mighty seate to be taken and his beautefull house to be brought iÌ„to the handê of his aduersares â–ª He betoke hys people all togyther in to the swerde his yre brente so sore against his heritake Fyre deuoured their yoÌ„g chyldren their vyrgyns loste the floure of their maâ—yages Their sacryfyces were smytten downe with swerde and their wyues had no layser to mourne lyke wydowes And the Lorde awaked as thoughe he had slepte and sterte vp with great noyse from slombre as a man that had surfetted with wyne And smitte his enemis in the nether afterpartes and made them to be into perpetuall opprobrye Natwithstandynge all this yet he refused reiected the tabernacles of Ioseph and the trybe of Ephraym he wolde nat chuse But he chose the trybe of Iuda euyn the hyll of Syon his owne welbeloued And he buylded thervppon hys temple lyke highe palaces and layed the foundation as fast as the erth to abyde a longe space And he chose his seruaunt Dauid and toke him frome the shipkote He led him froÌ„ the folowing of his shepe to fede his people euen Israell his owne heritage And he shal gouerne and fede them purely with faythfull herte shall â—etche them forth driuynge them wysely The argument into the .lxxix. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme Asaph complayneth of the calamyte and wretchednesse done to Hierusalem of Antyoch desyreth the helpe of god againste him The tytle The songe of Asaph DDus venerunt gentes The hethen oh god are come into thyne herytage they haue polluted thy holy temple and haue brought Hierusalem in to an heape of stones They haue giuen the carcases of thy seruauntes meate to the foules of the ayre and the flesshe of thy sayntes to the beestes of the erthe They haue shed their bloude lyke water round about Hierusalem and there was none that wolde burye theym We are made an approbrie to oure neyghbours scorne derision to them that dwell rouÌ„d about vs. Howe longe lorde wilt thou be angrye euer shall thy indygnatyon brenne styll lyke fyer Powre out thy wrath vpon these hethen which wyll nat knowlege the and also vpon these realmes that call nat vpon thy name For Iacob they haue deuoured haue lefte his habytatyon desolate RemeÌ„bre nat our olde iniquytes let thy mercyable gentylnes preuente vs shortly for we are greuously oppressed and made full poore Be present with vs god saue vs for thy gloriouse name delyuer vs pardon our sinnes for thy names sake Lest at any tyme these hetheÌ„ shulde saye where is their god Let the vengeance of the blodshed of thy seruaÌ„tes declare the amonge these heithen in our syght Let the sorowfull syghes of theÌ„ that are in bondes come into thy presens and for thy great power make them alyue whiche are nowe iuged to deth And turne vnto oure neyghbours plentuously their opprobry into their owne bosomes with the which they haue reuiled the so approbriously oh lorde Make vs whiche are thy people and the flocke of thy pasture to magnifye the withe thankes for euer and to shewe forthe thy prayses from generatyon into generatyon The argument into the .lxxx. Psal. ¶ This Ps. is of the same argumeÌ„t with that which goth before The tytle of this Psalme The songe of Asaph to be songe of the beautyfull Lyle commytted to the chaunter QUi regis Israel Thou herdman feder of Israhell lysten take hede which driuest Ioseph lyke a flocke of shepe thou which syttest betwene the Cherubyus shyne vnto vs. Thou which arte before Ephraim Beniamin Manasses lyfte vp thi power spede the to saue vs. Oh god restore vs make thy face to shine vpon vs we shal be saued Oh lorde which art the god of hostê how longe wylt thou be angry with the praier of thy people Thou fedest vs with the teares of oure eyes and madest vs to lycke in them pleÌ„tuously in stede of drynke Thou settedest our borderers agaynste vs and madest our enemyes to laughe vs to scorne God of hostes restore make thy face to shyne vpon vs and we shal be saued Thou translatedest thy vyne froÌ„ Egypt and the gentyles caste oute plantedeste it in their places Thou prouydedest it a place and dydest rote it faste in somoch that it sprede ouer all the lande She couerd the hylles with her shadowe and her brode leued braunches shadowed the hyghe Cedres Thou madest her to sprede forth vnto the weest see and her brode braunches to reche vnto the floude Eufratem Wherfore than haste thou broke vp her hedge that euery man passinge foreby may snatche of her frute Wherfore do the bores of the forest wrot her vp and the wylde beestes of the felde fede vp on her Oh god of hostes turne the we beseche the loke out from heuen beholde and vyset this vyne tree Euen the same vyne whiche thy ryghthande hath planted and hast vnderset it for thyne owne selfe Wherfore it is nowe brente vp with fyre and broken downe at thy rough chaleÌ„ge and sharpe blamynge they perisshed Chalenge them agayne into thy hande for whom thou were wont to declare thy power delyuer theym whome thou haste streÌ„gthened to be thyne We swarue nat from the in any wyse restore oure lyfe that we might calle vpon the. Lorde god of hostes restore vs make thy face to shyne vppon vs and we shall be saued The argument into the .lxxxi. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme Asaph exhorteth vs ernestly to worshippe god EXultate deo adiutori Synge ye with triumphe vnto god our helper make ye melody to the god of Iacob Lyft vp your swete tune smyt vpoÌ„ your psalteres touch clenly the strynges of your swete harpes Blowe vp your truÌ„pettes in the fest of the newe mone in the fest apoynted for your sacrifyces For so it is ordeyned for Israell and coÌ„mauÌ„ded of the god of Iacob He coÌ„mauÌ„ded straitely Ioseph to obserue this thinge whan he shulde come out of Egypte I herde a langage whiche I knewe nat I toke the burden from his shoulders his handê were delyuerd froÌ„ the fornace Whyles thy enemyes assayled the with batayle thou calledest vpoÌ„ me I delyuerd the I bekened vpon the preuily whan I thondred full lowde I serched thy herte to proue the at the waters of thy grudgynge agaynste sayenge Selah Here my people I shal ensure the Israell if thou shalt here and belyue me If thou wilt nat haue any other strange god neither worship any other vnknoweÌ„ god But wylte knowe worshyppe me thy god whiche haue ledde the forthe of Egypt open thy mouth to aske I shall gyue the all thiÌ„ges But my people gaue no hede to my voyce Israell regarded me nothynge at all And I left them to theyr owne folyshe hardenes of their hertes they wrought after their own inueÌ„cioÌ„s Oh that my people had herde me Oh that Israell had walked in my wayes Howe shortly thaÌ„ had I cast down their enemyes had
