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
persuers eueÌ„ from these depe waters Let nat the streme cary me away neyther the depthe swalowe me in nor the pytte shytte her mouth ouer me Answere me oh lorde for full gentyll is thy mercye loke vpon me after thy great humanite And hyde nat thy face from thy seruaÌ„t for I drawe an heuy crosse spede the to here me Ioyne the to my soule and redeme it lose me fro my enemyes Thou knowest what approbri what shame and howe greate confusyon I bere they that trouble me are in thy syght Opprobrie hath broken my herte I am scourged I loked for one to ease me with coÌ„fortable wordê but ther was none I loked vp for coÌ„forters but I fouÌ„de non For meat they gaue me gall whan I thirsted they gaue me to driÌ„ke vinagre Let their own table be their trappe and their owne frendes their snares Let their eyes be blynded leste they see and make their loynes euermore to slide Powre forth thy wrath vpon them and let thy heuy indignation take them Let their houses be desolate and lette there be no man to inhabyt their tabernacles For they saye that they persecute him whom thou woldest to be smytten and they boste them selfe to chasten hym whom thou commaundest to wounde Make that vnto these meÌ„ one wickednes be heaped vpon a nother and let theym neuer be partakers of thy rightwisnesse Let them be blotted oute of the boke of lyfe let them in no wise be written with the rightwyse But me oh god for as moche as I am afflycte pore full of sorow thou shalt delyuer with thy sauyng helpe I shall prayse the name of god with songe I shall extoll him with solempne prayse For this shall be more accept to the lorde than oxe and calfe whiche are armed with hornes and houfes Meke spryted men shall se these thynges and shall reioyse the sekers of god shall se these and their hertes shall lyue For the lorde heareth the pore and meÌ„ layed in prison for his sake he hath nat dispised Heuens erth shall loue him the sees also what so euer moueth iÌ„ theÌ„ For god shall saue Syon and shall preserue the cyties of Iuda there shall men dwell possesse that lande be riÈt inherytauÌ„ce The posterite of his seruaÌ„tes shal receyue it for their heritage who so euer loue his name shal haue their seate theriÌ„ The argument into the .lxx. Psal. ¶ In this ps Dauid desyreth spedy helpe punisshmeÌ„t for his aduersaries and ioyeth for his helthe amonge the faithfull The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Dauid committed to the chaunter to be songe for a remembraunce DEus in adiutorium Oh god spede the to delyuer me oh lorde haste the to helpe me Let them be confounded with shame opprobrye whiche laye awayte for my lyfe lette them be turned bakewarde and in open ignomynie whiche delyte in my trouble Lette them be put backe because they laboure to shame me euen they whiche saye fyghe fyghe vpon him Let them ioye and reioyse in the who so euer seke the and they that loue to be holpeÌ„ of the myght saye god be alwaye extolled I am a carefull poore afflycte spede the vnto me thou arte my helper and delyuerer se thou tary nat The argumeÌ„t into the .lxxi. Psal. ¶ This Psal. is of a comen argumente wherin Dauid desyreth helpe agaynste his aduersaryes which were Absalom with other that conspired with him IN te domine speraui In the lorde haue I trusted suffre me nat at any tyme to be shamed Delyuer me for thy ryghtwysnes and take me vp bowe downe thy eare vnto me and saue me Be thou vnto me a rocke of stonne in the whiche I myghte kepe me and to the whyche I myght euer flee hitherto haste thou taken charge of me to kepe me for thou arte my stonne and my castel My god delyuer me from the hande of the vngodly man delyuer me from the fist of the mischeuous and vyolent man For thou art he of whom I depende lorde lorde thou arte the same vnto whome I haue cleued sy then I was a chylde Thou sustaynest me fro my mothers wombe thou dreweste me oute of my mothers bely my laude and prayse is vpon the contynually I am made a wondrynge stocke vnto many men but thou arte my stronge defense My mouthe shall be yet fulfylled with thy prayse lette it dayly extoll thy cleare maiestie Caste me nat awaye in myne olde age forsake me nat whan my strength shall fayle me For they spoke vpon me among them selue they whiche lay awayte for my soule haue couÌ„seyled in vayne Sayeng god hath forsaken him folowe vpon him and take him for ther is no man that wyll delyuer him God be thou nat farre fro me my god spede the to helpe me Let them be shamed perishe that ar agaynst my lyfe let them be couered with opprobrie confusyon which take so gret payne to hyndre me But I shall tary for thy helpe and shall excede all men in thy prayse My mouth shall dayly speke of thy rightwysnes and sauynge helth for I knowe no ende of thy benefytes I armed with the streÌ„gth of the lorde hauiÌ„g his beyng of him selfe shall come remembre thy rightwysnes onely Oh god thou haste taught me euen of a chylde vnto thys tyme do I publyshe thy meruelous noble actes Ye verily thou shalt nat forsake me euen vnto mi old age and hore heares oh god whiles I shewe forth thy mighty power vnto this present generation and thy streÌ„gth vnto all the posterite to come And whyles I extoll thy ryghtwysnes oh god which hast done so great thyngê o god who maye be compared vnto the Which hast made me to fele many greuous adflictions and thou peased again shalt quicken me shalt bryng me agayn euen from the depest of the erthe Thou shalt encrese my dignyte for thou pleased agayne shalte conforte me And I shall magnifye the I shall sprede thy true faythfulnesse my god with musyke instrumentes I shall synge vnto the with harpe whiche makest holy Israhell My lyppê shall triumphe for ioye and my soule also whiche thou hast redemed for I shall synge vnto the. Also my tonge shall speke continually of thy rightwysnes for they shall be shamed and in opprobrie which toke so gret payne to hurte me The argument in to the .lxxii Psal. ¶ In this ps Salomon prayeth that the kingdoÌ„e of god might come to thorowe Christ. The tytle of this psalme The psalme of Salomon DEus iudicium Oh god gyue thy authorte in iugement vnto the kynge gyue the kinges sonne thexecucion of thy iustyce He shall haue to do with the people of his rightwysnes and shall dele euenly with thy poore afflycte Mountaynes shall bringe peace vnto the people the hilles shal bringe thexecucion of rightwisnes He shall delyuer in iugemente the poore afflycte people he shall kepe the nedyons he shall smyte downe the vniuste vexers of
