the night for man to rest in as thou hast ordained him the day to trauell graunt O dearâ— Father that we may so take our bodely rest that our soules may continually watch for the tyme that our Lord Iesus Christ shall appeare for our deliueraunce out of this mortall life and in the meane season that we not ouercomen by any fantasies dreames or other temptations may fully set our myndes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleepe be not excessiue or ouermuch after the insatiable desires of our fleshe but onely sufficient to content our weake nature that we may be better disposed to liue in all Godly conuersation to the glâ—ry of thy holy name and profite of our brethren Sâ— be it ¶ A Godly prayer to be sayd at all tymes HOnor and prayse be genen to thee O Lord God almighty most deare Father of heauen for all thy mercies and louyng kindenesse shewed vnto vs in that it hath pleased thy gratious goodnes freely and of thine owne accord to elect and chose vs to saluation before the begynning of the world and euen like continuall thankes be geuen to thee for creating vs after thine owne Image for redeemyng vs with the precious bloud of thy deare sonne when we were vtterly lost for sanctifâ—ing vs with thy holy sprit in the reuelation and knowledge of thy word for helping and succouryng vs in all our needes and necessities for sauyng vs from all daungers of body and soule for comfortyng vs so fatherly in all our tribulations and persecutions for sparyng vs so long and geuing vs so large a tyme of repentaunce These benefites O most mercifull Father lyke as we knowledge to haue râ—ceiued them of thy onely goodnesse euen so we beseeche thee for thy deare sonne Iesus Christes sake to graunt vs alwayes thy holy sprite whereby we may continually grow in thankefulnes towardes thee to be led into all truth and comforted in all our aduersities O Lord strengthen our fayth kindle it more in 〈◊〉 and loue towardes thee and our neighbours for thy sake Suffer vs not most deare Father to receiue thy worde any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayes the assistance of thy grace and holy spirite that in hart word and deede we may sanctifie and do worshyp to thy name Helpe to amplifie and increase thy kingdome and what soeuer thou sendest we may be hartely well content with thy good pleasure and will Let vs not lacke the thing O Father without the which we can not serue thee but blesse thou so all the workes of our handes that we may haue sufficient and not to be chargeable but rather helpefull vnto others be mercy full O Lord to our offences and seyng our det is great whiche thou hast forgeuen vs in Iesus Christ make vs to loue thee and our neighbours so much the more Be thou our Father our Captaine and defender in all temptations hold thou vs by thy mercyfull hand that we may be eliuered from all inconuenienees and end our lyues in the sanctifing and honour of thy holy name through Iesu Christ our Lord and onely 〈…〉 Let thy mighty hand and out 〈…〉 Lord he still out defence thy mercy and 〈◊〉 kind nesse in Iesu Christ thy deare sonne our saluation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto the end and in the end So be it O Lord encrease our fayth ¶ A confession of all estates at all tymes O Eternall God and most mercifull Father we confesse and acknowledge here before thy diuine maiâ—stie that we are miserable sinners conceiued and borne in sinne and iniquitie so that in vs there is no goodnes For the flesh euermore rebelleth agaynst the spirite whereby we continually transgresse thy holy Preceptes and commaundementes and so purchase to our selues through 〈◊〉 iust iudgement death and damnation Notwithstandyng O heauenly Father for asmuch aâ— we are displeased with our selues for the sinnes that we haue comitted agaynst thee and do vnfaynedly repent vs of the same we most humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercy on vs to forgeue vs all our sinnes and to increase thy holy spirite in vs that we acknowledgyng from the bottome of our hartes our owne righteousnesse may from hence forth not onely mortifie our sinnefull lustes and affections but also bryng forth such fruites as may be agreable to thy most blessed will not for the worthynesse thereof but for the merites of thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour whom thou hast already geuen an oblation and offeryng for our sinnes and for whose sake we are certainely perswaded that thou wilt deny vs nothyng that we shall aske in his name according to thy will. For thy spirite doth assure our consciences that thou art our mercifull Father 〈◊〉 so lowest vs thy children through him that nothyng is 〈…〉 thy heauenly grace and fauour from vs to thee therefore O Father with the sonne and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end So be it ¶ A prayer to be sayd before a man begyn his worke O Lord God most mercyfull Father and Sauiour seing it hath pleased thee to commaund vs to trauell that we may relieue our neede we beseech thee of thy grace so to blesse our labor that thy blessing may extend vnto vs without the which we are not able to continue and that this great fauour may be a witnes vnto vs of thy bonntyfulnesse and assistaunce so that thereby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast ouer vs Moreuer O Lord we beseech thâ—e that thou wouldest strengthen vs with thyne holy spirite that we may faithfully trauell in our estate and vocation without fraud or deceit that we may endeuour our selues to follow thine holy ordinaunce rather then to seeke to satisfie our greedy affections or desire to gayne And if it please theâ— O Lord to prosper our labour geue vs a mynde also to helpe them that haue neede according to that abilitie that thou of thy mercy shalt geue vs and knowing that all good thinges come of thee graunt that we may humble our selues to our neighbours and not by any meanes lift our selâ—â—â— vp aboue them which haue not receaued so large a portion as of thy mercy thou hast geuen vs And if it please thee to try and exercise vs by greater pouertie neede the our flesh would desire that thou wouldest yet O Lord grauÌ„ vs grace to know that thou wilt nourish vs coÌ„tinually through thy bountifull liberalitie that we be not so tempted that we fall into distrust but that we may paciently wayâ— till 〈…〉 â—on to rest vpon thy mercieâ— Heare vs O Lord of 〈◊〉 through Iesus Christ thy sonnâ— our Lord Amen A Prayer for the whole state of Christes Church ALmighty God and most mercifull father we humbly submit our selues fall downe before thy maiestie beseeching thee from the
and guile Vnder his toâ—ng doth mischief 〈◊〉 and trauell all the while verse 8 He lyeth hid in wayâ—s and â—oles to slay the innocent â–ª Agaynst the poore that passe him by his cruell eyes are beâ—t verse 9 And like a Lyon priâ—ely lyeth lurking in his den If he may snare them in his net to spoyle poore simple men verse 10 And for the nonce full craftely he croucheth downe I say verse 11 So are great heapes of poore men made by his strong power his pray The second part verse 12 Tush God forgetteth this sayth he therfore may I be bold His countenaunce is cast a side he doth it not behold verse 13 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doth rest Lift vp thy hand forget not Lord the poore that be opprest verse 14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord doest thou not abhorre it To beare the wicked in their hartes say tush thou carest not for it verse 15 But thou seest all this wickednes and well doest vnderstand verse 16 That frendles and poore fatherles are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then breake the power for euer That they with their iniquitie may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall raigne for euermore askyng and God alone And he will chase the Heathen folke out of his land ech one verse 19 Thou heaâ—st O Lord the poore mans plaint their prayers and request Their hartes thou wilt confirme vntill thine eares to heare be prest verse 20 To iudge the poore and fatherles and helpe them to the right That they may â—e no more opprest with men of worldly might In Domino confido Psal. xi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soule vntill Flee hence as fast as any foule and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrowes prest To shoote in secret and to hurt the sound and harmeles brest verse 3 Of worldly hope all stayes were shrunke and clearely brought to nought Alas the iust and righteous man what euill hath be wrought verse 4 But he that in his temple is most holy and most hye And in the heauens hath his seate of royall maiestye The poore and simple mans estate considereth in his mynde And searcheth out full narowly the maners of mankynde