Psalms — The Coverdale Bible (1535)

The Psalms are the hundred and fifty songs and prayers of Israel, the hymn book of temple, synagogue and church. In Coverdale’s Bible of 1535 it stands in the third part (Job to the Song of Solomon) under the heading “The Psalter”. The psalms are numbered as in the Latin Bible, so that from the ninth to the hundred and forty-seventh the number runs one behind the Hebrew; Coverdale notes in the text where the Hebrew begins a new psalm; the 1535 Bible has no verse numbers, so the text keeps its own paragraphs, in 150 psalms, with the marginal notes and references printed after each psalm. The copy transcribed lacks leaves here (Psalms CV:48 - CX:5 (Hebrew numbering 106:48 - 111:5), Psalms CXVIII:9 - CXXVII:2 (Hebrew numbering 119:9 - 128:2)); that text is supplied from Bagster’s 1838 reprint of the edition and marked off in the text.

Psalm 1

The first psalme.

O Blessed is yᵉ man, yᵗ goeth not in the councell of yᵉ vngod⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ yᵗ abydeth not in the waye ⟨illegible⟩ synners, & sytteth not in yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ of the scornefull. But ⟨illegible⟩ lyteth in the lawe of yᵉ LORDE, & exercyse ⟨illegible⟩ himself in his lawe both ⟨illegible⟩aye and night. ⟨illegible⟩ Soch a mā is like a tre plated by yᵉ water, syd⟨illegible⟩de, yᵗ brīgeth forth his frute in due season.

His leeues shal not fall off, ād loke what soeuer he doth, it shal prospere. As for the ⟨illegible⟩, it is not so with them: but they are ⟨illegible⟩ dust, which yᵉ wynde scatereth awaye from of the grounde. Therfore the vngod ⟨illegible⟩ all not be able to stonde in the iudgmēt, nether the synners in the congregacion off ⟨illegible⟩ightuous. For the LORDE aloweth yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ ofthe rightuous, but the waye of the vngodly shal perishe.

Psalm 2

The II. A psalme of Dauid.

THy do the Heithē grudge? why do the people ymagyn vayne thinges? The kynges of the earth stōde vp, ⟨illegible⟩ rulers are come together, agaynst the LORDE ād agaynst his anoynted. Let vs breake their bondes a sunder, and cast a waye their yocke from vs. Neuerthelesse, he that dwelleth in heauen, shall laugh thē to scorne: yee euen the LORDE himselff shall haue them in derision. Then shal he speake vnto them in his wrath, and vexe them in ⟨illegible⟩ dispeasure. Yet haue I set my kynge vpon my holy hill of Sion. As for me I will preach the lawe, wherof the LORDE hath sayde vnto me: Thou art my sonne, this daye haue I begotten the. Desyre off ⟨illegible⟩, and I shall geue the the Heithen for thine enheritaunce, Yee the vttemost partes of the worlde for thy possession. Thou shalt rule them with a rodde of yron, and breake thē ⟨illegible⟩ like an erthen vessell. Be wyse now therfore (o ye kynges) be warned, ye that are iudges of the earth. Serue the LORDE with feare, and reioyse before him with reuerence. Kysse the sonne, lest the LORDE be angrie, and so ye perish from the right waye. For his wrath shalbe kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Psalm 3

The III. A psalme of Dauid.

⟨illegible⟩Hy are they so many (o LORDE) yᵗ ⟨illegible⟩ trouble me? a greate multitude are ⟨illegible⟩ they, that ryse agaynst me. Yee many one there be that saye off my soule: there is no helpe for him in God. Sela But thou (o LORDE) art my defender, my worshipe, ād the lifter vp of my heade. I call vpon the LORDE with my voyce, and he heareth me out of his holy hill. Sela I layed me downe and slepte, but I rose vp agayne, for the LORDE susteyned me. I am not afrayed for thousandes of the people, that cōpasse me rounde aboute. Vp LORDE, and helpe ⟨illegible⟩ my God: for thou smytest all myne ⟨illegible⟩ vpon the chek⟨illegible⟩bones, and breakest the ⟨illegible⟩ of the vngodly. Helpe belongeth vnto the LORDE, therfore let thy blessynge be vpon thy people.

Psalm 4

The IIII. A psalme of Dauid.

HEare me whē I cal, o God of my rightuousnes,[A] thou that comfortest me in my trouble: haue mercy vpon me, and herken vnto my prayer. O ye sonnes off men: how longe will ye blaspheme myne honoure? why haue ye soch pleasure in vanyte, & seke after lyes? Sela Knowe this, that the LORDE dealeth maruelously with his saynte: and when I call vpon the LORDE, he heareth me. Be angrie, but synne n⟨illegible⟩t:⁽¹⁾ comō wᵗ youre owne hertes vpō yoʳ beddes,[B] & remēbre yoʳ selues. Sel⟨illegible⟩. Offre yᵉ sacrifice of rightuousnes, & put yoʳ trust in yᵉ LORDE. There be many yᵗ saye: who wil do vs eny good? where as thou (o LORDE) hast shewed vs the light of yᵉ countenaūce. Thou reioysest myne herte, though their encreace be greate both in corne & wyne. Therfore wil I laye me downe in peace, & take my rest: for thou LORDE only settest me in a sure dwellynge.

Notes to Psalm 4

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 5

The V. A psalme of Dauid.

HEare my wordes (o LORDE) considre [A] my callynge. O marke the voyce of my peticion, my kynge & my God: for vnto the wil I make my prayer. Heare my voyce by tymes (o LORDE) for early in the morninge wil I gett me vnto the,⁽¹⁾ yee & yᵗ wᵗ diligēce. For thou art not the God yᵗ hath pleasure in wickednesse, there maye no vngodly personne dwel with the. Soch as be cruell maye not stonde in thy sight, thou art an enemie vnto all wicked doers.

Thou destroyest the lyers: the LORDE abhorreth the bloude thurstie and disceatfull. But as for me, I wil come into thy house,⁽²⁾ euen vpon the multitude of thy mercy: ād in thy feare wyll I worshipe towarde thy holy tēple. Lede me (o LORDE) in thy rightuousnesse, because of myne enemyes, ād make thy waye playne before me. For there is no faithfulnesse in their mouthes: they dyssemble [B] in their hertes: their throte is an open sepulchre: with their tonges they disceaue. Punysh them (o God) that they maye perish in their owne ymaginacions: cast them out because of the multitude of their vngodlinesse, for they rebell agaynst the. Agayne, let all them that put their trust in the, reioyse: yee let them euer be geuynge of thankes, because thou defendest them: that they which loue thy name, maye be ioyfull in the. For thou LORDE geuest thy blessinge vnto the rightuous: and with thy fauorable kyndnes thou defendest him, as with a shylde.

Notes to Psalm 5

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 6

The VI. A psalme of Dauid.

OH LORDE, rebuke me not in thine anger: [A] Oh chastē me not in thy heuy displeasure.⁽¹⁾ Haue mercy vpon me (o LORDE) for I am weake: o LORDE heale me, for all my bones are vexed. My soule also is in greate trouble, but LORDE how longe? Turne the (o LORDE) & delyuer my soule: Oh saue me, for thy mercies sake. For in death no man remēbreth the: Oh who wil geue the thankes in the hell? I am weery of gronynge: [B] Euery night wasshe I my bedde, & water my couche with my teares. My coūtenaūce is chaunged for very inwarde grefe, I cōsume awaye,⁽²⁾ I haue so many enemies. Awaye fro me all ye wicked doers, for the LORDE hath herde the voyce off my wepinge. The LORDE hath herde myne humble peticiē, the LORDE hath receaued my prayer. All myne enemies shalbe cōfounded & sore vexed: yee they shalbe turned backe and put to shame, and that right soone.

Notes to Psalm 6

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 7

The VII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] O LORDE my God, in yᵉ do I trust: saue me frō all thē yᵗ persecute me,⁽¹⁾ & delyuer me. Lest he hantch vp my soule like a lyon, & teare it in peces, whyle there is none to helpe. O LORDE my God, yff I haue done eny soch thinge: yf there be eny vnrightuousnes in my hādes: Yff I haue rewarded euell vnto thē yᵗ dealt frendly wᵗ me or hurte thē yᵗ wᵗ out eny cause are myne enemies: Then let myne enemie persecute my soule, & take me: yee let hī treade my life downe in the earth, & laye myne honoʳ in the dust. Sela. Stōde vp (o LORDE) in yⁱ wrath, lift vp thyself ouer the furious indignaciō of myne enemies: aryse vp (for me) in the vengeaunce that thou hast promysed.⁽²⁾ That the congregacion [B] of the people maye come aboute the, for their sakes therfore lift vp thyselff agayne, The LORDE is iudge ouer the people: Auenge me then (o LORDE) acordinge to my rightuousnes & innocency. Oh let the wickednes of the vngodly come to an ende: but manteyne the iust, thou rightuous God, yᵗ triest the very hertes & the reynes. My helpe cōmeth of God, which preserueth them yᵗ are true of herte.⁽³⁾ God is a rightuous iudge, & God is euer threateninge. Yf men wil not turne, he hath whet his swearde: he hath bent his bowe & made it ready. He hath prepayred him the weapens of death, & ordened his arowes to destroye. Beholde, he trauayleth with myschefe,⁽⁴⁾ he hath cōceaued vnhappynesse, and brought forth a lye. He hath grauen and dygged vp a pytte,⁽⁵⁾ but he shal fall himself into yᵉ pytte yᵗ he hath made. For his vnhappynes shall come vpon his owne heade,⁽⁶⁾ & his wickednes shall fall vpon his owne pate. As for me, I will geue thankes vnto the LORDE for his rightuousnes sake, and wil prayse the name of the LORDE the most hyest.

Notes to Psalm 7

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁴⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁵⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁶⁾ Psal. ⟨illegible⟩9. b

Psalm 8

The VIII. A psalme of Dauid.[A]

O LORDE oure gouernoure: how wonderfull is thy name in all the worlde? how excellent is thy glory aboue the heauens?⁽¹⁾ Out of the mouth of the very babes & sucklinges thou hast ordened prayse, because of thine enemies, yᵗ thou mightest destroye the enemie and the auenger. For I considre thy heauens, euen the worke off thy fyngers: the Moone and the starres which thou hast made. Oh what is man, yᵗ thou [B] art so myndfull of him? ether the sonne of mā that thou visitest him?⁽²⁾ After thou haddest for a season made him lower thē the angels, thou crownedest him with honoʳ & glory. Thou hast set him aboue the workes off thy hondes:⁽³⁾ thou hast put all thinges in subieccion vnder his fete. All shepe and oxen, yee and the beastes of the felde. The foules of the ayre: the fysh of the see, and what so walketh thorow the wayes of the see. O LORDE oure gouernoure, how wonderfull is thy name in all the worlde?

Notes to Psalm 8

⁽¹⁾ Matt. ⟨illegible⟩1. b

⁽²⁾ Psal. 143. a Heb 2. b

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 9

The IX. A psalme of Dauid.

I Wil geue thākes vnto the (o LORDE) with my whole herte, I wil speake of [A] all thy maruelous workes.⁽¹⁾ I wil be glad & reioyse in the, yee my songes wil I make of thy name, o thou most hyest. Because thou hast dryuē myne enemies abacke, they were discōfited, & perished at thy presence. For thou hast manteyned my right and my cause: thou syttest in the Trone that art the true iudge. Thou rebukest the Heithen, and destroyest the vngodly, thou puttest out their name for euer and euer. The enemies swerdes are come to an ende, thou hast ouerthrowen their cities, their memoriall is perished with thē. But yᵉ LORDE endureth for euer, he hath prepared his seate vnto iudgmēt.[B] He gouerneth yᵉ worlde with rightuousnes & ministreth true iudgmēt vnto the people. The LORDE is a defence for the poore, a defence in the tyme of trouble. Therfore they yᵗ knowe thy name, put their trust in yᵉ: for thou (LORDE) neuer faylest thē, that seke the. O prayse the LORDE, ⁽²⁾ which dwelleth in Sion shewe yᵉ people of his doinges. And why? he maketh inquysicion for their bloude, and remembreth them:⁽³⁾ he forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore. Haue mercy vpō me (o LORDE) considre the trouble that I am in amōge myne enemies, thou that liftest me vp from yᵉ gates of death. That I maye she we all thy prayses within the portes off the [C] doughter Sion, and reioyse in thy sauynge health. As for the Heithen, the are sunckē do⟨illegible⟩ne in the pytte that they made: in the same nette, which they spred out priuely, is their owne fote takē. Thus yᵉ LORDE is knowne to execute true iudgment, whē the vngodly is trapped in the workes of his owne handes Sela. The wicked must be turned vnto hell, and all the Heithen yᵗ forget God. But the poore shal not allwaye be out of remembraunce, the paciēt abydinge of soch as be in trouble shall not perish for euer. Vp LORDE, let not man haue the vpper hāde, let the Heithē be cōdemned before the. O LORDE, set a scolemaster ouer thē, that the Heithē maye knowe them selues to be but mē. Sela.

Notes to Psalm 9

⁽¹⁾ Psal 110. a and. 137. a

⁽²⁾ Deu. 4. c Psal. 75. a

⁽³⁾ Psal. 21. c

Here the Hebrues begynne the x. psalme.

WHy art thou gone so farre of, o LORDE? wilt thou hyde thyselff in tyme of trouble? Whyle yᵉ vngodly hath the ouer hande, the poore must suffre persecucion: O that they were taken in the ymaginacions which they go aboute. For the vn godly maketh boost of his owne hertes desyre, the cuvetous blesseth him self, and blasphemeth the LORDE. The vngodly is so proude and full of indignaciō, that he careth not: nether is God before his eyes. His wayes are allwaye filthie, thy iudgmentes are farre out of his sight, he defyeth all his enemies. For he sayeth in his herte: Tush, I shal neuer be cast downe, there shal no harme happē vnto me. His mouth is full of cursynge, fraude and disceate: vnder his tōge is trauayle & sorow. He sytteth lurkynge in the gardens, that he maye pryuely murthur the innocent, his eyes are set vpō the poore. He lyeth way ⟨illegible⟩inge secretly, as it were a lyon in his denne. He lurketh that he maye rauysh the poore, yee to rauish the poore, when he hath gotten him in to his nett. Then smyteth he, then oppresseth he & casteth downe the poore with his auctorite. For he sayeth in his herte: Tush, God hath forgotten, he hath turned a waye his face, so yᵗ he will neuer se it. Aryse o LORDE God, lift vp thine honde, and forget not the poore. Wherfore shulde the wicked blaspheme God, and saye in his herte: Tush, he careth not for it? This thou seist, for thou considrest the mysery and sorowe: The poore geueth himselff ouer in to thy hande, and committeth him vnto the, for thou art the helper of the frendlesse. Breake thou yᵉ arme off the vngodly and malycious, search out the wickednesse which he hath done, that he maye perish. The LORDE is kynge for euer, ye Heithen shal perish out off his londe. LORDE, thou hearest the desyrous longinge off the poore: their herte is sure, that thine eare herkeneth therto. Helpe the fatherlesse and poore vnto their right, that the vngodly be nomore exalted vpon earth.

Psalm 10

The X. A psalme of Dauid.

IN the LORDE put I my trust: how [A] will ye then saye to my soule: that she shulde fle as a byrde vpon youre hill? For lo, the vngodly haue bēt their bowe, and made redy their arowes in the quyuer: that they maye priuely shute at them,⁽¹⁾ which are true of herte. The very foundacion haue they cast downe, what cā the rightuous thē do withall? But the LORDE is in his holy temple, the LORDES seate is in heauen:⁽²⁾ He cōsidereth it with his eyes, his eye lyddes beholde the children of men.⁽³⁾ The LORDE seith both the rightuous and vngodly, but who so deliteth in wickednes, him his soule abhorreth. Vpon the vngodly he shal rayne snares, fyre, brymstone, storme and tempest: this rewarde shal they haue to drynke. For the LORDE is rightuous, ād he loueth rightuousnes, his countenaunce beholdeth the thīge yᵗ is iust.

Notes to Psalm 10

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 11

The XI. A psalme of Dauid.

HElpe LORDE, for there is not one saynte [A] more: very fewe faithfull are there amonge the children off men. Euery man telleth lyes to his neghboʳ, they do but flater with their lippes and dissemble in their herte. O that the LORDE wolde rote out all disceatfull lippes, ād the tonge that speaketh proude thinges. Which saye: Oure tōge shulde preuayle: we are they that ought to speake, who is lorde ouer vs? Now for the troubles sake off the oppressed, & because of the complaynte of the poore, I wil vp (sayeth the LORDE) I wil helpe thē, and set thē at rest. The wordes of the LORDE are pure wordes: euē as yᵉ syluer,⁽¹⁾ which from earth is tried and purified vij. tymes in the fyre. Kepe thē therfore (o LORDE) and preserue vs frō this generacion for euer. And why? when vanite and ydylnes getteth the ouer hande amonge the children of men, all are full of yᵉ vngodly.

Notes to Psalm 11

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 12

The XII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] HOw longe wilt thou forget me, o LORDE? for euer? how longe wilt thou hyde thy face fro me? Oh how lōge shall I seke councell in my soule? how longe shall I be so vexed in my herte? how longe shal myne enemie triumphe ouer me? Considre, ād heare me, o LORDE my God: lighten myne eyes, that I slepe not in death. Lest myne enemie saye: I haue preuayled agaynst hī for yf I be cast downe, they that trouble me will reioyse at it.

But my trust is in thy mercy, and my hert is ioyfull in thy sauynge health. I wil synge of the LORDE, that dealeth so louyngly with me. (Yee I wil prayse the name of the LORDE the most hyest)

Psalm 13

The XIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] THe foolish bodyes saye in their hertes:⁽¹⁾ Tush, there is no God. They are corrupte, ād become abhominable in their doynges, there is not one ⟨illegible⟩ doth good. The LORDE loked downe frō heauē vpō the children of men,⁽²⁾ to se yf there were eny, that wolde vnderstonde & seke after God. But they are all gone out of the waye, they are alltogether become vnprofitable: there is none that doth good, no not one. ⁽³⁾ Their throte is an open sepulcre, with their tonges they haue disceaued, the poyson of Aspes is vnder their lippes. ⁽⁴⁾ Their mouth is full of cursinge and bytternes, their fete are swift to shed bloude. ⁽⁵⁾ Destruccion & wretchednes are in their wayes, ād the waye of peace haue they not knowne: there is no feare off God before their eyes. How can they haue vnderstondinge, yᵗ worke myschefe, eatinge vp my people, as it were bred, & call not vpō yᵉ LORDE?

Therfore shal they be brought in greate feare, for God stondeth by the generacion of the rightuous. As for you, ye haue made a mocke at the coūcell of the poore, because he putteth his trust in the LORDE. Oh yᵗ the sauynge health were geuen vnto Israel out off Sion.⁽⁶⁾ Oh that the LORDE wolde delyuer his people out of captiuyte. Thē shulde Iacob reioyse, and Israel shulde be right glad.

Notes to Psalm 13

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁴⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁵⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁶⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 14

The XIIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] LORDE, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle?⁽¹⁾ who shal rest vpō yⁱ holy hill? Euen he yᵗ ledeth an vncorrupte life: that doth the thinge which is right, ād that speaketh the treuth from his herte. He yᵗ vseth no disceat in his tonge: he that doth no euell to his neghboure, & slaundreth not his neghbours. He yᵗ setteth not by the vngodly but maketh moch of thē that feare the LORDE: he yᵗ sweareth vnto his neghboure & dispoynteth him not. He that geueth not his money vpon vsury,⁽²⁾ and taketh no rewarde agaynst the innocēt. Who so doth these thīges, shal neuer be remoued.

Notes to Psalm 14

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ Eze. 18. a

Psalm 15

The XV. A psalme of Dauid.

PReserue me (o God) for in the do I trust. I haue sayde vnto yᵉ LORDE: thou art my God, my goodes are nothinge vnto the. All my delyte is vpon the sanctes that are in the earth, and vpon soch like. But they yᵗ runne after another shall haue greate trouble. Their drynk offerynges of bloude wil not I offre, nether make mencion of their name in my mouth. The LORDE himself is my good and my porcion thou manteynest my enheritaūce. ⟨illegible⟩ is fallen vnto me in a fayre grounde yee I haue a goodly heretage. I wil thanke the LORDE for geuynge me warnynge my ⟨illegible⟩ so haue chastened me in the night season Afore honde sawe I God allwayes before me, for he is on my right honde, that I shulde not be moued.

Therfore dyd my hert reioyce, & my tunge was glad, my flesh also shall rest in hope. For why? thou shalt not leaue my soule in hell, nether shalt thou suffre thy saynte to se corrupcion. Thou hast shewed me the wayes off life: thou shalt make me full of ioye wᵗ thy countenaunce. At thy right hande there is pleasure and ioye for euermore.

Psalm 16

The XVI. A psalme of Dauid.

HEare yᵉ right (O LORDE) cōsidre my cō ⟨illegible⟩playnte: herken vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of a fayned mouth. Let my sentence come forth frō thy presence, and loke vpon the thinge that is equall. Thou hast proued & visited myne herte in the night season: thou hast tried me in the fyre, & hast founde no wickednes in me: for I vtterly pu⟨illegible⟩posed, that my mouth shulde not offende. Because of the wordes of thy lippes, I haue kepte me frō the workes of men, in yᵉ waye off the murthurer. Oh ordre thou my goyn⟨illegible⟩ges in thy pathes, that my fote steppes slippe not. For vnto the I crie, heare me o God⟨illegible⟩ enclyne thine eares to me, and herkē vnto my wordes. Shewe yⁱ maruelous louinge kindnesse, thou that sauest them which put their trust in the, from soch as resist thy right honde.[B] Kepe me as the apple of an eye, defende me vnder the shadowe of thy wynges.⁽¹⁾ From the vngodly that trouble me, fro myne enemies which compasse my soule rounde aboute.

Which manteyne their owne welthynesse with oppression, & their mouth speaketh proude thinges. They lye waytinge in oʳ waye on euery syde, turnynge their eyes downe to the grounde. Like as a lyon that is gredy of his pray, & as it were a lyons whelpe lurckynge in his denne. Vp LORDE, dispoynte him & cast him downe: delyuer my soule with thy swerde from the vngodly.⁽²⁾ Frō the men of thy honde (o LORDE) from the men off the worlde, which haue their porcion in this life: whose belies thou fyllest with thy treasure.

They haue children at their desyre, and leaue the reste of their substaūce for their babes

But as forme, I will beholde thy presence in rightuousnes: and when thy glory appea⟨illegible⟩ shal be satisfied.

Notes to Psalm 16

⁽¹⁾ zac. 2. b Matt▪ 23.

⁽²⁾ Ephe. ⟨illegible⟩. b

Psalm 17

⟨illegible⟩ XVII. A psalme of Dauid when he is delyuered from the honde off Saul.

⟨illegible⟩ loue the (o LORDE) my strēgth. ⟨illegible⟩ The LORDE is my sucoʳ, my refuge, ⟨illegible⟩ my Sauioʳ: my god, my helper ī whō ⟨illegible⟩: my buckler, yᵉ horne of my health, & my protecciō. I wil prayse yᵉ LORDE & call vpon him,⁽¹⁾ so shal I be safe fro myne enemies. The sorowes of death cōpassed me, & the brokes of vngodlynes made me afrayed.⁽²⁾ The paynes of hell came aboute me, the snares of death toke holde vpō me. Yet in my trouble I called vpō the LORDE, & cōplayned vnto my God. So he herde my voyce out off his holy tēple, & my cōplaynte came before hī, yee euē in to his eares. Thē the earth trembled & quaked,⁽³⁾ the very foūdaciōs of the hilles shoke & were remoued, because he was wrothe. There wēte a smoke out of his nostrels, ād a cōsumynge fyre out of his mouth, so yᵉ coales were kyndled at it. He bowed the heauēs & [B] came downe, & it was darcke vnder his fete. He rode vpō the Cherubins & dyd fle: he came flyenge with the wynges of the wynde. He made darcknesse his pauylion rounde aboute hī, with darcke water & thicke cloudes to couer him. At the brightnes off his presence the cloudes remoued, with hale stones & coales of fyre. The LORDE also thondred out of yᵉ heauē, & the heyth gaue his thondre wᵗ hale stones & coales of fyre. He sent out his arowes & scatred thē, he cast sore lighteninges, & destroyed thē. The springes of waters were sene, & the foundaciōs of the roūde worlde were discouered at yⁱ chiding (o LORDE) at the blastinge & breth of thy displeasure. He sent downe frō the heyth to fetch me, & toke me out of greate waters. He delyuered me fro my stronge enemies, and fro my foes which were to mightie forme. They preuented me in the tyme of my trouble, but yᵉ LORDE was my defence. He brought me forth also into lyberte: & delyuered me, because he had a fauoʳ vnto me. The LORDE shall rewarde me after my rightuous dealynge, & acordinge to the clēnesse of my hōdes shal he [C] recōpense me. For I haue kepte the wayes of the LORDE, & haue not behaued myself wickedly agaynst my God. I haue an eye vnto all his lawes, & cast not out his commaundemētes fro me. Vncorrupte will I be before hī, & wil eschue myne owne wickednes. Therfore shal yᵉ LORDE rewarde me after my rightuous dealinge, & acordinge vnto yᵉ clēnesse of my hōdes in his eye sight. With the holy thou shalt be holy, & wᵗ yᵉ innocēt thou shalt be innocēt. With the clene thou shalt be clene & with the frowarde thou shalt be frowarde.⁽⁴⁾ For thou shalt saue the poore oppressed, & brīge downe the hye lokes of the proude.⁽⁵⁾ Thou lightest my cādle, o LORDE my God: thou makest my darcknesse to be light. For in the I can discōfit an hoost of mē: yee in my God I cā leape ouer the wall.

The waye of God is a perfecte waye:⁽⁶⁾ the wordes of the LORDE are tried in the fyre: he is a shylde of defence, for all them that trust in him. For who is God, but the LORDE?⁽⁷⁾ Or, who hath eny strength, but oure God?⁽⁸⁾ It is God that hath gyrded me with strēgth [D] and made my waye vncorrupte. He hath made my fete like hartes fete, and set me vp an hye. He teacheth myne hondes to fight,⁽⁹⁾ and maketh myne armes to breake euen a bowe off stele. Thou hast geuē me the defence of thy health, thy right hande vpholdeth me, and thy louynge correccion maketh me greate. Thou hast made rowme ynough vnder me for to go, that my fote steppes shulde not slyde. I will folowe vpon myne enemies, and take them: I will not turne till they be discomfited. I will smyte them, they shall not be able to stonde, but fall vnder my fete. Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto yᵉ batell, thou hast throwē them all downe vnder me, that rose vp agaynst me. Thou hast made myne enemies to turne their backes vpon me, thou hast destroyed thē yᵗ hated me. They cried, but there was none to helpe thē: yee euen vnto the LORDE, ⁽¹⁰⁾ but he herde thē [E] not. I will beate them as small as the dust before the wynde, I will cast them out as yᵉ claye in the stretes. Thou shalt delyuer me from the stryuinges of the people, thou shalt make me the heade of the Heithē. A people whom I haue not knowne, shall serue me.

As soone as they heare of me, they shall obeye me, but the straunge childrē dyssemble with me. The straunge children are waxē olde, and go haltinge out of their pathes. The LORDE lyueth: ād blessed be my helper, praysed be the God of my health. Euē yᵉ God which seyth that I be auenged, and subdueth the people vnto me. It is he that delyuereth me fro my cruell enemies: thou shalt lift me vp from them that ryse agaynst me, thou shalt ryd me from the wicked man.

⁽¹¹⁾For this cause I wil geue thankes vnto yᵉ (o LORDE) amonge the Gentiles, and synge prayses vnto thy name. Greate prosperite geueth he vnto his kynge,⁽¹²⁾ and sheweth louinge kyndnesse vnto Dauid his anoynted, yee & vnto his sede for euermore.

Notes to Psalm 17

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Psalm 18

The XVIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] THe very heauēs declare the glory off God,⁽¹⁾ ād the very firmamēt sheweth his hādye worke. One daye telleth another, and one night certifieth another. There is nether speach ner lāguage, but their voyces are herde amōge thē. Their soūde is gone out in to all londes, and their wordes in to the endes of the worlde.⁽²⁾

In thē hath he sett a tabernacle for yᵉ Sōne, which cōmeth forth as a brydegrome out of his chambre, & reioyseth as a giaunte to rūne his course. It goeth forth frō the one ende of the heauen, and runneth aboute vnto [B] the same ende agayne, & there maye no mā hyde himself frō the heate therof. The lawe of the LORDE is a perfecte lawe, it quickeneth the soule.⁽³⁾ The testimony of yᵉ LORDE is true, & geueth wisdome euen vnto babes. The statutes of the LORDE are right, & reioyse the herte: yᵉ cōmaundemēt of yᵉ LORDE is pure, and geueth light vnto the eyes.

The feare of the LORDE is cleane, & endureth for euer: the iudgmentes of the LORDE are true and rigtuous alltogether. More pleasunt are they then golde,⁽⁴⁾ yee then moch fyne golde: sweter then hony & the hony combe. These thy seruaunt kepeth, & for kepinge of them there is greate rewarde.⁽⁵⁾ Who can tell, how oft he offendeth? Oh clēse thou me fro my secrete fautes. Kepe thy seruaūte also from presumptuous synnes, lest they get the dominion ouer me: so shal I be vndefyled & innocēt frō the greate offence. Yee the wordes of my mouth & the meditaciō of my herte shalbe acceptable vnto the, o LORDE, my helper and my redemer.

Notes to Psalm 18

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Psalm 19

The XIX. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] THe LORDE heare the in the tyme off trouble, the name of the God of Iacob defende the. Sende the helpe frō the Sanctuary, & strength yᵉ out of Sion Remembre all thy offerynges, and accepte thy brent sacrifice▪ Sela. Graunte the thy hertes desyre, & fulfill all thy mynde. We will reioyse in thy health, & triūphe in yᵉ name of the LORDE oure God: the LORDE perfourme all thy peticiōs. Now knowe I, that the [B] LORDE helpeth his anoynted, and will heare him frō his holy heauen: mightie is the helpe of his right hōde. Some put their trust in charettes, & some in horses: but we wil remēbre yᵉ name of the LORDE oure God. They are brought downe and fallen, but we are rysen and stonde vp right. Saue (LORDE) & helpe vs (o kynge) when we call vpon the.

Psalm 20

The XX. A psalme of Dauid.

LORDE, how ioyfull is the kynge in yᵉ strength? O how exceadinge glad is [A] he of thy sauynge health? Thou hast geuen him his hertes desyre, & hast not put him frō the request of his lippes▪ Sela. For thou hast preuēted him wᵗ liberall blessinges, & set a crowne of golde vpon his heade. He asked life of the, & thou gauest him a longe life, euē foreuer & euer. His honoure is greate in thy sauynge health, glory and greate worshipe shalt thou laye vpon him. For thou shalt geue him euerlastīge felicite, & make him glad wᵗ the ioye of yᵉ coūtenaūce. And why▪ because the kinge putteth his trust in the LORDE, & in the mercy of the most hiest he shal not myscary. Let all thine enemies fele thy honde, let thy right honde fynde out [B] all thē yᵗ hate the. Thou shalt make thē lite a fyre ouen in tyme of thy wrath: the LORDE shal destroye thē in his displeasure, & the fyre shall consume them. Their frute shalt thou rote out of the earth, & their sede frō amōge the childrē of men. For they intēded myschefe agaynst the, & ymagined soch deuyces, as they were not able to perfourme. Therfore shalt thou put thē to flight, & with thy stringes thou shalt make ready thine arowes agaynst the faces off them. Be thou exalted (LORDE) in thine owne strength, so wil we synge and prayse thy power.

Psalm 21

The XXI. A psalme of Dauid.

MY God, my God: why hast thou forsaken [A] me?⁽¹⁾ yᵉ wordes of my cōplaynte are farre fro my health. O my God, I crie in the daye tyme, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest. Yet dwellest thou in the Sanctuary, o thou worshipe of Israel. Oure fathers hoped in the, they trusted in the ād thou dyddest delyuer them. They called vpon the, and were helped: they put their trust in the, and were not cōfounded. But as for me, I am a worme and no man: a very scorne of mē and the outcast of the people. All they yᵗ se me,⁽²⁾ laugh me to scorne: they shute out their lippes, and shake their heades. He trusted in God,⁽³⁾ let him delyuer him: let him helpe hī, [B] yf he wil haue him. But thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wōbe:⁽⁴⁾ thou wast ⟨illegible⟩y hope, when I hanged yet vpon my mothers brestes. I haue bene left vnto the euer sence I was borne, thou art my God, euē fro my mothers wombe. O go not fro me thē, for trouble is harde at honde, and here is none to helpe me. Greate bulles are come aboute me, fatt oxen close me in on euery syde. They gape vpon me with their mouthes, as it were a rampinge and roaringe lyon.

⁽⁵⁾I am poured out like water, all my bones are out of ioynt: my hert in the myddest off my body is euen like meltinge waxe. My strength is dried vp like a potsherde, my tunge cleueth to my goomes, and thou hast brought me in to the dust of death. For dogges are come aboute me, the coūcell of yᵉ wicked hath layed sege agaynst me. They pearsed my hondes and my fete, I might haue tolde all my bones: as for them, they stode staringe and lokinge vpon me. They haue parted my garmentes amonge them, ād cast lottes vpon my vesture.⁽⁶⁾

But be not thou farre fro me, o LORDE: [C] thou are my sucoure, haist the to helpe me. Delyuer my soule from the swearde, my dearlinge from the power of the dogge. Saue me from the lyons mouth, and heare me frō amonge the hornes off the vnicornes.⁽⁷⁾ So will I declare thy name vnto my brethren,⁽⁸⁾ in the myddest off the congregacion will I prayse the. O prayse the LORDE ye that feare him: Magnifie him all ye sede of Iacob. & let all yᵉ sede of Israel feare hī.⁽⁹⁾ For he hath not despysed ner abhorred the myserable estate of the poore: he hath not hyd his face frome, but whē I called vnto him, he herde me. I wil prayse the in the greate congregacion, and perfourme my vowes in the sight off all [D] thē that feare the. The poore shal eate ād be satisfied:⁽¹⁰⁾ they yᵉ seke after yᵉ LORDE shal prayse him: youre herte shal lyue for euer.

All the endes of the worlde shal remembre them selues, & be turned vnto the LORDE: and all the generacions of the Heithen shal worshipe before him. For the kyngdome is the LORDES, and he shal be the gouernoure of yᵉ Heithen. All soch as be fat vpō earth, shal eate also and worshipe: All they that lye in the dust, and lyue so hardly, shall fall downe before him. The sede shall serue him, and preach of the LORDE for euer. They shal come, & declare his rightuousnes: vnto a people that shal be borne,⁽¹¹⁾ whō the LORDE hath made.

Notes to Psalm 21

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Psalm 22

The XXII. A psalme of Dauid.

THe LORDE is my shepherde, I can [A] wante nothinge.⁽¹⁾ He fedeth me in a grene pasture, ād ledeth me to a fresh water. He quickeneth my soule, & bringeth me forth in the waye of rightuousnes for his names sake.⁽²⁾ Though I shulde walke now in the valley of the shadowe of death, yet I feare no euell, for thou art with me: thy staffe & thy shepehoke cōforte me. Thou preparest a table before me agaynst mine enemies: thou anoyntest my heade with oyle, & fyllest my cuppe full. Oh let thy louynge kyndnes & mercy folowe me all the dayes off my life, that I maye dwell in the house off the LORDE for euer.

Notes to Psalm 22

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Psalm 23

The XXIII. A psalme of Dauid.[A]

THe earth is the LORDES, ⁽¹⁾ & all that therin is: the cōpase of the worlde, ād all yᵗ dwell therin. For he hath foūded it vpō the sees, & buylded it vpon the floudes. Who shal go vp in to the hill off the LORDE? Or, who shal remayne in his holy place? Euē he yᵗ hath innocēt hōdes & a clene herte: which lifteth not vp his mynde vnto vanite, & sweareth not to disceaue.⁽²⁾ He shal receaue the blessinge frō the LORDE, ād [B] mercy frō God his sauioure. This is yᵉ generaciō of thē yᵗ seke him, of thē yᵗ seke yⁱ face, o Iacob. Sela. Open yoʳ gates (o ye prīces) let the euerlastinge dores be opened, yᵗ yᵉ kynge of glory maye come in. Who is this kynge of glory▪ It is the LORDE strōge and mightie, euen the LORDE mightie in batell.

Open youre gates (o ye prynces) let the euerlastinge dores be opened, yᵗ the kynge off glory maye come in. Who is this kynge off glory? It is the LORDE of hoostes, he is the kynge of glory. Sela.

Notes to Psalm 23

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Psalm 24

The XXIIII. A psalme of Dauid.