of his eloquence for his strength power clerenesse lyberalyte bothe in him selfe and in his quene and at last for his lucky yssue In all these thinges they fygured Christ his churche and both the power felycitie of his kyngdom The tytle A louely songe full of lernyng made of the soÌ„nes of Chore to be song of Salomon ERuctauit cor meum My hert thynketh resteth of a good thynge my songe shal be of a kyng my tonge shall delyke the penne of a perfyte redy scribe Thou arte the most beautyfull of all mortall men hauyng a marueylous grace in thy tonge bycause that god hath endewed the with perpetuall benefytes Oh most valyant knight gyrde thy swerde vpon thy syde by the whiche yâ— mayst declare thy glorious beautie Entre thou in happely with cleare worshyp for that thou excellest in faythfulnes mekenes and rightwysnes with these thinges shalt thou be endued that thou maiste do noble actes with thy merueylous power Thy arowes ar very sharpe they shall smyte the hertes of the kynges enemyes the people shall fall vnder the. The sâ—ate regall Oh lorde shall staÌ„de for euer for the scrypture of thy kingdome loueth equyte Thou art the louer of rightwisnes and hater of vnright bicause that god whiche is thy god hath anoynted the with very oyle of gladnesse which art promoted aboue thy felowes The playtes of all thy robes sauour of muste and aumber as thou comest forth of thy white y uery palaces Where the doughters of kynges in their precious riche ornowrementes of thy gyfte make the glad thy quene on thy ryght hand also deckt in goldeÌ„ aparell Here doughter gyue hede bowe downe thy eare forget thy people and thy fathers house And the kynge shal be enamored of thy beaute for he is thy lorde to him shalt thou do reuerence Tytus shall briÌ„ge the presentê euery ryche nacion shall honoure yâ— with gyftes She shall sit nexte the kyng in his priuye chaÌ„ber all gloriously her aparel shal be broyded with golde In clothe of tyssue she is pÌ„sented to the kynge her handmaydens folowyng her ar brought togyther also vnto the. They ar pÌ„sented with ioye ar brought into the kynges palace For the fathers thou shalt haue chyldren whom thou shalt constitute to be chefe in all the erth I shall remeÌ„bre thy name thorow out all the worldes wherfore the people shall magnifye the for euer The argument into the .xlvi. Psal. ¶ This Ps. sheweth with what trust surenes holy men ar holdeÌ„ by goddes helpe iÌ„ al maner of perels The title A songe of the soÌ„nes of Chore vpoÌ„ certain secret coÌ„mitted of Da. to the chaÌ„ter DEus noster re God is for vs defeÌ„ce and strength he is our most present helpe whaÌ„ aduersyte thrust vs down Wherfor we shall nat feare although the erthe be moued frome her place and the hylles compassed with the see al to shake Let the waters of the see swell and rore and breke vp her bankes lette the hygh hylles be borne downe with her vyolence Selah Let shall the lytle ryuers of the swete floude refresshe the cyte of god whiche is the moste secretest holy place among the tabernacles of the most hyghest God sytteh in the myddes of this holy place wherfore it shall natte be moued for god shall helpe it swyftly The hethen flocked togither sediciously and anone the kyngdomes were moued he lyfted vp his voice than men shraÌ„ke away The lorde of hostes standeth on our parte the god of Iacob is our highe stronge towre Selah Come ye hyther and beholde the noble actes of the lorde what wonderfull thiÌ„ges he hath wrouÈt in therth He taketh away batayle euyn vnto the farthest parte of therth he breketh their bowes he vnhedeth their speres breÌ„neth their chariettes in the fyre Cease ye therfore let me alone se that ye knowe me for god aboue all nations and aboue all thynges in the erthe The lorde of hostes standeth on our ê‘te the god of Iacob is to vs an high stronge towre Selah The argument in to the .xlvii. Psal. ¶ In this psa the sonnes of Chore expresse the glorie of god to be sprede ouer all the worlde how that christ exalted the regyoÌ„s the people were coÌ„uerted to god The tytle A songe of the soÌ„nes of Chore coÌ„mytted to the chaÌ„ter to be soÌ„ge OMnes gentes All people clappe your handes for ioye make ye melody to god with great tryumphe For high is the lorde greatly to be feared he is a riÈt gret kyng ouer all therth He subdueth the people vnto vs and the heâ—then he casteth vnder our fete He hath chosen vs for him selfe he hath chosen our herytage euen the beautie of Iacob whom he loueth Selah God is lyft vp with mirthe and melody and with the sounde of trompettes Synge ye to god synge synge ye to our kynge synge For god is the kynge of all the erthe synge ye who so euer excelleth in wytte God reygneth ouer the heâ—then god sytteth in his holy seate regal The best and chefe of the people shal be ioyned to the god of Abraham The comens also of the erth shall ioyne them vnto god for he is greatly exalted The argument in to the .xlviii. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. the sonnes of Chore synge the excedynge felycite of the churche for the present defeÌ„ce of god that vnder the fygure of Ierusalem The title The song of the soÌ„nes of Chore. MAgnus dominus Great is the lord and great prayse worthy in the cytie of our god whiche is his holy hyll The mount Sion is a goodly beautifull place makyng gladde all the lande vpon whose north syde is bylded the cytie of the noble kyng God is well knowen in his palacê to be a defeÌ„sfull castell for all his For lo kynges caÌ„e togither passed for by They se all this were astoned they were afrayde driuen iÌ„ to a sodayn flight Ther they were amased feare toke them euyn suche sorowe as taketh sodenly women greate with chylde Thou brekest all togither the shyppes of the great see of Tharsys with the vehement teÌ„pestes of the eest wynde As we haue herde euen so haue we sene in very dede iÌ„ the cyte of the lord of hostê our god god hath stablysshed it for euer Selah We haue coÌ„ceyued iÌ„ our miÌ„de thy mercy which syttest gloriously in thy holy teÌ„ple As thy name is sprede eueÌ„ so wyde spredeth thy prayse stretching vnto the farthest partes of therth what thyng so euer thou doest it is rightwysnes The hyll of Syon shal be glad the cyties of Iuda shal reioyse for thy so gratious plesures Go ye about Syon vewe it wel tell ye her tourê CoÌ„syder her wallê loke how hyghe ar her palacê which shal be her memoriall into the generation that foloweth For here is god ye our god iÌ„to euÌ„lastiÌ„g it is he that shal lede vs so loÌ„g as we here lyue The argumeÌ„t into
beaute For thy mercy is more desyrous thaÌ„ this same lyfe with my lyppes shall I praise the. Thus shall I magnifye the thorowte all my lyfe in the prayse of thy name shal I lyft vp my handes Thou shalt satisfye my soule with fat delycious meat wherevpon my lyppes shall ioye and my mouth shal prayse As sone as I shal remembre my selfe vpon my bed I shall thynke vpon the euen in the watches of the nyght For thou verily arte he that briÌ„geth me helpe and I beynge sure in the shadowe of thy wynges shall tryumphe ioyfully My soule cleued vâ—to the for thy ryghthande sustayned me These men that seke my lyfe to spyll it shall go downe into their graues Men shall dryue them vpon the edge of their swerdes they shal be hewen cut into meat for foxes But the kynge shall reioyse in god and he shall glorye that swereth by him for their mouthes shal be stopped The argumeÌ„t into the .lxiiii. Psal. ¶ This psalme is a prayer agaynst sclanderers and false accusers whose naturall disposytion Da. here discribeth ê“phesieth their punishmeÌ„t The tytle Dauides soÌ„g coÌ„mitted to the chaÌ„ter EXaudi deus orationeÌ„ God here my prayer kepe my lyfe from my fearfull enemy Hyde me from the shrewde counsell harmfull company which are all gyueÌ„ to mischef Which whette their tonges lyke swerdes and lyke as out of a bente bowe they shote forthe bytter wordes for arowes To smyte the iÌ„nocent they wyll smytte him sodenly and wyll feare nothynge They studied for a mischef talke amonge themself of snares to be preuily layed sayeng who shall espye them They studyed what mischef they might do euery maÌ„nes minde serched they concluded faste thervpon But god shall smyte them with a soden darte thei shal receiue their dethê wouÌ„de Their owne tonges shal smyte them selues and who soeuer shall se them shall avoyde sore astoned All mortall meÌ„ shal se this thynge shall speke vpon the worke of god they shall knowe his dedes The ryghtwyseman shall reioyse in the lorde and shall commytte hym selfe to his cure all rightwyse in herte shall reioyse gloriously The argument into the .lxv. