¶ The whole Psalter translated into English Metre, which containeth an hundredth and fifty Psalms. The first Quinquagene.  
Quoniam omnis terre Deus: Psallite sapienter.  Psal. 47. 
Imprinted at London by john day, dwelling over Aldersgate, beneath S. martyn's.  
cum GRATIA ET PRIVILEGIO Regiae Maiestatis, per Decennium.   

  

Ad Lectorem.  
HEc quicunque legis, tu flexu & acumine vocis  
In numeros numeros doctis accentibus effer,  
Affectusque impone legens, distinctio sensum  
Auget, & ignavis dant interualla vigorem.  
To the Reader.  

OF thee good friend: thus much I crave,  
These few requests I say:  
No brows to bend: but first with save,  
To judge by like assay.   

And if ye spy: as much ye may,  
where strayed amiss I have:  
To mend where I: went out of way,  
with art more sad and grave.   

But read it round: and hack it not,  
as jumbling short with long:  
Express them sound: and rack them not,  
as learners use among.   

Accent in place: your voice as needth,  
note number, point, and time:  
Both life and grace: good reading breedth,  
flat verse it reysth sublime.   

Observe the train: the ceasure mark,  
To rest with note in close:  
Rythmedogrell plain: as dogs do bark,  
ye make it else to lose.   

Read oft enough: well spell the line,  
less jar to hear by use:  
If verse be rough: no fault is mine,  
if ye the ear abuse▪   

But princepall thing▪ your lute to tune,  
that heart may sing in cord:  
Your voice and string: so fine to prune,  
to love and serve the Lord.    


Paul. Ephe. 5. Col. 3.  
Sing Psalms and hymns: and songs on high,  
To God yourselves among:  
But sing in heart: make melody,  
To God give thanks in song.   

james. V.  
IF sad ye be: and bear the cross,  
In faith pray ye contrite:  
If glad ye be: and feel no loss,  
Sing Psalms of thanks aright.   

David. Psalm. 33.47.68.  
IN Lute and Harp: rejoice to sing,  
Sing Psalms in decachorde:  
Of all the earth: sith God is King,  
Sing wisely fear the Lord.   

jesus sirach. 44.  
THe father's old: both sought and found,  
Sweet musics moods full fine:  
The Scripture songs: they did expound,  
Their hearts were all divine.   

jesus sirach. 32.  
WHo knowledge loveth: teach him thy lore,  
No music hinder thou:  
Where hearing wanth: spare words the more,  
And modesty allow.    

Of the virtue of Psalms.  

WHat man hath heart: in heaviness  
With sundry cares oppressed:  
And would have help: in readiness,  
To heal his thoughtful breast.   

And yet by man: in suéertie,  
for Physic want his cure:  
Thus set in hard: perplexity,  
To God yet trusting sure.   

Let him behold: the melody,  
of David's blissful harp:  
In Psalms there find: his remedy,  
He may of care so sharp.   

If foreign foe: or enemy,  
Hath wasted all thy coasts:  
No help thou canst: have surely,  
more strong to daunt his boasts.   

If thieves thy goods: have caught in net,  
And have made thee full bare:  
In Psalms thy mind: if thou do set,  
they will thy loss repair.   

If wrung thou be'st: by tyranny,  
And banishte out of land:  
Thou mayst relieve: thy misery,  
Content by Psalms to stand.   

If train be laid: all craftily,  
In spite to trap thy way:  
Take David's lore: than readily,  
And bid thy foes go play▪   

Thou mournest and sighest: in doleful heart,  
by death thy children gone:  
If Psalms thou takest: in ghostly part,  
They will assuage thy moan.   

In house and land: if poor thou lie,  
down cast on both thy knees:  
Here mayst thou have: recovery,  
for all that thou canst lose.   

If pangs and pains: both sharp and fell,  
with gripes thy body wrynges:  
Sweet David's harp: can ease thee well,  
for it good Physic singes.   

If borne thou be: enviously,  
In scorn and great disdain:  
No patron thou: canst better spy,  
than David's life and reign.   

Thy high degree: is low deject,  
by fortunes turning blast:  
If David's state: thou seest reject,  
thou shalt be less aghast.   

Thy fields lie all: in barren sort,  
by burning Sun his heat:  
To David's wells: if thou resort,  
His dews thy soil shall wet.   

Again if they: be overflown,  
By rage of water streams:  
If David's Psalms: thou makest thine own,  
Thy soil must feel his beams.   

(O foolish men: that mark the sky,  
The Stars and Planets gate:  
By them to search: their destiny,  
and so repose their state.)   

And thus what woe: or misery,  
may move or fret thy heart:  
In Psalms thou mayst: have remedy,  
to bear all pain and smart.   

Not bear them well: I only say,  
but them expel full strong:  
Who like in heart: can them defray,  
as David did among.   

Not thus alone: hast thou thine ease,  
of worldly grief and pain:  
But here thou mayst: all soul's disease,  
by comfort sweet restrain.   

So deep in sin: no wight can be,  
no conscience so thrall:  
But priest relief: here may he see,  
to raise his deadly fall.   

No wight can be: so burdenous,  
man's senses hard to press:  
But Psalms that be: so virtuous,  
can soon the weight redress.   

Now go and search: the Discipline,  
of mortal men so vain:  
Who taught by wit: or sort divine,  
of them these helps to gain.   

So foul shalt thou: deceived be,  
to trust their rules and laws:  
As dreamers be: which think to see,  
all wealth within their claws.   

Go now to men: and beg their art,  
in sickness thee to save:  
By means untrue: to heal thy smart,  
where God thy heart should have.   

This Prophet here: forbiddeth thee,  
thus once from God to stray:  
Even he that harpth: all melody,  
of godly wisdoms way.   

For what thou readst: Saint Austen holdth,  
in law or stories true:  
In Proverbs wise: or prophets old,  
the Psalm doth it renew.   

Both what is past: and what to come,  
the psalm doth it perform:  
It is a law: in perfect some  
to manners them to form.   

Though Scripture book: saith Athanase,  
of virtue rule it be:  

Status ani marum in Psalmis.  Yet Psalter book: of soul it hase,  
the state for each degree.   

In other books: where man doth look,  
but others words seeth he:  
As proper hath: this only book,  
most words his own to be.   

It is a glass: a mirror bright,  
for soul to see his state:  
A garden fair: all fully dight,  
with herbs most delicate.   

A treasure house: ye may repute,  
this book of all good lore:  
All wholesome salve: to distribute,  
to each man's grief and sore.   

For who delyghth: them well to sing:  
his mind shall feel a grace:  
Of sin both dulled: the cursed sting:  
and virtue come in place.   

The Psalms saith he: in verse be fold:  
and tuned by music sweet:  
The ear to please: of young and old,  
so David thought it meet.   

josephus saith: 
Lib. 7. juda. anti. c. 12. Euseb. lib. 2. cap. 16▪ 17.  and Philo wrighth,  
That David Metres made:  
Quinquemetres: some trimetres,  
by musics tract and trade.   

For that that is: commended both,  
with tune and time aright:  
It sinkth more sweet: and deeper goth,  
in heart of man's delight.   

O wondrous fact: of God I say,  
in his devise so plain:  
Though we be seen: but sing and play,  
the soul yet winth his gain.   

The Psalter book: of psaltery,  
an instrument so named:  
For that the Psalms: most commonly,  
to it were tuned and framed.   

And who that noth: and hath it waighde,  
how Psalms by Metre go:  
Can blame no art: by rhythm so laid,  
nor music squared thereto.   

Thus Bernard sweet: in holy read,  
Christ's death revolved in rhythm:  
So Ambrose sage: and worthy Bede,  
thought this no shame or crime.   

And what is verse: but rhythm to name,  
in Latin, French, or Greek:  
Our English verse: I count the same,  
though all men hit not leek.   

The Psalmist stayed: with tuned song,  
the rage of minds aghast:  
As David did: with harp among,  
to Saul in fury cast.   

With golden strings: such harmony,  
his harp so sweet did wrest:  
That he relieved: his frenzy,  
whom wicked spirits possessed.   

Both paul and james: in their devise,  
bid Psalms with voice to use:  
In hymns and songs: sweet exercise,  
To God in heart to muse.   

Who tunes and rythms: as ask their kinds,  
to Psalms can frame I say:  
The sweet in strength: for that he finds,  
must bear the bell away.   

The singing man: and Poet must,  
with grave divine concur:  
As David's skill: all three discussed,  
when he his harp did stir.   

Depart ye songs: lascivious,  
from lute, from harp departed:  
give place to Psalms: most virtuous,  
and solace there your heart.   

Ye songs so nice: ye sonnets all,  
of loathly lovers lays:  
Ye work men's minds: but bitter gall,  
by fancies peevish plays.   

My readers all: now must I pray,  
in worth to take my pain:  
I meant but well: as well they may,  
mean well, and win some gain.   

As some before: the like hath played,  
of Psalms to pike their choice:  
And them in rhyme: so fine have laid,  
to sing with musics voice.   

Then some in prose: most learnedly,  
have turned the phrase and word:  
Some gloze have made: full diversly,  
yet sang in good accord.   

That some in verse: right latenly,  
have strunged David's harp:  
They have their laudes: most worthily,  
their pains ought no man carp.   

Herein because: all men's delight,  
been diverse found in mind:  
I turned the Psalms: all whole in sight,  
in rhythms of divers kind.   

And where at first: I secret meant,  
but them myself to sing:  
Yet friends requests: made me relent,  
thus them abroad to bring.   

Express his pen: in exercise,  
who list, he may, that can:  
By this is wrought: no prejudice,  
I trust to God or man.   

Verse clear to frame: was first pretence,  
I followed Jerome next:  
Third Chaldey gloze: fourth seventy sense,  
rhythm, time, were fift and sixth.   

So Uatablus: and Pelican,  
in truth were not reject:  
Nor Munster yet: or Pagnyne plain,  
in tongues were fled for sect.   

From Ludolfe that: Carthusian,  
the collect most deryveth:  
No praise pardy: to any man,  
to hide, by whom he thriveth.   

Who more will search: how here it goes,  
let him the Hebrew try:  
Where words were scant: with texts or gloze  
that want I did supply:   

And that in some: reports be found,  
and words as spare put to:  
They may be lest: the sense yet sound,  
though Metre varyth so.   

If some be blamed: to rhythm to thick,  
transpose the words ye may:  
The less by right: may Momus kick,  
the beam so soon away.   

If some will carp: so light a work,  
grave Psalms in rhythms displayed: 
2. Reg. 6.   
Let Michol hear: before the ark,  
how David danced and played.   

Where senses strange: oft diversly,  
be seen in writer's skill:  
I did yet pen: my fantasy,  
let others do their will.   

Presuming not: yet thus in sight,  
as I could this do best:  
My Lute was set: in whole delight,  
these tunes divine to wrest.   

And yet good friend: bear thou with me,  
though words be strained among:  
The verse and phrase: forced brevity,  
I sued yet sense most strong.   

Require not here: great difference,  
In words so oft the same:  
Although to feel: great violence,  
I might not change the name.   

conceive in heart: no grief to sore,  
words old so oft to view:  
Thy gain thereby: is wrought the more,  
though words be never new.   

How can we feel: satiety,  
in forms of godly speech:  
The soul which féelth: adversity,  
loves plains health to seache.   

Among gay words: that heart were seen,  
thereto she bendeth first:  
She doth not gaze: on bush so green,  
or suckth the post for thirst.   

Right path of truth: most earnestly,  
God grant we hold in word:  
To live co God unfeignedly,  
In heart with one accord.   

Us song should move: as spirit thereby,  
might tunes in concord sing:  
God grant these Psalms: might edify,  
that is the chiefest thing.   

So else if time: should reason rule,  
and senses brute have will:  
To fleshly lust: might voice recoil,  
and soul bide barren still.   

No pastime vain: to sing in voice,  
or thus to set in rhythm:  
Repine not friend: at this my choice,  
vouch save my restful tyme.   

Verse hard in mouth: while oft I chowde,  
I spied therein no waist:  
Clear sent to mind: more sweetly flowed,  
erst thus not felt in taste.   

Nor yet of this: I do repent,  
sith thus my heart I eased:  
judge Reader well: my good intent,  
so think that God be pleased.   

All shrewd to judge: thy neighbour's cause,  
may thee the like befall:  
Even fear thou God: and keep his laws,  
now this is end of all.    

Athanasius in Psalmos.  
I Do not a little marvel at, and commend thy constant purpose in Christ (trende Marcellyne) not only for that thou dost so valiantly bear this present adversity, 
An. Dom. ●79.  wherein thou hast suffered right many painful displeasures: as, for that thou hast not cast of & renounced thy continual study: for when I inquired of the bearer of thy letters how thou spentst thy life after thy sickness, I understood plainly, that thou wholly appliest all thy diligence to holy scripture, but more specially to the book of the psalms labouring with thyself to this end, that thou mightest comprehend the secret hidden sense of every psalm: for which thing I must love thee so much the more, for that I myself bear so great affection toward that book, as to none almost so much in all the whole Scripture, the rather so inflamed thereunto by the persuasion of that ancient old Father Philoponus, who once in a learned discourse that he vouchsafed to make unto me, made evident demonstration: that whatsoever was contained abroad in the whole Scripture, was fully reported in the Psalter book: So that the matter of the v. books of Moses, the substance of the iij. books following, the books of the kings with their supplements, all the mysteries of Christ, & of the vocation of the Gentiles, which were treated by the Prophets in their books severally: The books of the Psalms (being well resembled to a pleasant garden of all deliciousness) did universally by Metre express them all, by playing them as it were sweetly upon musical instruments. In which his conference he also noted, that the book of the Psalms had this peculiar grace and observation chiefly by itself, that beside other matters by which it hath an agreeable proportion and fellowship, with other books of the scriptures, it hath this in a marvelous consideration proper to himself alone (saith he) that it containeth the motions, the mutations, the alterations of every man's heart and conscience described and lively painted to his own sight, so that if a man list, he might easily gather out thereof certain considerations of himself as out of a bright glass and plain pattern set before his face, so thereby to reform himself as he read therein: for in other books (saith he) only we hear the precepts of the law, what ought to be done, and what undone, we hear the matter of prophecy, to the intent we should not be ignorant of Christ's coming unto us in the flesh: furthermore, we read the histories, whereby the acts of kings & holy fathers might be known & brought to remembrance, but in the books of the Psalms, over and above that, we learn and hear all these foresaid things sufficiently: ther● every one may see and perceive the motions and affections of his own heart and soul, both to see whereto he is inclined, and where he is strained and pinched, so that he may have a very good form of prayer therefore, not that these motions should lightly fall from his consideration, assoon as he have hard them but to learn how he may heal these his affections and passions, by word and by deed. There be in other books words and sentences, which forbidden divers vices and enormities, but this book prescribeth a form, how a man may be clear of them, & how to avoid them. As in example, we be bidden to repent us, & to do penance, & told further we be, that truly to repent us, is to cease from sinning: but in this book is there a form set out unto us, how to do penance, and what is meet to be said presently at hand in that case and state. Furthermore S. Paul teacheth in his doctrine, that tribulation worketh patience, patience bringeth in probation, and probation breadeth hope, & hope is never ashamed, but in the psalm is set out, how tribulation should be borne, and by what ways every one of us is tried and proved, and what kind of prayer we may use, to come by this hope in God. Also it is commanded in precept, that we should give thanks in all things. Now doth the Psalm express, what is meet to be said when we do give thanks. Moreover, we hear of other places of Scripture, that all such as will live godly in Christ, shall suffer persecution & adversity: where in the Psalms we learn how we should be affected when we be exiled, and there to flee from tyranny. In them we learn who they be which suffer persecution, & what thankful prayers they ought to offer to God, which be escaped and delivered from the pursuit of their enemies. So likewise we be charged to bless the Lord, and to laud him in all things, but how and in what form we should praise god, and what words we should pronounce in our laudes singing, we have that instruction in the Psalms only. To be short, we may there find in every case as may rise most divine songs and ballets, pertaining as well to ourself in person, as to our doings and state whatsoever we be in. There is also in the Psalms (said he) one other marvelous thing to be expended: For when in other books of Scripture beside, we read such things as the holy fathers either spoke in word or did leave in writing (we so read them as though we seemed but to recite and rehearse them only, and they which do hear us when we read such matters, strait way they conceive in their imagination that they be other men's words and deeds that they hear, and in such sort are they inflamed to those matters so rehearsed that they bend themselves to be as followers to them to counterfeit the like. But whosoever take this book in his hand, he reputeth & thinketh all the words he readeth (except the words of prophecy) to be as his very own words spoken in his own person, yea and whosoever do but here them read, he is so affected to them, as he were the very man that read them, or first spoke them, and so is disposed to ward the words of the verses, when they be uttered, as they were properly his own only words, first by him conceived and pronounced. So that he shall not esteem them in a singular respect, referring those words to the persons of the patriarchs, or of Moses, or of any of the prophets: for as much as the psalm without respect of persons do express as well the righteous man, which obeyeth gods precepts, as the sinners which transgress his precepts, with all their deeds they do. So that all manner of men must needs be comprehended in them, as of whom the Psalms make so plain mention. And verily me think the psalms be to him, which singeth them as a glass where he may behold the whole affections of his soul, which so uttered to his own sight, he may declare forth to other: for who that heareth a man reading such kind of poesy, undoubtedly he taketh it so to himself as it were only of himself, and so while conscience hath remorse in the hearing, he is thereby compunct and stirred to repentance, & sometime hearing what grace the psalm doth express as done by Christ to his elects, and what hope they may have in him, he must needs in the contemplation thereof begin to rejoice in his conscience and give God his thanks. whereupon he which shall sing the third psalm, in beholding his own adversity, he shall so report it, as though they were his own very words, who that shall rehearse the 10. and 17. psalms. He shall so utter them, as he pronounced his own hope and trust, who shall read the 51. psalm, so speaketh he the words of a penitent contrite heart, as they were his in deed. And who that prayeth the 54.56.57.142. he is not so disposed in them, as though he should speak of some other which suffereth persecution, but as he himself felt the same in deed, and therefore, singeth to God those words as his very own words and petitions.   

Of the use and virtue of the Psalms by Athanasius.  
ALl holy Scripture is certainly the teacher of all virtue and of the true faith: but the book of the Psalms doth express after a certain manner the very state and condition of the soul. For as he which intendeth to present himself to a king, first will compound with himself to set in good order both his gesture and speech, lest else he might be reputed rude and ignorant. Even so doth this godly book inform all such as be desirous to lead their life in virtue, and to know the life of our saviour, which he led in his bodily conversation, putting them in mind in the reading thereof: First, of all their affections and passions, whereto their soul is inclined. Moreover, the Psalms form and teach every man with divers instructions, whereby he may not only espy the affections and state of his soul, & to win a good pattern and discipline, how he may please God, but also with what form of words he may amend himself, & how to give God due thanks least if he should speak otherwise then were convenient, he should fall into impiety by his unreverent estimation to God, for we must all make an account to the judge, as well of our evil deeds, as of our idle words.  
IF therefore thou wouldst at any time describe a blessed man, who he is, and what thing makethh him to be so: thou hast how in these Psalms. Blessed is that man which hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly. 1. Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven 32. Blessed is he that considereth the poor 41. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord 112. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord. 128.  
If thou wouldst rebuke the jews for their spite they have to Christ: thou hast: Why do the Heathen rage. 2.  
If thine own familiars pursue thee: and if many rise against thee, say: Lord how are they increased. 3. Hear my prayer O Lord. 143.  
If thus in thy trouble thou hast called on God, and hast tarried upon his help: and wouldst give him thanks for that he hath heard thee with his help, sing, Hear me when I call. 4. I am well pleased. 116. I waited patiently for the Lord. 40.  
If that thou seest that evil men lay snares for thee, & therefore desirest Gods ears to hear thy prayer, sing: Ponder my words O Lord. 5.  
If thou feelest Gods dreadful threats, & seest thyself afraid of them: thou mayst say. O Lord rebuke me not 6. O Lord rebuke me not. 38. O Lord God of my salvation. 88  
If any take counsel against thee, as Achitophel did against David, if thou be admonished thereof, sing. O Lord my God. 7.  
If thou in beholding the grace of our saviour so spread on every side, specially for the restoring of mankind to salvation: and wouldst speak thereof in meditation to God, sing O Lord our governor. 8.  
If so again thou wilt sing in giving thanks to God for the prosperous gathering in of thy fruits, use the same. O Lord our governor. 8.  
If thou wouldst have thine adversary kept back, and thy soul saved, trust not in thyself but in the son of God which can do it: and say I will give thanks. 9  
If thou perceivest God to be wroth with his people, as though he regarded them nothing, thou hast to pacify him to complain thereof: Why stand'st thou so far of. 10. O God thou hast cast us out. 60. O God wherefore. ●4.  
If any man would put thee in fear, have thou thy hope in God and sing. In the Lord put I my trust. 1●.  
If thou beholdest the pride of many men, and seest malice to abound, so that there is no godliness among men repair thou to God and say. Help me Lord. 12.  
If thine adversary lie long in wait against thee, despair not as though God had forgotten thee, but call upon the Lord, and sing. How long O Lord. 13. Hear my crying O God. 61. My God my God. 22.  
If thou hearest any to blaspheme god in his providence be not partaker with them in wickedness, but make haste to God and say: The fool hath said 14.53.  
If thou desirest to know who is a Citizen of heaven: sing. Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle. 15.  
If thou hast need of prayer for such as be against thee and have closed thy soul on every side, sing: Preserve me O God. 16. Hear the right O Lord. 17. Bow down thine ear. 86. Lord I call upon thee. 141.  
If thou hast escaped from thine enemies, and art delivered from them who pursued thee, sing thou: I will love thee O Lord. 18. My song shall be of the loving kindness of the Lord. 89.  
If thou dost wonder at the order of things created by God, considering the grace of the divine providence sing: The heavens declare. 19 and 24.  
If thou seest any man in adversity, comfort him and pray for him. The Lord hear thee. 20.  
If thou perceivest thyself to be defended and fed by God, and to live prosperously, rejoice therein, and sing: The Lord is my shepherd. 23.  
If thine enemies conspire against thee, lift up thy soul to God and say: Unto thee O Lord. 25. and thou shalt espy them to labour but in vain against thee.  
If thine enemies clouster against thee, and go about with their bloody hands to destroy thee, go not thou about by man's help to revenge it, for all men's judgements are not trusty, but require God to be the judge, for he alone is judge, and say. Be thou my judge. 26. Plead thou my cause. 35. give sentence with me. 43.  
If they press more fiercely on thee, though they be in numbers like an armed host, fear them not, which thus reject thee: as though thou were not anointed and elect by God but sing: The Lord is my light. 27.  
If they be yet so impudent that lay wait against thee so that it is not lawful for thee to have any vocation by them, regard them not but sing to God: Unto thee will I cry. 28.  
If thou wilt exhort & provoke kings & princes, to submit their powers to God, and to regard his honour sing: Bring unto the Lord. 29. God standeth in the congregation. 82  
If thou renewest and build thine house: both of thy soul, whereto thou receivest God to host, and of thy temporal habitation, sing: I will magnify thee. 30. Great is the Lord. 48. Except the Lord build the house. 127.  
If thou seest thyself had in hate for the truths sake of thy friends and kinsfolk, leave not of thy purpose, nor fear them which be against thee, but think on that which follow: and sing. In thee O Lord have I put my trust. 31  
If thou beholdest such as be baptized and so delivered from the corruption of their birth, praise thou the bountiful grace of God and sing. Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven. 32.  
If thou delightest to sing among many, call together righteous men of godly life and sing: Rejoice in the Lord. 33  
If by chance thou fallest amongs thine enemies, & yet hast fortunably escaped them, if therefore thou wilt give thanks, call together meek men, and sing: I will always give thanks. 34.  
If thou seest wicked men contend among themselves to do mischief, think not that their nature doth impel them by necessity to work sin against their will, as certain heretics suppose, but consider the psalm. My heart showeth me. 36. and thou shalt perceive that they be to themselves their own occasion of sinning.  
If thou seest how wicked men do much wickedness & that yet simple folk praise such, when thou wilt admonish any man not to follow them, to be like unto them because they shall be shortly rooted out and destroyed: speak to thyself and to other. Fret not thyself. 37.  
If thou hast decreed to take heed of thyself, and seest thine enemy approach nigh thee, as to such, the adversary is more provoked to come with assault, and therefore wilt prepare thyself sing. I said I will take heed. 39  
If thou seest many poor men to beg, and wilt show pity to them, thou mayst both thyself receive them to mercy, and also exhort other to do the same saying: Blessed is he that considereth the poor. 41.  
If thou hast a desire to Godward, and hearest thine enemies to upbraid thee, be not troubled, but consider what fruit of immortality riseth to thee for this desire: comfort thy soul with hope to God, and so therein releaving and asswaging the heaviness of thy life, say: Like as the heart desireth the water brooks. 42.  
If thou wilt remember of God's benefits which he did to their fathers, both in their out going from Egypt, as in the desert, and how good God was to them, but they unthankful to him. Thou hast: We have heard with our ears. 44. Hear my law. 78. My song shall be always of the loving kindness of the Lord. 89. Hear my prayer. 102. O give thanks unto the Lord. 106. and 107. When Israel came out of Egypt. 114.  
If thou hast made thy refuge to God and hast escaped such trouble as was prepared against thee, if thou wilt give thanks and show out his kindness to thee, sing: God is our hope and strength. 46.  
If thou wilt know how to give thanks to God when thou dost resort to him with understanding sound, sing O clap your hands together. 47. Great is the Lore. 48.  
If thou wilt exhort men to put to eir trust in the living God, who ministereth all things abundantly to good men's use: & blameth the madness of the world: which sueth their God Mammon so inordinately, sing: O hear this all ye people. 49.  
If thou wouldst call upon the blind world for their wrong confidence of their brute sacrifices, and show them what sacrifice God most hath required of them, sing: The Lord the mighty God. 50.  
If thou hast sinned and art converted and moved to do penance, desirous to have mercy, thou hast words of confession in. Have mercy upon me. 51.  
If thou hast suffered false accusation before the king, and seest the devil to triumph thereof, go aside and say. Why boast thou thyself. 52.  
If they which persecute thee with accusations would betray thee, as the Phariseis did jesus, and as the alyantes did David, discomfort not thyself therewith, but sing in good hope to God. Save me O God. 54.69. & Be merciful unto me O God. 57  
If thine adversaries which trouble thee do upbraid thee, and that they which seem to be thy friends, speak most against thee: whereupon if in thy meditation thou art somewhat grieved thereat, thou mayst call on God, saying. Hear my prayer O God. 55.  
If persecution come fierce on thee, and unbewares chance to enter into the cave where thou hidest thyself fear not, for in this straight thou shalt have expedient words both to comfort thee, and to put thee in old remembrance with: Be merciful unto me O God. 57 I cried unto the Lord with my voice. 142.  
If thou wilt confound hypocrites which make glorious shows outwardly, speak their conversion. Are your minds set upon right. 58.  
If thy pursuers command thy house to be watched when thou art escaped, give thanks to God, and grave it in the tables of thy heart for perpetual remembrance and say. Deliver me from mine enemies. 59  
If thine enemies cruelly assault thee, and would catch thy life, offer the subjection to God against them, and be of good comfort: for the more they rage, the more shall God subdue them and say. My soul truly. 62.  
If thou fliest persecution, and gettest thee into wilderness, fear thou not, as though thou were there alone, but having God nigh unto thee, rise to him early in the morning, sing. O God thou art my God, early will I seek thee. 63.  
If thine enemies would put thee in fear, and never cease to lay trains for thee, and pick all manner quarrels against thee, though they be very many, give no place to them, for the darts of babes shall be their destruction, if thou sayest: Hear my crying O God. 61. Let God arise. 68 Hast thee O God to deliver me. 70. In thee O Lord. 71.  
If thou wilt laud God with a Psalm or hymn, sing Thou O God art praised. 65. O be joyful. 66.  
If thou askest mercy of God, sing: God be merciful. 67  
If thou wouldst sing to the Lord, thou hast what to say. O sing unto the Lord a new song. 96. and 98.  
If thou hast need to confess God with thanks, sing In thee O Lord have I put my trust. 71. Unto thee O God. 75. It is a good thing to give thanks. 92. O give thanks unto the Lord. 105.118.136. O God my heart. 108. I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. 111. and 138.  
If thou seest wicked men prosper in peace, be not offended nor moved there at, but say: truly God is loving 73.  
If thine enemies have beset the ways whether thou fléest, and art thereby in great anguish, yet in this trouble despair not but pray, and if thy prayer be hard, give God thanks and say. I will cry to God. 77.  
If they persever still, and defile the house of God, kill his elects, and cast their bodies to the fowls of the air, fear not their cruelty, but show pity to them which be in such agany and say: O God the Heathen are come. 79.  
If thou wilt inform any man with the mystery of the resurrection, sing: Hear O thou shepherd. 80.  
If thou wilt sing to the Lord, call together God's servants on the feastful day, and sing: Sing we merely. 81. O come let us sing unto the Lord. 95. Behold now praise the Lord. 134.  
If the adversaries flock together on every side, and threat to destroy the house of God, and make their conspiracies against his religion: let not their numbers and power trouble thee, for thou hast an anchor of the words of this Psalm. Hold not thy tongue. 83.  
If thou castest an eye to gods house and to his eternal tabernacles, and hast a desire thereto as the Apostle had: say thou also. O how amiable are thy dwellings: 84.  
If God's wrath be ceased, and the captivity ended, thou hast cause how to give thanks to God with David, recounting his goodness to thee and others with this Psalm. Lord thou art become grations. 85. I believed and therefore will I speak. 116. in the end. In jury is God known. 76.  
If thou wilt rebuke paynims and heretics, for that they have not the knowledge of God in them, thou mayst have an understanding to sing to God. Bow down thine ear O Lord. 86. Not to us O Lord, not unto us. 115.  
If thou wilt see and know the dissent that the catholic church have from schisms: and wouldst convert them, or to discern the church concerning the outward appearance, and forms thereof: thou mayst say. Her foundations are upon the holy hills. 87.  
If thou wouldst know how Moses prayed to God, & in his meditation, recounting the brittle state of man's life, desired God to direct so his short life, that he might follow wisdom, read. Lord thou hust been our refuge. 90  
If thou wouldst comfort thyself and others in true religion, and teach them that hope to God will never suffer a soul to be confounded, but to make it bold and without fear for God's protection, sing: Who so dwelleth under the fence of the almighty shall abide. 91.  
If thou wilt sing on the Saboth day, thou hast: It is a good thing to give thanks to the lord. 92.  
If thou wilt sing on the sunday in meditation of god's word, desiring to be instructed therein, whereby thou mayst rest in God's holy will, & cease from all the works and doctrines of vain man: revolve that notable psalm Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way. 119.  
If thou wilt sing in the second day of the Sabbothe, thou hast. O come let us sing vn●o the Lord. 95.  
If thou wouldst sing to the Lord, thou hast what to say: O sing unto the Lord a new song. 96. and 98.  
If thou wilt sing the fourth day of the Saboth, sing: O Lord God to whom vengeance belongeth. 94. for then when the Lord was betrayed, he began to take vengeance on death, and to triumph of it: therefore when thou readest the gospel. Wherein thou hearest the jews to take counsel against the Lord and that he standeth boldly against the Devil, then sing the foresaid Psalm. O Lord God.  
If thou wilt sing on good Friday, thou hast a commendation of the Psalm. The lord is king. 93. for then was the house of God's church builded and groundlye founded, though the enemies went about to hinder it: for which cause sing to God the songs of triumphant victory, with the said Psalm, and with. Many a time have they fought against me. 129. and with O sing unto the lord a new song. 98.  
If there be any captivity wherein thy house is laid waist and yet builded again, sing: O sing unto the lord. 96.  
If the land be vexed with enemies, and after come to any rest by the power of God, if thou wilt sing therefore, sing: The lord is king. 97.  
If thou considerest the providence of God in his governance so over all, and wilt instruct any with true faith and obedience, when thou hast first persuaded them to confess themself, sing: O be joyful in the lord. 100 melius. 147.  
If thou dost acknowledge in God his judicial power and that in judgement he mixeth mercy, if thou wilt draw nigh unto him, thou hast the words of this Psalm to this end. My song shall be of mercy and judgement. 101.  
If for the imbecility of thy nature thou art weary with the continual miseries and griefs of this life, and wouldst comfort thyself, sing: Hear my prayer O lord. 102  
If thou wilt give thanks to God as it is most congruent and due for all his gifts: when thou wilt so do: thou hast how to enjoin thy soul thereunto, with these. Praise the lord O my soul. 103. and 104.  
If thou wilt praise God, and also know how and for what cause, and with what words thou mayst best do it, consider. Praise the lord ye servants. 113. O praise the lord ye heathen. 117. Behold how good. 133. Praise the lord O my soul. 146. O praise the lord for it is a good thing to praise. and Praise the lord O Jerusalem. 147. O praise the lord of heaven. 148. O sing unto the lord. 149. O praise God in his holiness. 150.  
If thou hast saith to such things as God speaketh, & believest that which in prayer thou utterest: say. I believed and therefore I will speak. 116. in the end.  
If thou feelest thyself to rise upward in degrees of well working, as though thou saidst with S. Paul. I forget those things which be behind me, and set mine eyes on things which be before me, thou hast in every exaltation of ●●y progress what thou mayest say in the xv. songs of the s●●yers. 120.  
If thou be'st holden in thraldom under straying and wandering thoughts: and feelest thyself drawn by them, whereof thou art sorry, then stay thyself from thenceforth, and tarry where thou hast found thyself in fault, set thee down and mourn thou also as the Hebrew people did, and say with them. By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept. 137.  
If thou perceivest that temptations be sent to prove thee, thou oughtest after such temptations give God the thanks and say: O lord thou hast searched me out and known me. 139.  
If yet thou be in bondage by thine enemies, & wouldst feign be delivered, say: Deliver me O lord. 140.  
If thou wouldst pray and make supplication, say. Lord I call upon thee. 141. I cried unto the lord. 142. Hear my prayer O lord. 143.  
If any tyrannous enemy rise up against the people, fear thou not, no more than David did Goliath, but believe like David and sing. Blessed be the lord. 144.  
If thou art elect out of low degree, specially before other to some vocation to serve thy brethren, advance not thyself to high against them in thine own power, but give God his glory who did chose thee, and sing thou: I will magnify thee O god my king. 145.  
If thou wilt sing of obedience praising God with hallelujah, thou hast these: O give thanks. 105.106. 107. I will give thanks. 111. Blessed is the man. 112. Praise the lord. 113. When Israel came out of Egypt. 114. I am well pleased. 115. O praise the lord. 117. O laud the name of the lord. 135. O give thanks. 136 Praise the lord O my soul. 146. O praise the lord. 147 O praise the lord of heaven. 148. O sing unto the lord. 149. O praise god in his holiness. 150.  
If thou wilt sing specially of our Saviour Christ, thou hast of him in every psalm, but most chief in, Unto thee O lord will I lift up my soul. 25. My heart is enditing of a good matter. 45. The lord said unto my lord. 110  
Such Psalms as show his lawful generation of his father, and his corporal presence be these. In the lord put I my trust. 11. Save me O God. 69.  
Such as do prophecy before of his most holy cross & passion, telling how many deceitful assaults he sustained for us, and how much he suffered be these. Why do the Heathen rage. 2. Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way. 119.  
Such as express the malicious enmities of the jews and the betraying of judas, be these. Hear my prayer O god. 55. Hold not thy tongue. 109. The king shall rejoice. 21. The lord even the most mighty god. 50. give the king the iudgementee. 72. Save me O god. 69.  
Such as describe his agony in his passion, the cruelty of the jews, the condition of his death and sepulture be: My god my god. 22. O lord god. 88 and that he suffered not for himself but for us, is declared in the Psalm aforesaid 88 the seventh verse saying: Thine indignation lieth hard upon me. & in the 69. psalm, in the fourth verse: I paid the things that I never took.  
Such as expound his dominion and his presence in the flesh be these: Preserve me O god. 16.  
Such as show his glorious resurrection of body be: The earth is the lords. 24. O clap your hands together. 47.  
Such as set out his ascension into heaven be these. The lord is king. 93. O sing unto the lord. 96.98. The lord is king, the people. 99  
And that he sitteth on the right hand of his father: The 110. psalm maketh manifest saying: The lord said to my lord, sit thou on my right hand.  
Such as show that he have authority of his father to judge, expressing his judicial power, both in condemning the devil, and all wicked nations be these: 9 psalm, the v. verse: Thou shalt rebuke the Heathen and destroy the ungodly. give the king the judgements. 72. The lord even the most mighty god. 50 God standeth in the congregation. 82.  
Thus thou mayst by reading these, behold Christ's mysteries, and what benefits the Lord hath given us by his Nativity and passion.  
Lo such is the style & form of the Psalms for man's use and commodity.  
☞ It is to be remembered that the beginning of the psalms in this table, be according to the translation commonly used in churches, & not of the translation hereafter following.   