before the Lorde oure maker For he is oure god and we are the people of his pasture and the flocke whome he dryueth if we thys daye gyue hede and beleue his worde Se that ye harden natte youre hertes as they dyd in the deserte of Merybah in the tyme of temptacyon Whan youre fathers tempted and prouoked me and yet they se my workes Fortie yeres I chydde with the nacyon and I sayde this people erreth in their hertes they alowe nat my wayes Unto whom I swore ī myne angre they shall neuer entrr ī to the lande of my rest The argument into the lxxxxvi Psal. ¶ The prophet moueth al creatures to the praise of god bycause that he now by Christ raygneth CAntate Synge ye to the lorde a new songe synge ye to the lorde as many as dwell vpon therth Synge ye to the lorde and prayse ye his name preache ye day by daye that sauynge helth whiche he bryngeth Put the gentyls also in mynde of his beautefull glory amōg all his people declare ye his merueles For right gret is the lorde worthy moche prayse he is to be feared before all goddes For all the goddes of the people are nought it is the lorde that hath made the heuens Noble fame clernes is before him power and maiestye shyne in his holy secrete place Gyue ye to the lorde honour welworthy his name brīge ye forth gyftes and come into his temple Worship ye the lorde in his ryche goodly temple feare him ye that inhabyte the erth Tell ye the gentyles that the lorde is kynge he shall stablissh the worlde lest it rele he shall iuge and reason with the people indifferētly Be glad ye heuens and let the erth ioye let the see take her pleasure what so euer swīmeth therin Let the felde laugh and what so euer is conteyned in it nowe let all the trees of the wode triumphe Ye and that before the lorde for he is come for he is come to gouerne the erth to gouerne the worlde with rightwisnes and the people of hys faythfulnesse The argument into the lxxxxvij Ps. ¶ In this Psalme Dauid prophesyeth of the kyngdome of Christe DOminus reg exul The lorde is kinge the erthe ioyeth many iyldes ar glad He is closed aboute with a derke cloude but his seate regall is sette in rightwisnesse and equyte Fyer goth before him and brenneth his enemyes round about him His lyghtnynges smyte the worlde roundabout the erth sawe them and trembled for feare Hylles melted awaye lyke waxe at the presens of the lorde they melted euen frō the presens of the lorde of all the erth The heuens shewed forth his xightwysnesse all the people sawe his gloriouse beautie Let them be shamed who soeuer worshyp carued images whiche also glorie in fayned pyctures of nought ye goddes all se that ye fall downe worshyp him Syon haue herde and is glad the cyties of Iuda reioise ī thy iugemēt◠oh lord For thou lorde art higher thā all men of therth and farr exalted aboue all the goddes Ye that loue the Lorde se that ye hate euyll he kepeth the lyues of his sayntes delyuereth them frome the hādes of the vngodly Lyght is sprede amonge the rightwyse and gladnes to the vpright in herte Be glad ye rightwyse in the lorde sprede ye his holy memoriall euerywhere The argument into the lxxxxviij Psa. ¶ The argumēt of this psal is all one with the other before with the argumēt of the lxxxxvi p CAntate Synge ye to the Lorde a newe songe for he hath done meruelouse dedes he saued alonly with hys right hande and with his holy arme The lorde hath declared his sauing helthe he hath opened and sette forthe hys rightwysnesse before the gentyles He remēbreth his mercy his faythfull promyse to be performed vpon the house of Israhell All the costes of the erthe haue sene the sauynge helthe whyche our god hath brought Make ye melody to the lorde al therth lyfte vp your voice tryumph and synge ye Singe ye to the lorde with harpe playe vpon harpe the dytie with swete note With clariers trumpettes make ye melodye before the kynge which is the lorde Let the see romble out her melody and all therin ye the rounde worlde also all that enhabit it Let the floudes clappe their handes gtoither the hylles also be glad reioysynge before the Lorde For he is come to gouerne the erthe he shal gouerne the rounde worlde with ryghtwysnesse and the people with equyte The argument into the lxxxxix Psal. ¶ This Psalme syngeth the goodnes and power of god repesented some tyme by the Arche gyuen in ernest of his promyse DOminus reg iras The Lorde is kynge be the peple neuer so wrath he sytteth in his estate vpō the arche bytwene the Cherubyns although therthe be moued therat The lorde which dwelleth in Siō is right great his power is mighty ouer all peple Let mē sprede thi name for it is gret to be fered holy also This kīge excelleth in strēgth loue of iugement thou hast set all thynges in due ordre with Iacob so that they maye be nowe done of equyte and right Extolle ye therfore the lorde oure god fall ye down before his fote stole for he is holy Moyses Aharon chefe amōg his sacrifycers Samuell chefe amonge the callers vpon his name called vpō the lorde he graūted thē From the shadowe beme of the cloude he spoke to thē they marked and kepte hys cōmaundementes and ceremonies which he gaue them Lorde thou art our god thou graūtedest these men and for their sakes thou forgauest them also for these mennes sakes thou takest vengeaunce vpon them Extoll ye the lorde oure god and fall ye downe before his hyll for holy is the lorde our god The argument into the C. Psal. ¶ An exhortation vnto the prayse of god in the holy congregation IUbilate Make ye melody vnto the lorde all that dwell vpon the erth Worshyppe ye the lorde gladly come into his presens ioyfully Knowledge ye the lorde that he is god he hath made vs and nat we our selues we are his people and the flocke of his pasture Entre ye in to his gates with thākes geuyng into his for porches with prayse syngyng magnifie hī praise his name For the lorde is ryght gentle his mercy endureth in to euerlastynge his fayth fulnes into all ages The argumēt īto the C.i. Psal. ¶ Here the prophete promyseth him selfe to do the offyce of a Christen and holy prince that is to say fyrst to lyue perfectly him selfe and thā to vaynquishe euell men to promote the good The ditye of Dauid MIsericordiam iudici Of mercy equite shall be my songe vnto the shall I synge oh lorde I shall behaue my self wysely lyuyng īnocētly whā shalt thou come to me I shal walke in my house with a pure harmles hert No
with me for thy names sake for fauorable is thy goodnesse delyuer thou me For I am scourged and poore and my herte laboreth and faynteth within me I vanisshe awaye lyke a glyding shadow and am hunted vp froÌ„ place to place lyke a locust My knees folde vnder me for lacke of meate my flesshe is gone my fatnesse is lost I was a laughynge stocke to as many as se me they wagged their heddes at me Helpe me lorde my god kepe me for thy mercyes sake Let them knowlege that this is thy hande and that thou oh lorde haste done thys thiÌ„ge Let theÌ„ curse but blesse thou let them ryse agaynst me but to their owne coÌ„fusyon but yet let thy seruant reioyse Let my aduersaryes be lased in with shame and couerde with confusyon lyke as with a cloke I shall magnyfy the lorde dilygently with my mouth I shall prayse him among many For he wyll stande at the poore maÌ„nes right haÌ„de to kepe his soule from tyrauntes in authoritye The argument into the C.x. Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a songe of Dauid wherin he syngeth of the kyngdome of Christ which began in Syon and from thense it is come forth vnto thendes of the worlde and it shall holde vntyll both al the heueÌ„ly and erthely creatures worship Christ and his enemyes be put downe to be his fote stole The tytle of the Ps. The dite of Da. DIxit dominus The lorde said vnto me lorde syt on my right hande vntyl I make thyn enemys thy fote stole The lorde shall bringe forth thy mighty impery froÌ„ Syon exercyse thou thy power in the myddes of thyne enemyes Thy people shall present themself vnto the welwyllynge in suche tyme as thou shalt declare thy power in the cyte in thy noble holy clerenâ—s euyn thy yongons from their mothers wombe shall be there present as thycke as the fressh morniÌ„ge dewe The lorde swore he shal nat repente him thou arte the offerer ones for euer to offre thyn owne selfe accordynge as it was fygured in Melchizedech The lorde beyng euer at thy right hande shall smyte downe euen the kiÌ„ges in time of his wrath He shall execute iugement vpon the gentyles fyll all places with their deed caryons it is he that shall smyte downe the heed that raygneth so wyde But of the troublous water must he first drinke by the waye therfore than after shall he extolle and lyfte vp his heed The argument into the C.xi. Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a prayse in the whiche the power wysdome and goodnes of god ar magnified The title of this Psal. Loue ye the lorde COnfitebor I shall surely magnify the lorde with all my hert iÌ„ the couÌ„sell of the rightwyse in the congregatyon Excedynge great are the workes of the lorde which serched dilygently and well thought vpon a man shall fynde in them what soeuer he shall desyre What so euer he doth it is solempne ful of maiesty his rightwysnes abydeth for euer He hath brought it to passe that there shall be a memoriall of his myracles the lorde he is gentle gracyouse and redy to haue mercy He hath gyuen a proye to his worshippers he hath remembred his promyse into many worldes He declareth to hys people withe howe great power his workes were done euen whan he gaue theÌ„ the herytage of the geÌ„tyles What soeuer he hath done bi his power thei ar faithfulnes equyte what soeuer he commaundeth it is faythfull They are made faste to abyde in to euery age for they are done of trewe faythfulnesse and right iugemente He hath sente redemption to his people he hath coÌ„maunded that his couenaunte shuld be kept holy iÌ„to euery worlde holy and to be feared is his name The begynnynge of wisedom is the fere of the Lorde they sauoure righte holye that gyue dilygence to do his commaundementes the prayse of these men contynueth euerlastynge The argument into the C.xij Psal. ¶ In this Psal. the prophet declareth the perpetuall felycitye of them which feare worshyppe and folowe god in doynge mercy The tytle of this psalme Loue ye the lorde BEatus vir qui ti Blessed is that maÌ„ that worshippeth the lorde and in his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê is ernestly occupied His issue shal be in great power in therth the generatioÌ„ of the rightwyse shall prosper PleÌ„tuousnes riches ar iÌ„ his house and his rightwysnes staÌ„deth for euer To the desyrers of riÈt he maketh lyght to springe in derknes for it is he that is graciouse bente vnto mercy and rightwyse A good maÌ„ shall deale fauorably frely he wil dispose his goodes with iugemeÌ„t For he shall nat slyde to fall for euer a rightwysman shal be in ê‘petuall remembraunce Whan he shall here afflyction to be at hande he shall nothynge feare for his herte is confirmed that is to saye stayed in the lorde His hert is vnderset he shal nat fere vntyll he se his desyer fall vpoÌ„ his enemys He distributeth gyueth forth to the pore nedy his rightwisnesse abydeth for euer his power shall be exalted with dignitye All this shall the vngodlye se and haue indygnacyon he shall grynne with his teth shall consume him self for the vngodly verily shal be dysapoynted of his desyer The argument into the C.xiij. Psal. ¶ Here the Prophet exhorteth to the prayse of god for that he beholdeth he gouerneth and at his pleasure chaungeth all thynges lyftynge vp alwayes the humble men restoring the careful wretches The tytle Loue ye the lorde LAudate pueri Praise ye seruaÌ„tes of the lorde god praise ye the name of the lorde Let the name of the lorde be sprede in this tyme into all worldes to come FroÌ„ the soÌ„ne risynge vnto the downe fallynge the name of the lorde be praysed High is the lord aboue all natioÌ„s his beautifull glory is aboue heueÌ„s Who maye be compared to the lorde our god euen he that ruleth on highe I meane him whiche so humbleth him selfe that he wolde se all thynges bothe in heuen erth Which lyfteth vp the pore froÌ„ the dust exalteth the nedy froÌ„ the donge To set him with the beste euyn with the chefe of his people Whiche so restoreth the baren that she hath an house full and maketh her a glad mother of many chyldren Prayse ye the lorde The argumeÌ„t in to the C.xiiij Psal. ¶ In this Psal. the Prophete declareth howe ioyfully Israell was brought out of Egypt and toucheth brefely certayne of the chefe miracles whiche the lorde dyd for them IN exitu Whan Israell came oute of Egypt the house of Iacob from the people of strange tonge Iuda was goddes holy people Israel was the folke ouer whoÌ„ he wold haue rule The see sawe the hoste of god come she gaue backe Iordayne fled gaue place The mountayns scipped lyke wethers the hylles lyke the laÌ„mes of the flocke What ayled the thou see thus to flye thou Iordane why goest thou backe What meane ye mouÌ„tains thus to
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
that fled vnto me Make fast my steppê I pray the in thi pathes lest my fete slyde Upon yâ— I call for thou art wonte to here me o god laye thyn eare to me heare me speke Declare thy excellent mercy which arte wonte to saue me trusting iÌ„ the froÌ„ the risers againste thy right hande Kepe me euen as the aple of thin eye hyde me as though I were vnder the shadow of thy wynges Hyde me froÌ„ the violeÌ„t vngodly hyde me froÌ„ my enemies closynge me in to take awaye my lyfe Whiche haue their preuy riches speke proudly with their mouthes Nowe lay they a wayte at our steppê theyr eyes haue they fastned vpoÌ„ vs to espie if thei may at any tyme cast vs to the grouÌ„d He lyeth beÌ„t lyke a lyon eueÌ„ flat downe for his praye to be deuoured he lurked lyke the yonge lyon in his priuy deÌ„ne Arise lord preueÌ„t him cast him downe delyuer my soule froÌ„ the vngodly whoÌ„ thou vsest for the swerde Delyuer vs froÌ„ these mortall meÌ„ which are thy haÌ„de wherw t thou smitest euen the mortall meÌ„ addict to this worlde Which desyer their ê‘te in this preseÌ„t lyfe to haue their beles fylled with thy treasure and their chyldreÌ„ to haue ynough also to leue to their neuewes But I armed with thy ryghtwysnes shall beholde thy face and shal be satisfyed whaÌ„ I shal vpwake arisynge in the beauteous symilitude The argumeÌ„t in to the xviii ps ¶ This psalme is a noble vyctoriouse songe in the which Dauid first declareth his feruente trust in god Than he expresseth with how greuous yuels he was oppressed afterward he sheweth the power of god and his wyll toward him and that by the discription of a great tempeste he sheweth his delyueraunce his innocency goddes iugementes agaynst all men his great vyctory of his enemyes the meruelous encrease of his kyngdome his power for euer confyrmed at laste concludyng the Psal. with a prayse and prophecye of Christe Rede thistorye of Dauid in the two fyrste bokes of kynges The tytle The songe of Dauid the seruaunt of the lord whiche song this praise to the lorde whan nowe â—horow the lorde he hauynge the victorye escaped the handes of Saul and of all his ennemies DIligam te To thy mercye shall I cleue lorde which art my streÌ„gth The lorde is my rocke of stone my bulwarke my delyuerer my god my defender vnto whose faithfulnes I betake my selfe my childe my sauynge power my refuge I magnifyed and worshypped the lord so was I saued fro my enemies Dedly anguysshe inuaded me and the soden rysynges lyke a rosynge flode of these men