as they herde of me they came to gyther dyd homage vnto me the lyenge alyauntes were made subiectes seruauntes vnto me These aliauÌ„tes were made drye for feare and trembled whyles they were shyt vp in stroÌ„ge holdes And yet lyueth the lorde my defendour moughte be praysed and god my sauyour mought be exalted Euen god which hath gyuen me power to auenge me of my enemyes and hathe subdued the people to me Which hath delyuered me from myne enemyes he hath set me ouer them which rose agaynst me and hath delyuered me from the vyolent man Wherfore I shall magnifye the oh lorde with hye praise amoÌ„ge the nations and shall synge with thankes geuynge vnto thy name Whiche hathe made great helth for hys kynge he hath delte gentely with his anoynted Dauid and also withe his seede into euerlastynge The argumente into the .xix. psal ¶ In this psalme Dauid declareth the exellent vertue power of god expressed in the meruelouse creation of this present worlde aboue and than he sheweth the preciousnesse of goddes law at the last he prayeth to be preserued from synne that what soeuer he thiÌ„keth or speketh myght he plesante and accepte before god CEli enarrant The heuens declare the maiestye of god and the fyrmamente sheweth what are his workes One daye succedynge another whetteth contynually our thoughtes one night folowyng another encreaseth our knowlege These creatures haue nether spech nor wordes neyther is their voyces any where herde And yet their poyntinge shewynge hathe taught all the worlde their doÌ„me speche hath gone forth iÌ„to all the costê of the worlde He hath fastened in theÌ„ a tabernacle for the soÌ„ne this soÌ„ne cometh forth of his cloudê like a bridegroÌ„e ye lyke a fresshe valyant knyght to make his course From the farthest eest parte of the heuyns cometh he forthe hauynge his recourse vnto the other extreme neither is there any man that maye hyde hiÌ„ from his heat The lawe of the lorde is perfyte refresshynge the soule the testymonye of the lorde is faithful ministriÌ„g wysdome to the vnleeued The coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes of the lorde are right makynge glad the herte The thinges whiche god coÌ„maundeth are playne pure lyghteÌ„ the eyes The feare of the lorde is pure and holy abidynge for euer the plesures of the lorde ar true right in euery parte More worthy to be desyred than golde precyouse stones sweter than the honye combe whan it dropeth And thy seruaÌ„t is taught monisshed by theÌ„ that same obseruynge of them is a great rewarde Who maye perceyue and consyder what thynge is synne purge me from secrete euyls Also turne thou these great synnes from thy seruant leste they haue domination ouer me than shall I be pure and clere from euery great synne Let the speches of my mouth the thoughtes of my herte be plesaunte accepte vnto the lorde my defender and my redemer The argument in to the .xx. Psal. ¶ This Psal is a prayer in the which the people prayeth for the helth of Dauid goyng to an harde ieopardous bataile it is a ioyfull thaÌ„kynge for his helth victory gyuen him of god The tytle of the Psal. The dytie of Dauid commytted to the chaunter to be songe EXaudiat te dnÌ„s Whan thou art in any strayte than the lorde myghte here the the name of the god of Iacob might set the in sauegarde He myghte sende the helthe from his holy place and from Sion might he streÌ„gthen the. He might remeÌ„bre al thy offringê thy brent sacrifyces he might accept Selah He might giue the thy hertes desier and might stablysshe all thy entent We shal reioyse in thy helth in the name of oure god lyfte we vp our baners with triumphe whan the lorde hathe gyuen the thy desier And let euery man saye nowe do I knowe that the Lorde hath preserued his anoynted He hath herde him frome his secrete heuenly place ye and that in the sauyng power of his right hande Some trusted in their chariettes some in their horse but we called vpoÌ„ the mightye name of the lorde which is our god Nowe they are thrust downe and all fallen but we stande and are made faste The lorde preserued vs he is our kynge and answerith vs whan we call vpon hiÌ„ The argument in to .xxi. Psal. ¶ This Psalme is a victorious songe in the which the people reioyseth with thankes for the victory other benefytes of god with the which he endued Dauid so excellently And they prayse god thorow whose goodnes he accepted all thinges thankefully DOmine in virtute Lorde the kyng shall ioye in thy power shall reioyse gretly in thy helpe Thou hast gyuen him the desiers of his herte and the prayers of his mouth thou hast nat turned awaye Selah Thou hast preueÌ„ted him with all maner of benefytes thou haste set a crowne of precious stones vpon his hedde He asked lyfe of the thou gauest it him ye and that a full longe lyfe Thy helpe tourned him to great glorye thou hast endued him richely with noble fame clerenesse For thou hast set him in such estate that he may flowe ê‘petually in all maner of goodnesse thy coÌ„fortable preseÌ„ce maketh him glad For this kiÌ„g trusteth in the lorde he strengthned with the mercy of the moste highest shall nat swarue Thy hande hath ouertaken all thy enemies thy right haÌ„de hath holden as many as hated the. Thou hast brent them lyke a breÌ„nyng furnace whan thy indignation wexed hote The lorde swalowed theÌ„ vp in his wrath fyer consumed theÌ„ Their progeny perisshed from therth theyr postirite were worne out among the men For they had beÌ„t their myschefe vpon the they began couÌ„seyls which they might nat bringe to passe Thou shalt set them before the for a marke that with thy bowe thou mightest shote theÌ„ euen in their faces Be thou lift vp lorde in thyne owne power we shall siÌ„ge with prayse and magnifye thy strength The argumeÌ„t into the .xxij. Psal. ¶ Here Dauid declareth him selfe playnly to be the very fygure of Christ. wherfore first of al he syngeth expresseth his great deiectyon and downe fall anon after his exaltatyon his encrease purchasynge of his kingdome euen to the vttermost parte of the lande the contynuance therof vnto the worldes ende The title of the Psal. It is the songe of Dauyd coÌ„mytted to the ouer chaunter to be songe of the erly herte or of the daye starre DEus meus deus My god my god lo wherfore forsakest thou me howe farre is thy helpe from my out cryenge My lorde shall I thus crie and call vpon the all daye yet wylte thou nat here shall I crye all night and neuer ceasse Uerily yet art thou that holy on whiche dwellest in Israhell extollynge the with prayse Our father 's trusted vpon the they trusted vpon the thou deliueredest them They cryed vnto the were delyuered they trusted vpoÌ„