Psalmi quodammodo sic constituti ut alij sint: Prophetici. Eruditorij: Consolatorij: Precatorij: Eucharistici: Mixti.  
8 Prophetici Hij prophetant de jesu Christo: ecclesia & etiam sanctorum afflictionibus. Dicuntur in narratione. Exponunt felicitatem Dei providentiam, etc. Continentes. Promis●iones de liberandis pijs & perden dis Impijs Historia● rerum descriptiones beatitudinis. 1 Narratorij  Expositorij 1 Eruditorij Hij docent quid faciendum quid omittendum. Adhortantur ad bona opera. Imprecantur impijs confusionem etc. Continentes. Commendationes verbi Dei, vituperationes traditionum. Condemnationes malorum hominum. 7 Adhortatorij 2 Comminatorij  Consolatorij Hij consolantur in adversis. Gratulantur in prosperis. Inuitant ad iustitiamgratitudum, etc. Continentes. Exempla consolationum & tentationum patrum. Mutuas piorum congratulationes. 4 Gratulatorij 5 Inuitatorij 6 Deprecatori● Hij orant invocant Obsecrantur & implorant opem Dei in necessitate. Expostulant de malorum prosperitate. Continentes. Petitiones, Deplorationes propter peccata & calamitates. Accusationes, propter vim aduersarior●●● 7 Obsecratorij 3 Interpollatorij 4 Eucharistici Hij gratias agunt. Continentes. Confessiones beneficiorum Dei & mirabilium operum eius Exultationes de p●rta victoria & liberatione.  Laudatorij Celebrant opera Dei. 5 Exultatorij Letantur etc.  Mixti Hij plures simul vel omnes locos habent.  Videlicet, prophetiam, doctrinam, consolationem, orationem, grotiarum, actionem  
Qui prophetant 
21.22.24.45.47.72.93.55.97.  Qui denunciant & vaticinantur 
11.110.  Qui narrant 
19.49.50.73.78.87.89.105.114.115.127.137  Qui narrant & confitentur 
26.121.139.131.  Qui describunt beatitudinem. 
1.32.41.112.128.  Qui docent virtutes 
15.101.119.125.133.  Qui admonent 
37.  Qui exhortantur 
29.33.96.98.103.104.  Qui exhortantur cum cantico 
145.81.66.  Qui minanter imprecantur. 
109.64.94.120.74.70.71.  Qui veterum exempla habent 
60.77.108.135.80.  Qui in domino gloriantur 
23.27.40.42.62.76.84.99.122.  Qui alacriter canunt 
91.118.  Qui provocant ad justitiam 
58.82.  Qui invitant ad gratitudines. 
67.95.107.134.  Qui precantur 
5.68.90.102.132.141.17.20.28.  Qui confitentur & plorant peccatum, 
9.51.6.39.38.75.106.136.143.130,  Qui invocant 
4.54.142.3.69.123.  Qui ad eventum votum & obsecrationem 
7.12.13.16.25.27.31.35.43.44.57.59.61.83.86.88.140.  Qui ad eventum solum 
3.26.69.70.71.79.80.123.130.131.  Qui accusant impios. 
2.10.14.36.52.53.79.  Qui in actione gratiarum sunt 
8.18.30.34.46.63.85.116.124.126.129.  Qui cum hymnis canunt 
48.65.92.144.  Qui laudem anunciant 
113.117.146.147.148.149.150.138 111.  Qui exultat de resurrectione 
56.  Qui exultant tantum. 
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VEteres quatuor tantum musicos modos (quos tropos sive tonos vocarunt) celebres habuerunt. Scilicet Prothum: 
 Dentrum: Tritum & tetradum, quibus recentiores superinstruxerunt alios quatuor quasi collaterales, & hos ex gentium peculiaribus affectibus sic vocabulis notarunt ut Dorium, Phrigium, Lydium etc. quibus modis maxime trahebantur. Nam morum similitudine molliores in molliore gaudent tono, & natura hilares, jucundioribus, tristes gravioribus modis delectantur, juxta innatam quandam proportionem affectuum animorum, cum diuer sitate consonantiarum quibus occulta familiaritate excitantur.  

¶ Octo tonorum distinctiones & proprietates.  Prothus 

Dorius 
Primus, modest & religiose graditur.  Hipodorius 
Secundus, severe cum maiestate tonat.    Dentrus 

Phrigius 
Tertius, Indignatur & acerbe insultat.  Hipophrigius 
Quartus, quasi adulatur & allicit.    Tritus 

Lydius 
Quintus, jucunde delectat & ridet.  Hipolidius 
Sextus, Lachrimatur & plorat.    Tetradus 

Mixolidius 
Septimus Incitate progreditur & imperios●  Hipomixolidius 
Octauus, decenter & moderate incedit.     
ALl manner of Scripture for that it is inspierde from God above (as necessary for instruction) is expressed by the determination of the holy ghost to the intent that all men in comen, 
Anno Domini. 380.  should gather out thereof (as out of a storehouse of Physic for the soul) peculiar remedies, every one of us for our own infirmities: for such Physic as a certain writer testifieth will restrain great and many sins. Now where as the Prophets have doctrine proper to themselves, and the books of the divine histories matter by themself: the law have his peculiar form of teaching, and the Proverbial books have their several kind of exhortations. The book of the psalms comprehend in itself, the whole commodity of all their doctrines aforesaid, for it prophesieth of things to come, it reciteth the histories, it showeth law for the governance of life, it teacheth what ought to be done, and to be short, it is a common storehouse of all good doctrine, which doth aptly distribute matter to every man peculiar to himself for it healeth not only old festered wounds of the soul, but also can give quick remedy to such as be newly made. It stayeth and comforteth that member which is sick and corrupt, & preserveth that which is whole and sound, it plucketh up by the roots (as much as is possible) all such evil affections as do reign so tyrannically in the whole course of man's life, which effect it worketh as it were with agreeable delectation instilling pleasantly into our heart, all sober honesty. For where as the holy ghost perceived that mankind was hardly trained to virtue, & that we be very negligent in things concerning the true life in deed, by reason of our inclination to worldly pleasures & delectations: What hath he invented? he hath mixed in his form of doctrine the delectation of music, to th'intent that the commodity of the doctrine might secretly steal into us, while our ears be touched with the pleasantness of the melody. Even much like as expert Physicians use to do, when they minister their bitter potions to sick children, lest they should abhor their health, for the bitterness of their drinks, for the most part they anoint the brinks of the cups with honey. And for this end be these sweet and harmonious songs devised for us, that such as be children either by age or children by manners, should in deed have their souls wholesomely instructed, though for the time they seem but to sing only. Furthermore, we see commonly that they which be of the vulgar people, or of rude and gross nature, can not readily bear away and keep in mind the grave precepts of the Apostles or Prophets, where yet the divine psalms they sing at home in their houses, and abroad they can record them. And certainly though a man were never so furiously raging in ire and wrath, yet assoon as he hear the sweet tunes of the Psalms, strait way is he assuaged of his fury, and must departed more quiet in mind by reason of the melody. The psalm is the rest of the soul, the rod of peace, it stilleth and pacifieth the raging bellows of the mind, for it doth assuage and mollify that ireful power and passion of the soul, it induceth chastity, where reigned wantonness, it maketh amity, where was discord, it knitteth friends together, it returneth enemies to an unity again: For who can long repute him as an enemy, with whom he joineth himself in lifting up his voice to God in prayer. So that the song of the Psalm worketh charity, which is the greatest treasure of all goodness that can be, devising by this inducement of concord singing the knot and bond of unity, so joining the people together after the similitude of a choir in their unity of singing.  
The Psalm is an introduction to beginners, it is a furtherer to them which go forward to virtue, it is to the perfect man a stable foundation to rest on, it is the sweet voice, the only mouth of the spouse of Christ the church. The psalm doth cheer the feastful day, the better to rejoice, it worketh that same heaviness which is heaviness to godward: for the psalm is able to pluck out tears of any man's heart: though it be never so stony hard.  
O wise and marvelous devise of our heavenly schoolmaster, who could invent, that we should both pleasantly sing and therewith profitably learn, where by wholesome doctrine might be the deeper printed in us: for that which with violence and force is learned of us, is not wont to abide long, but that which entereth into us with pleasure, and by loving grace it continueth the longer in our hearts, it sticketh the faster in our memories.  
Now as for the matter and content of the Psalm, what is there, but that a man may learn it there? Is not there to be learned the valiantness of fortitude? The righteousness of justice? The soberness of temperance? The perfection of prudence? The form of penance? The measure of patience? Yea and whatsoever soundeth to virtue or perfection is it not there taught?  
In the Psalm is contained absolute divinity, both prophecy of Christ's coming in the flesh. The thretfull warnings of the judgement. The hope of our rising again. The fear of God's punishments. The promises of everlasting joy. The revelation of all mysteries, all these be laid and couched up in the Psalter book, as in a great treasure house common to all men. Which book the Prophet David framed most aptly (among many instruments of music) to agree with the instrument called the psaltry. Signifying thereby (as I can judge) the grace of God to come from 'bove by the inspiration of the holy ghost: for this only instrument of all other have the cause of his sound from his upper part, where the harp or the lute by their wrists have their sound coming forth out of the lower part of them, but the psaltery put forth the sweetness of his harmonious melody from the upper part, teaching us thereby that we should set our whole study and meditation in heavenly things above, and not by the sweetness of the tunes to be borne down to the sensual affections and delectations of the flesh.    


Chrisostomus. In Psalmos. to .2. ho. 15.  
AS this life is sustained by meat, which it doth straight way ministre after it be received, even so if we bestow our endeavour to virtuous acts, we shall obtain Gods lively spirit, by the possession whereof, we shall flow in all good works, which on the other side if we perform not, the said spirit will flee from us, of whom if we be destitute, we must needs halt in any doing we have: for if this holy spirit should departed from us, consequently will the wicked spirit enter, which thing may clearly be learned in Saul who was sore haunted therewith. Now what should it help us, though we be not vexed so extremely with such a spirit, as Saul was vexed, if we be tormented and choked by malicious acts and wretched deeds: We have therefore much need to have David's harp, to sing to our soul some divine harmony, as well gotten out of the Prophet, as also flowing from good life, so that whether of them both we use, that is either to sing some Psalm or song of David, or yet to begin a virtuous life, we shall thereby destroy the devils power in us, as readily as David was wont to assuage saul's fury with his harp: And this shall be our principal remedy to obtain all righteousness to the health of our soul, yea beside this the devil shall rage's so much the more in fury, when he seeth that for all his sinful suggestions, we be nothing drawn to evil, for these ungracious and unclean spirits are even in the beginning of their temptations afraid, lest we should have occasion given us by their wicked suggestions to turn our whole intent the rather to work some laudable act. So that when they see we stand and persever steadfastly, they rage the more, for that they be so frustrate in all their busy care they have to hurt us. Whereupon, after our victory so gotten, let us sing out some song of thanks, the farther to beat from us that devilish importune assault of our enemy for the devil in deed cannot utterly deprive us of heaven, no, for many times he is a furderer to us, by his warring against us, so that we be watching warily at him, and use soberness to win heaven, from whence wilfully many be cast by their ungracious and sinful living. And verily, whatsoever he be that offendeth of purpose, and that of set will rageth in mischief, is a plain devil, and is not worthy to have pardon or favour of any man. Let us therefore sing to that soul that is affected with other sayings of holy scripture, specially David's Psalms: In such wise that the outward voice may edify the inward mind. Doubtless, when we instruct and frame our tongue thus to sing, the conscience of man must needs be ashamed if he do not preserve that thing at the leact which he singeth, though his disposition inclineth to the contrary. So that by this mean we shall not win that commodity, but many other commodities, as we shall for example rehearse. First, the prophet David wrote not only of things that were to come, but he disputeth of these visible creatures, & of the invisible form of the firmament. Now if peradventure thou desirest to be taught whether this firmament shall stand firmly in that same state that it is of now or no, will not David straightway answer thee and say. The heavens shall wax old as doth a garment, and thou O Lord shalt change them as a vesture, 
Psal. 102.  for they shall be transposed. Also if thou desirest to hear of the fashion of the heavens, by him mayst thou understand it writing thus. I stretched out the heavens like a curtain. Beside this, if thou wouldst know further of the backhalf of the heavens, he shall say to thee, which coverest the uppermost parts of heavens with waters. And yet is he not content to rest here, but maketh mention of the breadth thereof, declaring that both sides be of equal distance, saying. How much the East is from the West, so far hath he put our sins from us. And as high as the heaven is from the earth, the Lord hath so largely confirmed his mercy on them that fear him. Furthermore, if thou wouldst search for the foundation of the earth, thou canst not be ignorant thereof, when thou hearest him say. For he hath found the earth upon the seas. Also if thou desirest to know the cause of the earthquakes, thou mayst understand it by him when he singeth thus. Who beholdeth the earth and maketh it to tremble, so that now of this thing he putteth thee quite out of doubt. Moreover, if thou longest to know the course of the night, even of him mayst thou have this knowledge. In the night (saith he) all the beasts of the wood have their walk, and to what use the hills were made, he also telleth it thee. The high hills he appointed for hearts and hinds. And wherefore the stony rocks serve, that he describeth also, saying. The cliffs and rocks be the covert to coneys. And why the unfruitful trees be there growing, there (saith he) shall the sparrows build their nests. Why moreover water springs be flowing in wilderness, thus he showeth. By them will the beasts of the field have their abiding. Also to know why wine serveth not for to drink only, seeing that water might supply that want abundantly: but for this intent, to make the more merry and jocund. Wine (saith he) maketh glad the heart of man whereby thou mayst consider, how far forth wine should go in lawful use: Furthermore, of him mayest thou hear, how ●oules and savage beasts be nourished. They all O Lord set their eyes to thee that thou shouldest give them meat in due season: And if thou askest a reason of the creation of thy household beasts, he will answer thee that these also were created for thy sake saying thus. Who bringeth forth green herb and grass for beasts to the service of man. Why the Moon is needful: Hear of his word. Who made the Moon for distinctions of times, How beside all things visible and invisible were made, he showeth it clearly thus. He said the word and made they were: He commanded, and by and by they were created. And that there shall be once a discharge from continual dying, he teacheth thee after this sort. God have delivered my soul from the power of death, when he shall take me unto him. Furthermore he informeth us, whence this our body had his original, thus. I am (saith he) in good remembrance, that I am dust and earth, and shall return again to my dust whence I sprung. Furthermore that all things were created for thy sake, thus he saith. Thou hast crowned him O Lord with honour and glory, and set him up over the works of thy hands. And what similitude we mortal men have with angels, thus he showeth it. Thou hast abased him somewhat lower than the state of angels. Also what love almighty God beareth to us, thus he doth express it. Like as a father pitieth his children, even so hath the Lord compassion on all them which fear him. What is laid up for us for hereafter, and what rest we shall have in the end of this life, thus he certifieth us. Return O my soul into thy rest and quiet. Furthermore, why the heavens be of so huge compass, he showeth thus the cause. The heavens set out to sight the glory of God. Why the night and day were made, he telleth this also: not to give light only and rest, but beside this to instruct us. There is (saith he) no language or words in them, and yet their voices be heard. Finally, in what manner God doth walk in his compass both on sea and land, he describeth it, as the epistle to the Hebrews avoucheth the same. The deep is as his garment. Thus taking a taste of those things that be said before, ye may coniesture other things higher and greater, that is to say, of Christ, of his resurrection, of the joys and pains to come: of inordinate affections of laws and such other, so that ye cannot resort to David's books, but ye shall carry thence innumerable riches: For if thou shouldest fall into any heaviness, or into any evil affection of mind, these psalms will much avail to thy comfort. If thou be sliden into sin, there shalt thou find many salves to restore thee, if thou be'st overladen with poverty, or with any adversity, in them shalt thou see to appear many restful havens for thy refuge, if thou be in state of righteousness, there mayest thou find how to keep thee in surety thereof, if thou be in state of sin, there shalt thou be put in much hope to be pardoned, & if thou sufferest many displeasures for righteousness sake, thou shalt hear David confess thus. For thy sake O Lord am I as daily appointed to death, and again. We be esteemed as sheep prepared to the slaughter, all these things saith he, be come on us, and yet we have not forgotten thee, but if thou shouldst wax proud by the sight of thy good deeds, thou shalt hear him pray. Enter not O lord into judgement with thy servants, for no man on live can be justified before thy sight, and thus straightway shalt thou be won to follow humility. Yea furthermore if thou hast committed any thing, whereof thou mightst take despair, thou shalt hear him oftentimes to sing. This day if ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts, the hearing whereof, will soon resolve the soul into repentance. Beside all this, though thou were a king gloriously crowned, and therewith haughty and proud, yet there shalt thou learn this: That a king is not saved for all his valiantness, nor the Giant is in safety by his great power and might, and so by this mean thou shalt be abated in thy pride. If thou flowest in riches and glory of this world, thou shalt hear him again singing. Woe be to them which trust in their power, and in the multitude of their goods, and in an other place. Man is in his days as grass, whose pomp shall not go down into the grave with him, and thus by such considerations thou shalt repute nothing in all the earth much to be esteemed: for if thou despisest these two things (I mean power and glory) which exceed all other things in men's estimation, what can there be beside, whereto thou shouldst set so much thy heart? Also if thou shouldst be overcharged with any heaviness of heart, thou mayst here there. Why art thou thus heavy O my soul, and why dost thou so vex me? Trust in the lord for I will give him thanks. Over this, if thou spiest many men to have great commendation, without any cause of deserving, speak thou thus to thyself. Be not envious at wicked men, for they shall whither away like grass, and shall fade to nought even as the green herb in the field. If thou chance to mark how good men and evil men he both together afflicted, yet by David thou shalt understand, that the manner of their affliction is not alone, for he saith that there be many scourges for sinners, which yet he doth not affirm to be inflicted upon good men, when he saith. That the just man have many temptations, but out of them all God will deliver him, and again. The death of sinners is audible. Where the death of his elects is very honourable before the Lord.  
Revolve therefore such things as these be oft with thyself and by the instruction of them get thee some understanding, for there is a large wild field of wise sentences comprehended in these sayings aforesaid: yea in every one of them though they be briefly thus viewed and perused by us. But if ye will more exactly search out these sentences of David, ye shall perceive that they will spread into plenteous store of ghostly treasure. Over and beyond that, every man that will, may by these sayings, purge himself of evil vices, how fast so ever they have root within them. If he will neither give ear readily to envy, neither yet to bitter malice, if he will despise riches, if he set light by adversity, by trouble, by poverty, if he set not much by his life at all.  
This manner of contemplation will far drive from us all vice and sin, for the subduing of which vices, we must give our thanks to God: and thus by despising these transitory goods we may win the goods everlasting, and through patience in adversity, and by the consolation we have in holy scripture, we may have hope, and at the last to enjoy the bliss to come through jesus Christ, to whom with the father & the holy ghost, be all honour world without end. Amen.   

Augustinus. lib. confess. 10. cap. 33.  
THe delectation of the ears had once bound me strongly, 
Anno Domini. 430.  yea they had subdued me, but thou (O Lord) didst unbind me, and madest me free.  
Now in these sweet tunes which thy holy scriptures give so lively a grace unto, when they be sung with the sweet voice of cunning men: I do confess that I am somewhat delectably holden, but yet not for that I would dwell and abide still there, but that my affection might be stirred to rise upward when I see my time. But yet these tunes and notes thus lively made by the ditty of thy word, the rather do they desire to have place in me, yea they would my heart should have them in great affiance, which yet I have not peradventure altogether as is most agreeable. For sometime me think I esteem this musical harmony more highly than is convenient, as when I feel my heart to be more vehemently stirred to ardent devotion by those holy words, when they be so set out with song then if they were not so sung: For this I perceive, that all the affections of our spirits in their diversity of natural disposition, to have their peculiar properties and fashions, as well in respect of the voice, as of the tunes. So that by a secret familiarity and similitude that is betwixt them, the minds of men be diversly affected and ravished, but the delectation of my flesh, though it ought not to subdue my mind with to much vain and feeble sensuality, yet it oft deceiveth me, in that my brute senses do not wait on Lady Reason, as modestly content to come after her, but they strive to go before her & would be her guide, and other cause can they allege none, but for that by her at the first they were brought in and admitted. And thus I offend unbewares, though afterward I perceive it. So again while that I eschew this subtle deceit of my senses, beyond due measure I err on the other side, by overmuch sour gravity, yea so far otherwhiles, that I would all such sweet harmony of delectable singing, wherewith David's Psalter is used to be sung, utterly removed not from mine own ears only, but banished out of the church to, as judging that way to be more sure and furthest from peril of abuse, that I remember hath been oft told me done of Athanasius bishop of Alexandria, 
An. D. 379  who caused the readers of the quire to recite the psalms in such even equality of the voice, that it appeared to be more like a reading then a singing. How be it, when I call to mind what tears I wept at the hearing of the songs which thy church and congregation did use to sing to thee (O Lord) what time I first began to recover my faith unto thee (as me think even yet still I feel myself ravished, not yet with the singing, but with the sweet matter which is sung, specially, when it is sung with full expressed voices and with decent harmony) then again I judge this ordinance of singing to be much profitable and expedient. And thus am I tossed betwixt the danger of vain delectation and the experience of wholesome edification. But more am I inclined and induced to allow this custom of singing in the church (although I speak not this as in sentence definitive) that the weaker sort of men, might by such delectation of the ear, rise up to godly affection and heavenly devotion. Notwithstanding, when I feel this in myself that the melody moveth me more than the matter of the ditty which is sung. I confess then that I offend mortally therein, & then wish I rather not to hear such singing then so to hear it.   

josephus. lib. antiq. jud. 7. ca 12.  
WHen David was at rest from wars and other such dangers, 
Anno Domini. 100  and had now peace at will, he composed songs and hymns to God of divers Metres, some trimetres and some quinquemetres, and caused divers instruments to be made, and he taught the Levites how they should in their diversities sing and play hymns on the Saboth and other festival days: Of which instruments some as the harp were loud and shirle made of ten strings, which were touched with the one end of the wrist. Nabla was of xii. strings and tunes, and was played on with the fingers. There were also Cymbals of brass both large and broad.   

Eusebius. li. 2. cap. 16.17. in hist. ecclesiastica.  

Anno Domini 50.  PHilo an Hebrew borne, who as report goeth, came to Rome in Emperor Claudius' days, and saw Peter the Apostle, and was his auditor hearing the doctrine he preached, among other things that he wrote of the christian sect, saith thus. The christian people have in all places of their assemblies, houses dedicated wholly to prayer, into the which they resort apart by themself, and there use to have their mysteries ministered in most honest and chaste life, wherein they bring nothing that serve for eating & drinking, or for any other corporal necessity of the body, but only the books of God's law and of the Prophets, and hymns made to God and such like things as these be, by which discipline & virtuous exercise, they be together edified, & so by daily continual diligence they attain to very perfect life. Furthermore, they do not only understand the ancient hymns of their Elders▪ but they themselves devise new to God's honour, which they sing with all kind of grave numbers and rhythms in a comely honest manner, and with sweet harmony. And furthermore Philo saith, 
Niceph. li. 2. ca 16.  our hymns are so sung with us, that where one (as Chanter) singeth before one verse orderly and comely by observing the certainty of his numbers, all the multitude beside, secretly giving ear unto him, at the last sing together the latter parts of the hymns.   

Eusebius. lib. 3. cap. 33. in hist. eccl.  
PLinius the second, who bare office in a certain province under Trajan the Emperor, 
Anno Domini. 94.  perceiving how from day to day were slain great numbers of the christian people, being much moved at the slaughter of them: reported to the said Emperor that thousands of people almost innumerable were daily put to death, in whom was spied no crime at any time done or committed, nor any thing else contrary to the Roman laws, saving this only that they used to sing before day to one Christ, as to a God their morning hymns. But as for adulteries and such other crimes they utterly abhorred, and kept themselves clear from them, and lived otherwise customably after the common laws. trajan the Emperor by this man's advertisement made decree by authority of his rescript, that the Christians should no more be searched for, and except that any of them offered themselves, else not to be punished.   

Hieronimus in prologo galeato.  
Certain Psalms as the 36.110.111.114. & the 144. although they be written and composed in divers Metres, nevertheless they be interlaced with the Alphabet letters of all one number.   

Eusebius de prepara. evange lib. 11. ca 3.  
WHo had the perfect skill of the hebrews tongue should perceive that they had among them many right eloquent orators, for they have verses and Poesies made by most exquisite art and cunning, as that great Canticle of Moses, & the 118. Psalm of David, be composed in Heroical Metre, which is called verse Exametre. They have also such other, as well trimetres and tetrametres, which as concerning the composition of them be devised most eloquently, substantially, and pleasantly, and as concerning the sense and matter of them, no man's writing is to be compared with them, for in them are expressed gods words, and words of mere truth, where in be contained godly doctrine, knowledge of notable things, and wholesome conclusions.   

Idem Eusebius. lib. 12. ca 14.  
PLato that divine Philosopher, judged that Metres ought to be sung, for (saith he) disciplines be fit for education and bringing up of Children, to train them to a right life & lawful conversation. To the intent therefore that children's minds might follow the law, that therewith they should both joy & mourn, let them learn Metres and songs, and let them sing oft such. Wherein be contained the commendations and condennations of such things which the laws commend and condemn, because the tender wits and years of children, can not comprise the reason of virtue, they be well prepared thereto by play and song. Not without good skill therefore do we (Christian men) use, that children do learn the the canticles of the Prophets.  

ca 15.  Necessary it were (as the said Plato affirmeth) that poets (who be inventors of such Metres) were forced by law, that in their verses, when they be describing a blessed man in felicity, to praise none other for such, but him that is a good man, modest & rightful in his doing, whether he be little or great, rich or poor. And that whosoever were a wrong doer, to call him miser, though he were richer than Croesus or Midas. Let these poets therefore call no man a blessed man, except he come by these goods (which be so called of the vulgar people) both rightfully, and also rightfully dispend the same. And such matters being compiled in their rhythms and verses were good for the youth to learn. As David inspierd with the grace of gods holy spirit so described a blessed man in his Odies and songs long before these days, teaching who is truly a blessed man, and who is contrary. In the beginning of his Psalter saying: Blessed is that man which walketh not in the counsels of wicked men, etc.  
And furthermore writeth Plato, that it is a grace specially belonging to God himself, 
ca 16.  or to some perfect man chosen by him: well to use rhythms & verses, and therefore it were good that there were diligent law provided for them that they should have no other respect, but to set out virtue, to which end all Music should be applied. As it was so provided among the hebrews, who were restrained from receiving any other hymns and songs, than such as were composed by the Prophets, who were inspired by the holy ghost. Furthermore, I grant to Plato in this thing which is commonly spoken, that delectation & pleasant satisfying of the ear is judge to music. But I say that is best music, which delighteth good men & learned men, & specially such as excel others in virtue. And therefore virtue must be judge in this case, specially fortitude and prudence, and not Music to be esteemed good by the allowance of the rude people which be led and blinded with ignorance and with cowardly base affections. For so among the jews of old time, the judgement of divine songs, was not permitted to the multitude, but some there were, though they were but a few, which judged these things by divine inspiration, who had the authority to consecrate (as I might say) and to approve the books of the Prophets, as also to disallow and to reject such as they thought disagreeable from Gods holy spirit.   

Basilius in concione ad adolescentes.  

Fol. 250.  TImotheus the Musician, so excelled in that art and faculty, that he could stir up a man's mind to anger by his rough and sour harmony, & could assuage and release them again by a soft kind of harmony at his will and pleasure: Of whom it is written, that when he had at a time before Alexander sung the Phrygian harmony, he excited him as he was at supper, to run to war, and again by his most gentle and easy harmony, brought him again to the table among his gests. Such strength & virtue is set in the true use of music. As Pythagoras once by chance was in company among a sort of wanton & drunken folk, whereupon, he bade the minstrel to change his song & to rebuke their dissolute wantonness with playing to them the Dorian harmony, by which music they were cast so in a shame of themselves, that they threw from them their garlands, & fled home all confused for their lightness, where before by the harmony he played, they raged in fury as men out of their wits. So much availeth it to have our ears filled with virtuous or vicious songs, wherefore I would young men should have so little a do with such songs of music, as now a days be most set by as they would with any thing most monstrous and vicious, ye let them ensue that other kind of musical songs much better than the other, and stirreth us to better things. I mean that was used of David the Poet of holy songs, by which he pacified the mind of Saul when he was in his raging fury.   

¶ That the whole multitude of the church sang their Psalms together, testifieth S. Ambrose li. exameron. 3. ca 5.  
WHat other thing is this consent and congregation of waters, but as it were the harmony & singing together of the people, whereupon, the church is well compared oftentimes to the Seas, which church by the first rushing in & entry of the people, gusheth out as it were waters about all the porches and allies of the temple, & after that in the prayer of all the billows meeting together make a great noise by the responsaries and answers of the Psalms, as when there riseth up as it were a concord rebound of the waters by the singing of men, women, virgins and children.   

¶ Nicephorus telleth that the catholic church from the beginning, hath received the custom of singing Psalms and hymns.  
ANd the ancient church even from the apostles have received the manner of Anthems, 
Li. 13. ca 8  that is, to sing their songs by sides and by course. And it is said that divine Ignatius, which was the third Bishop in Antioch church, from Peter the Apostle who lived also a long time with the Apostles, being in a trance saw a new vision, how that the holy angels did extol in praise, the blessed Trinity with their songs, by course one answering an other. Whereupon, he was the first that did deliver this form of singing to the church of Antioch, from whom as from the spring this custom is spread throughout all churches.   

bernard in his 312. epistle to Abbate Guido.  
IF song be had at any time, let it be full of gravity that it neither sound out wantonness nor rudeness, let it be so sweet that it be not light, let it so delight the ears, that it move the hearts in assuaging heaviness, and tempering ire. Let it not deprive the letter of the sense, but rather augment it: For it is no light loss of spiritual grace, to be carried away from the profitableness of the sense, with the lightness of the notes, and to be more careful upon the chanting of the voice, then to give heed to the matter. Lo thus you see what is comely to come into the hearing of the church & what he is that is the author of the same.   

Henry Haward Earl of Surrie in his Eccleisastics.  

All such as enterprise,  
To put new things in ure:  
Of them that scorn shall their devise,  
May well themselves assure.     

THis book is called of the seventy Interpretres a Psalter, by the name of a Musical instrument: Whereunto (as to some others) these Psalms were sung. 
Luke. 20.44. Peter act. 1. Math. 22.  The Hebrews name it a book of laudes or praises. Christ our Lord calleth it Psalms and the book of Psalms: As doth also Peter the Apostle, out of the which because our Saviour Christ taketh his testimonies, he showeth that they were written by the inspiration of the holy ghost.   


¶ This first Psalm is as a Preface of the book to exhort all men to the study of Scriptures to get heavenly wisdom, and it teacheth that godly men be blessed of God, and wicked men be accursed of him whose ends shall be thereafter.  
The first Psalm.  
¶ The Argument.  


Beatus vir.  This Psalm in sense of men both good and bad:  

Triades.  Shewth difference of men both good and bad:   

It showeth their fruits their ends both glad & sad  

Ambulare. Stare. Sedere.  Their hearts pursuits their ends both glad & sad   


Impij. Pectatores. Derisores.  1  
MAn blessed no doubt: who walkth not out,  

Consilia. Viae. Cathedrae.  in wicked men's affairs:  
And stondth no day: in sinner's way,  
nor sitth in scorners chairs.   

2  
But holdth even still: God's law in will,  
with all his hearts delight:  
And will him use: on it to muse,  
to keep it day and night.   

3  
He like shall be: the planted tree,  
nigh set the rivers course:  
Which fruth in tide: whose leaves abide,  
all prosperth what he does.   

4  
Not so, not so: the wicked do,  
like dust or chaff they be:  
Uphoyst by wind: as light by kind,  
from face of earth to see.   

5  
Therefore these men: so wicked then,  
in judgement shall not stand:  
Nor sinners be: in company,  
of righteous men of hand.   

6  
The Lord doth know: and will avow,  
men's ways that are of God:  
Where shall decay: the beaten way,  
of wicked men so broad.   

¶ The collect.  
O Blessed father make us to be as fruitful trees before thy presence, so watered by the dew of thy grace, that we may glorify thee, by the plenteousness of sweet fruit in our daily conversation, through Christ our Lord, Amen.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. II.  

Of Christ ye see Thus David spoke with us:  
A Prophecy Thus David spoke with us:   

As marveling Should rage's against him thus  
That earthly king Should rage's against him thus   

1  

Quare fremuerunt.  WHy fumeth in sight: The Gentiles spite,  
In fury raging stout?  
Why taketh in hand: the people fond,  
vain things to bring about?   

2  
The kings arise: the lords devise,  
in counsels met thereto:  
Against the Lord: with false accord,  
against his Christ they go.   

3  
Let us they say: break down their ray,  
of all their bonds and cords:  
We will renounce: that they pronounce,  
their loores as stately lords.   

4  
But God of might: in heaven so bright,  
Shall laugh them all to scorn:  
The Lord on high: shall them defy,  
they shall be once forlorn.   

5  
Then shall his ire: speak all in fire,  
to them again therefore:  
He shall with threat: their malice beat,  
in his displeasure sore.   

6  
Yet am I set: a king so great,  
on Zion hill full fast:  
Though me they kill: yet will that hill,  
my law and word outcast.   

7  
Gods words decreed: I (Christ) will spread  
for God thus said to me:  
My son I say: thou art, this day,  
I have begotten thee.   