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid declareth god to haue his chefe seate in Syon there to be knoweÌ„ and worshypped of all men TE decet himnus Prayse abydeth the oh god in Syon and men shal performe vnto the their vowes Unto the which hearest prayer all mortall men shall come Iniquite preuayled agaiÌ„st vs but it is thou that purgest vs froÌ„ oure synnes Blessed is he whome thou hast chosen whom thou haste taken to the to dwell in thy house For he shall be satisfyed with the good thingê of thy house of thy holy temple Of thy meruelouse rightwysnesse shalte thou graunte vs oh god oure sauyour wherefore they shall truste in the al that inhabyt the farthest costes of the erthe of the longe see Thou arte he which settest the hylles in theire strengthe gyrte rounde aboute with power Whiche swageste and peaseste the feerse rorynge of the sees ceassest the noyse of their floudes and the wood furye of the hethen They that are in the extremest partes of the erth shall feare at thy wonderfull tokens them that dwell at the east and at the west thou shalt make glad Thou hast vysyted the erth with rayne whan it was full drie thou hast made it very riche and plentuouse the ryuer of god floweth full of water thou shalt make her wheate to encrease luckely for so is it thy pleasure to endue it Laye playne her euyn vorowes moist theym temperatly withe swete showers and blesse thou the spiringe of hir corne Thou shalte leade the eare aboute with thy gentyll fauour thy cloudes shall drope fatte plentuousnesse There shall fall droppes vpon the mantions of the deserte the hylles shall ioye couerde rounde aboute with plentuouse fruite The playne feldes shall be coueted with flockes of shepe and the valeys shall be fylled with corne wherfore euery man shall synge and make melody The argument into the .lxvi. Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a gyuinge of thankes for the delyuerance of the people of Israhell frome the tyranny of the vngodly The tytle The song of Dauid commytted to the chauÌ„ter to be songe IUbilate Make ye melody to god as many as inhabyt the erthe Gyue ye glorie vnto his name in syngiÌ„g gyue ye vnto him gloriouse prayse Saye ye vnto god oh howe fearfull are thy dedes for thy wyde power euen thy enemyes shall come crepynge crouchiÌ„g vnto the. Unto the shall ê“fesse homage worship all that dwell vpon therth they shall syng vnto the they shall synge vnto thy name Selah Come hyther se the workes of god se his fearfull workes towarde men He turneth yâ— sees in to drie lande he maketh men to go thorowe the see drie shode there we reioysed of his power He turneth the worlde by his power his eyes loke vpon the heithen these backslyders from his trouthe shall neuer be promoted Selah O people magnifye ye our god prayse him with loude voyces This is he that hath preserued the lyfe of our soule and hath nat suffred our fete ones to slyde Uerily god hath ê“ued vs he hath tryed vs with fyre as men were woÌ„t to try siluer Thou broughtest vs in to a strayte and charged our loynes with heuynesse Thou laydest sore men vpon our heedes we were brought in to fyre water and thou leadest vs out agayne in to a place where we were well refresshed I shall go to the lorde at all tymes I shall paye vnto the my vowes Whiche I promysed with my lyppes made with my mouth whan I was in afflyction I shall offre vnto the fatte sacrifyces with the ricke sauour of motton I shall breÌ„ne vnto the oxen gotes Selah Come ye hyther as manye as feare god and beare what thynges he hath done to my soule I called vpon him with my mouthe and with my tonge I exalted him If I had set my mynde vpon iniquite thaÌ„ god had nat herde me but nowe god hath herde gyueÌ„ hede vnto my prayer Praised be god which hath nat repelled my prayer nether hath he wtdraweÌ„ his mercy fro me The argument into the .lxvii. Psal. ¶ Here Dauid desyreth the fauorable presence of god for the people of Israhell DEus misereatur God mighte fauour and haue mercye vpon vs he might lyghten vs with his presence Selah That thy waye might be knowen euerywhere in the erth and thy sauynge helth also vnto all nations The peple might magnifye the o god ye all peple might magnifye the. The heithen myght ioye and tryumphe in that thou doest ryght vnto the people dyrectest the natyons vpon therth Selah The people might sprede thy name oh god ye all people mought magnifye the. The erthe also myght gyue agayne her encrese and god whiche is our god myght do vs good God mought blesse vs and all that inhabit
thou plucked backe thy hande holde nat thy righte hande thus styll in thy bosome Uerily thou arte god which hast hytherto ben my gouernoure thou arte euyn he that bryngest helth into the myddes of the erth Thou verily thorowe thy power troublest the see thou breakest the heedes of the dragons in the waters Thou knockest togyther the heedes of the greate whales and gyueste them for meate to the people of the deserte Thou breakeste vp the sprynges thou makest drye the floudes The daye is thyne the nyghte also belongeth to the thou haste ordeyned the lyght and the sonne Thou hast ordeyned sette all the costes of the rounde worlde somer and wynter thou hast made them Yet se thou forgetest nat this one thynge that this enemye thus blaphemously reuyleth the lorde that this wyked folysshe folke thus greuously hurte thy name Let not the lyfe of thy turtle douue come into the coÌ„panye of these aduersaryes the company of the pore afflicte forget nat for euer Loke vpon thy ê“myse for among these blynde wretches of the erth all are full of vyolence trouble Turne nat awaye from the these pore lowelyous with shame but rather cause these pore afflycte nedions to prayse thy name Aryse god gyue sentence agaynste thy aduersaryes remeÌ„bre howe blasphemously they reuyled the and how chorlysshly these wicked men deale with the dayly Forget nat the proude wordes of thy aduersaryes lette the hyghe swellynges of them that resyst the clyme vp styll into their owne confusyon The argumeÌ„t in to the .lxxv. Psal. ¶ Here fyrste of all Christe oure sauyoure is brought in vnder the fygure of Dauid reioysiÌ„g of the power gyuen him by the which he wolde restore the worlde nowe beynge redy to fall and he monissheth that no man resyste his kinge bicause that god is he alone whiche exalteth whoÌ„ he wyll The tytle of this Psalme The songe of Asaph called Ne perdas COnfitebimur tibi We thanke the god we thanke the for nyghe is thy gloryous power those men that call vpon the they shal remeÌ„bre thy meruelous dedes For I shal take vp vnto me my coÌ„gregation shal execut true iustice The erth the dwellers ther vpon begaÌ„ to slyde away I haue vnderset it Sel. I spake to these made foles sayeng se that ye be nat besydê your wyttê I sayd also vnto these vngodly se that ye extolle