verse 163 As for all lyes and falsitie I hate most and detest For why thy holy law do I aboue all thy mges loue best verse 164 Seuen tymes a day I prayse the Lord singyng with hart and voyce Thy righteous actes and wonderfull so cause me to reioyce verse 165 Great peace and rest shall all such haue which do thy statuâ—es loue No daunger shall their quiet state empaire or once remoue verse 166 My onely health and comfort Lord I looke for at thy hand And therfore haue I done those thynges which thou didst me commaund verse 167 Thy lawes haue bene my exercise which my soule most desirde â–ª So much my loue to them was beut that nought els I requird verse 168 Thy statutes and commaundementes I kept thou knowest aright For all the thynges that I haue done are present in thy sight TAV The xxij part verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry before thy face appeare And as thou hast me promise
do the thirsty landes verse 7 Heare me with speede my sprite doth fayle hide not thy face me fro Els shall I be lyke them that downe into the pit do go verse 8 Let me thy louing kindenes in the morning heare and know For in thee is my truse shew me the way that I shall goe verse 9 For I lift vp my soule to thee O Lord deliuer me From all miue enemies for I haue hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good spirite into the land of mercy me conuey verse 11 For thy name sake with quickening grace aliue do thou me make And out of trouble bring my soule euen for thy instice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them all That do oppresse my soule for I thy seruaunt am and shall Benedictus Dom. Psal. Cxliiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. Psalme BLest â—e the Lord my strength that doth instruct my handes to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 He is my goodnes fort and tower deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yelde verse 3 O Lord what thing is man that him thou holdest so in prise Or sonne of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but lyke to vanitie so passe his dayes to enâ— verse 5 As fleâ—ting shade Boâ— downe O Lord thy heauens and descend verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arroâ—es shoote consume them with the same verse 7 Send downe thy hand euen from aboue O Lord deliue me Take me from waters great from hand of straungers make me free verse 8 Whose subtill mouth of vaâ—itie and fondnes doth entreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshode and deceite verse 9 A new song I will sing O God and singing will I be On viole and on instrument ten stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen he it is that onely genes delineraunce to kinges Vnto his seruaunt Dauid helpe from hurtfull sword he bringes verse 11 From straungers hand me fane and shield whose mouth talkes vanitie And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtiltie verse 12 That out sonnes may be as the plantes whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carued corner stones lyke to a pallace fayre verse 13 Our garners full and plenty may with sundry sortes be found Our sheepe bring thousandes in our streetes ten thousandes may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do vs inuade There be no going out no cry within our streetes be made verse 15 The people blessed are that with such blessings are so stord Yea blessed all the people art whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te Psal. Cxlv. N. THee will I laud my God and king and blesse thy name for aye for euer will I prayse thy name and blesse thee day by day Great is the Lord most wor thy prayse his greatnes none can reach fro raceto race they shall thy works prayse thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious maiestie the beautie will record And meditate vpon thy workes most wonderfull O lord verse 6 And they shall of thy power and of thy fearefull actes declare And I to publish all abroad thy greatnes will not spare verse 7 And they into the mention shall breake of thy goodnes great And I aloud thy righteousnes in singing shall repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gracious and mercifull also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to all and all his workes his mercy doth exceede verse 10 Loe all thy workes do prayse the Lord and do thine honor spread verse 11 Thy Saintes do blesse thee and they do thy kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And blase thy power to cause the sonnes of men his power to know verse 13 And of his mightye kingdome eke to spread the glorious prayse Thy kingdome Lord a kingdome is that doth endure alwayes And thy dominion through ech age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth them that fall the slyding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of all do waite on thee thou doest them all relieue And thou to ech suffising foode in season due doest geue ' verse 16 Thou openest thy plenteous hand and bounteously doest fill All thinges what soeuer doth liue with giftes of thy good will. verse 17 Thâ— Lord is iust in all his wayes