8  
Ask thou of me: I will give thee,  
to rule all Gentiles lands:  
Thou shalt possess: in suernesse,  
the world how wide it stondes.   

9  
With iron rod: as mighty God,  
all rebels shalt thou bruise:  
And break them all: in pieces small,  
as sherdes the potter's use.   

10  
Be wise therefore: ye kings the more,  
receive ye wisdoms lore:  
Ye judges strong: of right and wrong,  
advise you now before.   

11  
The Lord in fear: your service bear,  
with dread to him rejoice:  
Let rages be: resist not ye,  
him serve with joyful voice.   

12  
The son kiss ye: lest wroth he be,  
lose not the way of rest:  
For when his ire: is set on fire,  
who trust in him be blessed.   

¶ The collect.  
Break a sunder O Lord the bonds of our sins that we may be faithfully yoked to the precepts of thy law, to serve thee in fear and reverence, to the laud of thy holy name. Through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. III.  

This Psalm endight may comfort have of God.  
How troubled spirit may comfort have of God.   

As woe be gone meek David fled so broad.  

Domine quid.  From Absalon meek David fled so broad.   

1  
O Lord how ill: increase they still,  
that trouble me so sore?  
Full many rise: in spiteful wise,  
against me more and more.   

2  
Right many one: when I do moan,  
alas my soul they fret:  

☞ Sela  They say I have: no God to save,  
oh this temptation great.   

3  
But yet O Lord: thou wilt accord,  
as shield to fence my soul:  
My worship clear: thou art full dear,  
my head thou wilt extol.   

4  
I did but moan: with voice alone,  
to God my Lord in will:  
He heard me just: as I did trust,  

☞ Sela  from his so holy hill.   

5  
I laid me down: I slept full sound,  
and up I rose again:  
For God me kept: where safe I slept,  
his grace did me sustain.   

6  
To be afraid: or yet dismayed,  
for thousands ten, what need?  
They go about: to drive me out,  
but God will dull their speed.   

7  
Up Lord save me: my God most free,  
on cheek thou smitest my foes:  
Well hast thou chrust: their teeth to dust,  
of such as wicked goes.   

8  
Unto the Lord: by truths record,  
belongeth all saving health:  
Thy blessing hand: so nigh doth stand,  
to work thy people's wealth.   

¶ The collect.  
Pour us O Lord thy heavenly benediction, that we may be armed with the faith of the resurrection not to fear any army of men set against us. Through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. FOUR  

The church in stress complaynth to God full sore.  
For heaviness complaynth to God full sore.   


Cum invocarem.  The good have ease they sacrifice therefore.  
Of their disease they sacrifice therefore.   

1  
O God so high: hear when I cry,  
my right is all in thee:  
Thou takest me fro: all troublous woe  
have mercy hear thou me.   

2  
Ye sons of men: how long again,  
will ye blaspheme my name?  
Why triumph ye: in vanity?  

☞ Sela  why seek ye lies to frame?   

3  
Know this ye foes: that God hath chose,  
himself all godly men:  
And when I call: this Lord of all,  
he strait will hear me then.   

4  
Of wrathful ire: refrain the fire,  
sin not but muse in heart:  
Upon your beds: keep still your heads,  
deaths day recount in part.   

5  
Look ye arise: in sacrifice,  
of righteousness in skill:  
And put your trust: in God so just,  
but tame your fleshly will.   

6  
There many be: that say, O see,  
who good to us can do?  
Lift up thy face: of cheerful grace,  
on us O Lord to go.   

7  
Thou cheer'st my heart: as God thou art,  
with joy of thy good spirit:  
Since corn and wine: with oil so fine,  
of theirs increased in sight.   

8  
I will me lay: in peace I say,  
my sleep to take full well:  
I hope for thou: O Lord as now,  
mak'st me most safe to dwell.   

¶ The collect.  
Hear us O merciful Lord, and have compassion on us in our tribulations, and where thou alone art most worthily magnified in thy people: grant that we may have spiritual gladness in our hearts, by the hope of the heavenly reward. Through etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. V  

The church in spirit, for all oppressed in pain  
Maketh suit aright, for all oppressed in pain   

Here Christ advanceth the jews he blamth again.  

Verba mea  His heritance the jews he blamth again.   

1  
EXpend O Lord: my plaint of word,  
in grief that I do make:  
My musing mind: recount most kind  
give ear for thine own sake.   

2  
O hark my groan: my crying moan,  
my king, my God thou art:  
Let me not stray: from thee away,  
to thee I pray in heart.   

3  
My voice and vow: thou wilt allow,  
betimes O Lord so free:  
In spring of day: I thee will pray,  
and shall looks up to thee.   

4  
This I may vow: the God art thou,  
which hatest all wickedness:  
No malice fell, with thee can dwell,  
thou lovest no cruelness.   

5  
Such foolish spite: can bide no sight,  
of thy good lovely face:  
Thou dost defy: their vanity,  
who wickedness embrace.   

6  
Thou shalt destroy: and them annoy,  
with lies who shame thy word:  
Bloodthirsty men: which crafty run,  
the Lord hath them abhorred.   

5  
Just will I go: thy house into,  
in trust of thy great grace:  
In fear I will: do honour still,  
against that holy place.   

6  
O Lord be guide: defend my side,  
in thy great righteousness:  
Make plain the way: less I do stray,  
my foes shall brag the less.   

7  
Their mouths express: no faithfulness,  
their hollow hearts be vain:  
Wide throat they have: as open grave,  
their tongue but lies do feign.   

8  
Destroy their thought: O God for nought,  
their own ways be their shame:  
Expel them out: in lies so stout,  
who thus blaspheme thy name.   

9  
Let them rejoice: that trust thy voice,  
aye thanks they shall extend:  
Who love thy name: shall joy the same,  
thou dost so them defend.   

10  
Thou Lord wilt then: give rightwise man,  
the heavenly bliss from thence:  
Thy favour kind: is not behind,  
as them with shield to fence.   

¶ The collect.  
O Merciful father which knowest the lamentation of a sorrowful heart and contrited spirit, before it be uttered, infound into us thy holy spirit always to sue unto thee in all our troubles, defend us with the shield of thy protection, that we may be found daily attending to thy will and pleasure, to glorify thy name, through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. VI  

An earnest cry of men all wrapped in woe  
To God on high of men all wrapped in woe   


Dominene in furore.  At last they win, and glad rejoice they so  
Gods help for sin and glad rejoice they so   

1  
O carp not sour: thou Lord of power,  
my sin in ire to sore:  
Nor chasten me: in cruelty,  
I pray to thee therefore.   

2  
But mercy have: my life to save,  
O Lord for weak am I:  
My bones be vexed: with fear annexed,  
thy domes make me to cry.   

3  
My soul also: is full of woe,  
my conscience doth quake:  
O Lord how long: thy scourge so strong,  
shall me thus fearful make.   

4  
O Lord return: thou seest I mourn,  
make free my soul to go:  
Oh save me now: thy grace avow,  
thy glory standth thereto.   

5  
In death no man: remember can  
thy name to celebrate:  
What man thus bound: thy praise can sound  
in pit and hell to late.   

6  
Of groaning so: I weary go,  
my bed I nightly wash:  
My couch with tears: for sinful fear,  
I water thus alas.   

7  
My beauty warmeth: my trouble standth,  
mine eyes for thought be dim:  
My zeal for wrath: much maugre hath,  
amids my foes so brim.   

8  
Avaunt ye all: to you I call,  
which work all vanity:  
The Lord of hosts: hath heard your boasts,  
and eke my weeping cry.   

9  
This Lord I say: at needful day,  
hath heard my meek request:  
From hence he will: with mercy still,  
hear me to give me rest.   

10  
Mine enemies: all hateful spies,  
shall feel both shame and pain:  
Gods helping grace: them all shall chase,  
to flee swift back again.   

¶ The collect.  
O Most merciful father: which of thine own tender favour art always inclined to hear all men's petitions. Hear now the humble voice of our mournful prayers, and grant to our infirmity health perpetual, and as thou vouchsavest to accept the request of our prayers, so vouchsafe to comfort us still with the continuance of thy mercy, through Chtist. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. VII.  

As Semei at David showed his spite  
Full wickedly at David showed his spite   


Domine deus meus in te.  So who with lie may pray this Psalm aright.  
Is charged high may pray this Psalm aright.   

1  
O Lord in thee: my trust I see,  
for why my God thou art:  
From men untrue: which me pursue  
save me and take my part.   

2  
Lest he devour: my soul so stour,  
as Lion doth the sheep:  
Lest pieces small: he make of all,  
if none be me to keep.   

3  
O God my Lord: let truth record,  
if this in me do stand:  
Let it be sought: if guile I wrought,  
if evil done hath my hand.   

4  
If I good will: have taken evil,  
to friend that friendly dealt:  
Yea quit did I: my enemy,  
when causeless hate I felt.   

5  
Then let my foes: work all their woes,  
and take my soul in spite:  

☞ Sela  Let them confound: my life to ground,  
my name in dust to wright.   

6  
O rise in ire: Lord I desire,  
my wrathful foes repress:  
Stir up to me: thy set decree,  
which once thou didst express.   

7  
So folk in street: on heaps will meet,  
in church to praise thy might:  
For all their sake: my party take,  
raise up thyself on height.   

8  
The Lord judgeth all: as truth befall:  
O sentence give my side:  
To my desert: stand Lord in heart,  
as just my works be tried.   

9  
Let evil I pray: consume always,  
of wicked men the trains:  
Oh guide the just: true God of trust,  
thou triest both hearts and reins.   

10  
No help of man: obtain I can,  
my God is all mine aid:  
He them preserveth: that well deserveth,  
whose hearts to right be laid.   

11  
God judge he is: full right iwis,  
both strong and patiented:  
Who dare provoke: his heavy stroke,  
to ire when he, is bend.   

12  
Except ye turn: your life in form,  
his sword he myndth to whe●:  
His bow to bend: he doth intend,  
it is so ready set.   

13  
deaths darts most hard: he hath prepared,  
against their pride and wrong:  
His arrows bright: be priest to smite,  
these persecutors strong.   

14  
Behold and see: how traveleth he,  
to do all wickedly:  
conceived hath he: anxiety,  
but bear he shall a lie.   

15  
To delve and dig: a pit so big,  
his heart was wholly bend:  
But he in pit: shall fall in it,  
that he so crafty ment.   

16  
For just in speed: his wrathful deed,  
with him shall meet at gate:  
His wickedness: in spitefulness,  
shall fall upon his pate.   

17  
In heart all whole: I will extol,  
this Lord as he deserve:  
I will record: this heavenly Lord,  
his name I mean to serve.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God searcher of all hearts, deliver us from all them that persecute us, & grant to our hearts steadfast perseverance in patience in the expectation of thy judgement, so that we revenge not ourselves on our enemies, to prevent thy judgement and commandment, Through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. VIII.  

Here thanks ensue for his great gifts to men  
To God most due for his great gifts to men   

How Christ deject and how he raignth again  

Domine Dominus noster.  Of cruel sect and how he raignth again   

1  
O Lord our guide: thy name how wide  
in all the world excels?  
Thy glory great: thou high hast set,  
above the heavenly cells.   

2  
Babes mouths so young: even sucklings tongue  
thy laud thou madest them tell:  
Thy foes to blank: their threats to dank,  
to still th'advenger fell.   

3  
Thy heavens when I: consider high,  
thy mighty work of hand:  
The Moon by night: of Stars the light,  
in order how they stand.   

4  
What thing is man: Lord think I than,  
that thou so him regardst?  
What is man's child? so poor so mild?  
that thou so him rewardst?   

5  
Thou didst abate: his port and state,  
more low than angels be:  
Thou didst him crown: in great renown,  
advanced in dignity.   

6  
Thou madest him sit: as Lord most fit,  
of all thy works of hand:  
And under cast: all thing thou hast,  
as his footstool to stand.   

5  
Both sheep and cow: the ox to plough,  
thou madest for man his love:  
The beast in field: both tame and wild,  
that man might all improve.   

6  
All fowls in sky: how high they fly,  
yet stoop for man his need:  
All fish in sea: how deep they be,  
they rise man's son to feed.   

7  
O Lord of power: our governor,  
how much excelth thy name?  
This world so wide: therein what bideth,  
doth spread thy worthy fame?   

¶ The collect.  
MOst puissant and bountiful creator, we most humbly beseech thy marvelous name and power divine, that where thou hast made all creatures subject to the use of man. So vouchsafe to make us meet and worthy subjects to the lowly service of thy merciful goodness: Through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. IX.  

Thanks here be spied for tyrants just decay:  
To God applied for tyrants just decay:   

Who persecute good Christians all day.  

consitebor  In hateful suit good Christians all day.   

1  
DUe thanks with song: I will full long  
in heart give Lord to thee:  
I will endight: of thy great might,  
thy works so wondrous be.   

2  
I will rejoice: in heart and voice,  
full glad in thee O Lord:  
Thy name so high: to magnify,  
in song I will accord.   

3  
For that in haste: my foes fled fast,  
and back fell all their might:  
No better speed: shall them succeed,  
but fall from thy good sight.   

4  
But thou in deed: hast maintained,  
my right and eke my cause:  
Thy throne is true: thy sentence due,  
thou judgest with equal laws.   

5  
The heathen sect: well hast thou checked,  
thou hast stroyed wicked men:  
Thou hast their name: put out with shame,  
for aye and ever again.   

6  
O thou so high: mine enemy,  
thy wastes have now their end:  
As city be: destroyed by thee,  
their fame with them is shend.   

7  
But God's devise: shall stand and rise,  
the Lord shall still endure:  
In just regard: he hath prepared,  
his seat to judge us sure.   

8  
For righteousness: he will express,  
when he shall judge the land:  
And judge shall he: in equity,  
his folk by rightful hand.   

9  
The Lord I say: will be all day,  
a fence for man oppressed:  
A refuge sweet: in season meet,  
when grief at hand is priest.   

10  
Who knoweth thy name: will trust the same,  
for they thy word do leek:  
For their avail: thou wilt not fail,  
all them that thee do seek.   

11  
O praise the Lord: in psalms accord,  
who dwelleth in Zion place:  
Declare his strength: with words at length  
to folk of his good grace.   

12  
For when in ire▪ he doth inquire,  
for blood he them recounth:  
He will not yet: the poor forget,  
their cries to him do mount.   

13  
O Lord me save: and mercy have,  
expend my woeful state:  
How suffer I: mine enemy,  
rid me from death the gate.   

14  
That I may tell: thy daughters well,  
of Zyon all thy praise:  
To spread in street: thy health so sweet,  
to joy thy health always.   

15  
The Heathen be: sunk down ye see,  
in pit that they did delve:  
Their own set net: their foot hath get,  
and trapped therewith themself.   

16  
The Lord is seen: how he hath been,  
true judge to wicked bands:  
The wicked is: well snared iwis,  
with works of his own hands.   

17  
The nought shall dwell: even thrust to hell,  
if they will not repent:  
Yea all the rout: that put God out,  
of mind shall foul be shent.   

18  
For God so wise: will not despise,  
always the poor that wail:  
The restful heart: of miser's smart,  
for ever shall not quail.   

19  
Up Lord to stand: lest upper hand,  
man get of thy good flock:  
The Heathens spite: judge thou in ●ight,  
with all their brood and stock.   

20  
Put them in fear: thy dread to bear,  
O Lord themself to see:  
As wretched men: how wide they run,  

☞ Sela  in error all from thee.   

¶ The collect.  
Lord of all comfort and consolation, fulfil our hearts with thy heavenvly joy, to confess thy name before the powers of this wicked world, and so assist with thy protection, that we may persist against all our enemies, finally, to rejoice in thy help & salvation. Through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. X.  

This Psalm dependth it prayeth against the proud  
Of thothers end it prayeth against the proud   

Who use their might their end not so allowed.  

Vt quid Domine.  To boast in spite their end not so allowed.   

1  
WHy stondst so far: and art no nar?  
O Lord why hidest thy face?  
When trouble rise: wilt thou devise  
in need to show no grace?   

2  
Whiles men of pride: so wicked bide,  
the poor in fire is brent:  
Let them in wiles: and all their guiles,  
be trapped with like intent.   

3  
Thungodlies acts: his boasts and cracks,  
be praised at his desire:  
With praise all rouse: the covetous,  
whom God abhorrth in ire.   

4  
The wicked wight: so vaunteth in sight,  
of God to force right nought:  
He taketh no care: in wealthy fare,  
no God in all his thought.   

5  
His crooked ways▪ all grievous lays,  
thy judgements scape his eyes:  
He feareth no man: say what he can,  
all foes he doth despise.   

6  
In his proud brayed: his heart thus said,  
tush, who shall cast me down?  
No harm or woe: can chance me to,  
my power keepeth my renown.   

7  
His mouth even flows: with cursing throws  
he jointh deceit and fraud:  
ungodliness: in foolishness,  
his tongue hath under yawde.   

8  
He lurkth in street: as thief is meet,  
so close with all the rich:  
The just to kill: in peevish will,  
the poor he marketh mich.   

9  
In den he dwelleth: as lion fell,  
and lurketh the poor to snatch:  
The poor by might: to ravish quite,  
whom he in net doth catch.   

10  
He falleth at eye: most fawningly,  
yet guiles be all his fruits:  
That this poor sort: might so resort,  
in hands of his deputes.   

11  
His heart saith tush: he thinketh even thus,  
that God forgotten hath:  
His face away: he turneth (he saith)  
he seeth no poor man's scathe.   

12  
Yet God and Lord: for thy true word,  
arise, life up thy hand:  
The poor defend: thy might extend,  
forget not him in band.   

13  
Why thus so loud: should men so proud,  
provoke almighty God?  
Tush thou (they say:) will search no day,  
their hearts talk thus so broad.   

14  
Thou seest at eye: and markst bookful nigh,  
to quite all wrong and stress:  
The poor doth stand: to thy good hand,  
thou aidst all comfortless.   

15  
Break down the power: the malice sour,  
of wicked man so blind:  
If thou in time: wouldst search his crime,  
no where thou shouldst him find.   

16  
Our living Lord: by truths record,  
is king for aye no doubt:  
The heathen spite: shall perish quite,  
from land of his full out.   

17  
Thou Lord hast hard: in good regard,  
the suits of all the poor:  
Their hearts in care: thou didst prepare,  
thou heardst both day and hour.   

18  
To judge the stress: of fatherless,  
to help the poor to right:  
That earthly man: against them than,  
no more might rise in sight.   

¶ The collect.  
O God of all mercy open (we beseech thee) thine ears to our meek confession of thy name, thou never forsakest them that trust thereto, grant that we may be delivered from the gates of perpetual death: and finally to escape the crafty trains of the tempter. Through etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XI.  

Here hast thou proof strong faith in storms to stand:  
How it behoveth strong faith in storms to stand:   

Against the train of all the devilish band.  

In domino confido.  Of errors vain of all the devilish band.   

1  
IN Lord so great: my hope is set,  
why than my soul bid ye?  
That she should hast: as bird aghast,  
to hills that desert be?   

2  
The wicked lo: have bend their bow,  
their shafts in quiver thrust:  
To shoot from high: all privily,  
at men of heart so just.   

3  
If earth the ground: turned upside down,  
though heaven and earth should fall:  
The just in woe: what should he do?  
but stick to God in all.   

4  
The Lord is yet: in temple set,  
in heaven the Lord hath place:  
The poor he spyeth: as thence he trieth,  
men's childerns walks and pace.   

5  
The Lord alowth: and just avowth,  
the rightwise man full well:  
His soul defieth: whose heart applieth,  
in wickedness to dwell.   

6  
Down he shall rain: to their great pain,  
upon th'ungodlies heart:  
Snare, brimstone, fire: with tempests ire,  
these storms, their cup in part.   

7  
For as the Lord: is just in word,  
so loveth he soothfastness:  
His rightful eye: will pleasantly,  
behold all righteousness.   

¶ The collect.  
DIrect thy merciful eyes almighty God, upon the humble state of us thy poor servants, & fence us with the armour of true faith: So that we escaping the darts of all wickedness may be able to keep perpetual equity and righteousness, to the laud of thy name. Through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XII.  

This Psalm declarth for truth so fallen to ground  
The poor man's care for truth so fallen to ground   

When pride birth sail But God will it confound.  

Saluum me fac.  No truth prevail But God will it confound.   

1  
Help Lord so high: this case, for why  
not one good man is more:  
The faithful gone: scant any one,  
their children minished sore.   

2  
They talk so free: of vanity,  
one neighbour neighbour to:  
In tongue they gloze: it double goose,  
their hearts dissemble so.   

3  
All lips so vain: God will them strain,  
and pluck them up by root:  
Oh that he wrung: the boasting tongue,  
to tread it underfoot.   

4  
For thus they rail we will prevail,  
our tongues must matters break:  
For who dare thus: be Lord to us,  
our tongues must only speak.   

5  
For this the stress: of comfortless,  
for sighs that poor men make:  
Now rise will I: saith God most high,  
and help their part to take.   

6  
Gods word is sure: it is as pure,  
from earth as silver quit:  
Though tried be gold: in fire seven fold,  
his word yet passeth it.   

7  
O Lord so grave: thou us shalt save,  
and evermore preserve:  
From all this rout: that be so stout,  
for ever thee to serve.   

8  
These walk most wide: in wicked pride,  
all cruelty they frame:  
While they so far exalted are,  
poor men be put to shame.   

¶ The collect.  
Have mercy of our frailty most loving father, and grant that we may keep thy holy words with pure & chaste hearts, to escape the manifold deceits of mad and vain talkers in error. Through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XIII.  

For patience In trouble David crieth  
For God's defence In trouble David crieth   

Lest deadly might Good hope in God he spieth  
Should blind his sight Good hope in God he spieth   

1  

Vsquequo Domine.  HOw long wilt thou: forget me now,  
for ever Lord, my guide?  
How long wilt thou: not me allow,  
how long thy face wilt hide?   

2  
How long shall I: thus heavily,  
in soul seek counsel so?  
How long my heart: shall feel this smart,  
to be thus vexed with foe.   

3  
O Lord my God: repress thy rod,  
hear now, consider me:  
Mine eyes with light: O clear thou bright,  
dead sleep lest they do see.   

4  
Lest that to high: mine enemy,  
might boast of his prevail:  
If down I were: this baratter,  
would joy to see me quail.   

5  
But all my trust: lieth fully just,  
in thy good mercy still:  
My heart thy health: shall joy itself,  
God's goodness laud I will.   

The collect.  
Turn not thy face away from us O God of all might and consolation, lest our enemies prevail against us, and so endue the hearts of us thy servants with the rejoicing spirit of thy salvation, that we escape the dreadful sleep of second death. Through Christ. etc.    

The Argument Psalm. XIIII.  

This Psalm set out of sinners obstinate  
The careless rout of sinners obstinate   


Dixit insipiens.  How far is side which hold with God debate  
They wander wide which hold with God debate   

1  
THe fool hath said: in heart astrayd,  
that God there is even none:  
In works they are: corrupt so far,  
not one doth good not one.   

2  
The Lord casth eye: from heaven to spy,  
the trade of Adam's brood:  
If that as there: some wise man were,  
which God would seek so good.   

3  
But all astray: have take their way,  
abominable made:  
There is not one: to do well, none  
they all from truth decayed.   

4  
For throats they have: like open grave,  
their tongues have used deceit:  
And underslips: their poison lips,  
of Asps the venom beyt.   

5  
Their mouths do swim: with cursings brim  
all bitterness to fill:  
Their feet make speed: man's blood to shed,  
they force not whom they spill.   

6  
Destruction: confusion,  
in all their ways do rise:  
Of peace no day: they know the way,  
Gods fear see not their eyes.   

7  
Have they no mind: in heart so blind,  
in mischief how they go?  
Who like as meat: my people eat,  
and God they call not to.   

8  
But they shall there: be once in fear,  
where nought they feared in deed:  
For God is spied: most strong to bide,  
with just man's righteous seed.   

6  
Where vainly now: ye mock and mow,  
at poor man's purpose just:  
When he is bend: with fast intent,  
in God to put his trust.   

7  
Who else can speed: poor jacobs' seed,  
with help from Zyon hill:  
When God shall call his people thrall,  
rejoice all jury will.   

¶ The collect.  
vouchsafe O Lord to look from thy holy heavens upon the children of men: and grant us to know the way of peace, that we avoiding the bondage of sin, may have the fruition of thy habitation in heavenly jerusalem. Through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XV.  

Here David craveth whom God alowth in sight  
And answer haveth whom God alowth in sight   


Domine quis habitabit.  The spirit so saith to work by love aright  
Who hath a faith to work by love aright   

1  
WHo (Lord) shall bide: by thy sweet side?  
In tabernacle sure?  
Or who shall still: hold fast thy hill,  
which holy doth endure?   

2  
Who walkth in state: immaculate,  
who blameless life ensueth:  
And rightwise deed: fulfilth in speed,  
who speakth from heart the truth.   

3  
Whose tongue in spite: doth not backbite,  
ne doth his neighbour evil:  
Who cannot bear: with quiet ear,  
his neighbour slandered still.   

4  
And he whose eyes: the bad despise,  
and lawdth God's fearful men:  
Who swearth also: his neighbour to,  
and chaungth not it again.   

5  
Who will not ply: to usury,  
his coin for lucre's love:  
Who bribeth nothing: the just to wring,  
oh he shall never move.   

¶ The collect.  
Grant we beseech thee O bountiful lord & god immaculate, that we may walk in thy church without spot, withdrawn wholly from the harmful works of this wretched world, so that while we labour to observe the precepts in earth, we may at last attain to thy heavenly habitation, where thou reignest eternally one God the father, the son and the holy spirit, to whom be all honour and glory world without end, Amen.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XVI.  

That Christ did pray and when himself did sue  
For his always, and when himself did sue   


Conserua me Domine.  His burial the Prophet told full true  
His rise withal the Prophet told full true   

1  
O God of trust: preserve me just,  
In soul and body to:  
For why to thee: my hope doth slay,  
to none else will I go.   

2  
O soul in spirit: thou saidst aright,  
to God who thee so wrought:  
My God thou art: of faithful heart,  
my goods can veil thee nought.   

3  
All my delight: to saints full bright,  
is set, which travel here:  
In virtues all: celestial,  
they do excel so clear.   

4  
Who multiply: their Idols high,  
and after them do gad:  
Their sacrifice: I whole despise  
I hate their names so mad.   

5  
The Lord alone: is portion,  
of mine inheritance:  
My cup he is: my cross to bliss,  
my lot he will advance.   

6  
My lot full broad: by line and rod,  
so fair did fall to me:  
That I rejoice: the goodly choice,  
mine heritage to see.   

7  
The Lord to bliss: I will not miss,  
who gave me counsel so:  
My reins by night: yet showed me light,  
in thought to God to go.   

8  
In face I set: my God so great,  
he always was my mark:  
For strong he standth: on my right hand,  
how can I fall in dark.   

9  
For help thus had: my heart was glad,  
my glory joyed his fill:  
My flesh in grave: though earth it haveth,  
yet rest in hope it will.   

10  
For why in hell: my soul to dwell,  
thou wilt not leave it there:  
The holy one: corruption  
to see, thou canst not bear.   

11  
Thou shalt show me: lives path 〈◊〉 see,  
and joy in thy good sight:  
Thy right hand hase: all joyful grace,  
to stand for aye in might▪   

¶ The collect.  
Preserve O mighty Lord all them which trust in thee, & grave in our hurts to fulfil 〈◊〉 holy will, that while we be recomforted with the joyful remembrance of thy resurrection, we may attain to sit on thy right hand, with thy blessed saints in joy everlasting, through Christ etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XVII.  

That faith might stand the just man praythfull fain  
In upper hand the just man praythfull fain   

And museth in part thus should be vexed in pain.  

Exaudi Deus.  That just in heart thus should be vexed in pain.   

1  
Hear thou the right: O Lord my might,  
consider my complaint:  
My lips be straight: and hate deceit,  
give ear to my constraint.   

2  
give thou assent: to mine intent,  
in hand my right to take:  
Let thy good eye: my cause descry,  
for thee my judge I make.   

3  
My heart thou tridst: by night thou sp●dst,  
thou scorndst me nigh in deed:  
Thou foundst not yet: my fault so great,  
my thought to mouth agreed.   

4  
men's works full nought: by them so wrought  
against thy word and will:  
Made me to mark: their ways most dark,  
thy laws who do but spill.   

5  
O stay my feet: of life most meet,  
thy word to hold the path:  
Lest wrong I walk: thy truth to baulk,  
to slip in thy great wrath.   

6  
O God of all: on thee I call,  
for thou my suit wy●● hear:  
incline to me: thy face so free,  
my words in hearing bear.   

7  
Thy mercy's great: extend thou yet,  
save them which trust in thee:  
From such as stand: against thy hand,  
and vain resisters be.   

8  
As ball of eye: O tenderly,  
keep me my Lord and king:  
And shadow me: so close to be,  
hid under thy good wing.   

9  
Defend me quite: from all the spite,  
of them that me molest:  
My foes I see: round compass me,  
my soul to have oppressed.   

10  
So fat and fed: they jet so red  
in wealth they stand full high:  
Proud speech to seek: even what they leek,  
they walk disdainfully.   

11  
In ways they wait: to note our gate,  
so set on every side:  
They bend their eyes: as crafty spies  
on ground to cast us wide.   

12  
Like Lion sly: they privy lie,  
which greedy séekth his prey:  
As close it were: fierce wolf or bear,  
or lions whelp they lay.   

13  
For thy renown: rise, cast him down,  
destroy his spite O God:  
My soul O save: from wicked ●laue.  
who is thy sword and rod.   

14  
From men so fond: that be thy hand,  
O Lord from worldly beast:  
Who make good cheer: thou fill'st them here,  
they leave their babes the rest.   

15  
And I shall bold: thy face behold,  
in righteousness so bright:  
I shall in deed: be satisfied,  
thy glory brought to light.   

¶ The collect.  
Convert the eyes of our faith O dear father, to behold the truth of thy judgement, that when we be tried by the spiritual fire of probation, we may have at the last fruition of thy glorious presence, to be satisfied with the fruit of thy righteousness. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.    

The Argument Psalm. XVIII.  

Christ here in this giveth thanks to God aright,  
For him and his giveth thanks to God aright,   

For that they be from all ungodly spite.  

Diligam te Domine.  Delivered free from all ungodly spite.   

1  
I Will love thee: most inwardly,  
O Lord my strength thou art:  
Thy mercies all: both great and small,  
do comfort much my heart.   

2  
My Lord is hence: my rock and fence,  
my saving God I say:  
My might and shield: my trust in field,  
my horn of health, my stay.   

3  
The Lord always: most worthy prays,  
on him I mind to call:  
So safe shall I: most steadfastly,  
escape mine enemies all.   

4  
The grievousness: of deadly stress,  
did compass me about:  
The streams of sin: so whelmed me in,  
they troubled me full out.   

5  
The pains of hell: that were so fell,  
did me enclose full fast:  
The traps and snares: of deadly cares,  
prevented me in haste.   

6  
In troublous woe: I called unto,  
my Lord my God in fear:  
To hear my case: his will it was,  
my cry even touched his ear.   

7  
The earth did shake: for fear did quake,  
the hills their bases shook:  
Removed they were: in place most fair,  
at God's right fearful look.   

8  
Dark smoke rose so: his face there fro,  
his mouth as fire consumed:  
That coals at it: were kindled bright,  
when he in anger fumed.   

9  
The heavens fullow: he made to bow,  
and down did he ensue:  
And darkness great: was under set  
his feet in cloudy hue.   

10  
He road on high: and did so fly,  
upon the Cherubins:  
He came in sight: and made his flight,  
upon the wing of winds.   

11  
His place he set: In darkness great,  
as secret there to bide:  
With clouds about: he set it out,  
with waters black beside.   

12  
At his great light: of present sight,  
the clouds passed over quite:  
As stones of hail: do melt and quail,  
by coals in fire light.   

13  
The Lord from heaven: sent down his leaven  
and thundered thence in ire:  
He thunder cast: in wonders blast,  
with hail and coals of fire.   

14  
With arrow darts: he galled their hearts,  
and scattered them about:  
And forth he brings: his lightnyngs,  
the Lord destroyed their rout.   

15  
When he did threat: the waters set,  
their springs to be dewrayed:  
The blasting breath: of his great wrath,  
the worlds deep bottom showed.   

16  
From heaven above: his grace and love,  
to fetch me he did send:  
From waters deep: he did me keep,  
he did me strong defend.   

17  
He did repress: I saw no less  
my foes that strongest be:  
And rid me quite: of all their spite,  
to strong they were for me.   

18  
They did prevent: with troublement,  
the day of my great stress:  
Yet Gods good hand: did them withstand  
preventing their excess.   

19  
In liberty: he placed me,  
and led me straight thereto:  
He brought me out: of stress no doubt,  
his grace did love me so.   

20  
The Lord did thus: most gracious,  
my dealing he aloud:  
He did me quite: as he in sight,  
me innocent approved.   

21  
For Gods true ways: I kept always,  
His law I trustd thereto:  
With my Lord God: I still abode,  
the wicked do not so.   

22  
I have an eye: his law to spy,  
from man's tradition:  
Nor his precept: did I reject,  
to my destruction.   

23  
And pure I went: with true intent,  
before my God also:  
I just eschude: my deed so rude,  
I gave good heed thereto.   

24  
For doing just: my Lord I trust,  
will friendly me requite:  
My righteous deed: as well did speed,  
in his approved sight.   

25  
As man is just: so mayst thou trust,  
with good so good to be:  
With perfect man: so thou again,  
shall perfect be and free.   

26  
And thus with pure: thou mayst be sure,  
thou shalt be pure and clean:  
Even so with evil: of froward will,  
even froward shalt thou mean.   

27  
For thou to save: wilt soon with save,  
the meek in all their woe:  
And shalt deride: men's stately pride,  
and make them low to go.   

28  
For thou didst light: my candle bright,  
and kéepst my fortune right:  
The Lord my God: did ease my rod,  
and darkness turned to light.   

29  
For strong to see: I was by thee,  
whole hosts to ding down right:  
In God no doubt: I was so stout,  
stone wall to leap it quite.   

30  
Gods way I wis: unspotted is,  
his word is tried in fire:  
He is a shield: to man in field,  
who trust to him entire.   

31  
What God is there: even any where,  
but this the Lord of hosts?  
What rock excelth: in strength so well,  
as this our God in cost?   

32  
For God even he: round girdeth me,  
with strength and feat of war:  
He kéepth my way: in ready stay,  
lest vice my life should mar.   

33  
He maketh my feet: as swift and meet,  
as feet of hearts to see:  
In perfect grace: he stayd my race,  
and sat me up on high.   

34  
My hands aright: he made to fight,  
both devil and man to wring:  
Mine arms in parts: did break their darts  
yea bows of steel with string.   

35  
Thy saving shield: kept me in field,  
thy right hand me sustained:  
Thy bounteousness: did ease my stress,  
though grievously it paynd.   

36  
Thou gavest me room: where ever I come,  
to stand, to go, to ride:  
Full strong to stand: on sea and land,  
my heels did never slide.   

37  
I did rechase: my foes in face,  
and over took their spite:  
I did not stint: with sword the dint,  
till I had stroyed them quite.   