nat your power Lyfte nat vp your hornes to highe neither speke ye proudneckedly For this lyftinge vp cometh neither froÌ„ the eest nor the weest neither yet froÌ„ the sowthe hylles of the deserte But it is god verily the myghtye iuge he casteth downe one man and lyfteth vp another For there is a cup full of troubled wyne in the hande of the lorde out of whiche he powreth to be dronke of whose verye dregges shall be supped of for all the vngodly of the erth shall drynke therof But I in the meane season shall shewe forth contynually his glorie and prayse my god euyn the very god of Iacob And shall also plucke vp by the rotes the hornes of these vngodly but the power of the rightwyse shall be styll exalted The argument into the .lxxvi. Psal. ¶ Here Asaph syngeth howe that Hierusalem was nobly defeÌ„ded of god wherfore he extolleth his power 〈◊〉 to be dreded thaÌ„ excedyng all meÌ„nes powers The title The song of Asaph coÌ„mytted to the chanter to be songe at thorgaiÌ„s NOtus in iudea God is honorably knowen in the lande of Iudah and his cleare fame is nobly sprede thorowe the lande of Israell His tabernacle is set vp in Ierusalem and his mansion in Syon There he broke into peses both â—owe arowes bukler swerde iÌ„ batayle Selah Thou arte passynge clere and noble worthy to be magnyfyed aboue the kyngdomes full of thefte and robery They are depriued of their stronge herte their slomber hath ouergone them their handes are benoÌ„med although they were men valyaunte in batayle For thorowe thy fearfull thretenynge rebuke o god of Iacob their horse and cartes went all to hauoke Thou arte to be feared in dede for who maye stande before the especyally whan thy angre waâ—e hote Euen from heuen thou causest thy fearfull iugement to be herde the erth feared and durste nat ones quitche Whan god shulde ryse in to iugement to saue all the meke sprited of the erth Selah For mennes iÌ„dignation occasyoned thy glory euen whiles thou brydeledest the reste of thy fury Make your vowes and performe them to the lorde your god for he is in the myddes amonge you Offre your gyftes to him so gretly to be feared whiche taketh breath euen from princes it is he that is to be feared of the kynges of the erth The argument into the .lxxvii. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. Asaph declareth his heuynes of mynde for the calamyte wretchednes of the holye people The tytle of this Psalme The songe of Asaph commytted to the chef chaunter to be songe of the order of those syngers amoÌ„ge whom Ieduthum was chefe UOce mea ad dominum Wyth my voyce to god with my voyce to god I cryed loude and he lystened to me In the tyme of my trybulation lorde I sought the my sore ranne all nyght and ceassed nat my soule refused all conforte I remembred god and I gnasted and grated my tethe togyther for angre I spoke and my spryte was sore vexed beynge full of anguyshe Selah Thou heldest myn eyes from slepe all the kyght longe and I was so tormented in mynde that my slepe fayled me I called to mynde my dayes paste euen the yeres of my sore age I remembred my mery night songes I spake in my herte and my spirite serched the cause of this heuye iugemente Sayenge shall the lorde than caste me a waye for euer shall he neuer call me agayne into his fauour Is his goodnes than thus taken awaye for euer is hys counfortable promyse thus ended for all ages Hath god than forgotten to haue mercy or wyll he shutte vp his mercy in his angre Selah And I thought this is but myn owne weake abydynge vntyll the most highest declare his right hande as he is wonte to do Wherfore I wyll call to mynde the workê of the lorde and I wyll holde in remeÌ„brance thy meruelouse noble actes whyche thou haste wrought of olde tyme. I shall thinke vpon all thy workes and talke vpon thy wonderfull dedes contynually Oh howe wonderfull are thy wayes oh god whiche dwellest in the secrete holye place who is so mightye so greate as is god Thou art god which hast wroÈt meruelouse thinges and haste declared thy mightie power amonge the people Thou hast redemed and losed thy people with stronge power euyn the soÌ„ne of Iacob Ioseph Selah The waters somtyme sawe the oh god the waters sawe the and they trembled euen the depe botomlesse see was all to troubled The blacke cloudes sent downe rayne it thundred in the ayre hayle stones came
stretchest out the heuens lyke a cortayne He layeth the bemes of his tabernacles aboue in the waters he him selfe is caryed in the clowdes he flyeth on his iourney with the wynges of the wynde He vseth blastes of wynde for his messagers for his ministers he hath the flamyng â—yer He layde the foundacion of the erth â—ast stayed of her owne selfe so that she shal nat rele for euer Thou hast wrapped it in with the depe see lyke as with a garmeÌ„t for euen vpon the hylles waters shall stande They fled whan thou blamedest them fell downe sodenly at the noyse of thy thoÌ„derynge The hylles apered all alofte the playne feldes lay beneth at their place assygned them Thou hast lymyted them their bouÌ„des whiche they ouer passe nat onlesse they retourne ouerflowe therth He sendeth forth quycke sprynges into ryuers which ren downe betwene the hylles Wherof drinke the wylde beestes wylde asses slacke their thyrste Nyghe these swete flodes the foules of thayer haue their seates synge among the bowes He watreth the hylles euen from his ouer parlers with the plentuousnes of thy workes thou satisfyest therth He maketh the grasse to spryng to grow into fother for catall the corne also by maÌ„nes labour toyliÌ„ge wherby he miÈt get liuyng out of the grouÌ„de As wyne which maketh mery maÌ„nes herte oyle whiche maketh mannes face fresshely to shine bred which susteineth th art of maÌ„ The trees of the lorde ar refresshed euen the Cedres of Lybani which he planted In the which the byrdê nestle yâ— Curlâ— hath their her nest The hygh hylles ar a refuge socour for the wylde gotes the stonney rockes for the hares He made the moue to shewe the apoiÌ„ted festes the sonne knoweth whan he shall go downe Thou bryngest derkenesse vpon to make the nyght than they go to their relefe the wylde beestes of the wodes As the lyoÌ„s roryng for their proie so to aske their meate of god The sonne rysen they are hyd agayne and are layde downe in their dennes But man goth forth to his worke vnto his labour vntyll the euenynge Oh howe excellent are thy workê o lorde all thynges wysely haste thou made the erth swymmeth in thy goodnes This see is gret and of maruelous large bredthe there are thyngê crepynge with out nombre and thynges that haue lyfe both great and small There sayle shyppes and there go these whales which thou hast made theriÌ„ to play All thynges wayte vpon the that thou shuldest gyue them meate in time Whan thou hast gyuen it theÌ„ than they gather whan thou hast opened thy haÌ„de than ar they well satisfyed with good fode Whan thou turnest away thy face than are they astoned whan thou gathrest in their breath than are they deed and returned into erth And agayn whan thou breathest vpon them than are they created a newe and thus renuest thou the face of therth The glorious beaute of the lorde staÌ„deth for euer the lorde shal euer reioyse of his workes He beholdeth therth it trembleth he toucheth thylles they smoke I shal synge vnto the lorde whyles I lyue I shall synge vnto my god as longe as I