verse 5 And with a chearefull countenaunce the righteous man will vse But in his hart he doth abhorre all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thicke as any â—ayne Fire and brimstone and whirlwindes thicke appointed for their payne verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousnes embrace And to the iust and vpright men shewth forth his pleasant face Saluum me fac Psal. xii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HElpe Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And fayth and truth from worldly men is parted cleane away verse 2 Who so doth with his neighbour talke his talke is all but vayne For euery man bethinketh how to flatter lye and fayne verse 3 But flatteryng and deceitfull lips and tounges that be so stout To speake proud wordes and make great brags the Lord soone cut them out verse 4 For they say still we will preuaile our tounges shall vs extoll Out tounges are ours we ought to speake what Lord shall vs controll verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poore and men opprest Arise will I now sayth the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to siluer pure that from the earth is tâ—ide And hath no losse then seuen tymes in fire bene purified verse 7 Now since thy promise is to helpe Lord keepe thy promise then And saue vs now and euermore from this ill kynde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefes manifold When vanitie with mortall men so highly is extold Vsquequo Domine Psal. xiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I neuer be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide Oas though thou were offended verse 2 In hart and mynde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my 〈◊〉 foe thus triumph ouer me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and heare me sore opprest Lighten myne eyes least that I sleepe as one by death possest verse 4 Least that myne enemy say to me behold I do preuayle Least they also that hate my soule reioy ce to see me quayle verse 5 But for thy mercies and goodnes my hope shall neuer start â–ª In thy relief and sâ—ning health right glad shal be my hart verse 6 I will geue thankes vnto the Lord and prayseâ— to him sâ—â—g Because he hath heard my request and graunted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal. xiiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme THere is no God as foolish men affirme in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vayne not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heauen bye the whole race of mankynd And saw not one that sought in deede the liuyng God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truely there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their iudgement so farre lost that all worke mischief still Eatyng my people euen as bread not one to seeke Gods 〈◊〉 verse 5 When they thus rage then sodenly great feare on them shall fall For God doth loue the righteous men and will maintaine them all verse 6 Ye mocke the doynges of the poore to their reproch and shame Because they put their trust in God and call vpon his name verse 7 But who shall geue thy people health and when wilt thou fulfill The promise made to Israell from out of Sion bill verse 8 Euen when thou shalt restore agayne such as were captiues lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Domine quis psal xv T. S. ¶ Sing this as the iij. Psalme O Lord within thy Tabernacle who shall inhabite still Or whom wilt thou receiue to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is vncorrupt whose workes are iust and straite Whose hart doth thinke the very truth whose toung speaketh no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goodes or name Nor willingly doth moue false tales which might impeire the same verse 4 That in his hart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that loue and feare the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His othe and all â—is promises that keepeth faythfully Although he make his couenaunt so that he doth loose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to vsury his money and his coynt Ne for to hurt the Innocent doth bribe or els purioyne verse 7 Who so doth all
verse 3 And when I feele my selfe nere lost then doth he me home take Conducting me in his right pathes euen for his owne names saâ—â—e verse 4 And though I were euen at deathes dore yet would I feare none ill For with thy rod and shepheardes crooke I am comforted still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despight of my soe Thou hast my head with balme refreshe my cup doth ouerfloe verse 6 And finally while breath doth last thy grace shall me defend And in the house of God will I my lyfe for euer spend An other by Thomas Sternehold ¶ Sing this as the xxi Psalme MY shepheard is the liuing Lord nothing therefore I neede In pastures fayre with waters calme he set me for to feede verse 2 He did conuert and glad my soule and brought my minde in frame To walke in pathes of righteousnes for his most holy name verse 3 Yeâ— though I walke in vale of death yet will I feare none ill Thy â—od thy staffe doth comfort me and thou art with me sâ—â—ll verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spread Thou shalt O Lord fill full my cup and the 〈◊〉 my head verse 5 Through all my lyfe thy fauâ—â—r is 〈◊〉 frankely shewed to me That in thy house for euermoâ—e my dwelling place shall be Domini est terra psal xxiiii I. H. Sing this as the xxi Psalme THe earth is all the Lordes with all her store and furniture Yea his is all the world and all that therein do indure verse 2 For he hath â—aftly founded it aboue the Sea to stand And layd alow the liquid floudes to flow beneath the land verse 3 For who is he O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose handes are harmeles and whose hart no spot there doth defiler His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne no guile verse 5 Him that is such a one the Lord shall place in blisâ—ull plight And God his God and Sauiour shall yeld to him his â—ight verse 6 This is the brood of trauelers in seeking of this grace As Iacob did the Israelite in that tyme of his race verse 7 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall â—â—ter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 8 What is the king of glorious state the strong and mighty Lord The mightye Lord in battayle stout and triall of his sword verse 9 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 10 What is the king of glorious state the Lord of hostes it is The kingdome and the royaltye of glorious state is his Ad te Domine psal xxv T.S. Sing this as the xiij Psalme I Lift mine hart to thee my God and guide most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 I â—t not my foes reioyce nor make a scorne of me And let them not be ouerthrowen that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right wayes vnto me Lord descry verse 4 â—â—rect me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Sauiour on thee I wait alway verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember And eke thy pitie plentifull for they haue bene for euer verse 6 Remember not the faultes and frailtye of my youth Remember not how ignorant I haue bene of thy truth Nor after my desertes let me thy mercy finde But of thine owne benignitye Lord haue me in thy minde verse 7 His mercy is full sweete his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as goe aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his preceptes for to keepe He will direct in all his wayes the lowly and the meeke verse 9 For all the wayes of God are truth and mercy both To them that keepe his testament the witnes of his troth The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To graunt me pardon for my sinne for it is wondrous great verse 11 Who so doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To leade his lyfe in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall euermore in goodnes dwell and stâ—â—d His seede and his posteritâ—â— inherite shall the land verse 13 All those that feaâ—â— the Lord know his secret lateâ—â— And vnto them he doth declare his will and Testament verse 14 Mine eyes and eke my hart to him I will aduannce That pluckt my feete out of the snare of sinne and ignoraunce verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my none For I am poore and desolate and comfortlesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my hart are multiplyed in dâ—ede Bring me out of this misery necessitie and need verse 17 Behold my pouertyâ—â— mine anguish and my payne Remitte my sinne and thine offence and make me cleanâ— agayne verse 18 O Lord behold my foes how they do still in â—rease Pursuing me with deadly hate that