UNto the (o LORDE) I lift vp my soule.[A] My God, I trust in yᵉ:⁽¹⁾ Oh let me not be confounded, lest myne enemies triūphe ouer me. For all they yᵗ hope in yᵉ shal not be ashamed: but soch as be scornefull despysers wᵗ out a cause▪ they shall be put to cōfuciō. Shewe me thy wayes (o LORDE) & teach me thy pathes. Lede me in yᵉ trueth and lerne me, for thou art the God off my health, and in the is my hope all the daye longe.

Call to remembraunce, O LORDE, thy tender mercyes & thy louinge kyndnesses, which haue bene euer of olde. Oh remēbre not yᵉ synnes & offences of my youth, but acordinge vnto thy mercy thynke vpon me (O LORDE) for thy goodnesse. O how frēdly & rightuous is the LORDE, therfore wil he teach [B] synners in the waye. He ledeth the symple a right, and soch as be meke thē lerneth he his wayes. All the wayes of the LORDE are very mercy & faith fulnesse, vnto soch as kepe his testament and couenaunt. For thy names sake, O LORDE, be mercifull vnto my synne, for it is greate. What so euer he be that feareth the LORDE, he shal shewe him the waye that he hath chosen.

His soule shall dwell at ease, and his sede shall possesse the londe. The secrete of the LORDE is amonge them that feare him, and he sheweth them his couenaunt. Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto the LORDE, for he shal plucke my fete out of yᵉ nett. Turnethe vnto me and haue mercy vpon me, for I am desolate and in misery. The sorowes of my herte are greate, O brynge me out of my troubles.

Loke vpon my aduersite and misery, and forgeue me all my synnes. Considre how myne enemies are many, and beare a malicious hate agaynst me. O kepe my soule, and delyuer me: let me not be confounded, for I haue put my trust in the. Let innocency and righteuous dealinge wayte vpon me, for my hope is in the. Delyuer Israel (O God) out of all his trouble.

Notes to Psalm 24

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Psalm 25

The XXV: A psalme of Dauid.

[A] BE thou my iudge (O LORDE) for I walke innocently: my trust is in the LORDE, therfore shall I not fall. Examen me O LORDE, and proue me: trie out my reynes and my hert. For thy louynge kyndnesse is before myne eyes, and I walke in thy trueth. I syt not amōge vayne personnes, and haue no fellishipe with the disceatfull. I hate the congregacion of the wicked, and I will not syt amonge the vngodly.

I waszshe my hondes with innocency O LORDE, and so go I to thine aulter. That I maye shewe the voyce of thy prayse, and tell of all thy wonderous workes. LORDE, I loue the habitacion of thy house, and yᵉ place where thy honoure dwelleth. O destroye not my soule with the synners, ner my life with the bloud thurstie. In whose hondes is wickednesse, and their right honde is full of giftes. But as for me I will walke innocently: O delyuer me,⁽¹⁾ and be mercifull vnto me. My fote stondeth right: I wil prayse the (O LORDE) in the congregacions.

Notes to Psalm 25

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Psalm 26

The XXVI. A psalme of Dauid.

THe LORDE is my light and my health:[A] ⁽¹⁾ whom then shulde I feare the LORDE is the strength of my life, for whom thē shulde I be afrayed? Therfore when the wicked (euen myne enemies & my foes) came vpon me, to eate vp my flesh, they stombled and fell. Though an hoost of men were layed agaynst me, yet shal not my hert be afrayed: and though there rose vp warre against me, yet wil I put my trust in him.⁽²⁾ One thinge haue I desyred of the LORDE, which I wil requyre: namely, that I maye dwell in the house of the LORDE all the dayes of my life,⁽³⁾ to beholde the fayre beutie of the LORDE, and to vyset his temple.

For in the tyme of trouble he hath hyde me [B] in his tabernacle,⁽⁴⁾ yee in the secrete place of his dwellinge hath he kepte and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone. And now hath he lift vp my heade aboue myne enemies, that cōpassed me rounde aboute. Therfore wil I offre in his dwellinge, the oblacion of thākesgeuynge: I wil both synge & speake prayses vnto the LORDE. Herkē vnto my voyce (O LORDE) when I crie vnto the: haue mercy vpon me & heare me. My hert speaketh vnto the, my face seketh the, yee LORDE, thy face wil I seke. O hyde not thou thy face fro me, cast not thy seruaunt of in displeasure. Thou art my succoure, leaue me not, nether forsake me, O God my Sauioure. For my father and my mother haue [C] forsaken me, but the LORDE hath taken me vp. Shewe me thy waye O LORDE, and lede me in the right path, because of myne enemies. Delyuer me not in to the wylles of myne aduersaries, for there are false wytnesses rysen vp against me, and they ymagyn myschefe. Neuerthelesse, I beleue verely to se the goodnesse of the LORDE in the londe of the lyuynge.⁽⁵⁾ O tary thou yᵉ LORDES leysure, be stronge, let thine hert be of good comforte, and wayte thou still for the LORDE.

Notes to Psalm 26

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Psalm 27

The XXVII. A psalme of Dauid.

UNto the wil I crie, o my stronge defence:[A] thinke no scorne of me, lest (yf thou make the as though thou herdest not) I become like them, that go downe in to yᵉ pytte. Heare the voyce of my humble peticion, when I crie vnto the, and holde vp my hondes towarde thy holy temple.

O plucke me not awaye amonge the vngodly and wicked doers,⁽¹⁾ which speake frendly to their neghboure, but ymagin myschefe in their hertes. Rewarde them acordinge to their dedes and wickednesse of their owne inuencions. Recompense them after yᵉ workes of their hōdes, paye them that they haue deserued. For they regarde not the workes of the LORDE, ner the operacion of his hādes: therfore shal he breake them downe, and not buylde them vp. Praysed be yᵉ LORDE, for he hath herde the voyce of my humble peticiō.⁽²⁾ The LORDE is my strēgth and my shylde: my herte hoped in him, & I am helped: therfore my hert daūseth for ioye, and I will synge prayses vnto him. The LORDE is the strength of his people, he is the defender and Sauioure of his anoynted.

O helpe thy people, geue thy blessynge vnto thy enheritaunce:⁽³⁾ fede them, and set them vp for euer.

Notes to Psalm 27

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Psalm 28

The XXVIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] AScrybe vnto the LORDE (o ye mightie) ascribe vnto the LORDE worshipe and strength. Geue the LORDE the honoure of his name, bowe youre selues to the holy magesty of the LORDE It is the LORDE that commaundeth the waters: It is the glorious God that maketh yᵉ thonder: it is the LORDE yᵗ ruleth the see. The voyce of the LORDE is mightie in operacion, the voyce of the LORDE is a glorious voyce.⁽¹⁾ The voyce of the LORDE breaketh the Cedre trees: yee the LORDE breaketh the Ceders of Libanus. He maketh them to skippe like a calfe:⁽²⁾ Libanus and Sirion like a yonge vnycorne.⁽³⁾ The voyce of the LORDE deuideth the flames of fyre: the voyce of the LORDE shaketh the wildernesse, yee the LORDE shaketh the wildernesse of Cades.

The voyce of the LORDE moueth yᵉ hyndes & discouereth the thicke buszshes: in his temple shal euery man speake of his honoure. The LORDE stilleth the water floude, & yᵉ LORDE remayneth a kynge for euer. The LORDE shall geue power vnto his people, the LORDE shal geue his people the blessynge of peace.

Notes to Psalm 28

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ze. 17. d

⁽²⁾ Deut. 3. b

⁽³⁾ Num. 1⟨illegible⟩. c

Psalm 29

The XXIX. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] I Wil magnifie yᵉ (O LORDE) for thou hast set me vp, & not suffred my foes to triūphe ouer me. O LORDE my God, I cried vnto the, and thou hast healed me.⁽¹⁾ Thou LORDE hast brought my soule out of hell: thou hast kepte my life, where as they go downe to the pytte. Synge prayses vnto the LORDE (o ye sayntes of his) geue thankes vnto him for a remembraunce of his holynesse.⁽²⁾ For his wrath endureth but the twincklinge of an eye, and his pleasure is in life: heuynesse maye well endure for a night, but ioye commeth in the mornynge.

As forme, whē I was in prosperite, I sayde:[B] Tush, I shal neuer fall more. (And why? thou LORDE of thy goodnesse haddest made my hill so stronge.) But as soone as thou turnedest thy face fro me, I was brought in feare. Thē cried I vnto yᵉ (O LORDE) yee vnto yᵉ LORDE made I my prayer. What profit is there in my bloude,⁽³⁾ yf I go downe to corrupcion? Maye the dust geue thankes vnto ye? Or shal it declare thy faithfulnesse? Heare (O LORDE) and haue mercy vpon me: LORDE be thou my helper. And so thou hast turned my heuynesse in to ioye: thou hast put of my sack cloth, & gyrded me wᵗ gladnesse. That my honoʳ might synge prayses vnto the wᵗ out ceassynge: O LORDE my God, I wil geue thankes vnto the for euer.

Notes to Psalm 29

⁽¹⁾ 1. Reg. 2. b Psal. ⟨illegible⟩5. b

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⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 30

The XXX: A psalme of Dauid.

IN the, O LORDE, is my trust: let me [A] neuer be put to cōfucion,⁽¹⁾ but delyuer me in thy rightuousnesse. Bowe downe thine eare to me, make haist to delyuer me: be thou my stronge rocke and a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me. For thou art my stronge holde & my castell: O be thou my gyde, & lede me for thy names sake. Drawe me out of the nett yᵗ they haue layed priuely for me, for thou art my strēgth.⁽²⁾

Into thy hondes I commende my sprete: thou hast delyuered me O LORDE thou God of treuth. I hate them that holde of vanities, and my trust is in the LORDE. I will be glad and reioyse in thy mercy: for thou hast considred my trouble, thou hast knowne my soule in aduersite. Thou hast not delyuered me ouer in to the hōdes of the enemie, but hast set my fete in a large rowme. Haue mercy vpon me, O LORDE, for I am in trouble, myne eye is consumed for very heuynesse, yee my soule and my body. My life is waxen olde with heuynesse, and my yeares wᵗ mournynge. My strēgth fayleth me because of my aduersite, and my bones are corrupte. I am become a very reprofe amonge all myne enemies, my neghbours & they of myne owne acquauntaunce are afrayed of me: they yᵗ seme in the strete, cōveye them selues fro me. I am clene forgotten and out of mynde, as a deed man: I am become like a broken vessell.

For I haue herde the blasphemy of the [C] multitude: euery man abhorreth me: they haue gathered a councel together agaynst me, and are purposed to take awaye my life.

But my hope is in yᵉ O LORDE, & I saye: thou art my God. My tyme is in thy honde: delyuer me from the honde of myne enemies, & from them yᵗ persecute me. Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy countenaunce, helpe me for thy mercies sake. Let me not be confounded (o LORDE) for I call vpon the: let the vngodly rather be put to confucion, and brought vnto the hell. Let the lyenge lippes be put to sylence, which cruelly, diszdanedly & despitefully speake agaynst the rightuous. O how greate and manifolde is thy good, which thou haist hyd for them that feare yᵉ? O what thinges bringest thou to passe for them, that put their trust in the, euen before the sonnes of men?

[D] Thou hydest them priuely by thine owne presence from the proude men, thou kepest them secretly in thy tabernacle, from the strife of tonges. Thankes be to the LORDE, for he hath shewed me maruelous greate kyndnesse in a stronge cite. For when the sodane feare came vpon me, I sayde: I am cast out of thy sight. Neuertheles, thou herdest myne humble prayer, when I cried vnto the. O loue the LORDE (all ye his sayntes) for the LORDE preserueth the faith full, and plenteously rewardeth he the proude doer.⁽³⁾ Be strōge therfore & take a good herte vnto you, all ye that put youre trust in the LORDE.

Notes to Psalm 30

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 31

The XXXI. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] BLessed are they, whose vnrightuousnesse is forgeuen,⁽¹⁾ and whose synnes are couered. Blessed is the man, vnto whom the LORDE imputeth no synne, in whose sprete there is no gyle. For whyle I helde my tonge, my bones consumed awaye thorow my daylie complaynynges. And because thy hande was so heuy vpon me both daye and night, my moysture was like the drouth in Sommer. Sela.

Therfore I confessed my synne vnto the, and hyd not myne vnrightuousnesse.⁽²⁾ I saide: I will knowlege myne offence, and accuse my self vnto the LORDE, and so thou forgauest me the wickednesse of my synne.

⁽³⁾Sela. For this shal euery saynte make his prayer vnto the in due season, therfore shall not the greate water floudes come nye [B] him. Thou art my defence in the trouble that is come aboute me, O cōpasse thou me aboute also with the ioye of delyueraunce.

⁽⁴⁾Sela. I wil enforme the, and shewe the the waye wherin thou shalt go: I wil fasten myne eyes vpon the.⁽⁵⁾ Be not ye now like horses & mooles, which haue no vnderstondinge. Whose mouthes thou must holde with bytt & brydle, yf they wil not obeie the.

Greate plages shall yᵉ vngodly haue, but who so putteth his trust in the LORDE, mercy shall compasse him on euery syde. Be glad (o ye rightuous) and reioyse in the LORDE, be ioyfull all ye that are true of herte.

Notes to Psalm 31

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

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⁽⁵⁾ Tob. 6. d Pro. 26. a

Psalm 32

The XXXII. A psalme of Dauid.

EEioyse in yᵉ LORDE (o ye rightuous)[A] for it becommeth well the iust to be thankfull.⁽¹⁾ Prayse the LORDE with harpe:⁽²⁾ synge psalmes vnto him with the lute and instrument of ten strynges. Singe him a new songe, yee synge lustely vnto him & with a good corage. For the worde of yᵉ LORDE is true, and all his workes are faithfull. He loueth mercy & iudgment, yᵉ earth is full of the goodnesse of the LORDE By the worde of the LORDE were the heauens made,⁽³⁾ & all the hoostes of them by yᵉ breth of his mouth. He gathereth yᵉ waters together [B] as it were in a bottell, & laieth vp the depe in secrete. Let all the earth feare the LORDE, and let all them that dwell in the worlde, stōde in awe of him. For loke what he sayeth, it is done: and loke what he cōmaūdeth, it stondeth fast. The LORDE bryngeth the councell of the Heithen to naught, and turneth the deuyces of the people.

But the coūcell of the LORDE endureth, and the thoughtes of his hert from generacion to generacion.⁽⁴⁾ Blessed are the people that holde the LORDE for their God, & blessed are the folke whom he hath chosen to be his heretage.⁽⁵⁾ The LORDE loketh downe from heauen, & beholdeth all the children of men: from his stronge seate he considreth all them yᵗ dwell in the worlde.⁽⁶⁾ He only hath fashioned all the hertes of them, & knoweth all their workes. A kynge is not helped by [C] his owne greate hoost, nether is a giaunte saued thorow the might of his owne strēgth.

A horse is but a vayne thynge to saue a man,⁽⁷⁾ it is not the power of his strēgth that can delyuer him. Beholde,⁽⁸⁾ the eye of the LORDE loketh vnto them that feare him, & put their trust in his mercy. That he maye delyuer their soules from death, and to fede them in the deare tyme. Let oure soule paciently abyde the LORDE, for he is oure helpe and shilde. So shal oure herte reioyse in him, because we haue hoped in his holy name. Let thy mercifull kyndnesse (o LORDE) be vpon vs, like as we put oure trust in the.

Notes to Psalm 32

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 96. b

⁽²⁾ Colo. 3. b Ephe ⟨illegible⟩. b

⁽³⁾ Gen. 1. a Colos. 1. b

⁽⁴⁾ Psal. 143. c

⁽⁵⁾ Psal. 101. c

⁽⁶⁾ Pro. 16. a 21. a

⁽⁷⁾ Pro. 21. d

⁽⁸⁾ Eccli. 15. e

Psalm 33

The XXXIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] I Wil allwaye geue thankes vnto the LORDE, his prayse shal euer be in my mouth. My soule shall make hir boast in the LORDE: the poore oppressed shal heare therof, and be glad. O prayse yᵉ LORDE with me, and let vs magnifie his name together.⁽¹⁾ I sought the LORDE, and he herde me, yee he delyuered me out of all my feare. They that haue an eye vnto him, shalbe lightened, & their faces shall not be ashamed. This poore man cried vnto the LORDE, and he herde him, yee and delyuered him out of all his troubles.⁽²⁾ The angell of the LORDE pitcheth his tente rounde aboute them that feare him, and delyuereth them.

⁽³⁾O taist and se how frendly the LORDE is, [B] blessed is the man yᵗ trusteth in him. O feare the LORDE, ⁽⁴⁾ ye yᵗ be his sayntes: for they that feare him, lacke nothinge. The rich shal want and suffre hunger, but they which seke the LORDE, shal wāt no maner of thinge, that is good. Come hither (o ye children) herken vnto me, I wil teach you the feare of the LORDE. ⁽⁵⁾ Who so listeth to lyue, & wolde fayne se good dayes. Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes that they speake no gyle. Let him eschue euell, and do good: Let him seke peace & ensue it. For the eyes of the LORDE are ouer the rightuous, and his eares are open vnto [C] their prayers. But the face of the LORDE beholdeth them that do euel, to destroye the remembraunce of them out of the earth.

When the rightuous crie, the LORDE heareth them, and delyuereth thē out of all their troubles. The LORDE is nye vnto them yᵗ are contrite in hert, & wil helpe soch as be of an hūble sprete.⁽⁶⁾ Greate are yᵉ troubles of the rightuous, but the LORDE delyuereth them out of all. He kepeth all their bones, so yᵗ not one of them is broken. But miszfortune shal slaye the vngodly, and they that hate yᵉ rightuous shal be giltie. The LORDE delyuereth the soules of his seruaūtes, and all they that put their trust in him, shal not offende.

Notes to Psalm 33

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩. Re. ⟨illegible⟩. d

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ Re. 6.19 ⟨illegible⟩os⟨illegible⟩e 5. d

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. 2. b

⁽⁴⁾ Psal. 127. a Matt. 6▪ c

⁽⁵⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ ▪ 3 b

⁽⁶⁾ Pro. 24. c ⟨illegible⟩. Tim. 3▪ b

Psalm 34

The XXXIIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] STryue thou with them (o LORDE) that stryue wᵗ me, fight thou agaynst them that fight agaynst me. Laye honde vpon the shylde and speare, and stonde vp to helpe me. Drawe out thy swearde, and stoppe the waye agaynst them that persecute me, saye vnto my soule: I am yⁱ helpe. Let them be cōfounded and put to shame, that seke after my soule: let thē be turned back and brought to confucion, that ymagin myschefe for me.⁽¹⁾ Let thē be as yᵉ dust before the wynde, and the angell of the LORDE scaterynge thē. Let their waye be darcke and slippery, and the angell of the LORDE to persecute them. For they haue pryuely laied their nett to destroye me without a cause, yee and made a pitte for my soule, which I neuer deserued. Let a sodane destrucciō [B] come vpon him vnawarres,⁽²⁾ and yᵉ nett that he hath layed priuely, catch him self, that he maye fall in to his owne myschefe. But let my soule be ioyfull in the LORDE, and reioyse in his helpe. All my bones shal saie: LORDE, who is like vnto the? which delyuerest yᵉ poore from those that are to stronge for him, yee the poore and the nedy from his robbers.

False witnesses are rysen vp, & laye to my charge thinges that I knowe not.⁽³⁾ They rewarde me euell for good, to the greate discomforth of my soule. Neuertheles, when they were sick, I put on a sack cloth: I humbled my soule with fastinge, and my prayer turned in to myne owne bosome. I behaued myself as though it had bene my frende or my brother, I wēte heuely, as one yᵉ mourneth for his mother.⁽⁴⁾ But in my aduersite they reioyse, and gather them together: yee yᵉ very lame come together agaynst me vnawarres, makynge mowes at me, & ceasse not.

With yᵉ gredy & scornefull ypocrites, they [C] gnaszshed vpon me with theirteth. LORDE, whan wilt thou loke vpō this? O restore my soule from yᵉ wicked rumoure of thē, my dearlinge from the lyons.⁽⁵⁾ So wil I geue yᵉ thankes in the greate congregacion, & prayse the amonge moch people. O let thē not triūphe ouer me, that are myne enemies for naught: O let them not wyncke wᵗ their eyes, that hate me without a cause.⁽⁶⁾ And why? their comonynge is not for peace, but they ymagin false wordes agaynst yᵉ outcastes of the londe. They gape vpon me wᵗ their mouthes, sayenge: there there: we se it with oure eyes. This thou seist, o LORDE: holde not thy tonge thē: go not farre fro me, o LORDE. Awake (LORDE) and stonde vp: auenge thou my cause, my God, and my LORDE. Iudge me (o LORDE my God)[D] acordinge to thy rightuousnesse, yᵗ they triūphe not ouer me. O let thē not saye in their hertes: there there, so wolde we haue it. O let them not saye: we haue ouercome him.

Let them be put to confucion and shame, that reioyse at my trouble: let thē be clothed with rebuke and dishonoure, that boost thē selues agaynst me. Let them also be glad and reioyse, that fauoure my rightuous dealinge: yee let them saye allwaye: blessed be yᵉ LORDE, which hath pleasure in the prosperite of his seruaunt. And as for my tonge, it shall be talkynge of thy rightuousnes and of thy prayse, all the daye longe.

Notes to Psalm 34

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Psalm 35

The XXXV. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] MY hert sheweth me the wickednesse of the vngodly, that there is no feare of God before his eyes. For he dyssembleth before his face, so longe till his abhominable synne be founde out. The wordes of his mouth are vnrightuousnesse and disceate,⁽¹⁾ he wil not be lerned to do good.

He ymagineth myschefe vpon his bedde, he will come in no good waye, ner refuse the thinge that is euell.⁽²⁾ Thy mercy (O LORDE) reacheth vnto the heauen, and thy faith fulnesse vnto the cloudes. Thy rightuousnesse stondeth like the stronge mountaynes, & [B] thy iudgment like the greate depe. Thou LORDE preseruest both mē & the beestes.⁽³⁾ How precious is thy mercy (O God) that the children of men maye put their trust vnder yᵉ shadowe of thy wynges? They shalbe satisfied with the plēteousnesse of thy house, and thou shalt geue them drynke of the ryuer of thy pleasures.⁽⁴⁾ For by the is yᵉ well of life, & in thy light, shall we se light. O sprede forth thy louynge kyndnesse vnto them that knowe the, & thy rightuousnes vnto thē that are true of hert. O let not the fote of pryde ouertake me, O let not the hande of yᵉ vngodly cast me downe. As for wicked doers, they fall, they are cast downe, & are not able to stōde.

Notes to Psalm 35

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Psalm 36

The XXXVI. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] FRett not thy self at the vngodly, be not thou envious agaynst the euell doers. For they shall soone be cut downe like yᵉ grasse,⁽¹⁾ & be wythered euen as yᵉ grene herbe. Put thou thy trust in yᵉ LORDE, ⁽²⁾ & be doinge good: so shalt thou dwell in the londe, & verely it shal fede the. Delyte thou in the LORDE, & he shal geue the thy hertes desyre.⁽³⁾ Cōmitte thy waye vnto yᵉ LORDE, set thy hope in him, and he shal brynge it to passe. Yee he shall make thy rightuousnesse as cleare as the light, & thy iust dealinge as the noone daye. Holde the still in yᵉ LORDE, and abyde paciētly vpon him: but greue not thy self at one that hath prosperite, and lyueth in abhominacion. Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy [B] moue the also to do euell. For w⟨illegible⟩ed doers shal be roted out, but they that paciētly abyde the LORDE, shal enheret the londe.

Suffre yet a litle whyle, & yᵉ vngodly shal be clene gone: thou shalt loke after his place, & he shal be awaye.⁽⁴⁾ But the meke spreted shal possesse the earth, & haue pleasure in moch rest. The vngodly layeth wayte for the iust, & gnaszsheth vpon him wᵗ his tethe.

But yᵉ LORDE laugheth him to scorne,⁽⁵⁾ for he seith yᵗ his daye is cōminge. The vngodly drawe out the swerde & bende their bowe, to cast downe yᵉ symple & poore, and to slaye soch as go yᵉ rightwaye. Neuertheles, their swerde shal go thorow their owne hert, and their bowe shalbe brokē.⁽⁶⁾ A small thinge yᵗ the rightuous hath, is better then greate riches of the vngodly. For the armes of yᵉ vngodly shalbe broken, but the LORDE vpholdeth the rightuous. The LORDE knoweth the dayes of the godly, & their enheritaūce shal endure for euer. They shal not be cōfounded in yᵉ perlous tyme, & in yᵉ dayes of derth they shall haue ynough. As for yᵉ vngodly, they shall perishe: & whē yᵉ enemies of yᵉ LORDE are in their floures, they shal cōsume, yee euen as the smoke shal they cōsume awaye. The vngodly * boroweth and paieth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercifull & liberall. Soch as be blessed of him, shal possesse the londe: & they whom he curseth, shalbe roted out. The LORDE ordreth a good mans goinge, & hath pleasure in his waye. Though he fall, he shal not be hurte, for the LORDE vpholdeth him wᵗ his hāde. I haue bene yonge, & now am olde: yet sawe I neuer the rightuous forsakē, ner his sede to seke their bred. The rightuous is euer mercifull, & lēdeth gētly, therfore shal his sede be blessed. Fle frō euell, & do yᵉ thinge that is good, so shalt thou dwell for euer.

For yᵉ LORDE loueth yᵉ thinge yᵗ is right, he forsaketh not his sayntes, but they shal be preserued for euermore: as for the sede of the vn godly, it shalbe roted out. Yee the rightuous shal possesse yᵉ lōde, & dwell therin for euer.⁽⁷⁾ The mouth of the rightuous is exercised in wyszdome, & his tōge talketh of iudgment. The lawe of his God is in his hert, therfore shal not his fotesteppes slyde. The vn godly seyth the rightuous, & goeth aboute to slaye him. But the LORDE wil not leaue him in his hōdes, ner cōdemn⟨illegible⟩ him when he is iudged. Hope thou in the LORDE, & [E] kepe his waye: & he shal so promote the, that thou shalt haue the lōde by enheritaūce, & se when the vngodly shall perishe. I myself haue sene the vn godly in greate power, & florishinge like a grene baye tre: but when I wente by, lo, he was gone: I sought him, but he coude no where be founde.

Kepe innocency, and take hede vnto the thinge that is right, for that shall brynge a man peace at the last. As for the trāsgressours, they shal perishe together, and the vn godly shal be roted out at yᵉ last. The helpe of the rightuous commeth of the LORDE, he is their strength in the tyme of trouble. The LORDE shal stōde by them, and saue them: he shal delyuer them from the vn godly, and helpe thē, because they put their trust in him.

Notes to Psalm 36

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⁽⁴⁾ Matt. 5. a

⁽⁵⁾ Psal. ⟨illegible⟩. a

⁽⁶⁾ Pro. 15. b Eccli. 29. ⟨illegible⟩ 1. Tim. 6. b

⁽⁷⁾ Pro. 10. ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 37

The XXXVII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] PVt ⟨illegible⟩e not to rebuke (Oh LORDE) in thine anger:⁽¹⁾ Oh chastē me not in thy heuy displeasure. For thy arowes stick fast in me, and thy honde presseth me sore. There is no whole parte in my body, be cause of thy displeasure: there is no rest in my bones, by reason of my synnes. For my wickednesses are gone ouer my heade, and are like a sore burthen, to heuy forme to beare.

My woundes styncke & are corrupte, thorow my folishnesse. I am brought in to so greate trouble and misery, that I go mournynge all the daye longe. For my loynes are clene dried vp, and there is no whole parte in my body. I am feble and sore smyttē, I roare for the very disquietnes of my hert.

[B] LORDE, thou knowest all my desyre, & my gronynge is not hyd from the. My hert paunteth, my strength hath fayled me, & the light of myne eyes is gone fro me. My louers & frendes stonde lokynge vpon my trouble,⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ and my kynsmen are gone a farre of.

They that sought after my life, and to do me euell, spake of lyes and ymagined disceate all the daye longe. As for me, I was like a deaf mā, and herde not: and as one that were domme, not openynge his mouth. I am become as a man that heareth not, and that can make no resistaunce wᵗ his mouth.

For in the (O LORDE) is my trust, thou [C] shalt heare me, O LORDE my God. My desyre is, yᵗ myne enemies triumphe not ouer me: for yf my fote slippe, they reioyse greatly against me. I am redy to suffre trouble, and my heuynesse is euer in my sight. For I cōfesse my wickednesse, & my synne greueth me.

But myne enemies lyue, and are mightie: and they that hate me without a cause, are many in nombre. They that rewarde me euell for good, speake euell of me, because I folowe the thinge that good is. Forsake me not (O LORDE my God) O go not farre fro me. Haist the to helpe me, O LORDE my succoure.

Notes to Psalm 37

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ere. 10. d Psal. 6. a

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ob 19. b

⁽³⁾ Psal. ⟨illegible⟩4 b

Psalm 38

The XXXVIII. A psalme of Dauid.

I Sayde: I wil kepe my waies, that I [A] offended not in my tonge. And so I shut my mouth, whyle the vngodly layed wayte for me. I helde my tonge, I was domme, I kepte sylence, yee euē from good wordes, but it was payne and grefe to me. My hert was hote within me, & whyle I was thus musynge, the fyre kyndled: so that I spake with my tonge. LORDE, ⁽¹⁾ let me knowe myne ende, and the nombre of my dayes: that I maye be certified what I wante. Beholde,⁽²⁾ thou hast made my dayes a spanne longe, and my life is as it were nothinge before the. O how vayne are all men lyuynge? Sela. Yee euery man walketh as it were a shadowe, and disquieteth him⟨illegible⟩self in vayne: he heapeth vp riches,⁽³⁾ and can not tell to whom he gathereth them. And now LORDE, wherin shall I comforte me? my hope is in the. Delyuer me from all myne offences, and make me not a scorne vnto the foolish. I kepe sylēce, and open not my mouth, for thou hast done it. Turne thy plages awaye fro me, for I am cōsumed thorow the feare of thy hāde. When thou punyshest man for synne, thou chastenest him: so that his beutie consumeth awaye, like as it were a mothe. O how vayne are all men?

Sela. Heare my prayer o LORDE, and considre my callinge: shewe not thy self as though thou sawest not my teares. For I am a straunger and pilgrymme with the,⁽⁴⁾ as all my forefathers were. Oh spare me a litle, that I maye refresh myself, before I go hence, and be no more sene.

Notes to Psalm 38

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Psalm 39

The XXXIX. A psalme of Dauid.

I Wayted paciently for the LORDE, [A] which enclyned himself vnto me, and herde my callinge. He brought me out of the horrible pitte, out of the myre and claye: he set my fete vpō the rocke, and ordred my goinges. He hath put a new songe in my mouth, euen a thankesgeuynge vnto oure God. Many men seynge this, shal feare the LORDE, & put their trust in him.⁽¹⁾ Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the LORDE, and turneth not vnto the proude, & to soch as go aboute with lies. O LORDE my God, greate are yᵉ wonderous workes which thou hast done: & in thy thoughtes towarde vs there maye none be lickened vnto the.

I wolde declare them, and speake of thē ⟨illegible⟩ but they are so many, that they can not be tolde. Sacrifice and offeringe thou woldest not haue ⁽²⁾ but a body hast thou ordeined me▪ burnt offerynges and sacrifice for synne thou hast not alowed. Then sayde I: Lo, I come. In the begynnynge of the boke it is written of me,⁽³⁾ that I shulde fulfill thy wil O my God, & that am I contēt to do: yee thy lawe is within my hert. I wil preach of yᵉ rightuousnesse in the greate congregacion: Lo, I wil not refrayne my lippes, o LORDE, & that thou knowest. I do not hyde yᵉ rightuousnes in my hert, my talkynge is of thy treuth and sauynge health: I kepe not thy louynge mercy and faithfulnesse backe from the greate congregacion. Turne not thou thy mercy fro me o LORDE, but let thy louynge kyndnesse [C] and treuth allwaye preserue me. For innumerable troubles are come aboute me: my synnes haue taken soch holde vpon me, that I am not able to loke vp: yee they are mo in nombre then the hayres of my heade, and my hert hath fayled me. O LORDE, let it be thy pleasure to deliuer me, make haist (o LORDE) to helpe me. Let them be ashamed and cōfounded,⁽⁴⁾ that seke after my soule, to destroie it: let them fall backwarde and be put to confucion, that wysh me euell.

Let thē soone be brought to shame, that crie ouer me: there there. But let all those that seke the, be ioyfull and glad in the: and let all soch as delyte in thy sauynge health, saye allwaye: the LORDE be praysed. As for me, I am poore & in mysery, but the LORDE careth for me. Thou art my helper & redemer, make no longe tariēge, o my God.

Notes to Psalm 39

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Psalm 40

The XL. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] BLessed is he, yᵗ considreth yᵉ poore: yᵉ LORDE shal delyuer him in the tyme of trouble.⁽¹⁾ The LORDE shal preserue him, and kepe him alyue: he shal make him to prospere vpon earth, and shal not delyuer him in to yᵉ wil of his enemies. The LORDE shal refresh him, when he lyeth sick vpon his bedd, yee thou makest his bed in all his sicknesse. I sayde: LORDE be mercifull vnto me, heale my soule, for I haue synned agaynst the. Myne enemies speake euell vpō me: whan shal he dye, and his name perishe? Though he came in to se, yet meaned he falsede in his hert, heapinge myschefe [B] vpon himself. All they that hate me, runne together agaynst me, and ymagin euell agaynst me. They haue geuen a wicked sentence vpon me: when he lyeth, he shal ryse vp nomore.⁽²⁾ Yee euen myne owne familier frende, whom I trusted, which dyd eate my bred, hath lift vp his hele agaynst me. But be thou mercifull vnto me (o LORDE) rayse thou me vp, and I shal rewarde them. By this I knowe thou fauourest me, that my enemie shal not triumphe ouer me. Thou hast vp holden me because of my innocency, and set me before thy face for euer. O blessed be yᵉ LORDE God of Israel, from hēce forth and for euermore. Amen, Amen.

Notes to Psalm 40

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Psalm 41

The XLI. A psalme of yᵉ childrē of Corah.

LIke as the hert desyreth the water [A] brokes, so longeth my soule after the, o God. My soule is a thurste for God, yee euē for the lyuynge God: whā shal I come, & beholde the face of God?⁽¹⁾ My teares are my meate▪ daye and night, whyle it is daylie sayde vnto me: where is now thy God? Now when I thinke there vpō, I poure out my hert by my self:⁽²⁾ for I wolde fayne go hence with the multitude, & passe ouer with them vnto the house of God, in yᵉ voyce of prayse & thankesgeuynge, amonge soch as kepe holy daye.⁽³⁾ Why art thou so full of heuynes (o my soule) & why art thou so vnquiete within me? O put thy trust in God, for I wil yet geue him thankes, for the helpe of his countenaūce. My God, my soule is vexed within me: therfore I remēbre the londe of Iordane, & the litle hill of Hermon⟨illegible⟩m.

One depe calleth another wᵗ the voyce of thy whystles, all thy wawes & water floudes are gone ouer me. The LORDE hath promised his louynge kyndnesse daylie, ther⟨illegible⟩fore wil I prayse him in the night season, and make my prayer vnto yᵉ God of my life. I wil saye vnto God my stony rock: why hast thou forgotten me? why go I thus heuely▪ whyle the enemie oppresseth me? Whyle my bones are broken, & whyle myne enemies cast me in the tethe, daylie sayenge vnto me where is now thy God? Why art thou so heuy (o my soule) & why art thou so disquiete⟨illegible⟩ within me? O put thy trust in God, for I wil yet thanke him for the helpe of his coun⟨illegible⟩tenaunce, and because he is my God.

Notes to Psalm 41

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Psalm 42

The XLII. psalme.

BEne sentence vpon me (o God) & de⟨illegible⟩fende my cause agaynst the vnholy people: Oh delyuer me from the disceatfull & wicked man. For thou (o God art my strēgth: why hast thou shot me from the? Why go I then so heuely, whyle the enemie oppresseth me? Oh sende out yᵉ ligh⟨illegible⟩ & thy trueth, yᵗ they maye lede me & bryng me vnto thy holy hill and to thy dwellinge

That I maye go in to the aulter of God euen vnto the God which is my ioye & plea⟨illegible⟩re, & vpon the harpe to geue thākes vnto yᵉ o God, my God. Why art thou so heuy my soule) & why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I wil yet g⟨illegible⟩ue him thākes for yᵉ helpe of his countena⟨illegible⟩ce, and because he is my God.

Psalm 43

The XLIII. A psalme of yᵉ childrē of Corah.

[A] WE haue herde with oʳ eare ⟨illegible⟩ God) oʳ fathers haue tolde vs,⁽¹⁾ what thou hast done in their tyme, of olde.