shall haue my beiÌ„g My speche might be swete vnto hiÌ„ I shall reioyse iÌ„ the lorde Let the siÌ„ners be coÌ„sumed vpoÌ„ therth the vngodly also vntyll that non be lefte a lyue oh my soule praise thou the lorde LOUE IE THE LORDE The argument into the C.v. Psal. ¶ Here the Prophet exhorteth to the prayse of god in his holye congregacyon at the Arche the ernest of his promyse of the lande of Canaan COnfttemini Magnifye ye the lorde and call vpon his name put the peple in mynde of his wonderfull dedes Synge vnto him and make ye melodye shewe forth all his meruelouse workes Gloriously sprede ye a brode his holy name their hertes might be glad that seke the lorde Seke ye the lorde dilygently his mighty seate also seke ye his face alwaye Remembre his actes whiche he hath done his wonders and iugementes which are gone forth of his mouthe Oh ye seede of Abraham which are his seruantes oh ye chyldren of Iacob hys chosen The lorde he is our god which optayneth the rule ouer all the erthe He remembreth his promyse thorowe al ages that his bargayne might stande in to thousande generacyons Whiche he smyt with AbrahaÌ„ swore vnto Isaac Whiche he put to Iacob for a lawe to Israhell into a perpetuall couenaunte Whan he sayde vnto the I gyue the laÌ„de of Canaan the lot porcyon of thyne inheritance Euyn whan they were but a fewe sely men and straungers therin Goynge frome nacyon to nacyon frome their owne realme to a nother people He suffred nat any man to do them wroÌ„ge for their pleasures he chastysed eueÌ„ the kynges Se therfore that ye touche nat my anointed neither hurt ye my prophetê He brought an hungre vpon the lande and wasted all their yerely corne He sente before them a man eueÌ„ Ioseph solde into bondage They tormented his fete with fetters his body was caste into yerns Untyll his dede came iÌ„to lyght the worde of goddes owne mouth restored him tryed with fyer lyke golde The kynge sente and delyuered him and the gouerner of the people dyd lose him He made hym ruler of hys house and the dysposer of hys goodes To correcte his nobles at his pleasure and to teach his sage men wysdome And Israhell after this is comen in to Egypt Iacob became a stranger in the laÌ„de of Ham. And god encresed his peple excedyngly and made them stronger than their aduersaryes And afterward turned the hertê of these men made them to hate his people to worke disceyte with his seruantes And than he sente theÌ„ Moyses his seruaunt and Aharon his chosen These men shewed his myracles amoÌ„ge them and woÌ„ders in the lande of Ham. He caste vpon them derknesse and made derke Egypte and they dyd nat againste his wordes He turned their waters in to blode and slewe their fysshes Frogges crepte euerywhere in their laÌ„de euyn in the kynges bed chambres He dyd but saye the worde there came swarmes of flyes lyse in to all their costes In stede of rayne he gaue theÌ„ hayle stones and lyghtenynge in their lande He smyt their vynes fygtrees broke downe their trees in their coostes He spoke the worde there came hotte flyes and deuourynge wormes without nombre Which deuoured breÌ„te vp all the grasse in their lande they eate vp the fruit in their feldes He smyt also euery first begoten that they had euyn the first fruites of their wedlocke But he ledde forth his chosen endued with syluer and golde and there was nat one in their trybes that was sycke Egipte reioysed in their forth goinge for they were a frayde to holde them any lenger He stretched forth a cloude which couered theym and sente theÌ„ fyer to
distresse For he ledeth them forth of derkenes from the shadowe of deth and breketh of their bandes And than they magnifye the lorde for his goodnes and publyshe his meruaylous actes amonge the men Whan he had broke the dores of stele distroyed the barres of yerne Foles for their synnes and wikednesses are scurged Their mynde abhorreth all maner of meate they are brought euen to dethes dore And they crye vnto the lorde in to their narowe strainte he delyuereth them from their distresse For he commaundeth with a worde and healeth them and delyuereth them from distruction nowe beyâ—ge at hande And thaÌ„ they magnifye the lorde for his goodnes and publyshe hys maruelous actes amonge men They offre vnto him the sacrifyce of praise and shewe forth his workes with gret triumphe They entre into the see with shyppes and labour and stryue in the brode rough waters They also se the workes of the lorde his wondrefull thynges in the depe sees For at his commaundement cometh forthe the stormye wynde lyfteth vp the waues of the see And they nowe ryse vp into the heuens and anone they fall downe into the depthes so that their hertes are clene gone They are throweÌ„ here and there they ar tossed they rele lyke dronken men they ar at their wyttes ende And they crye vnto the lorde in this narowe straint and he thorow his helpe delyuereth them out of their distresse For the stormy wynde auoideth that the see myght be caume her waues might be styll Than ar they glad that they are at rest and he leadeth them forth vnto their pleasaunt hauen And thaÌ„ magnifye hey the lord for his goodnes publishe his meruelous actes amonge the men And they extoll him in the congregation of the people they prayse him in the presens of the elders He that turneth the moyst and frutefull soyle into a drye deserte caryeth away waters from the thristy erth And briÌ„geth frutefull soyle into barons for the offences of the dwellers therin Bringeth it so to passe that the drie deserte be turned agayn in to moyst soyle waters boyle forth of the chyrsty grouÌ„de And there than setteth he these hongry and famisshed men they prepare them cyties to be inhabited They sowe the feldes they plante the vynyardes they make frute and encrese of corne He blesseth them and they ar encresed excedyngly their catall fayle nat And agayn they are mynyshed and cast downe with barones disease sicknes He maketh hygh princes to be of no reputacyon and he maketh them to erre be wyde and strange places But in the meane season he lyfteth vp the pore man out of trouble and maketh hiÌ„ an housholde lyke a flocke of shepe The rightwyse shall feare be glad al men gyueÌ„ to shrewdenes shall stope their mouthes Who is wyse let him obserue marke these thynges he shall parceyue the goodnesse of the lorde The argument in to the C.viii. Psal. ¶ In this psal the prophete declareth howe desyrous he was to prayse god bothe with mouth and instrument The tytle of the psal The dytie of the songe of Dauyd PAratum cor My herte is full set both to playe and to synge a songe with my tonge Come on Psaltery and harpe for by by shall I set you in tune I shall magnifye the amonge the people oh lorde and shall prayse the amonge the nacions For thy goodnes is so gret that it passeth the heueÌ„s and thy faythfulnes also that it lyfteth vp it self vnto the cloudes Exalte thy selfe aboue the heuens oh god and thy glorious beaute ouer all therth That thy welbeloued might be in sauegarde preserue me with thy right hande and graunt me God hath expressed his mynde from his secrete holy place I shall be gladde and deuyde Shecem and shall meete out the valey of Succoth Gilead is myne Menasheh is myne Ephraim is my chefe stronge holde Iehudah is my kyngdome Moab shal be subdued vnto me as a caldren in the which I wyll wasshe my fete Edom shall be vnto me lyke a vyle place