of perdicyon assailed me The strayght helly ieopardes closed me iÌ„ the snares of deth hampred me But while I was in this strait I called vpon the lord I cryed vnto my god and he harde my voyce in his kingê hall my cryeng came vp to his eares For the erth was moued and treÌ„bled the fete of the hylles staggard and were smytten all to pouder for he was angry Smoke asceÌ„ded as ye wold saye into his nostrels fyer deuouringe all thinges flewe out of his mouth he spouted forth burnynge coles He lefte the heuens came downe a derke cloude was vnder hys fete He rydeth vpon a swyfte foule flieth borne with the winges of the wynde He made hiÌ„ a preuye closet powring darkenesse rounde about his tabernacle congeliÌ„ge ther vnto blacke waters into thycke cloudes But at his shyninge presence these derke cloudê vanished awaye agayne with haile stones and fyry thunder boltes The lorde thundred in the heuens the most hyghest sente forthe his voyce with hayle stones and fyry thuÌ„dreboltes He cast forth his arowes threwe theÌ„ doune he sent forth moche lyghtnynge cast them into gret feare Whyles thou thretenest blamest oh lorde blowing forth thy wynde the holowe bankes of the floudes ar sene vnder drye the foundations of the worlde stande naked He put downe hys hande from aboue and toke me vp he drewe me out of moche waters He delyuered me from mighty enemies and froÌ„ my haters for they preuayled agaynst me He preuented me beynge in ieoperdye with hys helpe the lorde was my socour He led me forth and set me at large he defended me bycause he fauoured me The lorde gaue me after my ryght dealynge and rewarded me accordynge vnto the purenes of my handê I obserued verily the wayes of the lord fell nat vngodlely fro my god For I had all his decrees before myn eyes I dyd nat thruste awaye his lawe fro me I behaued my self purely ê‘fitly toward him toke gret hede lest I shuld coÌ„mit any yuell thiÌ„ge And the lord hath rewarded my right dealynge the purenes of my handê which he aproueth For thou art holy to the holy man offrest thy selfe pure to the pure man With the pure innoceÌ„t thou dealest pure innocently with the shrewde maÌ„ thou playest the ouer whart Thou hast veryly saued thy pore oppressed people hast cast down men that loke alofte Thou lorde hast lightened my caÌ„del my god hath put away my derkenes with his lyght Thorow the haue I broken the hole raye of the batayle thorow my god I ouerlept the walles God is he whose dedes are pure and parfyte the wordes of the lorde are purifyed and tried lyke as with fyer he is a buckler to all that truste in him For who is god but the lorde who is a defender but our god Euen the same god whiche hathe decked endued me with a lordely power hath furthered my waye spedely He hath made my fete as light as the fete of gotes and hath made me to ouerronne placê were they neuer so hygh He hath exercysed and accustomed my handes with batayle hath made me to breke bowes of stele with my armes Thou hast defended me with thy sauynge shylde bukler and thy right hande stayed me thy fauorable geÌ„tylnes made me to haue the ouerhaÌ„de of my enemyes Thou dydest hedge in my waye that I myght go frelye therin so that my heles shulde nat slyde I folowed vpoÌ„ my enemies toke theÌ„ neuer turned vntyll I had slayne them I slewe them for they might nat stande in my handes they were throweÌ„ downe vnder my fete Thou hast taught me to fyghte ye and that with a puyssaunte power and as manye as rose agaynste me thou haste thruste them vnder me Thou broughtest it so to passe that myne enemyes were fayne to turne their backes and I made them awaye that hated me They cryed but there was no man to kepe them they cryed to the lorde but he answered them nat I knocked theym togyther as small as dust layed redy for the wynde I trode theÌ„ as small as dyrte of the streates Thou hast delyuered me from this chydynge contentyouse people and haste made me ruler ouer the gentyles the folke of whoÌ„ I had lytell knowlege serued me As sone
for he hath wrought his excelleÌ„te mercy meruelously with me ye and that in a cytie well defenced I whan I fled so hastely thought sayynge I am cast out of thy syght but yet for all this thou herdest my desyre whan I tryed vnto the. Loue ye the lorde as many as are his sayntes the lorde defendeth and kepeth his faythful and rewardeth these proude doers plentuously Be ye stronge and he shal stablysshe your hertes as many as depende and truste vpon the lorde The argument into the .xxxij. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme Dauid declareth all punyshemeÌ„t to come for synne wherfore he affirmeth that man to be happy whose synnes ar forgiuen also that the defeÌ„ce of god cometh thorowe pure confessynge of our synnes vnto him and instant prayer than techeth he howe men shuld knowe the iugementes of god whiche dealeth punyshemente to the vngodly and good thynges to the good men wherof the good men may greatly reioyse in god The tytle of the Psal. An instruction or a lesson of Dauid BEati quorum Blessed is he whose vngodlynes is forgyuen whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde rekeneth nat his synne neither is there in his spirite any dissemblynge deceyte Whiles nowe I helde my pease dayly musynge with my selfe and other whiles cryed out my bones wasted for sorowe For day night thy hande pressed me downe my moyster was dryed vp lyke as one tosted in the middes of somer Selah I shall knowlege my synne and shall nat hyde my wykednes I thought sayeng with my selfe I shall confesse my vngodlynesse whiche is agaynst me to the lorde and thou eueÌ„ straight forgauest me my wickednes whiche openeth her self by my outwarde synne Selah For the whiche euen euery saynte shall praye vnto the in tyme of besechynge and than if afflyction come vpon him lyke a great swellynge floude yet shall it nat touche him Thou arte my defender from tribulation thou shalt kepe me and shalte make me gladde excedyngly for my delyueraunce Selah I shall instructe the and teche the the waye wherin thou mayst go I shall couÌ„sell the and se for the ryght well Se that ye be nat as horse or mule whiche ar vnresonable whose chawes must be refrayned with bit brydle lest they stryue agaynst the. Many sorowes fall vpon the vngodly but him that trusteth in the lorde mercy closeth rounde about Be glad therfore in the lorde and reioyse ye rightwyse make ye mery all faithfull and vpright in herte The argument in to the .xxxiij. Psal. ¶ This is a very prayse worthy moche to be noted and red in the which first he exhorteth vs to magnifye god than he sheweth all thinges to be replenisshed with his goodnesse making mentyon of his meruelouse creation gouernance of this worlde And at laste he syngeth one god to haue made to gyue all thinges and to be euer mercyfull presente with his beloued EXultate iusti Be glad ye rightwise for the lordes sake for praise becometh iust men Magnifye ye the lord in prayse with harpe and lute synge ye vnto him with ten stringed instrumentes Synge ye vnto him a newe ditie tune it swetely with ioyfull melody What soeuer the lorde hath institute it is ryght all his dedes procede of faythfulnes He loueth to do all thinges ryghtwysly and in due ordre therth swymmeth in the mercy of the lorde By the coÌ„maundement of the lorde heuens were made and all their ornourment at his byddynge He gathered togyther