the and were nat shamed But as for me I am but a worme and no man euen the very approbry of the men and am abiecte froÌ„ the vylest folke All that se me made but a laughynge stocke on me they mocked me with their lippes wagged their heddê at me Sayeng this vyllayne referred all thinges to the lorde let him nowe delyuer hiÌ„ if he wyll for he loueth hym well But yet thou arte he whiche leddest me out of my mothers wombe myn owne refuge euen from my mothers teares As sone as I came into this worlde I was layde in thy lappe thou art my god euen from my mothers woÌ„be Go thou nat farre fro me for my trouble draweth nigh neither is there any maÌ„ that wil helpe There are beset me rounde aboute great sturdy steares ye that fatte bulles of Bashan haue hedged me in Lyke a roriÌ„ge lyon pantyng and gapyng for his pryaâ— their mouthes ar open vpoÌ„ me naked before them I sanke awaye lyke water all my bones shoke out of ioynt my herte within mâ— melted away lyke waxe The moyster of my body was dryed vp and I was lyke a poâ—sherde my tonge cleued to the sydes of my mouthe thou 〈…〉 me to my graue For euen lyke dogges they came about me the chyâ—â—he of noyous men hedged me in they dygged thorow my haÌ„des fete A maÌ„ might haue tolde all my bones and they gasyng vpoÌ„ me thus petylesse entreated toke theyr pleasure They parted my ouer clothes to theym selue for my tother cote they casted dyse But thou oh lorde be nat farre o my strength haste the to come helpe me Delyuer my lyfe from the deth stroke and my deare soule from the wodnesse of these dogges Saue me from the mouthes of these lyons and defende my pore symplenesse froÌ„ the hornes of these vnycorns I shall sprede thy name amoÌ„g my bretherne in the myddes of the congregation I shall prayse the. I saye ye that feare the lorde se that ye prayse him all ye of the seede of Iacob glorifye him and all ye of the progeny of Israhell fere him For he hath nat despysed nor abhorred the troublouse afflyctyon of the pore in no maner of wyse turneth he his face from hiÌ„ but whan he cried vnto him he herde him I shall praise the in the gret coÌ„gregation I shall ê‘form my vowes before his worshippers The meke meÌ„ shal ete and be satisfyed they that seke the lorde shal praise him their hert shal lyue ioye for euer The dwellers in thextreme partes of therth shal remeÌ„bre theÌ„ selues be turned to the lorde all hethen nations shal fall downe before the. For the kingdome is the lordes he is lorde ouer all natioÌ„s All the riche men of therth shal ete do him homage they shal be bowed down before him disceÌ„de in to their graues for they may nat ê“longe any lyfe to their soules But their posterite shall serue him shal be noÌ„bred to the lord for euer And thus their chylders chyldren shall shewe the rightwisnesse whiche he hath gyueÌ„ to the peple which is yet to be borne ⧠The argumeÌ„t in to the xxiii ps ¶ In this psalme Dauid declareth and setteth forth the maruelous suretie of the truste in god also howe blessed a thiÌ„g it is The song of Da. DOminus regit me The lord is my pastore and feder wherfore I shall nat wante He made me to fede in a full plentuous batle grouÌ„de and dyd dryue retche me at layser by the sewte ryuers He restored my lyfe ledde me by the pathes of ryghtwysnes for his name sake Ye if I shuld go thorow the myddes of deth yet wyll I feare non yuel for thou arte with me thy staffe thy shepe hoke counfort me Thou shalt sprede garnyshe me a table ye that in the syght of myne enemyes thou shalte souple my hed with oyntement and my full cuppe shall laugh vpon me Ye and thy mercy and gentelnes shall folowe me all my lyfe I shal sitte in the house of the lorde a longe tyme. The argument into the .xxiiij. Psal. ¶ In this psal Dauid syngeth all thinges to be the lordes howe wonderfull he hathe layde the foundation of the erthe vnder the see yet the erth appereth aboue it He asketh a questyoÌ„ who shall enter into the kyngdome of god and answereth therto coÌ„cludynge all thinges be thei neuer so stoute stronge to be obedyente to hys worde and to be opened at his pleasure whiche is the moost valyant gloriouse kinge The tytle of the psalme The songe of Dauid DOmini est terra The erthe is the lordes all that is coÌ„teyned in it the rounde worlde all that inhabyt it For in the see hath he set his fouÌ„datioÌ„s and hath buylded her aboue the flodes Who shall clymbe into the hyll of the lorde or who shall abyde in his holy place An innoceÌ„te in his dedes and he that is pure in hert that hath nat extolled hiÌ„self proudly into vanyte neither hath sworn for any disceyte This man shal be fedde with the blessynge of the lord with the mercy of god his sauyour This is the nation gyuen all vnto him seketh him this is the very right Iacob· Selah Oh ye gates lyfte vp your selues ye gates euer lastynge be ye opened this gloryouse kynge shall in enter Who is this kynge yâ— is so glorious it is the myghty valiaunt lorde Noble in power a lorde exellent in strength to wage batayle Oh ye gates lyft vp your selue ye gates euerlastyng be ye opened that gloryoê° kynge shall iÌ„ entre Who is this kynge that is so glorioê° it is the lord of hostes it is he yâ— is this gloryous kyng Selah The argumeÌ„t in to the .xxv. Psal. ¶ This Psalme is a praier of an holy man oppressed with synne and with the hasty violence of his enemyes wherfore he prayeth the lorde to delyuer him from his synnes to teche him his wayes to delyuer him from the fury of his enemyes and that for his mercyes sake thorowe which he was wonte to saue suche as trusted in him and nat to forsake synners holden yet with any feare and truste whiche both he knowlegeth of him selfe at laste he setteth to a lytell praier for all the people of god The tytle of the psal The songe of Dauid AD te dnÌ„e leuaui Unto the oh lorde I lyfte vp my mynde my god I trust in the let me nat be shamed lest min enemyes reioyse vpon me For they shal nat be shamed who so euer depende vpon the but they shal be shamed that wrongfully hurte innocentes Shewe me thy wayes lorde wonte me to thy pathes Lede me forth for thy faithfull truthes sake acquainte me with the for thou art god my sauyour of whom I depende parpetually Lorde remembre thy mercy thy gracyouse fauour for in these thynges thou excellest eueÌ„ froÌ„ the beginniÌ„g But
the synnes of my youthe withe my vngodlynesse also remembre thou nat remeÌ„bre me accordynge to thy goodnesse and for thy mercyes sake oh lorde Good and rightwyse is the lorde wherfore he wyll instructe teâ—he synners the waye He wyll make the lowe lyons to go in rightly in due order wyll teche meke men his waye All the pathes of the lorde are mercy and faithfulnesse to those men whiche kepe touche and couenaunt with him For thy names sake oh Lorde forgyue me my wyckednesse for it is very moch Who soeuer that maÌ„ be that fereth the lorde he shall tech him the choseÌ„ right waye His miÌ„de shall enioye good thingê and his posteryte shall possesse the lande as right heritage The lorde is a secrete sure thynge to theÌ„ that feare him theym shall he make to knowe his conuenaunte and promyse My eyes shal be euer open vpoÌ„ the lorde for he wyll drawe my fete out of the net Beholde me haue mercye vpon me for I am alone forsaken full of afflyction The sorowful syghê of my hert encrease more more lede me out of mine aÌ„guish Beholde my poore state my heuynesse forgyue me all my siÌ„nes Consyder my enemyes for they are full many â— wyth furiouse hatered they persue me Kepe my soule delyuer me lest I be shamed for I haue put my trust in the. Defende me that I maye lyue rightly hurtynge no man for of the do I depende Redeme and lose Israhell oh god from all his aduersyties The argument into the .xxvi. Psal. ¶ Here Dauyd declareth in to the example of good men howe ernestly god approuynge it he was gyuen to innocency fleynge the company of euyll men gyuiÌ„ge great studye to godlynesse Afterwarde he declareth what vengeance abydeth the vngodly whyles he himself lyued faithfully and howe that he desired nothynge more thaÌ„ the glorie of god to be sprede abrode and knowen IUdica me domine Be