How thou hast dryuē out the Heithen wᵗ thy honde, & plāted thē in: how thou hast destroyed the nacions & cast thē out. For they gat not the londe in possession thorow their owne swerde,⁽²⁾ nether was it their owne arme that helped them. But thy right hāde, thyne arme & the light of thy countenaunce, because thou haddest a fauoure vnto them.

⁽³⁾Thou art yᵉ kinge & my God, thou sendest helpe vnto Iacob. Thorow yᵉ, wil we ouer throwe oure enemies: & in thy name will we treade them vnder, that ryse vp agaynst vs.

For I will not trust in my bowe, it is not my swerde yᵗ shal helpe me. But it is thou that sauest vs frō oure enemies, and puttest them to confucion that hate vs. We will allwaye make oure boast of God, and prayse [B] thy name for euer. Sela. But now thou forsakest vs, & puttest vs to confucion, and goest not forth with oure hoostes.⁽⁴⁾ Thou makest vs to turne oure backes vpon oure enemies, so that they which hate vs, spoile oure goodes.⁽⁵⁾ Thou lettest vs be eaten vp like shepe, & scatrest vs amonge the Heithen.

Thou sellest thy people for naught, & takest no moneye for them. Thou makest vs to be rebuked of oʳ neghbours, to be laughed to scorne aud had in derision, of them that are rounde aboute vs.⁽⁶⁾ Thou hast made vs a very by worde amonge the Heithen, & that the people shake their heades at vs. My cōfucion is daylie before me, & the shame of my face couereth me. For the voyce of the slaunderer & blasphemer, for the enemie and auenger. All this is come vpon vs, & yet haue we not forgotten the, ner behaued oure selues vnfaithfully in thy couenaunt. Oure hert is not turned backe, nether oure steppes gone out of thy waye. That thou smytest vs so in the place of the serpēt, & couerest vs [C] with yᵉ shadowe of death. Yf we had forgotten the name of oure God, & holdē vp oure hondes to eny straunge God: Shulde not God fynde it out? for he knoweth the very secretes of the hert. But for thy sake we are kylled all the daie longe, and are counted as shepe apoynted to be slayne. Vp LORDE, why slepest thou▪ Awake, and cast vs not of for euer. Wherfore hydest thou thy face? wilt thou clene forget oure misery and oppressiō? For oure soule is brought lowe euen vnto the dust, and oure bely cleueth vnto the grounde. Arise o LORDE, helpe vs, and delyuer vs for thy mercie sake.

Notes to Psalm 43

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Psalm 44

The XLIIII. A psalme of the children of Corah.

MY hert is dytinge of a good matter,[A] I speake of that, which I haue made of the kynge: My tonge is yᵉ penne of a ready wryter. Thou art the fayrest amonge the children of mē, full of grace are thy lippes, therfore God blesseth the for euer.

Gyrde the with thy swerde vpon thy thee (o thou mightie) with worshipe and renowne. Good lucke haue thou with thine honoure, ryde on with the treuth, mekenesse & rightuousnes: & thy right hōde shal teach yᵉ wōderfull thinges. Thy arowes are sharpe, the people shalbe subdued vnto the, euen in the myddest amonge the kynges enemies.

Thy seate (o God) endureth for euer: the [B] cepter of thy kyngdome is a right cepter.⁽¹⁾

Thou hast loued rightuousnesse, & hated iniquite: wherfore God (which is thy God) hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes. All thy garmentes are like myrre, Aloes & Cassia, when thou cōmest out of thine yuerie palaces in thy beutifull glory. Kynges doughters go in thy goodly araye, & vpon thy right honde stondeth the quene in a vesture of the most fyne golde. Herken (o doughter) considre, & enclyne thine eare: forget thine owne people, & thy fathers house. So shal the kynge haue pleasure in thy beutie, for he is thy LORDE, & thou shalt worshipe him. The doughters [C] of Tyre shal be there with giftes,⁽²⁾ the riche amonge the people shal make their supplicacion before the. The kynges doughter is all glorious within, hir clothinge is of wrought golde▪ She shalbe brought vnto the kynge in rayment of nedle worke, and maydens after her: soch as be next her shalbe brought vnto the. With ioye and gladnesse shal they be brought, and go into the kynges palace. In steade of thy fathere thou hast gotten children, whom thou shalt make prynces in all londes. I wil remembre thy name from one generaciō to another: therfore shal the people geue thankes vnto the, worlde without ende.

Notes to Psalm 44

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Psalm 45

The XLV. A psalme of the children of Corah.

IN oure troubles and aduersite, we haue founde, that God is oure refuge, oure strength and helpe. Therfore wil we not feare, though the earth fell, and though the hilles were caried in to the myddest of the see.

⁽¹⁾Though the waters of the see raged & were neuer so troublous, & though the mountaynes shoke at the tēpest of the same. Sela.

For there is a floude, which wᵗ his ryuers reioyseth yᵉ cite of God, the holy dwellynge of the most hyest. God is in yᵉ myddest of her, therfore shall she not be remoued: for God helpeth her, & yᵉ right early. The Heithen are madd, the kyngdomes make moch a doo: but whē he sheweth his voyce, yᵉ earth [B] melteth awaye. The LORDE of hoostes is wᵗ vs, the God of Iacob is oure defence.

Sela. O come hither, & beholde yᵉ workes of the LORDE, what destrucciōs he hath brought vpō yᵉ earth.⁽²⁾ He hath made warres to ceasse in all the worlde: he hath broken the bowe, he hath knapped the speare in sonder, & brēt the charettes in the fyre. Be still thē & confesse yᵗ I am God: I wil be exalted amonge the Heithē, & I wil be exalted vpon earth. The LORDE of hoostes is wᵗ vs, the God of Iacob is oure defence. Sela.

Notes to Psalm 45

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Psalm 46

The XLVI. A psalme of the children of Corah.

[A] O Clappe youre hōdes together (all ye people) O synge vnto God with the voyce of thākesgeuynge. For the LORDE the most hyest is to be feared, & he is the greate kynge vpō all yᵉ earth. He shal subdue the people vnder vs, & the Heithē vnder oure fete. He choseth vs for an heretage, the beutie of Iacob whom he loued. Sela. God is gone vp wᵗ a mery noyse, & the LORDE wᵗ the sownde of the trōpet. O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto God: O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto oure kynge.

For God is kynge of all the earth, O synge prayses vnto him with vnderstondinge.

God is kinge ouer the Heithē, God sitteth in his holy seate. The prynces of the people are gathered together vnto the God of Abraham: for God is farre farre hyer exalted, then the mightie lordes of the earth.

Psalm 47

The XLVII. A psalme of the children of Corah.

[A] GReate is yᵉ LORDE & hyelie to be praysed, in yᵉ cite of oʳ God, euē vpō his holy hill. The hill of Sion is like a fayre plāte, wherof all the londe reioyseth: vpon the north syde lyeth the cite of the greate kinge.

God is well knowne in hir palaces, yᵗ he is the defence of the same.⁽¹⁾ For lo, kynges are gathered, and gone by together. They marveled, to se soch thinges: they were aston⟨illegible⟩ied, & sodēly cast downe. Feare came there vpon thē, & sorowe as vpō a woman in hir trauayle. Thou shalt breake yᵉ shippes of the see, thorow the east wynde. Like as we [B] haue herde, so se we in the cite of the LORDE of hoostes, in the cite of oʳ God: God vpholdeth the same for euer. Sela. We wayte for thy louynge kyndnesse (o God) in the myddest of thy temple. O God, acordinge vnto thy name, so is yᵉ prayse vnto the worldes ende: thy right hōde is full of rightuousnes.

Oh let the moūt Sion reioyse,⁽²⁾ & yᵉ doughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgmētes. Walke aboute Sion, go rounde aboute her, and tell hir towres. Marke well hir walles, set vp hir houses: that it maye be tolde them yᵗ come after. For this God is oʳ God for euer & euer, and he shal allwaie be oʳ gyde.

Notes to Psalm 47

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Psalm 48

The XLVIII. A psalme of the children of Corah.

O Heare this, all ye people: pondre it well, all ye that dwell vpō the earth. Hye & lowe, riche & poore, one wᵗ another

My mouth shal speake of wyszdome, and my hert shal muse of vnderstondinge. I wil encline myne eare to the parable, & shewe my darcke speach vpon the harpe. Wherfore shulde I feare the euell dayes, whē the wickednesse of my heles cōpaseth me rounde aboute? They that put their trust in their good, & boost them selues in the multitude of their riches. No man maye deliuer his brother, ner make agrement for him vnto God.

For it costeth more to redeme their soules, so that he must let that alone for euer. Yee though he lyue lōge, & se not yᵉ graue. For it shal be sene, yᵗ soch wyse mē shal dye & perishe together, as well as the ignoraunt and foolish, & leaue their goodes for other. Loke what is in their houses, it cōtinueth still: their dwellinge places endure from one generacion to another, & are called after their owne names vpon the earth, Neuerthelesse mā abydeth not in soch honoʳ, but is cōpared vnto yᵉ brute beastes, & becōmeth like vnto thē.

This waie of theirs is very foolishnesse, & yet their posterite prayse it wᵗ their mouth.

Sela. They lye in the hell like shepe, death shal gnawe vpon them, & the rightuous shal haue dominacion of them in the mo⟨illegible⟩nynge by tymes: their strēgth shal consum⟨illegible⟩ & hell shalbe their dwellinge. But God shal deliuer my soule from the power of hell when he receaueth me. Sela. O be not thou afrayed, whan one is made riche, & the glory of his hense increased. For he ⟨illegible⟩ cary nothing⟨illegible⟩ awaye wᵗ him when he dye⟨illegible⟩ nether shal his pompe folowe him. Whyle he lyueth, he is counted an happie ⟨illegible⟩ so lōge as he is in prosperite, mē speake good of him. But whē he foloweth his fathers generacion, he shal neuer se light eny more.

When a man is in honoure and hath no vnderstōdinge, he is compared vnto the brute beastes, and becommeth like vnto them.

Psalm 49

The XLIX. A psalme of Asaph.

[A] THe LORDE euen the mightie God hath spokē, & called the worlde from the rysinge vp of the sonne vnto the goinge downe of the same.⁽¹⁾ Out of Sion apeareth the glorious beutie of God. Oure God shal come, and not kepe sylence: there goeth before him a consumynge fyre, and a mightie tempest rounde aboute him. He shal call the heauens from aboue, and the earth, that he maye iudge his people. Gather my sayntes together vnto me, those yᵗ set more by the couenaunt then by eny offeringe. And the heauens shal declare his rightuousnesse, for God is iudge himself.

Sela. Heare, o my people: let me speake, let me testifie amonge you, o Israel: I am God, euen thy God. I reproue the not because of thy sacrifice, yᵉ burnt offeringes are allwaye before me. I wil take no bullockes out of thy house, ner gotes out of thy foldes. For all the beestes of the felde are myne, and thousandes of catell vpon the hilles.

I knowe all the foules vpon the mountaynes, and the wilde beastes of the felde are in my sight. Yf I be hongrie, I wil not tell the: for yᵉ whole worlde is myne, and all that therin is. Thynkest thou, that I wil eate the flesh of oxen, or drynke the bloude of goates? Offre vnto God prayse and thankesgeuynge, and paye thy vowes vnto the most hyest. And call vpō me in the tyme of trouble, so wil I heare the, that thou shalt thanke me. But vnto the vngodly sayeth God: Why doest thou preach my lawes, and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth? Where as thou hatest to be refourmed, and castest my wordes behynde the? Yf thou seist a thefe, thou runnest with him, and art partaker with the aduouterers. Thou lettest yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩outh speake wickednesse, & thy tonge payneth disceate. Thou syttest and speakest agaynst thy brother, yee and slaundrest thine owne mothers sonne. This thou doest, whyle I holde my tonge: and thinkest me to be euē soch one as thy self but I wil reproue the, set my self agaynst the. O considre this, ye that forget God: lest I plucke you awaie, and there be none to delyuer you. Who so ⟨illegible⟩reth me thākes and prayse, he honoureth me: & this is the waye, wherby I wil shewe him the sauynge health of God.

Notes to Psalm 49

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Psalm 50

The L. A psalme of Dauid.

HAue mercy vpon me (o God) after thy goodnes, & acordinge vnto thy greate mercies, do awaye myne offences.

Wash me well fro my wickednesse, & clense me fro my synne. For I knowlege my fautes, and my synne is euer before me.

Agaynst the only, agaynst the haue I synned, and done euell in thy sight: that thou mightest be iustified in thy saynges, and shuldest ouer come when thou art iudged.

Beholde, I was borne in wickednesse, and in synne hath my mother conceaued me.

But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the treuth▪ and hast shewed me secrete wyszdome. O reconcile me with Isope, and I shal be clene: wash thou me, and I shalbe whyter then snowe. Oh let me heare of ioye and gladnesse, that the bones which thou hast broken, maye reioyse. Turne thy face fro my synnes, and put out all my myszdedes. Make me a clene hert (o God) and renue a right sprete within me. Cast me not awaie from thy presence, and take not thy holy sprete fro me. O geue me the comforte of thy helpe agayne, and stablish me with thy fre sprete. Then shal I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked, that synners maye be conuerted vnto the. Delyuer me from bloudegyltynesse o God, thou that art the God of my health, that my tonge maye prayse thy rightuousnesse. Open my lippes (O LORDE) that my mouth maye shewe thy prayse.

For yf thou haddest pleasure in sacrifice, I wolde geue it the: but thou delytest not in burnt offerynges. The sacrifice of God is a troubled sprete, a broken and a cōtrite here (o God) shalt thou not despise. O be fauorable and gracious vnto Sion, that the walles of Ierusalem maye be buylded. For then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of rightuousnesse, with the burnt offerynges and oblacions: then shal they laye bullockes vpon thine aulter.

Psalm 51

The LI. A psalme of Dauid.

WHy boastest thou thy self (thou Tyraunt) that thou canst do myschefe? Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylie. Thy tonge ymagineth wickednesse, and with lyes it cutteth like a sharpe rasoure. Thou louest vngraciousnesse more thē good, to talke of lyes more then rightuousnesse. Sela.

Thou louest to speake all wordes yᵗ maye do hurte, O thou false tōge. Therfore shal God cleane destroye the, smyte the in peces, plucke the out of thy dwellinge, and rote the out of the londe of the lyuinge. Sela.

[B] The rightuous shal se this, & feare, and laugh him to scorne.⁽¹⁾ Lo, this is the mā, yᵗ toke not God for his strēgth, but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, & was mightie in his wickednesse. As for me, I am like a grene olyue tre in yᵉ house of God: my trust is in the tender mercy of God for euer & euer.

I wil allwaye geue thankes vnto the, for that thou hast done: and wil hope in thy name, for thy sayntes like it well.

Notes to Psalm 51

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 52

The LII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] THe foolish bodies saye in their hertes▪ Tush,⁽¹⁾ there is no God. Corrupte are they, and become abhominable in their wickednesses: there is not one, that doth good. God loked downe from heauen vpō the children of men, to se yf there were eny that wolde vnderstonde, or seke after God.⁽²⁾ But they are all gone out of yᵉ waye, they are all become vnprofitable: there is none yᵗ doth good, no not one. How cā they haue vnderstondinge, that are the workers of wickednes, eatinge vp my people as it were bred, & call not vpon God? They are afrayed, where no feare is: for God breaketh the bones of them that besege the: thou puttest them to confucion, for God despiseth them. Oh yᵗ the sauynge health were geuen vnto Israel out of Sion: Oh that the LORDE wolde delyuer his people out of captiuyte. Then shulde Iacob reioyse, & Israel shulde be right glad.

Notes to Psalm 52

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩. 3. b

Psalm 53

The LIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] HElpe me (o God) for thy names sake, and delyuer me in thy strēgth. Heare my prayer (o God) considre the wordes of my mouth. For straungers are rysen vp agaynst me, and the mightie (which haue not God before their eyes) seke after my soule. Sela. But lo, God is my helper: it is he that vpholdeth my soule. He shall rewarde euell vnto myne enemies,⁽¹⁾ and in thy treuth shalt thou destroye them. A frewil offeringe wil I geue the, and prayse thy name o LORDE, because it is so comfortable.

For thou hast delyuered me out of all my trouble, so that myne eye seyth his desyre vpō myne enemies.

Notes to Psalm 53

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ 2. e

Psalm 54

The LIIII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] HEare my prayer (o God) and hyde not thy self fro my peticion. Take hede vnto me and heare me, how piteously I mourne & cōplayne. The enemie crieth so, & the vngodly commeth on so fast: for they are mynded to do me some myschefe, so maliciously are they set agaynst me. My herte is heuy within me, and the feare of death is fallen vpon me. Fearfullnesse and tremblinge are come vpon me, and an horrible drede hath ouerwhelmed me. And I sayde: O that I had wynges like a doue, that I might fle somwhere, and be at rest. Lo, then wolde I get me awaye farre of, and remayne in the wildernesse. Sela.

I wolde make haist to escape, from the stormy wynde and tempest. Destroie their tonges (o LORDE) and deuyde them,⁽¹⁾ for I se vnrightuousnes & strife in yᵉ cite. This [B] goeth daye and night aboute the walles, myschefe and vyce are in the myddest of it.

Wickednesse is therin, disceate and gyle go not out of hir stretes. Yf it were myne enemie that reuyled me, I coude beare it: or yf one that ought me euell will dyd threaten me, I wolde hyde myself from him. But it is thou my companyon, my gyde and myne owne familier frēde. We had swete and secrete communicacion together, and louyngly walked we together in yᵉ house of God.

Let death come hastely vpon them, and let them go downe quick in to hell, for wickednes is amonge them in their dwellinges.

As for me, I will call vnto God, and the LORDE shall helpe me. In the eueninge, mornynge and at noone daye wil I mourne and complayne: and he shal heare my voyce.

It is he that delyuereth my soule in peace,[C] from them that laye waite for me: for they are many agaynst me. Yee euen God that endureth for euer, shal heare me, and brynge them downe. Sela.

For they wil not turne: and why? they feare not God. Yee they laye hondes vpon soch as be at peace with him, and so thei breake his couenaunt. Their mouthes are softer then butter, & yet haue they batell in their mynde: their wordes are smoother then oyle, and yet be they very swerdes.⁽²⁾ O cast thy burthen (or care) vpon the LORDE, he shal norish the, and not leaue the rightuous in vnquietnesse. But as for them, thou (o God) shalt cast them downe in to the pitte of destruccion. The bloudthurstie and disceatfull shal not lyue out half their daies. Neuerthelesse my trust is in the.

Notes to Psalm 54

⁽¹⁾ Gen. 11

⁽²⁾ Matt. 6. c Luc. 12. d 1. Pet. 5. a

Psalm 55

The LV. A psalme of Dauid.

BE mercifull vnto me (o God) for men wil treade me downe: they are daylie fightinge & troublinge me. Myne enemies treade me daylie vnder their fete, for they be many, yᵗ proudly fight agaynst me.

Neuerthelesse, whē I am afrayed, I put my trust in the. I wil comforte my self in Gods worde, yee I wil hope in God, and not feare: What can flesh then do vnto me?

They vexe me daylie in my wordes: all yᵗ they ymagin, is to do me euell. They hold⟨illegible⟩ alltogether, & kepe them selues close: they marck my steppes, how they maye catch my soule. But in vayne, for it shal escape thē: and why? thou (o God) in thy displeasure shalt cast downe soch people. Thou tellest my flittinges, thou puttest my teares in thy botell, and nombrest them. When so euer I call vpon the, myne enemies are put to flight: wherby I knowe, that thou art my God. In Gods worde wil I reioyse, in the LORDES worde wil I comforte me. Yee in God do I trust, & am not afraied: what cā man thē do vnto me? Vnto the (o God) wil I paye my vowes, vnto yᵉ wil I geue thākes & prayse. For thou hast delyuered my soule frō death, & my fete frō fallinge, yᵗ I maye walke before God in yᵉ light of yᵉ lyuynge.

Psalm 56

The LVI. A psalme of Dauid.

BE mercifull vnto me (o God) be mercifull vnto me, for my soule trusteth in yᵉ ▪ & vnder the shadowe of thy wynges shal be my refuge, vntill wickednesse be euer past.

I call vnto God yᵉ most hyest, euē yᵉ God yᵗ shal helpe me vp agayne. He shal sende frō heauen, & saue me frō the reprofe of him that wolde swalowe me vp. Sela.

This shal God sende, for his mercy and faithfulnesse sake. I lye with my soule amonge the cruell lyons: euen amonge the children of men, whose tethe are speares and arowes, and their tonge a sharpe swerde.

Set vp thy self (o God) aboue the heauēs, and thy glory aboue all the earth. They haue layed a nett for my fete, & pressed downe my soule: they haue dygged a pyt before me, and are fallen in to it them selues.

⁽¹⁾Sela. My hert is ready (o God) my hert is ready, to synge and geue prayse. Awake (o my glory) awake lute and harpe, I my self wil awake right early. I wil geue thākes vnto the (o LORDE) amonge the people, I wil synge prayses vnto the amonge the Heithē. For yᵉ greatnes of thy mercy reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes. Set vp thy self (o God) ⟨illegible⟩ heauēs, & thy glory aboue all yᵉ earth.

Notes to Psalm 56

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 57

The LVII. A psalme of Dauid.

YF youre myndes be vpon rightuousnesse in dede, then iudge the thinge that is right, o ye sonnes of men. But ye ymagin myschefe in youre hertes, and youre hondes deale with wickednesse. The vngodly are frowarde, euē from their mothers wombe: as soone as they be borne, they go astraie & speake lyes. They are as furious as the serpent,⁽¹⁾ euen like the deaf Adder that stoppeth hir eares. That she shulde not heare the voyce of the charmer, charme he neuer so wysely. Breake their teth (o God) in their mouthes, smyte the chaft bones of the lyons whelpes in sonder, o LORDE.

That they maye fall awaye, like water yᵉ [B] runneth a pace: and that when they shote their arowes, they maye be brokē. Let thē cōsume awaye like a snale, & like the vntymely frute of a woman, and let them not se the Sonne. Or euer youre thornes be sharpe, the wrath shal take them awaye quycke, like a stormy wynde.⁽²⁾ The rightuous shal reioyse when he seyth the vengeaunce, and shal wash his fete in the bloude of the vngodly. So that men shal saye: verely, there is a rewarde for yᵉ rightuous: doutles, there is a God that iudgeth the earth.

Notes to Psalm 57

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 58

The LVIII. A psalme of Dauid.

DElyuer me fro myne enemies (o my [A] God) & defende me frō thē yᵗ ryse vp agaynst me. O delyuer me frō the wicked doers, & saue me frō the bloudthurstie mē. For lo, they lye waytinge for my soule: yᵉ mightie mē are gathered together against me, wᵗ out eny offence or faute of me, o LORDE. They rūne & prepare thē selues, wᵗ out my faute: Arise, come thou helpe me, & beholde. Stōde vp o LORDE God of hoostes, thou God of Israel, to vyset all Heithen: be not mercifull vnto thē yᵗ offende of malicious wickednesse. Sela.⁽¹⁾ Let thē go to & fro, & runne aboute the cite youlinge like dogges. Beholde, they speake (agaynst me) wᵗ [B] their mouth, swerdes are vnder their lippes, for who reproueth thē?⁽²⁾ But thou (o LORDE) shalt haue them in derision, thou shalt laugh all Heithē to scorne. My strēgth do I ascrybe vnto the, for thou (o God) art my defender. God sheweth me his goodnesse plenteously, God letteth me se my desyre vpō myne enemies. Slayethē not, lest my people forget it: but scatre thē abrode with thy power & put thē downe, o LORDE oure defence. For yᵉ synne of their mouth, for the wordes of their lippes, & because of their pryde, let thē be taken: & why? their preachinge is of cursynge & lyes. Cōsume them in yⁱ wrath, cōsume thē yᵗ they maye perish, & knowe yᵗ it is God, which ruleth in Iacob and in all the worlde. Sela. Let thē go to & fro, & rūne aboute the cite, youlinge like dogges. Let thē runne here & there for meate, and grudge when they haue not ynough. As for me, I wil synge of thy power, ād prayse thy mercy betymes in the mornynge: for thou art my defence and refuge in the tyme of my trouble.

Vnto the (o my strength) wil I synge, for thou (o God) art my defence, and my merciful God.

Notes to Psalm 58

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 59

The LIX. A psalme of Dauid.

O God, thou yᵗ hast cast vs out and scatred vs abrode, thou yᵗ hast bene so sore displeased at vs, cōforte vs agayne. Thou yᵗ hast remoued the lōde & deuyded it, heale the sores therof, for it shaketh. Thou hast shewed thy people heuy thinges,⁽¹⁾ thou hast geuen vs a drynke off wyne, yᵗ we slōbre withall. Yet hast thou geuē a tokē for soch as feare the, yᵗ they maye cast it vp in yᵉ treuth. Sela. That thy beloued might be delyuered, helpe them with thy right hande, [B] and heare me. God hath spokē in his Sāctuary (which thinge reioyseth me) I wil deuyde Sichē,⁽²⁾ & mete out the valley of Suchoth Galaad is myne, Manasses is myne, Ephraim is the strength of my heade, Iuda is my captayne. Moab is my washpotte, ouer Edom wil I stretch out my shue, Philistea shal be glad of me. Who will lede me in to the stronge cite? Who will bringe me in to Edom? Shalt not thou do it, o God, thou yᵗ hast cast vs out: thou God, yᵗ wentest not out wᵗ oʳ hoostes?⁽³⁾ O be thou oure helpe in trouble, for vayne is the helpe of man. Thorow God we shal do greate actes, for it is he that shal treade downe oure enemies.

Notes to Psalm 59

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 60

The LX. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] HEare my crienge (o God) geue hede vnto my prayer. From the endes of yᵉ earth wil I call vnto the, whē my herte is in trouble: Oh set me vp vpō an hye rocke. For thou art my hope, a stronge tower for me agaynst the enemie. I will dwell in thy tabernacle for euer, that I maye be safe vnder the couerynge of thy wynges. Sela. For thou (o LORDE) hast herde my desyres, thou hast geuen an heretage vnto those that feare thy name. Thou shalt graunte the kynge a lōge life, that his yeares maye endure thorow out all generacions. That he maye dwell before God for euer: Oh let thy louynge mercy & faithfulnes preserue him. So wil I allwaye synge prayses vnto thy name, yᵗ I maye daylie perfourme my vowes.

Psalm 61

The LXI. A psalme of Dauid.

MY soule wayteth only vpon God, for of him commeth my helpe. He only is my strēgth, my saluacion, my defence, so yᵗ I shal not greatly fall. How longe wil ye ymagin myschefe agaynst euery man? ye shal be slayne all yᵉ sorte of you: yee as a tottringe wall shal ye be, & like a broken hedge. Their deuyce is only how to put him out, their delyte is ī lyes: they geue good wordes wᵗ their mouth but curse wᵗ their herte. Sela. Neuertheles, my soule abydeth only vpon God, for he is my God. He only is my strēgth, my saluacion, my defence: so yᵗ I shal not fall. In God is my health, my glory, my might, & in God is my trust. O put yoʳ trust in him allwaye (ye people) poure out yoʳ hertes before him, for God is oure hope. Sela. As for men, they are but vayne, mē are disceatfull: vpō the weightes they are al together lighter then vainte itself. O trust not in wronge & robbery, geue not yoʳ selues vnto vanite: yf riches increase, set not yoʳ herte vpon them. God spake once a worde, twyse haue I herde the same: that power belongeth vnto God. That thou LORDE art mercifull, & that thou rewardest euery man acordinge to his workes.

Psalm 62

The LXII. A psalme of Dauid.

O God, thou art my God: early wil I seke the. My soule thursteth for the, my flesh longeth after the in a barē & drie lōde, where no water is. Thus do I loke for the in thy Sāctuary, that I might beholde yᵉ power & glory. For thy louynge kyndnesse is better then life, my lyppes shal prayse the. As lōge as I liue wil I magnifie the, & lift vp my hondes in thy name. My soule is satisfied euē as it were with marry & fatnesse, when my mouth prayseth the with ioyfull lippes. In my bedde wil I remembre yᵉ, & whē I wake, my talkynge shalbe of the.

For thou hast bene my helper, & vnder the shadowe of yᵉ wynges wil I reioyse. My soule hangeth vpon the, thy right honde vp holdeth me. They seke after my soule, but in vayne, for they shal go vnder the earth. They shal fall into the swerde, & be a porciō for foxes. But yᵉ kynge shal reioyse in God: all they that sweare by hym, shal be commēded, for the mouth of lyers shalbe stopped.⁽¹⁾

Notes to Psalm 62

⁽¹⁾ Deut. 6.

Psalm 63

The LXIII. A psalme of Dauid.

HEare my voyce (o God) in my cōplaynte,[A] preserue my life frō feare of yᵉ enemie Hyde me from the gatheringe together of yᵉ frowarde, frō yᵉ heape of wicked doere. Which whette their tūges like a swerde, & shute wᵗ their venimous wordes like as wᵗ arowes. That they maye preuely hurte yᵉ innocēt, & sodēly to hit him wᵗ out eny feare.

They haue deuysed myschefe, and commoned amonge them selues, how they maye laye snares:⁽¹⁾ tush (saye they) who shall se them?

[B] They ymagin wickednesse, and kepe it secrete amonge them selues, euery man in yᵉ depe of his herte. But God shall sodenly shute with an arowe, yᵗ they shall be wounded. Yee their owne tunges shall make them fall, In so moch that who so seyth thē, shal laugh thē to scorne. And all men that se it, shal saye: this hath God done for they shal perceaue, yᵗ it is his worke. The rightuous shal reioyse in the LORDE, and put his trust in him: and all they yᵗ are true off herte, shalbe glad therof.

Notes to Psalm 63

⁽¹⁾ Re. 1⟨illegible⟩. d

Psalm 64

The LXIIII. A psalme of Dauid.

THou (o God) art praysed in Sion, and [A] vnto the is the vowe perfourmed. Thou hearest the prayer, therfore cōmeth all flesh vnto the. Oure myszdedes preuayle agaynst vs, oh be thou mercyfull vnto oure synnes. Blessed is the man whō thou chosest and receauest vnto the, that he maye dwell in thy courte: he shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, euen off thy holy temple. Heare vs acordinge vnto thy wōderfull rightuousnesse, o God oure saluaciō: thou that art the hope of all the endes of yᵉ earth, and off the brode see. Which in his strength setteth fast the moūtaynes, & is gyrded aboute with power. Which stilleth yᵉ [B] ragīge of the see, the roaringe off his wawes, and the woodnes of the people. They that dwell in yᵉ vttemost partes are afrayed at thy tokens, thou makest both the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse yᵉ. Thou visetest the earth, thou watrest it, and makest it very plenteous. The ryuer of God is full of waters, thou preparest man his corne, ād thus thou prouydest for the earth. Thou watrest hir forowes, thou breakest the harde clottes therof, thou makest it soft with yᵉ droppes of rayne, and blessest the increase of it. Thou crownest the yeare with thy good, and thy fotesteppes droppe fatnesse. The dwellinges of the wildernes are fatt also, yᵗ they droppe withall, & the litle hilles are pleasaunt on euery syde. The foldes are full of shepe, the valleys stonde so thicke with corne yᵗ they laugh and synge.

Psalm 65

[A] The LXV. A psalme off Dauid.

⁽¹⁾O Be ioyfull in God (all ye lōdes) synge prayses vnto the honoʳ of his name make his prayse to be glorious. Saye vnto God: O how wonderfull are thy workes? thorow the greatnesse of thy power shal thine enemies be confoūded. O yᵗ all the worlde wolde worshipe the, synge of the and prayse thy name. Sela. O come hither and beholde the workes of God, which is so wonderfull in his doinges amonge the children of men. He turned the see in to drye lōde, so that they wente thorow the water on fote: therfore wil we reioyse in him. He ruleth with his power for euer, his eyes beholde the people: the rennagates shal not be able to exalte them selues. Sela. O magnifie oʳ God (ye people) make yᵉ voyce off his prayse to be herde. Which holdeth oʳ soule in life, and suffreth not oure fete to slippe. For thou (o God) hast proued vs, thou hast tried vs like as syluer is tried. Thou hast brought vs in to captiuyte, and layed trouble vpon oʳ lo⟨illegible⟩nes. Thou hast suffred men to ryde ouer oʳ heades, we wēte thorow fyre and water, butt thou hast brought vs out, and refreshed vs.

Therfore will I go in to thy house wᵗ ⟨illegible⟩ offeringes, to paye the my vowes, which I promised wᵗ my lippes, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble. I wil offre vnto the fatte brentsacrifices with the smoke of rāmes, I will offre bullockes and goate⟨illegible⟩. Sela. O come hither and herkē (all ye that feare God) I wil tell you, what he hath done for my soule. I called vnto hī wᵗ my mouth and gaue him prayses with my tūge. (Yff I enclyne vnto wickednes with my herte, yᵉ LORDE wil not heare me.) Therfore God hath herde me, ād considred the voyce off my prayer. Praysed be God, which hath not cast out my prayer, ner turned his mercy fro me.

Notes to Psalm 65

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 99. a

Psalm 66

The LXVI. psalme.

GOd be mercifull vnto vs, blesse vs, & shewe the light off his countenaūce apon vs. Sela. That we maye knowe yᵉ waye vpō earth, yᵉ sauynge health amonge all Heithen. Let the people prayse the (o God) yee let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyse and be glad, that thou iudgest the folke rightuously, and gouernest the nacions vpō earth. Let the people prayse the (o God) let all people prayse the. God (euen oure owne God) geue vs his blessinge, that the earth maye bringe forth hir increase God blesse vs, and let all the endes of yᵉ worlde feare him.

Psalm 67

The LXVII. A psalme of Dauid.

LEt God aryse, so shal his enemies be scatered, and they that hate him,⁽¹⁾ shal fle before him. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou dryue them awaye: and like as waxe melteth at the fyre, so shall the vngodly perish at the presence off God.

But the rightuous shal be glad & reioyse before God, they shalbe mery & ioyful. Oh synge vnto God, synge prayses vnto his name: magnifie him yᵉ rydeth aboue the heauēs (whose name is yᵉ LORDE) & reioyse before hī.

He is a father of yᵉ fatherlesse, he is a defender of widdowes: euē God in his holy habitaciō. He is the God yᵗ maketh mē to be of one mynde in a house, & bryngeth yᵉ presoners out of captiuite in due season, but letteth yᵉ rennagates cōtinue in scarcenesse. O God, when thou wētest forth before yᵉ people, whē thou wētest thorow yᵉ wildernes. Sela. The earth shoke, & yᵉ heauens dropped at the presence of God in Sinai, at yᵉ presence of God which is yᵉ God of Israel. Thou o God sendest a gracious rayne vpon thyne enheritaūce, & refreshest it, when it is drye. That thy beastes maye dwell therin, which thou of thy goodnes hast prepared for the poore. The LORDE shal geue the worde, wᵗ greate hoostes of Euāgelistes. Ringes wᵗ their armies shal fle, & they of yᵉ housholde shal deuyde yᵉ spoyle. Yf so be yᵗ ye lye amōge the pales, the doues fethers shalbe couered with syluer, & hir winges of the coloʳ of golde. When the All mightie setteth kynges vpō the earth, it shal be cleare euen in the darcknesse. The hill of Basan is Gods hill, the hill of Basan is a plēteous hill. Why hoppe ye so, ye greate hilles? It pleaseth God to dwell vpō this hill, yee the LORDE wil abyde in it for euer. The charettes of God are many M. tymes a thousande, the LORDE is amōge them in the holy Sinai. Thou art gone vp an hye, thou hast led captyuite captyue, & receaued giftes for mē: Yee euen for thy enemies, that they might dwell with the LORDE God. Praysed be the LORDE daylie, euē yᵉ God which helpeth vs, & poureth his benefites vpō vs. Sela. The God yᵗ is oʳ Sauioʳ, euē God the LORDE by whō we escape death. The God that smyteth his enemies vpō the heades & vpon the hayrie scalpes: soch as go on still in their wikednes. The LORDE hath sayde: some wil I bringe agayne from Basan, some wil I bringe agayne frō the depe of the see. That thy fote maye be dipped in the bloude of thine enemies, & that thy dogges maye licke it vp.

It is well sene (o God how thou goest, how thou my God and kynge goest in the Sanctuary. The syngers go before, and then the mynstrells amonge the maydens with the tymbrels. O geue thankes vnto God the LORDE in the congregacion, for the welles of Israel. There litle Beniamin, the prynces of Iuda, the prynces of Zabulō, and the prynces of Nephthali beare rule amōge them. Thy God hath cōmitted strēgth vn to the, stablish the thinge (o God) that thou hast wrought in vs. For thy tēples sake at Ierusalem shal kynges brynge presentes vnto the. Reproue the beestes amonge the redes, the heape of bulles with the calues: those that dryue for money. Oh scatre the people that delyte in batayle. The prynces shal come out of Egipte, the Morians lōde shal stretch out hir hondes vnto God. Synge vnto God, o ye kyngdomes of the earth: o synge prayses vnto the LORDE. Sela.