fâ—yne would lyne in peace verse 19 Preserue and keepe my soule and eke deliuer me And let me not be ouerâ—hrowen because I trust in thee verse 20 Let my simple purenes me from mine enemies shend Because I looke as one of thine that thou wouldest me defend verse 21 Deliuer Lord my folke and send them some reliefe I meane thy chosen Israell from all their payne and griefe Iudica me domine Psal. xxvi I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme LOrd be my iudge and thou shalt see my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and hope that he will strength me to remaine verse 2 Proue me my God I thee desirâ— my wayes to search and try As men do proue their gold with fire my raynes and hart espye verse 3 Thy goodnes layd before my faâ—e I durst behold alwayes For of thy truth I tread the trace and will doe all my dayes verse 4 I doe not lust to haunt or vse with men whose deedes are vayne â–ª To come in house I doe refuse with the deceitfull trayne verse 5 I much abhorre the wicked sort their deâ—des I doe despise I doe not once to them resort that hurtfull thinges deuise verse 6 My handes I wash and do proceede in workes that walke vpright Then to thine altar I make speede to offer there in sight verse 7 That I may speake and preach the prayse that doth belong to thee And so declare how wondrous wayes thou hast bene good to me verse 8 O Lord thy house I loue must deare to me it doth 〈◊〉 I haue delight and would be 〈◊〉 whereas thy grace doth well verse 9 Oh shut not vp my soule with them in sinne thaâ— take their fill Nor yet my lyfe among those men that seeke
They are corrupt and they also a haynous worke haue wrought Among them all there is not one of good that worketh ought The Lord lookt downe on sonnes of men from heauen all abroad To see if any were â—hat would be wise and seeke for God. They are gâ—ne all out of the way they are corrupted all There is not one doth any good there is not one at all Doe not all wicked workers know that they do feede vpon My people as they feede on bread the Lord they call not on Euen there they were afrayd and stoode with trembling all dismayd Where as there was no cause at all why they should be afrayd For God his bones that thee beseegd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they reiected are of God. O Lord geue thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israell from out of Sion hill When God his people shall restore that erst was captiue lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Deus in nomitie Psal. Liiii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlvi Psalme GOd saue me foâ— thy holy name and for thy goodnes sake Vnto the strength Lord of the same I do my cause betake verse 2 Regard O Lord and geue an eare to me when I do pray Bow downe thy selfe to me and heare the wordes that I do say verse 3 For straungers vp agaynst me rise and tyrantes vexe me still Which haue not God before their eyes they seeke my soule to spill verse 4 But loe my God doth geuenre ayde the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soule is stayd the Lord doth euer stand verse 5 With plagues repay agayne all those for me that lye in wayte And with thy truth destroy my foes with their owne â—â—are and bayte verse 6 An offring of free hart and will then I to thee shall make And prayse thy name for there in still great comfort I do take verse 7 O Lord at length do set me free from them that crast coaspire And now mine eye with ioy doth see on them my hartes desire â–ª Exaudi Deus Psal. Lv. I. H. Sing this as the xxxv Psalme O God geue eare and do apply to heare me when I pray And when to thee I call and â—ry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take heede to me graunt my request and aunswere me agayne â–ª With plaintes I pray full sore â—pprest great griefe doth me constraine verse 3 Because my foes with threates and crycâ— oppresse me through despight And so the wicked sort lykewise to vexe me haue delight verse 4 For they in counsell do conspire to charge me with some 〈◊〉 So in their hasty wrath and irâ— they do pursue me shall verse 5 My hart doth saint for want of breath it pantâ—th in my brest The terrors and the dread of death do worke me much vnrest verse 6 Such dreadfull feare on me doth fall that I therewith do quake Such horâ—â—r whelmeth me withall that I no shift can make verse 7 But I do say who will geue me the swift and pleasaunt winges Of some fayre doue that I may flee and rest me from these thinges verse 8 Lot then I would go farre away to flye I would not ceafe And I would hide my selfe and stay in some great wildernes verse 9 I would be gone in all the hast and not abide behinde That I were quite and ouer past these blastâ—s of boystrous winde verse 10 Deuide them Lord and from them pull their deâ—ilish double tongue For I haue spide their Citie full of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which thinges both night and day throughout do close her as a wall In midst of her is mischiefe stout and sorrow eke withall verse 12 Her printe partes are wicked plaine her deedes are much to vile And in her streetes there doth remaine all crafty fraud and gâ—ile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seeke my shame I might it well abide From open enemies checke and blame some where l'could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow deare which frendship didst pretend And didst my secret-councell heare as my familiar frend verse 15 With whome I had delight to talke in secret and abroad And we together oft did walke within the house 〈…〉 verse 16 Let death in hast vpon them fall and send them quicke to hell For mischiefe raigneth in their hall and parlour where they dwell verse 17 But I vnto my God do cry to him for helpe I flee The Lord doth heare me by and by and he doth succourne verse 18 At morning noone and euening tide vnto the Lord I pray When I so instantly haue cry de he doth not say me nay â–ª verse 19 To peace he shall restore me yet though warre be now at hand Although the number he full great that would agaynst me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth raigne both now and euermore Will heare when I to him complaine and punish them full sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turne will once accord Foe why they will not God obey nor do not feare the Lord. verse 22 Vpon their frendes they layd their â—andes which were in concnaunt â—uâ—t Of frendship to neglect the bandes they passe or care no whit verse 23 Whilt they haue war within their hartes as butter are their wordes Although their wordes were smoth as oyle they cut as sharpe as swordes verse 24 Cast thou thy care vpon the Lord and he shall nourish thee For in no wise will be accord the iust in thrall to see verse 25 But God shall cast them deepe in pit that thirst for bloâ—d alwayes He will no guilcfuli man permit to liue out halfe his dayes verse 26 Though such be quite destroyed and gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace vpon with all my hart and lust Miserere mei Psal. Lvi T. S. Sing this as the Lamentation HAue mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me deuour He fighteth with me day by day and troubleth me ech houre verse 2 Mine enemies dayly enterprise to swallow me outright To sight agaynst me many rise O thou most high of might verse 3 When they would make me most affrayde with boastes and brags of pride I trust in thee alone for ayde by thee will I abide verse 4 Gods promise I do minde and prayse O Lord I stick to thee I doe not care at all assayes what flesh can doe to me verse 5 What thinges I either did or spake they wrast them at their will And all the counsell thâ—â— they take is how to worke me ill verse 56 The all consent 〈◊〉 selues to hide close watch for me to lay Then spye my pathes and sâ—ares haue tyde to take my lyfe away verse 7 Shall they thus scape on mischiefe set thou God on them wilt frowne For in his wrath he doth not let