wherin I wyl cast a waye my shoes vpon Philistea wil I take my pleasure Who shall lede me in to the stronge defensed cytie who shal lede me vnto Edom Uerily euyn thou god whiche repellest vs and woldest nat ones go forth with vs among our host Helpe thou now vs delyuer vs froÌ„ our enemyes for vayne is the helpe of men In god we shall strongely preuaile for it is he that shall trede downe our enemys The argument in to the C.ix Psal. ¶ The fyrst parte of this Psal. ar cruell baÌ„nynges or wisshynges agaynst Doeg and other flaterers of Sauâ—e which with their lyes stered him vp agaynst Dauid In the later parte he coÌ„playneth of his owne myserable state desyrynge the helpe of god The tytle of this Psal. The dite of Dauid committed to the chaunter DEus laudeÌ„ God in whoÌ„ I reioyse and glory holde nat thy self fro me For the vngodly haue opened their mouthes agaynst me crafty deceyuers haue comuned with me but with a lyenge tonge They besege me with odious coÌ„municacion bete me downe without cause For that I loued them they hated me agayn and yet I pray for them They quitte me euell for good hatered for loue Set some vngodly ruler vpon him and lette some cruell aduersarye be his superior So that whan he shall come into iugement he myght go forth lyke a condemned wretche and his owne tale for his delyueraunce mought condeÌ„ne him Let his tyme be shorte and another redy to take his offyce Let his chyldren be yong and fatherles and his wyfe a carefull wydowe Let his chyldren be wandryng beggers wretched crauers heuyly for their lyuiÌ„g put out of their pore cotage Lette the bribynge vsurers catche what so euer he hath and strange men dispoyâ—e tho thynges whiche he had goten with great labour Let there be none to pyte and to helpe hym neither one that wyll fauour socour his yong fatherles chyldreÌ„ Let his yssue be cut of and his name be done awaye in one genetatyon Let the vnrightwysenes of his fathers be brought in mynde before god and let nat the synnes of his mother be forgoteÌ„ But let them be before the lorde euer their memoriall be caste out of therthe Bicause he thought nat to do mercy but persecuted vexed the poore afflicte man to sley hym broken in hert He delyted in cursyng let it therfore fall vpon hym selfe he turned him from blessyng let it therfore be ferre from him Let him be wrapped in cursynges as in his clothes let them synke in to him lyke water in to his very bones like oyle Let cursynge be as his garment wherwith he be clothed as his gyrdle wherwith he be euermore gyrte Let this be the rewarde from the lorde vnto these men whiche are agaynst me and speke hurte vpon my soule But thou art the lorde oh lorde dele
spriÌ„ge wethers ye hylles to play lyke laÌ„mes At the presens of the lorde the erth must nedes treÌ„ble feare ye that at the pÌ„seÌ„s of the god of Iacob For he bryngeth the harde rock into a ponde of water eueÌ„ the very stonne into plentuous springes The argument into the C.xv Psal. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid prayeth god for glorye of his name to do good vnto the people that it myght be openly knoweÌ„ him onely to be god all Images to be but Idoles NOn nobis domine Nat to vs lorde nat to vs but vnto thy name gyue the glory and prayse for thy mercy and for thy trouthes sake Wherfore shulde the gentyls say where is nowe their god WhaÌ„ our god is in the heueÌ„s he doth what soeuer lyketh him Their images are but golde and syluer euyn the worke of mannes hande They haue mouthes yet speke thei nat eyes se nat eares and here nat nose and smell nat They haue handes and nothynge fele they fete and goo nat withe their throte make they no noyse Unto these Idoles are thâ—y lyke that make them and as many as trust vnto them But Israhell trust thou in the lorde for he helpeth them and is their shelde Ye of the house of Aharon se that ye trust in the lorde for he is their helpe their shelde Ye worshippers of the lorde se that ye truste in the lorde for he is to theÌ„ helpe and defender The lorde wyll haue vs in miÌ„de it is he that wyll do good he wyll do good to the house of Israell to the house of AaroÌ„ He wyll be benefyciall to the worshippers of the lorde as well to the lytell as to the great The lorde might encrease his good mynde toward you towarde you towarde youre chyldren Ye ar they to whom the lorde doth good which hath made heuen and the erth The heueÌ„s the veri heuens ar the lordes but the erth hath he gyuen to rhe childreÌ„ of meÌ„ The dede in no maner of wyse shall prayse the lorde neyther they that go downe to the place of sylence But we shall magnifye and prayse the lorde from this tyme in to euerlastynge ⧠Prayse ye the lorde The argument in to the C.xvi. Psal. ¶ This Psalme is a thankefull songe for the helpe of the lorde wherby Dauyd escaped whaÌ„ he was nowe compassed in of Saules hoste DIleri I loue the lorde for he hath herde me he hath herde the depe desyers of my herte He bowed down his eares vnto me wherfore whyles I lyue shall I call vpon him The sorowfull snares of dethe helde me strayte strayte anguysshes hampered me in anguisshe and afflyction founde me But yet the name of the lord I called vpoÌ„ I beseche the lorde delyuer my soule The lord our rightwyse god is prone vnto fauour he is redy bente vnto mercy The lorde kepeth the pore siÌ„pleoÌ„s I was full poore full of care and he saued me Turne the my soule vnto thy rest for the lorde hath rewarded the. For thou hast delyuerd my soule from deth myne eyes from teares and my fete from slydynge I shall continue and dwell before the lorde amonge the lyuynge men I beleued and therfore muste I nedes speke but I was fore scurged therfore So that I thought sayd with my selfe whan I fled so hastely euery maÌ„ is a lyer What shal I gyue agayn to the lorde for all the benefytes which he hath gyueÌ„ me I shall take the cuppe in the thankefull fyft for the helpe brought me and I shal call vpon the helpe of the lorde Nowe shall I performe my vowes vnto the lorde in the presens of all his people Precious is the deth of his sayntes in the eyes of the lorde Ye verily lorde for I am thy seruant I am thy seruaÌ„t the sonne of thy hande mayde euen thou hast losed my bondes Unto the shall I make the sacryfyce of prayse the name of the lorde shall I cal vpon Nowe shall I performe my vowes before al his people In the fore porches of the house of the lorde in the myddes of thy Ierusalem The argument in to the C.xvii Ps. ¶ In this Psal. the Prophete prophesyeth the gospell to be preched to the gentils LAudate dominuÌ„ oeÌ„s Prayse ye the lorde all gentyls magnifye him al nacions For his mercy is sprede ouer vs and the faithfulnes of the lorde standeth for euer The argument into the C.xviii Ps. ¶ This Psalme is a prayer in whiche Dauid delyuered now from all his afflyctions and promoted to be kynge of all Israell opeÌ„ly in the tabernacle of god gaue him thankes also layde forth the persone of Christ in him selfe COnfitemini Magnifye ye the lorde for he is gratious his mercy endureth for euer Let Israell now magnifye hiÌ„ for his meâ—cy eÌ„dureth for euer Let the house of Aharon magnifye him for his mercy endureth for euer Let as many as feare the lorde magnifye him for his mercy endureth for euer Whan I was in a greuous straynte I called vpon the lorde and he graunted to set me at large The lorde standeth on my syde I