included the waters of the see as ye wold say into a bottell layde vp their depnesses lyke treasure Let all regyons therfore feare the lorde let all the inhabyt the rounde worlde drede him For it is he which so sone as he had spoke the worde all thiÌ„ges were presente euery thynge standeth perfyte euen as he coÌ„maunded The lorde scatereth the counseyls of the heythen maketh vayne the thoughtes of the people But the counsell of the lorde staÌ„deth for euer the thoughtes of hys herte endure thorowe all worldes Happy is that natyon which hath the lorde for their god euen the people whom he chuseth to him self in the place of his possessed herytage From heuens the lorde loketh downe beholdeth narrowly all men From his sure seate beholdeth he all the inhabytours of the erth He made also the hertê of all men he vnderstandeth what soeuer they haue done A kinge is nat saued bicause he hathe a great hoste neither the valyaunte capitayne escapeth perylles thorowe his owne puissaunte power That horse shall deceyue the by whome thou lokest to be saued he shall nat delyuer yâ— be he neuer so stroÌ„ge But behold it is the lordes eye that is vpon theÌ„ whiche feare him depende vpon his mercy That he might delyuer their soules froÌ„ deth nourysshe theÌ„ in tyme of hunger Our soules might truste in the lorde he is our helpe iÌ„ stede of a buckler In hiÌ„ shall our herte ioye for we trust in his holy name Thy mercy lyghteÌ„ vpon vs oh lord euen as we depeÌ„de trust vpon the. The argument into the .xxxiiii. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Dauyd was moued of that same synguler benefyte by the whiche god meruelously preserued him whaÌ„ he was knowen of Aches kynge of Palestine whose kynges were called alwayes Abimelec where he was in ieoê‘dy of his lyfe prayseth excedyngly the cure and goodnesse of god agaynst his beloued ExhortiÌ„g euery man to the dilygent study of iÌ„nocency and goddes worshippe with the which who so euer are endued they must nedes be delyuerd from all trouble and bonde in all maner of goodnesse The tytle of the psalme The songe of Dauid after he had fayned himselfe madde before Abimelec there changynge his mouthe his wytte whom whan he had putte oute of his house he wente his waye Rede the historie in the fyrst of the kynges the .xxi. Chapiter BEnedicam dnÌ„m I shall praise and magnifye the lorde at all tymes his prayse shal be in my mouth contynually In the Lorde my soule shall glorye the meke sprited shall here and be glad Magnifye ye the Lorde withe me and let vs extolle his name all to gyther Busely sought I the lorde he answered me he delyuerd me from all thinges that I feared Men shall loke vnto hiÌ„ shall make hast their faces shall nat be shamed This poore afflycte persone assoone as he called vpon hym the lorde herde and he preserued him froÌ„ all strayt anguyssh Euen the angels pytch tentê rouÌ„d about them that fear the lorde delyuer them Taste beholde howe good is the lorde happy is that man that trusteth in him Worshyppe ye the lorde whiche are his sayntes for his worshyppers shall neuer want Stronge lyons shall fainte famisshe for hunger whan no good thyng shal fayle the dilygent sekers of the lorde Haue done children here me for I shal instructe you vnto goddes worshippe Who soeuer thou art which desirest to lyue louest
the .xlix. Ps. ¶ This Psal. reproueth the madnes of couetousmen vttreth their wretchednes which here take their pleasure felycite in richis afterwarde to be perpetuall wretches in hell The tytle is all one with the Psalme before AUdite hee oeÌ„s Here ye this thiÌ„g al people listen vnto these thinges as many as lyue iÌ„ this worlde As wel ye that ar of the comeÌ„ people as ye that ar iÌ„ dignite as wel ye that ar riche as they that ar pore My mouth shall speke wysedom the medytacyon of my hert shall shew ye the riÈt vnderstaÌ„diÌ„g I shal applie myn eare vnto a parable my harpe reighted vnto me I shal expouÌ„d my rydle Wherfore shuld I fere iÌ„ tyme of aduersyte whaÌ„ my shrewde wayt layers besege me rounde about Which trust in their riches ar magnifyed for their habouÌ„daÌ„t goodes And yet no man be he neuer so hyghe in dignite may redeme his brother froÌ„ deth no man pay to god the price of this redemption It is wtout doute no small pryce their lyues to be losed free from deth to lyue euer To prolonge their lyues into euer lastynge and neuer to se their graue Surely they se both wise men dye shrewde men folysshe they dye all a lyke and they leue to other men their riches They thought iÌ„ their mynde their housholdes to abyde for euer with their habitacyons they extolled theyr names in the erth But man in his glystryng fortune shall nat abyde he shall be lyke the bestes whiche dye downe ryght This same their owne iÌ„uencyon is their very owne folysshnes and yet their posterite gredily folowe their wayes Selah Lyke shepe shall they be caste in to their graues deth shal be their shepherde the lyght ones spronge ryghtwismen shall be their lordes their beaute shall fade awaye hell shal be their hospytall But god shall lede backe my soule from hell for he hath taken me vp to defende me Selah Feare thou nothinge whan thou seest a man made riche haue encresed greatly the gloriouse dygnitye of his house For he shall nat beare all away with hiÌ„ whan he dye neyther shall dignitye his companyon go downe with him For his soule shall haue her heuen here by lyfe meÌ„ shall prayse the whyles thou settest forth and magnifyest thy selfe These men shall folowe the natyon of their fathers that is they shall neuer se lyght That man to whom happeneth prosperouse fortune and nat vnderstandynge the gyuer thereof shall be lyke a beest in his departynge The argument in to the .l. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Asaph declareth howe mightely god wolde call vnto him all natyons of the worlde by the gospell delyuerynge by his mightye power his chosen also howe that he wolde than requyre of his rather faythe knowlege and declaringe of his goodnesse thaÌ„ sacrifyces or workes and howe greuously he wyll curse entreat them that boste theÌ„ of his relygyon without the pure study of his true worship The tytle of the psalme The songe of Asaph DEus deorum The mightye god lorde shall make a crye and call vnto him all that inhabyte the erthe frome the east to the west God shall set oute a lampe from Syon whiche is his mooste goodly ornamente and beautye Our god shall come shall nat tary fyer shall brenne before him rouÌ„de about him shall there be a vehement whyrlwinde He shall call the heuens aboue and the erth also that he might delyuer his people in iugement Gather ye togyther my sayntes which stycke to my promyse before their owne dedes And ye heuens shewe forth his mercy wherwith he maketh men rightwyse for god he is iuge Selah Here my people I shall speke Israhell here thou and I shall promyse the that I am god ye and that I am eueÌ„ thy god I wyll nat reproue the for my suffrynge or omittynge thy sacrifyces neither wyl I loke for thy beaute sacrifyces I wyll nat neither nedeth it me to make froÌ„ thy house any oxe either from thy folde any gotes For all the wylde beestes of forestes are myne the wylde beestes that fede in a thousaÌ„d hylles also are myne I chalenge for me all the soules in the hylles all the lyue in the feldes ar myne Yf I shall huÌ„ger I wyl nat tell the therof