iuge for me Lorde for I am purposed to lyue innoceÌ„tly and whyles I trust in the lorde I shal nat wauer Proue me lorde serch me trye my reynes my hert lyke as metall with fyer For thy mercy is euer before myn eyes I lede my lyfe iÌ„ thy faithfulnesse I haue nat delyted in the companye of vayne men neither haue I assocyated my selfe with these holowe subtyll men I hate the church of hurtfull noyouse men neither haue I coÌ„spyred with the vngodly I shall endeuer my handes to be pure voyde all disceyte and thy altare oh lorde shall I go aboute To synge thy prayse and to shewe forthe what soeuer wounderfull dede thou hast done Lorde derebeloued is thy house vnto me the feare of thy beautyfull tabernacle also Take nat away my soule with the vngodly neyther yet my lyfe with these blody men In whose handê deceyt is turned canuast and their right haÌ„de is full of brybes But I lyue harmlesse and innocently redeme me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me My fete is fastened in a place well worthy for me in the congregatioÌ„s I shall magnifye and prayse the lorde The argument into the .xxvij. Psal. ¶ Dauid songe this psalme beiÌ„ge in some gret peryll in the whiche he remeÌ„bringe the promyse of god dyd animate himself strongly agaynst so presente stormy tempestes promisyng himselfe vyctorie vpon his enemyes quyetâ— lyfe in heueÌ„ly meditatioÌ„s he maketh his vowe to gyue thaÌ„kes thus he confermed with fasâ—e hope desyreth the helpe of god prayenge to teach him his waye and agayne he excyteth himselfe to truste strongly in god The tytle Dauides songe DOminus illuminatio The lorde is my lyght and my sauynge helth of whom thaÌ„ shall I be afrayd The lorde is the stronge defence of my lyfe of whoÌ„ than shall I be afrayd WhaÌ„ the noiÌ„ous and harmfull men which were my aduersaries fall vpon me to deuour my flesshe than shall they smyte themselfe agaynste the rocke fall Ye if they pitâ—he felde and bende their ordynaunce agaynst me yet shall nat my hert feare Yf batayle be bente agaynst me yet shall I truste to the promyse of god One peticyoÌ„ asked I of the lorde which I wyll folowe vpon that is I might sytte in the house of the lorde all dayes of my lyfe Where I miÈt beholde the beautefull regalty of the lorde and vyset his holy temple For he hath hyd me as though I were iÌ„ his tabernacle in tyme of persecutyon he shall hyde me in the preuy place of his tente shall lyfte me vp into a rocke He shall gyue me the ouer hande of myne enemys whiche haue compassed me in I shall offer ioyfull sacrifyces I shall synge playe the psalmes before the lorde Lorde here my voyce I call vpon the haue mercye vpon me answer me My hert thought vpon the I sought to se the it is the lorde that I seke Turne nat thy face from me suffre nat thy seruant to styde in thy wrath hitherto hast thou ben my helper cast me nat nowe awaye neither forsake me o god my sauyoure For where my father my mother fayled me there the lorde gathered me to him Lorde teache me thy waye lede me forth in the right path froÌ„ them that laye awayte for me Let theym nat take their pleasure vpon me which ar my troublouse enemyes lyynge wytnesses stode to gyther styffe against me Whose vyolence had greuously oppressed me had I nat beleued to enioye those thinges which ar good amoÌ„ge the lyuyng men Depende wayte thou vpon the lorde be thou stronge it is he that shall strengthen thy herte depende vpon the Lorde The argument in to the xxviij Psal. ¶ Here Dauyd expresseth his prayer whereby he beynge in some great peryll as peraduenture in the coniuraâ—yon of Absalon fyrste desyreth the helpe of god Furthermore he prayeth that he him selfe beynge innocente might nat be ioyned with the harmefull in vengeaunce takynge than desyreth he that worthy iugemente might fall vpon these vngodlye After this he remembreth a â–ª certayne Hymne wherin he gyueth god thankes for his vyctorie and helâ—he and laste of all he byddeth a prayer for the people AD te domine clamabo Upon the lorde do I call which art my stronge defence dispyse me nat neyther forsake thou me vnlesse I be lyke men lette downe in to their graues Here my prayer whyles I crye vnto the and lyfte vp my haÌ„des vnto thy holy temple Plucke me nat into vengeaunce with the vngodly with those which study for shrewdnesse spekyng pesable with their neighbours whyles they norissh euyll in their hertes Gyue them as they deserue and after their malycious study giue theÌ„ after their dedes acquyte them their deseruynge For they regarded nat the workes dedes of the lorde he shall therfore destroye them and nat edyfye them Praysed be the lorde for he hath harde the depe desyres of my miÌ„de The lorde is my streÌ„gth he is my bukler in him trusted my herte I
longe lyfe to delyte in goodnesse Kepe thy tonge from euyl report and thy mouth from disceytfull speche Se thou do no man wronge but bende thy selfe to goodnes seke studyously and folowe vpoÌ„ peace The eyes of the lorde are fastened vpon the rigktwyse hys eares lysten vnto their cryenge But the griÌ„me couÌ„tinance of the lorde is sette vpon these that do wronge euen to cutte out their memoriall from therth But those men crye the lorde hereth he delyuereth them out of euery strainte Full nyghe is the lorde men broken in herte he saueth the contryte in spiryte Although full many yuels fal vpon the rightwyse yet the lorde delyuereth them from theÌ„ all He kepeth all their bones so that nat one of them be broken But euery trouble shall make an ende of the vngodly the haters of the rightwyse shal be shaken awaye The lorde shall loose redeme the lyfe of his seruantes neither shall they be distroied whosoeuer coÌ„mitte their selues to his faithful cure The argument in to the .xxxv. Psal. ¶ In this psalme Dauid standynge fast in his innoceÌ„cy lokyng surely for vengeance to be taken vpoÌ„ Saule his flaterers abyding for goddes helpe desyreth the punisshmente of Saule with his flaterers and helthe for himselfe but these two thynges desyreth he natte but for the good wyll of god for his glorie and prayse IUdica dnÌ„e nocen Lorde set agaiÌ„st my aduersaries smyte downe them that fyght against me Take anon vnto the shelde buckler and ryse vp spedely to helpe me Set oute thy spere come forth to mete my persuers close them in say thou vnto my foule I am thi helth Let them be confouÌ„ded with shame and ignominy that seke my soule let theÌ„ be constrayned to tourne their backes let them bere opprobry that thiÌ„ke me any yuel Let theÌ„ be lyke dust before the wynde the angels of the lorde shakynge them to nought Let their wayes be beset with derknesses slybery and thangell of the lorde persuyng theÌ„ For they haue prepared their pytfall and their nette for me without cause without cause also haue they reuyled and slaundred my soule Let his iniuste vexatyon fall vpon hys own necke vnwares let him be hampred in his owne nette which he hath hyd let him fall into his owne mischef But my soule mighte ioye in the lorde be glad of his helpe All my inward partes shal say lorde who is lyke the which delyuerest the weake afflict froÌ„ his stronger and the sely vexed from the thefe There arose vyolent wytnesses asked me thynges whiche I neuer thought They aequyted me euyll for good leuiÌ„g my soule all alone without any helpe I my selfe whyles they were blame worthy clothed me with sacke scourged my soule with