38  
I did them bray: in such array,  
their wounds shall never heal:  
They could not rise: in any wise,  
but fall at mine own heel.   

39  
Strait girdst thou me: with strength to be,  
to war even full enured:  
Thou threwest them round: upon the ground  
my soul who thus pursued.   

40  
These naughty packs: did turn their backs  
their necks thou madest me smite:  
My haters fell: thou didst them quell,  
down thou didst beat them right.   

41  
They cried dismayed: and craved aid,  
but none to help was there:  
When they did cry: to God so high,  
than God did turn his ear.   

42  
I did as small: thus beat them all,  
as dust before the wind:  
As clay in street: oft trod with feet,  
I did them stamp and grind.   

43  
Thou rydst my life: from people's strife,  
thou didst me sure preserve:  
To Gentiles bred: thou madest me head,  
strange people me did serve.   

44  
When me they hear: at sound of ear,  
they me now soon obey:  
Where children strange: their friendship change  
all falsehood they dewray.   

45  
These children strange: which strangely range  
so up and down did fail:  
They all afraid: in fearful brayed,  
in their great forts shall wail.   

46  
The Lord live he: most blessedly  
who was my helper strong:  
God roused be: my rock so free,  
him praise I will full long.   

47  
This God of ours: he giveth me powers  
t'avenge my wicked foes:  
And doth subdue: my people true,  
that they like subjects goes.   

48  
He daunted so: my cruel ●o,  
to them he made me head:  
From wicked spite: thou didst me quite,  
their wickedness to tread.   

49  
For this O Lord: in heart and word,  
I will give thanks in song:  
Of thy great name: thy power to fame,  
where Gentiles dwell among.   

50  
His king he sought: he health him wrought,  
he showed true love in deed:  
To David true: anointed due,  
and aye to his good seed.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst loving Lord and puissant protector which art our refuge in all distress and adversity, preserve us from all hostility, and from the snares of death and hell, so that after we be drawn up from the danger of all manner temptations, we may devoutly sing to thy holy name in all purity of life. Through etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XIX.  

This Psalm delighteth who is to sun compared  
Gods work to city who is to sun compared   

His law it treateth of his Apostles guard,  

Coeli enarrant.  And so it speaketh of his Apostles guard,   

1  
THe heavens do tell: how God excelth  
in glory, power, and might:  
The firmament: so excellent,  
his handy work endight.   

2  
For day to day: succeeding aye,  
doth plain his power declare:  
As night to night: ensuing right,  
setteth out his loving care.   

3  
No speech, or tongue: to them doth long,  
their voice distinct not hard:  
To magnify: their Lord so hie,  
by language's regard.   

4  
But yet their sound: as words rebound,  
on all the earth it strays:  
To further cost: all uttermost,  
their noise their maker praise.   

5  
In them he set: the sun so net,  
¶ like bridegroom which procéedth:  
His chamber out: as Giant stout,  
rejoiceth his course to speed.   

6  
His course goeth out: even round about,  
the heaven and back retreath:  
From East to West: it hath no rest,  
all thing doth feel his heat.   

7  
Gods law is just: a law to trust,  
as spotless turning hearts:  
His witness pure: record is sure,  
to babe it wit imparts.   

8  
The lords behest: is all the best,  
to joy the heart in right:  
His biddings be: so pure to see,  
blind sight they turn to light.   

9  
The Lord his fear: is clean and clear,  
which ever shall endure:  
His judgements be: the truth most free,  
and be themselves full sure.   

10  
They be to us: more gracious,  
than gold or precious stone:  
To man more meet: then honey sweet,  
they pass the honey comb.   

11  
Yea more than this: thy servant is,  
to keep them always priest:  
And sure shall he: rewarded be,  
with joy which is behest.   

12  
Sins which be wrought: in deed & thought,  
without this law who knoweth?  
Fro faults that lie: oh secretly,  
thy cleansing hand bestow.   

13  
From sins of pride: thy seruanthyde,  
that me they do not guide:  
That undefiled: and less beguiled,  
the great sin might I slide.   

14  
My words thus said: my thoughts deep laid  
God grant they please thy sight:  
O Lord my power: my rock and ●●wer,  
and my redeemer quite.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst merciful and loving Saviour Christ, which once coming forth out of the virginal womb didst proceed up to the right hand of thy father: we beseech thee that we may be so converted by the law enlightened by thy precepts, and taught by thy holy testimonies, to be delivered from all strange doctrine, and crafty invasions against our faith: who livest and reignest, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XX.  

This pray for kings  
Good prosperinges  
their realms to have defence,   

Where Christ is meant  

Exaudiat te Dominus.  By fore intent  
of David's spirit in sense.   

1  
GOd grant he hear: with blessed ear,  
the suits in day of woe:  
Gods name so great: whom jacob met,  
promote thee where thou go.   

2  
God send thee aid▪ where power is laid,  
from sanctuary place:  
He strengtht thee sure: full strong t'endure,  
from Zion hill of grace.   

3  
Let him keep high: in memory,  
thy sacrifices all:  
The bullocks brent: so redolent,  

☞ Sela.  to mind all them to call.   

4  
Grant he thy will: of heart to fill,  
in sickness eke and health:  
Confirm he shall: thy counsels all,  
to work thy people's wealth.   

5  
In health of thee: glad we shall be,  
and triumphs make we will:  
In gods good name: his praise to fame,  
thy vows God shall fulfil.   

6  
I know that now: God will allow,  
his Christ and save him dear:  
To hear him nigh: from heaven so high,  
by healthful hand he birth.   

7  
Some trust their horse: some charets force,  
thus they presume of strength:  
But we will bind: God's name in mind,  
for he is Lord at length.   

8  
For where we see: how low they be,  
and fallen, so foul deceived:  
We rise in sight: and stand upright,  
by might of God received.   

9  
O Lord we sing: save, keep the king,  
hear us and save us aye:  
Both him and his: preserve and bliss,  
his realm defend we pray.   

¶ The collect.  
FVlfill O Lord all our petitions, and accept us as well allowed sacrifice to grace, that all the force & power of our adversaries may be resisted by thee, so that we may rejoice in the present aid of thy saving health, through Christ our Lord, who with thee, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXI.  

Here is expressed is hard which went before  
How that request is hard which went before   

Now thanks the more to see his foes forlorn.  

Domine in virtute.  He giveth therefore to see his foes forlorn.   

1  
THe king with voice: doth most rejoice,  
thy strength O Lord most kind:  
For health so had: he is full glad,  
exceedingly in mind.   

2  
Thou hast him given: such help to win,  
in heart as he desyrde:  
For that he sought: by thee was wrought,  

☞ Sela  as full his lips required.   

3  
Thy good intent: did him prevent,  
thy blessing sweet thou gavest:  
Upon his head: a crown so red,  
of gold well set thou hast.   

4  
He asked life: and life full rife,  
thou gavest him that will last:  
More him thou gave: then he did crave,  
even life that shall not waste.   

5  
His honour great: in thee is set,  
in thy salvation true:  
Thou didst him crown: with bright renown  
and glory him did sue.   

6  
Thou hast again: exalt his reign,  
with long felicity:  
To glad his state: most fortunate,  
with joy thy face to see.   

7  
The cause is this: the king I wis,  
in God did put his trust:  
His loving grace: so steyd his place,  
no man could down him thrust.   

8  
Thy strong right hand: by sea and land,  
shall all thy foes confound:  
Thou shalt seek out: thy haters stout,  
with power to cast on ground.   

9  
In thine hot ire: as oven with fire,  
thou shalt them make to fume:  
The Lord in wrath: shall stroy their path,  
the fire shall them consume.   

10  
Thou shalt supplant: their fruit to want,  
their roots from earth full low:  
Their seed even quite: from all men's sight,  
no man thence shall them know.   

11  
For they intend: on thee to send,  
some evil in spiteful form:  
Their cursed deed: yet wanted speed,  
they could not it perform.   

12  
For such a thing: thou shalt O king,  
them all put foul to flight:  
Thou shalt bestow: thy string and bow,  
against their face to smite.   

13  
O Lord of health: exalt thyself,  
in thine own strength and might:  
So will we sing: to thee O king,  
to praise thy power aright.   

¶ The collect.  
Bless us lord with the benediction of thy sweet mercy, and fulfil our desire to be always set to thee, that where in our harmony we extol thy excellent power we may obtain the perpetuity of days in the world to come, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXII.  

Lo David here, in anguish all be set  
Christ's type doth bear in anguish all be set   

For here in sum and rising just be met  

Deus deus meus.  Christ's passion and rising just be met   

1  
MY God my God: regard me God,  
why hast me left alone?  
To make so far: my health to ●arre  
from words of my great moan?   

2  
My God I cry: as day doth pry,  
and yet thou givest none ear:  
No rest by night I take in sight,  
no silence any where.   

3  
Yet hold'st thy will: in thee so still?  
as only good thyself?  
Thou jacobs' praise: thyself up raise,  
they sang always thy health.   

4  
Our father's old: on thee were bold,  
to hope, and had their ease:  
As oft as they: to thee did pray,  
their troubles than did cease.   

5  
They called on thee: and help thereby,  
thou gavest to them anon:  
They laid their trust: on thee so just,  
and scaped confusion.   

6  
Concerning me: a worm to see,  
I am, no man of price:  
A scorn all day: a cast away,  
of men in their device.   

7  
All they that me: with eye did see,  
high scorns to me they laid:  
With lips they mowd: with knees they bowed  
they shook their head and said.   

8  
In God he set: affiance great,  
let him than rid him quite:  
Deliver ●ée: to make him free,  
for him he pleasth in sight.   

9  
Yet he thou art that didst departed,  
my mother's womb from me:  
At both her breasts in quiet rest▪  
thou nursed me tenderly.   

10  
I was whole cast: on thee full fast,  
from that my mother's pap:  
No doubt from thence: in sure defence,  
thou God keptst me in lap.   

11  
From me to go: oh do not so,  
for trouble is at hand:  
No help of man: obtain I can,  
in thee my refuge standth.   

12  
Wild bulls most stout: flock me about,  
by me full fierce they ride:  
Fat bulls in deed: as Basan feed,  
be set on every side.   

13  
My death to shape: with mouths they gape,  
on me they stare I say:  
They swell and stamp: as lions ramp,  
when they do roar at prey.   

14  
Out am I cast: as water waist,  
my bones in joints be lose:  
My heart within: doth melt and pine,  
as wax by fire dose.   

15  
As potsherd dry: my strength doth lie,  
to mouth my tongue cleau'th fast:  
To death in dust: thou hast me thrust,  
thus made I am aghast.   

16  
Yea dogs full grim: have closed me in,  
in counsels mad they meet:  
Besieged I stand: of wicked ●and,  
they pierced my hand and feet.   

17  
My bones to tell: I may full well,  
at me they gaze and stare:  
They did delight: in my despite,  
they did deride my care.   

18  
My clothes they part: with joyful heart,  
as spoil the sowgiers do:  
For that my cote: they cast their lo●,  
for that unsowed was so.   

19  
But be not far: my governor,  
O Lord my castle strong:  
Thy mercy send: and me defend,  
in haste, no time prolong.   

20  
From sword and knife: discharge my life,  
my soul lest they devour:  
Keep well my soul: as darling fool,  
from dogs their hands and power.   

21  
O keep in awe: the lions jaw,  
save me from them that bite:  
From all the horns of Unicorns,  
protect me Lord of might.   

22  
Thy power and name: I shall declaim,  
to all my brethren met:  
Glad will I raise: in church thy praise,  
in congregation set.   

23  
The Lord who feareth: with lawds draw near,  
all jacobs' seed him praise:  
Fear ye him well: all Israel,  
him magnify always.   

24  
He will advise: and not despise,  
the poor for low degree:  
He hydth no face: in time and place,  
my prayer heard hath he.   

25  
I purpose me: to speak of thee,  
in church thy praise to spread:  
My vows so plight: in just men's fight,  
I will perform in deed.   

26  
The meek his breed: shall eat full fed,  
and praise the Lord all day:  
For God who séekth: his praise he kéepth,  
their heart shall live for aye.   

27  
The world so broad: will turn to God,  
while this they call to heart:  
Before his face: all folk in place,  
shall honour him impart.   

28  
All kingdoms stand: to God as bond,  
their tribes and kindreds eke:  
And them in reign: he shall retain,  
all quarters them to seek.   

29  
The fat shall feed: and serve in dread,  
they all shall worship rife:  
Yea dead men all: to him shall fall,  
who gave their souls no life.   

30  
My seed and blood: this Lord so good  
shall serve in worship free:  
And thus my stock: as God his flock,  
shall just reputed be.   

31  
They shall proceed: to show in deed,  
to people thence to come:  
God's justice great: from heavenly seat,  
what he to them hath done.   

¶ The collect.  
O God the head and fountain of all grace & mercy which for our sake didst descend into the womb of the Virgin, was fastened to a tree, pierced through in thy hands and feet, thy garments parted by lots, and yet after all this done, thou didst gloriously rise again from death. We beseech thee so to bear in mind this thy human conversation among men, that thou mayst be always to them which put their trust in thee a merciful deliverer, who livest and reignest one God with the father & the holy ghost, for ever in perpetual felicity. Amen.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXIII.  

The Christian man how God his life doth guide  
Confess he can how God his life doth guide   

With meat so good from death his soul to hide.  

Dominus regit.  of heavenly food from death his soul to hide.   

1  
THe Lord so good: who giveth me food  
my shepherd is and guide:  
How can I want: or suffer scant,  
when he defendth my side?   

2  
To feed my need: he will me lead,  
in pastures green and fat:  
He forth brought me: in liberty,  
to waters delicate.   

3  
My soul and heart: he did convert,  
to me he showeth the path:  
Of rightwiseness: in holiness,  
his name such virtue hath.   

4  
Yea though I go: through death his woe,  
his vaale and shadow wide:  
I fear no dart: with me thou art,  
with staff and rod to guide.   

5  
Thou shalt provide: a table wide,  
for me against their spite:  
With oil my head: thou hast bespread,  
my cup is fully dight.   

6  
Thy goodness yet: and mercy great,  
will keep me all my days:  
In house to dwell: in rest full well,  
with God I hope always.   

The collect.  
Lead us O Lord by the rules of thy comfortable precepts, that when we have optaynd the habitation of thy everlasting mansion, we may be fully satisfied with the cup of joyful eternity, through Christ our Lord. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXIIII.  

Of Christ to come his reign this psalm doth preach  
All whole in sum his reign this psalm doth preach   

How God will be the letter this doth teach.  

Domini est terra.  In temple free the letter this doth teach.   

1  
THe earth it is: the Lords of bliss,  
with all the garnishing:  
The world so round: he hath it found,  
and all that dwell therein.   

2  
This earth he cast: on seas so fast,  
as over them to stand:  
And floods he made: for corn and blade,  
and eke to part the land.   

3  
Up who shall sty: on hill so high,  
where resteth this Lord of grace?  
Or who shall rise: in restful wise,  
to that his holy place?   

4  
Even he whose hand: and heart doth stand,  
in cleanness innocent:  
Who sought no gain: in fancies vain.  
nor oath hath falsely meant.   

5  
He shall possess: in stableness,  
the Lords sweet blessedness:  
His God of health: from even himself,  
shall send him righteousness.   

6  
And these be they: which seek always,  
in stock their God in deed:  
Even truly they: who seek I say,  
the God of jacobs' seed.   

7  
Lift up your gates: you heads and states,  
ye lasting doors arise:  
In at this house: king glorious,  
will enter princely wise.   

8  
What is this king: thus entering,  
with glory thus beset?  
The Lord is he: full strong to see,  
a Lord in battle great.   

9  
Arise I say: thou temple gay,  

Or as the seven. verse.  though I thee cannot build:  
Yet ioyth my spirit: that God of might,  
his ark shall be thy shield.   

10  
What is this king: desiring,  
with glory thus to reign?  
The Lord of hosts: of glory most,  

☞ Sela  the king and sovereign.   

¶ The collect.  
Everliving God the former and maker of the world, to whom the whole ornament thereof is serviceable and subject: we pray thee to restore us to the innocency of life ●hat we may be able to follow thy steps up into holy mount, where thou reignest for ever almighty God in majesty, through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXV.  

This cry and call as supplication grave  
Is General as supplication grave   

It doth confess and pardon craveth to have  

Atte Domine.  Done wickedness and pardon craveth to have   

1  
O Lord to thee: my soul to flee,  
is set, my God thou art:  
I whole refer: my life most nare  
to thee, with all my heart.   

2  
My God of fence: my confidence,  
on thee was always borne:  
O let no shame: confound my name,  
my foes else will me scorn.   

3  
Who trustth in thee: ashamed to be,  
can never man it spy:  
Who break thy laws: without a cause,  
confounded let them lie.   

4  
Show me thy ways: O Lord always,  
of truth me teach the path:  
Thy word and way: is certain stay,  
for that all virtue hath.   

5  
In truth me lead: teach me thy read,  
my God of health thou art:  
My trust doth lay: in thee all day,  
to thee is bend my heart.   

6  
Call thou to mind: O Lord full kind,  
thy loving mercies old:  
Thy bounties free: which ever be,  
as fathers them have told.   

7  
Of youth my fault: so great and haut,  
such sin O Lord forget:  
For mercy sake: O Lord awake,  
thy mind upon me set.   

8  
Both gracious: and righteous,  
the Lord is equal so:  
He teachth with rod: yet loving God,  
by gifts he teachth also.   

9  
Who meek abide: them he will guide,  
in judgement good and right:  
And whom we see: most gentle be,  
his ways he teachth them light.   

10  
The ways of God: be large and broad,  
both truth and mercy just:  
Even still to such: as loveth much,  
his hests, and covenants trust.   

11  
For thy name's sake: O mercy take,  
my Lord upon my sin:  
It is so great: it doth me fret,  
it boylth my soul within.   

12  
What man he be: that feareth thee,  
O Lord thou wilt him teach:  
The rightful way: to choose I say,  
in spirit thereto to retch.   

13  
His soul shall dwell: at ease full well,  
in ghostly free delight:  
His stock and seed: shall never need,  
but hold the land to right.   

14  
Among them lie: God's secrecy,  
to fear him who that shall:  
In gentle form: he will perform,  
to them his covenants all.   

15  
Mine eyes intent: is ever bend  
to thee my Lord so great:  
For only he: pluckth surely,  
my feet from out of net.   

16  
Turn thou to me: O Lord so free,  
have mercy, stay my fall:  
I am in state: all desolate,  
in misery full thrall.   

17  
My sorrows fell: my heart doth swell,  
they be enlarged so:  
My troublous pain: O God restrain,  
O quench this deadly wo.   

18  
Attend I cry: my misery,  
my life and state adverse:  
forgive my faults: which me assaults,  
my joy to me reverse.   

19  
Consider right: my foes their spite,  
how they increase my fear,  
Their hate is thus: so tyrannous,  
at me that they do bear.   

20  
O keep most dear: my soul entire,  
and me deliver just:  
So let no shame: confound my name,  
for I in thee have trust.   

21  
Let perfectness: and rightfulness,  
both guide and wait on me:  
My trust for aid: in thee is laid,  
from me O never flee.   

22  
Deliver well: all Israel,  
O God with all his seed:  
From troubles all: that them may fall,  
in thee always to speed.   

¶ The collect.  
Deliver us from all adversity and danger O merciful God, for to thee only have we lift up our hearts, forget we beseech thee the trespass of our youth, and the ignorance of our former age, & where as we have negligently offended, thou of thy mercy forgive it us, through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXVI.  

The just man's song for righteousness beshent:  
Who suffereth wrong for righteousness beshent:   

And prayeth in will a life lead innocent.  

judica Domine.  That he may still a life lead innocent.   

1  
LOrd judge my deed: as I have lived  
in thee my hope is all:  
For this my trust: in thee so just,  
I never doubt to fall.   

2  
Lord prove my way: and me assay,  
by fire try thou my reins:  
And search my heart: my foe is smart,  
mine guiltless life he strains.   

3  
Thy clemency: was nigh mine eye,  
to stay, me right to do:  
I did enure: my heart full sure,  
to truth from lies to go.   

4  
With liars vain: I would not train,  
my life to follow such:  
With crafty men: I would not run,  
whose life dissembleth much.   

5  
The wicked rout: that goeth about,  
to harm and hurt I hate:  
I will not set: in council yet,  
with men of wicked state.   

6  
For wash I will: my hands even still,  
with men of perfect life:  
And thus shall I: O Lord so high,  
frequent thine altars rife.   

7  
Where I shall raise: thy worthy praise,  
that men may love the same:  
I will there spread: thy grace in deed,  
the works of thy good name.   

8  
O Lord the place: where restth thy grace,  
I have the beauty loved:  
Thy heavenly house: so glorious,  
I loved as me behoved.   

9  
With sinners great: Lord do not shut,  
my soul, with them to be:  
Thy grace extend: my life defend,  
all men of blood to flee.   

10  
Their hands do press: all wickedness,  
even guile prepensed ●o:  
Their better hand: corrupt doth stand,  
with bribes, even thus they go.   

11  
But yet will I: most certainly,  
in truth my life address:  
O make me free: from them to be,  
show me thy tenderness.   

12  
My foot as yet: in right is set,  
in plain simplicity:  
And still will I: in company,  
exalt thee Lord on high.   

¶ The collect.  
Grant O Lord we beseech thee thy mercy unto us thy servants, and so engrave in our hearts the love of thy truth, that we may hold fast all innocency of life, and finally to be delivered from all wicked persecutors. Through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXVII.  

Here may we see in trouble though he falleth:  
The just is free in trouble though he falleth:   

In God he stayeth and so giveth thanks in all.  
On him he weigheth and so giveth thanks in all.   

1  

Dominus illuminatio  THe Lord of might: is health and light,  
to me (at need) whom should I fear?  
The Lord is strength: to life at length,  
of mine (I say) who can me dear?   

2  
When men so bad: their trains had laid,  
Even then (at eye) they fell down right:  
When foes did press to eat my flesh,  
they slid (away) for all their spite.   

3  
Though armed host: besieged my cost,  
my heart (from God) shall not relent:  
Though cruel war: should rise me nar,  
to God (therein) I would be bend.   

4  
One thing to crave: of God to have,  
I did (full oft) and aye I will:  
To keep his place: to see his grace,  
to haunt (even so) his temple still.   

5  
Thus shall his power: hide me in bower,  
when troubles should be (fierce and) fell:  
He would me hide: there close to bide,  
as safe on rock (most sure) to dwell.   

6  
My head yet now: he will allow,  
above my foes (in state) always:  
In, will I bring: glad offering,  
the Lord (so good) to laud and praise.   

7  
My voice O hear: my Lord so dear,  
I cry (my God) in woeful part:  
Grant that I crave: and mercy have,  
extend to me thy (loving) heart.   

8  
My heart to thee: did oft apply,  
seek ye my face (I say) ye all:  
O Lord I will: thy face seek still,  
do others (how and) what they shall.   

9  
hide not from me: thy servant free,  
thy (loving) face, my aid thou art:  
Project not me: displeasantly,  
O Lord (my health) do not departed.   

10  
My parents when: they bade me run,  
from them (to go) myself to shift:  
When Patrons all: my raise or fall,  
wrought not (a mite) thou didst me life.   

11  
Teach me thy way: thy law I say,  
that rightly leadth (in truth) to thee:  
My foes O Lord: with one accord,  
should else rejoice (in hate) to free.   

12  
Up turn me not: to bear their hate,  
O Lord (to them) that me pursue:  
False witness eyes: against me rise,  
and lies (of me) they spread untrue.   

13  
My heart had quailed: and utter failed,  
if fast (to thee) I had not trustd:  
Let me thy grace: Lord see in place,  
in land (of rest) where ioyth the just.   

14  
O wait the Lord: hold fast his word:  
doubt not (at all) be strong, be still:  
Attend on God: take meek his rod,  
he will (at last) thy heart fulfil.   

¶ The collect.  
DEfend us O God from all the assaults of our enemies, that we may continue in constant confessing of thy name, that while we have the fruition of thy helping presence, at last may have the same in glory.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXVIII.  

This man's intent all crafty men to scape:  
Is vehement all crafty men to scape:   


Ad te Domine.  And hard he is for this he thaenkes doth shape.  
From God of bliss for this he thanks doth shape.   

1  
O Lord I cry: my rock on high,  
rest not (thus still) forsake me not:  
Or else should I: resemble nigh,  
the deed (that be) in pit bewrapt.   

2  
Hear my request: of humble breast,  
when I (so meek) do sue to thee:  
Against thy seat: of mercy sweet,  
my hands (on high) when lift they be.   

3  
And draw my heart: from wicked part,  
with them (O Lord) that work so evil:  
Their tongue cryth truce: w●●h heart refuseth,  
their minds all set to (stroy and) spill.   

4  
As is their deed: so let them speed,  
retort their crafts they (use to) delve,  
Their malice great: the same to get,  
with like (by right) to quite themself.   

5  
Their minds disdain: Gods acts to frain●  
his (stately) works to mark even so:  
He shall them stroy: and not employ,  
their lives (no time) in wealth to go.   

6  
Well worthy praise: is God always,  
my mouth (in song) shall him forth sound:  
He heard my groan: my prayers moon,  
he did not me (with shame) confound.   

7  
God is my shield: my strength in field,  
he helped (me just) as I believed:  
For this good chance: my heart may dance,  
and sing in laudes (so well) releaved.   

8  
To my small host: God praised be most,  
that (timely) health he soon did bring:  
The Lord is strength: and fence at length,  
to his (most true) anointed king.   

9  
Thy people save: O Lord I crave,  
and bless (with joy) thine heritage:  
Feed them as guide: promote them wide,  
to praise thee (God from) age to age.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord most strong fort and refuge to all thy people, preserve us from such as go down into the pit of schism and dissension, and knit us together in unity of mind, being children of one only God and of one faith, so that we may hold fast in heart, that we outwardly profess in mouth, through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXIX.  

This doth invite, to note Gods mighty power:  
All stately might to note Gods mighty power:   

Him just to serve and else can them devour.  
Who can preserve and else can them devour.   

1  

Afferte Domino.  YE sons of God: spread ye abroad,  
the Lords great power and strength:  
Bring ye your lambs: of mighty rambes  
to God his laudes at length.   

2  
The Lord ensue: with honour due,  
extol his might and name:  
And eke express: his holiness,  
him laud in court of fame.   

3  
His voice so grand: on sea and land,  
note how the floods it stayd:  
God's majesty: you then did see,  
on them when thunder brayed.   

4  
His voice rulth sea: how huge it be,  
his voice is stern and stout:  
His voice is thus: most glorious,  
when it driveth levyn out.   

5  
This voice so free: breakth cedar tree,  
no force can it repel:  
It driveth even down: of Lybanon,  
his cedars, though they swell.   

6  
He made them skip: in roots to slip,  
as calves do use to prance:  
So Lybanon: and Syrion,  
as Unicorn to dance.   

7  
The Lord by voice: the fiery noise,  
of flames in parts can send:  
The clouds among: he lighteneth strong,  
with showers he fire can blend.   

8  
It can distress: all wilderness,  
yea Cades desert wide:  
The beasts I say: which there do stray,  
it make themself to hide.   

9  
This voice doth bind: to calf the Hind,  
thick trees it open lay:  
Therefore men all: in temple shall,  
his honour praise in faith.   

10  
Where they shall sing: that God as king,  
hath rule of waters all:  
On whom he setth: as king is fit,  
and so for ever shall.   

11  
The Lord all wealth: and stable health  
shall give his people kind:  
God them shall bless: with full increase,  
all peace and rest to find.   

¶ The collect.  
Grant we beseech thee Lord unto us, constancy in thy word, and make us the temple of thy blessed spirit, so that we may reverence thy godly voice, to rebound the same to all powers of this world, that they may be compunct thereby, to present themselves to thy honour with due sacrifice of thankful hearts, through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXX.  

Thanks here be meant for just deliverance:  
To God so sent for just deliverance:   

And here ye spy in Gods good governance.  

Exaltabo te Domine.  All surety in Gods good governance.   

1  
LOrd thee all whole: I will extol,  
for thou hast lift me high:  
Thou wouldst not make: my foes to crack,  
against me joyfully.   

2  
O Lord of might: my God of right,  
to thee I cried in grief:  
Thou gavest an ear: to hear me near,  
thou sent'st me healths relief.   

3  
Thou brought'st full well: my soul from hell,  
O Lord thou didst wythsave:  
Thou me relevest: my strength thou keepest,  
thou pluckst me quite from grave.   

4  
To God sing ye: ye saints agree,  
his praises elevate:  
And mind ye still: his holy will,  
his graces celebrate.   

5  
His heavy wrath: short time it hath,  
life standth at his good grace:  
At night we weep: yet after sleep,  
at morn we mirth embrace.   

6  
When well I was: in joyful case,  
I said as then I thought:  
That I no day: should feel decay,  
and never move to nought.   

7  
For thy good will: so strenghtd my hill,  
O Lord most steadfastly:  
But when thy face: had turned his grace,  
I than fell troublously.   

8  
In this my pain: I was full fain,  
to cry to thee for might:  
My God with cry: I did apply,  
and prayed both day and night.   

9  
What gain said I: hath life thereby,  
if death cut short my days:  
Can dust declare: thy power in care?  
in grave to tell thy praise?   

10  
My God therefore: spare me the more,  
O Lord I thee desire:  
My simple spirit: despise not quite,  
but help I thee require.   

11  
Thou tournst from me: my woe and 'gree,  
to mirth in cheerful voice:  
The mourning weed: thou changest in deed  
so fensd I did rejoice.   

12  
Wherefore even still: all good men will,  
thy glory sing and praise:  
O Lord of love: my God above,  
I thee will laud always.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst loving and mighty protector, almighty God suffer not our enemies to triumph over us we beseech thee, but so strength us with thy strong hand, that after heaviness is turned into gladness, we may give condign thanks and laudes in due remembrance of thy holiness, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXI.  

Thus David prayed from Saul so scaped: in letter thankth he so:  

In te Domine.  But Christ is meant: with all his church: for spirit & bodies w●   

1  
IN thee O Lord I put my trust: let me never be shamed:  
Rid me in thy true righteousness: which thou for me hast fram●●   

2  
Bow down thine ear make haste to me: delivered that I be:  
Be thou my fort, my rock so farm: so stabled just by thee.   

3  
Thou art my rock & castle sure: my fortress large and wide:  
For thy name's sake lord lead me forth: be thou my light and 〈◊〉   

4  
My foot O Lord draw out of net: full privy set for me:  
Thou art my strength as I have said: all hope doth rest in thee.   

5  
To thy good hands I yield my spirit: O lord to thy great ruth▪  
Thou hast redemd me certainly: O lord thou God of truth.   

6  
I hate their superstition: who hold of vanity,  
where just hath been my confidence: O Lord always in thee.   

7  
I will be glad and eke rejoice: for thine humanity:  
For thou didst note my soul's distress: my state adverse to see.   

8  
In cruel hand of deadly foes: thou hast not shut me up:  
But set my feet at large in room: thou temperstd so my cup.   

9  
Have mercy Lord upon my woe: mine eyes therein consume:  
My soul and eke my body sore: much pain they do resume.   

10  
My life is waste in heaviness: my years in mournings wail:  
My strength is fallen for mine offence: my bones begin to quail   

11  
A scorn I am among my foen: but most to neyghbourhed:  
A fear I was to daily friend: seen out of doors they fled.   

12  
I am so clean cast out of mind: as dead man laid in grave:  
I am become a vessel broke: which no man list to have.   

13  
I saw so great conspiracy: of men in counsel met:  
My fear increased when they did rise: my soul to trap in net.   

14  
But yet my hope hath been in thee: O Lord I thus did say,  
Thou art my God my trusty God: thou wilt me keep for aye.   

15  
My days be set in thy good hands: rid me from all my foes:  
whose hands be set to persecute: to lad my soul with woes.   

16  
Thy gentle light of countenance: show me thy servant poor:  
Save me O Lord by mercy great: I trust thereto the more.   

17  
And let me not confounded be: O Lord of thee I crave:  
Confounded be all wicked men: in silence put to grave.   

18  
Let lying lips be stopped to speak: to whist down low be thrust:  
In cruel spite disdainfully: they prate against the just.   

19  
How is thy grace so plentiful, prepared in store to be:  
For righteous men which thee do fear: as Adam's brood may see.   

20  
To hide them safe even just by thee: from all provoking men:  
Thine eyes in house will keep them sure: from tongues that venom 〈◊〉   

21  
O thanks be due to this the Lord: whose pity such I felt:  
As I with fort were closed in: or I in city dwelled.   

22  
Though when I fled and felt excess: I said thou me despised:  
Yet when I cried thou heardst my voice: in humble suit devised▪   

23  
O Love the Lord ye all his saints: the Lord the just preseruth,  
The doer proud he thoroughly: rewardth as he deseruth.   

24  
Be strong in heart: most manfully,  
For he your hearts shall strength:  
All ye that wait the Lord so good,  
O trust ye him at length.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst merciful father which excelst in abundance of pity and compassion, we beseech thy tender and infinite mercy, that while we search for the eternal verity of thy word and commandment, we may escape the detestable presumption and pride of vain walkers in this world, contrary to the eternal verity in thy word, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXII.  
Here David teachth to understand,  
what is clear blessedness:  

Beati quorum remiss.  Even pardon free at God's good hand,  
for all our sinfulness.  

1  
O Blessed be they: whose trespasses,  
all whole remitted lie:  
Whose sin is hid: in secrecies,  
from which God turneth his eye.   

2  
O blessed man to whom in sight,  
God doth impute no sin:  
Who hath no guile: in subtle spirit,  
as hypocrite within.   

3  
For that my sin: I hid so blind,  
and would not it confess:  
My bones and strength for sorrow pinned,  
all day I cried in stress.   

4  
For days and nights: thy heavy hand,  
my soul did press so stout:  
That all my powers: and moisture changed  

☞ Sela  as dried by summer drout.   

5  
I showed to thee: my wickedness,  
not still my gilt I hide:  
I said: I will my fault express,  

☞ Sela  then strait thou it didst rid.   

6  
For this to thee: will every saint,  
make suit in time of grace:  
Though waters flow: in deep constraint,  
they shall not him deface.   

7  
My refuge thou: art covertly,  
from trouble me to bring:  
Thus fenced by thee: glad sing shall I,  

☞ Sela  as men made free do sing.   

8  
I will give thee: intelligence,  
right thee to teach the way:  
That thou mayst walk: without offence,  
on thee mine eye shall stay.   

9  
But he not like the horse and mule,  
who nought can understand:  
Whose mouths with bits except ye rule,  
they will not come to hand.   

10  
The wicked man: with cares is fret,  
with sorrows foully vexed:  
But who his trust: in God hath set,  
to him all grace is next.   

11  
In this the Lord: rejoice ye still,  
ye righteous men be glad:  
All ye that have: right hearts and will,  
joy ye be not adread.   

The collect.  
O Blessed Lord which by remitting sins, givest them who confess the same thy true justice, hear thou the prayers of thy congregation: and so dull the darts of sin in us, that we escaping the sorrow full woe thereof, may be replenished with restful and spiritual gladness in the holy ghost, to joy with thee in the bliss to come, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXII.  
Here hily advanced  
God's grace do ye see:  
Who sin doth remit,  
All wholly so free. 
Beati quorum.   