whan the rouÌ„de worlde all about is myne what so euer is coÌ„teyned therin Thynkest thou that I wyll eat befe and drinke gotes blode Yf thou wylte gyue god a sacrifyce gyue him his prayse and honour and thus paye thy promyse to the most highest As to call vpon me in tyme of tribulation I shall defende the and thus shalt thou honour me For vnto the vngodly man god sayd wherfore pratest thou of my ceremonies bablest with thy mouthe of mye promyse Whan thou hatest my disciplyne correctynge thy lyfe and throwest awaye my wordes Yf thou espyest any thefe anon thou roÌ„nest to hiÌ„ and couplest thy selfe with adulterers Thou hast gyuen thy mouth to euyll thy tonge craftely paynteth disceytes Thou syttest spekest against thyn own brother sclanderously and iniustly thou verest thyn owne mothers sonne These thynges thou doest yet I diffar my punisshmente thou imaginest me to be but a nother man lyke vnto the but I shall reason with the set fote to fote agaynst the. This thinge consyder and knowe I praye ye that forget god lest he plucke you by the sleue no man may rescu help you He that sanctifyeth me with praise honoreth me to him that goth the riÈt way shall I gyue godly sauynge helth The argument into the .li. Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a prayer of a man vnfaynedly knowlegiÌ„ge his siÌ„nes in which prayer the good maÌ„ desyreth to haue the good spirite of god thorowe which spirite all euyl coÌ„cupisceÌ„ce is refrayned rightwyse makiÌ„ge is sought in which coÌ„systeth trewe forgyuenesse of siÌ„ne The tytle of this Psal. The soÌ„ge of Dauid coÌ„mitted to the chauÌ„ter aft that the prophet Natham had ben with him for that adultery coÌ„mitted with Barsaba Uries wyfe Rede thistorie .ii. Regum .xii. MIserere mei Haue mercy vpoÌ„ me god for thy gentylnes sake for thy great mercyes sake wype away my synnes And yet agayn wassh me more fro my wickednes make me cleane fro my vngodlynes For my greuouse synnes do I knowlege my vngodlynes is euer before myn eyes Against the agaiÌ„st the onely haue I siÌ„ned that that sore offendeth the haue I done wherfore very iust shalt thou be knoweÌ„ in thy wordes pure whan it shal be iuged of the. Lo I was facyoned in wickednes my moder conceyued me polluted with sinne But lo thou woldest trouth to occupye rule in my inward partê thou shewedest me wisdom which thou woldest to syt in the secretê of my herte Sprincle me with hysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt washe me and than shall I be whiter than snowe Poure vpon me ioye
gladnes make my bones to reioyse whiche thou hast smitten Turne thy face fro my synnes and wype away all my wykednes A pure herte create in me oh lorde a stedfaste right spirite make a newe within me Cast me nat away and thy holy ghoste take nat fro me Make me agayn to reioyse whyles thou bryngest me thy sauynge helth and let thy chefe gouernynge free spirite strengthen lede me I shall instructe cursed and shrewde meÌ„ in thy way and vngodly men shal be coÌ„uerted vnto the Delyuer me from the synne of murther oh god oh god my sauiour my tonge shall tryumphe vpoÌ„ thy mercy wherwith thou makest me ryghtwyse Lorde opeÌ„ thou my lyppes and than my mouthe shall shewe forth thy prayse For as for sacrifyces thou delytest nat in theÌ„ or els I had offred them as for brent sacrifyces thou regardest them nat Acceptable sacrifyces to god is a brokeÌ„ spirite a coÌ„trite and a deiected hert thou shalt nat dispise oh god Deale gently of thy fauorable beneuolence with Sion let the walles of Hierusalem be edifyed Than shalte thou delyte in very sacrifyces in the right brent sacrifyce in the oblation of rightwisenesse than shall they laye vpon thy altare the very oxen The argument in to the .lij. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Dauyd remeÌ„breth the ê‘uerse mynde study of Doeg The tytle An instruction of Dauyd whan Doeg Idumeus came to Saule tolde hym saying that Dauyd was come to the house of Achimelec QUid gloriaris Wherfore gloriest auancest thy selfe of thy synne oh thou mighty malicious man the mercy of god staÌ„deth forth offred to euery maÌ„ at all tymes Thy tonge is occupied in mischef thou dost deceyt euyn as a newe set raser Thou louest rather to hurte than to do good to lye thaÌ„ to speke that that right is Selah Thou delitest to speke what soeuer bring vpon mischefe murther to exercise thy tonge in deceyte Wherfore god shall breke the all to peces he shall vtterly distroy the he shal scrape the clene out of thy tabernacle thy rote from the erthe of this lyfe shall he drawe vp Selah This shall the rightwismen se shall fere god but this maÌ„ shall they laugh to scorne Saying lo the man whiche set nat god before him for his strength but trusted in the multytude of his riches strenthened him selfe with fraude deceyte But I abyde lyke a florisshinge olyue in the house of god trustinge in the mercy of god into worldes into worlde for euer I shall magnify the euermore before thy sayntes for thou haste done these thynges and I shall abyde thy pleasure for it is full gentle and fauorable This .liii. Psal. is all one with the .xiiii. DIxit insipieÌ„ce The noughty folish men thinke in their hertes that god is nat Shrewde abhominable thinges for their wickednes do they nowhere is there any that will do good God loketh from heuen vpon the men to see if there were any that knewe and regarded god Are all togither so swerued fro me are they thus lost is there no man that wyll do good nat one Ar all these workers of wickednes so far besydes theÌ„self se they deuour my people as one shulde swalow in brede they are holdeÌ„ with no fear of god Wherfore they shal be ther amased astoned with fere incoÌ„perable for god hath shaken in sondre the bones of the besegers Thou shalt dispyse them set nought bi them bicause that god hath repelled theÌ„ O wolde god that the sauynge helthe which cometh from Syon might happeÌ„ vpon Israhell that god wolde ones make an ende of the captiuyte of his people that Iacob might be glad Israhell miÈt reiose The argumeÌ„t into the .liiii. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Dauid syngeth his delyueraunce from perell by the betrayng of the zephytes The tytle of the Psal. Dauides instruction coÌ„mittd to the chaunter to be songe played at the orgayns after that the zephytes had comen told Saul sayeng thiÌ„kest thou that Da. is hyde amoÌ„ge vs Rede thistory .i. re xxii xxvi DEus in nomine tuo Oh god saue me for thy names sake delyuer me by thy power Oh god here my prayer lysten to the wordes of my mouth For strange men ar rysen agaynst me stronge tyrantes persue my soule they haue nat god before their eyes Selah But lo god helpeth me the lorde is present with theÌ„ that sustayne my lyfe He shalt acquyte euyll to my awayte layers for thy trouthes sake thou shalt trede them downe I shall with good wyll make a sacrifyce to that I shal magnyfye thy name o lorde for thou arte full gentle For thou wylte delyuer me from all trouble and myn eye shal se me pleasure vpon myn enemyes The argumeÌ„t in to the .lv. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid complayneth him self to be brought into the moste perelous straight that myght be and that of the most noughtiest and deceytfull men whom he rekened to be his chefe frendes OH god lysten vnto my prayer hyde nat thy selfe fro my depe desyre Gyue hede and answere me I lament in my prayer and I crye full loude And that for the noyse of myne enemys and vexation of the wicked for they take myschâ—ues couÌ„sell against me odiously do they persue me My herte mourneth sore troubled within me euyn the feare of deth falleth vpon me Horrour treÌ„blyng fere assayled me ye they ouerwhelmed me And I thought wolde god I had wynges lyke a doue than wolde I flye away to abyde sure somwhere Lo than wolde I flye farre hens I wolde dwell in some wyldernesse Selah I wolde spede me to a voyde to escape froÌ„ this blast whiche tereth vp by the rote and breaketh me so sore Scater them lorde make their tonges to vary for I se nothyng in the cyte but violeÌ„ce strife These thynges roÌ„ne about their walles day night within this cyte is ther wyckednesse heuynesse Within her ar ther crafty fraudes vsury deceyte go neuer out of her stretes For nether was it my enemy that thus shamfully entreted me or els I myght haue borne hym neither was it one that openly hated me that thus dyd oppresse me or els I coulde haue coÌ„ueyed me froÌ„ him But it was thou oh maÌ„ euyn myn owne felowe my gyde my famylare To whom it was swete for me to breke my minde to vtter my secretes we were coÌ„uersaunte togyther euyn in the house of god Let deth be broughte in vpon them let them go to hell quicke for mischef was in their conuentycles euen in the hertes of them I shal call vpon god and the lorde shall preserue me Euenynge mornynge myddaye shall I pray lyfte vp my voice he shall here me He shall redeme my soule from batayle which is intended agaiÌ„st me shall grue me prayse for very many shal be with me God shall here shall
men Men shall worshyppe the as longe as the sonne mone shall shyne in to euery age He shall come down lyke small rayne in to a newe mowen medowe lyke rayne which sokingly maketh moist the erth Rightwismen shall florisshe whyles he raigneth there shal be moche peace endurynge as longe as the moone He shall haue dominyon from the one se to the tother and from the east floude vnto the worldes ende Before him shall fall downe the dwellers of the deserte his enemys shall lye ê“strate lyckinge the dust The kynges of Tharsis of the yeldes shall gyue him gyftes the kinges of Sheba Sebashall offre vnto him honourably All kynges shall do homage vnto him all nacyons shall serue him For he shall delyuer the pore that cryeth vnto hiÌ„ the man in heuynesse without helpe He shall haue pytie and mercy on the poore nedyons and he shall kepe the soules of them that are in afflyction He shall redeme their lyues from fraude and vyolence and precyouse shall their blode be in his syght He shall lyue and shall haue giuen him of the golde of Sheba men shall blesse him all tymes shall sprede his fame And the erth shal be so fruitefull that of an handfull of wheate there shall aryse suche plentie in the hylles that it shall waue with the wynde lyke the thicke highe trees of Lybani and shall growe forth before the cyte as thicke as grasse His name shal be euer spoken vpon whyles the sonne shall endure and shall go from one generation into a nother thorowe hym shall all natyons be blessed shall extolle him with praise Praysed be the lorde god god of Israell which alone doth meruelouse thinges Praysed be his gloriouse name euery lande be fusfilled with his beautifull glorye AMEN AMEN ¶ Here is an ende of the Psalmes and prayers of Dauid the sonne of Iishai ⧠The argument into the .lxxiii. Psal. Asaph songe this psalme for the consolacyon of the faithfull whiche freate them selfe and ar offended at the filycitie of the vngodlye The tytle The songe of Asaph QUam bonus deê° Right good surely is god vnto Israhell euen to those men which are pure in herte But my fete were almoste gone my fotynge had almost fayled me For that the good fortune of the folysshe wicked men set me so a fyer whan I se such prosperyte of the vngodly For they are neither coÌ„bred ne constrained to deth but thei ar well lykynge they thriue and ar lusty They are nat oppressed with heuynesse lyke other men they knowe nat the sorowe and care that other men abyde Wherfore pryde hath closed them rouÌ„de aboute they are clothed with vyolence as with garmentes They are so full of felycite and welth that they swelle they sette forthe them selues in the imagynatyons of their owne hertes They thynke to be holden and brideled with no lawes they booste their mischeuouse vexation they speke from a lofte They haue lyfted vp their mouthes into heueÌ„ their toÌ„ges walked all ouer therth They called their peple vnto the same study made them to drynke of the same full cuppe Wherfore the peple was moued to saye within theym howe myght god knowe these thynges what knowlege maye there be in god aboue Se saith they these are vngodlye men and yet are they blessed in thys worlde and swymme in plentuouse ryches Uerily as for my selfe I trowe I haue kepte my herte pure and haue studyed to haue handes wasshen withe innocentes clene from wickednes but all in vayne For I haue ben scourged daily I suffred my chastisynge euery mornynge ye and that erly But if I shall thus iuge and speake of these thynges I shulde be iniuriouse vnto the natyon of thy chldreÌ„ I mused and studyed fore to know these thingê but it was laborious hard to se it Untyll I was brought into the secrete holy places of god and was taught to make the ende of these men Surely thou haste set theym in a slybery place euen to cast them downe and to be vtterly distroied Oh howe sodenly wer they cast downe made an ende of they were distroyed with sodayne mischef They were but as a dreame of a man sodenly awake oh lorde euyn their imagê pictures hast thou made spitfull in the cytie Surely my herte bleded in bytternes and my inward partes were stinged and as pricked with nedles I was a sotte perceyued nothynge at all I was lyke a brute beest before the. And yet nat wtstandyng was I alwayes with the thou heldest my right hande fast in the hande Thou ledest me at thy pleasure afterwarde tokest me vp helpedest me gloriously Whom therfore in heuen whom in erth shuld I honour worshyp but yâ— My flesshe and my herte longe sore for yâ— oh the very strength of my herte god is my porcion for euer For lo they that absente theÌ„ selfe longe from the shal perisshe thou wilt distroie as many as forsake the. But I thought it good for me to cleue to god I sette the lorde before me for my defense to th entent I wolde shewe forth thy workes The argumeÌ„t iÌ„ to the .lxxiiii. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Asaph complayneth of the destruction of the temple of the faithfull people and also of the blasphemy agaynste god and his holy place by the vngodlye folke The tytle of this ps It is an instructyoÌ„ shewed vnto Asaph QUare deus repulisti Lo wherfore o god hast thou put vs awaye froÌ„ the so longe wherfore is thy wrath thus sore kiÌ„dlid agiÌ„st the flocke of thi pasture Remembre thy congregatyon whoÌ„ thou hast chosen to the froÌ„ the begiÌ„ning euen the metyarde of thy herytagel whoÌ„ thou hast redemed thys same thy hyll of SioÌ„ in the which thou were wonte to dwell Lyfte vp thy selfe and come to distroye for euer all enemys which haue brought all myschefe vnto thy holye temple Thy aduersaries haue rored in the myddes of thy Synagogê they haue set vp their baners in token of the vyctorye Lyke as in tyme paste full exellent noble was the workes dilygence of them which cut downe with axes great trees to the buyldynge of the temple Euyn so nowe are therof lyke dilygeÌ„ce labour to distroye to breke the carued images in it with twybyll hammers They haue brente it in the fyer thus they throwiÌ„g downe the house of thi name into therth haue prophaned polluted it They thought in their miÌ„de sayenge let vs also slaye them all to gyther and they haue brente vp all the sinagogê of god in the erth We se nat the tokens and myracles whiche god was wonte to shewe for vs there is no prophet left vs there is no man with vs which haue any knowlege but howe longe shall this endure What ende oh god shall thy aduersarie haue that thus shamfully reuyleth the what shall become of this sclanderouse enemye whiche thus vngodlye blasphemeth thy name Wherfore haste