fastinge and gaue my self hole to prayer for them I behaued my selfe to them as though euery one of theÌ„ had ben my neighbour myne owne brother I went bente vnto the grouÌ„de mourniÌ„ge al iÌ„ blacke as one that had buryed his moder But they whiles I thus febled my selfe reioysed were gathered to gyther there came with them the moste vylest abiectes to scorne me whom I loked nothynge for they rente my fame ceassed nat Flaterynge parasytes all thynge derydiÌ„g gnasted vpon me with their tethes Lorde how longe wylt thou se me thus entreted restore my soule from these perilous sedicious men delyuer my lyfe from these lyons I shall magnifye the with prayse in the great coÌ„gregation amonge the myghty people shall I prayse the. Let nat my false enemyes reioyse vpon me let nat my haters wiÌ„ke of eche other in to my deceyt without any cause For they speke nothynge peasably and agaiÌ„st the meke sprited of therth they paint their coloured deceytes They writhed their mouthes agaynste me sayeng fye fye vpon hiÌ„ our eyes haue sene the thiÌ„ge for which we longed Ye thou hast sene lorde ceasse thou lorde no lenger be nat farre absent Aryse awake for my defence in iugemeÌ„t to affyrme my cause my god and my lorde Gyue sentence wyth me for thy ryghtwysnes sake lorde my god lest they reioyse vpon me Let them nat saye amonge their selues fye vpon him we haue our pleasure let theÌ„ nat say we haue deuoured conuicte him Let them be shamed also confouÌ„ded togyther that thus reioyse vpon my trouble let theÌ„ be clothed with shame ignominye that thus swell against me Let theÌ„ be glad reioyse the fauour my ryghtwisnes make theÌ„ to say the lord might euer be magnifyed whom it hath thus plesed to set his seruaÌ„t at rest And my tonge also shall speke of thy rightwisnes dayly shewynge forth thy prayse The argument in to the .xxxvi. Psal. ¶ In this psal Dauid coÌ„sidereth meruelously the pleÌ„tuouse goodnes of god poured out iÌ„to all thinges of tâ—e which consyderation the more he resteth the more he merueleth of the frowardnes of the vngodly which although it be neuÌ„ so gret yet god shitteth nat his goodnes froÌ„ theÌ„ also he syngeth how that the chosen ê‘ceiue his goodnes by a more blessed especiall way thaÌ„ any other The tytle The songe of Da. the lordes seruaÌ„t DIxit iniustus The vngodlynes of the synfull man ê‘suadeth me in my hert that there is in him no feare of god For he standeth iÌ„ his own conceyte whiles his worthy iniquite groweth iÌ„to his extreme hatred What soeuer he speketh it is wyckednes deceyte he refuseth to be taught because he wolde nat do well As he lyeth in his bedde he studieth and inuenteth myschefe wherevpon he sette him selfe in to a waye nat good and escheweth nothynge that yuell is Oh lord eueÌ„ vp vnto the heueÌ„s strecheth thy goodnesse ye and vp to the cloudes recheth thy faithfulnesse Thy ryghtwisenesse is higher than the highest hylles thy iugementê ar full depe botoÌ„les lorde thou sauest man and beest Howe excedyng clere noble oh god is thy mercy how pÌ„cious also are they whiche coÌ„myt theÌ„ to thy faithfull cure as vnto the shadowe of thy wynges They shal be satisfied with the pleÌ„tuous treasure of thy house thou shalte gyue theÌ„ drinke of thy delycious plesaÌ„t flodê For with the is the very well of lyfe we endued with thy lyght shall se at the last the very lyght Stretch thy mercy to them that knowe the thy rightwisenesse to the vpright in herte Let nat the prounde men fall vpon me neyther lette the vngodly moue me There shall fall the workers of iniquite they shal be cast out may nowher abide The argument in to the .xxxvii. Ps. ¶ Let nat the prosperite of yuell men moue the good sayth Dauid here that all thynges shal well hapen to the fearers of god to them that lyue of rightwisnes that these shal be blessed in tyme to come whaÌ„ the vngodly howe so euer they appere to florysshe here for a tyme shal be cut away and vtterly destroied NOli emulari Frete nat
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
brought backe my hande vpon their vexers Also other nations that hated the lorde hadde bene subdued to them but their prosperite shulde haue euer florysshed God shulde haue fedde them with the flowre of whete I wolde haue satysfyed them with honey flowynge out of the very stonnes The argumeÌ„t into the .lxxxii. Psal. ¶ He warneth the princes and rulers to seke dâ—lygently for rightwysnesse and he accuseth the commen sorte of them of vnrightwysnesse DEus stetiâ— in Syna God is chefe in the congregation of myghty meÌ„ and playeth the iuge in the myddê of the goddes Howe longe wyll ye iuge wrongefully take vpon ye the face of vngodly men Selah Se that ye delyuer in iugement the pore yonge fatherlesse set the troubled oppressed men in their riÈt Auenge the porâ— forsaken nedy delyuer theÌ„ from the handes of the vngodly For these vngodly ar without knowlege vnderstandynge they wander in derkenes and turne all thinges vpsodowne I haue called you goddes sayde that ye all were the chyldren of the hygh god NatwithstaÌ„dynge lyke mortall meÌ„ must ye nedes dye euen lyke vyolent princes shall ye fall awaye Aryse god and iuge thou the erth for of all natioÌ„s some shall fall into thy herytage The argumente into the .lxxxiij. Psal. ¶ The holy people complayneth all their borderers to haue conspyred to beate thâ—ym downe in battayle The tytle of the Psalme The dytie of the songe of Asaph DEus quis similis erit God holde nat thy pease wynke nat at oure cause neither be thou styll oh god For lo our enemies wexe wode they yâ— hate the set vp their brystels Craftely haue they conspyred togyther agaynste thy people they are gone to take counsell agaynst thy vnknoweÌ„ saiÌ„tes Sayenge haste ye spedily let vs make them away from the folke so that the name of Israell from theÌ„seforth be no more in mynde They are conspired togyther with one mynde and haue smyt haÌ„des to be agaynst the â–ª The tentes of Aâ—dom of Ismaelytes the Moabites HagareÌ„s The Gabalites Ammonites and Amalekites the Philystiens with the Tyrions Also the Assirions were confedred with them to helpe the chyldren of Lot Sel. Serue them as thou ones seruedest the Madianites and lyke Sesyra the capitayne of Iabins hoste at the floudes of Kysbon Which were distroied in the felde of Ender where the carions lay stinkynge lyke a donghyll vpon therth Serue the ouermost of these vngodly lyke the kynges of Oreb and zeeb and lyke zebach and zalmuna whiche all were tyrantes Whiche sayd let vs chalenge vnto vs the cytyes of god for our heritage Oh god brynge these men vnto this poynte to be lyke a turnynge whele and lyke the stuph of heÌ„pe cast in the winde And as the fyer ronneth in thycke roten wode as the breÌ„nyng flame eateth in the hilles Euen so folowe vpon them with thy stormes make them astonned fearfully with thy sodayne whirlwynde All to shame them castynge them in to ignomynye that yet so and it maye be they myght seke thy name Let them be confounded and amased for euer lette them be laden with opprobrye that they myght peryshe That they myght yet thus knowe the to be god alone and that thy name is full hyghe ouer all the erth The argument into the .lxxxiiii. Ps. ¶ In this Psalme is discribed the feruent desyre of Dauid to come iÌ„to the holy coÌ„gregation The tytle of the Psal. The ditie of the sonnes of Corah committed to the chauÌ„ter to be played