Which sytteth in the heauens ouer all frō the begynnge: Lo, he shal sende out his voyce, yee and that a mightie voyce. Ascrybe ye the power vnto God, his glory is in Israel, and his might in the cloudes. God is wonderfull in his Sanctuary, he is the God of Israel, he will geue strength and power vnto his people. Blessed be God.

Notes to Psalm 67

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Psalm 68

The LXVIII. A psalme of Dauid.

HElpe me (o God) for the waters are come in euē vnto my soule. I sticke fast in the depe myre, where no grounde is: I am come in to depe waters, and the floudes wil drowne me. I am weery of crienge, my throte is drye, my sight fayleth me, for waytinge so longe vpon my God. They yᵗ hate me without a cause, are mo then the hayres of my heade▪ they that are myne enemies & wolde destroye me giltlesse, are mightie: I am fayne to paye the thinges yᵗ I neuer toke. God, thou knowest my symplenesse, and my fautes are not hyd from the. Let not them that trust in the (o LORDE God of hoostes) be ashamed for my cause: let not those yᵗ seke the, be confounded thorow me, o God of Israel. And why? for thy sake do I suffre reprofe, shame couereth my face. I am become a straunger vnto my brethren, and an aleaunt vnto my mothers children. For the zele of thine house hath euen eaten me, and the rebukes of them that rebuked the, is fallen vpon me. I wepte and chastened my self wᵗ fastinge, and that was turned to my reprofe. I put on a sacke cloth, and therfore they iested vpon me. They that satt in the gate, spake agaynst me, and the dronckardes made songes vpon me. But LORDE, I made my prayer vnto the in an acceptable tyme: Heare me (o God) with thy greate mercy & sure helpe. Take me out of the myre, yᵗ I syncke not: Oh let me be delyuered frō thē yᵗ hate me, & out of yᵉ depe waters. ⟨illegible⟩ floude drowne me, that the ⟨illegible⟩ [C] not vp, & yᵗ the pitte shut not hir mouth vpon me. Heare me (o LORDE) for thy louynge kyndnesse is confortable: turne the vnto me acordinge vnto yᵉ greate mercy. Hyde not thy face from thy seruaūt, for I am in trouble: O haist yᵉ to helpe me. Drawe nye vnto my soule, and saue it: Oh delyuer me because of myne enemies. Thou knowest my reprofe, my shame & my dishonoʳ: my aduersaries are all in thy sight. The rebuke breaketh my hert, & maketh me heuy: I loke for some to haue pitie vpon me, but there is no man: & for some to cōforte me, but I fynde none.⁽¹⁾ They gaue me gall to eate, & whē I was [D] thurstie, they gaue me vyneger to drynke. Let their table be made a snare to take them selues withall,⁽²⁾ an occasion to fall & a rewarde vnto them. Let their eyes be blynded, that they se not: & euer bowe downe their backes.

Poure out thy indignacion vpon them, & let thy wrothfull displeasure take holde of them. Let their habitacion be voyde, & no man to dwell in their tentes.⁽³⁾ For they persecute him whom thou hast smytten, & besyde thy woundes they haue geuen him moo. Let them fall frō one wickednesse to another, & not come into thy rightuousnesse. Let thē be wyped out of yᵉ boke of the lyuinge, & not be written amonge the rightuous.⁽⁴⁾ As for me, I am poore & in heuynesse, let thy helpe [E] defende me, o God. That I maye prayse yᵉ name of God with a songe, & magnifie it with thankesgeuynge. This shal please the LORDE better then a bullocke, that hath hornes & hoffes. O considre this & be glad (ye that be in aduersite) seke after God, & yoʳ soule shal lyue.

For the LORDE heareth the poore, & despy⟨illegible⟩ not his presoners. Let heauen & earth praise him, the see & all that moueth therin. For God wil saue Sion, & buylde the cities of Iuda, that men maye dwell there, & haue thē in possession. The sede of his seruauntes shal īheret it, & they that loue his name, shal dwell therin.

Notes to Psalm 68

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩at. 27. d Ioh. 18. c

⁽²⁾ Ro. 11. b

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁴⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ 2. g

Psalm 69

The LXIX. A psalme of Dauid.

HAist the (o God) to delyuer me, & to helpe me, o LORDE. Let thē be shamed & confounded that seke after my soule: let them be turned backwarde & put to confuciō, that wysh me euell. Let them soone be brought to shame,⁽¹⁾ yᵗ crie ouer me: there there.

But let all those that seke the, be ioyfull & glad in the: and let all soch as delyte in thy sauynge health, saye alwaye: yᵉ LORDE be pray ⟨illegible⟩ As for me, I am poore & in misery, haist the God for to helpe me. Thou art my helpe, my redemer & my God: oh make no ⟨illegible⟩ tarienge.

Notes to Psalm 69

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Psalm 70

The LXX psalme.

IN the, o LORDE, is my trust, let me neuer be put to cōfuciō,⁽¹⁾ but rydde me & delyuer me thorow thy rightuousnesse▪ encline thine eare vnto me, & helpe me. Be thou my stronge holde (where vnto I maye allwaye fle) thou that hast promised to helpe me: for thou art my house of defence & my castell. Delyuer me (o my God) out of yᵉ hāde of the vngodly, out of the hande of the⟨illegible⟩ rightuous & cruell man. For thou (o LORDE God) art the thinge that I lōge for,⁽²⁾ thou art my hope euen fro my youth. I haue ⟨illegible⟩eaned vpō yᵉ euer sens I was borne, thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe, therfore is my prayse allwaye of the. I am become a wonder vnto the multitude, but my sure trust is in the. Oh let my mouth be fylled with thy prayse & honoure all the daye lōge. Cast me not awaye in myne olde age, forsake me not when my strength fayleth me. For myne enemies speake agaynst me, & they that laye wayte for my soule, take their councell together, sayenge: God hath forsakē him, p̄ersecute him, take him, for there is none to helpe him. Go not farre fro me, o God: my God, haist the to helpe me. Let them be cōfounded & perish, that are agaynst my soule: let thē be couered with shame & dishonoure, that seke to do me euell. As for me, I wil paciētly abyde allwaye, & wil euer encrease thy prayse. My mouth shal speake of thy rightuousnesse & sauynge health all the daye lōge, for I knowe no ende therof. Let me go in (o LORDE God) & I wil make mencion of thy power and rightuousnesse only. Thou (o God) hast lerned me fro my youth vp vntill now, therfore wil I tell of yᵉ wonderous workes. Forsake me not (o God) in myne olde age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thyne arme vnto childers children,⁽³⁾ & thy power to all them that are yet for to come. Thy rightuousnes (o God) is very hie, thou that doest greate thinges: o God, who is like vnto the? O what greate troubles & aduersite hast thou shewed me? & yet didest thou turne & refresh me, yee & broughtest me from the depe of the earth agayne. Thou hast brought me to greate honoure, & comforted me on euery syde. Therfore wil I prayse the & thy faith fulnesse (o God) playēge vpon the lute, vnto the wil I synge vpon the harpe. o thou holy one of Israel. My lippes wolde fayne synge prayses vnto the: & so wolde my soule, whom thou hast delyuered.

My tonge talketh of thy rightuousnesse all the daye longe, for they are confounded & brought vnto shame, yᵗ sought to do me euel.

Notes to Psalm 70

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

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Psalm 71

The LXXI. A psalme of Salomon.

GEue the kinge thy iudgmēt (o God) and thy rightuousnesse vnto the kynges sonne. That he maye gouerne thy people acordinge vnto right, and defende thy poore. That the mountaynes maye brynge peace, and the litle hilles rightuousnes vnto the people. He shal kepe the symple folke by their right, defende the childrē of the poore, and punysh the wrongeous doer.

Thou shalt be feared as longe as yᵉ Sonne and the Moone endureth, from one generacion to another. He shal come downe like the rayne in to a flese of woll, and like the droppes that water yᵉ earth. In his tyme shal rightuousnesse florish, yee and abundaūce of peace, so longe as the Moone endureth.

His dominion shalbe from the one see to the other, and from the floude vnto the worldes ende. They that dwell in the wildernes, shal knele before him, & his enemies shal licke the dust. The kynges of the see and of the Iles shal brynge presentes, yᵉ kinges of Araby & Saba shall offre giftes. All kynges shal worshipe him, & all Heithē shal do him seruyce. For he shal deliuer the poore whē he crieth, & the nedy yᵗ hath no helpe. He shall be fauorable to the symple & poore, he shal preserue the soules of soch as be in aduersite. He shal deliuer their soules from extorcion & wronge, & deare shal their bloude be in his sight. He shal lyue, & vnto him shalbe geuē of yᵉ golde of Arabia: Prayer shal be made euer vnto him, & daylie shal he be praysed. There shalbe an heape of corne in the earth hye vpon the hilles, his frute shal shake like Libanus, & shal be grene in the cite, like grasse vpō the earth. His name shal endure for euer, his name shal remayne vnder the sonne amonge the posterites, which shal be blessed thorow him, & all the Heithen shal prayse him. Blessed be the LORDE God, euen the God of Israel, which only doth wōderous thinges. And blessed be the name of his maiesty for euer, and all londes be fulfilled with his glory. Amen, Amen.

Here ende the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Iesse.

Psalm 72

The LXXII. A psalme of Asaph,

O How louynge is God vnto Israel, to soch as are of a clene hert? Neuerthelesse my fete were allmost gone, my treadinges had wel nye slipte. And why? I was greued at yᵉ wicked,⁽¹⁾ to se the vngodly in soch prosperite. For they are in no parell of death, but stonde fast like a palace. They come in no misfortune like other folke, nether are they plaged like other men. And this is the cause that they be so puft vp in pryde, & ouerwhelmed with cruelte and vnrigthuousnesse. Their eyes swell for fatnesse, they do [B] euen what they lyst. Corrupte are they, and speake blasphemies maliciously, proude and presumptuous are their wordes. They stretch forth their mouth vnto the heauen, & their tonge goeth thorow the worlde. Therfore fall the people vnto them, and there out sucke they no small auauntage.⁽²⁾ Tush (saye they) how shulde God perceaue it? is there knowlege in the most hyest? Lo, these are the vngodly, these prospere in the worlde, these haue riches in possession. Shulde I then clense my hert in vayne (thought I) & wash my hondes in innocency? Wherfore shulde I be then punyshed daylie, & be chastened euery mornynge▪ Yee I had allmost also sayde euen as they: but lo, then shulde I haue condemned the generacion of thy children. Then thought I to vnderstonde this, but it was to harde for me. Vntill I wēte in to yᵉ Sanctuary of God, & considered the ende of these men. Namely, how thou hast set thē in a slippery place, that thou maiest cast thē downe headlynges & destroye thē. O how sodenly do they consume, perish, & come to a fearfull ende? Yee euen like as a dreame when one awaketh, so makest thou their ymage to vanish out of the cite. Thus my hert was greued, & it wente euen thorow my reynes.

So foolish was I and ignoraunt, and as it were a beest before the. Neuerthelesse, I am allwaye by the, thou hold est me by my right hande. Thou ledest me with thy coūcel, and afterwarde receauest me vnto glory. O what is there prepared for me in heauen? there is nothinge vpō earth, that I desyre in comparison of the. My flesh and my herte fayleth, but God is the strength of my hert, and my porcion for euer. For lo,⁽³⁾ they that forsake the, shal perishe, thou destroyest all them that committe fornicacion agaynst the. But it is good for me, to holde me fast by God, to put my trust in the LORDE God, and to speake of all thy workes.

Notes to Psalm 72

⁽¹⁾ Aba. 1. c Iere. 12. a Iob. ⟨illegible⟩. a

⁽²⁾ Psal. 93▪ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ Num. 18. c Psal. 118. h Tren. 3. c

Psalm 73

The LXXIII. A psalme of Asaph.

O God, wherfore doest thou cast vs so [A] cleane awaye? why is yᵉ wrath so hote agaynst yᵉ shepe of yᵉ pasture? O thynke vpon thy congregacion, whom thou hast purchased frō the begynnynge: the staff of thine inheritaunce, whom thou hast redemed, euen this hill of Sion wherin thou dwellest. Treade vpon them with thy fete, & cast them downe to the grounde, for the enemie hath destroyed alltogether in the Sāctuary. Thy aduersaries roare in thy houses, & set vp their banners for tokens. Men maye se the axes glister aboue, like as those that hewe in the wod. They cutt downe all the sylinge worke of yᵉ Sāctuary wᵗ bylles & axes.⁽¹⁾ They haue set fyre vpon yᵉ Sāctuary they haue defiled yᵉ dwellynge place of yᵉ name, euē vnto the groūde. Yee they saye in their hertes: Let vs spoyle thē all together, thus [B] haue they brent vp all the houses of God in the londe. We se oure tokens nomore, there is not one prophet more, no not one that vnderstondeth enymore. Oh God, how lōge shal the aduersary do this dishonoure? how lōge shal the enemie blaspheme thy name? foreuer? Why withdrawest thou thine honde? why pluckest thou not thy right hōde out of thy bosome, to consume thine enemies? But God is my kynge of olde, the helpe that is done vpon earth he doth it himself. Thou deuydest yᵉ see thorow thy power, thou breakest the heades of the dragōs in the waters.⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾Thou smytest the heades of Leuiathan in peces, & geuest him to be meate for the people in the wildernesse. Thou dyggest vp welles & brokes, thou dryest vp mightie waters. [C] The daye is thyne, & the night is thine: thou hast prepared the lightes & the Sonne. Thou hast set all yᵉ borders of the earth thou hast made both Sommer & wynter. Remembre this (o LORDE) how the enemie rebuketh, & how the foolish people blaspheme thy name. O delyuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beestes, & forget not the congregacon of the poore for euer. Loke vpon the couenaunt, for the darcke houses of the earth are full of wickednesse. O let not the symple go awaye ashamed, for the poore & nedy geue prayses vnto thy name. Aryse (o God) & manteyne thine owne cause, remembre how the foolishmā blasphemeth the daylie. Forget not the voyce of thine enemies, for the presumpcion of them that hate the, increaseth euer more & more.

Notes to Psalm 73

⁽¹⁾ 4. Re. 25. b 2. Pa. 36. c Eze. 16. d

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ 14. c

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩. 27. a ⟨illegible⟩ 40. c

Psalm 74

The LXXIIII. A psalme of Asaph.

[A] UNto the (o God) will we geue thākes, yee vnto the wyll we geue thankes, & seynge thy name is sonye, we will tell of thy wonderous workes. When I maye get a conuenient tyme, I shal iudge acordinge vnto right. The earth is weake & all that is therin, but I beare vp hir pilers. Sela.

I sayde vnto the madde people: deale not so madly, & to the vngodly: set not vp youre hornes. Set not vp youre hornes an hye, & speake not with a stiff necke. For promociō commeth nether from the east ner from the west, ner yet frō the wyldernesse. And why? God is the iudge: he putteth downe one & setteth vp another. For in the honde of the LORDE there is a cuppe full of stronge wyne, & he poureth out of the same: As for the dregges therof, all yᵉ vngodly of the earth shal drynke them, & sucke them out. But I wil talke of the God of Iacob, & prayse him for euer. All the hornes of the vngodly will I breake, & yᵉ hornes of the rightuous shalbe exalted.

Psalm 75

The LXXV. A psalme of Asaph.

IN Iuda is God knowne, his name is greate in Israel. At Salem is his tabernacle, & his dwellinge in Sion. There breaketh he the arowes of the bowe yᵉ shylde, the swerde & the whole battayll.

Sela. Thou art of more honoure & might thē the hilles of robbers. The proude shalbe robbed & slepe their slepe, & yᵉ mightie shalbe able to do nothinge with their hōdes. Whē thou rebukest them (o God of Iacob) both the charettes & horsmen shal fall on slepe. Thou art feareful, for who maye abyde in yᵉ sight, when thou art angrie? When thou lattest thy iudgment be herde from heauen, the erth trembleth & is still. Yee when God aryseth to geue iudgment, & to helpe all them that be in aduersite vpon earth. Sela.

When thou punyshest one man, he must knowlege, that thou art redy to punysh other mo. Loke what ye promyse vnto the LORDE youre God, se that kepe it, all ye that be roūde aboute him: brynge presentes vnto him yᵗ ought to be feared. Which taketh awaye the breth of prynces, & is wonderfull amōge the kynges of the earth.

Psalm 76

The LXXVI. A psalme of Asaph.

I Cried vnto God with my voyce, yet euen vnto God cried I with my voyce, & he herde me. In the tyme of my trouble I sought the LORDE, I helde vp my hondes vnto him in the night season, for my soule refused all other comforte. When I was in heuynesse, I thought vpō God: whē my hert was vexed, then dyd I speake.

Sela. Thou heldest myne eyes wakynge, I was so feble, that I coude not speake, Then remembred I the tymes of olde, & the yeares that were past. I called to remembraunce my songe in the night, I commoned with myne owne herte, and sought out my sprete. Wil the LORDE cast out for euer?

Wil he be nomore intreated? Is his mercy cleane gone? Is his promyse come vtterly to an ende for euermore? Hath the LORDE forgotten to be gracious? Or, hath he shut vp his louynge kyndnesse in displeasure? Sela. At the last I came to this poynte, that I thought: O why art thou so foolish? the right honde of the most hyest can chaunge all.

Therfore wil I remembre the workes of the LORDE, and call to mynde thy wonders of olde tyme. I wil speake of all thy workes, and my talkynge shalbe of thy doinges.

Thy waye (o God) is holy, who is so greate [C] & mightie as God? Thou art the God, that doth wonders, thou hast declared thy power amonge the people. Thou with thine arme hast delyuered thy people, euen the sonnes of Iacob and Ioseph. Sela. The waters sawe yᵉ (o God) yᵉ waters sawe yᵉ, & were afrayed: yᵉ depthes were moued. The thicke cloudes poured out water, yᵉ cloudes thōdered, and thy arowes wente abrode. Thy thonder was herde rounde aboute, the lighteninges shone vpon the grounde, the earth was moued and shoke withall. Thy waye was in the see, and thy pathes in the greate waters, yet coude no man knowe thy fotesteppes. Thou leddest thy people like a flocke of shepe, by the honde of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 77

The LXXVII. A psalme of Asaph.

[A] HEare my lawe (o my people) encline yoʳ eares vnto yᵉ wordes of my mouth. I wil open my mouth in parables,⁽¹⁾ and speake of thinges of olde. Which we haue herde and knowne, and soch as oure fathers haue tolde vs. That we shulde not hyde them from the children of the generacions to come: but to shewe the honoure of the LORDE, his might and wonderfull workes that he hath done. He made a couenaunt with Iacob, and gaue Israel a lawe, which he cōmaunded oure forefathers to teach their children.⁽²⁾ That their posterite might knowe it, and the children which were yet vnborne.

To the intent yᵗ when they came vp, they might shewe their children the same. That they also might put their trust in God, & not to forget what he had done, but to kepe his cōmaundementes.⁽³⁾ And not to be as their forefathers, a frowarde and ouerthwarte generacion, a generacion that set not their herte a right, and whose sprete was not true towarde God. Like as the children of Ephraim, which beynge harnessed and carienge bowes, turned them selues backe in the tyme of battayll. They kepte not the couenaūt of God, & wolde not walke in his lawe.

They forgat what he had done, and the wonderfull workes that he had shewed for them. Maruelous thinges dyd he in the sight of their fathers in the londe of Egipte, euen in the felde of Zoan.⁽⁴⁾ He deuyded the see and let them go thorow it, and made the waters to stonde like a wall. In the daye tyme he led them with a cloude,⁽⁵⁾ and all the night thorow with a light of fyre. He cloaue the hard rockes in the wildernesse, and gaue them drynke therof, as it had bene out of the greate d⟨illegible⟩pth. He brought waters out of the stony rocke, so that they gushed out like ⟨illegible⟩. Yet for all this they synned agaynst him, and prouoked the most hyest in the wildernesse. They tempted God in their hertes, and requyred meate for their lust, For they spake agaynst God and sayde: Yee yee, God shal prepare a table in the wyldernesse, shall he? Lo, he smote the stony rocke, that the watery streames gushed out, and the streames flowed withall: but how can he geue bred and prouyde flesh for his people? When the LORDE herde this, he was wroth: so the fyre was kyndled in Iacob, and heuy displeasure agaynst Israel.

Because they beleued not in God, and put not their trust in his helpe. So he commaūded the cloudes aboue, and opened the dores of heauen.⁽⁶⁾ He rayned downe Manna vpō them for to eate, and gaue them bred from heauen. Then ate they angels fode, for he sent them meate ynough. He caused the east wynde to blowe vnder the heauen, and thorow his power he brought in the south wynde.⁽⁷⁾ He made flesh to rayne vpon them as thicke as dust, and fethered foules like the sonde of yᵉ see. He let it fall amōge their tētes roūde aboute their habitaciōs. So they ate & were fylled; for he gaue them their owne desyre. They were not dispoynted of their lust.⁽⁸⁾

But whyle yᵉ meate was yet in theyr mouthes: The heuy wrath of God came vpō thē, slewe yᵉ welthiest of thē, & smote downe yᵉ chosen men of Israel. But for all this they synned [D] yet more,⁽⁹⁾ and beleued not his wōderous workes. Therfore their dayes were consumed in vanite, and sodenly their yeares were gone. When he slewe them, they sought him, and turned them early vnto God.

They thought then that God was their socoure, and that the hye God was their redemer. Neuerthelesse, they dyd but flater him in their mouthes, and dissembled with him in their tonges. For their herte was not whole with him, nether continued they in his couenaunt. But he was so mercifull, that he forgaue their mysdedes, and destroyed them not: Yee many a tyme turned he his wrath awaye, and wolde not suffre his whole displeasure to aryse.⁽¹⁰⁾ For he considered yᵗ they were but flesh: euen a wynde that passeth awaye, and commeth not agayne. O how oft haue they greued him in the wildernesse? How many a tyme haue they prouoked him in the deserte? They turned backe & tempted God, and moued the [E] holy one in Israel. They thought not of his hāde, in yᵉ daye when he delyuered them from the hande of yᵉ enemie. How he had wrought his miracles in Egipte, and his wōders in the londe of Zoan. How he turned their waters in to bloude, so that they might not drynke of the ryuers.⁽¹¹⁾ How he sent lyse amonge them, to eate them vp, and frogges to destroye them. How he gaue their frutes vnto the catirpiller, and their laboure vnto the greshopper.⁽¹²⁾ How he bett downe their vynyardes with hayle stones, and their Molbery trees with the frost. How he smote their catell with haylestones, and their flockes with hote thōder boltes. How he sent vpon them yᵉ furiousnesse of his wrath, anger & displeasure: with trouble and fallinge in of euel angels.⁽¹³⁾ When he made a waye to his fearfull indignaciō, and spared not their soules from death, yee and gaue their catell ouer to the pestilence. When he smote all the firstborne in Egipte,⁽¹⁴⁾ the most principall and mightiest in yᵉ dwellinges of Ham.

[F] But as for his owne people, he led them forth like shepe, and caried them in the wyldernesse like a flocke. He brought them out safely, that they shulde not feare, and ouerwhelmed their enemies with the see. He caried them vnto the borders of his Sanctuary: euen in to this hill, which he purchased with his right hande.⁽¹⁵⁾ He dyd cast out the Heithen before them, caused their londe to be deuyded amonge them for an heretage, and made yᵉ tribes of Israel to dwell in their tētes. For all this they tempted and displeased the most hye God, and kepte not his couenaunt. But turned their backes and fell awaye like their forefathers, startinge asyde like a broken bowe. And so they greued him with their hie places, & prouoked him with their ymages. When God herde this, he was wroth, and toke sore displeasure at Israel.⁽¹⁶⁾ So that he forsoke the tabernacle in Silo, euen his habitacion wherin he dwelt amonge men.⁽¹⁷⁾ He delyuered their power in to captiuyte, and their glory in to the enemies hōde. He gaue his people ouer in to the [G] swerde, for he was wroth with his heretage.

The fyre consumed their yonge men, and their maydēs were not geuen to mariage.

Their prestes were slayne with the swerde, and there were no wyddowes to make lamentacion. So the LORDE awaked as one out of slepe, and like a giaunte refreshed with wyne.⁽¹⁸⁾ He smote his enemies in yᵉ hynder partes, and put them to a perpetuall shame. He refused the tabernacle of Ioseph, and chose not the trybe of Ephraim. Neuerthelesse, he chose yᵉ trybe of Iuda, euē the hill of Sion which he loued.⁽¹⁹⁾ And there he buylded his temple on hye, and layed yᵉ foundacion of it like yᵉ grounde, that it might perpetually endure.⁽²⁰⁾ He chose Dauid also his seruaūt, and toke him awaye from the shepe foldes. As he was folowinge the yowes greate with yonge, he toke him, that he might fede Iacob his people, and Israel his enheritaunce. So he fed them with a faithfull and true hert, and ruled them with all yᵉ diligence of his power.

Notes to Psalm 77

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⁽⁵⁾ Exo. 13. d Exo. 17. b Nu. 20. b 1. Co. 10. a

⁽⁶⁾ Exo. 16. c▪ Deut. 8. a Sap 16. d Ioh. 6. d

⁽⁷⁾ Exo. 16. c Num. 11. g

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Psalm 78

The LXXVIII. A psalme of Asaph.

O God, yᵉ Heithen are fallen in to thine [A] heretage:⁽¹⁾ thy holy temple haue they defyled, and made Ierusalem an heape of stones. The deed bodies of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto yᵉ foules of the ayre to be deuoured,⁽²⁾ and the flesh of thy sayntes vnto yᵉ beestes of the londe. Their bloude haue they shed like water on euery syde of Ierusalem, and there was no mā to burie them. We are become an open shame vnto oure enemies,⁽³⁾ a very scorne and derision vnto them that are rounde aboute vs.

LORDE, how longe wilt thou be angrie? shal thy gelousy burne like fyre for euer? Poure out thy indignacion vpon the Heithen that knowe the not,⁽⁴⁾ and vpon the kyngdomes that call not vpon thy name.

For they haue deuoured Iacob, and layed waiste his dwellinge place.⁽⁵⁾ O remēbre not oure olde synnes, but haue mercy vpon vs (& that soone) for we are come to greate mysery.

Helpe vs (O God oʳ Sauyoʳ) for yᵉ glory of [B] yᵉ name: o delyuer vs, & forgeue vs oʳ synnes for yᵉ names sake. Wherfore shall yᵉ Heithē saye: where is now their God?⁽⁶⁾ O let the vengeaunce of thy seruauntes bloude that is shed, be openly shewed vpon the Heithē in oure sight. O let the soroufull sighinge of the presoners come before the, and acordinge vnto yᵉ power of thine arme, preserue those yᵗ are appoynted to dye. And for the blasphemy wher wᵗ oʳ neghbours haue blasphemed yᵉ, rewarde thē (o LORDE) seuē folde in to their bosome. So we yᵗ be yᵉ people & shepe of thy pasture, shal geue the thankes for euer, & wil allwaye be shewinge forth thy prayse more & more.

Notes to Psalm 78

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Psalm 79

The LXXIX. A psalme of Asaph.

[A] HEare o thou shepherde of Israel, thou yᵗ ledest Iacob like a flocke of shepe: shewe yⁱ self, thou yᵗ syttest vpō yᵉ Cherubins.⁽¹⁾ Before Ephraim, Bē Iamin & Manasses: stere vp thy power & come helpe vs. Turne vs agayne (o God) shewe the light of thy countenaūce & we shalbe whole. O LORDE God of hoostes, how lōge wilt thou be angrie ouer the prayer of thy people? Thou hast fed thē with the bred of teares,⁽²⁾ yee thou hast geuen thē plēteousnes of teares to drynke. Thou hast made vs a very strife vnto oʳ neghbours, & oʳ enemies laugh vs to scorne.

Turne vs agayne (thou God of hoostes) shewe the light of thy coūtenaūce, & we shal be whole.⁽³⁾ Thou hast brought a vynyarde out of Egipte, thou didest cast out yᵉ Heithē, & plāte it. Thou maydest rowme for it, & caused it to take rote, so yᵗ it fylled the lōde. The hilles were couered with the shadowe of it, & so were the stronge Cedretrees wᵗ the bowes [B] therof. She stretched out hir braūches vnto the see,⁽⁴⁾ & hir bowes vnto the water: Why hast thou then broken downe hir hedge, that all they which go by, plucke of hir grapes?

The wilde bore out of the wod hath wrutt it vp, & the beestes of the felde haue deuoured it. Turne yᵉ agayne (thou God of hoostes) loke downe from heauen, beholde & viset this vynyarde. Manteyne it, that thy right hōde hath plāted, & the sonne whom thou maydest so moch of for thy self.⁽⁵⁾ For why? it is brēt with fyre, & lyeth waist: o let thē perishe at there buke of thy wrath.

Let thy honde be vpon the man of thy right honde, & vpon the man whō thou maydest so moch off for thine owne self. And so wil not we go backe from the: oh let vs lyue, & we shal call vpon thy name. Turne vs agayne o LORDE God of hoostes, shewe the light of thy coūtenaūce, & we shal be whole.

Notes to Psalm 79

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Psalm 80

[A] The LXXX. A psalme of Asaph.

SYnge merely vnto God which is oʳ strēgth make a chearful noyse vnto yᵉ God of Iacob. Take yᵉ psalme, brynge hither the tabret, the mery harpe & lute. Blowe vp the trōpettes in the new Moone, vpon oʳ solēpne feast daye.⁽¹⁾ For this is the vse in Israel, & a lawe of the God of Iacob.

This he ordened in Ioseph for a testimony, when he came out of Egipte, & had herde a straūge lāguage. When he eased his shulder from the burthē, & when his hondes were delyuered frō the pottes.⁽²⁾ Whē thou calldest vpon me in trouble, I helped the & herde the, what tyme as the storme fell vpō the, I proued the also at the water of strife. Sela.[B]

Heare o my people, for I assure the o Israel, yf thou wilt herken vnto me: There shal no straunge God be in the, nether shalt thou worshipe eny other God.⁽³⁾ I am the LORDE thy God, which brought the out of the lōde of Egipte: opē thy mouth wyde, & I shal fyll it.⁽⁴⁾ But my people wolde not heare my voyce, & Israel wolde not obeye me. So I gaue thē vp vnto their owne hertes lust,⁽⁵⁾ & let thē folowe their owne ymaginacions. O yᵗ my people wolde obeye me, for yf Israel wolde walke in my wayes. I shulde soone put downe their enemies, & turne myne hōde agaynst their aduersaries. The haters of yᵉ LORDE shulde mysse Israel, but their tyme shulde endure for euer. He shulde fede them with the fynest wheate floure, & satisfie them with hony out of the stony rocke.

Notes to Psalm 80

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⁽²⁾ Exo. 3. b Exo. 19. c Exo. 17. a

⁽³⁾ Exo. 20

⁽⁴⁾ Pro. 1. c

⁽⁵⁾ Rom 1.

Psalm 81

The LXXXI. A psalme of Asaph.

GOd stondeth in the congregacion of the goddes, & is a iudge amonge the iudges. How longe wil ye geue wrōge iudgment, & accepte the personnes of the vngodly? Sela. Defende the poore & father lesse, se that soch as be in nede & necessite haue right. Delyuer the outcaste & poore,⁽¹⁾ & saue hym from the hande of the vngodly. Neuertheles, they wil not be lerned & vnderstonde, but walke on still in darcknesse:⁽²⁾ therfore must all the foundacions of the londe be moued. I haue sayde: ye are goddes, ye all are the childrē of yᵉ most hyest. But ye shal dye like men, & fall like one of the tyrauntes. Aryse (o God) & iudge thou the earth,⁽³⁾ for all Heithen are thine by enheritaunce.

Notes to Psalm 81

⁽¹⁾ Pro. 24. b

⁽²⁾ Esa. 3. a Exo. 22. b Ioh. 10. d

⁽³⁾ Psal. 2. b

Psalm 82

The LXXXII. A psalme of Asaph.

HOlde not thy tonge (o God) kepe not [A] still sylēce,, refrayne not yⁱ self, o God.

For lo,⁽¹⁾ thy enemies make a murmuringe, & they yᵗ hate the, lift vp their heade▪ They ymagin craftely agaynst thy people, & take councell agaynst thy secrete ones. Come (saye they) let vs rote them out from amonge the people, that the name of Israel maye be put out of remēbraunce. For they haue cast their heades together with one consent, & are cōfederate agaynst the. The tabernacles of the Edomites & Ismaelites, the Moabites & Hagarenes. Gebal, Ammon and Amalech: the Philistynes with them that dwell at Tyre. Assur also is ioyned vnto thē & helpe the children of Loth. Sela.

But do thou to them as vnto the Madianites, vnto Sisera and vnto Iabin by yᵉ broke of Cyson.⁽²⁾ Which perished at Endor, & [B] became as the dōge of yᵉ earth. Make their prynces like Oreb and Zeeb:⁽³⁾ Yee make all their prynces like as Zebea and Salmana.

Which saye: we wil haue the houses of God in possession? O my God, make them like vnto a whele,⁽⁴⁾ and as the stuble before the wynde. Like as a fyre that burneth vp the wodd, & as the flame that consumeth the mountaynes. Persecute them euen so with thy tempest, & make them afrayed with thy storme. Make their faces ashamed (o LORDE) yᵗ they maye seke thy name. Let thē be cōfounded & vexed euer more & more: Let thē be put to shame & perish. That they maye knowe, that thou art alone, that thy name is the LORDE, and that thou only art the most hyest ouer all the earth.

Notes to Psalm 82

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 2. a

⁽²⁾ Iud. 7. c Iud. 4. c

⁽³⁾ Iud. 7. g Iud. 8. b

⁽⁴⁾ Psal. 1. b and 34. a

Psalm 83

The LXXXIII. A psalme of the children of Corah.

O How amiable are yᵗ dwellīges, thou LORDE of hoostes? My soule hath a desyre & lōginge for yᵉ courte of yᵉ LORDE, my hert & my flesh reioyse in yᵉ lyuynge God. For the sparow hath founde hir an house, & the swalowe a nest, where she maye laye hir yōge: euē yᵉ aulters O LORDE of hoostes, my kynge & my God. O how blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they are allwaye praysinge yᵉ. Blessed are yᵉ men whose strēgth is in yᵉ, in whose herte are yᵗ wayes.

Which goinge thorow the vale of mysery, vse it for a well, and the poles are fylled with water. They go from strength to strength and so the God of Gods apeareth vnto thē in Sion. O LORDE God of hoostes, heare my prayer: herken o God of Iacob.

Beholde o God oure defence, loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted. For one daye in thy courte is better then a thousande: I had rather be a dore keper in the house of my God, then to dwell in the tentes of the vngodly. For the LORDE God is a light and defence, the LORDE wil geue grace & worshipe, and no good thinge shal he witholde from them, that lyue a godly life. O LORDE God of hoostes, blessed is the man, yᵗ putteth his trust in the.

Psalm 84

The LXXXIIII. A psalme of the children of Corah.

[A] LORDE, thou barest a loue vnto thy londe, thou didest bringe agayne the captiuyte of Iacob. Thou diddest forgeue the offence of thy people,⁽¹⁾ and couerdest all their synnes. Sela.

Thou tokest awaye all thy displeasure, & turnedest thy self from thy wrothful indignacion. Turne vs then (o God oʳ Sauioure) & let thine anger ceasse from vs. Wilt thou be displeased at vs for euer? wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generacion to another? Wilt thou not turne agayne, & quycken vs, that thy people maye reioyse in the?

I wil herken what the LORDE God wil [B] saie, for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sayntes, that they turne not them selues vnto foolishnes. For his saluacion is nye them that feare him, so that glory shal dwell in oure londe. Mercy and trueth are met together, rightuousnesse and peace kysse ech other. Trueth shal ryse out of yᵉ earth, and rightuousnesse shal loke downe from heauen. And why? the LORDE shal shewe louinge kyndnesse, and oure londe shal geue hir encrease. Rightuousnesse shal go before him, and prepare the waye for his commynge.

Notes to Psalm 84

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Psalm 85

The LXXXV. psalme A prayer of Dauid.

BOwe downe thine eare (o LORDE)[A] and heare me, for I am cōfortles and poore. O kepe my soule, for I am holy: my God, helpe thy seruaunt that putteth his trust in the. Be mercifull vnto me (o LORDE) for I call daylie vpon the. Cōforte the soule of thy seruaunt, for vnto the (o LORDE) do I lift vp my soule.⁽¹⁾ For thou LORDE art good and gracious, & of greate mercy vnto all them that call vpon the.