his workes are holy all verse 18 Neare all he is that call on him in â—ruth that on him call verse 19 He the desires which they require that feare him will fulfill And he will heare them when they cry and saue them all he will. verse 20 The Lord preserues all those to him that beare a louing hart But he them all that wicked are will vtterly subuert verse 21 My thankfull mouth shall gladly speake the prayses of the Lorde All flesh to prayse his holy name for euer shall accord Lauda anima Psal. Cxlvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme MY soule prayse thou the Lord alwayes my God I will confes verse 2 While breath and lyse prolong my dayes my tongue no tyme shall cease verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sonnes of morrall men in whome there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doth sonne depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their hart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is â—â—at man I say whom Iacobs God doth ayde And he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is stayd verse 6 Which made the earth and waters deepe the heauens hye withall Which doth his word and promise keepe in truth and â—â—er shall verse 7 With right alwayes doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungry he doth feed and lose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth send the blinde their fight â–ª the lame to limmes restore The Lord I say doth loue the right and lust man euermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherles the straunger sad in hart And quitte the widdow from distresse and ill mens wayes subuert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall raigne In tyme of all posteritic for eâ—er to remaine Laudate Domino Psal. Cxlvii N. PRayse ye the Lord for it is good vnto our God to sing for it is pleasant to prayse it is a comely thing The Lord his owne IerusaleÌ„ he buildeth vp alone the dispeâ—st of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their hart their fore vp doth he binde verse 4 He countes the number of the starres and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is our Lord great is his power his wisedome infinite verse 6 The
his sword is not so cruell but the Byshop of Rome on the other side is more fierce and bitter agaynst vs styrryng vp his Byshops to burne vs his confederates to conspire our destruction settyng Kynges agaynst their subiectes and subiectes 〈◊〉 to rebell agaynst their Princes and all for thy na◠〈◊〉 Such dissension and hostilitie Sathan hath set amonge it vs that Turkes be not more enemyes to Christians then Christians to Christians Papistes to Protestantes yea ProtestaÌ„tes with Protestantes do not agree but fall out for trifles So that the poore litle flocke of thy Church distressed on euery side hath neither rest without nor peace within not place almost in the world where to abyde but may cry now from the earth euen as thyne own reuerence cryed once from thy Crosse My God My God why hast thou forsaken me Amongest vs English men here in England after so great stormes of persecution and cruell murther of so many Martyrs it hath pleased thy grace to gene vs these Alâ—toa dayes which yet we enioye and beseech thy mercyfull goodnesse still they may continue But here also alacke what should we say So many enemyes we haue that eâ—â—ie vs this rest and trauquillitie and doe what they can to disturbe it They which be frendes and louers of the Byshop of Rome although they eate the fatte of the land and haue the best prefermentes and offices and liue most at ease and ayle nothyng yet are they not therewith content They grudge they mutter and murmure they conspire and take on agaynst vs It fretteth them that we liue by them or with them and can not abyde that we should draw the bare breathyng of the ayre when they haue all the most libertie of the land And albeit thy singular goodnes hath geueâ— them a Queene so calme so pacieâ—â— so mercyfull more like a naturall mother then a Princes to gouerne ouer them such â—s neither they nor theiâ— aâ—nciters eâ—er read of in the stories of this land before yet all this will not calme them their vnquiet spiâ—ite is not ye◠〈◊〉 they repine and rebell and needes would haue with the Frogges of Eâ—ope a Ciconia au Italian straunger the Byshop of Rome to play Rex ouer them and caâ—e not if all the world were set on fire so they with their Italian Lord might reigne alone So fond are we English men of straunge and forrein thynges so vnnaturall to our selues so greedy of new fangle nouelties neuer contented witâ— any state long to continue be it neuer so good and furthermore so cruell one to an otheâ— that we thinke our life not quyet vnlesse it be seasoned with the bloud of other For that is their hope that is all their gapyng and lookyng that is their golden day their day of Iubiley which they thyrst for somuch not to haue the Lord to come in the cloudes but to haue our bloud and to spill our lyues That that is it which they would haue and loÌ„g since would haue had their willes vpon vs had not thy gracious pitie and mercy raysed