shall nat feare what so euer man maye do vnto me The lorde standeth on my syde with my helpers and I shall se my desyre vpon theÌ„ that hate me It is beter for one to coÌ„mytte him self to the tuicion defence of the lorde than to maÌ„nes defence It is better to put our confydence in the lorde than in men be they neuer so great Whan all the geÌ„tyles beseged me on euery syde well sayde I in the name of the lorde for I shall cut them away They coÌ„passed me in ye they beset me in round about well sayd I in the name of the lorde for I shall cutte them away They swarmed about me lyke bees and inuaded me as fersly as fyer that drie thornê but they were sone quenched for I sayde well in the name of the lorde I shall cut theÌ„ awaye I was cast with great vyolence redy to haue fallen but the Lorde sustayned and helpte me The lorde is my streÌ„gth the very same whom I prayse it is he that is my sauynge helthe The voyce of triumph of men ioyfully publysshynge theire sauynge helpe nowe broughte vnto theym is in the tabernacles of the ryghtwyse for the right haÌ„de of the lorde hath broÈt it so mightely to passe The right haÌ„de of the lorde is exellent high the right haÌ„de of the lorde hath brought it so mightely to passe I shall nat dye but lyue and shall publysshe the workes of the lorde He chastysed him with greuouse ernest chastemute but yet he betoke me nat to deth Open ye vnto me the gates of the company of rightwysemen and I shall enter in at them and magnifye the lorde This is the gate of the lorde the rightwyse shall enter in therat I shall magnifye the for thou hast grauÌ„ted me hast brought me a sauiÌ„ge helpe The
the place of thy rest come in thou with the Arche of thy strength Let thy sacrifycers be cled withe rightwysnesse and thy sayntes tryumph ioyfully For thy seruaunt Dauides sake tourne nat a waye thy anoynted The lord swore vnto dauid of his trouth and shall nat reuoke it I shall sette vpon thy feate regall one of the fruyte of thy body If thy chyldren obserue my couuenaunte and my testymonyes wythe whiche I shall instructe them than euen their chyldren shall sytte vppon the seate regall for a longe space For the lorde hathe chosen Syon it is his pleasure there to haue his seate This shal be the place of my reste into all worldes here wyll I sytte for this seate haue I desyred Her yerely fruyt shal I fauourably encrease her poore nedyons wyll I satisfye with foode Her sacrifycers shall I cloth with helth and her sayntes shall reioyse euyn frome theyr verye hertes Here shall I make Dauydes impery to florisshe prosperouslye I haue prouyded a lanterne for my anoynted I shall wrappe his enemyes in coÌ„fusyon and shame but in hym shall I florysshe the beautefull crowne regall The argument into the C.xxxiij psal ¶ Here iÌ„ this ps Da. praiseth brotherly coÌ„corde ECce quam bonum Beholde howe plesaunte and howe ioyfull a thynge it is bretherne to dwell to gyther and to be all of one mynde They ar lyke that precyouse good oyntement which powred vpon Aharons heed raÌ„ne downe into his berde into the berde of AharoÌ„ into the skirtes of his clothê Ye this brotherly loue is lyke the dewe whiche fell vpon the hylles of Hermon and vpon the hylles of Syon For there the lorde gyueth forth his blessynge and lyfe euerlastynge The argumeÌ„t in to the C.xxxiiij Psal. ¶ Here Dauyd exhorteth vnto prayer and to prayse god and that in the nyght ECce nunc Behold prayse ye the lorde all seruantes of the lorde whiche coÌ„tinually appere in the house of the lorde nyghtly Lyfte vp your handes vnto the holy secrete place prayse ye the lorde The lorde might do the good froÌ„ Sion which hath made the heueÌ„s erth The argument into the C.xxxv. Psal. ¶ Here the Prophet excyteth the people to praise god he publyssheth his power both by myracles done for them in that he so exalted them aboue other also he promyseth his helpe to the beleuers in him Idoles and their worshyppers laughed all to scorne The tytle of thys psal Prayse ye the lorde LAudate nomeÌ„ Prayse ye the name of the lorde prayse ye that are the seruantes of the lorde Whiche appere continually iÌ„ the house of the lorde in the porches of the house of our god Prayse ye God for he is a good Lorde prayse his name for it is gloriouse For god hath chosen vnto hym Iacob eueÌ„ Israell iÌ„to his owne proper people For I haue knowen that great is the lorde and our god to be greater than all goddes What so euer lyked him the lorde hath made in heuens and in erthe in the sees and in all depe waters Which caryeth vp cloudes from the farthest partes of therth â— he maketh lyghtenynges with rayne he leadeth forth the wyndes of his treasure houses Whiche smytte the firste begotten in Egypte bothe of man and beaste He sente forthe tokens and wonders in to the myddes of Egypte agaynst Pharao and all his seruauntes Which smytte the most grettest nacions and slewe right valyant kynges As Syhon kynge of the Amorreons and Og the kynge of Bashan and all the kyngdomes of Chanaan And gaue their laÌ„de iÌ„to an heritage eueÌ„ into heritage vnto Israell his people Lorde thy name is setforth for euer and thy memoryall into all ages For the lorde shall auenge delyuer his peple which satisfyed with their punishmeÌ„t shall be pleased agayne with his people The fayned images of the gentyles are but golde syluer â— the workes of meÌ„nes handes They haue mouthes and speke nat eyes and se nat They haue cares and heare nat neither is there verily any breth in their mouthes Thei that make theÌ„ ar lyke theÌ„ they also that truste in theÌ„ Ye of the house of Israell praise the lorde the house of Aharon prayse ye the lorde The house of Leuy loue ye the lorde ye that feare the lorde loue ye the lorde The lorde be praysed from Syon which hath his seate regall in Ierusalem Loue ye the lorde The argument into the C.xxxvi Psa. ¶ Here the Prophet excyteth men to the prayse of god to kindle them therto he putteth theÌ„ in mynde of the creatyon of the worlde and of the myracles shewed for the delyueraÌ„ce of Israhell COnfitemini Honour ye the lorde for he is fauorablye good and hys mercy is sette forthe for euer Honour ye god whiche is the god of all goddes for his mercy is set forth for euer Honoure ye the lorde of lordes for hys mercy is set forthe for euer Whiche alone dothe the great myracles for his mercy is set forth for euer Which by his heuenly wytte hathe made the heuens for his mercy is set forth for euer Whiche hath spred abrode therth aboue the waters for his mercy is set forth for euer Which hath made the great lyghtes for his mercy is set forth for euer The soÌ„ne to haue the preemynence of the daye for his mercy is set forth for euer The moone sterres to beare rule in the night for his mercy is set forth for euer Which smyt the EgyptioÌ„s in their first begoten for his mercy is set forth for euer And led forth Israel euyn froÌ„ the middes of theÌ„ for his mercy is set forth for euer Which cutte the redde see into tway partes for his mercy is set forth for euer And led ouer Israell thorow the myddê therof for his mercy is set forth for euer And threwe down Pharao his host in the red see for his mercye is set forth for euer Which led his people thorowe the wyldernes for his mercy is set forth for euer which smyt downe great kynges for his mercy is set forth for euer Which slewe noble kiÌ„ges for his mercy is set forth for euer As Sihon the kiÌ„ge of the AmorreÌ„s for his merci is set forth for euer And Og the kiÌ„g of BashaÌ„ for his mercy is set forth for euer And gaue their laÌ„de in to an heritage for his mercy is set forth c. EueÌ„ into heritage vnto Israel his seruaÌ„t for his mercy is set c Which remeÌ„bred vs whan we were caste downe for his mercy is setforth for euer And redemed vs from our enemyes for his mercy is set forthe c. Which gyueth meate to euery thinge lyuynge for his mercy is set forth for euer Honoure ye the god of heuens for hys mercy is sette forth for euer The argument into the C.xxxvij psa ¶ In this Psal. it is declared that the Babylonytes asked songes of the Israhelytes beinge with them incaptiuyte whiche answered theyr harpes to be hanged