Geue eare LORDE vnto my prayer, and pondre my humble desyre. In the tyme of my trouble I call vpon the, for thou hearest me. Amonge the goddes there is none like [B] the o LORDE, there is not one that cā do as thou doest. All nacions whom thou hast made, shall come and worshipe before the o LORDE, and shal glorifie thy name. For thou art greate, thou doest wonderous thinges, thou art God alone. Lede me in thy waye (o LORDE) that I maye walke in thy trueth: O let my hert delyte in fearynge thy name. I thanke the o LORDE my God, & wil prayse thy name for euer. For greate is thy mercy towarde me,⁽²⁾ thou hast delyuered my soule from yᵉ nethermost hell. O God,[C] the proude are rysen agaynst me, and the cōgregacion of yᵉ mightie seketh after my soule, & set not yᵉ before their eyes.⁽³⁾ But thou (o LORDE God) art full of compassion and mercy, longe suffrynge, greate in goodnesse & trueth. O turne the then vnto me, haue mercy vpō me: geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt, & helpe the sonne of thy handmaydē.

Shewe some tokē vpon me for good, that they which hate me, maye se it and be ashamed: because thou LORDE hast helped me, & comforted me.

Notes to Psalm 85

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Psalm 86

The LXXXVI. A psalme of the children of Corah.

[A] HIr foundacions are vpō the holy hilles:⁽¹⁾ the LORDE loueth the gates of Sion more, thē all yᵉ dwellīges of Iacob.

Very excellēt thīges are spokē of yᵉ, thou cite of God▪ Sela. I wil thinke vpō Rahab & Babilō, so that they shal knowe me: Yee the Philistynes also & they of Tyre with the Morians. Lo, there was he borne. And of Sion it shalbe reported, that he was borne in her, euen the most hyest which hath buylded her. The LORDE shal cause it be preached & written amonge the people, that he was borne there. Sela.

Therfore the dwellinge of all syngers & daunsers is in the.

Notes to Psalm 86

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Psalm 87

The LXXXVII. A psalme of the children of Corah.

[A] O LORDE God my Sauyoʳ, I crie daye & night before the: Oh let my prayer entre in to thy presence, encline thine eare vnto my callynge. For my soule is full of trouble, & my life draweth nye vnto hell. I am coūted as one of thē that go downe vnto the pytte, I am euē as a mā that hath no strēgth. Fre amōge the deed, like vnto thē yᵗ lye in the graue, which be out of remembraūce, and are cutt awaye from thy honde. Thou hast layed me in the lowest pytte, in yᵉ darcknesse and in the depe. Thy indignacion lieth hard vpon me, and thou vexest me [B] with all thy floudes. Sela. Thou hast put awaye myne acquātaunce farre fro me, & made me to be abhorred of them: I am so fast in preson, that I can not get forth.

My sight fayleth for very trouble: LORDE, I call daylie vpō the, and stretch out my hondes vnto the.⁽¹⁾ Doest thou shewe wonders amonge the deed? Can the physiciās rayse them vp agayne, that they maye prayse the?⁽²⁾ Maye thy louynge kyndnes be shewed in the graue, or thy faithfulnesse in destruccion? Maye thy wonderous workes be knowne in the darcke, or thy righteousnes in the londe where all thinges are forgottē?

[C] Vnto the I crie (o LORDE) and early cōmeth my prayer before the. LORDE, why puttest thou awaye my soule? Wherfore hydest thou thy face fro me? My strength is gone for very sorow and misery, with fearfulnesse do I beare thy burthens. Thy wrothfull displeasure goeth ouer me, the feare of the oppresseth me. They come rounde aboute me daylie like water, and compase me together on euery syde. My louers and frēdes hast thou put awaye fro me, and turned awaye myne acquantaunce.

Notes to Psalm 87

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Psalm 88

The LXXXVIII. A psalme of Ethan the Esrahite.

MY songe shal be allwaye of the louynge [A] kyndnesse of the LORDE, ⁽¹⁾ wᵗ my mouth wil I euer be shewinge thy faithfulnesse frō one generacion to another. For I haue sayde: mercy shal be set vp for euer, thy faithfulnesse shalt thou stablish in the heauens. I haue made a couenaunt with my chosen, I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruaunt. Thy sede wil I stablish for e⟨illegible⟩uer, and set vp thy Trone from one generacion to another. Sela.

O LORDE, the very heauēs shal prayse thy wonderous workes, yee & thy faithfulnes in yᵉ congregacion of the sayntes. For who is he amonge the cloudes; that maye be cōpared vnto the LORDE? Yee what is he amonge the goddes, that is like vnto the LORDE? God is greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes, & to be had in reuerence of all thē that are aboute him. O LORDE God of hoostes, who is like vnto the in power? thy trueth is rounde aboute the. Thou rulest the pryde of the see, thou stillest the wawes therof, whē they arise. Thou breakest the proude, like one that is wounded▪ thou scatrest thine enemies abrode with thy mightie arme. The heauēs are thine, the earth is thine: thou hast layed the foundaciō of the roūde worlde and all that therin is. Thou hast made the north and the south, Tabor and Hermon shal reioyse in thy name. Thou hast a mightie arme, stronge is thy hande, and hye is thy right hande. Rightuousnes and equite is the habitacion of thy seate, mercy and trueth go before thy face. Blessed is the people (o LORDE) that can reioyse in the, and walketh in the light of thy countenaunce. Their delite is in thy name all the [C] daye longe, and thorow thy rightuousnesse they shalbe exalted. For thou art the glory of their strength, & thorow thy fauoure shalt thou lift vp oure hornes.⁽²⁾ The LORDE is oure defence, and the holy one of Israel is oure kynge. Thou spakest somtyme in visiōs vnto thy sayntes, and saydest: I haue layed helpe vpon one that is mightie, I haue exalted one chosen out of the people.⁽³⁾ I haue founde Dauid my seruaūt, with my holy oyle haue I anoynted him. My honde shal holde him fast, and my arme shal strength him. The enemie shal not ouercome him, and the sonne of wickednesse shal not hurte him. I shal smyte downe his foes before his face, and plage them that hate him.

My trueth also & my mercy shalbe with him, and in my name shal his horne be exalted. [D] I wil set his honde in the see, and his right honde in the floudes.⁽⁴⁾ He shal call me: thou art my father, my God, and the strength of my saluacion. And I wil make him my firstborne, hyer then the kinges of the earth.

My mercy wil I kepe for him for euermore, and my couenaunt shall stonde fast with him His sede wil I make to endure for euer, yee and his Trone as the dayes of heauen. But yf his childrē forsake my lawe, and walke not in my iudgmentes. Yf they breake myne ordinaunces, and kepe not my commaundementes. I wil vyset their offences with the rodde, and their synnes with scourges. Neuerthelesse, my louynge kyndnesse wil I not vtterly take from him, ner suffre my trueth to fayle. My couenaunt wil I not breake, ner disanulle the thinge yᵗ [E] is gone out of my lippes. I haue sworne once by my holynesse, that I wil not fayle Dauid. His sede shal endure for euer, and his seate also like as the Sonne before me.⁽⁵⁾ He shal stonde fast for euermore as the Moone, and as the faithfull witnesse in heauen.

Sela. But now thou forsakest and abhorrest thyne anoynted, and art displeased at him. Thou hast turned backe the couenaunt of thy seruaunt, and cast his crowne to the grounde.⁽⁶⁾ Thou hast ouer throwne all his hedges, and brokē downe his stronge holdes. Al they that go by, spoyle him, he is become a rebuke vnto his neghbours. Thou settest vp the right hāde of his enemies, and makest all his aduersaryes to reioyse. Thou hast taken awaye the strength of his swerde, and geuest him not victory in the battayll. Thou hast put out his glory, and cast his Trone downe to [F] the grounde. The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened, and couered him with dishonoure. Sela.

LORDE, how longe wilt thou hyde thy self? For euer? shal thy wrath burne like fyre? O remembre how shorte my tyme is, hast thou made all men for naught?⁽⁷⁾ What man is he that lyueth, and shal not se death?

Maye a mā delyuer his owne soule from the honde of hell? Sela.

LORDE, where are thy olde louynge kyndnesses, which thou sworest vnto Dauid in thy trueth? Remēbre LORDE the rebuke that yᵉ multitude of the people do vnto thy seruauntes, & how I haue borne it in my bosome. Wher wᵗ thine enemies blaspheme the,⁽⁸⁾ & slaūder yᵉ fotesteppes of yᵉ anoynted. Thankes be to the LORDE for euermore: Amen, Amen.

Notes to Psalm 88

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 100

⁽²⁾ Esa. 1. a Abac. 1. c

⁽³⁾ 1. Re. 16. a 2. Reg. 5. a

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⁽⁵⁾ ⟨illegible⟩al. 71. a

⁽⁶⁾ Psal. 79. b

⁽⁷⁾ Gen. 2. c Heb. 9. d

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Psalm 89

The LXXXIX psalme. A prayer of Moses the man of God.

LORDE, thou art oure refuge from one generacion to another. Before the mountaynes were brought forth, or euer the earth & the worlde were made, thou art God from euerlastinge and worlde with out ende. Thou turnest man to destruccion, Agayne, thou sayest: come agayne ye children of men. For a thousande yeares in thy sight are but as yesterdaye that is past, and like as it were a night watch.

As soone as thou scatrest them, they are euen as a slepe, and fade awaye sodenly like the grasse.⁽¹⁾ In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp, but in the euenynge it is cutt downe and wythered. For we consume [B] awaye in thy displeasure, and are afrayed at thy wrothfull indignacion. Thou settest oure miszdedes before the, and oure secrete synnes in the light of thy countenaunce. For when thou art angrie, all oʳ dayes are gone, we brynge oʳ yeares to an ende▪ as it were a tayle that is tolde. The daye of oure age are iij. score yeares & ten: & though men be so stronge that they come to iiij. score yeares, yet is their strength then but laboure and sorowe: so soone passeth it awaye, & we are gone. But who regardeth the power of thy wrath, thy fearfull & terrible displeasure? O teach vs to nombre oure dayes, that [C] we maye applie oure hertes vnto wyszdome.⁽²⁾

Turne the agayne (o LORDE) at the last, and be gracious vnto thy seruauntes. O satisfie vs with thy mercy, and that soone: so shal we reioyse and be glad all the dayes of oure life. Comforte vs agayne, now after the tyme that thou hast plaged vs, and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersite.

Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke, & their children thy glory. And the glorious maiesty of the LORDE oure God be vpon vs: O prospere thou the worke of oure hondes vpon vs, o prospere thou oure hondy worke.

Notes to Psalm 89

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Psalm 90

The XC. psalme.

WHo so dwelleth vnder yᵉ defence of the most hyest, & abydeth vnder yᵉ shadowe of yᵉ allmightie: He shal saye vnto yᵉ LORDE: o my hope, & my stronge holde, my God, in whō I wil trust. For he shal deliuer the frō the snare of the hunter, & frō the noysome pestilence. He shal couer the vnder his wynges, that thou mayest be safe vnder his fethers: his faithfulnesse and trueth shal be thy shylde and buckler. So yᵗ thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for eny bugges by night, ner for arowe that flyeth by daye.

For the pestilēce that crepeth in yᵉ darcknesse, ner for the sicknesse yᵗ destroyeth in the noone daye. A thousande shal fall besyde the, and ten thousande at thy right honde, but it shal not come nye the. Yee with thyne eyes shalt thou beholde, and se the rewarde of the vngodly. For thou LORDE art my hope, thou hast set thy house of defence very hye. There shal no euell happen vnto the, nether shal eny plage come nye thy dwellinge.⁽¹⁾ For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the, to kepe the in all thy wayes.

They shal beare the in their hondes, that thou hurte not thy fote agaynst a stone.

Thou shalt go vpō the Lyon and Adder, the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete. Because he hath set his loue vpon me, I shal delyuer him: I shal defende him, for he hath knowne my name.

⁽²⁾When he calleth vpon me, I shall heare him: yee I am with him in his trouble, wher out I wil delyuer him, and brynge him to honoure. With lōge life wil I satisfie him, & shewe him my saluacion.

Notes to Psalm 90

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Psalm 91

The XCI. psalme.

[A] IT is a good thinge to geue thankes vnto the LORDE, ⁽¹⁾ and to synge prayses vnto yᵉ name, o most hyest. To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse early in the mornynge, and of thy trueth in the night season.

Vpon an instrumēt of ten strynges, vpon the lu⟨illegible⟩e and with a songe vpon the harpe.

⁽²⁾For thou LORDE hast made me glad thorow thy workes▪ and I wil reioyse ouer the operacion of thy hondes. O LORDE, how glorious are thy workes, thy thoughtes are very depe. An vnwyse man wil not knowe this,⁽³⁾ & a foole wil not vnderstōde it. That the vngodly are grene as the grasse, and that all the workes of wickednes do florish, to be destroyed for euer. But thou LORDE o most hyest, abydest worlde without ende.

[B] For lo, thy enemies (o LORDE) lo, thy enemies shal perishe, and all the workers of wickednes shalbe scatred abrode. But my horne shalbe exalted like the horne of an Vnicorne,⁽⁴⁾ & shal be anoynted with fresh oyle. Myne eye also shal se his lust of myne enemies, & myne eare shall heare his desyre of the wicked yᵗ ryse vp agaynst me. The rightuous shal florish like a palme tre, and growe like a Cedre of Libanus. Soch as be planted in the house of the LORDE, be frutefull, plenteous & grene. That they maye shewe, how true the LORDE my strēgth is, and that there is no vnrightuousnesse in him.

Notes to Psalm 91

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Psalm 92

The XCII. psalme.

THe LORDE is kynge, and hath put on [A] glorious apparell, the LORDE hath put on his apparell, & gyrded himself with strēgth:⁽¹⁾ he hath made the rounde worlde so sure, that it can not be moued. From that tyme forth hath yᵉ seate bene prepared, thou art from euerlastinge. The floudes aryse (o LORDE) the floudes lift vp their noyse, yᵉ floudes lift vp their wawes. The wawes of the see are mightie, & rage horribly: but yet the LORDE that dwelleth on hye, is mightier. Thy testimonies (o LORDE) are very sure, holynesse becommeth thyne house for euer.

Notes to Psalm 92

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Psalm 93

The XCIII. psalme.

O LORDE God, to whom vengeaunce belōgeth: thou God to whom vengeaunce belongeth, shewe thy self.

Arise thou iudge of the worlde, & rewarde the proude after their deseruynge. LORDE, how longe shal the vngodly, how longe shal the vngodly tryumphe? How longe shal all wicked doers speake so diszdaynedly, and make soch proude boastynge? They smyte downe thy people (o LORDE) and trouble thine heretage. They murthur the widdowe and the straunger, and put the fatherlesse to death. And yet they saie: Tush,⁽¹⁾ the LORDE seyth not, the God of Iacob regardeth it not. Take hede, ye vnwise amonge the people: o ye fooles, when wil ye vnderstonde? He that planted the eare, shal he not heare? he that made the eye, shal not he se? He that nurtureth the Heithen, and [B] teacheth a man knowlege,⁽²⁾ shal not he punysh? The LORDE knoweth the thoughtes of men, that they are but vayne. Blessed is the mā, whom thou lernest (o LORDE) and teachest him in thy lawe. That thou mayest geue him pacience in tyme of aduersite, vntill the pytte be dygged vp for the vngodly. For the LORDE wil not fayle his people, nether wil he forsake his inheritaunce. And why? iudgment shalbe turned agayne vnto rightuousnesse, and all soch as be true of hert shal folowe it. Who ryseth vp with me agaynst the wicked? who taketh my parte agaynst the euell doers? Yf the LORDE had not helped me, my soule had allmost bene put to sylence.

⁽³⁾When I sayde: my fote hath slipped, thy mercy (o LORDE) helde me vp. In yᵉ multitude of the sorowes that I had in my herte, thy comfortes haue refreshed my soule.

Wilt thou haue eny thinge to do with the stole of wickednesse, which ymagineth myschefe in the lawe? They gather them together agaynst the soule of the rightuous, & condemne the innocent bloude. But the LORDE is my refuge, my God is the strēgth of my confidēce. He shal recompence thē their wickednesse, and destroye them in their owne malice: yee the LORDE oure God shal destroye them.

Notes to Psalm 93

⁽¹⁾ Esa. 29. c Eze. ⟨illegible⟩ b 9. b Iob 22. b Ecclī 2.3. ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ Gen. 7. d and 19 Exo. 14. ⟨illegible⟩ 1. Cor. 3. c Baruc. 4.

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ob 13. b ⟨illegible⟩. Ioh. 1. b Psal. 31. a ⟨illegible⟩. Cor. 1. a

Psalm 94

The XCIIII. psalme.

[A] O Come, let vs prayse the LORDE, let vs hertely reioyse in the strength of oure saluacion.⁽¹⁾ Let vs come before his presence with thākesgeuynge, & shewe oure self glad in him wᵗ psalmes. For the LORDE is a greate God, and a greate kynge aboue all goddes. In his honde are all yᵉ corners of the earth, and the strength of the hilles is his also. The see is his, for he made it, and his hondes prepared the drie lōde.

O come, let vs worshipe and bowe downe oure selues: Let vs knele before the LORDE [B] oure maker. For he is oure God: as for vs,⁽²⁾ we are the people of his pasture, and the shepe of his hōdes. To daye yf ye wil heare his voyce, hardē not youre hertes, as whē ye prouoked in tyme of temptacion in the wildernes. Where yoʳ fathers tēpted me, proued me, and sawe my workes. XL. yeares longe was I greued with that generacion, & sayde: they euer erre in their hertes, they verely haue not knowne my wayes.⁽³⁾ Therfore I sware vnto thē in my wrath, that they shulde not enter in to my rest.

Notes to Psalm 94

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⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. 22. a ⟨illegible⟩. a ⟨illegible⟩eb. 3. a. b ⟨illegible⟩. b

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Psalm 95

The XCV. psalme.

[A] O Synge vnto the LORDE a new songe,⁽¹⁾ synge vnto the LORDE all the whole earth. Synge vnto yᵉ LORDE, & prayse his name, be tellynge of his saluacion from daye to daye. Declare his honoure amonge the Heithē, and his wonders amonge all people.⁽²⁾ For yᵉ LORDE is greate, and can not worthely be praysed: he is more to be feared then all goddes. As for all yᵉ goddes of the Heithē, they be but Idols, but it is the LORDE that made the heauēs.

Thankesgeuynge and worshipe are before him, power and honoure are in his Sanctuary.⁽³⁾ Ascrybe vnto the LORDE (o ye kinredes of the Heithen) ascrybe vnto the LORDE worshipe and strength. Ascrybe vnto the LORDE the honoure of his name, brynge presentes, and come in to his courte. O [B] worshipe the LORDE in the beutye of holynesse, let the whole earth stonde in awe of him. Tell it out amonge the Heithē, that the LORDE is kynge: and that it is he which hath made the rounde worlde so fast, that it can not be moued, and how that he shal iudge the people rightuously. Let the heauēs reioyse, and let the earth be glad: let the see make a noyse, yee & all that therin is. Let the felde be ioyfull and all that is in it, let all the trees of the wodd leape for ioye. Before the LORDE, for he commeth: for he cōmeth to iudge the earth: yee with rightuousnesse shal he iudge the worlde, and yᵉ people with his trueth.

Notes to Psalm 95

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Psalm 96

The XCVI. psalme.

THe LORDE is kynge, the earth maye be glad therof:⁽¹⁾ yee the multitude of the Iles maie be glad therof. Cloudes and darcknesse are rounde aboute him, rightuousnesse and iudgment are the habitacion of his seate. There goeth a fyre before him, to burne vp his enemies on euery syde. His lightenynges geue shyne vnto the worlde, the earth seyth it & is afraied.⁽²⁾ The hilles melt like wax at the presence of yᵉ LORDE, at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earth.⁽³⁾ The very heauens declare his rightuousnes, & all people se his glory. Cōfounded be all they that worshipe ymages, and delite in their Idols: worshipe him all ye goddes. Sion heareh of it and reioyseth:[B] yee all yᵉ doughters of Iuda are glad because of thy iudgmentes, o LORDE. ⁽⁴⁾ For thou LORDE art the most hyest ouer all the earth, thou art exalted farre aboue all goddes.⁽⁵⁾ O ye that loue the LORDE, se that ye hate the thinge which is euell: the LORDE preserueth the soules of his sayntes, he shal delyuer thē from the honde of the vngodly. There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous, and a ioyfull gladnesse for soch as be true herted.

Reioyse therfore in the LORDE, ⁽⁶⁾ ye rightuous: and geue thankes for a remembraunce of his holynesse.

Notes to Psalm 96

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Psalm 97

The XCVII. psalme.

O Synge vnto the LORDE a new songe,[A] ⁽¹⁾ for he hath done maruelous thinges. With his owne right honde and with his holy arme hath he gotten the victory. The LORDE hath declared his sauynge health, and his rightuousnes hath he openly shewed in the sight of the Heithē.

He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel:⁽²⁾ so that all the endes of the worlde se the sauynge health of oure God. Shewe youre self ioyfull vnto the LORDE all ye londes, synge, reioyse and geue thankes.⁽³⁾ Prayse the LORDE vpon the harpe, synge to the harpe with a psalme [B] of thankesgeuynge. With trompettes also & shawmes: O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the LORDE the kynge. Let the see make a noyse and all yᵗ therin is, yee the whole worlde & all that dwell therin.⁽⁴⁾ Let the floudes clappe their hondes, and let all the hilles be ioyfull together. Before the LORDE, for he is come to iudge the earth. Yee with rightuousnes shall he iudge the worlde, and the people with equite.

Notes to Psalm 97

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Psalm 98

The XCVIII. psalme.

[A] THe LORDE is kynge, be the people neuer so vnpacient: he sytteth vpon the Cherubins, be the earth neuer so vnquiete. The LORDE is greate in Sion, & hye aboue all people. O let men geue thākes vnto thy greate & wonderful name, for it is holy. The kynges power loueth iudgment, thou preparest equite, thou executest iudgmēt & rightuousnes in Iacob. O magnifie the LORDE oʳ God,⁽¹⁾ f⟨illegible⟩ll downe before [B] his fote stole, for he his holy. Moses & Aaron amonge his prestes, Samuel amonge soch as call vpō his name: these called vpon the LORDE, ⁽²⁾ & he herde thē. He spake vnto thē out of the cloudy piler, for they kepte his testimonies, & the lawe that he gaue them.

Thou herdest thē (o LORDE oʳ God) thou forgauest thē o God, & punyshedst their owne invencions. O magnifie the LORDE oure God, and worshipe him vpō his holy hill, for the LORDE oure God is holy.

Notes to Psalm 98

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Psalm 99

The XCIX. psalme.

[A] O Be ioyfull in God (all ye lōdes) serue the LORDE wᵗ gladnes,⁽¹⁾ come before his presence wᵗ ioye. Be ye sure, yᵗ the LORDE he is God: It is he yᵗ hath made vs, & not we oure selues: we are but his people, & the shepe of his pasture. O go youre waye in to his gates thē with thankesgeuynge, & in to his courtes wᵗ prayse: be thākfull vnto him, & speake good of his name. For the LORDE is gracious,⁽²⁾ his mercy is euerlastinge, and his treuth endureth from generacion to generacion.

Notes to Psalm 99

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Psalm 100

The C. psalme A thākesgeuynge of Dauid.

[A] MY songe shalbe of mercy and iudgment,⁽¹⁾ yee vnto the (o LORDE) wil I synge. O let me haue vnderstondinge in the waye of godlynesse, vntill the tyme that thou come vnto me: & so shal I walke in my house wᵗ an innocent herte. I wil take no wicked thinge in honde, I hate the synne of vnfaithfulnesse, it shal not cleue vnto me. A frowarde herte shal departe fro me, I wil not knowe a wicked personne.

Who so preuely slaundreth his neghboure, him wil I destroye: Who so hath a proude loke & an hye stomacke, I maye not awaye with him. Myne eyes shal loke for soch as be faithfull in the londe, yᵗ they maye dwell with me: and who so ledeth a godly life, shal be my seruaunt. There shall no disceatfull personne dwell in my house, he that telleth lyes shal not tary in my sight. I shal soone destroye all the vngodly of the londe, that all wicked doers maye be roted out of the cite of the LORDE.

Notes to Psalm 100

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Psalm 101

The CI. psalme.

HEare my prayer (o LORDE) and let my [A] criēge come vnto the.⁽¹⁾ Hyde not thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble: enclyne thine eares vnto me when I call, O heare me, and that right soone. For my dayes are consumed awaye like smoke, & my bones are brent vp as it were a fyre brande.

My hert is smyttē downe and wythered like grasse, so that I forget to eate my bred.

For the voyce of my gronynge, my bone wil scarse cleue to my flesh. I am become like a Pellicane in the wildernes, and like an Oule in a broken wall. I wake, and am euen [B] as it were a sparow sittinge alone vpon the house toppe. Myne enemies reuyle me all the daye longe, they laugh me to scorne, and are sworne together against me. I eate ashes with my bred, and mengle my drynke with wepynge And that because of yᵉ indignacion and wrath, for thou hast taken me vp, and cast me awaye. My dayes are gone like a shadowe, and I am wythered like grasse. But thou (o LORDE) endurest for euer, and thy remembraunce thorow out all generacions. Arise therfore and haue mercy vpon Sion, for it is tyme to haue mercy vpon her, yee the tyme is come. And why?⁽²⁾ thy seruauntes haue a loue to hir stones, & it pitieth them to se her in the dust. The Heithen shal feare thy name (o LORDE) and all [C] the kynges of the earth thy maiesty. For the LORDE shal buylde vp Sion, and shal apeare in his glory. He turneth him vnto the prayer of the poore destitute, and despyseth not their desyre. This shalbe written for those yᵗ come after,⁽³⁾ that the people which shalbe borne, maye prayse the LORDE.

For He loketh downe from his Sanctuary,⁽⁴⁾ out of the heauen doth the LORDE beholde the earth.

That he maye heare the mournynges of soch as be in captinyte, and delyuer the children of death. That they maie preach the name of the LORDE in Sion, and his worshipe at Ierusalem. When the people are gathered together, and the kyngdomes also [D] to serue yᵉ LORDE. He hath brought downe my strength in my iourney, and shortened my dayes. Yet wil I saye: O my God, take me not awaye in yᵉ myddest of myne age: as for thy yeares, they endure thorow out all generacions.⁽⁵⁾ Thou LORDE in the begynnynge hast layed yᵉ foundacion of the earth, and the heauens are the workes of thy hondes.⁽⁶⁾ They shal perishe, but thou shalt endure: they all shall wexe olde as doth a garment, & as a vesture shalt thou chaunge thē, and they shalbe chaunged. But thou art the same, and thy yeares shal not fayle.

The children of thy seruauntes shall contynue, & their sede shal prospere in yᵉ sight.

Notes to Psalm 101

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 142. a

⁽²⁾ 2. Pa. 36. ⟨illegible⟩ Iere. 25. b 29. b 1. Esd. 1 a 6.7

⁽³⁾ Psal. 21. d

⁽⁴⁾ Psal. 3⟨illegible⟩. b

⁽⁵⁾ ⟨illegible⟩ebre. 1. b

⁽⁶⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sa. 40. a ⟨illegible⟩. Pet. 3. b

Psalm 102

The CII. A psalme of Dauid.

[A] PRayse the LORDE (o my soule) & all that is within me prayse his holy name. Prayse the LORDE o my soule, & forget not all his benefites. Which forgeueth all thy synnes, and healeth all thy infirmities.⁽¹⁾ Which saueth thy life from destruccion, and crowneth the with mercy & louynge kyndnesse. Which satisfieth thy desyre with good thinges, makynge the yonge and lusty as an Aegle. The LORDE executeth rightuousnesse and iudgment, for all them yᵗ suffre wronge. He shewed his wayes vnto Moses, and his workes vnto the children of Israel.⁽²⁾ The LORDE is full of compassion and mercy, longe sufferinge, and of greate goodnesse. He wil not allwaye be chydinge, nether wil he kepe his anger for euer.

[B] He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs acordinge to oure wickednesses.⁽³⁾ For loke how hye the heauē is in comparison of the earth, so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him.

Loke how wyde the east is from the west, so farre hath he set oure synnes from vs.

Yee like as a father pitieth his owne children, euen so is the LORDE mercifull vnto thē that feare him. For he knoweth wherof we be made,⁽⁴⁾ he remembreth that we are but dust. That a man in his tyme is but as is grasse, & florisheth as a floure of the felde.

For as soone as the wynde goeth ouer it, it gone, and the place therof knoweth it nomore. [C] But the mercifull goodnesse of yᵉ LORDE endureth for euer and euer,⁽⁵⁾ vpon them yᵗ feare him, and his rightuousnesse vpon their childers children. Soch as kepe his couenaunt, and thinke vpon his commaundementes to do them. The LORDE hath prepared his seate in heauē, and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all. O prayse the LORDE ye angels of his, ye that be mightie instrēgth, fulfillinge his commaundement, that mē maye heare the voyce of his wordes. O prayse the LORDE all ye his hoostes, ye seruauntes of his, that do his pleasure. O speake good of the LORDE all ye workes of his, in euery place of his dominion: prayse thou the LORDE, o my soule.

Notes to Psalm 102

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. 31. a

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩xo. 34. a ⟨illegible⟩sal. 85. c ⟨illegible⟩. 4. a

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. ⟨illegible⟩. b ⟨illegible⟩7. a

⁽⁴⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. 77. d

⁽⁵⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. 101. d

Psalm 103

The CIII. psalme.

PRayse the LORDE o my soule: O LORDE my God,⁽¹⁾ thou art become exceadinge glorious, thou art clothed with maiesty and honoure. Thou deckest thy self with light, as it were wᵗ a garment, thou spredest out the heauen like a curtayne.

Thou voltest it aboue with waters, thou makest the cloudes thy charet, and goest vpon the wynges of the wynde. Thou makest thine angels spretes,⁽²⁾ and thy ministers flammes of fyre. Thou hast layed yᵉ earth vpon hir foundacion, that it neuer moueth at eny tyme. Thou couerest it with the depe like as with a garmēt,⁽³⁾ so that the waters stonde aboue the hilles. But at thy rebuke they fle, at the voyce of thy thonder they are afrayed. (Then are the hilles sene alofte, & the valleys beneth in their place which thou hast appoynted for thē.⁽⁴⁾) Thou hast set them their boundes, which they maie not passe, that they turne not agayne to couer yᵉ earth. Thou causest the welles to sprynge vp amonge the valleys, and the waters runne amonge yᵉ hilles. That all the beastes of the felde maye haue drynke, & that the wylde asses maye quench their thyrste.

Aboue vpon the hilles haue the foules of the ayre their habitacion, and synge amonge the braunches. Thou watrest the hylles from aboue, the erth is fylled with yᵉ frutes of thy workes. Thou bryngest forth grasse for the catell, and grene herbe for the seruyce of men.⁽⁵⁾ Thou bryngest fode out of the earth: wyne to make glad yᵉ herte of mā, oyle to make him a chearfull countenaunce, & bred to strength mans herte. The trees of the LORDE are full of sappe, euen the trees of Libanus which he hath planted. There make the byrdes their nestes, and the fyrre trees are a dwellinge for the storcke. The hilles are a refuge for the wylde goates, and so are the stony rockes for yᵉ conyes. Thou hast appoynted the Moone for certayne seasons, the Sonne knoweth his goinge downe. Thou makest darcknesse, that it maye be night, wherin all the beastes of the forest do moue. Yee and the yonge lyons which roare after the praye, and seke their meate at God. But when the Sonne ariseth, they get them awaye together, and lye them downe in their dennes. Then goeth man forth to his worke, and to till his londe vntill the euenynge. O LORDE, how manifolde are thy workes, right wysely hast thou made thē all: yee the earth is full of thy riches. So is this greate and wyde see also, wherin are thinges crepinge innumerable, both small and greate beastes. There go the shippes ouer, and there is that Leuiathan, whom thou hast made, to take his pastyme therin.

They wayte all vpō the, that thou mayest geue them meate in due season. Whē thou geuest it them, they gather it: whē thou openest thine honde, they are fylled with good.

But when thou hydest thy face, they are soroufull: yf thou takest awaye their breth, they dye, & are turned agayne to their dust.

Agayne, when thou lattest thy breth go forth, they are made, and so thou renuest the face of the earth. The glorious magesty of the LORDE endureth for euer, and the LORDE reioyseth in his workes.⁽⁶⁾ The earth trēbleth at the loke of him, he doth but touch yᵉ hilles and they smoke. I will synge vnto the LORDE as longe as I lyue, I wil prayse my God whyle I haue my beinge. O that my wordes might please him, for my ioye is in the LORDE. As for synners, they shal be cōsumed out of the earth, and the vngodly shal come to an ende: but prayse thou the LORDE, o my soule. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 103

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Psalm 104

The CIIII. psalme.

O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE, and call vpon his name: tell the people what thinges he hath done. O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes. Geue his holy name a good reporte, let their hertes reioyse that seke the LORDE.

Seke the LORDE, and his strength, seke his face euermore. Remembre the maruelous workes that he hath done, his wonders and the iudgmentes of his mouth. O ye sede of Abraham his seruaunt, ye children of Iacob his chosen. He is the LORDE oure God, whose punyshmentes are thorow out all the worlde. He is allwaye myndfull of his couenaunt, and promyse that he made to a thousande generacions.

Yee the couenaunt that he made wᵗ Abraham,⁽¹⁾ and the ooth that he swore vnto Isaac. And apoynted the same vnto Iacob for a lawe, and to Israel for an euerlastinge testament. Sayenge: vnto the wil I geue the londe of Canaan, the lott of youre heretage. When there was yet but a fewe of them, and they straungers therin. What tyme as they wente from one nacion to another, from one kyngdome to another. He suffred no man to hurte them,⁽²⁾ but reproued euen kynges for their sakes. Touch not myne anoynted, do my prophetes no harme.

Morouer he called for a derth vpon the lōde,[C] and destroyed all the prouysion of bred.

But he had sent a man before them,⁽³⁾ euen Ioseph which was solde to be a bonde seruaunt. They hurte his fete in the stockes, the yron pearsed his herte.⁽⁴⁾ Vntill the tyme that his worde came, and till the worde of yᵉ LORDE had tried him.⁽⁵⁾ Then sent the kinge and caused him be delyuered, the prynce of the people bad let him go. He made him lorde of his house, & ruler of all his substaunce. That he might enfourme his prynces after his wil, and teach his Senatours wysdome. Israel also came in to Egipte,⁽⁶⁾ and Iacob was a straunger in the lōde of Ham.

But he increased his people exceadingly,⁽⁷⁾ and made them stronger then their enemies.

Whose hert turned, so that they hated his [D] people, and dealt vntruly with his seruauntes. Then sent he Moses his seruaunt,⁽⁸⁾ and Aaron whom he had chosen. These dyd his tokens amōge them, and wonders in the londe of Ham.⁽⁹⁾ He sent darcknesse and it was darcke, for they were not obedient vnto his worde.⁽¹⁰⁾ He turned their waters in to bloude, and slewe their fishe. Their londe brought forth frogges,⁽¹¹⁾ yee euen in their kynges chambers. He spake the worde, & their came all maner of flies & lise in all their quarters. He gaue them hale stones for rayne, and flammes of fyre in their lōde. He smote their vynyardes & fige trees, and destroyed the trees that were in their coastes. He spake yᵉ worde,⁽¹²⁾ and their came greshoppers & catirpillers innumerable. These ate vp all the grasse in their lōde, and deuoured the frutes of their groūde. He smote all yᵉ first [E] borne in their lōde,⁽¹³⁾ euen the chefe of all their substaunce. He brought them forth wᵗ syluer & golde, there was not one feble personne amōge their trybes. Egipte was glad of their departinge, for they were afraied of thē

He spred out a cloude to be a couerynge, and fyre to geue light in the night season.⁽¹⁴⁾

⁽¹⁵⁾At their desyre, there came quales, and he fylled them with the bred of heauē.⁽¹⁶⁾ He opened the rocke of stone, & the waters flowed out: so that ryuers ranne in the wildernesse.

For why, he remembred his holy promyse which he had made vnto Abraham his seruaunt. Thus he brought forth his people with ioye, and his chosen with gladnesse.

And gaue them the lōdes of the Heithē, where they toke the labours of the people in possession. That they might kepe his statutes, and obserue his lawes. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 104

⁽¹⁾ Gen. 17. a Gen. 26. a Gen. 28. a

⁽²⁾ Gen. 12. d and 20. a

⁽³⁾ Gen. 45. a 37. f. 39. a

⁽⁴⁾ Luc. 2 ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁵⁾ Gen. ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁶⁾ Gen. 4

⁽⁷⁾ Exo. 1 Acto.

⁽⁸⁾ Exo. 3 Acto.