do not spare thine ayd and sauing health verse 8 I will harke what God sayd for he spake to his people peace And to his Saintes that neuer they returns to foolishnes verse 9 For why his health is still at hand to such as him do feare Whereby great glory in our land shall dwell and florish there verse 10 For truth and mercye there shall meete in one to take their place And peace shall iustice with his greetâ— and there they shall embrace verse 11 As truth from earth shall spring apace and florish pleasauntly So righteousnes shall shew her face and looke from heauen bye verse 12 Yea God himselfe shell take in hand to geue vs ech good thing And through the coastes of all out land the earth her fruites shall bring verse 13 Before his face shall iustice goe much lyke a guide or stay He shall direct his steps also and keepe them in the way Inclina Domine Psal. Lxxxvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme LOrd bow thine eare to my request and heare me by and by With greuous payne and griefe opprest full poore and weake am I. verse 2 Preserue my soule because my way and doinges holy be And saue thy seruaunt O my Lord that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me expresse defend me eke withall For through the day I do not câ—ase on thee to 〈◊〉 and call verse 4 Comfort O Lord thâ— seruauntes soule that now with payne is pinde For vnto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and minde verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull thy giftes of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 O Lord lykewise when I do pray regard and geue an eare Marke well the wordes that I do say and all my prayers heare verse 7 In tyme when trouble doth me 〈◊〉 to thee I do complaine For why I know and well do proue thou aunswerest me agayne verse 8 Among the Gods O Lord is none with thee to be compard And noue can do as thou alone the lyke hath not bene heard The second part verse 9 The Gentiles and the people all which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees will fall and glorifie thy name verse 10 For why thou art so much of might all power is thine owne Thou workest wonders still insight for thou art God alone verse 11 O teach me Lord the way â–ª and I shall in thy truth proceede O ioyne my hart to thee so aye that it thy name may dread verse 12 To thee my God will I geue prayse with all my hart O Lord And glorifie thy name alwayes for euer through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shewed to me is great and doth excell Thou settest my soule at libertye out from the lower hell verse 14 O Lord the proud agaynst me rise and heapes of men of might They seeke my soule and in no wise will haue thee in their sight verse 15 Thou Lord art mercifull and meeke full flacke and slow to wrath Thy goodnes is full great and eke thy truth no measure hath â–ª verse 16 O turne to me and mercy graunt thy strength to me apply O helpe and saue thine owne seruaunt thy handmaydes sonne am I. verse 17 On me some signe of fauour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed because Lord thou doest helpe and comfort me Fundamenta Psal. Lxxxvii I.H. Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme THat Citie shall full well endure her ground worke 〈◊〉 doth stay Vpon the holy hilles full sure it can no tyme decay verse 2 God loues the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loueth them more then all the rest of Iacobs centes beside verse 3 Full glorious thinges reported be in Sion and abroad Great thinges I say are sayd of thee thou Citie of our God. verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and heare in minde the fame And Babilon shall eke apply and learne to know thy 〈◊〉 verse 5 Loe Palâ—stine and â—yre also with Ethiop lykewise A people old full long agoe were borne and there didwise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad that diuers men of fame Haue there sprong vp and the hye God hath founded fast the fame verse 7 In their recordes to them it shall through Gods deuiâ—e appeare Of Sion that the chiefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpeters with such as sing therein great plenty be My fountaynes and my pleasaunt springes are compast all in thee Domine Deus Psal. Lxxxviii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxi Psalme LOrd God of health the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee verse 2 O let my prayers sonne ascend vnto thy sight on hye Encline thine eare O Lord entend and â—arken to my cry verse 3 For why my soule with woe is fild and doth in trouble dwell My lyfe and breath almost doth yeald and draweth nye to hell verse 4 I am esteemed as one of them that in the pit do fall And made as one among those men that haue no strength at all verse 5 As one among the dead and free from thinges that heare remaine It were more case 〈◊〉 to be with them the which are slayne verse 6 As those that lye in graâ—e I say whome thou hast cleane forgot The which thy hand hath cut away and thou regardest them not verse 7 Yea lyke to one shut vp full sure within the lowes pit In places darke and all obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thine anger and thy wrath lykewise full sore on me doth lye And all the stormes agaynst me rise my soule to vexe and trye verse 9 Thou putst my 〈◊〉 of from me and makest them hate me fore I am shut vp in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth falle though griefe and woe I call to thee O God Throughout the day my handes also to thee I stretch abroad The second part verse 11 Dost thou vnto the dead declare thy wondrous workes of fame Shall dead to lyfe agayne repayre and prayse thee for the same verse 12 Or shall thy louing kindenes Lord be preached in the graue Or shall with them that are destroyd thy truth her honor haue verse 13 Shall they that lye in darke full low of all thy wonders wot Or there shall they thy Iustice know where all thinges are forgot verse 14 But I O Lord to thee alway do cry and call apace My prayer eke 〈◊〉 it be day shall come before thy face verse 15 Why doest thou Lord abhorre my soule in griefe that seeketh thee And now O Lord why doest thou hide thy face away from me verse 16 I am afflict as dyâ—ng still from youth this many a yeare The terrors which do vexe me ill with troubled minde I heare verse 17 The furies
ill report with shame and great disprayse verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for euer wilt thou turne And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burne verse 48 O call to minde remember then my tyme consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sonnes of men as thinges in vaine to wast verse 49 What man is he that liueth here and death shall neuer see Or from the hand of hell his soule shall he deliuer free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine â—uld goodnes so oft declard beforne Which by thy truth and vprightnes to Dauid thou hast sworne verse 51 The great rebukes to minde I call that on thy seruauntes lye The rayling of the people all borne in my brest haue I. verse 52 Wherewith O Lord thine enemies blasphemed haue thy name The steps of thine annoynted one they cease not to defame verse 53 All prayse to thee O Lord of hostes both now and eke for aye Through skye and earth in all the coastes Amen Amen I say Domine refugium Psal. XC I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij psalme THou Lord hast bene our sure defence our place of ease and rest In all tymes past yea so long sence as can not be exprest verse 2 Ere there was made mountaine or hill the earth and world abroad From age to age and alwayes still for euer thou art God. verse 3 Thou grindest man through griefe and payne to dust or clay and then And then thou sayest agayne returne agayne ye sonnes of men verse 4 The lasting of a thousand yeare what is it in thy sight As yesterday it doth appeare or as a watch one night verse 5 So soone as thou doest scatter thene then is their lyfe and trade All as a sleepe and lyke the grasse whose beautye soone doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines full bright but fadeth by and by And is cut downe ere it be night all whithered dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decayde And of thy feruent wrath and fume Lord make them all 〈…〉 verse 8 The wicked workes that we haue wrought thou feest before thine eye Our priuie faultes yea eke our thoughtes thy countenaunce doth spye verse 9 For through thy wrath our dayes do wast thereof doth nought remaine Our yeares consume as wordes or blastes and are not cald agayne verse 10 Our tyme is threescore yeares and ten that we do liue on mold If on see fourescore surely then we count him wondrous olde The second part verse 11 Yet of this tyme the strength and chiefe the which we count vpon Is nothing els but paynefull griefe and we as blastes arâ—gone verse 12 Who once doth know what strength is there what might thine angeâ— hath Or in his hart who doth thee feare according to thy wrath verse 15 Instruct vs Lord to know and trye how long our dayes remaine That then we may our hartes apply true wise 〈◊〉 to attaine verse 14 Returne O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceede Shew fauour to thy seruauntes now and helpe them at their neede verse 15 Refresh vs with thy mercy soone and then our ioy shall be All tymes so long as lyfe doth last in hart reioyce shall we verse 16 As thou hast plagued vs before now also make vs glad And for the yeares wherein full sore afflictiâ—◠〈◊〉 haue 〈◊〉 verse 17 O Let thy worke and power appeare and on thy seruaâ—ntâ—â— light And shew vnto their children deare thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on worthy seruauntes thus Confirme the workes we take in hand Lord prosper them to vs. Qui habitat psal XCi. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxix Psalme HE that within the secret place of God most hye doth dwell In shadow of the mightiest grace at rest shall keepe him well verse 2 Thou art my hope and my strong hold I to the Lord will say My God is he in him will I my whole affiaunce stay verse 3 He shall defend thee from the snare the which the hunter layd And from the deadly plague and care wherof thou art afrayd verse 4 And with his winges shall couer thee and keepe thee safâ— ly there His sayth and truth thy sence 〈◊〉 as sure as shield and spea verse 5 So that thou shalt not neede I say to feare or be at flight Of all the shaftes that flye by day nor terrours of the night verse 6 Nor of the plague that priuily doth walke in darke so fast Nor yet of that which doth destroy and at noone dayes doth wast verse 7 Yea at thy side as thou doest stand a thousand dead shal be Ten thousand eke at thy right hand and yet shalt thou be free verse 8 But thou shalt see it for thy part thine eyes shall well regard That euen like to their desert the wicked haue reward verse 9 For why O Lord I onely lust to stay my hope on thee And in the hyest I put my trust my 〈◊〉 sence is hee verse 10 Thou shalt not neede none ill to feare with thee it shall not mell Nor yet the plague shall once come neare thy house where thou doest dwell verse 11 For why vnto his aungels all with charge commanded hee That still in all thy wayes they shall preserue and prosper thee verse 12 And in their handes shall thee beare vp still wayting thee vpon So that thy feete shall neuer chaunce to spurne at any stone verse 13 Vpon the Lyon thou shalt go the Adder fell and long And tread vpon the Lyons young with Dragons stout and strong verse 14 For that he trusteth vnto me I will dispatch him quite And him delend because that he doth know my name aright verse 15 When he for helpe on me doth cry an aunswere I will geue And from his grief take him will I in glory for to liue verse 16 With length of yeares and dayes of wealth I will fulfill his tyme The goodnes of my sauyng health I will declare to him Bonum est Psal. XCii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxxviij Psalme IT is a thyng both good and meete to prayse the highest Lord And to thy name O thou most hye to sing in one accord verse 2 To shew the kindnes of the Lord betime erâ— day be light And â—ke declare his truth abroad when it doth draw to night verse 3 Vpon ten stringed instrument on Lute and Harpe so sweete With all the myrth you can inâ—ent of Instrumentes most meete verse 4 For thou hast made 〈◊〉 to reâ—oyce in thinges so wrought by thee And I haue ioy in here and voyce thy handy workes to see verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are all thy workes so stout So deepely are thy councels set that none can try them out verse 6 The man vnwise hath not the wit this geare to passe to bring And all such fooles are nothing fit to
de a louing God to me Deus repulisti psal lx I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lix Psalme O Lord thou didst vs cleane forsake and scatteredst vs abroad Such great displeasure thou didst take returne to vs O God verse 2 Thy might did moue the land so fore that it in sunder brake The hurt thereof O Lord restore for it doth bow and quake verse 3 With heauy chaunce thou plagest thus the people that are thine And thou hast geuen vnto vs a drinke of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to such as feare thy name a token shall ensue That they may triumph in the same because thy word is true verse 5 So that thy might may keepe and 〈◊〉 thy folke that fauour thee That they thy helpe at band may haue O Lord graunt this to me verse 6 The Lord did speake from his own place this was his ioyfull tale I will deuide Sichem by pace and meete out Succothes vale verse 7 Gilead is geuen to my hand Manasses mine beside Ephraim the strength of all my land my law doth Iuda guide verse 8 In Moab I will washe my feete ouer Edome throw my shoe And thou Palestine oughtst to seeke for fauour me vnto verse 9 But who will bring me at this tide vnto the Citie strong Or who to Edome will me guide so that I go not wrong verse 10 Wilt thou my God which didst forsake thy folke their land and coastes Our wares in hand thou wouldest not take nor walke among our hostes verse 11 Gene ayde O Lord and vs relieue from them that vs disdayne The helpe that hostes of men can geue it is but all in vaine verse 12 But through our God we shall haue might to take great thinges in hand He will tread downe and put to â—light all those that vs withstand Exaudi Deus Psal. Lxi. I.H. Sing this as the Lix Psalme REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my sute to thee Let not my wordes returne in vayne but geue an eare to me verse 2 From of the coastes and vtmost partes of all the earth abroad In griefe and anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God. verse 3 Vpon the rock of thy great power my woefull mâ—nde repose Thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence agaynst my foes verse 4 Within thy tent I trust to dwell for euer to endute Vnder thy winges I know right well I shall be safe and sure verse 5 The Lord doth my desire regard and doth fulfill the same With godly giftes will he reward all them that fâ—are his name verse 6 The king shall be in health maint ine aâ—d so prolong his dayes That he from age to age shall raigne for eueâ—more alwayes verse 7 That he may haue a dwelling place Before the â—ord for aye O let thy mercy truth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shall I sing for euer still with prayse vnto thy name That all my vowes I may fulfill and dayly pay the same Nonne Deo. Psal. Lxii. I.H. Sing this as the lix Psalme MY soule to God shall geue good heede and him alone entend For why my health and hope to speede doth whole on him depend verse 2 For he alone is my defence my rockâ— my health my ayde He is my stay that no pretence shall make me much dismayde verse 3 O wicked folke how long will ye vse craft sure ye must fall For as a râ—tten hedge ye be and lyke a tottering wall verse 4 Whome God doth loue ye seeke alwayes to put him to the worse Ye loue to lye with mâ—â—th ye prayse and yet your hart doth curse verse 5 Yet still my soule doth whole depend on God my chiefe desire From all false feates me to defend none but him I require verse 6 He is my rocke my strength my tower my health is of his graceâ— He doth support me that no power can moue me out of place verse 7 God is my glory and my health my soules desire and lust My fort my strength my stay my wealth God is mine onely trust verse 8 Oh haue your hope in him alway ye folke with one accord Poure out hartes to him and say oâ—r trust is in the Lord. verse 9 The sâ—nnes of men decitfull are on ballance but a sleight Which thinges most vaine do them compare for they can keepe no weight verse 10 Trust not in wrong robbery or stealth let vayne delightes be goâ—e Though goodes well got flow in with wealth set not your hartes thereon verse 11 The Lord long sith one thing did tell which here to minde I call He spake it oft I heard it well that God alone doth all verse 12 And that thou Lord art good and kinde thy mercy doth exceede So that all sortes with thee shall finde according to their deede Deus Deus meus Psal. Lxiii T.S. Sing this as the xliiij psalme O God my God I watch betyme to come to thee in hast For why my soule and body both doe thirst of thee to tast And in this barren wildernes where waters there are none My flesh is parcht for thought of thee for thee I wishe alone verse 2 That I might see yet once agayne thy glory strength and might As I was wont it to behold within the temple bright verse 3 For why thy mercyes farre surmount this lyfe and wretched dayes My lips therfore shall geue to thee due honor laud and prayse verse 4 And whiâ—est I liue I will not fayle to worship thee alway And in thy name I will lift vp my handes when I do pray verse 5 My soule is fild as with marow which is both far and sweete My mouth therefore shall sing such songes as are for thee most meete verse 6 When as in bed I thinke on thee and eke all the night tyde verse 7 For vnder couert of thy winges thou art my ioyfull guide verse 8 My soule doth surely stick to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seeke my soule to stroy them death shall soonâ— deuour verse 10 The sword shall them deuoureth one their carcases shall feede The hungry Foxes which do runne their pray to seeke at neede verse 11 The king and all men shall reioyce that do professe Gods word For lyers mouthes shall then be stopt which haue the truth disturbd Exaudi Deus Psal. Lxiiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xviij Psalme O Lord vnto my voyce geue care with plaint when I do pray And rid my soule from dread and teare of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceites do lurke And from the frowning face of them that all ill feates do worke verse 3 Who whet their tongues as we haue seene men whet and sharpe their swordes They shoote abroad their arrowes kene I meane most bitter wordes verse 4 With priuie sleight shoote they their shaft the vpright man to hit The iust vnware to strike by craft