1  
O Happy be they,  
Whose sins be released:  

This psalm aforesaid in an other Metre.  Who hath their offence  
Whole hid by request.   

2  
And happy the man  
Whom God doth acquit:  
Whose spirit hath no guile  
To doubt of his might.   

3  
For holding my tongue,  
My bones fell away:  
I groaned in my heart,  

☞ Sela.  All whole by the day.   

4  
By night and by day,  
Thy hand was to stout:  
My moisture was dried  

☞ Sela.  Like summer the drout.   

5  
My crime I bewrayed  
Even just in thy sight:  
I hid not my guilt,  
But brought it to light.   

I cast with myself,  
My fault to reveal:  
And strait thou released,  
It every deal.   

6  
For this shall we see,  
All saints to desire:  
In suit for to be  
When time doth require.   

Though trouble arise,  
as floods when they grow  
Yet shall they no time,  
The just overflow.   

7  
My bower thou art,  
To keep me at ease:  
Thou fentest me about, 
☜ Sela   
With songs of release.   

8  
To teach thee I will,  
And guide thee the way:  
On thee will I look,  
So never to stray.   

9  
But be ye not like,  
The horse and the mule:  
For brutish they be  
And hard to recoil.   

With bridle and bit  
Their mouths do ye strain  
Lest at you they wynce  
And turn so again.   

10  
The bad shall have plagues  
On every side:  
Who trust in the Lord,  
Them grace doth abide.   

11  
Ye men of the right,  
Be glad to rejoice:  
Ye true men in heart,  
Be joyful in voice.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXIII.  
The just always in mind birth this,  
With heart to joy in God of his,  
To praise his name that mighty is,  
For he giveth help and heavenly bliss:  
But vain all other remedies,  
But pain all worldly policies,  
Remember this.  

1  

Exultate justi in.  Rejoice in God: the Lord he is,  
Ye rightwise men and do not miss,  
The just be bound to thank iwis.  
repeat ye this   

2  
Praise ye the Lord: with melodies,  
With harp and lute with symphonies,  
Sing Psalms to him in Psalteries.  
Forget not this.   

3  
Sing Carols new with jubilee,  
To God the Lord in majesty,  
His laudes, his praise, sing heartily.  
Well use ye this.   

4  
His word is true most certainly,  
His works be wrought most faithfully:  
Hold this in heart most constantly.  
Abuse not this.   

5  
He judgement loveth: and right intent,  
The earth therewith is all besprent,  
Such grace and love he down hath sent,  
Well trust ye this.   

6  
The heavens were made: by this the Lord,  
The hosts of them: by his true word,  
His breath of mouth: their power afordth.  
Distrust not this.   

7  
The seas on heaps: he doth them place,  
As bottle close: he them embraceth  
The deeps he couched in secret space.  
Denounce ye this.   

8  
Let all the earth: the Lord if ear,  
What man this world and mould doth bear,  
Serve him in dread: with gentle ear.  
Renounce not this.   

9  
He spoke the word: and done it was,  
The earth firm stood in stable case,  
What he did bid: it came to pass,  
Revolve ye this.   

10  
All paynims ways God doth reject,  
Uayne people's drifts by him be chect:  
Proud princes crafts he doth detect.  
Dissolve not this.   

11  
Gods counsels aye shall all abide,  
His thoughts of heart shall never slide:  
From time to time on neither side.  
Respect ye this.   

12  
What folk hath God jehova Lord,  
Elect as heir by his accord,  
O blessed they be by truths record.  
Suspect not this.   

13  
The Lord from heaven beholdth us all,  
All kind of men both free and thrall:  
He seeth their raise: he seeth their fall.  
Advise ye this.   

14  
From his high seat: he cas●th his eyes,  
All men to view their tract to spy,  
Where ever they in earth do lie.  
Despise not this.   

15  
The hearts of all he shope no doubt,  
He knoweth their thoughts within without,  
Their works what they do go about.  
Repute ye this.   

16  
No king is saved by rout of host,  
No giant strong for all his boast,  
Of strength and power though have they most  
Dispute not this.   

17  
Strong horse is thing: but weak again,  
That man by him might safe remain,  
Both horse and man are all but vain.  
Approve ye this.   

18  
Behold the Lord: holdth eye full just,  
On fearful men which him do trust,  
With grace them guide he safely must.  
Disprove not this.   

19  
Their soul from death to rid them quite,  
In time of dearth to feed them right  
All painful stress he maketh full light.  
Betrouth ye this   

20  
Our soul hath tarried quietly,  
For this our God assuredly,  
Our guide, our shield most trustily.  
Forslouth not this.   

21  
Our hearts in him will still rejoice,  
For his good name we trust the choice,  
And sing we will in joyful noise.  
repeat ye this.   

22  
Extend O Lord thy gentleness,  
As we in thee have trustiness,  
Thou art the Lord of righteousness.  
Forget not this.   

¶ The collect.  
Feed us O Lord thy miserable people in that time when reigneth the famine of thy word, deliver our souls from the death of sin, that we may be ●illed with thy mercy: finally, to be associate to the righteous, in the joys of eternity by thy gracious gift. Through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXXIIII.  
When David fled, to Achis king,  
At death he was full near:  
And saved yet, this Psalm did sing,  

Benedican dominum.  With all his friends in choir.  

1  
I Will give thanks: to God always,  
Who reigns in power most high:  
Within my mouth: shall be his praise,  
declared continually.   

2  
Of this good Lord: to boast the fame,  
My soul shall never lynne:  
The humble sort: shall hear the same,  
And eke rejoice therein.   

3  
O laud and praise: the living Lord,  
with me perform his praise:  
And let us all: with free accord,  
extol his name always.   

4  
I sought the Lord: and when I cried,  
he bowed his loving ear:  
Yea, he me keeps, each time and tide,  
and did me rid from fear.   

5  
Lo, thus to God: the poor doth call,  
his cry he doth regard:  
And he from pains and woeful thrall,  
likewise doth him award.   

6  
They had an eye: full bend in him,  
and so they lightened were:  
A shamefast face not one of them,  
from that time forth did bear.   

7  
Gods angels stands him round about,  
whose life him feareth aright:  
No harm they take, by wicked rout,  
he them delivereth quite.   

8  
O taste and see: how gracious,  
the Lord remaineth just:  
That man is blessed: all prosperous,  
that lays on him his trust.   

9  
O fear the Lord: ye saints of his,  
therein your travail plant:  
For they that fear: the Lord of bliss,  
shall nothing ever want.   

10  
The lions need: with hunger fret,  
the rich and proud in heart:  
But he whose fear: in God is set,  
of all good things have part.   

11  
Ye children young: approach ye near,  
give ear unto my word:  
I will you learn, the Lord to fear,  
in godly hearts accord.   

12  
What man he be: that list to live,  
and fain would see good days:  
Let him no fraud: in tongue achieve,  
in lewd and froward ways.   

13  
Reject the evil: and take the good,  
all wicked ways eschew:  
Seek pleasant peace: with modest mood,  
and do the same ensue.   

14  
Upon the just: and godly men,  
the Lord his eyes doth splay:  
And boweth his ears: as God to them,  
as oft as they do pray.   

15  
Gods face is seen, most irefully,  
to wicked men of hand:  
To root full out: their memory,  
from all the earth to stand.   

16  
To God the Lord: the righteous call,  
who hears their heavy case:  
And he from cares: and troubles all,  
delivereth them by grace.   

17  
The Lord is nigh, to him by might,  
that is contrite in heart:  
And saveth the man: of humble spirit,  
nor will from him departed.   

18  
Great are the cares: of perfect men,  
and great their troubles be:  
But yet the Lord: delivereth them  
from all adversity.   

19  
He kéepth their bones: both safe and sound,  
Unbroken them to ●aue:  
The evil, evil haps: shall all confound,  
no stay by God to have.   

20  
The Lord will keep: his servants all,  
their souls he will defend:  
And none shall be in sorrow thrall,  
who just to him doth bend.   

¶ The collect.  
Almighty God that art the strong protector of them that be in adversity, and art most merciful deliverer from all dangers of the world: We beseech thee of thy godly providence, to send thy holy angel to assist us on every side, from tribulation, to be at last delivered from the miserable death of sinners. Through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXIIII.  
When David fled to Achis king,  

For the Lute.  At death the door he was full near,  
And saved yet this Psalm did sing  
With all his friends in godly choir,  

This psalm aforesaid in an other Metre.  To God his Lord, to him so dear,  
In voices clear, with heart and will.  
give thanks I will.  

1  

Benedican dominum.  Give thanks I will: give thanks I will,  
For aye to God most gracious,  
He is my fort, my rock on hill  

Note the revolutions of six divers terminations.  My Lord he is most bounteous,  
My mouth shall praise him plenteous,  
In heart and mind most fervent still.  
give thanks I will▪   

2  
My soul may boast: of this my Lord,  
He was my help so trustelie,  
Let meek men hear with one accord:  
Let woeful men joy willingly,  
That God hath done so lovingly,  
From whom all grace doth down distill.  
give thanks I will.   

3  
Praise ye the Lord with heart and voice,  
With me ye see his gentleness,  
Together come, let us rejoice,  
To laud his name in faithfulness,  
Like aid to you he will express,  
To keep from you, all troublous ill.  
give thanks I will.   

4  
I sought the Lord he sent me ease,  
He hard my grief and all my pain,  
He plucked me forth of all disease,  
That deadly gripped my heart the vain,  
He rid my fear, he turned again,  
For I him sought with all my skill.  
give thanks I will.   

5  
I fled to him, and saw his light,  
Who eye did cast to his good grace,  
All lightened were with visage bright,  
Confounded not were they in face,  
No pain no spite could them disgrace,  
God them defends, none can them spill.  
give thanks I will.   

6  
God hard my cry as sweet incense,  
I poor man lo felt this in part,  
He giveth all bliss, he quiths offence,  
He bade all woe from me departed,  
Of troublous pain to quench the dart,  
Right soon he did his word fulfil.  
give thanks I will.   

7  
Gods host stood by to strength my fight,  
For angels power most glorious,  
About the just lie strong in might,  
To make him go victorious,  
To scape their foes so quarilous,  
His power in grace endureth still.  
give thanks I wil   

8  
O taste and see he none forsakth,  
God's goodness smelleth most fragrantly,  
To whom who will themself betake,  
O blessed they go right happily,  
Who trust in him assuredly,  
To them all help shall down distill.  
give thanks I will.   

9  
O fear the Lord in childelie fear,  
Ye saints of his in holiness,  
Serve him in truth your hearts him bear  
For who him dredth in singleness,  
Can feel no want in baronnes,  
No hurt no harm nor other ill.  
give thanks I will.   

10  
The lions lack in hunger fret,  
The rich I mean and gluttons vain,  
To seek their prey though they be set,  
No food with rest can they obtain,  
Who seeks the Lord shall miss no gain,  
Of all men's need he hath the skill.  
give thanks I wil   

11  
I sailed full sure: the seas at length,  
Ye children come and hear the case,  
I will you teach God's fear and strength,  
By that I scaped so doubtful place,  
For God me kept in all my race.  
From all their hate which would me spill.  
give thanks I will.   

12  
Sweet life is good, it maketh men glad,  
Who loveth it well with all his heart,  
He shall not need to be adread,  
From days eterne who would not start,  
Keep ye his tongue from overthwart.  
And all good words let him fulfil.  
give thanks I will.   

13  
Fast truthfull word confoundth all blame,  
enure thy tongue in truth to lose,  
Truth may be shent yet fear no shame.  
Forbear all words opprobrious  
All craft, all curse most odious,  
For God of might will strength thee still.  
give thanks I will.   

14  
Flee evil, do good, and have good rest,  
Old Adam kill thou formerly,  
So Adam new will follow best,  
Then seek thou peace most busily,  
But it ensue most earnestly,  
For peace from God doth full distill.  
give thanks I will.   

15  
God seeth the just in providence,  
His eyes them mark in tenderness,  
He them relieveth in indigens,  
His ears he bends in readiness,  
When they do pray in carefulness,  
He hears their voice that work none ill.  
give thanks I will.   

16  
God hateth the proud and them beshenth,  
With ireful face to daunt their brain  
His visage grim on them is bend  
Their gay renown he will distain  
Which aye to live they would so fain.  
Where they reject all truth and skill.  
give thanks I will.   

17  
The just oppressed to God they cried,  
He heard them soon in time and place  
In stress and need he them espied,  
With all defence he them did brace,  
To make them safe he hied his pace  
For rightful men no spite can spill.  
give thanks I will.   

18  
God loveth the meek: their ghosts be sweet  
To them soft spirits he doth impart  
With faithful tears who here doth greet  
He will them ease of all their smart,  
To scape their foes, their spiteful art  
Who would their wreck on them fulfil.  
give thanks I will.   

19  
The just felt pain: they yet endured,  
In woes though wrapped all dolorous,  
Great gain to them is death assured,  
God them so stayeth most marvelous,  
They joy in life most troublous,  
The rage thereof to quench and still.  
give thanks I will.   

20  
The just be strong: they never quail,  
Their bones in strength kept totally,  
Their constant hearts can never fail,  
Their heirs be numbered severally  
No bone to break can possibly,  
Such help from God doth most distill.  
give thanks I will.   

21  
The evil, dieth evil to death full loath,  
To late he spyeth his wickedness  
He must fear death that hated troth,  
He must for sweet feel bitterness,  
He harmed the just, he sinned no less,  
As evil he lived, so dieth he ill.  
give thanks I will.   

22  
Thank thou the Lord who keeps thee still,  
All help from him doth ay distill,  
Poor souls he rid, from bondage ill  
Of woe and thrall none shall have skill  
Which trust in him nought shall them spill,  
O then his praise look ye fulfil.  
give thanks I will.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXV.  
Christ prayth (in this) for recompense  
his foes to reap (again) their part:  
So man for wrong done him agens,  
doth yet no spite in (hateful) heart. 
Indica Domine.   

1  
Pled thou O Lord my (rightful) case  
O judge (thy self) my hurtful foes:  
Oppugn thou them in (open) face,  
which me (all day) impugn to lose.   

2  
Lay hand (O Lord) upon the sword,  
and eke (take so) the buckler to:  
Stand up (to help) in thy good word,  
to keep from me my (wrathful) foe.   

3  
Bring (forth thee) spear and stop the way,  
of them (so fierce) which me would harm:  
To my poor soul (good Lord) oh say,  
I am thy health and (stable) arm.   

4  
Let them be (driven and) put to shame,  
that seek (by craft) my soul to spill:  
Put them (aback) to shameful name,  
that me with grief would (deadly) fill.   

5  
Make them (to be) as dust we see,  
before the wind so (lightly) blown:  
(In haste) let Gods swift angel nigh,  
them (drive in) chase with power known.   

6  
Make way (to them) all slippery,  
let it to them be (blind and) dark:  
God's angel (so mought) drive them by,  
to feel thy might and (handy) work.   

7  
For they close net (and snare) have laid,  
even causeless me to (kill and) stroy:  
Yea causeless (sure even) as I said  
my soul in pit (and grave) to cloy.   

8  
Let (sudden) woe take him unware,  
his (crafty) net himself to trap:  
Let mischief fall with (pain and) care  
(right soon) into his only lap.   

9  
My soul (I say) I bid thee leap,  
with joy (all glad) in this thy Lord:  
It shall (no doubt) his health so reap,  
that joy he shall (always) record.   

10  
My bones (so broosde) shall say O Lord,  
who may (in strength) to thee be like?  
Which savest the poor from (tyrants) swords  
from (ireful) spoiling him to keep.   

11  
False witness soon (at me) did rise,  
in wickedness most (hasty) hot:  
Of me they spurred (of things) full nice,  
that I knew not (at all) God wots.   

12  
They did (unkind) reward me evil,  
for good to them I (friendly) wrought:  
To grieve my soul (it was) their will,  
to bring my life (and days) to nought.   

13  
But yet (I say) when they were sick,  
in sack cloth then I (wept and) mourned,  
My soul (with fast) I humbled meek,  
my prayer to me (eftsoons) returned.   

14  
I wept (and waylde) as dearest friend,  
as (any) brother that they had:  
As child for mother (doth by) kind,  
in black (array) I was all clad.   

15  
But they (again) in my great evil,  
they floct (on heaps) and did rejoice:  
Most abjects (came and) mocked me still,  
(and I) not aware in spiteful noise.   

16  
With such lewd slaves (so vile) to see,  
to them were scorners (jointly) knit:  
Their teeth they gnast (and grynd) on me  
as (peysant) mockers was be fit.   

17  
When wilt thou set (O Lord) thy sight,  
on this my pain I (daily) bear?  
(O Lord) rid me from all their spite,  
from lions whelps (defend) my dear.   

18  
My thanks (therefore) I will extend,  
when folk (in place) be met so most:  
In companies (as due) to send,  
all praise (to thee) in every cost.   

19  
Let not my foes (in ire) at me,  
rejoice in quarrel (falsely) still:  
For (guiltless) they hate me to free,  
with (winking) eyes they mock their fill.   

20  
For why no peace (in truth) they speak,  
but all (do rage) against the meek:  
Good men on earth (they wish) to wreak,  
for this in craft (and guile) they seek.   

21  
Their face (and mouth) they have disfort,  
at me (they cry) with fie and fie:  
Our eye hath seen (they say) a sport,  
that we (with right) may him defy.   

22  
O Lord (my God) this hast thou seen,  
be not at this to (dumb and) still:  
In thee (thou know'st) my trust hath been,  
depart not far (from me) in will.   

23  
Rise up and wake (in haste) I say,  
to judge my cause in (open) sight:  
My Lord and God (thou canst) them fray  
advenge (thou soon) my quarrel right.   

24  
Oh judge (my cause) as thou art wont,  
in (equal) justice Lord of thine:  
O (Lord my) God lest in this bront,  
my foes rejoice (to much) in fine.   

25  
Refrain (in tongue) them thus to say,  
there there, we see (for us) enough:  
Let them not say (O Lord) I pray,  
we have him (surely) swallowed now.   

26  
Let them feel shame (and blame) at full,  
which joy (and laugh) at my distress:  
At me who brag (and boast) that will,  
let shame and spite them (fully) press.   

27  
Let them (even so) in joy be glad,  
that wish (to see) my right redressed:  
To God (for aye) let thanks be had,  
who wylth (so kind) his servants rest.   

28  
My tongue (than thus) shall loud rebound,  
thy praise (O Lord) and justice eke:  
All day I will in (perfect) sound,  
thy laud tell (just even) week by week.   

¶ The collect.  
Everlyving God, the health, the stay and refuge of our souls, we beseech thee to cover and arm us with the helmet of hope, and with the buckler of invincible faith, so that we may feel thy help in all causes of our necessities, at length to be replenished with joy and gladness to magnify thy goodness in the church and congregation of righteous christian men, and that all our life long, through jesus Christ our Lord, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXVI.  
Here wicked men's delight,  
Is painted, what it is:  
But blindness deep in (open) sight,  

Dixit iniustus.  In virtue whole remiss.  

1  
IN midst of evil man's heart,  
His sin hath blind him so:  
Gods fear (all whole) is set a part,  
From both his eyes ago.   

2  
For he himself doth gloze,  
In his bewitched eyes:  
Till God his sin (so foul) disclose  
Most worthy hate to rise.   

3  
His words of mouth be nought,  
And keeps much guile in store:  
To cease he biddeth his (heart and) thought,  
To work by virtues lore.   

4  
Shrewd turns in ireful mood,  
He most in bed doth muse:  
He hold on ways not (truly) good,  
No evil deed he refuseth.   

5  
Thy mercy Lord in heaven,  
Yet over all doth spread:  
Thy faithful truth is (daily) seen,  
The clouds to reach in bread.   

6  
Thy justice Lord we see,  
As mountains farm to rest:  
Thy judgements (high O) secret be,  
Thou shalt save man and beast.   

7  
How worthy Lord most just,  
Excelth thy grace benign?  
As Adam's flock shall (firmly) trust,  
In fence of thy good wing.   

8  
Of thy fat household store,  
As drunken shall they be:  
And drink (at need) them shalt thou pour,  
Of pleasures wells most free.   

9  
For thou hast well of life,  
With thee all health aboundth:  
And Lord in thy bright light so rife,  
Of us shall light be found.   

10  
O draw thy mercy near,  
To them which love thee then:  
And let thy grace (O Lord appear,  
To rightful hearted men.   

11  
And let no foot of pride,  
Approach me hawtely:  
Nor wicked hand (in hate) beside,  
To move me wretchedly.   

12  
These workers vain of evil,  
In their own turn be cast:  
Repulse they have in (crooked) will.  
From footing be they passed.   

¶ The collect.  
PVrifie our hearts with thy heavenly light O merciful God, which art original fountain of everlasting light, that we may be fully replenished with the plenteous grace of thy sweet house, so to eschew all wickedness and craft, to tread under our foot the vaunting furies wherewith the men of this world be carried by Satan the Prince of the same, grant this for thy beloved sons sake Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the holy ghost, be all honour world without end.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXXVI.  
Here have ye painted before your eyes twain  
The restless wit of the fell wicked wight,  
How he careth and carkth for his lytheir gain,  

This psalm aforesaid in an other Metre.  How he flotth aloft in high power and might,  
And setth God and his hallows all in despite;  
Whose cursed steps the just maketh his orison,  
In life not to tread to his confusion.  


Dixit iniustus.  MUsing upon the variable business,  
That this troubly world haunth by sea & land  
My heart giveth me that sin and wickedness,  
Suggestth to the wicked that he may stand▪  
Without any fear safely of God's hand,  
For no fear of him is in all his sight,  
Of God's law he is bereaved the shining light.   

2  
Me fell to mind that he wonted thus to go,  
To flatter aye himself in his own sight,  
For sin the venom did enchant him so,  
That in it he hase his whole delight,  
And thinketh in heart that all is aright,  
But God will spy out his sin abominable,  
Though to the world it hath viso commendable.   

3  
Busily in mind I 'gan to revolve,  
His words unrighteous and craftily laid,  
All truth and justice of God to dissolve  
But mere deceit in hypocrisy weighed  
And would not be controlled of that he said,  
To learn of any man he did disdain,  
How the very right way he mought attain.   

4  
I noted eke so by night what he thought,  
When God's men usen: to recount their trespass▪  
But his head in his bed all mischief sought  
imagining all goodness to deface,  
To banish all truth and that to disgrace,  
In no godly way set was his busy brain,  
For all wicked ways he took for his gain.   

5  
The wicked thus heaping his sin on hy●  
Where by desert he might be forsake:  
How marvelous O Lord is than thy mercy,  
That from this world thy care thou dost not take,  
high up to heaven and clouds his course doth it make,  
All men to feed both good and eke the bad,  
Such faithfulness ever thy promise have had.   

6  
Thy providence O God most marvelous,  
To all men mortal is inscrutable,  
More stable and high then mountains hideous  
More deep than sea bottomless, unsearchable  
Be thy secret judgements insuperable,  
For not man only of thy power doth taste,  
But brute beasts of thee also hath their repast.   

7  
Man might muse much O God this to expend  
But what earthly man could this matter tell,  
How thou by thy hand dost all things defend,  
In what bounty thy mercy doth excel,  
How profound eke thou art in thy counsel,  
Well Adam's children may well in thee trust,  
Under thy good wings to be shadowed just.   

8  
Who will thy blessed word trust in faith sure,  
They shallbe filled with all plenteousness,  
For thy store house is full of all pleasure  
For thou givest them to taste of thy spirits goodness,  
Whose sweet wells they shall drink by thy largesse,  
From whose bellies shall lively water spring,  
Others to refresh to thy gloryfyeng.   

9  
For with the only be these wells of life,  
Of frail men spring but podels of mire,  
From whom sourdeth error & crooked strife,  
In the only is that we can require,  
Both light truth and life to fill our desire,  
For in thy light truly, light must we see,  
Or else in all darkness wrapped shall we dée.   

10  
Thy gentle goodness O Lord impart,  
To such as faithfully thy word do keep,  
Who know thee both wise & merciful in heart,  
That from day to day they may thy face seek,  
For they to thee bear aright their hearts meek  
Thy righteousness they know & thy judgements  
Thy holy word & eke thy commandments.   

11  
Since than the meek of heart be so at ease,  
And proud be out of favour all exiled:  
Keep me O Lord from pride their foul disease  
For they have both thee and thy word revylde  
Let not my foot be in their steps beguiled,  
Keep away from my soul their violence,  
That they lay no hand upon my patience.   

12  
Thus deep musing with myself in a trance  
Calling to mind the ends of good and bad:  
Though they tweine here lead a life in distance  
How the bad for his mirth shall once be sad,  
And the good for their woe shall once be glad,  
How the nought shall be cast on the worse hand  
than déemd I in fine, that truth shall sure stand.    


This psalm of an other kind of Metre● Dixit iniustus.  ¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXVI.  
Here plain do ye see: how the earthly man,  
All sin do commit in his heart that he can,  
No love can him move: of the Lord for to see,  
No fear can him stay: from his error to flee.  

1  
THe wicked in heart: as I guess is he bend,  
All sinful abuse: in his life to frequent:  
Of God hath he not: any fear in his eyes,  
So wilful he goes: in his awkly devise.   

2  
For blindly he useth: for to flatter himself,  
So pride hath him puffed: by his weltering wealth:  
until that his sin: so behated of God,  
Found out by his search: be dewrayed by his rod.   

3  
The words of his mouth: be unrightfully weighed,  
In sleighty deceit: be they craftily laid:  
Quite ceased he hath: to behave him aright,  
Good deed for to do: hath he driven from his sight.   

4  
All mischief he dreams: to devise in his bed,  
From godly deserts: hath he turned his head:  
No way that is good: hath he ●leaued unto,  
No evil can he hats: but in it doth he go.   

5  
Thy mercy O Lord: to the heaven doth ascend,  
Still him to abide: so to make him amend:  
Thy faithfulness eke: to the clouds doth amount,  
Though graceless he be: not his life to recount.   

6  
Thy righteousness standeth: like the mountains on high  
Most stable it is: how so vainly he lie:  
Thy justice in domes: to the deeps be they like,  
Frail man with the beast: with thy health for to seek▪   

7  
How wondrous O God: is thy pitiful heart,  
Thus man to relieve: in his life overthwart:  
More surely trust: may the children of men,  
Thy wings shall them keep: as her birds doth the hen   

8  
Full fed shall they be: by thy plenteous store,  
Thy grace is so large: to thy praise evermore:  
Sweet drink shall they have: by thy dainty repast,  
As floods do▪ we see: fro the springs to be cast.   

9  
For truly with thee: is the fountain of life,  
All virtue in whom: may we spy to be rife:  
No doubt in thy light: shall we light ever see,  
And blind shall we be: if we vary fro thee.   

10  
Continue to them: O thy fatherly grace,  
Who know thy renome: who thy bounty embrace:  
To them (do we crave): so thy justice impart,  
Who serve thee aright: in a purified heart.   

11  
One bone for myself: do I heartily pray,  
No foot of the proud: that against me he lay:  
And let not the hand: of the wickedly wight,  
Confound me by sleight▪ so to vanguyshe my might.   

12  
Even there are they fallen: in their crafty devise,  
These workers of evil: be they never so nice,  
And cast be they down: by thy powerful hand,  
Not able to rise: never able to stand.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXXVII.  

Here taught we be ourself (in heart) to hang of God,  
That we deny ourself (in heart) to hang of God,   

How good shall well at last (in state) have their abode  
And evil shall evil at last (in state) have their abode 
Noli emulari.    

1  
ENsue thou not: men obstinate,  
Ne fret (in heart) ne strive with them:  
Envy thou not: their wicked state,  
A time (but short) to row the stream.   

2  
For soon as hay: they shall away,  
as (withered) grass cut down I say:  
So swiftly fade: as herb the blade,  
how green (and fresh) so ever it lay.   

3  
Trust thou the Lord: hold fast his word,  
be doing still good (righteous) deed:  
Dwell thou in land: hold still thy hand,  
in truth (and rest) thy faith to feed.   

4  
Thus thy delight: shall God be right,  
to him than set thine (ear and) heart:  
What mind can crave: or wish to have,  
God will it just (right soon) impart.   

5  
Commit thy way: thy state and stay,  
to Gods (most strong) all loving grace:  
Trust him in faith: for what he saith,  
he bringth it well to (ready) pass.   

6  
He will express: thy righteousness,  
at length (of time) as sun so bright:  
And will endue: thy judgement true,  
with light as noon (doth shine) in sight.   

7  
Be still in God: abide his rod,  
let him (always) do what he will:  
Fret not I reed: though wicked speed,  
who sueth (so fast) all counsels evil.   

8  
Recede from ire: no time conspire,  
with them (to go) thy heat refrain:  
Else shall thy will: be moved still,  
to counterfeit their (wicked) brain.   

9  
Maligners all: shall have a fall,  
They shall be (all deep) rooted out:  
Where who abide: the Lord their guide,  
shall use (at will) the land no doubt.   

10  
Within a while: all wicked wile,  
shall pass (away) and melt to nought:  
His place whereas: late green he was,  
shall not be found though (Nylo) sought.   

11  
But yet the meek: shall as they like,  
inherit sure: the (stable) earth:  
God will their stress: In heaven refresh,  
with store (and choice) of peaceful mirth.   

12  
Th'ungodly seek: against the meek,  
his counsels mad to (weave and) warp:  
He gnashed his teeth: if nought he seeth,  
in life of them (in shame) to carp.   

13  
The Lord shall let: his wrath and threat,  
and laugh at him (full dry) in scorn:  
For he doth see: his day to be,  
at hand to wail (full sore) forlorn.   

14  
Their sword drawn out: bow bend so stout,  
the wicked (sort all) ready hath:  
To bring the poor: to death his door,  
to kill the just in (hateful) wrath.   

15  
Their sword so fierce: their hearts shall pierce  
themself again (so just) to quite:  
Their bow so bend: shall be but rend,  
and void shall be their (ireful) might.   

16  
A little store: got just before,  
to righteous man is (always) more:  
Than is the food: and all the good,  
of (subtle) man that crafth therefore.   

17  
The arms and sleights: with all the baits  
of wicked man shall (shortly) quail:  
Yet will the Lord: the just afford,  
their hold (and trust) shall never fail.   

18  
God knoweth the days: and loveth the ways  
of godly men (their lives) to aid:  
From tycle chance: their heritance,  
shall last (in time) for ever stayed.   

19  
In perilous days: of dreadful frays,  
they shall not stand (in fear) amazed:  
In time of dearth: of barren earth,  
their (store and) plenty shall be blazed.   

20  
But wicked men: shall perish then,  
gods foes though (they be) high aloft,  
Yet like the sun: shall they consume,  
as (melting) fat of lambs so soft.   

21  
The wicked man: he borrow can,  
but will not pay (his det) again:  
The righteous man: to lend he can,  
and féelth therein no (bitter) pain.   

22  
Gods blessed men: deep rooted then,  
shall reign (at will) and have their fill:  
Gods cursed men: up rooted then,  
shall starve (for lack) and want their will.   

23  
The Lord is guide: at good man's side,  
his kind of life (he so) alowth:  
His steps and gate: his life his state,  
God guideth (full sure) and it avowth.   

24  
If chance he slip: by human trip,  
yet (fully) flat he falleth not down:  
God's hand him stayeth: and under lay,  
to keep him (just both) safe and sound.   

25  
I young have been: now old am seen,  
the just (as yet) I never knew:  
Once destitute: or yet his fruit,  
to seek their bread (in need) undue.   

26  
The just man will: be merciful,  
still lendth (his good) he hourdth not than:  
And yet his seed: in grace shall speed,  
both blessed (and praised) of God and man.   

27  
Flee thou all evil: with heart and will,  
do good that God (of thee) requyrth:  
Than trust thou sure: long time t'endure,  
to have (all thing) what heart desierth.   

28  
For God loveth right: and will not quite,  
give up his saints (for aye) to wail:  
His dear elect: be ever kept,  
where wicked seed shall (foully) quail.   

29  
The righteous man: most stable than,  
the earth (at rest) inherit shall:  
Therein to dwell: most safely well,  
for ever (sure and) not to fall.   

30  
The righteous mouth: is trained in south,  
in wisdom (godly) all enured:  
His tongue will talk: all wisdom's walk,  
in sentence right (always) assured.   

31  
For why Gods law: is all his awe,  
and shut in heart: (it is full fast:  
His life and gate: as stable state,  
shall never slide (once made) aghast.   

32  
The wicked pry: they toot to spy,  
the walk (and trade) of righteous man:  
They search and seek: some cause to pike,  
to kill him (quite and) if they can.   

33  
But God his strength: will not at length,  
leave them in their foul (subtle) hands:  
To be condemned▪ by foes so fremde,  
at sentence (nigh so) when he stands.   

34  
Trust thou the Lord: keep fast his word,  
for he will thee on high promote:  
To hold the land: where wicked band,  
at eye (right down) shall fall in foot.   

35  
For I even I: have spied with eye,  
the wicked (wight O) far a fit:  
So strong to see: as Cedar tree,  
so green (and fresh) as bay full oft.   

36  
though went I by: his seat to spy,  
but lo (full soon) it was agone:  
I sought his place: to see his grace,  
fie (stable) place than had he none.   

37  
This is the sum: soon good become,  
in cliff (always) be innocent:  
Hold truth full fast: for truth at last,  
bringth (joyful) peace with gods assent.   

38  
But wretched men: who wicked ren.  
by heaps shall fall in (shameful) fear:  
Their fortune falleth: their pleasure palth,  
their end (of days) is woeful cheer.   

39  
Where health and wealth: from God himself,  
to righteous men so (fastly) growth:  
He is their shield: their strength in field,  
when trouble (chance or) overflowth.   

40  
God them shall fence: and rid them thence,  
where (proudly) rule all wicked men:  
He will them save: for why they have,  
their trust (and hope) in him again.   

The collect.  
O Father which art the assured stay and bliss of all righteous men, for thou never forsakest them in hunger, ne yet permitst them to be overcome in the battle of tribulation, we beseech thee to defend us with that right hand of thine, which thou usest readily to reach to them which be in danger, from perishing therein, grant this for thy sons sake, to whom, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXXVIII.  
Meek David prayed: and ceased not,  
In woe dismayed: nigh dead in that,  
Yet so arrayed: he faltered not,  
In God he stayed: he altered not,  

Domine ne in furore.  No further strayed: he varied not,  
But thus he said: he tarried not.  

1  
O Lord to sore: correct me not,  
In anger's store: oh checked me not,  
For sin the sore: abject me not,  
O Lord abject me not.   

2  
Thy ireful darts: be asperous,  
They prick my heart: most dolorous,  
Thy hand so smart: is burdenous.  
Reject me not.   

3  
There is no health: in all my flesh,  
Thy wrath my wealth: doth so repress,  
My bones themself: for sin want peace.  
Abuse me not.   

4  
My sins my heed: have overflown,  
As heavy lead: they be so grown,  
Their fearful dread: have down me thrown  
Refuse me not.   

5  
My wounds do ren: and sore they stink,  
Alas the din: them when I think,  
My foolish sin: I do forethink.  
Despise me not.   