⁽⁹⁾ Exo 10. e

⁽¹⁰⁾ Exo. 7. d

⁽¹¹⁾ Exo. 8. b Exo. 8. d Psal. 77. c

⁽¹²⁾ Exo. 10. d

⁽¹³⁾ Exo. 11. a 12. c

⁽¹⁴⁾ Exo

⁽¹⁵⁾ Exo. 16. a

⁽¹⁶⁾ Exo. 17. b Nu. 20. b Exo. 17. a

Psalm 105

The CV. psalme. Halleluya.

[A] O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.⁽¹⁾ Who can expresse yᵉ noble actes of the LORDE, or shewe forth all his prayse? Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgment, and do rightuousnes. Remembre vs (o LORDE) acordinge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people: o vyset vs wᵗ thy sauinge health. That we might se the pleasure of thy chosen, that we might reioyse in the gladnesse of thy people, and geue thankes with thine enheritaunce.⁽²⁾ We haue synned with oure fathers, we haue done amysse, we haue dealt wickedly. Oure fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egipte, they kepte not thy greate goodnesse in remēbraunce: but were dishobediēt at the see, euē at the reed see. Neuertheles, he helped thē for his names sake, that he might make his [B] power to be knowne. He rebuked the reed see,⁽³⁾ and it was dried vp: so he led thē thorow the depe as in a wildernesse. Thus he saued them from the honde of the hater, & delyuered them from the honde of the enemie.

As for those yᵗ troubled them, the waters ouerwhelmed thē, there was not one of thē left.⁽⁴⁾ Then beleued they in his worde, and songe prayse vnto him. But within a whyle they forgat his workes, & wolde not abyde his councell.⁽⁵⁾ A lust came vpō them in the wildernesse, so that they tempted God in the deserte. Yet he gaue them their desyre, and sent thē ynough at their willes. They angred Moses in the tētes,⁽⁶⁾ and Aaron the saynte of the LORDE. So the earth opened & swalowed vp Dathan, and couered the congregaciō [C] of Abiram. The fyre was kyndled in their company, the flame brent vp the vngodly.⁽⁷⁾ They made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped the moltē ymage. Thus they turned his glory into the similitude of a calfe, yᵗ eateth haye. They forgat God their Sauioʳ, which had done so greate thinges in Egipte. Wonderous workes in the londe of Ham, and fearfull thinges in the reed see. So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stonde before him in yᵉ gappe: to turne awaie his wrothfull indignacion, lest he shulde destroye thē.

Yee they thought scorne of yᵗ pleasaunt londe, and gaue no credence vnto his worde.

But murmured in their tentes, and herkened not vnto the voyce of the LORDE.

Then lift he vp his honde agaynst them, to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes. To cast out their sede amonge the nacions, and to scater them in the londes. They ioyned themselues vnto Baal Peor, and ate the offeringes of the deed. Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with their owne invēcions, and the plage was greate amonge them.

Then stode vp Phineas and excuted iustice, & so the plage ceased. And that was counted vnto him for rightuousnesse, amonge all posterites for euermore. They angerd him also at the waters of strife, so that Moses was punyshed for their sakes. Because they prouoked his sprete, and he tolde thē planely with his lippes. Nether destroyed they the Heithen, as the LORDE commaunded them. But were mengled amon⟨illegible⟩ge the Heithen, and lerned their workes.

In so moch that they worshipped their ymages, which turned to their owne decaye.

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Yee they offred their sonnes & their doughters vnto deuels. And shed the innocent bloude of their sonnes and of their doughters, whom they offred vnto the ymages of Canaan, so that the londe was defyled with bloude. Thus were they stayned wᵗ the⟨illegible⟩ owne workes, and wente a whoringe with their owne invencions. Therfore was the wrath of the LORDE kyndled agaynst his people, in so moch that he abhorred his owne enheritaunce. And gaue them ouer in to the honde of the Heithē, and they that hated them, were lordes ouer them. Their enemies oppressed thē, and had them in subieccion. Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them, but they prouoked him with their owne invēcions, and were brought downe for their wickednesse. Neuerthelesse whē he sawe their aduersite, he herde their complaynte.⁽⁸⁾ He thought vpō his couenaunt, and pitied thē ▪ acordinge vnto the multitude of his mercies. Yee he made all those yᵗ had led them awaye captiue, to pitie them. Delyuer vs (o LORDE oure God) & gather vs from amōge the Heithen: that we maye geue thankes to thy holy name, & make oure boast of thy prayse. Blessed be the LORDE God of Is⟦rael from euerlastinge and worlde without ende, and let all people saye: Amen, Amen. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 105

⁽¹⁾ 1. Mac. 4. c Iudit. 13. c Psal. 106. a Ecclī. 43. d

⁽²⁾ Iud. 7. e

⁽³⁾ Psal. 103. a

⁽⁴⁾ Exo. 15. a

⁽⁵⁾ Nu. 11. a

⁽⁶⁾ Nu. 16. a

⁽⁷⁾ Exo. 32. a 1. cor. 10. a Rom. 1. ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁸⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 106

⟨illegible⟩ thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer. Let them geue thākes whom the LORDE hath redemed, ⟨illegible⟩ delyuered from the hande of the enemie. And gathered ⟨illegible⟩ out of the londes, frō the east, frō the west, frō the north & from the south.

They wente astraye in the wildernesse in an ⟨illegible⟩ waye, & founde no cite to dwell in. ⟨illegible⟩ & thirstie, & their soule faynted in the. So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered ⟨illegible⟩ from their distresse. He led ⟨illegible⟩ forth by yᵉ right waie, yᵗ they might go to yᵉ cite where they dwelt.

O that ⟨illegible⟩ wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ of ⟨illegible⟩ For he satisfied ⟨illegible⟩ emptie soule, & fylled the hongrie soule with good.

Soch as sat in darcknesse and in the shadowe of death, ⟨illegible⟩ fast bounde in misery & yron Because they were not obediēt to the ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ of God, but lightly regarded the councell of the most highest.

Their herte was vexed with laboure, they fell downe, & there was none to helpe them

So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered them out of their distresse. He brought ⟨illegible⟩ out of darcknesse & out of the shadowe of death, ⟨illegible⟩ brake their bondes in sonder. O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the ⟨illegible⟩ that he doth for the childrē of men. For he hath broken the gates of brasse, & ⟨illegible⟩ the barres of yron in sonder. ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ were plaged for their offence, & because of their wickednesse. Their soule abhorred all maner of meate, they were euē harde at deathes dore. So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, ⟨illegible⟩ he delyuered ⟨illegible⟩ out of their distresse. He sent his worde & healed ⟨illegible⟩ saued the from destruccion. O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the children of men. That they wolde offre vnto him ⟨illegible⟩ sacrifice of thankesgeuynge, and tell out his workes with gladnes. They that go downe to the see in shippes, & occupie their busynesse in greate waters. These men se the workes of the LORDE, & his wonders in the depe. For at his worde, the stormy wynde aryseth, and lifteth vp the wawes therof.

They are caried vp to the heauen, & downe agayne to the depe, their soule melteth awaye in the trouble. They ⟨illegible⟩ to and ⟨illegible⟩ they stacker like a droncken man, and are at their wittes ende. So ⟨illegible⟩ vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuereth ⟨illegible⟩ out of their distresse. He maketh the storme to ceasse, so that the wawes are still.

⟨illegible⟩ are they glad because they be at rest, & so he bryngeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be. O that men wolde prayse the goodnes of the LORDE, and the wonders that he doth for the children of men.

That they wolde exalte him in the cōgregacion of the people, & loaue him in the seate of the elders. Which turneth the floudes in to drie londe, and ⟨illegible⟩ vp the water sprynges. A frutefull londe maketh he baren, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin. Agayne, he maketh the wildernes ⟨illegible⟩ stondinge water, and water sprynges of a drye grounde. There he setteth ⟨illegible⟩ hongrie, that they maye buylde them a cite to dwell in. That they maye sowe their groūde, plante vynyardes, to yelde them frutes of increase. He blesseth them, so that they multiplie ⟨illegible⟩ and ⟨illegible⟩ not their catell to ⟨illegible⟩ Whē they are minished & brought lowe thorow ⟨illegible⟩ thorow eny plage or trouble. Though he suffre ⟨illegible⟩ to be euell intreated thorow tyrauntes, or let them ⟨illegible⟩ out of the waye in the wildernesse: Yet helpeth he the poore out of misery (at the last) and maketh him an housholde like a flocke of shepe. The rightuous wil cōsidre this and reioyse, the mouth of all wickednesse shall be stopped. Who so is wyse, and ⟨illegible⟩ these thinges well, shall vnderstonde the louynge kyndnesses of the LORDE.

Psalm 107

A psalme of Dauid.

⟨illegible⟩ my hert is ready to synge, ⟨illegible⟩ to geue prayse. Awake (o my ⟨illegible⟩ awake lute & harpe, I my selfe will awake loue right early. I wil geue thākes vnto ⟨illegible⟩ (o LORDE) amonge the people, I wil synge prayses vnto ⟨illegible⟩ amonge the Heithē.

For ⟨illegible⟩ greatnesse of ⟨illegible⟩ mercy is higher then the ⟨illegible⟩ reacheth vnto the cloudes. Set vp ⟨illegible⟩ self (o God) aboue the heauēs, & ⟨illegible⟩ glory aboue all the earth. That ⟨illegible⟩ beloued maye be delyuered: helpe then with ⟨illegible⟩ right hande, & heare me. God hath spoken in his Sanctuary (which thinge reioyseth ⟨illegible⟩ I will ⟨illegible⟩ Sichem, and mete out the valley of Suchoth. Galaad is myne, Manasses is myne, Ephraim is the strēgth of my heade, Iuda is my captaine. Moab is my wash ⟨illegible⟩ ouer Edom wil I stretch out my shue, ⟨illegible⟩ shal be glad of me. Who wil lede me in to ⟨illegible⟩ stronge cite? Who wil brynge me in to Edom? Shalt not thou do it (o God) which hast cast vs out: thou God, ⟨illegible⟩ wentest not forth with oure hoostes? O be thou oure helpe in trouble, for vayne is the helpe of man. Thorow God we shall do greate actes, for it is he ⟨illegible⟩ shal ⟨illegible⟩ downe oure enemies.

Psalm 108

A psalme of Dauid.

⟨illegible⟩ not ⟨illegible⟩ tōge, o God of my prayse. For the mouth of the vngodly, yee and the mouth of the disceatfull is opened vpon me, and speake agaynst me with false tōges. They compase ⟨illegible⟩ aboute with wordes of hatred, & fight agaynst me without a cause. For the loue that I had vnto them, they ⟨illegible⟩ now my contrary parte, but I ⟨illegible⟩ my self vnto prayer. Thus they rewarde me euell for good, hatred for my good will. Set an vngodly man to be ruler ouer him, & let Satan stonde at his right hande. When sentence is geuen vpon him,, let him be ⟨illegible⟩ and let his prayer be turned in to synne. Let his dayes be fewe, and his ⟨illegible⟩ another ⟨illegible⟩ Let his children be fatherlesse, & his wife ⟨illegible⟩ wyddowe. Let his children be vagabundes, and begg their bred: let them seke it, as they that be destroyed. Let ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ cōsume all that he hath, and let straungers spoyle his laboure. Let there be no man to ⟨illegible⟩ ner to haue compassion vpon his fatherlesse children. Let his ende be destruccion, and in the nexte generacion let his name be clene put out. Let the wickednesse of his fathers be had in remembraunce in the sight of the LORDE, and let not the synne of his mother be done awaye.

Let them be allwaye before the LORDE, but as for ⟨illegible⟩ memoriall of them selues, let it perish from out of the earth. And that because his mynde was not to do good, but persecuted the poore helplesse, and him that was vexed at the herte, to slaye him. His delite was in cursynge, and therfore shall it happē vnto him: he loued not blessynge, and that shall be farre frō him. He clothed him self with cursynge like as with a ⟨illegible⟩ yee it wente in to his bowels like water, and like oyle in to his bones. Let it be vnto him as the cloke that he hath vpon him, and as the gyrdle that he is gyrded withall. Let it thus happen from the LORDE vnto myne enemies, and to those that speake euell agaynst my soule. But deale thou with me (o LORDE God) acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ name, for swete is ⟨illegible⟩ mercy. O delyuer me, for I am helplesse & poore, & my herte is wounded within me. I go hence like yᵉ shadowe that departeth, and am dryuen awaye as yᵉ greshoppers. My knees are weake thorow fastinge, my flesh is dried vp for want of fatnesse. I am become a rebuke vnto them, they loke vpō me and shake their heades. Helpe me o LORDE my God, ⟨illegible⟩ saue me for thy mercies sake. ⟨illegible⟩ they maye knowe, how that this is ⟨illegible⟩ hande, and that thou hast done it. Though they curse, yet blesse thou: and let them be cōfounded, that ryse vp agaynst me, but let ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt reioyse. Let myne aduersaries be clothed with their owne shame, as with a cloake.

As for ⟨illegible⟩ I wil geue thankes vnto the LORDE with my mouth, and prayse him amonge the multitude. For he stondeth at the right hande of the poore, to saue him from soch as condempne his soule.

Psalm 109

A psalme of Dauid.

THE LORDE sayde vnto my LORDE: Syt thou on my right hande, vntill I make thine enemies ⟨illegible⟩ fotestole.

The LORDE shal sende the rodde of ⟨illegible⟩ power out of Sion, be thou ruler euen in yᵉ myddest amonge thine enemies. In the daye of ⟨illegible⟩ power shal ⟨illegible⟩ people offre ⟨illegible⟩ frewill ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ offeringes with an holy worshipe, ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ of ⟨illegible⟩ byrth is of ⟨illegible⟩ wōbe of the mornynge. The LORDE sware, and wil not repent: Thou art a prest for euer after ⟨illegible⟩ order of ⟨illegible⟩ The LORDE vpon ⟨illegible⟩ right honde, shal smyte euen kynges in the daye of his wrath. He shal be iudge amōge the Heithen, he shal fyll them with deed bodies, and smyte in sonder the heades ouer dyuerse countres. He shal drynke of the ⟨illegible⟩ in the waye, therfore shal he lift vp his heade.

Psalm 110

⟨illegible⟩

I Wil geue thankes vnto the LORDE with my whole herte: secretly amonge the faithfull, and in the congregacion. ⟨illegible⟩ workes of the LORDE are greate, sought out of all ⟨illegible⟩ that haue pleasure therin. His worke is worthy to be praysed and had in ⟨illegible⟩ and his rightuousnesse endureth for euer. The mercifull & gracious LORDE hath so done his marvelous workes, yᵗ they ought to be had in remēbraūce. He geueth meate vnto ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ feare him, he is euer myndfull of his ⟨illegible⟩⟧ [B] He sheweth his people the power of his workes, that he maye geue them the heretage of the Heithen. The workes of his hōdes are verite & iudgment, all his cōmaundemētes are true. They stonde fast for euer & euer,⁽¹⁾ & are done in trueth & equite. He sent redempcion vnto his people, he hath commaunded his couenaunt for euer, holy & reuerent is his name.⁽²⁾ The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wyszdome, a good vnderstondinge haue all they that do therafter: the prayse of it endureth for euer.

Notes to Psalm 110

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 111

The CXI. psalme. Halleluya.

[A] BLessed is the man yᵗ feareth the LORDE, & hath greate delite in his commaundementes.⁽¹⁾ His sede shall be mightie vpon earth, the generacion of the faithfull shalbe blessed. Riches & plēteousnesse shalbe in his house, & his rightuousnes endureth for euer. Vnto the godly there ariseth vp light in the darcknesse: he is merciful,⁽²⁾ louynge & rightuous. Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & pōdreth his wordes wᵗ discrecion.⁽³⁾ For he shal neuer be moued, the rightuous shal be had in an euer lastinge remembraunce. He wil not be afrayed for eny euell tydinges, his herte stondeth fast, & beleueth in yᵉ LORDE. His herte is stablished, he wil not shrencke, vntill he se his desyre vpon his enemies. He hath sparsed abrode,⁽⁴⁾ & geuē to the poore, his rightuousnes remayneth for euer, his horne shal be exalted wᵗ honoʳ. The vngodly shal se it, & it shal greue him: he shall gnash wᵗ his ⟨illegible⟩th & consume awaye, & the desyre of the vn godly shal perish.

Notes to Psalm 111

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽³⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁴⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 112

The CXII. psal. Halleluya.

PRayse the LORDE (O ye seruauntes) O prayse the name of the LORDE. ⁽¹⁾

Blessed be the name of the LORDE, frō this tyme forth for euermore. The LORDES name is worthy to be praysed, frō the rysinge vp of the Sonne vnto the goinge downe of the same. The LORDE is hye aboue all Heithen, and his glory aboue the heauēs. Who is like vnto the LORDE oure God, yᵗ hath his dwellinge so hye, which humbleth himself, to beholde that is in heauen and earth? Which taketh vp the symple out of the dust, and lifteth the poore out of the myre. That he maye set him amonge the prynces, euen amonge the prynces of his people. Which maketh the baren woman to kepe house, and to be a ioyfull mother of children. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 112

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 113

The CXIII. psalme.

WHen Israel came out of Egipte, & the house of Iacob from amonge that straunge people. Iuda was his Sāctuary, Israel his dominion.⁽¹⁾ The see sawe that, and fled, Iordan turned backe. The mountaynes stripped like rammes, & the litle hilles like yonge shepe. What ayled the (o thou see) that thou fleddest? and thou Iordan, that thou turnedest backe? Ye mountaynes, that ye stripped like rammes? and ye litle hilles, like yonge shepe? The earth trembled at the presence of the LORDE, at the presence of the God of Iacob.⁽²⁾ Which turned the harde rocke in to a stondinge water, & the flynt stone in to a sprynginge well.

Here the Hebrues begynne the CXV. psalme.

Not vnto vs (o LORDE) not vnto vs, but [B] vnto thy name geue the prayse, for thy louinge mercy and faithfulnes. Wherfore shal the Heithen saye: where is now their God?⁽³⁾

As for oure God, he is in heauen, he doth what soeuer it pleaseth him. Their ymages are but syluer and golde, euen the worke of mens hōdes. They haue mouthes,⁽⁴⁾ and speake not: eyes haue they, but they se not.

They haue eares, and heare not: noses haue they, but they smell not. They haue handes and handle not, fete haue they, but they can not go, nether can they speake thorow their throte. They that made them, are like vnto them, and so are all soch as put their trust in them. But let Israel trust in yᵉ LORDE, for he is their sucoure & defence. Let [C] the house of Aaron put their trust in yᵉ LORDE, for he is their sucoure & defence. They that feare the LORDE, let thē put their trust in the LORDE, ⁽⁵⁾ for he is their sucoure and defence. The LORDE is myndefull of vs, & blesseth vs: he blesseth yᵉ house of Israel, he blesseth yᵉ house of Aaron. Yee he blesseth all them that feare the LORDE, both small & greate. The LORDE encrease you more & more: you, and youre childrē. For ye are yᵉ blessed of the LORDE, which made heauen & earth. All the whole heauens are the LORDES, but the earth hath he geuē vnto yᵉ childrē of men.⁽⁶⁾ The deed prayse not the (o LORDE) nether all they that go downe in to sylence. But we will prayse the LORDE, from this tyme forth for euermore. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 113

⁽¹⁾ Exo. 14. e Iosu. 3. d

⁽²⁾ Exo. 17. b Nu. 20. b

⁽³⁾ Psal. 78. b

⁽⁴⁾ Psal 13 4 ⟨illegible⟩ Esa. 4 4. b ⟨illegible⟩ere. 10. a

⁽⁵⁾ Psal. 17. c

⁽⁶⁾ Psal. ⟨illegible⟩ Esa

Psalm 114

The CXIIII. psalme.

I Am wel pleased, yᵗ the LORDE hath herde yᵉ voyce of my prayer. That he hath enclyned his eare ⟨illegible⟩ therfore wil I call vpō him as long ⟨illegible⟩. The snares of death cōpas⟨illegible⟩ me rounde aboute, the paynes of hell gat⟨illegible⟩ holde vpon me, I founde trouble and heuy ⟨illegible⟩ called I vpon yᵉ name of the LORDE: o LORDE, delyuer my soule. Gracious is yᵉ LORDE & rightuous, yee oure God is mercifull.

The LORDE preserueth yᵉ symple, I was brought downe, and he helped me. Turne agayne then vnto thy rest (o my soule) for the LORDE hath geuen the thy desyre.

⁽¹⁾And why? thou hast delyuered my soule from death, myne eyes from teares, and my fete from fallinge. I wil walke before yᵉ LORDE, in the londe of the lyuynge.

Notes to Psalm 114

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 55. b

Psalm 115

The CXV. psalme. This psalme do the Hebrues ioyne vnto it that goeth before, and it is with them the CXVI▪ psalme.

[A] I Beleued, and therfore haue I spokē, but I was sore troubled.⁽¹⁾ I sayde in my haist: All men are lyers.

What rewarde shal I geue vnto yᵉ LORDE, for all the benefites yᵗ he hath done vnto me? I wil receaue the cuppe of saluaciō, and call vpon the name of the LORDE.

I wil paye my vowes in the presence of all his people, right deare in the sight of yᵉ LORDE is the death of his sayntes. O LORDE, I am thy seruaunt, I am thy seruaunt, and the sonne of thy handmayden, thou hast broken my bondes in sonder.⁽²⁾ I wil offre the the sacrifice of thankes geuynge, and wil call vpon the name of the LORDE. I wil paye my vowes vnto the LORDE in the sight of all his people, in the courtes of the LORDES house, euē in the myddest of the, o Ierusalem. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 115

⁽¹⁾ 2. cor. 4. c Rom. 3. a

⁽²⁾ Hebr. ⟨illegible⟩3. c Psal. 91. a

Psalm 116

The CXVI. psalme.

[A] O Prayse the LORDE all ye Gentiles, laude him all ye people.⁽¹⁾ For his mercifull kyndnes is euer more and more towarde vs, & the trueth of the LORDE endureth for euer. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 116

⁽¹⁾ Rom. 15. c

Psalm 117

The CXVII. psalme.

[A] O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious,⁽¹⁾ and his mercy endureth for euer. Let Israel now confesse, yᵗ his mercy endureth for euer. Let the house of Aaron now confesse, that his mercy endureth for euer. Yee let thē now that feare the LORDE, confesse, that his mercy endureth for euer. I called vpon the LORDE in trouble, and the LORDE herde me at large. The LORDE is my helper, I wil not feare what man doeth vnto me. The LORDE is my helper, & I shal se my desyre vpon myne enemies. It is better to trust ⟨illegible⟩, then to put eny confidence in man It is better to trust in the LORDE, then to put eny confidēce in prynces. All Heithen compased me rounde aboute, but in the name of the LORDE wil I destroye thē.

They kepte me in on euery syde, but in the name of the LORDE, I wil destroye them.

They came aboute me like bees, & were [B] as hote as the fyre in the thornes, but in the name of the LORDE. I wil destroye them.

They thrust at me, that I might fall, but the LORDE was my helpe.⁽²⁾ The LORDE is my strēgth, & my songe, & is become my saluacion. The voyce of ioye & myrth is in the dwellynges of yᵉ rightuous, for yᵉ right hande of the LORDE hath gottē the victory.

The right hande of the LORDE hath the preemynence, the right hāde of the LORDE hath gottē the victory. I wil not dye, but lyue, and declare the workes of the LORDE.

The LORDE hath chastened & correcte me, but he hath not geuen me ouer vnto death.

Open me the gates of rightuousnes▪ yᵗ I maye go in there thorow, & geue thākes vnto the LORDE. This is the dore of the LORDE, the rightuous shall entre in thorow it

I thanke the, yᵗ thou hast herde me, & are become my saluaciō. The same stone which the buylders refused, is become the headestone in the corner. This was the LORDES doinge, & it is maruelous in oʳ eyes. This is the daye which the LORDE hath made▪ let vs reioyse and be glad in it. Helpe now o LORDE, o LORDE sende vs now prosperite.

Blessed be he that cōmeth in the name of the LORDE, we wish you good lucke, ye that be of the house of the LORDE. God is the LORDE, & hath shewed vs light: O garnish the solempne feast with grene braunches, euē vnto the hornes of yᵉ aulter. Thou art my God, & I wil thanke the: thou art my God and I wil prayse the. O geue thankes ⟨illegible⟩ to the LORDE, for he is gracious, & his m⟨illegible⟩cy endureth for euer.

Notes to Psalm 117

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩dit. 13. c ⟨illegible⟩al. 105. a ⟨illegible⟩ 6. a 135. a Nu. 16▪ a c▪ 4. c

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 118

The CXVIII. psalme. Aleph.

BLessed are those yᵗ be vndefiled in the waye: which walke in the lawe of yᵉ LORDE. Blessed are they that kepe his t⟨illegible⟩timonies, & seke him with their whole herte ▪

Which walke in his wayes, & do no wickednesse. Thou hast geuen strayte charge to kepe thy commaundementes. O that my wayes were stablished to kepe thy stat⟨illegible⟩tes. So shulde I not be confounded, whyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaundementes. I wil thanke the with an vnfay⟨illegible⟩ned herte, because I am lerned in the iudg⟨illegible⟩mentes of thy rightuousnesse. I wil kepe thy statutes, o forsake me not vtterly.

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⟦BETH.

Where withall shall ⟨illegible⟩ yonge man clense his waye? Euen by ⟨illegible⟩ himself after ⟨illegible⟩ worde. With my whole herte do I seke yᵉ, O let me not go wronge out of ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ Thy wordes haue I hyd within my herte, ⟨illegible⟩ I shulde not synne agaynst ⟨illegible⟩

Praysed be thou O LORDE, O teach me ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. With my lippes wil I be tellynge out all ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmentes of ⟨illegible⟩ mouth.

I haue as greate delite in the waye of ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies, as in all maner of riches. I wil exercise my self in ⟨illegible⟩ cōmaundementes, & haue respecte vnto ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ My delite shalbe in ⟨illegible⟩ statutes, I will not forget ⟨illegible⟩ wordes.

GIMEL.

O do well vnto ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt, that I maye lyue and kepe ⟨illegible⟩ wordes. Open thou myne eyes, & so shal I spie out wonderous thinges in ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. I am a straūger vpō earth, O hyde not thy commaundementes fro me.

My soule breaketh out, for the very feruent desyre that I haue allwaye vnto thy iudgmentes. Thou rebukest the proude, cursed are they that departe from ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes. O turne fro me shame & rebuke, for I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies. ⟨illegible⟩ also syt ⟨illegible⟩ speake agaynst me, but ⟨illegible⟩ seruaūt is occupied in ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. In ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies is my delite, they are my councelers.

DALETH.

My soule cleueth to the dust, ⟨illegible⟩ thou me acordinge to ⟨illegible⟩ worde. I knowleged my wayes, & thou ⟨illegible⟩ me, O teach me then thy statutes. Make ⟨illegible⟩ to vnderstonde the waye of ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes, & so shal I talke of ⟨illegible⟩ wonderous workes.

My soule melteth awaye for very ⟨illegible⟩ o set me vp acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde. Take fro me the waye of lyenge, ⟨illegible⟩ graunte me ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. I haue chosen the waye of treuth, thy iudgmentes haue I layed before me. I sticke vnto ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies, o LORDE ⟨illegible⟩ me not. I wil ⟨illegible⟩ the waye of thy commaundementes, when thou hast comforted my herte.

HE

Teach me o LORDE the waye of ⟨illegible⟩ statutes, and I shal kepe it vnto the ende. ⟨illegible⟩ me vnderstondinge, and I shal kepe ⟨illegible⟩ lawe, yee I shal kepe it with my whole herte.

Lede me in the path of ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes, for that is my desyre. ⟨illegible⟩ myne herte vnto ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies, & not to cuvetousnes. O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanite, & ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ in ⟨illegible⟩ waie.

O stablish ⟨illegible⟩ worde in ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt, ⟨illegible⟩ I maye feare ⟨illegible⟩ Take awaye the rebuke ⟨illegible⟩ I am afraied of, for ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmētes are amiable. Beholde, my delite is in ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ o ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ in ⟨illegible⟩ rightuousnesse.

VAU.

Let ⟨illegible⟩ louynge mercy come vnto me (o LORDE) and ⟨illegible⟩ sauynge health acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde. That I maye geue answere vnto my blasphemers, for my trust is in ⟨illegible⟩ worde. O take not yᵉ worde of treuth vtterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy iudgmentes. So shal I allwaye kepe ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. yee for euer and euer. And I wil walke at liberty, for I seke thy commaundementes. I wil speake of ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies euen before kynges, and wil not be ashamed.

My delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I loue. My hondes also will I lift vp vnto ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes which I loue, & my talkynge shalbe of ⟨illegible⟩ statutes.

ZAIN.

O thynke vpon ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt as concernynge ⟨illegible⟩ worde, wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust. For it is my comforte in my trouble, yee ⟨illegible⟩ worde quyckeneth ⟨illegible⟩

The proude haue ⟨illegible⟩ greatly in derision, yet shrencke not I from ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. I remembre ⟨illegible⟩ euerlastinge iudgmentes (o LORDE) and am comforted. I am horribly afrayed for ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ that forsake ⟨illegible⟩ lawe.

Thy statutes are my songes in the house of my pilgremage. I thynke vpon ⟨illegible⟩ name (o LORDE) in the night season, and ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. It is myne owne, for I kepe thy commaundementes.

HETH

Thou art my porcion (o LORDE) I am purposed to kepe ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. I make myne humble peticion in ⟨illegible⟩ presence with my whole herte, o be mercifull vnto ⟨illegible⟩ acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde. I call myne owne wayes to remembraunce, and turne my fete in to ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies. I make haist, and prolonge not the tyme, to kepe ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes. ⟨illegible⟩ congregacions of the vngodly haue robbed ⟨illegible⟩ but I forget not ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. At mydnight stonde I vp, to geue thākes vnto ⟨illegible⟩ for ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmentes of ⟨illegible⟩ rightuousnesse.

I am a companyon of all them that feare ⟨illegible⟩ and kepe thy commaundementes.

The earth (o LORDE) is full of ⟨illegible⟩ mercy, O teach me ⟨illegible⟩ statutes.

THETH.

O LORDE, thou hast dealt frendly with ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt, acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde.

O lerne ⟨illegible⟩ kyndnesse, nourtoure ⟨illegible⟩ knowlege, for I beleue thy commaundementes.

Before I was troubled, I wente wronge, but now I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ worde. Thou art good and frendly, O teach me ⟨illegible⟩ statutes.

The proude ymagin lyes vpon me, but I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes with my whole herte. Their herte is as fat as ⟨illegible⟩ but my delite is in ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. It is good for ⟨illegible⟩ that I haue bene in trouble, that I maye lerne ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. The lawe of ⟨illegible⟩ mouth is ⟨illegible⟩ vnto ⟨illegible⟩ the thousandes of golde & syluer.

Thy hādes haue made me and fashioned me, ⟨illegible⟩ me vnderstondinge, that I maye lerne thy commaundementes. They that feare ⟨illegible⟩ wil be glad when they se me, because I put my trust in ⟨illegible⟩ worde. I knowe (o LORDE) ⟨illegible⟩ thy iudgmentes are right, and ⟨illegible⟩ thou of very faithfulnesse hast caused me be troubled. O let ⟨illegible⟩ mercifull kyndnesse be my comforte, acordinge to ⟨illegible⟩ promyse that thou hast made vnto ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt. O let ⟨illegible⟩ louynge mercies come vnto ⟨illegible⟩ that I maye lyue, for ⟨illegible⟩ lawe is my delyte. Let the proude be ⟨illegible⟩ which handle so falsly agaynst me. But let soch as feare ⟨illegible⟩ & knowe ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies, be turned vnto me. O let my herte be vndefyled in ⟨illegible⟩ statutes, that I be not ashamed.

CAPH.

My soule longeth for ⟨illegible⟩ sauynge health, for my trust is in ⟨illegible⟩ worde. Myne eyes lōge sore for ⟨illegible⟩ worde, ⟨illegible⟩ Oh when wilt thou cōforte me? For I am become like a botell in ⟨illegible⟩ smoke, yet do not I forget ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. How many are the dayes of ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt? Whē wilt thou be auenged of my aduersaries? The proude haue dygged pittes for ⟨illegible⟩ which are not after ⟨illegible⟩ lawe.

All ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes are true, they ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ falsly, O be thou my helpe.

They haue almost made an ende of me vpon earth, but I forsake not ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes. O ⟨illegible⟩ me after ⟨illegible⟩ louinge kyndnes, & so shall I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies of ⟨illegible⟩ mouth.

LAMED.

O LORDE, ⟨illegible⟩ worde endureth for euer in heauē. Thy treuth also remayneth from one generacion to another: thou hast layed the foundacion of the earth, and it abydeth.

They cōtinue this daye acordinge to ⟨illegible⟩ ordinaunce, for all thinges serue ⟨illegible⟩ Yf my delyte were not in ⟨illegible⟩ lawe, I shulde perishe in my trouble. I wil neuer forget ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ for with ⟨illegible⟩ thou ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ I am thine, ⟨illegible⟩ helpe me, for I seke thy commaundementes. The vngodly laye wayte for ⟨illegible⟩ to destroye me, but I considre ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies. I se that all thinges come to an ende, but ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemēt is exceadinge brode.

MEM.

O what a loue haue I vnto ⟨illegible⟩ lawe? all the daye longe is my talkynge of it. Thou thorow ⟨illegible⟩ commaundement hast made me wyser ⟨illegible⟩ myne enemies, for it is euer by ⟨illegible⟩

I haue more vnderstondinge then all my teachers, for ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies are my studye.

Yee I am wyser then the aged, for I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ cōmaundementes. I refrayne my fete from euery euell waye, that I maye kepe ⟨illegible⟩ wordes. I ⟨illegible⟩ not from thy iudgmentes, for thou teachest me. O how swete are ⟨illegible⟩ wordes vnto my throte? Yee more ⟨illegible⟩ hony vnto my mouth. Thorow thy commaundementes I get vnderstondinge, therfore I hate all false wayes.

NUN.

Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete & a light vnto my pathes. I haue sworne & am ⟨illegible⟩ purposed, to kepe ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmētes of ⟨illegible⟩ rightuousnesse. I am troubled aboue measure, quycken me (o LORDE) acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde. Let ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ of my mouth please ⟨illegible⟩ (o LORDE) & teach me ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmētes. My soule is allwaye in my ⟨illegible⟩ yet do not I forget ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. The vngodly haue laied a snare for ⟨illegible⟩ but yet ⟨illegible⟩ not I frō ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ Thy testimonies haue ⟨illegible⟩ as myne heretage for euer: & why? they are the very ioye of my herte. I applye myne herte to fulfill ⟨illegible⟩ statutes allwaye, euen vnto the ende.

SAMECH.

I hate ⟨illegible⟩ vngodly, but ⟨illegible⟩ lawe do I loue.

Thou art my defence & shylde, my trust is in ⟨illegible⟩ worde. Awaye fro me ye wicked, I wil kepe the commaundementes of my God.

stablish ⟨illegible⟩ acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde, yᵗ I maye lyue, & let me not be disapoynted of my hope. Holde thou me vp, & I shall be safe: yee I shal euer be talkynge of ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. Thou ⟨illegible⟩ downe all ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ departe from ⟨illegible⟩ statutes, for they ymagin but disceate. Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earth like drosse, therfore I loue thy testimonies. My flesh ⟨illegible⟩ for feare of ⟨illegible⟩ and I am afrayed of ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmētes.

AIN.

deale with the thinge yᵗ is laufull & right, O geue me not ouer vnto my ⟨illegible⟩

Be thou suertie for ⟨illegible⟩ seruaūt to do him good, that the proude do me no wronge.

Myne eyes are waysted awaye with lokynge for ⟨illegible⟩ health, & for yᵉ worde of ⟨illegible⟩ rightuousnesse. O deale with ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ louynge mercy, and teach me ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. I am ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt, O graunte me vnderstōdinge, that I maye knowe ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies. It is tyme for ⟨illegible⟩ (o LORDE) to laye to thine hōde, for they haue destroyed ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. For I loue thy ⟨illegible⟩ aboue ⟨illegible⟩ and precious stone. Therfore ⟨illegible⟩ I straight all ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes, and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre.

Thy testimonies are wonderfull, ⟨illegible⟩ doth my soule kepe them. When thy worde goeth forth, it geueth light and vnderstōdinge, euē vnto babes. I ⟨illegible⟩ my mouth & ⟨illegible⟩ in my breth, for I desyre ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes. O loke thou vpon me, and be mercyfull, as thou ⟨illegible⟩ to do vnto those yᵗ loue thy name. ⟨illegible⟩ my goinges after ⟨illegible⟩ worde, that no wickednesse raigne in me. O delyuer me from ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ dealinges of ⟨illegible⟩ and so shal I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ commaundemētes. Shewe ⟨illegible⟩ light of thy countenaunce vnto ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt, and lerne me ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. Myne eyes ⟨illegible⟩ out with water, because men kepe not ⟨illegible⟩ lawe.