of a musyke instrument QUam dilecta Howe goodly amâ—able are thy tabernacles o lorde of hostes My soule breÌ„neth and faynteth for desyre to come into the proches of the lorde my hert my flesshe cryed vnto the lyuyng god Euen the lytle sparow there founde her an house the swalow a nest to lay iÌ„ her yong shal nat I come vnto thy altaries o lorde my kynge my god Happye are they that maye dwell in thy house for they shall prayse the for euer Sel. Happy are these men whose streÌ„gth is set in the to whoÌ„ also thy pathes are plesante Men shall make plentuouse fouÌ„taynes for the goers thorowe the wailynge valey and rayne shall fyll their cesterns And men shall go thicke flocke after flocke of the whiche euery one shall apere before god in Sion Oh lorde â— god of hostes here my prayer lysten vnto me god of Iacob Selah Beholde god which arte our shylde beholde the face of thy anointed It is better to be one day in thy fore porches of thy teÌ„ple than here a thousande I had leuer sytte at the thresholde of the house of god thaÌ„ to dwell longe in these troublous tabernacles For the lorde god is both sonne shylde the lorde shall gyue grace and dignitie He shall nat turne yâ— that good is from these meÌ„ which liue harmlesse Oh lorde of hostê blessed is the maÌ„ which trusteth in the. The argumeÌ„t iÌ„to the .lxxxv. Ps. ¶ This Ps. is a prophesy of the kingdome of Christ a prayer for his comynge The tytle of this psalme The songe of the soÌ„nes of Corath BEnedixisti domine Thou shalt bere good mynde vnto thy lande oh lorde and shalt turne away the captiuite of Iacob Thou shalt take awaye thiniquite of thy people shalt couer al their synnes Selah Thou shalt take away all thy wrathe shalte pease the furye of thy angre Restore vs god our sauiour quenche thy indygnation agaynst vs. Wylte thou be angry with vs alwayes wylt thou stretche forthe thy wrath in to the worldes ende Thou verily art euen he whiche bringest thy selfe agayn to vs thou wylt quykeÌ„ vs iÌ„ the shal thy people yet reioyse Lay forth for vs lorde thy mercyfull goodnes gyue vs thy sauiÌ„ge â—elpe I wyll here what it pleaseth god the lord to speke for it is he that shal speke peace vnto his people whiche are his sayntes and they shall nat fall agayn vnto their folysshnes Surely he shall be nyghe with his helpe vnto those meÌ„ whiche feare him that his beautefull glorye myght inhabyt oure lande Mercy and faythfulnesse shall mete togyther rightwysnes pease shall kysse eche other Faythfulnes shall sprynge out of therth and ryghtwysnes shall flowe out froÌ„ the heuens Ye the lorde shall do full gently our lande shal yelde forh her eÌ„ccrese Ryghtwysnes shall go in prosperously before him and he shall set her fete swiftlye in to the waye The argument into the .lxxxvi. Psal. ¶ This is a praier wheriÌ„ the sayer prayeth that he might lyue innoceÌ„tly and safe froÌ„ his enemis The tytle of this Psal. The prayer of Dauid INclina domine Bowe down thine eare oh lorde answere me for I am full poore and full of trouble Kepe my lyfe for I studye to be good saue thou thy seruante my god for he trusteth in the withoute any doute Haue mercye vpon me lorde for I call vnto the dayly Make glad the mynde
of thy seruante for vnto the oh lorde lyft I vp my herte Uerily thou lorde thou art both gentle mercyfull thou berest a pleÌ„tuouse good wyll to al the call vpoÌ„ the. God here my prayer receyue my depe desyer Whan I am in trouble I call vpon the for thou were wonte to here me Amonge all the goddes is there nat one to be compared vnto the neither is there any of them that may do suche thiÌ„ges as thou dost All the nation whiche thou hast made shall come and worshippe the oh lorde god and shall extolle thy name For right gret art thou which also dost meruelous thinges thou arte god alone Teche me thy wayes lorde that I may lyue of thy faythe knytte my herte vnto the that it maye feare the. I shall magnifye the O lorde my god with all my herte I shall sprede thy gloriouse name for euer Full great verily haue thy mercyfull goodnes ben euer towarde me for thou delyuerdest my soule euen from the nethermost hell Oh god the proude vngodly made insurrection agaynste me and the cruell congregation of violente men seke my lyfe which haue no respecte vnto the. But yet thou lorde thou art prone vnto mercy thou art redy to fauour to forgiue slow vnto wrath swiÌ„myng in mercy faithfulnes Beholde me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me gyue thy strength vnto thy seruante and preserue the sonne of thy hande mayden Do good vnto me openly that they that hate me myghte be ashamed to se that thou lorde helpest and confortest me The argumeÌ„t iÌ„to the .lxxxvii. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. Ierusalem is magnifyed vnto whoÌ„ it is ê“phesyed many of euery nacioÌ„ to come The tytle of the Psal. The ditie of the songe of the sonnes of Corah FUndamenta eius Her fouÌ„datioÌ„s were layde vpon the holy hylles The lorde loued the gates of Syon aboue all the cytyes of Iacob Glorious passynge cleare thynges are spoken of the oh Cytie of god Selah â–ª I shall nombre vnto theym that knowe me Egypte Babilon Lo there shall come with them also the Palestines the Tyrions with the Moores of Inde for he was borne there Also it shal be sayde of Syon this man and that was borne in it that same man euen he the moste highest shall laye fast her foundations The lorde shall nombre and write in his people togither for it is he that ther was borne Selah Both the syngers the players with all maner of melody that pleaseth me shall be in the. The argument in to the .lxxxviij. Psal. ¶ In this Ps. is coÌ„tayned a greuouse coÌ„plaint of one beynge in extreme afflyctyons The tytle of this psalme The songe of the sonnes of Corah Heman Ezraite commytted to the chaÌ„ter to be songe of a certayne ordre of syngers in the quere for afflyction and dysease DOmine deê° salutis Oh lorde god the author of my helth I haue cryed vnto the by day by night also before the. Let my prayer come before the bowe downe thyne eare to my cryenge For my soule is cloyed with diseases my lyfe is brought vnto my graue I am reputed as one to be caste into the ê“ytte euen as a maÌ„ without all strength I was layde to the dead meÌ„ as one free frome the worlde lyke men slayne slepynge in their graues out of mynde as a cast awaye from thy hande Thou haste put me in to the nether dyche euyn in to derke and depe dongens Thy hotte indygnatyon laye vpon me and thou ouerwhelmedest me with all thy flodes Sel. Thou madest men that knewe me to flye my company thou causedest me to be eschewed of theÌ„ I am closed in maye nat out go My face is wrinkled dried vp with sorowe I called vpon the dayly I stretched forthe my handes vnto the. Shalte thou worke thy myracles withe the deed men or shall the buryed men aryse agayne and prayse the Selah Shall thy mercy be publisshed in meÌ„nes graues thy faithfulnes in our departynge Shall thy myracles be knowen in derknes thy rightwysnes in the forgetfull lande But yet I o lorde crye vnto the and in the mornynge my praier came before the. Wherfore oh lorde put test thou away my soule and turnest thy face fro me I was tormented in mynde and in a maner deed euen from my youth was I pressed downe with thy feare and sythen euer it hath contynued Thy wrath peersed me thorowe thy fere hath dygged me thorowe Anguysshe