6  
In far great woe: low am I brought,  
My trespass so: my pain hath wrought,  
All day I go in mourning thought.  
Repryse me not.   

7  
My loins are filled: with sore disease,  
My flesh is spyld: and have none ease:  
All parts be styld none have release.  
Suppress me not   

8  
Full weak I lie: deject in stress,  
I roared on high: In carefulness,  
My heart ye spy: remediless.  
Oppress me not.   

9  
O Lord thou spiest: what would I feign,  
And thou advisest: my groaning pain,  
Yet me deniest: to help again.  
Repress me not   

10  
My heart doth pant: ah woeful wight,  
My strength is scant: and all my might,  
Mine eyes do want: their sense and light.  
Bewound me not.   

11  
My loving friends: from me they flee,  
With careless minds: my griefs they see,  
My kin them winds: full far fro me.  
Confound me not.   

12  
My foes which sought: my life to spill,  
Close snares they wrought: to catch me evil,  
They talked of nought: to trap me still,  
Beshame me not.   

13  
I yet kept me: as deaf I were,  
As dumb to see: in tongue and ear,  
Their scorns at eye: I did them bear.  
Defame me not.   

14  
As one I say: without an ear,  
My mouth all day: I did not steer:  
No checks I lay: to all this gear.  
Deface me not.   

15  
For Lord in thee: I had my trust,  
My God most free: thou art so just,  
And thou for me: still answer must.  
Disgrace me not.   

16  
As thee my guide: I prayed in voice,  
That they to wide: should not rejoice,  
To see me slide: to fall in choice.  
Abase me not.   

17  
For sinful det: such plagues to bear,  
In dolour great: it made me fear,  
My heart is fret: to feel them near.  
Detrude me not.   

18  
I will confess: my wickedness,  
My sins excess: in heaviness,  
O Lord my stress: the more redress.  
Exclude me not.   

19  
My foes be strong: they live at ease,  
They hate me wrong: they do not cease,  
By heaps in throng: on me they press.  
Detect me not.   

20  
Who did requite: my good with evil,  
They did me spite: they would me spill,  
For that the right I did fulfil.  
Deject me not.   

21  
Thou seest my state: forsake me not,  
To their great hate: betake me not,  
Lord God to late: awake thou not.  
Forsake me not.   

22  
My Lord of wealth: oh tarry not,  
From thee thyself: oh vary not,  
That I in health: miscarry not,  
My Lord my God: O tarry not.  
Oh tarry not.   

¶ The collect.  
SEnd out Lord thy saving health upon our infirmities, even thou that art most loving Physician to all our wounds and sores, and grant that we may bewail to thee all our sorrow and heaviness in true repentant hearts, and that we may be able to subdue all the assaults of sin. Through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XXXIX.  

〈◊〉  When David saw the world so bad: Gods men for ●●ruth to scorn,  
To God in heart complaint he had▪ his ●onge in silence borne.  

1  
I Full decreed my ways to wait: lest I in tongue might err,  
To stop my mouth with mosel straight: nigh me while sinners were.   

2  
By silence long, even dom I was: from truth I held my peace:  
It fret me sore good things to pass: my griefs so did not cease.   

3  
My heart within was set on heat: thus musing fire it took:  
My tongue broke out, some thing to treat: then silence I forsook.   

4  
Tell me mine end O Lord I said: what number have my days:  
That I may know how long dismayed: I here shall live in frays.   

5  
My days lo thou at fingers hast: a span in breed they be,  
My life to thee as nought is cast: lives man whole vanity.   

6  
In shadow dark man's walk is set: in broil he styleth in vain:  
He heapth and heapth and knoweth not yet: who reap shall all his pain   

7  
Now then O Lord what look I for? while men thus earth do wrote  
My hope no doubt thou art in store: thou art my health and boat.   

8  
To scape thy rod deliver me: from mine offences quite:  
And make me not a scorn to be: to men of foolish spite.   

9  
Lord dom I laid in patience: not once my mouth to ope:  
For this thou didst by providence: to prove my faith and hope.   

10  
Remove thy scourge from me to fly: by sin I know deserved,  
Thy hand so smart hath spent me nigh: be I yet (Lord) preserved.   

11  
For when for sin thou scourgest man: by plagues down sent fro the  
As cloth by moth, his soul doth wan: all men then brittle be.   

12  
Hear Lord my suit, and hark my cry: not deafely hear my tears  
For Pilgrim strange with thee I lie: as were my father's years.   

13  
O spare me then, that I my strength: recover may therefore:  
Before I go from hence at length: and after seen no more.   

¶ The collect.  
Keep thou our way O heavenly father, that we offend not in our tongue, so that we may be kindled with the ghostly flames of virtuous meditations, & that we heap up such treasures in this mortal life to reap the glory of life immortal in the perfect fruition of thy glorious majesty, through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. XXXIX.  
King David prayed as dumb to go,  
before his cruel foe,  
To scape from his woe: of sin to be quite,  
And faith that man is vanity right  

This psalm aforesaid in an other Metre.  Even mere vain vanity light  
Vain vanity light.  

1  
I Have decreed: to wait my ways,  
lest tongue should fault by strays:  
My mouth will I keep: with bridle to tie,  
While that I know my foe to be buy.  
While he in vanity lieth,  
In vanity lieth.   

2  
I held my tongue, A nothing said,  
In silence dumb I laid,  
So loath to reply: although to my pain,  
Great grief I felt▪ good word to restrain,  
In world such vanity raignth,  
Such vanity raignth.   

3  
But musing thus: I was in heat,  
My heart did sore me fret:  
For fire the pain: provoked me much,  
At last I spoke: with murmuring grudge,  
I saw the vanity such,  
The vanity such.   

4  
Lord let me know: mine end of days,  
the number how it lays:  
So truly to touch, the certainty yet,  
How long shall nature respite her det,  
To wail my vanity great,  
My vanity great.   

5  
As span thou metst: the days of mine,  
And nought they be to thine:  
In brevity set, all wrapped in fear,  
Good hap so far: great maugre so near,  
Man is but vanity here,  
But vanity here.   

6  
In shadow dark: man toylth with pain,  
and vexth himself in vain:  
So gather he dear: goods carefully kept,  
He knoweth not yet, by whom to be rept,  
So deep in vanity stepped,  
In vanity stepped.   

7  
And now O Lord what is my hope,  
where men thus blindly grope:  
Thou truly my scope: art only to see,  
For man we know but shadow to be,  
Whole set in vanity he,  
In vanity he.   

8  
O rid me Lord that am so thrall,  
from mine offences all:  
That never I fall: as mock and a scorn,  
Of wicked men: with teeth to be torn,  
Who be in vanity borne.  
In vanity borne.   

9  
And do●●ne I went in all my pain,  
In mouth I did not plain:  
I minded again thy doing among,  
Thou wilt the just to suffer a wrong,  
Of man in vanity strong,  
In vanity strong.   

10  
This plague for sin yet take away,  
O Lord to thee I pray:  
For wasted I lay: thy hand is so fell,  
Thy terrors great: my conscience swell.  
I feel my vanity well,  
My vanity well.   

11  
When thy rebukes: man's sin correcth,  
His strength is soon deject:  
His beauty so checked: thou bringst it a sleep,  
As moth in cloth: when slily they creep,  
Each man is vanity deep,  
Is vanity deep.   

12  
expend my cry: bow down thine ear,  
O Lord my prayer hear:  
My tears be thou near: for stranger I am,  
And guest with thee: my fathers the same,  
And they by vanity lame,  
By vanity lame.   

13  
O spare a time: and cease my pain,  
my strength to win again:  
Before to refrain: ear death doth me spy,  
Consumed by thee: with ireful eye,  
Lest I in vanity die,  
In vanity die.    

The Argument. Psalm. XL.  
At David prayed: so Christ may ye s●e,  
Himself to give: full ready to be,  
To God with thanks: most heartily free,  
And so they spied: their foes for to flee.  

Expectans expectavi.  They missed not to see.  

1  
BY silent watch: I waited in spirit,  
The Lord of heaven: and stayd on his might,  
At last he howde: to show me his sight,  
And heard my cry: that I did endight.  
His ear was so right.   

2  
He brought me forth: of horrible pit,  
In lome and clay: deep myerd in it:  
On stable rock: he made me to sit,  
Hewdes' man was: and guided my feet.  
In journey so fit.   

3  
A song full new: he put in my mouth,  
To sing to God: his laud for his sooth:  
For he kind thank: most gently alowth,  
Of just men eke: their hearts he avowth.  
So friendly he bowth.   

4  
Mine act shall cause: full many to see,  
How God is good: most bounty and free,  
In fear to him: in heart to agree,  
In him to trust: all error to flee.  
God lauded to be.   

5  
Who trustth in God: is blessed in heart,  
Though woe him vexth: how ever it smart:  
From God his Lord: yet will not astart,  
To proud men such: as fables impart.  
With lies overwhart.   

6  
My God and Lord: thy wonders be high,  
None can thy thoughts: by reason espy:  
Thou bear'st to us: though I did apply,  
I could not tell: the number at eye.  
Them half to descry.   

7  
No sacrifice: do work the delight,  
Meat offerings none: do please thee aright:  
But ears unshit: thou shopst us by might,  
Whole offerings brent: so sin for to quite.  
Thou longest not the sight.   

8  
Then said I straight: most duly to this,  
Lo here I come: not slowly remiss:  
In volume book: there written it is,  
Of me in chief: without any mis.  
Thy name for to bliss.   

9  
Thy will to do: all whole am I bend,  
My God most high: with gentle assent:  
To thy sweet law: my heart doth relent,  
Whereby I trust: no time to repent.  
My choice to lament.   

10  
Thy justice great: myself shall I strain,  
To thy great church: to tell it again:  
No time my lips: from it will I fray,  
And that thou knowest: most certainly plain  
Thy love to retain.   

11  
Thy righteousness: I hide not in heart,  
Thy truth and health: I glad did impart:  
I kept not close: how lovely thou wart,  
Thy faith to folk: I spread it in part.  
So trusty thou art.   

12  
To me always: thy mercy reserve,  
That I may thee: most faithfully serve:  
Let thy sweet grace: me da●ly preserve,  
Thy healthful truth: that I may deserve.  
So never to swerver.   

13  
I am beset: with troublous woes,  
My sins so fell: do threat me to lose,  
As hears of head: in number they rose,  
My heart is faint: itself to repose.  
So faintly it goes.   

14  
O Lord assent: to send me thine aid,  
To rid my foes that make me afraid:  
Make haste to help: before I be laid,  
I die if help: to me be denayed.  
As wholly decayed.   

15  
Who seek in hate: my soul for to kill,  
Let shame them take: so cursed in will:  
Confound them all: which seek me to spill,  
Let them fall back: that wish me so evil.  
That I may be still.   

16  
Woe worth them all: which me do defy,  
And shame for meed, that they might aspye:  
Against me who: so daily reply,  
And in my pain: say fie to the fie.  
Where health might they cry.   

17  
Let these in thee: be joyfully glad,  
Which seek thy name: which be not adread,  
To love thy health: no time be they sad,  
That (God be praised) by them may be said.  
For mercy so had.   

18  
Though poor I go: and needy I be,  
The Lord so good: yet careth for me:  
Thou art mine aid: my surety free,  
To tract thy time: Lord never agree.  
From me for to flee.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord almighty, which art the invincible defender of all thy true servants, and so by prophecies were so promised as is recorded in the head and principal book of the law. We beseech thee to grave in our hearts thy holy laws, whereby we may be able to denounce thy only righteousness, through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XLI.  
Ye see how Christ maketh here his moan,  
Against the jews to speak:  

Beatus qui intelligit.  So may the just when he do groan,  
God's cause not his bewreake.  

1  
THat man is blessed: that counth in heart,  
the poor (afflict) and nedies pain:  
For he in day: of bitter smart,  
him God (his Lord) will ease again.   

2  
God will him keep: and save his life,  
and bless (with wealth) in earth his state:  
And rid his soul: from harm and strife,  
of all his foes: in (deadly) hate.   

3  
The Lord will ease: when he on bed,  
all wrapped (in pain) lieth sick full oft:  
And comfort send his painful head,  
thou tournst (O Lord) his couch full soft.   

4  
In pain I turned: and said to thee,  
Have mercy Lord (right soon) on me:  
heal thou my soul: and make it free,  
For I (full oft) have sinned to thee.   

5  
Mine enemies thus: said wrathfully,  
their (angry) hearts: so swelled in spite:  
Why doth he live: when shall he die?  
his name (and fame) to perish quite.   

6  
And if they came: to visit me,  
they glosde (in craft) as they were vain:  
Their hearts to guile: do full agree,  
and out (from thence) spoke lies again.   

7  
My foes in one: close rounded they,  
against me whole: they (jointly) met:  
Even me with lies: they did I say,  
unworthily (with guile) beset.   

8  
They said he wrought: some evil devise,  
that God him thus (so sore) doth strike:  
To life no more: God let him rise,  
that now (in bed) he lieth so sick.   

9  
Yea even my friends: familiar,  
at me (in scorn) they life their heels:  
Even they that fared: as I did far,  
yet me (to trap) they marked at meals.   

10  
To mercy yet: Lord condescend,  
to me so poor: (in heart) I call:  
Raise me again: that I may mend,  
I shall (therefore) reward them all.   

11  
By this I know: thy love to me,  
for that (O Lord) mine enemies all:  
From triumphs yet: full far to be,  
to see (at eye) my house to fall.   

12  
For thou respects: mine innocence,  
wherein thou didst: me (strongly) keep:  
So shall thy grace: well strength me hence,  
(I trust) even nigh: thy face so meek.   

13  
O blessed be: of Israel,  
this (mighty) God: and Lord again:  
So be it aye: of men so well,  
with twice (at end) Amen, Amen.   

The collect.  
MOst gentle remitter of sin almighty God, who lovingly showest the way to escape all dangers to such as be merciful to their brethren in their neecssities, we beseech thee to ease our diseases, that where thou dost chastise our carnal offences, yet with mercy grant us health of soul, through Christ.    
¶ The end of the first book.   

Here beginneth the second book of Psalm▪  

The Argument. Psalm. XLII.  
As Christ (the Lord) for him and his,  
In trust did pray: in (painful) stress:  
So man even like: as did his head,  

Quemadmodum ceruus.  May just the same: (in word) express.  

1  
Even like (in chase) the hunted Hind,  
the water brooks: (doth glad) desire:  
Even thus my soul: that fainty is,  
to thee (my God) would fain aspire.   

2  
My (weary) soul: did thirst to God,  
To God (the fount) of life and grace:  
It said even thus: when shall I come,  
To see (at eye) Gods lively face.   

3  
My tears in stead: of (food and) meat,  
Both day and night (to me) they were:  
While that all day: rebukers said,  
Where is thy God: (fro thee) so far.   

4  
When this (O Lord) came soon to heart,  
I yet (therein) recomfort felt:  
And trust to lead: the people forth,  
to go (full glad) where thou hast dwelled.   

5  
To joy in (heart: and) voice of mirth,  
With laudes & thanks (most due) always:  
Among thy folk: when that they keep,  
So high (in sight) their holy day.   

5  
Why casts thyself: than (flatly) down,  
My (fainty) soul: I said no less:  
Why layest in me: so painfully,  
In (grievous) woe: and carefulness?   

Put thou thy trust: (and hope) in God,  
Let (earthly) thing: not thee amaze:  
I will him thank: for all his help,  
In sight (most sure) of his good grace.   

6  
My God my soul: is (daily) vexed,  
With inward pains (& pangs) so thrill:  
I mind thy works▪ in jordan yet,  
so done (by thee) next Hermon hill.   

7  
As deep (profound) to deep reboundth,  
at (dreadful) noise: of thy great showers  
Thy streams by course: so overflows,  
My soul (alas) the pain devours.   

8  
But God yet will: (command) the day,  
To shine (most clear) me grace to see:  
My night of woe: shall praise him than,  
Who kept yet life: (to bide) in me.   

9  
Thou art my strength: (alone) O God  
I might thereby) than plain in woe:  
Why hast me thus: forgot so quite,  
So sad to go: for (mortal) foe.   

10  
It pierceth my bones (as sharp) as sword  
To hear my foes: in (cruel) spite:  
They daily thus: at me upbreyde,  
Where is (become) thy God of might?   

11  
Why art thou then: (I say) my soul?  
So vexed (with grief) and prostrate so?  
Why makest in me: so much a do,  
Where God is friend: in (all thy) wo.   

12  
O put thy hope (I bid) in God,  
I trust (thereto) in time and place:  
He is my God: whom I will thank,  
My face shall see: his (helping) grace.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord which art the only chearer of man's conscience and countenance with the aspect of thy face which the souls of thy faithful servants do long to behold. We beseech thee, that while we seek thy favour by the manifold tears of our compuncte minds, we may be watered with the heavenly showers of thy grace, to place thee within the tabernacle of our hearts. Through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XLIII.  

For Saul his wrong among Philistians  
Prayed David strong among Philistians   

The poor even so may thus their cry advance.  

judica me Domine.  To God in wo. may thus their cry advance.   

1  
O God eterne: as judge discern  
my cause, from folks unclean:  
And rid me so: from man that go,  
in vice, and guile doth mean.   

2  
My God of might: thou art of right,  
Why hast us driven from thee?  
While thus go I: so mournfully,  
at men's hostility.   

3  
Send out thy light: and truth to sight,  
to lead and guide my way:  
To see thy place: thy hill of grace,  
where thou dost rest all day.   

4  
That I may go: Gods altars to,  
to thee my God even till:  
To thee my joy: my God and roye,  
with harp thee thank I will.   

5  
My soul so dull: why art so full,  
of grief and heaviness?  
Why stand'st aghast: as help were passed?  
such thoughts why dost impress?   

Put all thy trust: in God most just,  
I will him thanks extend:  
He showeth me grace: even nigh at face,  
as God all health he sendth.   

¶ The collect.  
WE call upon thee with most hearty supplication O God which art the eternal fountain of all light shine on us the glorious light of thy truth, while we here travail in this world, to be illimited with the beams of everlasting light of glory in the world to come, through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XLIII.  
Poor David priest by tyranny,  
Of wilful Saul: who could not blind,  

This psalm aforesaid in an other Metre. judica me Deus.  For his black guard: to search him nigh,  
prayeth thus to God his help to win,  
And wisheth that he his cause would try.  
He thus beginneth.  

1  
AH judge me God: O judge most true,  
Discern my cause: by power oppressed  
Unfaintly men: do me pursue  
By laws unjust: my right depressed,  
Which yet thy word: allowth full due,  
O give me rest.   


1. Reg. 24.  Rule me to scape: that wicked man,  
That sinful Saul: of shameless face,  

2. Thes. 2.  Who boasteth himself: all that he can,  
And doth usurp: thy godly place,  
Whose power by sleite: and sin began.  
O judge my case.   

2  
Know this I do: my God thou art  
To thee my strength: I whole appeal,  
Why putst me back? why stand'st apart?  
My state to thee: I just reveal,  
Why turnst from me: thy loving heart?  
O mercy deal.   

Eternal God: why go I thus,  
Ashamed in face: and vilely checked:  
My cause but made: opprobrious,  
Why doth my fo: thus me reject?  
To bear me down: so rigorous?  
O me respect.   

3  
Return thy light: my heart to cheer,  
Perform thy faith: that thou hast height:  
Thy light and truth: let it appear,  
To teach the blind: thy word so bright,  
That it may rule: as law most dear,  
O keep thy right.   

Make haste O Lord: and bring me nigh,  
Thy holy hill: to sing thy praise:  
Thy truth and light: of sanctuary,  
Will be my guide: in all these frays,  
Expel this cross, this misery.  
O cheer my days.   

4  
That I may go: gods altars to  
To offer thanks: in sacrifice:  
In heart devout: as due is so,  
Yea nigh in sight: to God to rise  
My God of joy: ease thou my woe,  
O glad mine eyes.   

That thou alone: hast given relief,  
I thee will laud: with harp and lute:  
My God entire: my help in chief,  
Thou shalt my foes: for me confute,  
So me to aid: to ease my grief,  
O hear my suit.   

5  
Why then my soul: art thou so sad?  
Why fretst within: why troublest me?  
So foul dismayed: in thoughts bestead,  
Know'st not that God: thy God is he?  
Call this to mind: to make thee glad,  
O make me free.   

Even trust to God: in stableness,  
No more but trust: for sure he is,  
I will him yet: with laudes confess,  
For he will cheer: my face iwis,  
My God my health: he is no less.  
O grant all this.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God the fountain of light everlasting we sue unto thee and most earnestly crave of thy bounteousness, that thou wouldst send down thy truth and verity into our hearts, & replenish us with the clearness of thy eternal light, through jesus,    

The Argument. Psalm. XLIIII.  
This Psalm with God expostulath,  
That help he long delays:  
It prayeth for men all desolate,  

Deus auribus.  In old respect of days.  

1  
O God so good: before these days,  
we hard with open ears:  
The father's sage: told us thy ways,  
thy works of old fern years.   

2  
How thou expulsed: the heathen rout,  
to plant thy people dear:  
What people stout: thou didst weed out,  
to root the fathers there.   

3  
Not they by sword: did win the land,  
their own arm saved them not.  
But thy bright face: thine arm and hand,  
such love at thee they got.   

4  
Thou art my king: O God my weal,  
none other sue I to:  
As once thou holpst good Israel,  
help jacobs' stock even so.   

5  
By thee our foes: down shall we throw,  
our horns shall burte them down:  
In thy great name: full well we know,  
to make our foes astowne.   

6  
For trust is none: in strength of bow,  
that we can bend and draw:  
My sword to weak: my strength to l●we,  
to help not worth a straw.   

7  
But only thou: even only thou,  
savest us from all our foes:  
Thou fill'st them all: with shame enough,  
at us that hateful goes.   

8  
Of God above: we make our boast,  
all day in thankful part:  
To praise his name: in every coast,  

☞ Sela  for ever just in heart.   

9  
But what meanth this thou art so far,  
whereby our shame thou seest:  
Where thou wert wont to be so ●ar,  
our armies now thou fléest.   

10  
Thou makest us fast to turn our backs,  
upon our enemy:  
And who us hate with spiteful cracks,  
they spoil our goods at eye,   

11  
Thou lettest us all: as sparpled sheep,  
to be devoured quite:  
As scattered flock: we mourn and weep,  
among the paynims spite.   

12  
To heathen dogs uncircumcised,  
thou selst thy flock for nought:  
No gain to thee: do rise in deed,  
though we be sold and bought.   

13  
Thou makest us all rebuke to take,  
of them that neygbours be:  
Of us but scorn: and scoff they make,  
about us whom we see.   

14  
Thou mak'st us now: as laughing stocks,  
a scorn unto the heathen:  
They shake their heads: as we were blocks  
derided up to heaven.   

15  
My shame and eke: confusion,  
standth full to daunt mine eye:  
My face all shame: as put upon,  
no end thereof I spy.   

16  
We hear to oft: the flaunderer,  
how he blasphemth our faith:  
We see our fo: what hate he birth,  
how he to vengeance layeth.   

17  
Though yet these things be come on us,  
we do not thee forget:  
Nor froward like: ungracious,  
thy covenant we reject.   

18  
Our heart yet standth: not turned aside,  
to seek for other God:  
Nor yet our steps: begun so wide,  
by ways to walk so broad.   

19  
No though thou hast: us smitten sore,  
where Dragons cruel dwell:  
Though pained we be: and tossed the more,  
with death the shadows fell.   

20  
Among thy plagues: if we so evil,  
should God in name forget:  
To hold our hands: in straying will,  
to other Gods beset?   

21  
Should not our God: inquire for this,  
to search where we become?  
Who knoweth our hearts and doth not miss,  
the secrets all and some?   

22  
When thus for thee: all day we be,  
as drawn to death and slain:  
Appointed thus: as sheep we see,  
to slaughter driven a main.   

23  
Then wake O Lord: why sléep●● so deep,  
as though thou lovedst not right?  
Arise, be nigh: thy people keep,  
aye leave us not to spite.   

24  
Why turnst thy face: so irefully,  
we lowly sinners be:  
Why dost forget: our misery,  
our troubles great to see.   

25  
Our soul to dust: is brought down,  
even just at deaths gate:  
Our bellies cleaves in painful swoon,  
to ground in fearful state.   

26  
Arise O God: and help us soon,  
deliver us so thrall:  
For thine own sake: we be undone,  
for mercy we do call.   

¶ The collect.  
ARise O God by thy mighty power to help us from all tyranny of persecurion, and where thou didst once for our fathers subdue all Heathen nations so deliver us from all our enemies bodily and ghostly through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XLV.  
A laud ye see: of king and queen,  
set out-most glorious:  
But Christ and eke: his spouse is seen,  
more nigh described thus.  

1  

Eructavit cor meum.  MY heart breakth out: sweet praise to sing,  
my song to king I make:  
My tongue as swift: to do the thing,  
as scribe his pen can shake.   

2  
More fair thou art: more amorous  
than Adam's sons I say:  
Thy speech of lips: is gracious,  
for God blessed thee for aye.   

3  
Begyrd thy thigh: Prince valiant,  
with sword to vanquish stout:  
To thy own laud: as meet it stant,  
thy fame must show it out.   

4  
In worship, speed: and prosper, high,  
ride on to fence the truth:  
In meekness clad: and equity,  
great acts thy hand ensueth.   

5  
Thine arrows keen: full sharply goes,  
all folk to thee shall fall:  
Among the mids: the kings his foes,  
their hearts to vanquish all.   

6  
Thy royal throne: O God is fast,  
which ever shall endure:  
Thy kingdom's mace: all right is cast,  
to judge in truth full sure.   

7  
Thou lovest the right: and hat'st the wrong,  
O God, thy God therefore:  
With oil of joy: anoints the strong,  
beyond thy match the more.   

8  
Thy garments smell: of Aloes,  
of Myrrh and cassia:  
From ivory ●hel●s: out brought they these,  
to glad thy heart I say.   

9  
Among thy maids: so debonair,  
kings daughters there were told:  
Thy right hand held: the Queen so fair,  
in coloured cloth of gold.   

10  
O daughter hear: and see full kind,  
incline thine ear to me:  
Thy people whole: cast out of mind,  
thy father's house to flee.   

11  
So shall the king: thy beauty like,  
his love shall join to thee:  
He is thy God: and Lord to seek,  
with heart then serve him free.   

12  
So Tyrus land: shall thee enrich,  
and they that richest stands:  
Shall bring thee gifts: thy face to seache,  
with thee to join their hands.   

13  
This kings sweet Queen: is glorious,  
all whole within to see:  
Her garments wrought: all curious,  
with gold enbroydred be.   

14  
So brought she is: before the king,  
in cloth of needle wrought:  
Her Virgin maids: her companieng,  
her friends shall nigh be brought.   

15  
With joy and mirth: they shall full nigh,  
be brought to him I say:  
In palace there: most innerly,  
where king himself doth lay.   

16  
Thy father's rooms: such ancients,  
thy sons shall just succeed:  
Whom thou mayst make: as Presidents,  
all lands in rule to spread.   

17  
Thy name to all: in memory,  
I ever will denounce:  
The people so: shall durably,  
to thee aye thanks pronounce.   

The collect.  
O Lord Christ the everlasting word of thy father by whom he once did create, and yet daily doth create all things living, we beseech thee to preserve thy church brought together of divers nations and countries, that we may all in pure hearts so love thee in the righteousness of faith, to attain to the heavenly habitation with our well-beloved fathers, who livest and reignest one God with the father and the holy ghost, world, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XLVI.  
In this Christ's spouse elect (full well)  
Her thanks to God extendth:  

Deus noster refugium.  For that he did her foes debel,  
And that he her defendth.  

1  
OUr hope is God and strength (at eye)  
he guidth with his good hand:  
A present help: in trouble nigh,  
his grace thereby doth stand.   

2  
For this we need: not care (and fear)  
though world be cast in stowne:  
Though hills to sea: were thrown (even there)  
though all turn upside down.   

3  
The waters though: they rage (in stream)  
how ever they do swell:  
Though mountains quake: at noise of them,  

☞ Sela  yet just man hopth full well▪   

4  
For why sweet brooks: and floods (full nigh)  
God's City glad shall steep:  
His holy place: and sanctuary,  
God strongly it doth keep.   

5  
God dwelleth in mids: of her (alone)  
no man shall her remove:  
Right early God: shall help her soon,  
his church I mean above.   

6  
The heathen though: they rage (to fond)  
and realms resist I say:  
God raised his voice: and so in land,  
our foes did melt away.   

7  
The Lord of hosts: so strong (even he)  
With us he standth to fight:  
So jacobs' God: our refuge be,  

☞ Sela.  we fear no human might.   

8  
Lo come and see: how God (in wrath)  
great marvels aye hath wrought:  
What lands to nought: he scattered hath,  
how low their Idols brought.   

9  
He put down wars: and strife (in fear)  
the whole world where they went:  
He knapth the bow: and breakth the spear,  
with fire he charets brent.   

10  
Be still and know: I say (all ye)  
that God I am aright:  
To heathen all: known will I be,  
the world shall see my might.   

11  
The Lord of hosts: so strong (from hence)  
with us he is I say:  
And jacobs' God: is whole our fence,  

☞ Sela.  our boast in him doth lay.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst trusty refuge in all perils and adversities which hang over us O blessed Lord to sanctify the inward tabernacles of our hearts, with the lively springs of thy blessed spirit, that we may trust steadfastly in thee our God in all our battles to have the better hand, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XLVII.  
This Psalm to joy exhorth: all christian men in sight:  

Omnes gentes.  That Christ by power ascended so: whom glory sued aright.  

1  
TOgether clap ye hands: ye Gentiles all be glad:  
Rejoice to God in melody: with thanks for mercy had   

2  
The Lord is high in power: and ought be feared I say,  
He is the king of all the earth: to him all things obey.   

3  
He shall so under us: the people soon subdue:  
All Gentiles cast at feet of us: at us their Lords to sue.   

4  
He did chose out all us: an heritage so fair:  
Even jacobs' high magnificence: whom he did love as heir.   

5  
God is ascended up: in joyful noise on high:  
with trumpets noise: as once his ark, even thus up hie did s●ye.   

6  
O praises sing to him: O praises see ye sing:  
Sing praises still unto our god: and laud him just as king   

7  
For that our God is king: of all the world so round:  
Sing ye his praise than prudently: with understanding sound   

8  
For God by strength doth reign: upon the heathen all  
God sitteth upon his holy seat: all thing doth hear his call.   

9  
The people's heads be met: with Abraham's god & seed  
Of god they be to shield the earth: but god doth them exceed   

¶ The collect.  
Eternal God which art the king of all worlds & realms, whose kingdom is advanced upon all people and kindreds, we beseech thee to subdue under our subjection all heathen vice and sin, that while we sing to thee our God in words of wisdom and understanding, by thy aid we may have the better hand of them, through Christ our Lord, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XLVIII.  

God's City here a type of Christ his spouse,  
Is praised clear a type of Christ his spouse,   


Magnus Dominus.  It teachth again of praise to pay their vows.  
All Christian men of praise to pay their vows.   

1  
GReat is the Lord: with high accord,  
so praised aught to be:  
In city great: where God is set,  
his holy hill to see.   

2  
For Zion hill: is fair still,  
of all the world the bliss:  
This hill so wide: holdth North on side,  
God's city high it is.   

3  
Our God even thus: most glorious,  
is known in palace great:  
As refuge sure: all men to cure,  
that place is his so neat.   

4  
For lo the kings: their gatherings,  
in earth made her to spoil:  
Though thus they met: with fury whet,  
yet her they could not foil.   

5  
Her walls and holds, they did behold,  
and merueld all aghast:  
Their hearts were dank: their brags were blank,  
eftsoons they down were cast.   

6  
Such fears and pangs, their hearts so wrong  
in time of their assault:  
As women knows: their bearing throws,  
with fears like were they fraught.   

7  
So did they quail: as Tharsls' sail,  
felt wrecked by winds of East:  
For paynims all: be worthy fall,  
God's heritage to wrest.   

8  
As we did hear: so saw we near,  
God's city high and strong:  
This God of ours: the God of powers,  

☞ Sela.  will strength her aye from wrong.   

9  
As we conceyud: so we receyud,  
O Lord thy mercy great:  
For we did wait: thy help most great,  
in mids of temple set.   

10  
As (EL) thy name: is strong in fame,  
So is thy praise well seen:  
The world full out, and so no doubt,  
thy works full righteous been.   

11  
Let Zion mount: her joy recount,  
let judas towns be glad:  
For this thy doom: to pull a down,  
these paynims frantic mad.   

12  
Walk ye about: the walls so stout,  
of Zion's ghostly house:  
And tell her towers: her forts and bowers,  
her praise that ye may rouse.   

13  
And mark ye well: how strong she dwelleth,  
in bulwarks how she lie.  
That ye may tell: it every deal,  
to your posterity.   

14  
This God even he: our God we see,  
for aye and ever strong:  
He shall us guide: till death so wide,  
of him shall be our song.   

¶ The collect.  
O Most terrible God most worthy to be magnified in all thy works, which art so glorious a prince in the heavenly Jerusalem: enlarge us in spiritual understanding, so that after we have received thy mercy in the midst of the temple of our hearts, we may duly extol thy name, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XLIX.  

The jews be here, their honour not to see,  
Reproved full near, their honour not to see,   

It doth invite of world the pride to flee.  

Audite omnes.  The Christian knight, of world the pride to flee.   

1  
O Hear ye out: ye gentiles stout,  
this thing that I will tell:  
But ponder it: with ears unshit,  
this world all ye that dwell.   

2  
Ye adam's brood: ye noble blood,  
hear ye my spell and lore:  
Both high and low: all whole in row,  
the rich and eke the poor.   

3  
My mouth shall splay: all wisdoms way.  
that will man keep and save:  
My heart doth muse: most godly truths,  
all understanding grave.   

4  
I will incline: these ears of mine,  
to parable full meet:  
Deep words in harp: my mouth will carp,  
the sense though shall be sweet.   

5  
Why should I fear: evil days to bear,  
to set on muck my heart?  
That even my heel: of life so evil,  
at last might bring me smart?   

6  
For some there be: whose hearts agree,  
in goods to put their trust:  
And boast themselves: as carking elves,  
of riches store unjust.   

7  
No brother can: redeem a man,  
from death though fain he would:  
Or God to go: to offer to,  
agreement who so should?   

8  
The price to great: herein is set,  
from death a soul to buy,  
That must he leave: to gods own leave,  
for aye in him to lie.   

9  
That is to say: that he should aye,  
bide here in moral state:  
That he no grave▪ should ever have,  
but live in pleasant ra●e.   

10  
For he may spy: that wise men die,  
and perish all the fort:  
As well the wise: as mad and nice,  
to others leave their port.   

11  
And can they think: that never sink,  
their houses shall and fames:  
That they here still: shall dwell their fill,  
and lands to bear their names?   

12  
It will not be: that ever he,  
shall last in glory gay:  
But forth must go: as beasts they do,  
in brittle state and way.   

13  
Lo this their way: is foolish stray,  
they blunder blindly thus:  
And yet their brood: praise this for good,  

☞ Sela.  as fools oblivious.   

14  
They shall lie deep: in hell like sheep,  
and death shall gnaw their maw:  
But clear in light: of morning bright,  
the just shall be their awe.   