ZADI.

⟨illegible⟩ art thou (o LORDE) & true is ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies that thou hast commaūded, are exceadinge rightuous and true. My zele hath euen consumed ⟨illegible⟩ because myne enemies haue forgotten ⟨illegible⟩ wordes. Thy worde is tried to the vttemost, & ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunte loueth it. I am small and of no reputaciō, yet do not I forget ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ Thy rightuousnesse is an euerlastinge rightuousnes, and ⟨illegible⟩ lawe is true. ⟨illegible⟩ and ⟨illegible⟩ haue ⟨illegible⟩ holde vpō me, yet is my delite in thy commaundementes. ⟨illegible⟩ rightuousnes of ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies is euerlastinge, o graunte me vnderstondinge, and I shal lyue.

COPH.

I call with my whole herte, heare me (o LORDE) I wil kepe ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. Yee euen vpō ⟨illegible⟩ do I call, helpe me, and I shal kepe ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies. ⟨illegible⟩ in ⟨illegible⟩ mornynge do I crie vnto ⟨illegible⟩ for in ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ is my trust. Myne eyes ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ night watches, ⟨illegible⟩ I might be occupied in ⟨illegible⟩ wordes. Heare my voyce (o LORDE) acordīge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ louynge kyndnesse, ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ acordīge as thou art ⟨illegible⟩ They drawe nye ⟨illegible⟩ of malice ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ & are farre frō ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. Be thou nye at hōde also (o LORDE) for ⟨illegible⟩ promises are faithfull.

As concernynge ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies, I haue knowne euer ⟨illegible⟩ the begynnynge, that thou hast grounded them for euer.

RES.

O considre my aduersite, & delyuer me, for I do not forget ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. ⟨illegible⟩ thou my cause and defende ⟨illegible⟩ quycken ⟨illegible⟩ acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde. ⟨illegible⟩ is farre frō the vngodly, for they regarde not ⟨illegible⟩ statutes. Greate is ⟨illegible⟩ mercy (o LORDE) quycken ⟨illegible⟩ as thou art ⟨illegible⟩ Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me, yet do not I ⟨illegible⟩ frō ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies. ⟨illegible⟩ greueth me, whan I se, that the transgressours kepe not ⟨illegible⟩ lawe. Considre (LORDE) how I loue thy cōmaundementes, O quycken ⟨illegible⟩ with ⟨illegible⟩ louinge kyndnesse. Thy worde is true from euerlastinge, all ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmentes of ⟨illegible⟩ rightuousnesse endure for euermore.

SIN.

The prynces ⟨illegible⟩ me without cause, but my herte stōdeth in awe of ⟨illegible⟩ wordes.

I am as glad of ⟨illegible⟩ worde, as one ⟨illegible⟩ fyndeth greate spoyles. As for lyes, I hate & abhorre them, but ⟨illegible⟩ lawe do I loue. Seuen tymes a daye do I prayse the, because of ⟨illegible⟩ rightuous iudgmentes. Greate is the peace yᵗ they haue which loue thy lawe, ⟨illegible⟩ they are not offended at it. LORDE, I loke for ⟨illegible⟩ sauynge health, & do after ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ My soule kepeth ⟨illegible⟩ testimonies, & loueth the exceadingly. I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ & testimonies, for all my wayes are before ⟨illegible⟩

THAU.

Let my cōplaynte come before ⟨illegible⟩ (o LORDE) geue me vnderstondinge, acordinge vnto ⟨illegible⟩ worde. Oh let my ⟨illegible⟩ come before ⟨illegible⟩ delyuer me acordinge to ⟨illegible⟩ promyse. My lippes shall speake of ⟨illegible⟩ prayse, seynge thou hast taught me ⟨illegible⟩ statutes.

Yee my tōge shall synge of ⟨illegible⟩ worde, for all ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ are right. Let ⟨illegible⟩ hāde helpe me, for I haue chosen ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ I longe for ⟨illegible⟩ sauynge health (o LORDE) & in ⟨illegible⟩ lawe is my delyte. Oh let my soule lyue & prayse the, ⟨illegible⟩ thy iudgmentes maye helpe me. I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.

Psalm 119

WHEN I am in trouble, I call vpon yᵉ LORDE, & he answereth ⟨illegible⟩ Delyuer my soule (o LORDE) ⟨illegible⟩ lyenge lippes, & ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ disceatfull tōge. What rewarde shal be geuen or done vnto ⟨illegible⟩ thou false tonge? Euen mightie & ⟨illegible⟩ arowes, with hote ⟨illegible⟩ coales. Wo is me ⟨illegible⟩ my ⟨illegible⟩ endureth so lōge: I dwell in the tabernacles of ⟨illegible⟩ soroufull. My soule hath lōge dwelt amonge them, that be enemies vnto peace. I laboured for peace, but when I spake therof, they made them to batayll.

Psalm 120

I ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ vp myne eyes vnto the hilles, ⟨illegible⟩ whence ⟨illegible⟩ my helpe? My helpe ⟨illegible⟩ euen from the LORDE, which hath made heauen and earth. He will not suffre ⟨illegible⟩ fote to be moued, and he yᵗ kepeth the, slepeth not. Beholde, he that kepeth Israel, doth nether ⟨illegible⟩ ner slepe. The LORDE himself is ⟨illegible⟩ keper, the LORDE is ⟨illegible⟩ defence vpon ⟨illegible⟩ right honde. So that the Sonne shal not burne ⟨illegible⟩ by daye, nether the Moone by night. The LORDE preserueth ⟨illegible⟩ from all euell, yee it is the LORDE that kepeth ⟨illegible⟩ soule. The LORDE preserueth ⟨illegible⟩ goinge out and ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ in, from this tyme forth for euermore.

Psalm 121

A psalme of Dauid.

I ⟨illegible⟩ glad, when they sayde vnto me: we wil go in to the house of the LORDE. Oure fete shal stonde in ⟨illegible⟩ gates, O Ierusalem. Ierusalē is buylded as a cite, that is at vnite in it self. For there yᵉ trybes go vp, euen the trybes of the LORDE: to testifie vnto Israel, to geue ⟨illegible⟩ vnto the name of the LORDE. For there is the seate of iudgement, euē the seate of the house of Dauid. O praye for ⟨illegible⟩ peace of Ierusalē, they shal prospere that loue ⟨illegible⟩ Peace be within ⟨illegible⟩ walles, and plenteousnes within ⟨illegible⟩ palaces. For my brethren and companyons sakes, I wil wish ⟨illegible⟩ prosperite. Yee because of yᵉ house of the LORDE oure God, I wil seke to do ⟨illegible⟩ good.

Psalm 122

⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ lift I vp myne eyes, thou ⟨illegible⟩ dwellest in the heauens. Beholde, euen as the eyes of ⟨illegible⟩ loke vnto the handes of their masters: and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the handes of hir mastresse, euen so oure eyes wayte vpon the LORDE oure God, vntill he haue mercy vpō vs. Haue mercy vpō vs (o LORDE) haue mercy vpon vs, for we are vtterly despysed. Oure soule is fylled with ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ reprofe of ⟨illegible⟩ welthy, & with yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ of the proude.

Psalm 123

A psalme of Dauid.

⟨illegible⟩ the LORDE had not bene of oure syde (now maye Israel saye) Yf the LORDE had not bene of oure syde, whē ⟨illegible⟩ rose vp agaynst vs: They had swalowed vs vp ⟨illegible⟩ when they were so wrothfully displeased at vs. Yee the waters had drowned vs, the streame had gone ouer oure soule.

⟨illegible⟩ depe waters of the proude had gone euē vnto oure soule. But praysed be yᵉ LORDE, which hath not geuen vs ouer for a pray vnto their ⟨illegible⟩ Oure soule is escaped, euen as a byrde out of the snare of yᵉ fouler: ⟨illegible⟩ snare is ⟨illegible⟩ and we are delyuered. ⟨illegible⟩ helpe stōdeth in the name of the LORDE, which hath made heauen and earth.

Psalm 124

THEY that put their trust in yᵉ LORDE, are euē as the mount Sion, which maye not be remoued, but stōdeth fast for euer. The hilles stonde aboute Ierusalem, euen so stondeth the LORDE rounde aboute his people, frō this tyme forth for euermore. That the rodd of the vngodly come not in to the lott of the rightuous, lest the rightuous put their honde vnto wickednesse. Do wel (o LORDE) vnto those that be good and true of herte. As for soch as turne backe vnto their owne wickednesse, ⟨illegible⟩ LORDE shal lede them forth with ⟨illegible⟩ euell doers: but peace be vpon Israel.

Psalm 125

WHEN the LORDE turneth agayne ⟨illegible⟩ captiuyte of Sion, then shal we be like vnto them that dreame. Thē shal oure mouth be fylled with laughter, and oure tonge with ioye. Then shal it be sayed amonge the Heithen: the LORDE hath done greate thinges for them. Yee the LORDE hath done greate thinges for vs allready, wherof we reioyse. Turne oure captiuyte (o LORDE) as the ryuers in the south. They that sowe in ⟨illegible⟩ shal ⟨illegible⟩ in ioye. He ⟨illegible⟩ now goeth his waye ⟨illegible⟩ & beareth forth good sede, shal come agayne with ioye, and brynge his sheaues with him.

Psalm 126

A psalme of Salomon.

⟨illegible⟩ the house, their ⟨illegible⟩ is but lost that buylde it.

Excepte the LORDE kepe the cite, the watchman waketh but in vayne. ⟨illegible⟩ is but lost ⟨illegible⟩ that ye ryse vp early, and take no rest, but ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ bred of carefulnesse; for loke to whom it pleaseth him, he geueth it in slepe. Lo, children and yᵉ frute of ⟨illegible⟩ wombe are an heretage and gift, that cōmeth of the LORDE. Like as the arowes in the ⟨illegible⟩ of ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ euē so are the yonge childrē.

Happie is the mā, ⟨illegible⟩ hath his quyuer full of them: they shal not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 127

BLESSED are all they that feare the LORDE, & walke in his wayes. For thou⟧ shalt eate the laboures of thine owne hondes: o well is the, happie art thou. Thy wife shalbe as a frutefull vyne vpon the walles of thy house. Thy children like the olyue braunches roūde aboute yᵉ table. Lo, thus shal yᵉ mā be blessed, yᵗ feareth the LORDE. ⁽¹⁾ The LORDE shal so blesse the out of Sion, that thou shalt se Ierusalē in prosperite all thy life longe. Yee that thou shalt se thy childers childrē, & peace vpō Israel.

Notes to Psalm 127

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 128

The CXXVIII. psalme.

MAny a tyme haue they fought agaynst me fro my youth vp (maye Israel now saie). Yee many a tyme haue they fought agaīst me fro my youth vp, but they haue not ouercome me. The plowers plowed vpō my backe, & made lōge forowes. But the rightous LORDE hath hewen yᵉ yocke of yᵉ vngodly in peces. Let them be confounded & turned backwarde, as many as haue euell will at Sion.⁽¹⁾ Let thē be euē as the haye vpon the house toppes, which wythereth afore it be pluckte vp.

Wherof the mower fylleth not his hande, nether he that byndeth vp the sheaues, his bosome. So that they which go by, saye not so moch as: the LORDE prospere you, we wish you good lucke in the name of the LORDE.

Notes to Psalm 128

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 129

The CXXIX. psalme.

OVt of the depe call I vnto the (o LORDE) LORDE heare my voyce. Oh let thine eares considre well the voyce of my complaynte.⁽¹⁾ Yf thou (LORDE) wilt be extreme to marcke what is done amysse, Oh LORDE, who maye abyde it? But there is mercy with the, that thou mayest be feared. I loke for the LORDE, my soule doth wayte for him, and in his worde is my trust. My soule doth paciently abyde the LORDE, frō the one mornynge to the other. Let Israel trust in the LORDE ▪ for with the LORDE there is mercy and plenteous redempcion.⁽²⁾ And he shal redeme Israel from all his synnes.

Notes to Psalm 129

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

⁽²⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 130

The CXXX. A psalme of Dauid.

LORDE, I am not hye mynded, I haue no proude lokes.⁽¹⁾ I do not exercise myself in greate matters, which are to hye for me. But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe, like as a childe yᵗ is weened from his mother, yee my soule is euen as a weened childe. Let Israel trust in the LORDE, frō this tyme forth for euermore.

Notes to Psalm 130

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 131

The CXXXI. Psalme

LORDE, remembre Dauid and all his trouble. How he swore vnto yᵉ LORDE, & vowed a vowe vnto yᵉ mightie one of Iacob: I wil not come within the tabernacle of my house, ner clymme vp ī to my bedde. I wil not suffre myne eyes to slepe, ner myne eye lyddes to slōber. Vntill I fynde out a place for the LORDE, an habitaciō for the mightie one of Iacob. Lo, we herde of the same at Ephrata, & foūde it in yᵉ wod.

We wil go in to his tabernacle▪ & fall downe before his fotestole.⁽¹⁾ Arise (o LORDE) in to thy restinge place, thou & yᵉ arke of yᵉ strēgth.

Let thy prestes be clothed with rightuousnesse, and let thy sayntes reioyse.⁽²⁾ For thy seruaunte Dauids sake turne not awaye the presence of thine anoynted. The LORDE hath [B] made a faithfull ooth vnto Dauid,⁽³⁾ & he shal not shrenke from it: Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpon thy seate. Yf thy children wil kepe my couenaunt, & my testimony yᵗ I shal lerne thē, their childrē also shal syt vpō thy seate for euermore. For the LORDE hath chosen Siō, to be an habitaciō for him self hath he chosen her. This shalbe my rest, here wil I dwel, for I haue a delite therin. I will blesse hir vytales wᵗ increase, & wil satisfie hir poore with bred.⁽⁴⁾ I wil decke hir prestes with health, & hir sayntes shal reioyse & be glad.⁽⁵⁾ There shall I make the horne of Dauid to florish, I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted. As for his enemies, I shal clothe thē wᵗ shame, but vpon himself shal his crowne florish.

Notes to Psalm 131

⁽¹⁾ 2. Par. 6. g

⁽²⁾ Exo 28 a Ephe 6. b

⁽³⁾ 2. Re. 7. c 1. Par. 18. b Psal. 88. a Act. 2. d

⁽⁴⁾ Psal 2. Esa ⟨illegible⟩

⁽⁵⁾ Luc▪ ⟨illegible⟩ 3. ⟨illegible⟩ 15.

Psalm 132

The CXXXII. A psalme of Dauid.

BEholde, how good & ioyfull a thinge [A] it is,⁽¹⁾ brethrē to dwell together in vnite. It is like yᵗ precious oyntment vpon the heade, that ranne downe vnto the beerd, euē vnto Aarons beerd,⁽²⁾ & wēte downe to the skyrtes of his clothinge. Like the dewe of Hermon,⁽³⁾ which fell vpon the hill of Sion. For there the LORDE promised his blessynge, and life for euermore.

Notes to Psalm 132

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Psalm 133

The CXXXIII. psalme.

BEholde, O prayse the LORDE all ye seruauntes of the LORDE, ye that by night stōde in the house of the LORDE. O lift vp youre handes in the Sanctuary and prayse the LORDE. The LORDE ⟨illegible⟩ heauen & earth, blesse the out ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 134

The CXXXIIII. psal⟨illegible⟩ ▪

O Prayse yᵉ name ⟨illegible⟩ o ye seruaūte⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ in yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ of the house of oure God O prayse the LORDE, for the ⟨illegible⟩ For I knowe yᵗ yᵉ LORDE is greate. & yᵗ oʳ LORDE is aboue all goddes. What so euer yᵉ LORDE pleaseth, yᵗ doth he in heauē & in earth, [B] in the see & in all depe places. He bryngeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde,⁽¹⁾ he turneth yᵉ lightenīges vnto rayne, bringīge the wyndes out of their treasuries. Which smote the firstborne of Egipte,⁽²⁾ both of man and beest. He hath sent tokens and wonders in to the myddest of the (o thou londe of Egipte) vpon Pharao and all his seruauntes.⁽³⁾ Which smote dyuerse nacions, & slewe mightie kynges.⁽⁴⁾ Sihon kynge of yᵉ Amorites, Og the kynge of Basan, and all the kyngdomes of Canaā. And gaue their lōde for an heretage, for an heretage vnto Israel his people. Thy name (o LORDE) endureth foreuer, so doth thy memoriall (o LORDE) from one generacion to another.⁽⁵⁾ For the LORDE wil auēge his people, & be gracious [C] vnto his seruaūtes. As for the ymages of the Heithē,⁽⁶⁾ they are but syluer and golde, the worke of mens hādes. They haue mouthes, & speake not: eyes haue they, but they se not. They haue eares, and yet they heare not, nether is there eny breth ī their mouthes.

They that make them, are like vnto them, & so are all they that put their trust in thē. Prayse the LORDE ye house of Israel, prayse the LORDE ye house of Aaron. Prayse the LORDE ye house of Leui, ye that feare yᵉ LORDE, prayse the LORDE. Praysed be the LORDE out of Sion, which dwelleth at Ierusalē.

Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 134

⁽¹⁾ Iere. 10. c 51. a

⁽²⁾ Exo. 12 e ⟨illegible⟩xo. 7.8. ⟨illegible⟩. 10.

⁽³⁾ Iosu. 12. a

⁽⁴⁾ Num. 21. c Deut. 3. a

⁽⁵⁾ Deu. 32. c

⁽⁶⁾ Psal. 113. b ⟨illegible⟩ ▪ 44. b ⟨illegible⟩ ▪ 10. a

Psalm 135

The CXXXV. psalme.

[A] O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer. O geue thākes vnto the God of all goddes, for his mercy endureth for euer. O thanke the LORDE of all lordes, for his mercy endureth for euer.

Which only doth greate wonders, for his mercy endureth for euer. Which by his ⟨illegible⟩ soome made the heauens, for his mercy endureth for euer. Which layed out the earth aboue the waters, for his mercy endureth for euer Which hath made greate lightes, for his mercy endureth for euer. The Sonne to rule the daye for his mercy endureth for euer The Moone and the starres to gouerne the night for his mercy endureth for euer. ⟨illegible⟩ their firstborne, ⟨illegible⟩ for euer. And ⟨illegible⟩ them, for ⟨illegible⟩ reed see in to partes, for his mercy endureth for euer. And made Israel to go thorow yᵉ myddest of it, for his mercy endureth for euer

But as for Pharao and his hoost, he ouer threwe them in the reed see, for his mercy endureth for euer.⁽¹⁾ Which led his people thorow the wyldernesse, for his mercy endureth for euer. Which smote greate kynges,⁽²⁾ for his mercy endureth for euer. Yee and slewe mightie kynges, for his mercy endureth for euer. Sihon kynge of the Amorites,⁽³⁾ for his mercy endureth for euer. And Og the kynge of Basan, for his mercy endureth for euer.

And gaue awaye their londe for an heretage, for his mercy endureth for euer. Euen for an heretage vnto Israel his seruaunt, for his mercy endureth for euer. Which remēbreth vs, whē we are in trouble, for his mercy endureth for euer. Which geueth foode vnto all flesh, for his mercy endureth foreuer.

O geue thankes vnto the God of heauen, for his mercy endureth for euer.

Notes to Psalm 135

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Psalm 136

The CXXXVI. psalme.

BY the waters of Babilon we sat downe [A] and wepte,⁽¹⁾ when we remēbred Sion. As for oure harpes, we hanged them vp vpon the trees, that are therin. Thē, they that led vs awaye captyue, requyred of vs a songe and melody in oʳ heuynes▪ synge vs one of the songes of Sion. How shal we synge the LORDES songe in a straūge lōde?⁽²⁾ Yf I forget the (o Ierusalem) let my right hande be forgotten. Yf I do not remembre the, let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth: yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth.⁽³⁾ Remembre the childrē of Edom (o LORDE) in the daye of Ierusalem, how they sayde: downe with it, downe with it, euē to the grounde. O doughter Babilō,⁽⁴⁾ thou shalt come to misery thy self: yee happie shal he be, that rewardeth yᵉ as thou hast serued vs. Blessed shal he be, that taketh thy children, and throweth them agaynst the stones

Notes to Psalm 136

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Psalm 137

The CXXXVII. A psalme of Dauid.

I Wil geue thākes vnto the (o LORDE) with my whole hert, euen before the goddes wil I synge prayses vnto the.

I wil worshippe towarde thy holy tēple, and prayse thy name because of thy louynge kyndnesse and treuth, for thou hast magnified thy worde, acordynge vnto thy greate name. When I call vpō the, thou hearest me, and endewest my soule with moch strēgth. All the kynges of the earth shal prayse the (o LORDE) when they heare the wordes of thy mouth. Yee they shal synge in the wayes of the LORDE, that greate is the glory of the LORDE. For though the LORDE be hye, yet hath he respecte vnto yᵉ lowly: as for yᵉ proude, he beholdeth him afarre off. Though I walke ī yᵉ myddest of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hāde vpō the furiousnes of myne enemies, & yᵉ righthande shal saue me. The LORDE shal make good for me, yee thy mercy (o LORDE) endureth for euer: despyse not then the worke of thine owne handes.

Psalm 138

The CXXXVIII. A psalme of Dauid.

O LORDE, thou searchest me out, and knowest me. Thou knowest my downe syttinge & my vprisynge, thou vnderstōdest my thoughtes afarre of. Thou art aboute my path & aboute my bedd, & spyest out all my wayes. For lo, there is not a worde ī my tōge, but thou (o LORDE) knowest it alltogether. Thou hast fashioned me behinde & before, & layed thine hōde vpon me. Soch knowlege is to wonderfull & excellēt for me, I can not atteyne vnto it. Whither shal I go then from thy sprete? Or, whither shal I fle from thy presence? Yf I clymme vp in to heauen, thou art there: yf I go downe to hell, thou art there also. Yf I take the wynges of the mornynge, & remayne in the vttemost parte of the see: Euen there also shal thy honde lede me, and thy right hande shal holde me. Yf I saye: peraduēture the darcknesse shal couer me, then shal my night be turned to daye. Yee the darcknesse is no darcknesse with the, but the night is as cleare as the daye, the darcknesse & light are both alike. For my reynes are thyne, thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe. I wil geue thākes vnto the, for I am wōderously made: maruelous are thy workes, and that my soule knoweth right well. My bones are not hyd from the, though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneth in the earth. Thine eyes se myne vnparfitnesse, they stonde all writtē ī thy boke: my dayes were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them

How deare are yᵉ coūcels vnto me o God? O how greate is the summe of them? Yf I tell them, they are mo in nombre then the ende: when I wake vp, I am present with the. Wilt thou not slaye yᵉ wicked (oh God) that the bloudethyrstie mighte departe fro⟨illegible⟩e? For they speake vnright of the, thine enemies exalte them selues presumptuously.

I hate them (o LORDE) that hate the, & I maye not awaye with those that ryse vp agaynst the? Yee I hate them right sore, therfore are they myne enemies. Trye me ⟨illegible⟩o God) and seke the grounde of myne hert: proue me, & examen my thoughtes Loke well, yf there be eny waye of wickednesse in me, & lede me in the waye ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 139

The CXXXIX. A psalme of Dauid▪

DElyuer me (o LORDE) from the euell men, oh preserue me from the wicked men. Which ymagin myschefe in their hertes, & stere vp strife all the daye longe. They sharpen their tonges like a serpent, Adders poyson is vnder their lippes. Sela. Kepe me (o LORDE) from the hande of the vngodly, preserue me from the wicked men, which are purposed to ouerthrowe my goinges. The proude haue layed a snare for me, & spred a nett abrode with coardes, yee & sett trappes in my waye. Sela.

But my sayenge is vnto the LORDE: thou art my God, heare the voyce of my prayer o LORDE. O LORDE God, thou strength of my health, thou hast couered my heade in yᵉ daye of battayll. Let not yᵉ vngodly haue his desyre (o LORDE) let him not haue his [B] purpose, lest they be to proude. Sela. Let the myschefe of their owne lippes fall vpon yᵉ head of thē, yᵗ cōpase me aboute.⁽¹⁾ Let hote burnynge coales fall vpō thē, let thē be cast in to the fyre, and in to the pytt, that they neuer ryse vp agayne. A man full of wordes shal not prospere vpon earth: a malicious & wicked person shal be hunted awaye and destroyed. Sure I am, that the LORDE wil auenge the poore, and manteyne the cause of the helplesse. The rightuous also shal geue thākes vnto thy name, & the iust shal continue in thy sight.

Notes to Psalm 139

⁽¹⁾ Psal. 7. b

Psalm 140

The CXL. A psalme of Dauid.

LORDE, I call vpon the: haist the vnto [A] me, and consider my voyce, whē I crie vnto the. Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incēse,⁽¹⁾ and let the liftinge vp of my hādes be an euenynge sacrifice. Set a watch (o LORDE) before my mouth,⁽²⁾ yee a watch at the dore of my lippes. O let not myne hert be enclyned to eny euell thīge, to be mynded as the vngodly or wicked men, lest I eate of soch thinges as please thē

Let the rightuous (rather) smyte me frendly, and reproue me: so wil I take it, as though he had poured oyle vpō my heade: it shal not hurte my heade, yee I wil praye yet for the⟨illegible⟩ wickednesse. Their iudges stōble at the stone, yet heare they my wordes, yᵗ they be ioyfull. Oure bones lye scatered before yᵉ pytt like as when one graueth and dyggeth vp the grounde. But myne eyes loke vnto yᵉ, o LORDE God: in the is my trust, oh cast not out my soule. Kepe me frō yᵉ snare which they haue layed for me, and frō the trappes of the wicked doers. Let the vngodly fall in to their owne nettes together, vntill I be ⟨illegible⟩ them.

Notes to Psalm 140

⁽¹⁾ Exo. 30 b Nu. 2.8 a

⁽²⁾ Eccli. 22. ⟨illegible⟩

Psalm 141

The CXLI. A psalme of Dauid.

I Crie vnto the LORDE with my voyce, yee euē vnto the LORDE do I make my supplicacion. I poure out my complaynte before him, and shewe him of my trouble. When my sprete is in heuynesse, for thou knowest my path: in the waye where in I walke, haue they preuely layed a snare for me. I loke vpon my right honde & se, there is no man that wil knowe me. I haue no place to fle vnto, no man careth for my soule. Therfore do I crie vnto the (o LORDE) and saye: thou art my hope and my porcion, in the londe of the lyuynge. Cōsidre my complaynte, for I am brought very lowe. Oh delyuer me fro my persecuters, for they are to stronge for me: Brynge my soule out of preson, that I maye geue thākes vnto thy name: which thinge yf thou wilt graūte me, then shal the rightuous resorte vnto my cōpany.

Psalm 142

The CXLII. A psalme of Dauid.

HEare my prayer (o LORDE) considre my desyre: answere me for thy treuth & rightuousnesse sake. And entre not in to iudgment with thy seruaunt, for in thy sight shal no man lyuynge be iustified. For the enemie persecuteth my soule, he smyteth my life downe to the grounde, he layeth me in the darcknesse, as the deed men of the worlde. Therfore is my sprete vexed within me, and my herte within me is desolate. Yet do I remēbre the tymes past, I muse vpō all yᵉ workes, yee I exercise my self in the workes of thy hondes. I stretch forth my hondes vnto the, my soule crieth vnto the out of the thyrstie londe. Sela. Heare me (o LORDE) and that soone, for my sprete waxeth faynte: hyde not yᵉ face fro me, lest I be like vnto thē that go downe in to the graue. Oh let me heare thy louynge kyndnesse by tymes in the mornynge, for in the is my trust: shewe thou me the waye that I shulde walke in, for I lift vp my soule vnto the. Delyuer me (o LORDE) fro myne enemies, for I resorte vnto the.

Teach me to do the thinge that pleaseth the, for thou art my God: let thy louynge sprete lede me forth vnto the londe of rightuousnesse. Quyckē me (o LORDE) for thy names sake, and for thy rightuousnesse sake brynge my soule out of trouble. And of thy goodnesse scater myne enemies abrode, and destroye all them that vexe my soule, for I am thy seruaunt.

Psalm 143

The CXLIII. A psalme of Dauid.

BLessed be the LORDE my refuge, which teacheth my hādes to warre, & my fyngers to fight. My hope and my castell, my defence and my delyuerer, my shylde in whom I trust, which gouerneth the people that is vnder me. LORDE, what is mā, that thou hast soch respecte vnto him: Or the sonne of man, that thou so regardest him? Man is like a thinge of naught, his tyme passeth awaye like a shadowe. Bowe thy heauēs (o LORDE) & come downe, touch the mountaynes, yᵗ they maye smoke withall▪

Sende forth the lightenynge & scater thē, shute out thine arowes and consume them. Sende downe thine hande from aboue, delyuer me and take me out of yᵉ greate waters, from the hande of straunge childrē. Whose mouth talketh of vanite, & their right hāde is a righthande of falsede. That I maye synge a new songe vnto the (o God) & synge prayses vnto the vpon a tenstrynged luck, Thou that geuest victory vnto kynges, and hast delyuered Dauid thy seruaunt from the parell of the swerde. Saue me and delyuer me from the honde of straunge childrē, whose mouth talketh of vanite, and their right hande is a right hande of falsede. That oure sonnes maye growe vp as the yōge plantes, and that oure doughters maye be as the polished corners of the temple. That oʳ garners maye be full and plenteous with all maner of stoare: that oʳ shepe maye brynge forth thousandes and hundreth thousands in oure villages. That oure oxen maye be stronge to laboure, that there be no myschaunce, no decaye, and no complayninge in oure stretes▪

Happie are the people that be in soch a case: yee blessed are the people, which haue the LORDE for their God.

Psalm 144

The CXLIIII. A psalme of Dauid.

I Wil magnifie the (o my God & kynge⟨illegible⟩ I wil prayse yᵉ name for euer & euer. Euery daye wil I geue thankes vnto the, and prayse yᵉ name for euer and euer. Greate is the LORDE, & maruelous worthy to be praysed, there is no ende of his greatnesse. One generacion shal prayse thy w⟨illegible⟩kes vnto another, and declare thy power. As for me I wil be talkīge of thy worshipe thy glory, thy prayse and wōderous workes▪

So that men shal speake of the might of thy maruelous actes, and tell of yᵉ greatnes▪

The memoriall of yᵉ abundaunt kyndne⟨illegible⟩ shal be shewed, and mē shal synge of thy righteousnesse. The LORDE is gracious and mercifull, longe sufferynge & of greate goodnesse. The LORDE is louynge vnto euery man, and his mercy is ouer all his workes. All thy workes prayse the (o LORDE) and thy sayntes geue thankes vnto the. They shewe the glory of thy kyngdome, and talke of yᵉ power. That yᵉ power, thy glo⟨illegible⟩ & mightynesse of thy kyngdome might be knowne vnto men. Thy kyngdome is an euerlastinge kyngdome,⁽¹⁾ & thy dominion endureth thorow out all ages. The LORDE vpholdeth all soch as shulde fall, and lifteth vp all those that be downe. The eyes of all wayte vpon the, and thou geuest them their meate in due season. Thou openest thine hāde, and fyllest all thinges lyuynge with plenteousnesse.⁽²⁾ The LORDE is righteous in all his wayes, & holy in all his workes. The LORDE is nye vnto all them that call vpon him, yee all soch as call vpon him faithfully.

He fulfilleth the desyre of them that feare him he heareth their crie, and helpeth them.

The LORDE preserueth all them that loue him, but scatereth abrode all the vngodly.

My mouth shal speake the prayse of the LORDE, And let all flesh geue thankes vnto his holy name for euer and euer. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 144

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

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Psalm 145

The CXL⟨illegible⟩. psalme.

PRayse the LORDE (o my soule:) whyle I lyue wil I prayse the LORDE, ⁽¹⁾ yee as lōge as I haue eny beynge, I wil synge prayses vnto my God.⁽²⁾ O put not yoʳ trust in prynces, ner in the childe of man, for there is no helpe in thē. For when yᵉ breth of man goeth forth, he shal turne agayne to his earth, and so all his thoughtes perishe. Blessed is he that hath yᵉ God of Iacob for his helpe, and whose hope is in the LORDE his God.⁽³⁾ Which made heauen and earth, yᵗ see and all that therin is, which kepeth his [B] promise for euer. Which helpeth them to right yᵗ suffre wronge, which fedeth yᵉ hongrie. The LORDE lowseth men out of preson, the LORDE geueth sight to the blynde.

The LORDE helpeth thē vp that are fallen, the LORDE loueth the righteous. The LORDE careth for the straungers, he defendeth yᵉ fatherlesse and wyddowe: as for the waye of yᵉ vngodly, he turneth it vpsyde downe. The LORDE thy God (o Sion) is kynge for euermore, and thorow out all generacions. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 145

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Psalm 146

The CXLVI. psalme.

[A] O Prayse the LORDE, for it is a good thinge to synge prayses vnto oʳ God: yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thinge is it to be thankfull. The LORDE shal buylde vp Ierusalē, & gather together yᵉ outcastes of Israel. He healeth the contrite in herte, and byndeth vp their woundes. He telleth the nombre of the starres,⁽¹⁾ and calleth them all by their names. Greate is oʳ LORDE, and greate is his power, yee his wyszdome is infinite. The LORDE setteth vp yᵉ meke, & bryngeth yᵉ vngodly downe to yᵉ groūde [B]

O synge vnto yᵉ LORDE wᵗ thankesgeuynge, synge prayses vpō yᵉ harpe vnto oʳ God.⁽²⁾

Which couereth yᵉ heauen wᵗ cloudes, prepareth rayne for yᵉ earth,⁽³⁾ & maketh yᵉ grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes. Which geueth foder vnto yᵉ catell,⁽⁴⁾ & fedeth yᵉ yonge rauens yᵗ call vpō him. He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse, nether delyteth he in eny mās legges. But the LORDES delyte is in them that feare him, and put their trust in his mercy.[A]

Notes to Psalm 146

⁽¹⁾ Esa 40. d

⁽²⁾ 1. Esd. 3. c

⁽³⁾ Psal 103. b

⁽⁴⁾ Iob. 38. d

Psalm 147

The CXLVII. psalme, This psalme do the hebrues ioyne vnto it, that goeth before.

PRayse yᵉ LORDE o Ierusalē, prayse ⟨illegible⟩ God o Sion. For he maketh fast ⟨illegible⟩ baries of yᵉ gates, & blesseth yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ within yᵉ. He maketh peace in yᵉ bord⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ fylleth yᵉ with yᵉ floʳ of wheate. He ⟨illegible⟩ synde yᵉ forth his cōmaundemēt vpō earth, ⟨illegible⟩ LORDE rūneth swiftly. He geueth snowe,⁽¹⁾ & scatereth yᵉ horefrost like ashes. ⟨illegible⟩. He forth his yse like morsels, who is ghtuous, and de his frost? He sendeth out ⟨illegible⟩cently: he ⟨illegible⟩emelteth them, he bloweth wᵗ hi⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ preserueth yᵉ waters flowe. He sheweth ⟨illegible⟩ shalt thou [B] unIacob, his statutes & ⟨illegible⟩ and equi rael. He hath not dealt ⟨illegible⟩. Yf wyszdome then, nether haue they ⟨illegible⟩, and yᵉ soule delyte in es. Halleluya. ⟨illegible⟩ councell preserue the,

Notes to Psalm 147

⁽¹⁾ Iaco. 1.⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ Eccls. 1.⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ And. 7.⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ Iob. 28 ⟨illegible⟩ 3. reg 3 ⟨illegible⟩ 4.c.

Psalm 148

The ⟨illegible⟩ shal kepe the. That

⟨illegible⟩P⟨illegible⟩est be delyuered frō yᵉ euell waye, ⟨illegible⟩om the man yᵗ speaketh f⟨illegible⟩owarde thines. from soch as leave the hye strete, and ualkei yᵉ wayes of darcknesse: which reioyse ⟨illegible⟩ doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges: whose wayes are croked, and their pathes slaunderous.

that thou mayest be delyuered also from the straunge woman,⁽¹⁾ and from her that is not thine owne: which geueth swete wordes,[C] forfaketh the huszbande of hir youth, and for getteth the couenaunt of hir God. For hir house is enclyned unto death, and hir pathes unto hell. All they that go in unto her, come not agayne, nether take they holde of the wave of life.

That thou mayest walke in yᵉ good waye, and kepe tha pathes of the righuous. For the iust shal dwell in the lende, and the inno

Let them prayse the name of the LORDE, for his name only is excellent, and his prayse aboue heauen and earth. He exalteth the horne of his people, all his sayntes shal prayse him, the children of Israel, euen the people that serueth him. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 148

⁽¹⁾ Pro. 1.a and .5.a

Psalm 149

The CXLIX. psalme. Halleluya.