and trouble hath closed me in dayly lyke waters haue coÌ„passed me rouÌ„de about Thou madest my frendes and them that knewe me to flie farre from me and thus my acqueyntaunce thou hyddest fro me The argumeÌ„t into the .lxxxix. Psal. ¶ In this Psal. is declared goodly and at large the newe and olde TestameÌ„t or couenaunte whiche is smytten by Christ the sonne of Dauid betwene god his chosen neuer to be brokeÌ„ that vnder the fygure of Dauid of his posterite For a declaration of the fyrst parte of this Psal. and knowlege of these two wordes merci faithfulnes ye shall vnderstande that god of his mercy and goodnes fyrste promyseth and for his truthes sake he performeth it which faythfull performynge the prophet calleth faythfulnes wherfor these two wordes mercy and faythfulnes are comeÌ„ly ioyned togyther in the Psalmes The tytle of the Psal. The songe of Ethan MIsericordias domini The mercy of the lorde shal I prayse in my songe perpetually thy faythfulnes shall I declare with my mouth into all ages For thus thought I with my self thy mercy shall be pÌ„pared euer to contâ—nue thy faithfulnes also to encrese in the veri heueÌ„s I smit haÌ„des with my chosen swore vnto Daued my seruaÌ„t I shall stablishe his posterite with encrese to staÌ„de for euer I shal set fast his seate regal iÌ„to al agê Se. Heuenly meÌ„ shal celebrate publishe thy meruelous dedê oh lorde saiÌ„tes shal sprede thy faithfulnes in the congregation For what man in the clowdê may be coÌ„pared to the lorde or who amonge the goddes may be lykened vnto the lorde God is greatly dreded iÌ„ the coÌ„gregacyon of his saintes gretly to be feared amoÌ„g theÌ„ which ar aboute hiÌ„ Lorde the god of hostê who is lyke the in power oh lorde all thynges about the ar faythfulnes Thou declarest thy power eueÌ„ vpon the proude see swagest her highe waues Thou hast smyt downe and all to broken Egypt with thy stronge power thou haste dispersed thyn enemyes HeueÌ„s ar thine the erth is thyne the rouÌ„de worlde with all that therin is thou haste made them The northe the southe thou hast made them Thabor and Hermon shall reioyse in thy name Thou haste an excedynge strength thou strengtheneste thy hande and lyftest vp thy ryghthande In rightwisnes equite thy seate is set mercy faithfulnes go before thy face Happy is the people oh lorde that knoweth the voyce of the troÌ„pettes they that are
shrewde thynge shall I purpose him that foloweth shrewdenes I hate and in no wyse shall he be to me belongynge A malicious herte shall avoyde fro me and an hurtful man shal I nat maiÌ„teyne A priuy backebiter of his neyghboure wyll I distroye a proude countinaunce with a swelliÌ„g herte hiÌ„ wyl I nat suffre But I serche for them that loue faythfulnes in therth that suche myght dwell with me he that lyueth hurtelesse shall serue me There shall be no place in my house for him that doth deceitfully he that speketh lyes shall nat prospere with me But swiftly shall I dystroye these vngodly vpon therth that I might cut oute of the cyte of the lord all workers of falshed The argument in to the C.ii. Psal. ¶ This Psal. conteyneth a greuous complaint of the mysery of the holy people whiche nowe retourned from Babylon goynge aboute to repayre the temple and the cytie suffred great iniures and rebukes of the gentyles their borderers but there is annexed consolacyon in that they coÌ„sydered the perpetual goodnes of god nowe begynnynge to shyne vpon theÌ„ thorowe the fauour of Ciri and Darii Rede the story in Ezra and Nehemiah the Prophete The tytle of the Ps. This is a prayer of the poore afflycte beynge in greuous anguishe and powrynge forth his complaynte before the lorde DOmine exaudi Lorde heare my prayer and suffre my depe desyre to come vnto the. Hyde nat thy face from me in tyme of my tribulation bow down thyn eare vnto me in the day whan I cal vpon the spede the to graunt me For my dayes verily ar vanyshed away lyke smoke and my bones are dryed vp lyke a stowe My hert is smyteÌ„ thorow lyke grasse is wethered away in so moche as I forsoke to take myn own meate I was so dryed vp with my sorowfull and lowde syghes that my bones clyued to my skynne I am like an estrege of the wyldernes made lyke an houlet in an olde forlaten house I lye wakyng am left alone lyke the sparowe in the thacke Myn enemies reuyled me al day they that chidde me vsed my name opprobriously I eate therth in stede of brede lycke in my teares in stede of drinke And all is for thy indignacion thi wrath for whaÌ„ I was a loft ethou threwest me downe My dayes are vanyshed away lyke a shadowe I my self am wythered lyke hay But thou lorde syttest styll for euer thy memoriall endureth in euery age Thou shalte ryse haue pety on Syon for it is tyme for the to fauour it for the day apointed is now come For the stones of it please thy seruantes verily and they fauor her soyle Euen the haythen also shal worship the name of the Lord al the kynges of the erth shal knowlege thy glorious beaute The lorde verily shal bylde Syon he shal be sene in his beauteful glory And he shal haue respect vnto the prayer of the pore forsaken his prayer shal he nat dispise This thynge shal be writen for the worlde to come and for his cause the people which ar yet vnmade shall prayse the Lorde For he shal loke forth of his hyghe holy place the Lorde euyn froÌ„ heuen shall beholde the erth To here the syghes of them that are in bondes and to lose the chyldren iuged to dethe That they myght preache the name of the Lorde in Syon and his prayse in Ierusalem Whan the people the kyngdomes shall be gathered togyther to worshyp the lord He abated my courage in my iourney hath cut of my dayes I say â— my god take me nat awaye in the myddes of my dayes for thy yeres endure thorow out all ages In the begiÌ„ning thou laydest the foundation of the erthe and the heuens are thy handy worke They shall perishe whan thou shalt stande fast and all thynges shall ware olde lyke a garment thou shalt dresse them agayn lyke a garment they shal be chaunged But thou art euen thyne owne self and thy yeres shall neuer be ended The chyldren of thy seruaÌ„tes shall dwel styll and their posterite shall lyue prosperously and blessedly in thy presens The argumeÌ„t in to the C.iii. Psal. ¶ In this Psalme the Prophete prayseth the goodnes of god towarde men which forgyueth their synnes and gyueth them plentuously the goodnes both of body and soule wherfore he exhorteth both men and angels and all creatures to prayse god The ditie of Dauid BEnedic aiÌ„a Prayse thou the lorde o my soule and all that are within me prayse his holy name Prayse thou the lord o my soule forgete nat his benefytes Whiche forgyueth the all thy iniquities and heleth all thy deseases He redimeth thy lyfe froÌ„ ê‘dicyon heapeth vpon the on euery syde his mercy gentlenes He fylleth thy soule with goodnes renueth thy yougth lyke an Egle. Of rightwysnes and equite he restoreth all men that suffre wronge He hath made his waies knoweÌ„ to Moises his dedes to the chyldreÌ„ of Israell The lorde is prone vnto mercy and beÌ„te vnto fauour he is slowe vnto wrath and plentuous in goodnes He shal nat chyde alwayes neither kepe hatred in mynde euer to be aueÌ„ged He hath nat deelt with vs after our synnes neither rewarded vs accordynge to our iniquytes But loke howe hyghe heueÌ„s ar ouer the erth euyn so high hath he made his mercy to preuayle ouer