vp to vs this our mercyfull Queene thy seruaunt ELIZABETH somewhat to stay their furie For whom as we most condigâ—ely geue thee most hartie thankes so likewise we beseech thy heauenly Maiestie that as thou hast geuen her vnto vs and hast from so manifold daungers preserued her before she was Queene so now in her Royall estate she may continually be preserued not onely from their handes but from all malignant deuises wrought attempted or conceaued of enemyes both ghostly and bodely agaynst her In this her gouernement be her gouerner we beseeth thee So shall her Maiestie well gouerne vs if first she be gouerned by thee Multiply her reigne with many dayes and her yeares with much felâ—citie with aboundaunce of peace and life ghostly That as she hath now doubled the yeares of her sister and brother so if it be thy pleasure she may ouer 〈…〉 And because no gouernement can long 〈◊〉 without good Counsell neither can any Counsell be good except it be prospered by thee blesse therefore we beseech thee both her Maiestie and her honorable Counsell that both they rightly may vnderstand what is to be done and she accordyngly may accomplish that they do Counsell to thy glory and furtheraunce of thy Gospell and publicke wealth of this Realme Furthermore we beseech thee Lord Iesu who with the Maiestie of thy generation doest drowne all Nobilitie beyng the onely sonne of God heyre and Lord of all thynges blesse the Nobilitie of this Realme and of other Christen Realmes so as they Christianly agreeing among them selues may submit their Nobilitie to serue thee or els let them feele O Lord what a friuolous thyng is that Nobilitie which is without theâ— Likewise to all Magistrates such as be aduaunced to authoritie or placed in office by what name or title soeuer geue we beseech thee a carefull conscience vprightly to discharge their dutie that as they by publicke persons to serue the common wealth so they abuse not their office to their private gayne nor priuate reuenge of their owne affections but that iustice beyng administred without bribery and equitie balanced without crueltie or partialitie thynges that be amisse may be reformed vice abandoned truth supported innocencie relieued Gods glory mainteined and the coÌ„mon wealth truly serued But especially to thy spirituall Ministers Byshops and Pastours of thy Church graunt we beseech thee O Lord Prince of all pastoâ—â— that they folowyng the steppes of thee of thy Apostles and holy Martyrs may seeke those thynges which be not their 〈◊〉 but onely which be thyne not caryng how many benefices nor what great Byshopprikes they haue 〈◊〉 well they can guide those they haue Geue them such â—eale of thy Church as may deuoure them and graunt them such salt wherewith the whole people may be seasoned and which may neuer be vnsauery but quicken dayly by thy holy spirite whereby thy flocke by them may be preserued In generall geue to all the people â–ª and the whole state of this Realme such brotherly 〈◊〉 in knowledge of thy truth and such obedience their Superiours as they neither prouoke the scourge of God 〈◊〉 them nor their Princes sword to be 〈◊〉 against her will out of the scaberd of long sufferennce where it hath bene long hyd Especially geue thy Gospell long continaunce amongest vs And if 〈…〉 the contrary graunt we beseech thee with an earnest repentaunce of that which is past to ioyne â—â—arty purpose of amendement to come And forasmuch as the Byshop of Rome is wont on euery Good friday to accurse vâ— as damned her 〈…〉 we here curse not him but pray for him that he with all his partakers either may be turned to a better truth or els we pray thee gracious Lord that we neuer agree with him in doctrine and that he may so 〈◊〉 vs still and neuer blesse vs more as hee blessed vs in Queene Maryes tyme God of his mercy keepe away
wicked men conspire For I haue kept thy couenaunts with zeal as hote as fire verse 23 The princes great in counsell sat and did agaynst me speake But when thy seruaunt thought how he thy statutes might not break verse 24 For why â—hy couenauntes are my ioy and my great ioyes solace They serue in stead of councellers my matters for to pas DALETH The fourth part verse 25 I am alas as brought to grauâ— and almost turnd to dust Restore therefore my lyfe agayne as thy promise is iust verse 26 My wayes when I acknowledged with mercy thou didst heare Heare now estsoones and me instruct thy lawes to loue and feare verse 27 Teach me once thorowly for to know thy preceptes and thy lore Thy workes then will I meditate and lay them vp in store verse 28 My soule I feele so sore opprest that it melteth for griefe According to thy word therefore hast Lord to send reliefe verse 29 From lying and deceitfull lips let thy grace me defend And that I may learne thee to loue thy holy law me send verse 30 The way of truth both straight and sure I haue chosen and found I set thy indgementes me before which keepe me safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forced my selfe thy couenauntes to embrace Let me therefore haue no rebuke nor check in any case verse 32 Then will I runne with ioyfull