they care or feare no whit verse 5 A wicked worke haue they decreed in counsell thus they cry To vse deceit let vs not dread what who can it espye verse 6 What wayeâ— to hurt they talke and musâ— all tymes within their hart They all consult what feates to vse ech doth inuent his part verse 7 But yet all this shall not auaile when they think least vpon God with his dart shall sure assaile and wound them euery one verse 8 Their craftes and their ill tongues withall shall worke themselues such blame That they which then behold their fall shall wonder at the fame verse 9 Then all that see shall know right well that God the thing hath wrought And prayse his witty workes and tell what he to passe hath brought verse 10 Yet shall the iust in God reioyce still trusting in his might So shall they ioy with minde and voyce whose hart is pure and right To decet hymnus Psal. Lxv. I.H. Sing this as the xxx Psalme THy prayse alone O Lord doth raigne in Sion thine owen hill Their vowes to thee they do maintaine and their behestes fulfill verse 2 For that thou doest their prayer heare and doest thereto agree The people all both farre and neare with trust shall come to thee verse 3 Our wieâ—ed life so farre exceâ—des that we should fall therein But Lord forgeue our great misdeedes and purgâ— vs from our sinne verse 4 The mâ—n is blest whom thou doest chuse within thy court to dwell Thy house and temple he shall vse with pleasures that excell verse 5 Of thy great iustice heare vs God our health of thee doth rise The hope of all the earth abroad and the Sea coastes likewise verse 6 With strength thou art beset about and compast with thy power Thou makest the mountaines strong and stout to stand in euery shower verse 7 The swelling Seas thou doest asswage and makâ— their streames full still Thou doest refâ—â—yne the peoples rage and rule them at thy will. verse 8 The 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 full farre on earth shall dread thy signes to see Which morne and euen in great myrth do passe with prayse to thee verse 9 When that the earth is chopt and dry â—and thirsteth more and more Then with thy drops thou doâ—st apply aâ—d much increase her store verse 10 The â—oud of God doth ouerflow and so doth cause to spring The foode and corne which men do sow for he doth guide the thing verse 11 With wete thou doest her furrowes fill whereby her cloudes do fall Thy drops to her thou do 〈◊〉 and blesse her fruite withall verse 12 Thou deckest the cartâ— of thy good grace with sayre and pleasaunt crop Thy cloudes distill their dew apace great plenty they do drop verse 13 Whereby the desert shall begin full great increase to bryng The little hilles shall ioy therein much fruite in them shall spring verse 14 In places playne the flocke shall feede and couer all the earth The vallies with corne shall so exceede that men shall sing for myrth Iubilate Deo. Psal. Lxvi T.S. ¶ Sing this as the xviij Psalme YE men on earth in God reioyce with prayse set forth his name Extoll his might with hart and voyce geue glory to the same verse 2 How wonderfull O Lord say ye in all thy workes thou art Thy foes for feare doe seeke to thee full sore agaynst their haâ—t verse 3 All men that dwell the earth throughout do prayse the name of God The laud thereof the world about is sheâ—â—ed and set abroad verse 4 All folke come forth behold and see what thinges the Lord hath wrought Marke well the wondrous workes that he for man to passe hath brought verse 5 He layd the Sea like heapes on hye therein a way they had On foote to passe both fayre and drye wherof their hartes were glad verse 6 His might doth rule the world alway his eyes all thinges behold All such as would him disobey by him shal be controld verse 7 Ye people geue vnto our God due laud and thankes alwayes With ioyfull voyce declare abroad and sing vnto his prayse verse 8 Which doth endue our soule with lyfe and it preserue withall He stayeth our feete so that no strife can make vs slip or fall verse 9 The Lord doth proue our deedes with fire if that they will abide As workemen doe when they desire to haue their mettals tride verse 10 Although thou suffer vs so long in prison to be cast â–ª And there with chaynes and fetters strong to lye in bondage fast The second part verse 11 Although I say thou suffer men on vs to tyde and raigne Though we through fire and water ren of very grief and payne verse 12 Yet sure thou doest of thy good grace dispose it to the best And bryng vs out into a place to liue in wealth and rest verse 13 Vnto thy house resort will I to offer and to pray And there I will my selfe apply my vowes to thee to pay verse 14 The vowes that with my mouth I spake in all my grief and smart The vowes I say which I did make in dolor of my hart verse 15 Burnt offring I will geue to thee of Oxen fat and Rammes No other sacrifice shal be of Bullockes Goates and Lambes verse 16 Come forth and harken â—ere full soone all ye that feare the Lord What he for my poore soule hath done to you I will record verse 17 Full oft I call vpon his grace this mouth to him doth cry And thou my tongue make speede apace to prayse him by and by verse 18 But if I feele my hart within in wicked workes reioyce Or if I haue delight to sinne God will not heare my voyce verse 19 But surely God my voyce hath heard and what I do require My prayer he doth well regard and graunteth my desire verse 20 All prayse to him that hath not put nor cast me out of mynde Nor yet his mercy from me shut which I do euer finde Deus misereatur Psal. Lxvii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxx Psalme HAue mercy on vs Lord and graâ—nt to vs thy grace To shew to vs do thou accord the brightnes of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all the nations on a row may see thy sauing health verse 3 Let all the world O God geue prayse vnto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all reioyce with mirth For thou with truth and right doest guide the nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God geue prayse vnto thy name Oh let thy people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of finite shall fall And then our God the God of peace shall blesse vs eke withall God shall vs blesse I say and then both farre and neare The folke throughout the
of thy wrathfull rage full sore vpon me fall Thy terrours eke do not alwage but me oppresse withall verse 18 All day they compasse me about as water at the tyde And all at once with streames full stout beset me one ech side verse 19 Thou settest farre from me my frendes and louers euery one Yea and mine old acquaintaunce all out of my sight are gone Misericordias Psal. Lxxxix I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxvii Psalme TO sing the mercy of the Lord my tongue shall neuer spare And with my month from age to age thy truth I will declare verse 2 For I haue sayd that mercy shall for euermore remaine In that thou doest the heauens stay thy truth appeareth play ne verse 3 To mine elect sayth God I made a couenaunt and behast My seruaunt Dauid to perswade I swore and did protest verse 4 Thy seede for euer I will stay and stablishe it full fast 〈…〉 vphold thy throne alway from age to age to last verse 5 The heauens shew with ioy and myrth thy wondrous workes O Lord Thy Saintes within thy Church on earth thy fayth and truth record verse 6 Who with the Lord is equall thou in all the cloudes abroad Among the sonnes of all the Gods what one is lyke our God verse 7 God in assembly of the Saintes is greatly to be dread And ouer all that dwell about in terrour to be had verse 8 Lord God of bestaw in all the world what one is lyke to thee On euery side most mightie Lord thy truth is seene to be verse 9 The raging Sea by thineaduice thou rulest at thy will And when the waues th◠〈◊〉 thou makest them calme and still verse 10 And Egipt thou Lord least subdude and thou hast it destroyde Yea thou my foes with mighty arme hast scattered all abroad The second part verse 11 The heauens are thine and still haue bene lykewise the earth and sand The