15  
Their beauty gay: shall waste away,  
in grave with stench on sweet:  
Their housee clean: shall not be seen,  
for them so after meet.   

16  
But as for me: my God even be,  
my soul he just will save:  
From hell the power: in blessed hour,  

☞ Sela.  my spirit to him to have.   

17  
But fear thou not: ne dear thou that,  
though one be wealthy made,  
Though now his house, shine glorious,  
in honours portly trade.   

18  
For nought he shall: of riches all,  
hence carry when he dyth:  
Nor yet his pride: his pomp so wide,  
in grave with him shall lie.   

19  
While here he dwelled: his soul he dealt,  
all ease with pleasure's wealth:  
Such men will thee: praise wise to be,  
if thou so helpest thyself.   

20  
That thou also: with them might'st go,  
their father's steps to sue:  
Where they no light: shall see in sight,  
for their excess undue.   

21  
Man living thus: all gorgeous,  
who understanding wanth:  
Is like to beast: with them to rest,  
whose fame is short and scant,   

¶ The collect.  
REplenish our mouths O Lord with thy heavenly wisdom, that we may remember the mystery of thy blessed incarnation, whereby thou redeemest us from the power of hell, grant that we may be found meet to be presented to thy blessed face, through etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. L.  
Here is reproved: the sacrifice,  

Deus deorum Dominus.  of jews for foolish trust:  
And taught here is: with sad advise,  
that thanks be yet more just.  

1  
THe God of Gods: the lord of might,  
one God in persons three:  
He bidth and calth: the earth in sight  
from East to West to see.   

2  
This God appeared: from Zyon hill,  
as God of beauty most:  
From whence he would: should spring his will  
and law to every coast.   

3  
Our God is come: in time of grace,  
he will no silence keep:  
With wasting fire: before his face,  
about him tempest deep.   

4  
The heaven above: the earth below,  
he doth upon them call:  
His people all: to judge and know,  
to help them that be thrall.   

5  
Collect ye now: my saints saith he,  
in one, before my sight:  
Who stand in league: and pact with me,  
by sacrifices rite.   

6  
The heavens shall spread: his justice clear,  
that all the world may spy:  
That God himself: will judge appear,  

☞ Sela  the good from bad to try.   

7  
My people hear: for thus I say,  
thyself to witness just:  
O Israel: thy God always,  
thy God I am to trust.   

8  
For sacrifice: or burnt incense,  
I will not thee reprove:  
To blame therein: thy negligence,  
to send them me above.   

9  
From out thy house: I will not crave,  
Bull, bullock, Ox, or calf:  
Of thy fold else: he goats to have,  
to joy of their behalf.   

10  
The beasts that graze: the wood so wide,  
they be all mine at will:  
On thousand hills: the beasts that strided,  
I made them thee to fill.   

11  
On mo●ataynes fowls: that use their flight,  
I know them all and some:  
Wild beasts of field: be nigh my sight,  
as made for my renown.   

12  
If hungers stress: though might I feel,  
I would not tell it thee:  
The world all whole: even every deal,  
is mine and all ye see.   

13  
And thinkest thou thus: so gross in wit,  
that I bulls flesh would eat?  
Or blood of Goats: to drink of it,  
as blood to spill were sweet?   

14  
Nam this it is: that I allow,  
to God aye offer thanks:  
And pay to God: of life thy vow,  
and seek none other cranks.   

15  
In all thy woe: call thou on me,  
when troubles thee do thrust:  
I will (no fail) deliver thee,  
thus shalt thou praise me just.   

16  
But God thus chect: ungodly man,  
what meanest to preach my laws?  
My pact in mouth: why takest thou than,  
where life hath wicked saws.   

17  
To be correct: by discipline,  
thou hatest to hear the word:  
So thou dost cast: at back of thine,  
my law of sweet record.   

18  
When the●e thou spiest: with him thou goest,  
to part the spoil in haste:  
Who wedlock break: with them thou boast,  
thy lot with them is cast.   

19  
To cursed speech: thy tongue thou dightst,  
to clout all crafty guile:  
The just thou wring'st: the bad thou quytest,  
by laws pretence and style.   

20  
Thou sit'st as judge: thy brother's name,  
by sleit to over run:  
Thou quarrel pikst: in crafty frame,  
against thy mother's son.   

21  
While thus thou dost: I saying nought,  
thou judgest me nought like thee:  
But yet I shall: what thou hast wrought,  
detect before thine eye.   

22  
O ponder this: I do you pray,  
all you that God forget:  
Lest I in haste: pluck you away,  
in woe to see you set.   

23  
Who offer me: the sacrifice,  
of thanks he honorth me:  
And this the way: whereby I vyse,  
God's health to let him see.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God, God of all Gods, we humbly pray thee to take and accept our sacrifice of thanks giving in good part. So that after we be discharged of the burden of sin, we may declare without hypocrisy that we walk in the way that leadeth to salvation, Through Christ.  
FINIS.    
¶ The end of the first Quinquagene.   
¶ The second Quinquagene of David's Psalter, translated into English Metre.  


The Argument. Psalm. LI.  
A prayer pure and form full good,  
for penitentes so meek:  
Thus David's heart: embrued with blood,  

Miserere mei deus  his God for grace did seek.  

1  
Have mercy God: on me I crave,  
for thy great gentleness:  
Thy mercy's store on me vouchsafe,  
put out my sinfulness.   

2  
But wash me deep: from all my sin,  
for deeply fallen I am:  
O cleanse me clear: without, within,  
from sin that beastly came.   

3  
For I confess: my wickedness,  
my state I feel most vile:  
In sight I bear: my guiltiness,  
it doth mine eye revile.   

4  
To thee alone: I trespassed,  
I ●ind before thine eyes:  
That just in word: thou mightst be tried,  
thou judge so pure to rise.   

5  
Behold in sin: I shapen was,  
in native filth infect:  
My mother me: conceyud alas,  
in sin of Adam's sect.   

6  
But lo thou hast: the truth well loved,  
in heart always to reign:  
This wisdom hid: to few approved,  
thou showest to me most plain.   

7  
Thou shalt me purge with Isope green,  
so cleansed, men me shall know:  
Thou shalt me wash: to be full clean,  
more white than is the snow.   

8  
Thou shalt make me: much joy to hear,  
and rest for all my pain:  
My shaken bones shall them besteare,  
and joy then once again.   

9  
From my misdeeds: turn thou thy face,  
I cannot say to oft:  
From out thy books: my gilt O race,  
to feel thy mercy soft.   

10  
A puer heart: make thou in me,  
O God both good and true:  
A rightful spirit: within to be,  
my soul again renew.   

11  
From open sight of thy sweet face,  
O Lord reject me not:  
Withdraw not thou: thy spirit of grace,  
from me so desolate.   

12  
Thy joyful health: restore with all,  
to me thus t●st with woe:  
With spirit most free: and principal,  
strength me again to go.   

13  
Then will I teach: thy ways for right,  
to all the wicked sort:  
That they to thee: converted quite,  
for comfort may resort.   

14  
Rid me from all: bloudgiltines,  
thou God my God of health:  
My tongue shall sing: thy righteousness,  
and just condemn myself.   

15  
O Lord my lips: set open wide,  
in thanks to make them free:  
So shall my mouth: on every side,  
give laudes most due to thee.   

16  
For thou regardst: no sacrifice,  
I would else give it thee:  
Nor yet requir'st: by law precise,  
our offerings brent that be.   

17  
The sacrifice: to God elect,  
is just a troubled spirit:  
Good God thou wilt no time reject  
a broken heart contrite.   

18  
O show thy grace: and favour yet,  
to Zion David's throne:  
jerusalem▪ that city great,  
build thou her walls of stone.   

19  
Then righteous hosts: thou shalt allow,  
whole offerings burnt in sight:  
With sacrifice: of calf and cow,  
they shall thine altars dight.   

¶ The collect.  
Pour upon us O god most holy, thy manifold mercies and compassions, by which thou cleansest us from the filthy corruption of sin, and therewith makest our hearts clean in thy sight: we beseech thee still to renew in our inward parts the gift of thy holy and principal spirit, by power whereof, we may glorify thy name in this present world, at last to come to thy heavenly jerusalem, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LII.  
This Psalm inveith: and is full wrath,  
against oppressors might:  
To Christ so judas figure goth,  

Quid gloriaris.  to David Doegs spite.  

1  
WHy boast thyself: thou tyrant thus?  
in malice vaunting aye?  
Know'st not that God is gracious?  
to good men day by day?   

2  
Thy tongue contriveth: all crookedness,  
of hearts abundance great:  
With guiles it cutteth in craftiness,  
as razor sharply whet.   

3  
Thou malice lovest: above all good,  
to hurt more then to help:  
To hatch more lies: then truth to brood,  

☞ Sela  like Adam's bird and whelp.   

4  
Thou hast but loved: to speak all nought,  
that may perdition bring:  
O thou false tongue: thou hast but sought,  
deceit by flattering.   

5  
Therefore shall God: quite thee subvert,  
thy house to take from thee:  
And root thee out: all overwhart,  

☞ Sela.  no living land to see.   

6  
In seeing this: the righteous man,  
shall fear and worship God:  
And shall say thus to scorn him than,  
in Gods so heavy r●d.   

7  
Lo this the man: that had no lust,  
in God his strength to set:  
But he in heaps: of gold did trust,  
by sin his strength he met.   

8  
But I am like: in God his house,  
a fruitful olive green:  
In God's good grace: most piteous,  
my trust shall aye be seen.   

9  
I will laud thee▪ for ever just,  
thy word doth never mis:  
Thy name so good: shall be my trust,  
with good men good it is.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God which in thy power and fearful wrath beat'st down all the vanity of the world and spite of man's pride, grant us so to flourish as fruitful olive trees in the house and congregation of thy people, that by trust of thy name, we may be delivered from the curse and malediction of thy wrath, through, etc.    


This psalm aforesaid in an other Metre. Quid gloriaris.  ¶ The Argument. Psalm. LII.  
Thus clawbacks hear their shame  
Whom God shall once consume:  
They Princes hearts inflame,  
With causeless ire to fume.  

1  
WHy brag'st in malice high?  
O thou in mischief stout:  
God's goodness yet is nigh,  
All day to me no doubt.   

2  
Thy tongue to muse all evil,  
It doth itself enure:  
As razor sharp to spill,  
All guile it doth procure.   

3  
Thou malice lovedst to wry,  
Above all goodness walk:  
And more thou lovest to lie,  

☞ Sela.  Then righteousness to talk.   

4  
Yea loved thou hast no less,  
To speak one word for all:  
All words of naughtiness,  
Thou tongue in fraud most thrall.   

5  
But God once thee shall waste,  
Shall stroy and scrape by hand:  
Thy tent from thee at last,  
To root thee out of land. 
☞ Sela    

6  
And righteous men shall see,  
And fear thereby shall take:  
But yet at him full free,  
Good laughter shall they make.   

7  
O lo the man himself,  
That made not God his aid:  
That trustd in riches wealth  
Whose might in mischief laid.   

8  
But I as olive green,  
In God's sweet house shall lay,  
My trust hath ever been,  
In God's good grace for ay.   

9  
I thee shall laud even still,  
For this thou didst say I:  
Thy name to wait I will,  
For good thy saints it spy.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LIII.  
Our native sin this Psalm detecth,  
that sinners all be we:  

Dixit insipiens.  And that from grace who be reject,  
confounded must they be.  

1  
THe fool have said: in heart even so,  
no God at all to be:  
Wherefore corrupt foul sin they do  
to do good, none will see.   

2  
God looked down: from heaven so high,  
on Adam's children all:  
Some prudent man: if he could spy,  
that God would seek or call.   

3  
But they be all astrayd and gone,  
abominable made:  
That would do good: not one, not one,  
corrupt in all their trade.   

4  
Know they no thing: in heart so stour,  
these wicked workers all?  
My flock as bread which do devour,  
nor yet on God they call.   

5  
They were afraid: where fear did lack,  
to shame God put them right:  
Men pleasers bones: God all to brake,  
for he abhorred them quite.   

6  
Oh that by God to Israel,  
from Zion health were had:  
His people thrall: no more to dwell,  
to make all jury glad.   

¶ The collect.  
Look down from heaven most merciful Lord, and stay thou the rage of our infidelity to be delivered from all vain terrors, and to please thee alone in perfect integrity of heart, through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. liv.  
The just here prayeth his God at need,  
By him his aid to win:  
His faith so good must needily speed,  
His eye seeth proof therein.  

1  

Deus in nomine.  O Save me God: avouch me now,  
for thy name's sake I pray:  
In thy great might: my right allow,  
avenge me Lord I say.   

2  
O God so good: my prayer hear,  
thy grace I do appeal:  
My words of mouth: accept with ear,  
which heart doth now reveal.   

3  
For strangers lo: at me they rise,  
and tyrants seek my soul:  
They have no God: before their eyes,  

☞ Sela  they me both pill and paul.   

4  
Behold for God: my helper is,  
and stay of all my life:  
With other more, he chief I wis,  
who stayeth my soul from strife.   

5  
Even he shall all: my foe's despite,  
into their laps retort:  
Lord drive them down: thy truth so height,  
for thou art whole my fort.   

6  
I will with heart most glad and free,  
give sacrifice to thee:  
I shall thy name (Lord) magnify,  
so good it is to me.   

7  
For thou hast rid: me quite in deed,  
from all my grief and woe:  
As I did wish: my foes to speed,  
I saw they● overthrow.   

¶ The collect.  
Save thy church O Lord by the protection of thy name, which is only the trusty defence thereof, that she may set at nought all enmity against her, always to magnify thee by voluntary confession of thy truth, through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LV.  
As David mourned to shame reject,  
by them who seemed his friends:  
The same did Christ, as his elect,  

Exaudi.  in like may have like minds.  

1  
Give ear O God: to my request,  
in anguish all be set:  
Hide not thyself: to mine unrest,  
from me thine ears to shut.   

2  
give heed to me: thy grace impart,  
to my deep cry and call:  
I mourn therein: and groan in heart,  
now here, now there I fall.   

3  
For that my foes: so cry and roar,  
and me with spite approach:  
They mischief mean: and evermore,  
in wroth they ●e reproach.   

4  
My heart doth faint: sore vexed it is,  
in great disquietness:  
Yea fears of death: be not remiss,  
to do my heart distress.   

5  
Both fear and dread: thus tossing me,  
my trembling never blind:  
Dark horrors deep: full priest they be,  
all whole to wrap me in.   

6  
Wherefore I said: O that I had,  
to fly wings like a dove:  
Then would I fly: to rest full glad,  
and me from hence remove.   

7  
No doubt far of: I would me flitch,  
From hence to wilderness:  
More there to dwell: than here with such,  

☞ Sela.  in such unrestfulness.   

8  
I would make haste: to scape away,  
as fast as wind could blow:  
To flee this storm: and tempest aye,  
I would me safe bestow.   

9  
Destroy them Lord: their tongues divide,  
their counsels scatter wide:  
Their city wryth: to wrong a side,  
to strife and churlish pride.   

10  
Both day and night: their city walls,  
are thus environed:  
In mids thereof: all mischief falls,  
and sorrow there excéedth.   

11  
All naughtiness: and vice doth reign,  

1. Reg. 23  in Ceyla city so:  
Deceit and guile: with all that train,  
their streets full through go.   

12  
No open foe: workth me this spite,  
for him than would I bear:  
No enemy known: thus raysth his might,  
whom I might flee and fear.   

13  
But thou my mate: most dear to heart,  
as was my life in state:  
Whom I esteemed as guide in part,  
as homely fellow grate.   

14  
With whom so knit: we often took,  
both meat and counsel sweet:  
We neither others once forsook,  
in God's house aye to meet.   

15  
Let death them trap: full suddenly,  
even quick to fall to hell:  
For vice with them: doth lodge and ligh,  
their hearts with falsehood mell.   

16  
But as for me: to God I cried,  
and hence him pray I will:  
The Lord saved me: full oft I tried,  
I trust he shall do still.   

17  
At even and morn I made my suit,  
at noon day instantly:  
No time my cry: did here●ute,  
thus made importunely.   

18  
For he redéemd: my soul to peace,  
from war against me set:  
For many were with me to ease,  
though they in numbers met.   

19  
Yea God himself: which aye hath been,  
shall hear me them to scourge:  
No time to change: they will be seen,  
with fear to God assurge.   

20  
He reared his hands: against his friends,  
which meant him peace and rest:  
He broke his league: that men so binds,  
together fast in breast.   

21  
His mouth more soft: then butter melt,  
though war was stiff in heart:  
More smooth than oil: his words were felt,  
yet were sharp darts and smart.   

22  
O cast thy care: on God so dear,  
what burden thee oppress:  
He will thee feed: he cannot bear,  
the just to fall in stress.   

23  
And thou O God: shalt stroy the fetch,  
of crafty bloody men:  
Their days to half: shall never retch,  
to thee I yield me then.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord jesus Christ though thou wart before all worlds, yet in time thou tookest upon thee the nature of man, wherein thou sufferest voluntary death for man in himself utterly lost, and thereto were betrayed by one of thine own family, pretending yet amity to thee, we beseech thee to hear us, and grant that we may so glorify thy name, that we be defended from all craft and flattery of the world, who livest.    

The Argument. Psalm. LVI.  
This pray to God as innocent▪  
Against his foes so mad:  
As Christ though pure: the jews did shent.  

Miserere mei deus  Yet he rejoiceth full glad.  

1  
Have mercy God: on me I pray,  
for man will tread me down:  
His fierce assault: from day to day,  
would make my heart to sown.   

2  
To swallow me: my foes intend,  
as daily bend they lygh:  
Full many one: do war extend,  
on me, O thou most high.   

3  
But ever when: such fears invade,  
my heart, to make me flee:  
I trust yet well, thereout to wade,  
my faith so cleauth to thee.   

4  
Praise God I will: and trust his word,  
what his good hand doth send:  
I fear not flesh: his spite and sword,  
to God my trust shall bend.   

5  
For daily me: they do deprave,  
both what I do and say:  
In heart and tongue: at me they rave,  
and me to harm they lay.   

6  
They flock on me: and privily,  
conspired they have in stealth:  
They wait my ways: my steps to sty,  
to stroy my soul and wealth.   

7  
They put their hope: by guilefulness,  
and craft, to scape away:  
Yet once O God: thou wilt them stres,  
in ire, for all their stray.   

8  
Thou seest my flight's▪ and often fears,  
thou markst them all full out:  
Within thy bottle put my tears,  
the book them noteth no doubt?   

9  
As oft as I: do call on thee,  
my foes then take their slight:  
Thereby my heart: doth full agree,  
that God for me doth fight.   

10  
Of this my God: for promise just,  
I will him laud and praise:  
God will I praise: and all my trust,  
in him I set always.   

11  
On God I have: me whole bestowed,  
a time though I be thrall:  
What flesh can do: though all beshrowd,  
I fear no whit at all.   

12  
Now fit for me: my vows to pay,  
to God they be so height:  
And him due laudes: to sing by day,  
and thanks in open sight.   

13  
For thou my soul: hast rid from death,  
from fall thou kéepst my feet:  
To walk in light: while life hath breath,  
before my God so sweet.   

The collect.  
O Lord of all power and might, which defendst thy servants from all invisible hostility, and never sufferest them to be overcome that trust in thy mercy, wipe from our eyes we pray thee tears shed for our sins, that after we have subdued our carnal affections, we may rest in the land of the living, through jesus Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LVII.  
The iuct for his delivery,  
giveth thanks that God him sped:  
So Christ reioyste when he did sty,  

Miserere mei deus  to heaven when death was ded.  

1  
GOd pity me. O pity me,  
on thee my soul is cast:  
Thy wings I trust: will shadow be,  
till all this spite be past.   

2  
Thy trusty help: I will implore,  
of God my Lord most high:  
He will my cause: perform the more,  
that now in hand doth ligh.   

3  
He shall from heaven: send down his power  
to save from me their spite:  
And those that would: my soul devour,  
with shame shall full be dight.   

4  
Twixt lions fierce: doth stand my life,  
with fiery men I dwell:  
Whose teeth be spears: and darts in strife,  
their tongues sharp sword and fell.   

5  
Advance thyself: O God appear,  
from heavens more high thou they:  
Thy glory great: set up so clear,  
on all the earth to stay.   

6  
To catch my feet: a net they splayed,  
my soul they have depressed:  

☞ Sela.  Into that pit: for me they laid,  
themselves therein be thrust.   

7  
My heart is fixed: my heart is fixed,  
O God in thee full stayed:  
And sing I will: my griefs betwixt,  
in psalms with music played.   

8  
Awake my tongue: my joy awake,  
awake both harp and lute:  
Come forth, at morn: I me betake,  
to sing with shaume and flute.   

9  
Thy laudes with thanks: out will I sounds  
when people meet aright:  
To sing O Lord: to thee so bound,  
I will in paynims sight.   

10  
Thy mercy great: to heavens doth reach,  
what thing can it denay?  
To heavenly clouds: thy truth doth stretch,  
to man's most stable stay.   

11  
Set up thyself: O God above,  
the heavens as is most meet:  
Above the earth: thy glory move,  
the stool of both thy feet.   

¶ The collect.  
Remove O Lord all iniquity and enmity from thy family, which meekly set their whole trust in the shadow of thy wings, so that by enjoying thy mercy sent from heaven, we may be perpetually delivered from all malicious snares and traps of our enemies Through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LVIII.  
saul's counsellors: so far fro right,  
This Psalm doth here dewray:  
Whose crafts with like: shall God requite.  

Si vere utique.  To sing once well away.  

1  
IF just your minds: be truly set,  
ye counsellors to right?  
judge equally: in weight and met,  
ye sons of men in sight.   

2  
Yea ye in heart: do nothing less,  
in earth to wrong ye bend:  
Your hands do work: all wickedness,  
though ye the right pretend.   

3  
These wicked walk: in froward wise,  
from even their mother's milk:  
Once borne they stray? and talk but lies,  
their words yet soft as silk.   

4  
Their poison like: the poison is,  
of venom cockafryce:  
Even Adder like: all deaf I wis,  
who stopth her ears to rise.   

5  
Who hateth to hear: the charmers voice,  
charm he so never wise:  
Of right and wrong: they make no choice,  
all warning they despise.   

6  
Within their mouths: their teeth O God,  
crush thou, they be to sharp:  
The lions mouths: their jaws so broad,  
break Lord, proud words they carp.   

7  
To nought they pass: as water swift,  
within itself doth slide:  
And when to shoot: their shafts they list,  
let them go broken wide.   

8  
As snail that wasth: let them so waste,  
thus creeping crookedly:  
As woman's birth: to timely cast,  
let them no sun espy.   

9  
As tender imps: of wicked thorn,  
before their pricks be hard:  
Men root them up: so all be torn,  
by wrath they shall be marred.   

10  
Then shall rejoice: the just and good,  
to see God's vengeance come:  
To bathe his hands: in sinner's blood,  
and thank for his good doom.   

11  
Then man shall say: wythouten miss,  
the just hath just reward:  
No doubt a God: in earth there is,  
to judge in right regard.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst righteous Lord, grant we beseech thee that the people may follow all the righteousness of thy law, and gladly in love to embrace the same, never to turn their hearing from the truth thereof, or to be deluded with the mortiferous persuasions of the serpent, to be again wounded by him, from whom we be redeemed through the death of thy well-beloved son, to whom with thee and the holy ghost be. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LIX.  
Against the proud: is made request  

Eripe me de inimicis.  Who dealt with guile and fraud:  
Whom God shall drive: to want their rest,  
with famine over yawde.  

1  
FRom all my foes: deliver me,  
O God my God thou art:  
Shield me from them: in surety,  
that up at me be start.   

2  
From workers bad: O save my life,  
with them no time to mell:  
From bloody men: whole set to strife,  
make me most far to dwell.   

3  
For lo they wait: my soul to catch,  
these freaks be met in spite:  
Though just offence: they cannot latch,  
at me O Lord of right.   

4  
Yet causeless they: still flock at me,  
to hurt they them prepare:  
Arise therefore: O Lord and see,  
help me now plunged in care.   

5  
Stand up thou God: and Lord of hosts,  
thou Lord of jacobs' line:  
All paynims (Lord) view thou their boasts,  

☞ Sela  spare not their wilful crime.   

6  
They go at even: both to and fro,  
they grin as dogs to bite:  
The streets they troth: in city so,  
as pickethankes them delight.   

7  
Behold they speak: within their mouth,  
but sword within their lips:  
They think belike: none hear the sooth,  
from them that falsehood slips.   

8  
But thou O Lord: shalt them deride,  
to scorn their mad attempt:  
These heathen dogs: that bark so wide,  
from thee who can exempt?   

9  
My strength I will keep fast by thee,  
O God I will not shrink:  
Of thee I know: all strength to be,  
as rock on thee I think.   

10  
For God of grace: will me prevent,  
with mercy plenteously:  
And how my foes: shall once be shent,  
God shall make me to spy.   

11  
Yet slay them not: all suddenly,  
lest them my flock forget:  
But scatter them: a stray to fly,  
deject them Lord so great.   

12  
Their sin of mouth: their word of tongue,  
their pride shall them betray:  
For perjury: they speak and wrong,  
they prate but lies all day.   

13  
Consume them Lord: in hasty wrath,  
consume them lest and most:  
To know that guide: true jacob hath,  
even God in every cost.   

14  
These men at even: will them retire,  
they green as dogs to bite:  
The city they: walk all on fire.  
as pickethankes them delight.   

15  
For meat they range: both here and there,  
still hungry let them be:  
And satisfied: be they no where,  
no rest or sleep to see.   

16  
But I shall sing: thy strength and power,  
at morn to praise thy grace:  
For thou hast been: my fort and tower,  
In all my woeful race.   

17  
O thou my strength: all whole alone,  
to sing to thee I shall:  
Thou refuge wart: in all my move  
my God most liberal.   

¶ The collect.  
LOrd almighty whose power and mercy we do laud and praise most worthily, both even and morn, we beseech thee that thou wouldst so preserve our powers from all darkness of the night, that we may be beautified with the clearness of the pure works of thy law, through Christ; etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LX.  
While Saul did reign: all jury mourned,  
by paynims sore oppressed:  
In faith to God: here David turned,  

Deus repulisti.  and conquered them to rest.  

1  
O God thou hast repealed us long,  
and scattered us abroad:  
Thy heavy wrath: fell us among,  
O turn and stay thy rod.   

2  
Even thou that hast: sore shaked our land,  
well nigh to shivered rend:  
heal thou the breaks: by thy good hand,  
it realeth to r●i●e ●ent.   

3  
Most dreadful sights: and dolorous,  
thou madest thy people spy:  
Such wine thou gavest: for drink to us,  
which grieved us inwardly.   

4  
Yet hast thou given▪ thine ark as ●igne,  
to such as fear thy name:  
To blank their foes: that would repine,  

☞ Sela.  thy truth protesth the same.   

5  
Thy lovers all: great dangers fled,  
and rid from harms full safe:  
By thy right hand: let me be led,  
and my requests vouch save.   

6  
God spoke the word: in sanctuary,  
which maketh me glad to bide:  
I Sychem will: part mine to lie,  
and Succoth vale divide.   

7  
Mine Gilead: Manasses mine,  
both twain be mine entire:  
My strength of head: is Ephraim,  
and juda legister●.   

8  
So Moab stout: shall bow his head,  
to serve as washepot aye:  
On Edom land: my shoe shall tread,  
joy thou Philistea.   

9  
Than who shall lead: me straight to fly,  
into the city strong:  
Who me will bring: to Idu●ye,  
to conquer them among.   

10  
Art thou not he: O God I say,  
which thus hast cast us out?  
Which didst refuse: to lead the way,  
to guide our armies stout?   

11  
O than be thou: our help at need,  
to ease our troubles yet:  
For human help: is vain to speed,  
man's arm to weak is set.   

12  
No doubt by God: we shall achieve,  
great acts we trust even thus:  
For he alone: our foes shall drive,  
to tread them down for us.   

The collect.  
ALmighty & most merciful God, the only recoverer & ruler of mankind, which dost so deject thy faithful servants that thereby thou meanest to promote them, & so dost humble them that thereby thou intend'st to bring them to thy heavenly kingdom, keep we beseech thee the devout hearts of thy servants, that while they submit themselves in true penitent hearts to thy mercy, they may be healed from all comebrance of conscience to enjoy eternal life, through the gift of thy son. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXI  
This pray in pain and stress: as far exiled and fled,  

Exaudi Domine.  and thanks it giveth: for succour sent, it figurth chrict our head  

1  
MY crying hear O God,  
That voice doth sing in song:  
give ear to me: thus cast abroad,  
as fled for fear of wrong.   

2  
From furthest coasts of earth,  
To thee shall come my cry:  
While heart féelth grief: to rock me lead,  
That higher is than I.   

3  
For thou hast been my trust,  
In whom I hoped alone:  
Of refuge strong: and tower so sure,  
To fence from me my fone.   

4  
In thine own tent by thee,  
For aye I trust to dwell:  

☞ Sela.  Within thy wings: most covertly,  
To lie I trust full well.   

5  
For thou my God hast heard,  
My vows and prayers sad:  
And them thou gavest: an heritage,  
Thy name who duly d●ad.   

6  
The king his days with days,  
Thou shalt increase in length:  
His years to be: perpetual,  
Even thus thou shalt him strength.   

7  
For ever he shall dwell,  
Before his God in sight:  
O than prepare: him grace and truth,  
Which may defend his might.   

8  
In Psalms to praise thy name,  
I will while world doth last:  
And pay my vows most thankfully,  
From day to day as fast.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God which art most merciful comforter of all manner trouble and anguish of heart, we beseech thee defend thy family from the face of the enemy, to be in surety by thee in the tower of strength that we may at last dwell in thy heavenly tabernacles, through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXII.  
This Psalm exhorth: to God to stand,  

Nun deo subiecta.  Against all men's pursuits:  
It showeth to faith: Gods mighty hand,  
Man's brags it vain reputes.  

1  
SHall not 〈◊〉 my soul: in silence look,  
to God as subject still?  
From whom my health: and help I took,  
when woes my heart did fill?   

2  
No doubt he is my rock and health,  
my fort of strength and aid:  
I trust the less▪ by foes in stealth,  
to fall as one dismayed.   

3  
How long will ye: with wicked guiles,  
thus me poor man invade?  
Ye all shall quail: as wall that reales,  
as rotten hedge doth ●ade.   

4  
To drive him low: they meet for this,  
whom God would have excel:  
They love but lies: their tongues can bliss,  

☞ Sela  their hearts yet curse to fe●●.   

5  
But yet my soul: to God be still,  
in silence patient:  
And tarry him: in quiet will,  
from whom shall health be sent.   

6  
No doubt I say: he is my strength,  
my health, my fortress high:  
I fear no ●oyle: to shrink at length,  
where God doth fortify.   

7  
With God is laid: my health full sure,  
and he my glory just:  
My rock of strength: that will endure,  
in God is whole my trust.   

8  
Trust aye in him: ye people whole,  
to him pour out your hearts:  
Our hope is God: O him extol,  
he health always imparts.   

9  
But Adam's brood: is vain to see,  
men's children liars be:  
They weighed in schools: ascend more high,  
more light than vanity.   

10  
Then hope ye not: (l●st vain ye be)  
in wrong and robbery:  
If riches flow: abundantly,  
no heart to them apply.   

11  
God once did speak: and once again,  
and twice I have it hard:  
That power is Gods: in stable reign,  
which we should all regard.   

12  
And that O Lord: in thee aright,  
is mercy mixed also:  
For thou shalt quite: to every wight,  
in deed as he shall do.   

¶ The collect.  
MAke our souls subjects to thy godly governance most loving father, which art our only patience that we may renounce the transitory goods of this present world with all the vanities thereof, so to follow thee to the eternal life in heaven, through Christ our Lord. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXIII.  

Deus deus meus ad te.  Poor Christian man: oppressed by might,  
May pray this psalm: with Christ his head,  
Who lawdes to God: did pay aright,  
In desert set: where life he led.  

1  
O God to thee: my God so strong,  
From morning watch: I cry in stress  
My soul and flesh: for thee they long,  
In desert land, dry, waterless.   

2  
Thus thee I trust: to see in place,  
Where resth thy grace: in holiness:  
That I might see: thy mighty face,  
Thy glory high: and nobleness.   

3  
For better is: thy goodness yet,  
Than is this life: the blessedness:  
Wherefore my lips: shall still beset,  
To sing thy praise: and worthiness.   

4  
Thus all my life: (Lord) thee shall bliss,  
And render thanks: obeysantly,  
To life my hands: I will not miss,  
Thy holy name: to glorify.   

5  
Lo thus my soul: full frankt shall be,  
As fed with fat: and marrow sweet:  
When that my mouth: in lands so free,  
Shall joyous break: to Carols meet.   

6  
Even thus of thee: I mindful was,  
When that in bed: I took my rest:  
As watches all: the night did pass,  
Of thee I mused: in grateful breast.   

7  
Because thou wart: my help at need,  
as help thou couldst: and so thou hast:  
Therefore I will: rejoice in deed,  
Within thy wings: thus safely placed.   

8  
For when my soul: was set to thee,  
As fast to join: in fears assault:  
Thy mighty hand: then leaned to me,  
And stayd me up: without defa●t.   

9  
Now these which séek●: my soul to spill,  
To bring me down: to see my grave:  
In vain I trust: they work in will,  
Their winding sheet: they first shall have.   

10  
With edged sword: they shall be thrust,  
As they devised: to me full fly:  
They shall be prays: to savage beast,  
In Fox's lives: like Fox to die.   

11  
The king in God: yet shall rejoice,  
For his defence▪ in surety:  
Who swerth to him: shall joy the choice,  
For glavering lips: all stopped shall be.   

¶ The collect.  
O God the author and fountain of the light everlasting, grant we beseech thee unto us, which early do watch before light unto thee, that our lips may sound out thy praise, and that our lives may sanctify thee, so that our whole meditation and conversation may glorify thee both even and mo●ne through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXIIII  
Here David blamth: his foes attempt,  
and telleth how die they shall:  
So Christ reprouth: the jews contempt,  
and prophesieth their fall. 
Exaudi Domine.   

1  
O Hear my Lord▪ my voice and cry,  
in telling thus my woes:  
And keep my life: in surety,  
from fear of all my foes.   

2  
And hide me Lord: from all the train,  
of cursed men in close:  
From all their rout: conspired again,  
in wicked life so lose.   

3  
Which wheth their tongues: as sword so sharp  
and poison darts they shoot:  
Even bitter words: in tongue they carp,  
to bring me under foot.   

4  
To shoot at him: in stealth they lie,  
who life entire doth bear:  
On him unwares: their darts they wry,  
and have therein no fear.   

5  
They strength themselves in wicked pride,  
their crafty fetch to ply:  
They do confer: their snares to hide,  
they say who them can spy?   

6  
They search all spite: and do it round,  
that is by search comprisd:  
What hearts most deep: or wit profound,  
can find, is high devised.   

7  
But God shall shoot: at them again,  
his arrows suddenly:  
With sundry wounds: he them shall pain,  
all vn●ewares to spy.   