[A] O Synge vnto yᵉ LORDE a new songe, let the cōgregacion of sayntes prayse him.⁽¹⁾ Let Israel reioyse in him that made him, and let the children of Sion be ioyfull in their kynge. Let them prayse his name in the daūce, let them synge prayses vnto him with tabrettes and harpes. For the LORDE hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the mekcharted. Let the sayntes be ioyfull with glory, let them reioyse in their beddes. Let the prayses of God be in their mouth, and sharpe swerdes in their handes. To be auenged of the Heithē, & to rebuke the people. To bynde their kynges in cheynes, & their nobles with lync⟨illegible⟩ of yron. That they maye be auenged of them, as it is written, Soch honoure haue ⟨illegible⟩ sayntes. Halleluya.

Notes to Psalm 149

⁽¹⁾ Esa. 42. b

Psalm 150

The CL. psalme. Halleluya.

⟨illegible⟩ Prayse the LORDE in his Sanctu⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩, prayse him in the firmament of his power. Prayse him in his noble actes prayse him in his excellēt greatnesse. Prayse him in the sounde of the trompet, prayse him vpō the lute and harpe. Pray ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ymbals and daunse, prayse him ⟨illegible⟩ and pype. Prayse him ⟨illegible⟩ cymbals, prayse him ⟨illegible⟩ cymbals. Let ⟨illegible⟩ yᵗ hath breth, ⟨illegible⟩ LORDE. ⟨illegible⟩.

Appendix — Leaves from another edition in the copy transcribed

In the Cambridge copy that EEBO-TCP keyed, the leaves of Coverdale’s Psalter from the ninth verse of Psalm CXVIII to the second verse of Psalm CXXVII are lacking, and in their place stand leaves from a different setting of the Psalms, with its own foliation (Ccx–Ccxxi), Hebrew numbering, virgule punctuation and a short argument before each psalm. They are not part of the 1535 edition, whose text for these psalms is supplied above from Bagster’s reprint. TCP transcribed these leaves with the rest of the volume, and they are given here in full as they stand in that copy.

They came aboute me lyke bees / & were ⟨illegible⟩s hote as the fyre in the thornes / but in the ⟨illegible⟩me of the Lorde I wyll destroye them.

They thrust at me / that I might fall / but ⟨illegible⟩e Lorde was my helpe.

*The Lorde is my strēgth / and my songe / ⟨illegible⟩nd is become my saluacyon.

The voyce of ioye and myrth is in yᵉ dwel⟨illegible⟩ges of the ryghtuous / for the ryght hāde ⟨illegible⟩ the Lorde hath gotten the victory.

The ryght hande of the Lorde hath yᵉ pre⟨illegible⟩ynence / the ryght hande of the Lord hath ⟨illegible⟩tten the victory.

I wyll not dye / but lyue / and declare the ⟨illegible⟩orckes of the Lorde.

The Lorde hath chastened & correcte me / ⟨illegible⟩t he hath not geuen me ouer vnto death.

ᵃ* Open me the gates of ryghtuousnes / ⟨illegible⟩ I maye goo in there thorow / and geue ⟨illegible⟩nckes vnto the Lorde.

This is the dore of the Lorde / the rygh⟨illegible⟩ous shall entre in thorow it.

I thancke the / that thou hast herde me / & become my saluacyon.

The same▪ ᵇ* stone whych the buylders re⟨illegible⟩ / is become the heade stone in yᵉ corner. Thys was the Lordes doynge / and it is ⟨illegible⟩uelous in oure eyes.

This is the ᶜ* daye / which the Lorde hath ⟨illegible⟩de / let vs reioyse and be glad in it.

Helpe now O Lorde / O Lorde sende vs ⟨illegible⟩ prosperite.

Blessed be he that commeth in the name of ⟨illegible⟩ Lorde / we wysh you good lucke / ye that of the house of the Lorde.

God is the Lorde / & hath shewed vs light: garnysh the solempne feast wyth grene ⟨illegible⟩ches / euē vnto the hornes of yᵉ aulter. ⟨illegible⟩ou art my God / and I wyll thācke the▪ ⟨illegible⟩ art my God / and I wyll prayse the. ⟨illegible⟩ geue thanckes vnto the Lorde / for he is ⟨illegible⟩ous / and hys mercy endureth for euer.

¶The .cxix. Psalme.

This Psalme declareth how moche the saynctes ⟨illegible⟩ set by the lawes of God / and how greatly ⟨illegible⟩ endeuour thē selues vnto them: in so moche that ⟨illegible⟩ sorowe them to be transgressed & withstanded of ⟨illegible⟩ wycked: And how they praye to be taught thē frō ⟨illegible⟩ & to be accustomed with thē: & wyshe as many ⟨illegible⟩ransgresse & withstande them / to be destroyed and ⟨illegible⟩ awaye.

א Aleph.

⟨illegible⟩BLessed are those that a* be vndefyled in the waye: which walcke in the lawe of the Lorde.

⟨illegible⟩ Blessed are they that kepe hys testymo⟨illegible⟩s / and seke him with their whole herte. ⟨illegible⟩ which walcke in his wayes / & do no wyc⟨illegible⟩nesse.

⟨illegible⟩ Thou hast geuen strayte charge to kepe ⟨illegible⟩ commaundementes.

א O that my wayes were stablyshed to kepe thy statutes.

א So shulde I not be confounded / whyle I haue respecte vnto all thy cōmaundemētes.

א I wyll thancke the wᵗ an vnfayned herte / because I am learned in the iudgmentes of thy ryghtuousnesse.

א I wyll kepe thy statutes / O forsake me not vtterly.

ב Beth.

ב Where withall shall a yonge man clense his waye? Euen by rulynge hym selfe after thy worde.

ב With my whole herte do I seke the / O let me not go wrōge out of thy cōmaundemētꝭ.

ב Thy wordes haue I hyd within my herte / that I shulde not synne agaynst the.

ב Praysed be thou O Lorde / O teach me thy statutes.

ב With my lyppes wyll I be tellyng out all the iudgmentes of thy mouth.

ב I haue as greate delyte in the waye of thy testymonies / as in all maner of ryches.

ב I wyll exercyse my selfe in thy cōmaundmētes / & haue respecte vnto thy fotepathes.

ב My delite shalbe in thy statutꝭ / I will not forget thy wordes.

ג Gimel.

ג O do well vnto thy seruaūt / that I maye lyue and kepe thy wordes.

ג Open thou myne eyes / and so shall I spie out wonderous thynges in thy lawe.

ג I am a straunger vpon earth / O hyde not thy commaundementes fro me.

ג My soule breaketh oute / for the very feruent desyre yᵗ I haue alwaye vnto thy iudgmentes.

ג Thou rebukest the proude / cursed are they that departe from thy commaundementes.

ג O turne fro me shame and rebuke / for I kepe thy testimonyes.

ג ᵇ*Prynces also syt & speake agaynst me / but thy seruaūt is occupyed in thy statutes.

ג In thy testymonies is my delyte / they are my councelers.

ד Daleth.

ד My soule cleaueth to the dust / O quyckē thou me accordynge to thy worde.

ד I knowledged my wayes / & thou herdest me / O teach me then thy statutes.

ד Make me to vnderstande the waye of t⟨illegible⟩ commaundementes / and so shall I ta⟨illegible⟩ thy wonderous worckes.

ד My soule melteth awaye for ver⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ / O set me vp according vnto th⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩

ד Take fro me yᵉ waye of lyenge ⟨illegible⟩ me thy lawe.

ד I haue chosen the c* waye of treuth ⟨illegible⟩ iudgmentes haue I layed before me.

ד I stycke vnto thy testymonies / O Lo⟨illegible⟩ confounde me not.

⟨non-Latin script⟩ I wyll runne the waye of thy cōmaundementes / whē thou hast comforted my herte.

ה He.

ה Teach me O Lorde the waye of thy statutes / and I shall kepe it vnto the ende.

ה O d* geue me vnderstādynge / and I shal kepe thy lawe / yee I shall kepe it wyth my whole herte.

ה Leade me in the path of thy commaundmentes / for that is my desyre.

ה Enclyne myne herte vnto thy testymonies / and not to couetousnes.

ה O turne awaye myne eyes / lest they beholde vanite / & quycken me in thy waye.

ה O stablish thy worde in thy seruaunt / yᵗ I maye feare the.

ה Take awaye yᵉ rebuke that I am afrayed of / for thy iudgmentes are amyable.

ה Beholde / my delyte is in thy cōmaundemētes / O quyckē me in thy ryghtuousnesse.

ו Vau.

ו Let thy louynge mercy come vnto me / O Lorde / and thy sauynge health accordynge vnto thy worde.

ו That I maye geue answere vnto my blasphemers / for my trust is in thy worde.

ו O take not yᵉ worde of treuth vtterly out of my mouth / for my hope is in thy iudgmētꝭ

ו So shall I alwaye kepe thy lawe / yee for euer and euer.

ו And I wyll walcke at lyberty / for I seke thy commaundementes.

ו I wyll speake of thy testimonies euen before kynges / and wyll not be ashamed.

ו My delyte shalbe in thy cōmaundmētes / which I loue.

ו My handes also wyll I lyft vp vnto thy commaundementes which I loue / & my talkynge shalbe of thy statutes.

ז Zain.

ז O thyncke vpon thy seruaunt as concernynge thy worde / wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust.

ז For it is my cōforte in my trouble / yee thy worde quyckeneth me.

ז The proude haue me greatly in derisyon / yet shryncke not I from thy lawe.

ז I remembre thyne euerlastyng iudgmētꝭ / O Lorde / and am comforted.

⟨illegible⟩ I am horribly afrayed for the vngodly / yᵗ ⟨illegible⟩ thy lawe.

⟨illegible⟩ statutes are my songes in the house ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ylgremage.

⟨illegible⟩ vpon thy name / O Lord / in the ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩eason / and kepe thy lawe.

⟨illegible⟩ myne awne / for I kepe thy cōmaūd⟨illegible⟩es.

ח Heth.

⟨illegible⟩ Thou art my porcyon / O Lorde / I am purposed to kepe thy lawe.

ח I make myne humble petycyon in presence with my whole herte / O be ⟨illegible⟩ vnto me accordynge vnto thy wor⟨illegible⟩

ח I call myne awne wayes to rememb⟨illegible⟩ce / and turne my fete in to thy testimon⟨illegible⟩

ח I make haste / and prolonge not the ⟨illegible⟩ to kepe thy commaundementes.

ח The congregacyons of the vngodly ⟨illegible⟩ robbed me / but I forget not thy lawe.

ח At mydnight stande I vp / to geue thā ⟨illegible⟩ vnto the / for the iudgmentes of thy ⟨illegible⟩tuousnesse.

ח I am a companyon of all them that ⟨illegible⟩ the / and kepe thy commaundementes.

ח *The earth / O Lorde / is full of thy ⟨illegible⟩. O teach me thy statutes.

ט Teh.

ט O Lord / thou hast dealt frendly with ⟨illegible⟩ seruaunt / accordynge vnto thy worde.

ט O learne me thy kyndnesse / ⟨illegible⟩ knowledge / for I beleue thy cōmaūde⟨illegible⟩

ט Before I was troubled / I went ⟨illegible⟩ but now I kepe thy worde.

ט Thou art good & frendly / O teach ⟨illegible⟩ statutes.

ט The proude ymagin lyes vpon me ⟨illegible⟩ kepe thy commaundemētes with my ⟨illegible⟩ herte.

ט Their herte is as fat as brawne / ⟨illegible⟩ delyte is in thy lawe.

ט It is good for me yᵗ I haue bene in⟨illegible⟩ble / that I maye learne thy statutes.

ט The lawe of thy mouth is dearer ⟨illegible⟩ me / then thousandes of golde and sylue⟨illegible⟩ ▪

י Iod.

י *Thy hādes haue made me and ⟨illegible⟩ me / O geue me vnderstādynge / that I ⟨illegible⟩ learne thy commaundementes.

י They yᵗ feare the / wyll be glad ⟨illegible⟩ me / because I put my trust in thy ⟨illegible⟩

י I knowe / O Lorde / that thy iudgm⟨illegible⟩ are right / and that thou of very faithfu⟨illegible⟩ hast caused me to be troubled.

י O let thy mercyfull kyndnesse be my ⟨illegible⟩forte / accordynge to the promes that ⟨illegible⟩ hast made vnto thy seruaunt.

י O let thy louyng mercies come vnto ⟨illegible⟩ that I maye lyue / for thy lawe is my ⟨illegible⟩

י Let the proude be cōfounded / which ⟨illegible⟩ me so falslye.

י But let soch as feare the / and know ⟨illegible⟩ testymonies / be turned vnto me.

י O lett myne herte be vndefyled in the ⟨illegible⟩tutes that I be not ashamed.

כ Caph.

כ My soule longeth for thy sauynge ⟨illegible⟩ for my trust is in thy worde.

כ Myne eyes lōge sore for thy worde / ⟨illegible⟩ O when wylt thou comforte me?

⟨illegible⟩ For I am become like a botell in yᵉ smoke / do not I forget thy statutes.

⟨illegible⟩ How many are the dayes of thy seruaūt? ⟨illegible⟩hen wylt thou be auēged of myne aduer⟨illegible⟩yes?

⟨illegible⟩ The proude haue dygged pyttes for me / ⟨illegible⟩ich are not after thy lawe.

⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ll thy commaundementes are true / they ⟨illegible⟩secute me falsly / O be thou my helpe.

⟨illegible⟩ They haue allmost made an ende of me ⟨illegible⟩ earth / but I forsake not thy cōmaunde⟨illegible⟩ntes.

⟨illegible⟩ O quyckē me after thy louyng kyndnꝭ / & ⟨illegible⟩hall I kepe yᵉ testimonyes of thy mo⟨illegible⟩h.

ל Lamed.

⟨illegible⟩ O Lord / thy worde endureth for euer in ⟨illegible⟩uen.

⟨illegible⟩ Thy treuth also remayneth frō one ⟨illegible⟩ to another: thou hast layed yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ of the earth / and it abydeth.

⟨illegible⟩ They contynue this daye accordynge to ⟨illegible⟩ ordynaunce / for all thynges serue the. If my delyte were not in thy lawe / I ⟨illegible⟩ peryshe in my trouble.

⟨illegible⟩ I wyll neuer forget thy commaunde⟨illegible⟩ntes / for with them thou quickenest me. I am thyne / Oh helpe me / for I seke thy ⟨illegible⟩maundementes.

⟨illegible⟩ The vngodly laye wayte for me to ⟨illegible⟩ me / but I consydre thy testimonyes.

⟨illegible⟩ I ⟨illegible⟩e that all thyngꝭ come to an ende / but ⟨illegible⟩ commaundement is exceadynge broade.

מ Mem.

⟨illegible⟩ O what loue haue I vnto thy lawe? all daye longe is my talkynge of it

⟨illegible⟩ Thou thorow thy commaundement hast ⟨illegible⟩ me wyser then myne enemies▪ for it is ⟨illegible⟩ by me.

⟨illegible⟩ I haue more vnderstandyng then all my ⟨illegible⟩thers / for thy testymonies are my studie. Yee I am wyser then yᵉ aged / for I kepe ⟨illegible⟩ commaundementes.

⟨illegible⟩ I refrayne my fete frō euery euell waye / ⟨illegible⟩ I maye kepe thy wordes.

⟨illegible⟩ I shrynck not from thy iudgmentes / for ⟨illegible⟩ teachest me.

⟨illegible⟩ O how swete are thy wordes vnto my ⟨illegible⟩?

⟨illegible⟩ Yee more then hony vnto my mouth.

⟨illegible⟩ Thorow thy cōmaundementes I get vn⟨illegible⟩standing / therfore I hate all false wayes.

נ Nun.

⟨illegible⟩ Thy worde is a ᵉ * lanterne vnto my fete ⟨illegible⟩ a lyght vnto my ⟨illegible⟩thes.

⟨illegible⟩ haue sworne & ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩tedfastly purposed / ⟨illegible⟩epe yᵉ iudgmētes ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩hy ryghtuousnesse. I am troubled ⟨illegible⟩ measure / quycken ⟨illegible⟩ / O Lorde / accordynge vnto thy worde. Let the frewyll offe⟨illegible⟩ynges of my mouth ⟨illegible⟩ the / O Lord / & t⟨illegible⟩ach me thy iudgmētꝭ

נ ⁽¹⁾ My soule is alwaye in my hande / yet do not I forget thy lawe.

נ The vngodly haue layed a snare for me / but yet swarue not I frō thy cōmaundmētꝭ.

נ Thy testymonyes haue I claymed as myne herytage for euer: and why? they are yᵉ very ioye of my herte.

נ I applye myne herte to fulfyll thy statutes alwaye / euen vnto the ende.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

ס Samech.

ס I hate yᵉ vngodly / but thy lawe do I loue.[P]

ס Thou art my defence & shylde / my trust is in thy worde.

ס Awaye fro me ye wycked / I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my God.

ס O stablish me according vnto thy worde / that I maye lyue / & let me not be disapoynted of my hope.

ס Holde thou me vp / and I shall be safe: yee I shall euer be talkynge of thy statutes.

ס Thou treadest downe all them yᵗ departe frō thy statutꝭ / for they ymagin but disceate

ס Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse / therfore I loue thy testymonies.

ס My flesh trembleth for feare of the / and I am afrayed of thy iudgmentes.

⟨non-Latin script⟩ Aiin.

ע I deale wᵗ the thinge yᵗ is laufull & right / [Q] O geue me not ouer vnto mine oppressours.

ע Be thou suertye for thy seruaunte to do him good / yᵗ the proude do me no wronge.

ע Myne eyes are waysted ⟨illegible⟩waye with lokyng for thy health / and for the worde of thy rightuousnesse.

ע O deale wᵗ thy seruaunt accordyng vnto thy louynge mercy / & teach me thy statutes.

ע I am thy seruaūt / O graunte me vnderstāding / that I maye know thy testimonies.

ע It is tyme for the (O Lorde) to laye to thine hāde / for they haue destroyed thy lawe.

ע For I loue thy commaundemētes aboue golde and precious stone.

ע Therfore holde I streyght all thy commaundementes / and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre.

פ Phe.

פ Thy testymonyes are wonderfull / therfore doth my soule kepe them.[R]

פ When thy worde goeth forth / it geueth lyght & vnderstandynge / euen vnto babes.

פ I opē my mouth and drawe in my breth / for I desyre thy commaundementes.

פ O loke thou vpon me / & be mercifull / as thou vsest to do vnto those yᵗ loue thy name.

פ Ordre my goinges after thy worde that no wyckednesse raygne in me.

פ O delyuer me frō yᵉ wrōgeous dealinges of men / & so shall I kepe thy cōmaundemētꝭ.

פ Shewe yᵉ lyght of thy countenaūce vnto thy seruaunt / and learne me thy statutes.

פ Myne eyes gusshe out wᵗ water / because men kepe not thy lawe.

צ Zade.

[S] צ Ryghtuous art thou / O Lorde / and true is thy iudgment.

צ The testymonyes that thou hast cōmanded are exceadynge / ryghtuous and true.

צ ⁽¹⁾ My zele hath euē consumed me / because myne enemyes haue forgotten thy wordes.

צ Thy worde is tryed to the vttermost / and thy seruaunte loueth it.

צ I am small and of no reputacyon / yet do not I forget thy commaundementes.

צ Thy ryghtuousnesse is an euerlastynge ryghtuousnes / and thy lawe is true.

צ Trouble and heuynesse haue taken holde vpō me / yet is my delyte in thy commaundementes.

צ The ryghtuousnes of thy testymonyes is euerlastyng / O graunte me vnderstādyng / and I shall lyue.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩sal. lx. c ⟨illegible⟩. ij. b.

ק Koph.

[T] ק I call with my whole herte / heare me / O Lorde / I wyll kepe thy statutes.

ק Yee euen vpon the do I cal / helpe me / and I shall kepe thy testymonies.

ק Early in the mornynge do Is ⁽¹⁾ crye vnto the / for in thy worde is my trust.

ק Myne eyes preuente the night watches / that I myght be occupied in thy wordes.

ק Heare my voyce / O Lorde / accordynge vnto thy louynge kyndnesse / quycken me accordynge as thou art wont.

ק They drawe nye that of malyce persecute me / and are farre from th⟨illegible⟩ lawe.

ק Be thou nye at hande also / O Lorde / for thy promyses are faythfull.

ק As concernynge thy testimonies / I haue knowne euer sens the begynnynge / yᵗ thou hast grounded them for euer.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ What is ⟨illegible⟩fyed by ⟨illegible⟩ ye haue ⟨illegible⟩ Psalme

ר Res.

[V] ר O cōsydre myne aduersyte / & delyuer me / for I do not forget thy lawe.

ר Manteyn thou my cause and defende me / quycken me accordynge vnto thy worde.

ר Health is farre from the vngodly / for they regarde not thy statutes.

ר Greate is thy mercy / O Lorde / quycken me as thou art wont.

ר Many there are that trouble me / & persecute me / yet do not I swarue from thy testimonyes.

ר It greueth me / when I se / that the transgressours kepe not thy lawe.

ר Consydre / O Lorde / how I loue thy commaundementes / O quycken me with thy louynge kyndnesse.

ר Thy worde is true from euerlastynge / all the iudgmentes of thy ryghtuousnesse endure for euer more.

ש Sin.

ש ʰ*The princes persecute me wᵗout ⟨illegible⟩ but my herte stādeth in awe of thy ⟨illegible⟩

ש I am as glad of thy worde / as one ⟨illegible⟩ greate spoyles.

ש As for lyes / I hate and abhorre ⟨illegible⟩ thy lawe do I loue.

ש ⁱ* Seuē tymes a daye do I prayse ⟨illegible⟩cause of thy ryghtuous iudgmentes.

ש Greate is the peace that they haue ⟨illegible⟩ lo⟨illegible⟩e thy lawe / & they are not offend⟨illegible⟩ ▪

ש Lorde / I loke for thy sauynge ⟨illegible⟩ do after thy commaundementes.

ש My soule kepeth thy testymonyes ⟨illegible⟩ loueth them exceadingly.

ש I kepe thy commaundementes and ⟨illegible⟩ / for all my wayes are before ⟨illegible⟩ ▪

ת Chau.

ת Let my complaynte come before ⟨illegible⟩ Lorde / geue me vnderstandynge / ⟨illegible⟩ vnto thy worde.

ת Oh let my supplicacyon come befo⟨illegible⟩ delyuer me accordynge to thy promes▪

ת My lyppes shall speake of thy ⟨illegible⟩ seynge thou hast taught me thy statu⟨illegible⟩ ▪

ת Yee my tonge shall synge of thy ⟨illegible⟩ for all thy commaundementes are ⟨illegible⟩

ת Let thyne hande helpe me / for I haue ⟨illegible⟩ thy commaundementes.

ת I longe for thy sauynge health / O ⟨illegible⟩ and in thy lawe is my delyte.

ת Oh let my soule lyue and prayse the ⟨illegible⟩ thy iudgmentes maye helpe me.

ת I go astraye / lyke a shepe that is ⟨illegible⟩ seke thy seruaunt / for I do not forget th⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩maundementes.

¶The .cxx. Psalme.

¶An affectuous complayn⟨illegible⟩e of the prophe⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ dryue oute of the l⟨illegible⟩nde ⟨illegible⟩ a⟨illegible⟩ydyng amonge ⟨illegible⟩ that dyd all thynges by fraude and violence.

⁽¹⁾ The songe of the steares.

WHen I am in trouble / I call ⟨illegible⟩ the Lorde / & ⟨illegible⟩ answereth ⟨illegible⟩ ▪

Delyuer my soule / O ⟨illegible⟩ from lyenge ⟨illegible⟩lyppes / & from a ⟨illegible⟩ceatfull tonge.

What rewarde sha⟨illegible⟩ be geuen or ⟨illegible⟩ to the / thou false tong⟨illegible⟩.

Euen myghtye an⟨illegible⟩ sharpe arowes / ⟨illegible⟩ hote burnynge ᵃ* ⟨illegible⟩.

Wo is me that ⟨illegible⟩ banishmēt endur⟨illegible⟩ lōge: I dwell in yᵉ tabernacles of yᵉ soro⟨illegible⟩

My soule hath lo⟨illegible⟩ge dwelt amōge ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ the enemyes vnto peace.

I laboured for peace / but when I spake ⟨illegible⟩ / they made them to battayle.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ In Hebr. Maheloth. Ab⟨illegible⟩. Ezra thyn⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩ the begynnynge of some songe / after whose ⟨illegible⟩ Psalmes that haue this tytle were songe. ⟨illegible⟩ pounde it to sygnifye: in a hyghe plac⟨illegible⟩. Some ⟨illegible⟩ which saye / that the Leuytes sange ⟨illegible⟩ these ⟨illegible⟩ in Dauids house / vpon the steares which ⟨illegible⟩ the chamber where the men asse⟨illegible⟩bled / to the ⟨illegible⟩ where the wemen comm⟨illegible⟩n⟨illegible⟩y abode.

¶The .cxxj Psalme.

⟨illegible⟩ sheweth that the godly must loke for their helpe ⟨illegible⟩ God only / & that he geueth it very readely.

The songe of the steares.

I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto the ᵃ*hylles / ⟨illegible⟩ from whence cōmeth my helpe.

My helpe commeth euen from the ⟨illegible⟩rde which hath made heauen and earth. He wyll not suffre thy fote to be moued / ⟨illegible⟩ he that kepeth the / slepeth not.

*Beholde / he that kepeth Israel / doth ⟨illegible⟩ ⟨illegible⟩lombre nor slepe.

The Lorde him selfe is thy keper / ⟨illegible⟩ Lord ⟨illegible⟩hy defence vpon thy ryght hande.

So that the sunne shall not burne the by ⟨illegible⟩ / nether the moone by nyght.

The Lorde preserueth the from all euell / ⟨illegible⟩ it is the Lorde that kepeth thy soule.

The Lorde preserueth thy goynge out & ⟨illegible⟩ commynge in / from this tyme forth for ⟨illegible⟩er more.

¶The .cxxij. Psalme.

⟨illegible⟩nder the shadow and fygure of Ierusalem he de⟨illegible⟩eth the felycytie of the congregacyon of Christ / ⟨illegible⟩ the desyres of the saynctes / wyshyng euer the fur⟨illegible⟩aunce of it.

The songe of the steares

I Was glad / when they sayde vnto me: we wyll go in to the house of the Lorde.

Oure fete shall stande in thy gates / ⟨illegible⟩ Ierusalem.

Ierusalem is buylded as a cytye / that is ⟨illegible⟩ in it selfe.

For there the tribes go vp / euen the tribes ⟨illegible⟩ the Lorde: to testyfye vnto Israel / to geue ⟨illegible⟩an⟨illegible⟩kes vnto the name of the Lorde.

For there is the seate of iudgement / euen ⟨illegible⟩ seate of the house of Dauid.

O praye for the peace of Ierusalē / they ⟨illegible⟩ all prospere that loue the.

Peace be within thy walles / & plenteous⟨illegible⟩s with ⟨illegible⟩ thy palaces.

For my brethren and companions sakes / ⟨illegible⟩ wyll wysh ⟨illegible⟩ the prosperite.

Yee because of the house of the Lord oure ⟨illegible⟩ / I wyll se⟨illegible⟩e to do the good.

¶The .cxxiij. Psalme.

The godly subdued ⟨illegible⟩ the wycked / do affectuously ⟨illegible⟩ God to delyuer th⟨illegible⟩ for vnto hym they wholy ⟨illegible⟩ them selues.

The songe of the steares.

VNto the lyft I ⟨illegible⟩ myne a * eyes / thou that dwellest in th⟨illegible⟩e heauens.

Beholde / euē as the eyes of seruaū⟨illegible⟩ loke vnto the handes of their masters: & ⟨illegible⟩ the eyes of a mayden vnto the handes of ⟨illegible⟩astresse / euen so oure eyes wayte vpon ⟨illegible⟩ oure God / vn⟨illegible⟩yll he haue mercy vpon vs.

Haue mercy vpon vs / O Lord / haue mercy vpon vs / for we are vtterly despysed.

Oure soule is fylled with the scornefull reprofe of the welthy / and wyth the despitefulnesse of the proude.

¶The .cxxiiij. Psalme.

¶The godly reioyse that they are rydde / by the helpe of God / frō a Ieopardy wherevnto they were very nye.

⁽¹⁾The songe of the steares.

IF the Lorde had not bene of oure syde (now maye Israel saye) If the Lorde [A] had not bene of oure syde / whē men rose vp agaynst vs.

They had swalowed vs vp quycke / when they were so wrathfully dyspleased at vs.

Yee the waters had drowned vs / yᵉ streame had gone ouer oure soule.

The depe waters of the proude had gone euen vnto oure soule.

But praysed be the Lord / whych hath not geuen vs ouer for a praye vnto their teeth.

Oure soule is escaped / euē as a byrde out of the snare of the fouler: the snare is broken and we are delyuered.

Oure helpe standeth in the name of the Lorde / which hath made heauen and earth.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible paragraph⟩

¶The .cxxv. Psalme.

¶The churche or congregacyon is in safetye when the Lorde defendeth it / and shalbe prosperous when he fauoreth it / and purgeth the wycked theroute.

The songe of the steares.

THey that put their trust in the Lorde / are euen as the mount Syon / which [A] may not be remoued / but standeth fast for euer.

The hylles stande about Ierusalem / euē so standeth the Lorde rounde about his people / from this tyme forth for euermore.

That the rodd of the vngodly come not into the lot of the ryghtuous / lest yᵉ ryghtuous put their hande vnto wyckednesse.

Do well / O Lorde / vnto those yᵗ be good and ⁽¹⁾ true of herte.

As for soche as turne backe vnto their awne wyckednesse / the Lorde shall leade thē forth with the euyll doers: but peace be vpō Israel.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible paragraph⟩

¶The .cxxvj. Psalme.

¶He descrybeth the gladnes of the people returning agayne from Babylon / & vnder the fygure herof the reioysynge of the Christen / whom the sonne of God hath made fre from the captiuyte of synne and deeth.

The songe of the steares.

VVhen the Lorde turneth agayne the captyuyte of Sion / then shall we be [A] lyke vnto them that dreame.

Then shall oure mouth be fylled wyth laughter / and oure tonge with ioye.

Then shall it be sayd amonge the Heathē: the Lorde hath done greate thinges for thē.

Yee the Lorde hath done greate thynges for vs all ready / wherof we reioyse.

Turne oure captyuyte / O Lorde / as the ryuers in the south.

They yᵗ sowe in teares / shall reape in ioye.

He that now goeth in his waye wepynge & beareth forth good sede / shal come agayne with ioye / & bringe his sheaues with hym.

¶The .cxxvij. Psalme.

¶By the only liberalyte & gyft of God is the house and housholde geuen / the cytye defended ⟨illegible⟩ meate mynystred / chyldren & those toward and thryftye obtayned.

⁽¹⁾The songe of the steares.

EXcept the Lorde buylde the house / their [A] labour is but lost that buylde it.

Except the Lorde kepe the cytye / the watchman waketh but in vayne.

It is but lost labour that ye rise vp early / and take no rest / but eate the bredde of carefulnesse: for loke to whom it pleaseth him / he geueth it in slepe.

Lo / chyldren and the frute of the wombe are an herytage & gift / yᵗ cōmeth of yᵉ Lorde.

Lyke as the arowes in the hande of the gyaunt / euen so are the yonge children.

Happy is the man / that hath his quyuer full of them: they shal not be ashamed / when they speake with their enemyes in the gate.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

¶The .cxxviij. Psalme.

¶He that feareth God shall do well and fortunately at all ceasons.

The songe of the steares.

[A] BLessed are all they that feare yᵉ Lorde / and walke in hys wayes.

For thou shalt eate the laboures of thyne awne handes: O well is the / happy art thou.

Thy wyfe shalbe as yᵉ frutefull vyne vpō the walles of thy house.

Thy chyldren lyke the Olyue braunches rounde aboute thy table.

Lo / thus shall the man be ⁽¹⁾ blessed / that feareth the Lorde.

The Lorde shall so blesse the out of Siō / that thou shalt se Ierusalem in prosperyte all thy lyfe longe.

Yee that thou shalt se thy chylders chyldren / and peace vpon Israel.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ ⟨illegible⟩

¶The .cxxix Psalme.

¶Althoughe the wycked do longe and greatly persecute the godly / yet shall they not preuayle ouer them: yee they shall at the length perish when the godly shal be in safetye.

The songe of the steares.

[A] MAny a tyme haue they fought agaynst me fro my youth vp (maye Israel now saye.)

Yee / many a tyme haue they fought agaynst me fro my youth vp / but they haue not ouercome me.

The plowers plowed vpon my backe / & and made longe forowes.

But the rightuous Lorde hath hewen ⟨illegible⟩ yocke of the vngodly in peces.

Let them be confounded & turned bac⟨illegible⟩ward / as many as haue euyl will at a * ⟨illegible⟩

Let them be euen as the haye vpon ⟨illegible⟩ house toppes / whych wythereth afore it ⟨illegible⟩ pluckte vp.

Wherof the mower fylleth not his han⟨illegible⟩ nether he that byndeth vp the sheaues / ⟨illegible⟩ bosome.

So yᵗ they which go by / saye not so ⟨illegible⟩ as: yᵉ Lorde prospere you / we wish you ⟨illegible⟩ lucke in the name of the Lorde.

¶The .cxxx. Psalme.

¶An earnest prayer of him that is oppressed with ⟨illegible⟩uersitie for his sinnes / & that surely hopeth to ⟨illegible⟩ of God bothe forgeuenes of his synnes & delyura⟨illegible⟩ from hys aduersytyes.

The songe of the steares.

OVt of the a * depe call I vnto ⟨illegible⟩ O Lorde / Lorde heare my voy⟨illegible⟩ ▪

Oh let thyne eares ⟨illegible⟩ well the voyce of my complay⟨illegible⟩

If thou Lord wylt be extreme to ⟨illegible⟩ what is done a mysse / Oh Lorde who ⟨illegible⟩ abyde it?

But there is mercy wyth the / that ⟨illegible⟩ mayest be feared.

I loke for the Lord / my soule doth wa⟨illegible⟩ for hym / and in his worde is my trust.

My soule doth paciently abyde yᵉ Lor⟨illegible⟩ from the one mornynge to the other.

Let Israel trust in the Lorde / for with ⟨illegible⟩ Lorde there is mercy & plēteous redemp⟨illegible⟩ And he shal redeme Israel frō al his synn⟨illegible⟩

¶The .cxxxj. Psalme.

¶He sheweth yᵗ he was not proude / but meake & ⟨illegible⟩

The songe of the steares.

LOrde / I am not hye mynded / I haue ⟨illegible⟩ proude lokes.

I do not exercyse my selfe in grea⟨illegible⟩ matters / which are to hye for me.

But I refrayne my soule & kepe it ⟨illegible⟩ lyke as a childe that is weened from his ⟨illegible⟩: yee my soule is euē as a ween⟨illegible⟩ed ⟨illegible⟩

Let Israel trust in the Lorde▪ from ⟨illegible⟩ tyme forth for euermore.

¶The .cxxxij. Psalme.

¶He sheweth that the prosperyty ⟨illegible⟩ of Christes kyn⟨illegible⟩dome dureth euer / & that God is ⟨illegible⟩ allwaye present ⟨illegible⟩ his churche and congregacyon: Thys doth he ⟨illegible⟩ the fygure of Dauid & of the ⟨illegible⟩a⟨illegible⟩cke abydyng in ⟨illegible⟩

The songe of the steares.

LOrde / remēbre Dauid & al his trou⟨illegible⟩

How he swore, vnto the Lorde / ⟨illegible⟩ vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye ⟨illegible⟩ of Iacob: I wyll not come within yᵉ taber⟨illegible⟩cle of my house / nor clyme vp in my bedde▪

I wyll not suffre myne eyes to slepe / ⟨illegible⟩ myne eye lyddes to ⟨illegible⟩omber.

Vntyll I fynde out a place for yᵉ ⟨illegible⟩ an habytacyō for the mightye one of ⟨illegible⟩

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This page is an archival transcription of the printed text, not a Good Works Translation. Source: Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe (M.D.XXXV; STC 2063.3), translated by Myles Coverdale, the copy in Cambridge University Library, keyed and encoded by the Text Creation Partnership (EEBO-TCP Phase I, text A10349, 2005) and released under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 public-domain dedication.

224 places illegible in the Cambridge copy were filled from Samuel Bagster’s 1838 page-for-page reprint of the edition (archive.org, holyscriptures00cove), only where the reprint’s reading is certain; each fill is listed on this room’s Supplied Readings page; 798 places are still marked ⟨illegible⟩ (455 in the text, 343 in the marginal notes); the supplied passages contain 489 words the reprint’s OCR does not give with certainty, marked ⟨illegible⟩. The appendix of intruded leaves holds 321 of those 798 (297 in the text, 24 in the marginal notes) and 2 characters in Hebrew or other non-Latin letters not transcribed by TCP, marked ⟨non-Latin script⟩; none of them was filled.

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