cheare where thy word doth me call When thou hast set my feete at large and rid me out of thral HE The fift part verse 33 Instruct me Lord in the right trade of thy statutes diuine And it to kepe euen to the end my hart will I incline verse 34 Graunt me the knowledg of thy law and I shall it obay With hart and minde and all my might I will it keepe I say verse 35 In the right path of thy precepts guide me Lord I require None other pleasure do I wish nor greater thing desire verse 36 Incline my 〈◊〉 thy lawes to keepe and couenauntes to embrace And from all filthy auarice Lord shield me with thy grace verse 37 From vayne desires and worldly lustes turne back mine eyes and sight Geue me the spirite of lyfe and power to walke thy wayes â—right verse 38 Confirme thy gracious promise Lord which thou hast made to me Which am thy seruaunt and do louâ— and feare nothing but thee verse 39 Reproch and shame which I so feare from me O Lord expell For thou doest iudge with equitie and therein doest excell verse 40 Behold my hartes desire is bent thy lawes to keepe for aye Lord strengthen me so with thy grace that it performe I may VAV The sixt part verse 41 Thy mercyes great and manifold let me obtayne O Lord. Thy sauing health let me enioy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the slaunderous mouthes of leud men and vniust For in thy faythfull promises standes my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of truth within my mouth let euer still be prest For in thy iudgementes wonderfull my hope doth stand and rest verse 44 And while that breath within my brest doth naturall lyfe preserue Yea till this world shall be dissolued thy law will I obserue verse 45 So walke will I as set at large and made free from all dread Because I sought how for to keepe thy precepts and thy read verse 46 Thy noble actes I will describe as thinges of most great fame Euen before kinges I will them blase and shrinke no whit for shame verse 47 I will reioyce them to obey thy worthy bestes and will Which euermore I haue loued best and so will loue them still verse 48 My handes will I lift to thy lawes which I haue dearâ—ly sought And practise thy commaundements in will in deede and thought ZAIN The vij part verse 49 I will reioyce them to obey thy seruaunt Lord rememberâ— For therein haue I put my trust and confidence for euer verse 50 It is my comfort and my ioy when troubles me assaile For were my lyfe not by thy word my lyfe wouldâ— soone me fayle verse 51 The proud and such as God contemnâ— still made of me a scorne â–ª Yet would I not thy law forsake as he that were forlorne verse 52 But call to minde Lord thy great workeâ— shewed to our Fathers old Wher thy I felt thy ioy surmount my griefe an hundred fold verse 53 But yet alas for feare I quake seeing how wicked men Thy law forsooke and did procure thy iudgementes who knoweth when verse 54 Aâ—d as for me I framed my songes thy statutes to exalt When I among the straungers dwelt and thoughts gan me assault verse 55 I thought vpon thy name O Lord by night when others sleepe As for thy law also I kept and euer will it keepe verse 56 This grace I did obtaine because thy couenaunt sweet and deare I did embrace and also keepe with reuerence and with feare HETH The viij part verse 57 O God which art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I haue decreed and promised thy law to keepe alway verse 58 Mine earnest hart did humbly sue in presence of thy face As thou therfore hast promised Lord graunt me of thy grace verse 59 My life I haue examined and tride my secret hart Which â—o thy statutes caused me my feete straight to conuert verse 60 I did not stay not linger long as they that flouthfull are But hastely thy lawes to keepe I did my selfe prepare verse 61 The cruell bandes of wicked men haue made of me their pray Yet would I not thy law forget nor from thee goe astray verse 62 Thy righteous iudgement toward me so great is and so hye That euen at midnight will I rise thy name to magnifie verse 63 Companion am I to all them which feare thee in their hart And neither will for loue nor dread from thy commaundementes start verse 64 Thy mercies Lord most plentuously do all the world fulfill Oh teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy will. TETH The ix part verse 65 Accordyng to thy promise Lord so hast thou with me dealt For of thy grace in sundry sortes haue I thy seruaunt felt verse 66 Teach me to iudge alwayes aright and geue me knowledge sure For certainly beleuâ— I do that thy preceptes are pure verse 67 Yet thou didst â—uch me with thy rod I erred and went astray But now I keepe thy holy word and make it all my stay verse 68 Thou art both good and gracious and geuest most liberally Thy ordinaunces how to keepe therfore O Lord teach me verse 69 The proud and wicked men haue forgd agaynst me many a lye Yet thy commaundementes still obserue with all my hart will I. verse 70 Their hartes are swolne with worldly wealth as grease so are they fat But in thy law do I delight and nothyng seeke but that verse 71 O happy tyme may I well say when thou didst me correct For as