theÌ„ that worshyp him And loke howe farre the eest is from the weest euen so farre hath he set our synnes from vs. Loke howe the fathers herte yerneth vpon his chyldren euen so doth the lorde pety them that feare him For he knoweth of what frayle metall we are he remembreth full well that we are but duste The dayes of man ar lyke grasse for as a flowre of the felde he florissheth for a tyme. Whom whan the wiÌ„de hath ouerbloweÌ„ by by is it gone and his place where he was knoweth hiÌ„ no more But the mercy of the lorde endureth from worldes vnto worldes ouer them that feare him and his ryghwysnes stretcheth to their chyldres children Unto those which kepe couenaunt with him and holde in mynde his coÌ„maundementes to th entent they wolde do them The lorde hath set fast his seate regal in the heuens and all thynges are subiecte vnto his kyngdome Prayse the lorde ye whiche are his messagers valiaunt in power which do his commaundementes obeynge him at a worde Prayse ye the lorde all his hoste ye that are his mynisters which do his pleasure Prayse ye the lorde all his workes ye that in euery place of his dominion The argument in to the C.iiij Psal. ¶ This Psal. is a prayse wherin the Prophete magnifyeth god of the creation of the world and of the mercyfull gouernaunce therof BEnedic Praise thou the lorde my soule oh lorde my god thou art greatly to be magnifyed thou hast ornoured thy selfe with fame clerenesse and glorye Thou deckest thy selfe with lyght as with a garment thou
lyghten them by night They asked and their came quayles and he fylled them with heuenly foode He opened they in the stony rocke their flowed oute waters the floudes ranne downe the wyldernesse For he remeÌ„bred his holy promyse and also his seruant AbrahaÌ„ And he led forth his people in great ioye his chosen with gret triumph And he delyuered them the laÌ„des of the gentyles they chaleÌ„ged vnto them the labours of the flocke by right herytage To thentente they wolde obserue his ceremonyes and kepe his lawes also LOUE IE THE LORDE The argument into the C.vi Psal. ¶ The people of god scatered amonge dyuerse nacyons of the gentyles for their synnes exhort themself to prayse the goodnes of god laydforth alwayes to theÌ„ that seke him The tytle of this Psalme Loue ye the lorde which hath his begynnynge of him selfe and all other creatures haue their begynnynge of him COnfitemini Magnifye ye the lorde for he bereth vs good mynde his mercy is set forth for vs into euerlastiÌ„ge Who may expresse the noble actes of the lord who may declare all his praises Blessed are they that obserue equytie and studye to do right at all tymes RemeÌ„bre me oh lorde accordyng to thy good wyll promysed to thy people vyset me with thy sauynge helth which thou hast promysed That I might delyte in beholdynge the prosperyte of thy chosen that I mighte reioyse in the gladnesse of thy folke and that I might glorye with thy people whoÌ„ thou haste claimed to be thy right herytage We are siners lyke as oure fathers were we haue commytted wickednes and haue done vngodlily Our fathers in Egipte regarded nat thy myracles neither remeÌ„bred they thy manyfolde goodnes they rebelled at the see euyn at the red see And yet he saued theÌ„ for his names sake to magnifye his gloryouse power He rebuked roughly the red see it was vpdried and he led them thorowe the depth lyke as thorowe a deserte He preserued them from the handes of their aduersaryes redemed them from the power of their enemyes And the waters ouerwhelmed their aduersaryes so that nat one of theym was lefte a lyue Than beleued they his wordes and songe forth prayse vnto him But full sone after forgote they his workes they wolde nat abyde his pleasure They were set a fyer with lust in the deserte and they tempted god in the wyldernes And he gaue theÌ„ their askiÌ„ge but with it he cast their bodyes into a consuÌ„ptyon They enuyed Moyses and angred hiÌ„ in their tentes and Aharon also the lordes saynte Therth opened her selfe swalowed in Dathan supte vp the congregation of Abyram Fyer consumed their feloshyp the flame brente vp thun godly They made a calfe in Horeb worshipt the cast idole And they turned his beautiouse glory iÌ„to the symilytude of an oxe that eateth grasse They had forgotten god their sauyoure euen him whiche dydde so great thynges for them in Egypte They forgot the myracles in the laÌ„de of Ham euyn the terryble actes whiche he wrought in the redde see And he thought to haue banisshed them had nat Moyses his chosen put forth hiÌ„selfe a speker for them reconsyled these of broken peasyng his heuy indygnation vnlesse he shuâ—â—â— haue distroyed them After this they dispysed that lande so worthy to be desyred neither had they any faythe to his promyse They murmured in their tabernacles they gaue no hede to the lorde And he lyfted vp his hande againste theÌ„ to throwe them downe in the wyldernes Ye to cast downe their posteryte amoÌ„ge the gentyls to scater them into the regioÌ„s They were addicte maryed vnto Baalpeor they eate the ded sacrifyces They prouoked him to angre with their owne inuencyons and vengeaunce crept in and sprede amonge theym ThaÌ„ stepte forth Pinchas aueÌ„ged goddes quarell helde backe the vengeance Which facte was a lowed him for a rightwyse dede throwout all ages into euerlastynge They prouoked god also at the waters of their grugynge against sayeÌ„g Moyses was punisshed for their sakes For they troubled vered his mynde he spoke a mysse with his mouthe Neither wolde they distroye the gentyls as the lorde commaunded them They medled maried with the gentyls and learned their workes They worshypt their carued images which turned them to coÌ„fusyon Also they slewe their owne sonnes daughters offringe them vp to sacrifyces to deuils They shedde thinnocent blode euyn the blode of their owne sonnes doughters whoÌ„ they slew and offred to the Idols of Canaan the erth was polluted with the blode They were defyled thorowe their owne workes they were vnshamfased in their owne dedes And the wrath of the lord was kyndled agaynst his people and he turned his face from his herytage And he betoke them into the handes of the gentyles they that hated theÌ„ were become their rulers And their enemis oppressed them subdued them to their power Many tymes he delyuered them and yet they rebelled his pleasur were worne out with their owne wyckednesse And he behelde whan they were sore laide agaynst and herde their lamentacion He remeÌ„bred hys promyse vnto them of his great goodnes he turned himselfe from indygnation And he brought it to passe that euen they which helde them in captiuyte had pytie vpon them Saue vs lorde our god seperate vs froÌ„ the gentyles that we might publissh thy holy name prayse the iÌ„ thy laudable dedes The lorde of Israhell be praysed from worldes in to worldes all peple might saye Amen Praise ye the lorde The argument into the C.vij Psal. ¶ Here tho Prophet declareth all aduersyte to be sent in to be taken away also of god onely COnfitemini Magnify ye the lorde for he is gratious of good mynde towarde vs his goodnes staÌ„deth forth for vs for euer Let them that are redemed of the lorde euyn theÌ„ whom he hath losed from so narowe straiÌ„tes praise him Whom he hath gathered from the partê of therth as from the Est and west from the north south For whan they erre froÌ„ the way in the desert fynde no towne inhabited And for honger thyrst their soule famysheth in them They cry to the lorde in suche a narawe straynte he delyuereth theÌ„ from their distresse And leadeth them into the ryght waye which bringeth theÌ„ to the cyte inhabited Of this they magnifye the lorde for hys goodnê they publyshe his meruelous dedes amonge men As whaÌ„ he satisfieth a thristy soule and replenysheth an hungry soule with good sustinaunce But they that sit in derkenes and in the shadow of deth in afflyction and yerne Because they rebelled agaynst the wordes of god and casted away opprbriously the counsell of the most hyghest Whose hertê he tameth by afflyction for they fall there is nat one that wyll helpe them They crye vnto the lorde in suche narowe straintes and he delyuereth them from their