brekynge in no roÌ„nynge out no out criynge in our stretes Happy is that people with whom it goeth thus happy is that people which holdeth the lorde for their god The argument into the C.xlv Ps. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid declareth the mercy of god to be so poured forth into euery maÌ„ that all thynges do prayse and magnifye it but chefely the faythfull men whiche are moste plentuously fylled with it The tytle The hymme of Dauid EXaltabo I shall extoll the god o kynge and shall publyshe thy name thorowout all the worlde Contynually shall I magnifye prayse thy name throwout all the worldes Great is the lorde worthy moche prayse his greatnes can nat be serched FroÌ„ age to age thy workes shal be praysed and they shal declare thy noble actes All my mynde shall be ernestly set at all tymes to declare thy cleare and glorious fame and also to publishe thy meruelous dedes Men shal speke forth the mighty power of thy myracles and I shall put them in mynde of thy myght Men shall shewe forthe the memoriall of thy plentuous mercy and shall ioyfully tryumphe of thy ryghtwysnes The lorde is fauorable bente vnto mercy slowe vnto wrathe and of plentuouse goodnes Gentle is the lorde vnto al meÌ„ and his mercyable gentelnes swimming ouer all his workes All thy workes shall magnifye the and thy mercy shal declare thy selfe Men shall preache the beautefull glorye of thy kyngdome and shall extoll thy dedes with wordes That they myght certifye and shewe meÌ„ his noble actes his glorie his clearnes Thy kyngdome is a kyngdome in to all worldes and thy power is a power thorowe out all ages The lorde stayeth who so euer slydeth and as many as are thrust downe he lyfteth vp agayne The eyes of all thynges loke vp wayte vpon the and thou gauest them meate in tyme. Thou openest thy hande satisfyest all thyngê lyuyng for thy goodwyll Ryghtwyse is the lorde in all his waye he is good in all his dedes Present is the lorde to as many as call vpon him to as many as call vpon him of true belefe To them that feare him he maketh all thinges acceptable he heareth their erienge and saueth them The lorde kepeth all that loue him and all the vngodly he wyll banyshe My mouth shall speke the prayse of the lorde euery thynge lyuynge shal sprede his holy name into all the worldes The argument into the C.xlvi Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a prayse of lyke argumeÌ„t with the Psal. before saue that here the Prophet disswadeth chefely the trust in to men whan it is so that god is he which alone both may saue wyll saue all that trust in him The title of the Psal Prayse ye the lorde LAuda aiÌ„a mea Prayse the lord my soule I shall prayse the lorde whiles I lyue I shal synge vnto my god as longe as I shall haue my beynge Trust nat in princes which are but men in whom there is no sauynge helth Their breth goth forth of their bodyes and by by they are turned iÌ„ to their erth in the same day all their counsels perishe Hapy is he that seketh helpe of the god of Iacob whose hope is the lorde his god Which hath made heuens and erth the see and what so euer ar contayned in theÌ„ which kepeth his promyse for euer Which auengeth men vexed wrongfully whiche gyueth meate to the hungry it is the lorde that loseth men in holde The lorde gyueth lyghte to the blynde the lorde lyfteth vp men oppressed it is the lorde that loueth the rightwyse The lorde kepeth staÌ„gers he lyfteth vp the yonge fatherles the wydowes and the purposê of thuÌ„godly he turneth vp so downe The lorde shal be kynge for euer whiche is thy god o Sion in to al ages Prayse ye the lorde The argument into the C.xlvij Psal. ¶ In this Psalme the prophet exhorteth Israhell by name to the prayse of god and also the cytisens of Ierusalem LAudare dnÌ„m Prayse ye the lorde for it is a plesaunt and a ioyefull thinge to prayse our god there is no thinge so to be desyred as the prayse of hym The lorde shall restore IerusaleÌ„ shall gather to gyther the scattered out lawes of Israell He healeth the broken in herte and caseth their heuy labours He nombreth the sterres gyueth namê to them all Grace is our lorde grace is his power his wyt may no maÌ„ coÌ„preheÌ„de The lorde lyfteth vp the meke lowlyoÌ„s the proude vngodlye he casteth downe to the grouÌ„de SiÌ„ge ye to the lord with thaÌ„kes giuynge synge ye vnto our god with harpe Which ouerledeth the heuens with cloudes and prepayreth rayne for the erthe and bringeth forth grasse in the hylles Which gyueth cat all their foode meat also to the rauyns chekens calling for it He delyteth nat in strength stronge stedes neyther hath he pleasure in the trumpets of men But his plesure is in them that feare him truste vpon his mercy Praise thou the lorde o IerusaleÌ„ prayse thi god o SioÌ„ For it is he that shal streÌ„gthen the barres of thy gates shall lade thi cytesens within the with pleÌ„tuouse gyftes He endueth thy costes aboute the with pease and satisfyeth the with the mooste purest floure of the wheate He sendeth forth his pleasures in to the erth his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes roÌ„ne forth swiftly He gyueth downe snowe lyke wulle the hore froste he scatreth lyke asshes He casteth forthe his hayle lyke gobbetê of bred who maye abyde his colde He sendeth forth his worde and melteth them awaye he ledeth backe his wynde and the waters droppe downe It is he that tolde his pleasurs to Iacob vis ordynance and decrees vnto Israhel With no natioÌ„ hath he thus delt neither to any other dyd he publyshe his decrees The argument into the C.xlviii Psal. ¶ In this Psal. the Prophet exhorteth all creatures both heuenly erthly to the praise of god The tytle of the Psal. Praise ye the lorde LAudate dnÌ„m Prayse the lorde ye heueÌ„ly miÌ„des prayse ye hiÌ„ all that are aboue Praise him all aungels prayse him all his hoste roundaboute hym Praise him sonne and mone praise hym all bright and shynynge sterres Prayse him the mooste highest heuens and ye waters that ar aboue the heuens Praise ye the name of the lorde for he made all thiÌ„ges with a worde And hath made them to staÌ„de fast into all worldê he hath gyuen theÌ„ a lawe whiche they breke nat Prayse ye the lorde al creatures of therth dragoÌ„s all depe waters Fyer hayle snowe yse stormy wiÌ„des doing his commaundement Mountayns and all high hylles frutefull trees all cedre trees All wylde bestes tame all thiÌ„ges that crepe fethered foules Kinges of therth all peple princes all rulers of therthe Syngle men maydeÌ„s old men yonge prayse the name of the lorde for it is only hyghe and sprede ouer erth and heuens He