world with all that is therein thou foundest with thy hand verse 12 Both North and South with East and west thy selfe didst make and frame Both Tabor mount and ek Hermon reioyce and prayse thy name verse 13 Thine arme is strong and full of power all might therein doth lye The strength of thy right hand ech boure thou liftest vp on hye verse 14 In righteousnes and equitie thou hast thy seate and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 That folke is blest that knoweth aright thy present power O God For in the fauour of thy sight they walke full safe abroad verse 16 For in thy name throughout the day they ioy and much reioyce And through thy righteousnes haue they a pleasaunt fame and noyse verse 17 For why their glory strength and ayde in thee alone doth lye Thy goodnes eke that hath vs stayde shall lift our horne on hie verse 18 Our strength that doth defend vs well the Lord to vs doth bring The hoâ—â— one of Israell he is our guide and king verse 19 Sometime thy will vnto thy Sayntes in visions thou didst show And thus then didst thou say to them thy minde to make them know verse 20 A man of might haue I erect your king and guide to be And set vp him whome I elect among the folke to me The third part verse 21 My seruant Dauid I appoint whome I haue searched out And with my holy oyle annoynt him king of all the route verse 22 For why my hand is ready still with him for to remaine And with mine arme also I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 23 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall him not deuoure Ne yet the sonnes of wickednes shall haue of him no power verse 24 His foes likewise will I destroy before his face in sight And those that hate him I will plague and strike them with my might verse 25 My truth and mercy eke withall shall still vpon him lye And in my name his horne eke shall be listed vp on bye verse 26 His kingdome I will set to be vpon the Sea and sand And eke the running floudes shall be embrace with his right hand verse 27 He shall depend with all his hair on me and thus shall say My father and my God thou art my rock of health and stay verse 28 As one first borne I will him take of all on earth that springes His might and honor I will make aboue all worldly kinges verse 29 My mercy shall be with him still as I my selfe haue â—old My faythfull couenaunt to fulfill my mercye I will hold verse 30 And eke his seede will I sustaine for euer strong and sure So that his seate shall still remaine while heauen doth endure The fourth part verse 31 If that his sonnes forsake my law and so beginne to swerue And of my iudgementes haue none awe nor will not them obscrue verse 32 Or if they do not vse aright my statutes to them made And set all my commanndementes light and will not keepe my trade verse 33 Then with the rod will I begin their doinges to amend And so with scourging for their sinne when that they do offend verse 34 My mercy yet and my goodnes I will not take him fro Nor handle him with craftines and so my truth forgo verse 35 But sure my couenaunt I will hold with all that I haue spoke No word the which my lips haue told shall alter or be broke verse 36 Once swore I by my holynes and that performe will I With Dauid I shall keepe promise to him I will not lye verse 37 His seede for euermore shall raigne and eke his throne of might As doth the Sunne it shall remaine for euer in my sight verse 38 And as the Moone within the skye for euer standeth fast A faythfull witnes from on bye so shall his kingdome last verse 39 But now O Lord thou doest reiect and now thou chaungest cheare Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine owne annointed deare verse 40 The couteaunt which thy seruaunt made Lord thou hast quite vndone And downe vpon the ground also hast cast his royall crowne The fift part verse 41 Thou pluckst his hedges vp with might his walles doest thou confound Thou beatest eke his bulwarkes downe and breakest them to the ground verse 42 That he is sore destroyed and torne of commers by throughout And so is made a mocke and scorne to all that dwell about verse 43 Thou their right hand hast lifted vp that him so sore annoy And all his foes that him 〈◊〉 loe thou hast made to ioy verse 44 His swordes edge thou doest take away that should his foes withstand To him in warre no victory thou geuest nor vpper hand verse 45 His glory thou doest also wast his throne his ioy his myrth By thee is ouerthrowne and cast full low vpon the earth verse 46 Thou hast cut of and made full short his youth and lusty dayes And raysed of him an
mouth and guilefull mouth on me disclosed be And they with false and lying tongue haue spoken vnto me verse 3 They did beset me round about with workes of hatefull spight Without all cause of my desert agaynst me did they fight verse 4 For my good will they were my foes but then gan I to pray verse 5 My good with ill my frendlynes with hate they did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked ouer him to haue the vpper hand At his right hand eke suffer thou his hatefull foe to stand verse 7 When he is indged let him then condemned be therein And let the prayer that he makes be turned into sinne verse 8 Few be his dayes his charge also let thou an other taker verse 9 His children let be fatherles his wife a widow make verse 10 Let his ofspring be vagabonds to beg and seeke their bread Wandring out of the wasted place where erst they haue bene fed verse 11 Let couetous extortioner catch all his goodes and store And let the straungers spoyle the fruites of all his toyle before verse 12 Let there bâ— none to pitie him let there be none at all That on his children fatherles will let their mercye fall The second part verse 13 And so let his posteritie for euer be destroyde Their name out blotted in the age that after shall succeede verse 14 Let not his fathers wickednes from Gods remembraunce fall And let not thou his mothers sinne be done away at all verse 15 But in the presence of the Lord let them remaine for aye That from the earth the memory he may cut cleane away verse 16 Sith mercy he forgat to shew but did pursue with â—pight The troubled man and sought to slay the wofull harted wight verse 17 As he did cursing loue it shall betyde vnto him so And as he did not blessing loue it shall be far him fro verse 18 As he with cursing clad himselfe so it lyke water shall Into his bowells and lyke oyle into his bones befall verse 19 As garment let it be to him to couer him for aye And as a girdle wherewith he shall girded be alway verse 20 Lo let this same be from the Lord the guerden of my foe Yea and of those that euill speake agaynst my soule also verse 21 But thou O Lord that art my God deale thou I say with me After thy name deliuer me for good thy mercyes be verse 22 Because in depth of great distres I needy am and poore And eke within my payned brest my hart is wounded sore The third part verse 23 Euen so do I depart away as doth declining shade And as the Grashopper so I am shaken of and fade verse 24 With fasting long from needefull foode enfeebled are my knees and all her fatnes hath my flesh enforced bene to leese verse 25 And I also avile reproch to them was made to be And they that did vpon me looke did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God mine ayde and succour be According to thy mercy Lord saue and deliuer me verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this Lord is thy mighty hand And that thou thou hast done it Lord so shall they vnderstand verse 28 Although they curse with spight yet thou shalt blesse with louing voyce They shall arise and come to shame thy seruaunt shall reioyce verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me And with confusion as a cloke eke couered let them be verse 30 But greatly I wiill with my mouth geue thankes vnto the Lord And I among the multitude his prayses will record verse 31 For he with helpe at his right hand will stand the poore man by To saue him from the man that would condemne his soule to dye Dixit Dominus psal Cx. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord did say vnto my Lord sit thou on my right hand Till I haue made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feete shall stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight And in the day on which thy raygne and power they shall see verse 3 Then hereby freewill offeringes shall the people offer thee Yea with an holy worshipping then shall they offer all Thy byrthes dew is the dew that doth from wombe of morning fall verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and neuer will repent what he doth say By the order of Melchisedech thou art a Priest for aye verse 5 The Lord my God on thy right hand that standeth for thy stay Shall wound for thee the stately kinges vpon his wrathfull day verse 6 The Heathen he shall iudge and fill the place with bodyes dead And ouer diuers countryes shall in sunder suite the head verse 7 And he shall drinke out of the brooke that runneth in the way Therefore he shall lift vp on bye his royall head that day Confitebor tibi Psal. Cxi N. WIth hart I do accord To prayse and laud the Lord For great his workes are sound To search them such are bound verse 2 As do him loue and trust His workes are glorious Also his righteousnes verse 3 It doth indure for euer His wondrous workes he would We still remember should His mercy fayleth neuer verse 4 Such as to him loue beare A portion full fayre He hath vp for them layd verse 5 For this they shall well finde He will them haue in minde And keepe them as he sayd verse 6 For he did not disdayne His workes to shew them playne By lyghtninges and by thunders When he the Heathens land Did geue into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his workes ensueth Both iudgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tâ—nd They are decreed sure verse 8 For euer to indure Which equitie doth end Râ—demption he gaue His people for to saue verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fayle But alwayes to preuayle His holy name be feared verse 10 Who so with hart full faynâ— True wisedome would attayne The Lord feare and obey Such as his lawes doe keepe â—â—all knowledge haue full deepe His prayse shall last for aye Beatus vir qui. psal Cxii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the Pater noster THe man is blest that God doth feare And that his lawes doth loue indeede His seede on earth God will vpreare And blesse such as from him proceed verse 2 His house with good he will fulfill His righteousnes endure shall still verse 3 Vnto the righteous doth arise In trouble ioy in darknes light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy alwayes in his fight verse 4 Yea pittie moueth such to lend He doth by iudgement thinges expend verse 5 And surely such shall neuer fayle For in remembraunce had is he verse 6 No tydinges ill can make him qâ—ayle Whoe â—n the Lord sure hope doth see verse 7 His hart is
their land for heritage for his mercy endureth for euer verse 22 Euen to his seruaunt Israell for his mercy endureth for euer verse 23 Remembred vs in base estate for his mercy endureth for euer verse 24 And from oppression rescued vs for his mercy endureth for euer verse 25 Which geueth food vnto all flesh for his mercy endureth for euer verse 26 Prayse ye the God of heauen aboue for his mercy endureth for euer verse 27 Geue thankes vnto the Lorde of Lordes for his mercy â—ndureth for euer An other of the same by T. C. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme O Laud the Lord bening Whose mercies last for aye Geue thankes and prayses sing To God of Gods I say For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of Lordes prayse ye Whose mercies aye do dâ—re verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth worke by his great power For certainely His mercyes dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 5 Which Lord omnipotent By his great wisedome hye The heauenly firmament Did frame as we doo see For certainely c. verse 6 Yea he the heauy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did outreach Foâ—certaynely c. verse 7 Great lightes he made to vs For why his lone is aye verse 8 Such as the same we see To rule the lightsome day For certainely c. verse 9 And eke the Moon so cleare Which shineth in our fight And Starres that doe appeare To guide the darâ—ksome night For certainely c. verse 10 With greuous plagues and sore All Egipt smote he than The first borne les and more He slew of beast and man. For certainely c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israell forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arme hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The Sea be cut in two Which stood vp like a wall verse 14 And made through it to goe His chosen children all For certainely c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharao With his huge host of men And charets eke also For certainely c. verse 16 Who led through wildernes His people safe and sound And for his loue endles verse 17 Great kinges he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puisant hand Kinges mightye and of fame As of Amorites land Schon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the Giant large Of Basau king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gaue his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Euen vnto Israell His seruaunt deare I say He gaue the same to dwell And there abide for aye For certainly c. verse 23 To made he did vs â—all In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressoâ—s all In safety set vs free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heauen the God To laud be it your will. For certainly c. Super flurnina psal Cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babilon the riuers round about and in remembraunce of Sion the teares for griefe burst out We hangd our harpes and instru mentes the willow trees vpon for in that place men for their vse had planted â—any one verse 3 Then they to whome we prisoners were sayd to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Ebrue songes and pleasaunt melody verse 4 Alas sayd we who can once frame his sorrowfull hart to sing The prayses of our louing God thus vnder a straunge king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of my hart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbeling harpe to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my month be tyde for euer fast If that I ioy before I see thy full deliueraunce past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the curssed noyce and cry That Edomes sonnes agaynst vs made when they raced our Citie Remember Lord their â—rnell wordes when as with one accord They cryed on sack â–ª and race their walles in despight of the Lord. verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babilon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be cald that our reuenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be cald that takes thy children young â–ª To dash their bones agaynst hard stones which lye the streetes among Confitebor tibi psal Cxxxvii N. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme THee will I prayse with my whole hart my Lord my God alwayes Euen in the presence of the Gods I will aduaunce thy prayse verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will looke and worship thee And praysed in my thankfull mouth thy holy namâ— shall be Euen for thy louing kindenes sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy name hast hast by thy word aduaunced ouer all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of encreased strength within my soule to grâ—w verse 4 Yea all the kinges on earth they shall geue prayse to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth bane heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the wayes of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Bycause the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is hye and yet he doth behold the lowly spirite But he contemning knowes a farre the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walke yet shall I stand Renued by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Vpon the wrath of all my foes and faued shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will performe his worke to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for aye Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the worke which thiâ—e owne hand did make Domine probasti psal Cxxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O Lord thou hast me tride and knowne my sitting thou doest know verse 2 And rising eke my thoughtes a farre thou vnderstandst also verse 3 My pathes yea and my lying downe thou compassest alwayes And by familiar custome art acquainted with my wayes verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but knowen it is to thee verse 5 Thou me behinde holdst and before thou layest thy hand on me verse 6 To wonderfull aboue my reach Lord is thy cunning skill It is so higth that I the same can not attaine vntill verse 7 From sight of thy all seing spirite Lord whether shall I goe Or whether shall I flee away thy presence to scape froâ— verse 8 To heauen if I mount aloft loe thou art present there In hell if I lye downe below euen there thou doest appeare verse 9 Yea let me take the morning winges and let me goe and hide Euen there where are the farthest partes where flowing Sea doth slide verse 10 Yea euen thether also shall thy reaching hand me