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
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
The Psalter of Dauid in Englyshe purely and faythfully traÌ„slated after the texte of Felyne euery Psalme hauynge his argument before declarynge brefely thentente substance of the hole Psalme To the reder BE glad in the lorde dere brethern gyue hiÌ„ thaÌ„kes whiche nowe at the last of his merciable goodnes hath sent you his Psalter in Englysshe faithfully purely translated which ye may nat mesure iuge after the comeÌ„ texte Foâ— the trouth of the Psalmes muste bâ— fetched more nygh the Hebrue veriâ—te in the which tonge Dauid with the other siÌ„gers of the Psalmes firsâ— songe them Let the gostly lerned iâ— the holy tonge be iuges It is the spirituall man saith Paule which hath the spirite of god that must decerne and iuge all thynges And the men quietly syttyng if the truth be shewed them must iuge and stande vp speke the first iÌ„terpretour holdynge his peace god giue you true spirituall and quiete syttynge iuges Amen Beatus vir Psal. .i. ¶ The argument of the first psalme ¶ They that forsake theyr couÌ„seyls the waies the lernyng and conuersatyon of the vngodly geuynge theÌ„self holie to the knowlege of goddes â—awe to lyue therafter ar blessed the other ar wycked vngodly The blessed ar lykened to a moist frutful tre fast plaÌ„ted by the waâ— side the vngodly to dri baren dust scatred with the wiÌ„de BEatus vir Blessed is that man whiche walketh nat in the couÌ„saile of the vngodly staÌ„deth nat in the waye of siÌ„ners sytteth nat in the seat of the pesteleÌ„t scorners But hath all his pleasure iÌ„ the lawe of the lord vpoÌ„ it his miÌ„de is ocupied both day night Sith a man shall be lyke a tree planted by the ryuer â—yde which wyl gyue forth her frutes in due tyme and her leues shall nat wither for what so euer he shall do shal ê“spere But so shal nat the vngodly for they shal be lyke dust which is dyspersed with the wynde Wherfore these vngodly shal nat stande in the iugemeÌ„t neither these synners maye abyde in the companye of the rightwyse For the lorde aproueth the waye of the ryghtwyse but the waye of synners shall perisshe The argument into the .ii. psal ¶ This psal sheweth who were againste god his sonne Christ their vayne study howe god aboue scorneth their enforcementes howe that Christes kyngdome standeth encreseth whiles they perisshe and that the waye of helth is to truste and to cleue to Christe our kynge QUare fremueruÌ„t gentes Wherfore do the gentyls thus swell clustre togyther Wherfore do the people of the iewes thus gnaste in vayne Wherfore conspire the kingê of therth the chefe prestê thus cast theyr hedes togyder against the lorde his anointed Sayeng lette vs breke their bondes lette vs caste of their yokes But he that hath his resideÌ„s iÌ„ heueÌ„ derideth theÌ„ the lorde scorneth theÌ„ â–ª Than shall he thrust them downe in his wrath in his indignation shal he all to trouble theÌ„ I haue constitute ordened my kynge to be ouer Sion my holy hyl I shall shewe forth the lordes coÌ„maundemeÌ„t for he said vnto me thou arte my sonne whoÌ„ I haue now openly declared Aske of me I shall gyue the that nations into thy heritage to be thyn owne possession thorow out all the worlde Thou shalte smyte theÌ„ togyther with an yerne sceptre shalt brâ—ke theÌ„ lyke ertheÌ„ vessels Nowe therfore ye kynges be wise vnderstand ye rulers of the erth be content to be monished lerned Serue ye the lorde besely study to gyue him his honour ioyfully with reuereÌ„ce Kysse ye the sonne lest he beiÌ„g wrath your lyfe perishe for hys angre shall be shortly kyndled And thaÌ„ blessed ar all men that truste in him The argument in to the .iii. Psalme ¶ Dauid merueleth complaineth to the lorde of the multitude boldnes of his enemies coÌ„mitteth hiÌ„ selfe with gret trust to the lorde whiche wyl shortly smyte theÌ„ downe for no maÌ„ els may saue no maÌ„ is ê‘taker of helth but he trust in hiÌ„ The title of the ps The songe or ditie of Dauid fleiÌ„g froÌ„ his soÌ„ne AbsaloÌ„ Thistori is writeÌ„ iÌ„ the .ii. boke of kiÌ„ges froÌ„ the xv cha to the xx DOmine quid Lorde see what a sorte there are that trouble me full many there are that ryse agaiÌ„st me Many ther are that thiÌ„ke thus vpoÌ„ my soule surely ther is no helth to be loked for from god vnto this man Selah But thou lorde thou art my helpe my glory thou liftest vp my heed The lorde I called vpoÌ„ with my prayer he answered me euen from his holy hyll Selah I shall lye down slepe I my self shall vpwake me for the lorde sustayneth me I shall fere ye thousandê folke althogh they besige me rouÌ„de aboute A rise lorde saue me any god thou shalt gyue all my enemys such a clap on their chekê that anone the tethes of these vngodly shal be broken It is the lordes properte to saue and thy people it be houeth to be holpeÌ„ and endued with thy â—enefytes Selah ¶ This worde Selah sygnifyeth the sentence before to be pondred with a depe effecte longe to be rested vpon the voyce there to be exalted The argument into the .iiii. psalme ¶ Dauid sheweth the goodnesse of god and his helpe brought to hiÌ„ whyles his sonne Absalon coniured against him he reproueth the madnesse of the nobles of Israhell coÌ„spirynge agaynst hiÌ„ calleth theÌ„ to repentaÌ„ce after this he reioyseth of the great pleÌ„tuousnesse pease surenes restored thorow the goodnes of god vnto him The title of the psalme Dauides song vpon an instrumeÌ„t played for his victorie CUm inuocarem Whan I called vpoÌ„ the thou answeredest me whiche art the god of my rightwysnes Whan I was in astrayte thou dyddest set me at large haue mercy vpon me and heare my depe desyre O meÌ„ howe long entende ye to turne my glory into shame howe loÌ„ge wyll ye loue vayne thinges seke lyes Selah I wold ye knewe it that the lorde hath set aparte choseÌ„ vnto hiÌ„ his saint the lorde shall here whan I call vpon hiÌ„ All though ye be moued yet se ye synne nat pondre all thinges in your mynde as ye lye in bedde that ye myght so set your hertes at rest Selah Make your sacriâ—fice with rightwysnes put your trust 〈◊〉 the lorde Many thinke sayeng se who shal shewe vs our desyre lorde let thy shyâ—nyng face illumine vs. Thou hast poured my hert full of gladnes whete wyâ—e haue ben encresed vnto them in tyme. Now therfore thei restored to peaceâ— I shal lye downe slepe for thou lord hast so ordred me that I may lyue fre safe ¶ The argument into the .v. psal ¶ This psalme is a prayer of a man oppressed of wicked enemyes whome whan he knoweth to be hated of god he taketh herte vnto him agayn trustyng that