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
vp all gladnes gone away and to lament perpetually the destruction of Ierusalem After this the Aedomites stered vp the Babylonites agayne to requyre the same which Babilonites haÌ„dled the Israhelytes full cruelly SUper flumina At the ryuers of Babylon we satte downe togyther and wepte whan we remembred Syon Upon the salowe trees there we hanged vp our harpê WhaÌ„ there they that toke vs requyred songes of vs sayd whan we had haÌ„ged vp our mery instrumentê siÌ„ge vnto vs some of your songes of Syon And we answered se I pray you howe shulde we synge the songes of the Lorde in a strange lande O Ierusalem if I forget the let my right hande forget her offyce on the harpe Let my tonge cleue to my mouth if I remeÌ„bre the nat ye if I preferre nat IerusaleÌ„ al myn own mirth Oh lorde remeÌ„bre the sonnes of Aedom sayenge in the daye of the distruction of Ierusalem make all bare in it distroye it lay it wyde open euen with the grounde O cytie of Babell well worthy to be distroyed blessed shall he be that shall rewarde the as thou hast rewarded vs. Blessyd shall he be that shall take thy yong babes throwe theÌ„ agaynst the stones The argumeÌ„t iÌ„ to the C.xxxviii Ps. ¶ In this Psal. Dauid prayseth the mercy of God whiche delyuerynge him froÌ„ all peryls had exalted him lukely vnto his regall dignite ¶ The title of the Psal. The songs of Dauid COnfitebor I shall magnifye the with all my herte and shall prayse the in the presens of thy goddes I shall fall downe vpon my knees at thy holy temple and shall magnifye thy name for thy mercy and trouthes sake For thou haste extolled thy name and thy worde aboue all thynges In what tyme so euer I called vpon the thou grauntedest me thou encresedest great strength in my soule All the kynges of the erth shall magnifye thy o lorde for they haue herde the decrees and plesures of thy mouth And their songe shall be of the ordynauÌ„ces of the lorde for excellent is the glory of the lorde For the hyghe lorde beholdeth humble and lowely thinges and a proude man he knoweth a farre If it chaunce me to be in the myddes of afflyction yet thou wilt restore me thou wylt stretche forth thy haÌ„de agaynst the wrath of my enemies and shalt preserue me with thy ryght hande The lorde wyll bryng all thiÌ„ges to passe for me o lorde thy mercy standeth forthe for euer thou shalt nat forsake the workes of thy handes The argumeÌ„t in to the C.xxxix Ps. ¶ Here Dauid expresseth that al his dedes and thoughtes are serched of god open vnto him for he hath made him and all thiÌ„ges in him and that god is euery where pÌ„sent with hiÌ„ beholdiÌ„ge all thynges that he doth The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Dauid committed to the chaunter to be songe in the temple DOmine probasti Lorde thou hast serched me depely and thou knowest full well what I am Thou knowest wherfore I do sytte and wherfore I vpstande euen my thoughtê thou tryest and knowest before My ingoynge and downliynge to slepe thou compasest narowly and all my lyuynge thou foreseest clerely For my tonge is nat aboute to speke a worde but anone lorde lo thou knowest it all before What so euer is within me behynde and before thou hast made it and thou haste put to thy hande to my shape The knowlege of this my shape is hyde fro me hygher than I can atteyne ther vnto Whether shal I flye from thy spirit and whether shall I flye from thy face If I clyme vp into the heuens ther arte thou if I make my bed in my graue lo yet there arte thou present If I take vnto me the swyfte wynges of the mornyng beames and so in the twin clynge of an eye be conuayed into the vttermost partes of the west see Euen there yet shall thy hande take me and thy ryght hande shall set holde vpon me I thought than that I wold be couerd and hyd with derkenesses but with the euen the nyght is all shynynge The very derkenesses may hyde nothiÌ„g from the ye the nyght shyneth lyke the daye and the derkenesses ar to the euen the very lyghte For thou possessest my inwarde affectes and dydest facyone me in my mother bely I shall magnifye the for thou hast facioned me meruelously to behold thy workê ar to be merueled aboue mesure as knoweth my soule My strength in my bones senowes were nat vnknoweÌ„ vnto the whaÌ„ I shulde be made secretly in my mothers wombe knytte togyther in the lowe preuy erth Where whaÌ„ I was yet without facyon thou seest me with thy eyes all my lymmes facyoned by tymes thou haddest drawen lyke as in a paper whan there was nat one of theÌ„ yet sette full perfytly Howe clere ar thy thoughtê vnto me o god oh how excede they iÌ„ nombre If I wolde nombre theÌ„ they excede the saÌ„des of the see but yet I labour busely to coÌ„syder them I cleue euer vnto the. O god I wolde it were thy pleasure to distroye hese vngodly ye blody men auoyde out of my syght Which speake wyckedly agaynst the and rayle spytfully vpon the these are thy enemyes Them that hate the oh lorde I hate verily I abhorrew i th great indygnatioÌ„ theÌ„ that ryse agaynste the. I hate them extremly and repute them as enemyes Serch me oh god knowe thou my hert examyne me and trye thou my pathes And loke if I haue begoÌ„ne any shrewde waye and leade me there out in to the waye euerlastynge The argument in to the C.xl. Psal. ¶ Here in this Psal. Dauid prayeth to be delyuered from the deceytfull lyes of Doeg and of his felowes and that they for their false deceit myght be cast away that those men which study to do right and to be good myght the more frely gyue them selues to the holy seruyce and prayse of god The tytle of this psalme The soÌ„ge of Dauid commytted to the chaunter ERipe me Delyuer me o lorde frome this myscheuouse man saue me from this vyolente man Which thynketh mischef in their hertes and contynually ronne to battayle They haue whetted theire tonges lyke serpentes edders venome is vnder their lyppes Selah Kepe me o lorde from the handes of this vngodlye man saue me from this cruell man which thinketh to supplaÌ„t me These proude men haue set a preuy snare for me haue beÌ„te their nettes euyn by my path haue they layed their gynnes for me Selah I sayde lorde thou arte my god heare lorde my depe desyers O lorde thou arte my lorde my god my mightye sauynge helth thou shalte defende my hed what tyme I shall take me to armour wepen Lorde suffre nat the vngodli to take his pleasure on me let nat his myscheuous entent prospcre with him lest these proude heddes be axalted Selah I meane these heddes that thus besege me on euery syde