8  
He then shall make: their proper tongue,  
their own confusion:  
That who them see: how they be wrung,  
shall shake as woe begone.   

9  
All men shall see: this work right well,  
and much commend this act:  
As wrought by God: they shall it tell,  
and wisely note the fact.   

10  
The righteous man: shall joy in God,  
in him to put his trust:  
Yea all true hearts: shall joy abroad,  
that God kept me so just,   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God, safeguard of all them which put their trust in thee, preserve thy Church from the conventicles of all her malignant adversaries, which so busily assault her with their crafty engines, that she may still retain thy presence in the true understanding of the word, through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXV.  
For foison thanks to God: the letter doth afford,  
the spirit for that the church encreasth: by dews of his sweet word. 
Te decet.   

1  
ALL laudes be due to thee: O God in Zyon hill:  
with hearty vows: of thanks to thee, all Sa●ē shall we fill   

2  
Which hearst requests so light: in faith made fast to thee  
all men for this: to thee full glad, shall come in each degree.   

3  
Ungodly deeds prevailed: on me so loud they cried:  
but thou our sins: wilt purify: as oft we have if tried.   

4  
O blessed is he in all: whom thou dost chose and take:  
in thy courts he: shall dwell full fed: where he all joy shall make.   

5  
O God most dread in right, hear us thou art our health:  
To them that dwell: by sea or land, thou art their only wealth.   

6  
Which mountains didst prepare: by their own strength to rest,  
So girt he is: with fortitude, of all the worthiest.   

7  
Which swagth the raging seas: with all their roaring din  
So all uproars: of multitudes: to stowage he doth win.   

8  
And they that furthest dwell: in earth thy signs shall dread:  
Their goings forth: at night & morn: thy laudes shall duly spread.   

9  
Thou vewst the earth for good: thou makest it rich in store,  
God's floods be full: men food thou givest: thou framdst the earth therefore   

10  
Her forowes thou dost moist: thou breakest the clods in two:  
Thou makest them soft: with rainy drops: her fruits thou blessed even so.   

11  
Thou crown'st the earth full whole: with thy rich gentleness  
thy clouds as veins: do carry showers, they drop fat plenteousness.   

12  
Their fatness eke distilth: on desert pastures wide:  
The little hills: deep wet by them: shall joy on every side.   

13  
The plains with flocks bespread: the vales with wheat full clad,  
Thus shall rejoice: and mercy sing: for fruitfulness so glad.   

¶ The collect.  
O God and king everlasting, grant that we may so be watered with the plenteous dews of grace, to escape the droutes of deadly sin, and to grow in spiritual increase of spirit, to be able to sing hymns & laudes always to thy honour and glory. Through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXVI.  
An hymn of thanks to God: for help in tyranny:  

jubilate.  With sacrifice: the jews it song in feasts most solemnly.  

1  
Rejoice to God with joy: how wide the land ye dwell:  
Express your joys: to show how high: his Godhead doth 〈◊〉   

2  
And look with song ye praise: his name most glorious:  
And think it is: your glory most: his fame most high to rouse.   

3  
Say thus before the Lord: how workest thou dreadfully?  
Thy power shall make: thy foes to stoop: therein though fal●● they 〈◊〉   

4  
The earth all whole full low: shall worship thee as God:  

☞ Sela  And sing in psalms: they shall to thee: to sound thy name abroad   

5  
O come and note God's works: how wonderful they are,  
So wrougt to man of Adam's line: they pass man's wit to 〈◊〉   

6  
He turned the sea to land: whose work alone it is:  
that through the sea: dry shod they went: our fathers joyed of 〈◊〉   

7  
He rulth the world by might: his eyes the paynims 〈◊〉  

☞ Sela.  And who rebels: as void of faith: no grace shall them ensue.   

8  
O bliss our God with thanks: ye people more and less:  
And see ye cause: all speech & voice: that they his laudes express●   

9  
For he hath set our soul: in life most safe and sound:  
He suffereth not our feet to slide: to slip upon the ground.   

10  
For thou O God most high: hast proved us narrowly:  
Thou hast us tried: as silver is: by furnace fined thereby.   

11  
Thou broughts us nigh to traps: of foes besieged straight:  
Our loins & backs: bare painful loads: of griefs in heavy way   

12  
Thou hast set man on us: on thus our heads to ride:  
We passed by fire: and water to: yet room thou gavest us wide.   

13  
Thy house I will go in: with offerings brent therefore:  
My vows to pay: I will not miss: to the behight before:   

14  
Which vows did cause my lips: themself to open wide:  
All which my mouth: did promise just: when trouble me did strided.   

15  
Brent offerings will I give: to thee of lambs most fat:  

☞ Sela.  With smoke of rambes: with ore and goat: I will full glad do that,   

16  
All ye that God do fear: O come and hearken now:  
I will you tell: how lovingly: my soul he did avow.   

17  
I did but cry with mouth: my heart fel● straight his ease:  
My tongue therefore did him extol: with praise it did not cease.   

18  
If I yet thus in heart: ought wickedly had meant:  
The Lord my suit would not have heard: in subtle false intent.   

19  
Where now the Lord heard me▪ by proof it is discussed:  
My voice and vow: in prayer made: he did consider just.   

20  
O bless be God which did: no time my suit relect.  
No time his grace forsook my need: he never me neglect.   

¶ The collect.  
Pour into our hearts O Lord▪ & desire to glorify thy excellent name and majesty, that while we endeavour ourselves to decline the vain amity of this world, we may be refreshed by thy grace, to bear quietly all thy probations & trials which thou send'st to purge us with, still to sing in heart thy perpetual laudes. Through Christ. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXVII.  
This song in all: prophetical,  
Doth clear express: Christ's reign in flesh  
Whose beams so bright: did shine in sight,  
That all to come: must praise his doom.  
Must praise his doom.  

1  

Deus mi sereatur.  GOd grant with grace: he us embrace,  
In gentle part: bliss he our heart:  
With loving face: shine he in place,  
His mercies all: on us to fall.  
On us to fall.   

2  
That we thy way: may know all day,  
While we do sail: this world so frail:  
Thy healths reward: is nigh declared,  
As plain at eye: all Gentiles spy.  
all Gentiles spy.   

3  
Let thee always: the people praise,  
O God of bliss: as due it is:  
The people whose mought thee extol,  
From whom all thing: they see to spring.  
they see to spring.   

4  
All folk rejoice: life up your voice,  
For thou in sight: shalt judge them right:  
Thou shalt direct: the Gentiles sect:  
In earth that be: to turn to thee.  
to turn to thee.   

5  
Let thee always: the people praise,  
O God of bliss: as due it is:  
The people whole: mought thee extol,  
From whom all thing: they see to spring.  
they see to spring.   

6  
The earth shall bud: his fruits so good,  
Then thanks most due: from it shall sue:  
And God even he: our God most free.  
Shall bless us aye: from day to day.  
from day to day.   

7  
So God our guide: shall bless us wide,  
With all increase: no time to cease:  
All folk thereby: on earth which ligh,  
His name shall fear, and love him bear.  
and love him bear.   

¶ The collect.  
SHine thine amiable countenance upon us O Lord & grant us thy heavenly benediction that while we acknowledge thy worthiness in reverent fear, we may be made worthy to receive the fruit of righteousness in presence of thy majesty, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXVIII.  
The hebrews sang this Psalm in war, against their foes to fight:  

Exurgat Deus.  So Christian man: at Christ his foes: may pray the same in spirit.  

1  
LEt God arise: in majesty: and scattered be his foes:  
Yea flee they all: his sight in face: to him which hateful goes   

2  
As smoke is driven: & cometh to nought: repulse their tyranny:  
At face of fire: as wax doth melt: God's face the bad mought flee   

3  
But let the just: be glad in this: and joy in God his sight:  
For Gods great power: & stable truth: in mirth let them delight   

4  
O sing to God: sound out his name: see him ye magnify:  
He rideth on heavens: his name is God: in him rejoice ye hi●   

5  
He father is: to fatherless: of widows judge he is:  
Even God himself: which ever dwelleth: in holy place of his.   

6  
This God he maketh the desolate: in households great to grow:  
He loseth the thrall: quite out of bands: and bringth the wicked low,   

7  
O God when thou: went'st forth as guide: before the people out  

☞ Sela  When thou didst walk in wilderness: which thing thou didst no doubt.   

8  
The earth than shook: at face of god: the heavens did drop & swell  
Mount Synay: God's face did fear: God's face of Israel.   

9  
Thou pourdst O God: thy fruitful showers: on thine inheritance  
When faint they were: with ease again: their strength thou didst advance.   

10  
Thy church and flock: to dwell therein: thou shalt it thus refresh:  
So thou prepardst: for all thy poor: O God in gentleness.   

11  
Such good effect: god gave his word: to them that showed his might  
They did ●ut preach: his armies strong: how they excelled in sight   

12  
How kings with hosts: most fiercely set: yet fled discomfited:  
And households whole: that kept at home: the spoil they did divide.   

13  
Though ye have line among the pots: as black as coal in sight  
ye shallbe white: as dove with wings: milk white and feathers bright   

14  
When God great kings: threw out of land: though erst his flock was black  
then 'gan they look: as white as snow: as lieth on salmons back   

15  
Gods hill is fat: as Basan hill a mount that stately standth:  
With cliffs on high: like Basan monnt: it riseth it is so grand.   

16  
Why leap ye so: to spite this mount: ye toppy hillocks gay?  
This is gods mount: where God hath dwelled: he there shall dwell for aye.   

17  
Gods charets be: ten thousands twice: of angels millions:  
With them is God: with his good grace: as God loved Syna once.   

18  
Thou stiedst on high: thou thraldom caughtst: receiving gifts in men  
Yea faithless eke: thou tookst to grace: that God might dwell in them.   

19  
O blessed be God: who day by day: doth heap his gifts on us:  

☞ Sela.  This God is God: of all our health: in power most glorious.   

20  
He is our God: even God I say: all health and wealth to shape:  
Yea death is ruled: by God the lord: whose dint by him we scape qwel:   

21  
This God shall wound: his enemies heads: he shall their worthies  
Their hairy scalps: to pair full nigh: that still in sin will dwell.   

22  
God said I will: restore as once: from Basan mine I did:  
I will return: all mine as once: from seas most deep I rid.   

23  
That dipped thy feet: in all their blood: may read appear aneye:  
That dogs might lick: their enemies blood: so read to be thereby   

24  
Who list did see: O puissant God: thy great proceedings hie:  
The doings just: of thee my God: my king in sanctuary.   

25  
When thanks were song: first fingers went. them minstrels mouth their feet:  
In mids were set: the damsel maids: who played with timbrels sweet.   

26  
When they in one: were jointly met: thus god they praised well:  
From heart the ground they blessed the Lord: who sprang of Israel   

27  
Small Benjamin: there ruler went: so judas tribe their stone:  
So went the Peers: of Zebulon: and Neptaly came on.   

28  
Thus god hath bid all strength & power. for thee full nigh to be:  
With strength O God: confirm this work: that y● hast wrought so free.   

29  
From thy sweet house: jerusalem: make this thy strength proceed  
Then kings shall bring: their offerings: to thee to praise thy deed once tamed:   

30  
The lance men's routs: once scattered wide: the people's calves  
When they shall stoop: and presents bring: and warring fol●● once shamed.   

31  
Then shall the Peers: of Egypt land: for this come meek in sig●●  
Than Ethiops: full soon shall yield: to God their hands and might   

32  
O all ye realms: of all the earth: sing ye to God of bliss.  

☞ Sela.  Sing psalms and hymns: to testify: how worthy praise he is.   

33  
To him that rideth: on heaven of heavens: as he hath done of 〈◊〉  
Lo he his voice: hath uttered forth: a voice most strong and bold,   

34  
Ascribe to God all strength and might: to Israel so showed:  
On whom h●s power: no less is wrought: then is on heaven bristol   

35  
O God thou art: full terrible: from out thy sanctuary:  
This jacobs' God: his people aydth: O blessed be God thereby.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord and governor, which refreshest thy elect flock, with spiritual nourishment of all dilectation, grant unto all thy congregation so to understand thy victorious death, that we may always confess thy worthy victory against sin, death and hell, and to honour thy majesty now sitting on the right hand of thy father, to whom with thee and the holy ghost be all honour and glory for ever, Amen.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXIX.  
A suit of man in trouble bound,  
that hath his heart oppressed:  

Saluumme fac deus.  To Christ and his: it nigh doth sound,  
as Paul somewhere expressed.  

1  
Save me O Lord: in heaviness,  
by woes depressed down:  
The raging waves: of all distress,  
be fallen my soul to drown.   

2  
In mire so deep: I stick full fast,  
all bottomless to see:  
In waters deep: down am I cast,  
the floods have whelmed me.   

3  
In crying still: I weary go,  
my throat is horse and dry:  
Mine eyes be dim: and fainty so,  
while God I wish to spy   

4  
My foes exceed: my hears of head,  
at me they causeless look:  
My foes prevail: that wish me dead,  
I paid I never took.   

5  
Thou know O God: my foolishness,  
if ought amiss I did:  
My crimes of life: my simpleness,  
from thee be never hid.   

6  
Who wait on thee: feel they no hosts,  
of shame for my desert:  
O God the Lord: of jacobs' hosts,  
let them feel never smart.   

7  
Forsooth for thee: sustained I,  
both shame and vile reproof:  
My face is hid: for infamy,  
so felt for thy behoof.   

8  
I was repute: as stranger fremd,  
to all my brethren bad:  
As alien: so me condemned,  
my mother's children had.   

9  
For why, the zeal: of thy sweet house,  
hath me up eaten quite:  
On me fell deeds: opprobrious,  
of them that thee did spite.   

10  
I wept and fast: my soul to chaste,  
my body low to bring:  
Thus when I did: they did it cast,  
to my disabeling.   

11  
When sackcloth course: I put me on,  
to mourn my grief the more:  
Their laughing stock: and jesting stone,  
they made me then therefore.   

12  
The judges eke: which sat in gate,  
on me they babbled evil:  
So did on me: wine bibbers prate,  
yea songs they made their fill.   

13  
Yet I O Lord: prayed whole to thee,  
in time acceptably:  
For thy great ruth: and verity,  
with help hear thou my cry.   

14  
O pluck me out: of mire and sand,  
before I sink to steep:  
Let me escape: my haters hand,  
to rise from waters deep.   

15  
Let me no time: by floods and sea,  
all overflown to be:  
Nor let the deep: up swallow me,  
ne pit shit mouth on me.   

16  
This grant to me: O God this day,  
thy grace is liberal:  
Turn thy respect: to me I pray:  
regard thy mercies all.   

17  
hide not thy face: and cheerful sight,  
from me thy servant poor:  
For grievous woes: on me be light,  
make haste and hear therefore.   

18  
Draw nigh my soul: to challenge it,  
redeem and save it well:  
For these my foes: so haut they sit,  
save me from them so sell.   

19  
Thou know'st what spite: what shame I bear  
what vile rebukes I feel:  
Mine enemies all: that me do dear,  
be known to thee full well.   

20  
The shame hath pierced: and rend my heart,  
I feel all hearts disease:  
I looked if man would ease my smart,  
but none was me to ease.   

21  
In stead of meat: for my repast,  
they gave me bitter gall:  
In my great thirst: they esill cast,  
to quench my thirst withal.   

22  
Their table be: to them a snare,  
their sweet meats turned to sour:  
And that for joy: they did prepare,  
let there but sorrow lower.   

23  
Their eyes be dark: to see no light,  
and wit be far fro them:  
And make their loins: to reel upright,  
be they like drunken men.   

24  
Pour out thy wrath: these frekes to strike,  
who walk so stubbornly,  
And let thine ire: and wrath a like,  
take hold of them full nigh.   

25  
Their dwellings fine: be they suppressed,  
that they their country lose:  
In all their tents: let no man rest,  
their stock no man to choose,   

26  
For whom thou smitest: they scourge in sport,  
as though thou wouldst them so:  
Of thine afflict: and wounded sort,  
they talk with pleasure to.   

27  
O let them fall: from sin to sin,  
as thou didst plague the blind,  
And suffer not: that they go in,  
thy justice it to find.   

28  
Be they cast out: of book of life,  
who thus impugn God's grace:  
No where in book: memorative,  
with just men have they place.   

29  
As now for me: for that I mourn,  
in pains and dolours lie:  
Thy health to me: O God return,  
to raise up me on high.   

30  
Gods name I will: with praise advance,  
in song full deep in heart:  
I will in hymns: his laudes enhance,  
his grace to show in part.   

31  
And this shall please: God far above,  
(who is a spirit most pure)  
Then Ox or calf: with horn and hoof,  
to offer him (be sure)   

32  
The humble souls: shall this behold,  
rejoice they shall by live:  
And ye that seek: the Lord, be bold,  
rejoice, your soul shall live.   

33  
For God no doubt: the needy heareth,  
they may rejoice more high:  
His prisoners: in eye he birth,  
he cannot them defy.   

34  
Let heaven and earth: and all between,  
his worthy laud set out:  
The sea and all: that cxéepth therein,  
praise him all round about.   

35  
For God shall save: sweet Zyon hill,  
his place of godly rest:  
And judas towns: build up he will,  
to dwell in them possessed.   

36  
His servants true posterity,  
shall it inherit just:  
And they that love: his majesty,  
of dwelling there may trust.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord of all pity and compassion, incline thine ear unto us to understand the certainty of thy truth and salvation, and that we may be so purged from the filthiness of all sin, to have a name in thy blessed book of election, there to be registered among thy deer elects, through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXX.  
The just man here: calth God to aid,  
To be protect: from hasty brayed,  
Of all his foes (to hate) so rife:  
By his good hand: to be well stayed,  

Deus in adiutorium.  No time that he: be overlayed,  
By weakness frail (of all) his life.  

1  
O God to me: thine help intend,  
In haste thyself: to mercy bend,  
and me (O Lord) deliver quite:  
Like grace I crave: that thou extend,  
Thy help from heaven: so down to send,  
to aid me strong: by (godly) might.   

2  
In haste be they: confounded all,  
With shameful name: men might them call,  
Which seek (in hate) my soul to spill:  
Be they put back: and driven to wall,  
All vile reproof: might them befall,  
who that to me: wish (any) evil.   

3  
Even straight fled back: let all them be,  
For their reward: foul shame to see:  
these subtle (men but) glosers all:  
Whose tongue to fawn: can whole agree,  
To say there there: lo thus to me,  
by guile (and craft) to make me fall.   

4  
But let all those: that seek thy might,  
With gladness full: and joy he dight,  
in thee their Lord (and God) all day:  
And let them all: that have delight,  
In thy sweet health: say still aright,  
the Lord (so good) be praised aye.   

5  
As now for me: though poor I ligh,  
Afflicted sore: in misery,  
O Lord to me make (hasty) speed:  
Thou art mine aid: most trustily,  
My God of all: delivery,  
to long (fro me) do not recéede.   

¶ The collect.  
O God eternal and invincible protector of thy subjects, we beseech thee make haste to help and secure thy poor household, who standeth in suit at thy majesty, that we may escape all shame and rebuke of sin and adversity so defended by thine aid, through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXI.  
The just giveth thanks: to God above,  
Who kept his youth in stay:  
So craveth he still: for further love,  
In age no time to stray.  

1  

In te domine speravi.  MY trust O Lord: in thy good name,  
I have (in heart) always reposed:  
Let never me: be put to shame,  
from hope (I have) to be deposed,   

2  
In thine own grace: and righteousness,  
all quite (from harm) deliver me:  
incline thine ear: to my great stress,  
to save (my life) and make me free.   

3  
Both rock and wall: be thou to me,  
to which (most sure) I may resort:  
Thy will it is: that kept I be,  
my hold thou art and (stable) sort.   

4  
And make me scape: the tyranny,  
my God (and Lord) of wicked foe:  
To scape the hand: of man to spy,  
both false (in heart) and cruel to.   

5  
Thou art my hope: and patience,  
O Lord for whom I (daily) long:  
From even my youth: my confidence,  
thou hast (no doubt) been ever strong.   

6  
For sith my birth: by thee alone,  
full sure (by thee) were kept my ways:  
Thou pluckst 〈◊〉 out: my mother's womb,  
my mouth (therefore) shall spread thy praise.   

7  
A monster great: men me report,  
so many judge (that be) unjust:  
But yet thou art: my stable sort,  
in whom is all my (hope and) trust.   

8  
O let my mouth: with praises flow,  
that thee I may land (always) thus:  
That I may sing: to high and low,  
thine honour (great most) glorious.   

9  
In time of age: reject me not,  
that out (from thee) I be not cast:  
And leave me not: all desolate,  
in (needful) time when strength doth waste   

10  
For now my foes: together jet,  
in counsel whole (they do) conspire:  
To rail at me: they be all set,  
to trap my soul in (hateful) ire.   

11  
They say him God: hath whole reject,  
sue on (therefore) and take him now:  
And full ye may: on him he wrect,  
for none (in earth) will him avow.   

12  
O God from me: depart not far,  
O God my God (to thee) I cry:  
From me thy help: do not debar,  
make haste (to come) my foes be nigh.   

13  
And let them all: confounded be,  
to sink (and drown) who seek my soul,  
Let shame them take: and villainy,  
who wish my life (my soul) to foil.   

14  
As now for me: most quietly,  
I will abide thy (loving) hand:  
Yea day by day: more earnestly,  
my mouth (and tongue) shall praise thy fond.   

15  
My mouth shall tell: thy righteousness,  
thy saving health (to me) all day:  
But end of this: great gentleness,  
I can not think or (wholly) say.   

16  
In this my hope: I will go on,  
in God my Lord (so great) of power:  
I will express: of thee alone,  
thy truth (so farm) both day and hour.   

17  
For thou O God▪ haste taught me well,  
from (all my) youth unto this day:  
Thy marvels I: therefore will tell,  
thy wonders (great and) how they lay.   

18  
But me in age: when hears be white,  
depress me not (O Lord) adown:  
I will first tell: thy power and might,  
this age (that is) and them to come.   

19  
For sure O God: thy truth is s●ene,  
to heaven (above) life up so high:  
Things great by thee: so wrought hath been,  
who can (in power) be like to thee.   

20  
How great and sore: adversity,  
thou madest me oft (in life) to spy:  
Yet didst thou turn: to quicken me,  
from deep (of stress) to raise me high.   

21  
Beside thou didst: increase my reign,  
with honour (much so) more and more:  
When turned thou wart: and pleased again.  
of joy (so glad) thou gavest me store.   

22  
I will thee praise: in psaltry sweet,  
my God (and Lord) thy truth to tell:  
To thee my harp: shall stand as meet,  
O Lord (so good) of Israel.   

23  
My lips and mouth: both fain and glad,  
shall be (always) to sing to thee:  
So shall my soul: for mercy had,  
Which thou (by grace) hast made so free.   

24  
My tongue shall talk: thy righteousness,  
from day to day (and that) even ●till▪  
Because with shame: thou didst repress,  
my foes (so fierce) that wished me evil.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty god which raignes● eternally in that high throne of majesty, and yet dost not disdain to look upon us poor miserable worms creeping here on earth, and also dost not suffer us to be confounded with shame for evermore, we beseehe thee to fulfil our lips with thy worthy praise, and exercise our hearts in continual meditation of all thy goodness declared to us, Through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXII.  
In letter prayed: king David plain,  
His son to speed: in all his reign:  
In spirit more true: yet m●nt it is,  
Of Christ's God son: and king of bliss.  

1  

Deus judicium.  BEstow O God: thy judgements true  
Upon the king: anointed due:  
Thy justice eke: give thou thereto,  
To this king's son: in it to go.   

2  
Then shall he judge: the people right,  
The good to save: the bad to smite:  
He shall the poor: afflict defend,  
The meek to quite: the proud to bend.   

3  
The mountains great: sweet peace shall bring  
Unto thy folk: in governing:  
The smaller hills: shall righteousness,  
So spread a like: in faithfulness.   

4  
The simple sort: in misery,  
To hold their right: he shall apply:  
The poor man's child: he shall protect,  
And briber stroy: that him so wrect.   

5  
They shall fear thee: in reverence,  
As long as sun hath influence:  
Or while the moon: her face doth show,  
From age to age: from high to low.   

6  
He shall come down: as rain from seas,  
On grass new shorn: or will the fleas:  
As showers sweet: on earth do light,  
To cheer all thing: in fruitful sight.   

7  
In his good days: all rightwise men,  
Shall flourish then and rise again:  
Sweet peace shallbe: on every side,  
As long as Moon▪ her sphere doth ride.   

8  
From sea to sea: his rule shallbe,  
From palestine: to deep red sea:  
From Euphrates: to holy land,  
From cost to cost: how wide it standth.   

9  
The Ethiopes: in wilderness,  
Full meek to him: shall bow their knees:  
His foes shall seem: to lick the dust,  
All prostrate light: to him they must.   

10  
Of Tharsys kings: and other Isles,  
shall gifts present: him otherwhiles:  
Of araby: and saba kings,  
shall humbly bring: their offerings.   

11  
To make short tale: what kings there be,  
In earth must give: him homage free:  
Yea nations all: shall them submit,  
To hold of him: and kiss his feet.   

12  
For he the poor: shall soon relief,  
The crying wretch: to rid from grief:  
The needy man: all comfortless,  
Without all help: he will release.   

13  
I say again: he will be good,  
To needy man: and poor of blood:  
Though here he be: both torn and brent,  
Their souls to save: he will consent.   

14  
Their souls from fraud: in usury,  
He will them rid: that tyranny:  
Their names to him shall shine full clear,  
Their blood, his sight: shall count full dear.   

15  
And live he shall: to him shallbe,  
So given the gold: of araby:  
He shall for poor: make suit always,  
The poor for it: shall praise him ●ye.   

16  
One hand full sown: of wheat on hill,  
For growth and length: then shake it will.  
In Lybanon: eke trees so high,  
As green as grass: all towns shall lygh.   

17  
His name shall still: and aye endure,  
Before the son: it was full sure:  
His grace shall bless: all people just,  
All heathen him▪ shall praise and trust.   

18  
This God our Lord: he blessed full well,  
Even just the God: of Israel:  
He wondrous things: doth work alone,  
All mysteries: by him be done.   

19  
His name be blessed: in unity,  
For ever one: in trinity:  
This name shall fill: the earth again,  
Say we thereto, Amen, Amen.   

¶ The collect.  
WE acknowledge O God almighty thy holy name to be worthily magnified, whereunto we now resort with humble supplication, beseeching thee to suppress all hostility of our oppressors, who envy thy prosperous and blissful reign of thy son our Saviour Christ, give us thy people such peace whereby we may ensue all righteousness & godliness, through the mediation of our said Lord & saviour, who with thee, etc.    
¶ The end of the second book.   

Here beginneth the third Book of Psalms.  

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXIII.  
This musing Psalm: by David made: to A●aph put to sing,  
Doth show the ends of good and bad: what vice what virtue bringth.  

1  
O Good is God: to Israel,  

Quam bonus Israel Deus.  To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

2  
But yet my feet: well nigh were gone: to doubt of godly ways,  
My steps of life: almost were slipped: to run in like astrayes.   

3  
For why I fret▪ all who●e in zeal: to note how sinners were:  
In peace with bliss: all whole beset: the good men all in fear.   

4  
For they of death: feel no distress: nor much it doth them fret,  
Their strength is fresh: in every part: well fed and fat they jet.   

Yet good is God to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

5  
Misfortune none: befalth these men: no labour pressth them hard:  
They have no scourge: as other men: all wealth is their reward.   

6  
Of this ariseth: their haughty pride: wherein they vaunt so stout:  
All clad they be: with wickedness: and wrong even round about.   

7  
With falnes foul: their eyes be swelled: their gullets feel no thrust  
Their paunches full: their health so quart: their hearts exceed in lust   

Yet good is God to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

8  
And others they: corrupt with talk: they speak all that is nought  
They do blaspheme: even God above: such rage dewraith their thought.   

9  
For up to heaven▪ they cast their mouth: God's providence to scorn  
Their tongue in earth: must bear the rule: by them the poor is lost.   

10  
This maketh all folk: to fall to them: to sue their wealth unto:  
Their water cups: to drink in part: to ease their want and wo.   

Yet good is God: to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

11  
The people mad: tush say they all: do God such matters know?  
Hath God above: respect or care: of things so done below?   

12  
For lo say they: these wicked men: they prosper well in all:  
The world is theirs: as jolly men: all goods to them befall.   

13  
And some of them: said thus again: my heart I cleansed in vain:  
To purge my life: from subtle art: I count it foolish pain.   

Yet good is God to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

14  
Thus vexed I went: afflict in heart: all day by wicked sect:  
In early morn: sore scourged I was: to have this ca●e detect.   

15  
I had almost: said even as they: lo than I had been wood:  
For so should I: have evil reproved: thy flock of children good.   

16  
I sought and sought: to search it out: O Lord what this might be:  
But thou O God: so secret wart: it was to hard for me.   

Yet good is God: to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

17  
I doubted still: till God I sought: in his most saintly place:  
To note his wont: in all their ends: at last of all their race.   

18  
I spied thou setst: their slipper state: in brittle goods unclear:  
Thou cast them down: on head to nought: yea when most high they were   

19  
O how they quailed: most suddenly: cast down and perished quite?  
For their misdeeds: & wickedness: to nought brought down in sight.   

Then good is God to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

20  
As dreams so vain: do vanish quite: from man that wakth from sleep  
Their image Lord: so shalt thou stroy: thy city not to keep.   

21  
Mine inward ghost: sore vexed it was: before this case I knew:  
It pierced my reins: and roots of heart: to note their works untrue   

22  
So fond I was: and ignorant: in secret works of thee:  
To brute beast like: all void of wit: so dull thy trade to see.   

For good thou art: to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

23  
But yet O lord: though thus I thought: I was held up by thee:  
My right hand yet: thou heldst so up: that far I did not flee.   

24  
As me thou taughtst: so hence thou wilt: teach me thy secret will,  
And after that: with glory bright: my soul with joy to fill.   

25  
For whom have I: in heaven but thee: to love or trust aright:  
Or who in earth: can health impart: but thou my heart's delight.   

All good thou art to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

26  
Though flesh & heart: here failed me: thou didst not me forsake:  
Thou art O God: my strength of heart: my part thou art to take.   

27  
For lo who far: from thee do stray: they perish shall no doubt:  
A whoring who: eke run fro thee: thou drivest them all to nought   

28  
But good for me: by God to hold: in thee O God to trust:  
To tell thine acts: how good thou art: in Zion gate full just.   

O good is God to Israel,  
To them of perfect heart:  
Though wicked men: have here the sweet,  
And good men feel the smart.   

¶ The collect.  
Give us assistance of thy grace almighty father, & so guide our feet in meditation of thy righteous judgements, that we slide at no time or be offended by undiscrete zeal, or envy at the prosperity of thine adversaries, either to misconceyve thy everlasting providence, or yet to be the slacker in the godly ways of thy holy testimonies, so that we may always joyfully bear thy cross sent unto us, having thee for our lot and comfort therein, and so having our hearts pure in thee, we may praise thy righteousness in the eternal gates of thy heavenly Jerusalem and everlasting habitation, Through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXIIII.  
A sore complaint (here may) ye read,  
Against God's foes so vain:  
Which Christ his word: and eke his flock,  
Pursue with might and main,  

1  
WHy art so far: O God (our God)  

Vt quld Deus repulisti.  For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be)   

2  
O God (our Lord) think thou upon: thy congregation dear,  
Of old so strong: possessed by thee: whom thou redemst so clear.   

And think upon thee (chosen) lot: of thine inheritance:  
Of Zion mount: wherein thou dwelled: with thy good ordinance.   

3  
Lift up in haste: thy feet (and hands) confound thy foe in face:  
How hath he stroyed: thy sanctuary: the seat of thy good grace?   

Why art so far O God (our God)  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

4  
Thy foes did roar (full high) in pride: in time of feastful day:  
As conquest signs: in temple there: their banners did they splay.   

5  
Where he that once did (cut and) hue: a beam or spar of wood:  
To beautify: thy temple work: was thought devout and good.   

6  
But now they boast (and brag) herein: to pull all down to nought:  
To break with mall: & eke with are: the gates of carvers wrought   

And yet art far: O God (our God):  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

7  
Yea fire (and flame) now have they set: upon thy holy place:  
They have defiled: & cast to ground: the house where dwelled thy grace   

8  
They said (in wrath) to stroy them quite: let us in one consent:  
Gods houses thus: in all the land: they have all wholly brent.   

We (now can) see no wont signs: there is no Prophet more:  
Not one with us: of wisdom sage: to ease our bondage sore.   

And yet art far: O God (our God)  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

10  
How long O God: shall thus (in spite) the adversary brayed.  
Thy house, thy feasts: thy fold deface: his brags at thee be laid?   

How long I say: shall he (so mad) thy holy name blaspheme,  
For ever thus: him shall we see: thy power so light to dame?   

11  
Why than (O Lord) hold still thy hands: & wink'st at this his spite?  
Thy hand draw out: of bosom soon: to stroy thy foes by might.   

Why art so far: O God (our God)  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

12  
Yet God my king (and Lord) he is: of old in years now gone:  
He health bestowed: on all the earth: himself doth it alone.   

13  
Thou didst divide the sea (as once) by might of thy great hand:  
The Dragon's heads: thou brakest in two: so drowned by sea & land.   

14  
Thou crushedst the head of Whales (I say) Leniathan so great:  
For thy dear flock: thou madest him meat: which was in desert set.   

Then why art far from us (O God)  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

15  
Of stony rocks so (flinty) hard: thou brought'st out floods & springs  
And so thou driedst: great waters up: for all their gatheryngs.   

16  
The night & day: be thine (at will) thou spread'st both light & sun  
The sun by day: to shine so clear: by night to shine the Moon.   

17  
The costs of all: the earth (so wide) thou didst them place full due  
Thou summer madest: and winter both: each other right to sue.   

And yet art far: from us (O God)  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

18  
Remember this (in mind) O Lord: thine emnies how they vaunt,  
How foolishly: the people have: revylde thy name a taunt.   

19  
give not thy turtles (silly) soul: to beast of cruel port:  
Forget not aye: the company: of thine afflicted sort.   

20  
Behold thy pact: once made (to us) for darkness pestilent:  
Is spread the earth: where thieves do dwell: both false and violent.   

And yet art far from us (O God)  
For ever wilt thou flee?  
Why fumeth thy wrath: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.   

21  
O suffer not the poor (that is) contrite to feel a shame:  
But let the poor: and needy soul: for help aye praise thy name.   

22  
Rise God (awake) and judge thy cause: thy foe thou seest extreme:  
Bear still in mind: his vile attempt: for daily he blasphemth.   

23  
Forget not thou the (raging voice) the brags of all thy foes:  
Their boasting pride: do mount always: at thee their hatred goes.   

O than be nigh: O God (our God)  
For ever do not flee?  
And fume no more: against thy sheep,  
Of pasture (as we be.)   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord the almighty maker of heaven and earth, with all the furnishing thereof, which of thine inestimable love didst redeem the world again by the price of thy precius blood, be mindful of thy poor desolate flock, overmuch laden in misery and woe, to behold how thy glory is trodden under foot by the wicked powers of this world, hear our lamentable tears, and comfort us with joy again after our afflictions, to praise thy mighty hand all days of our life: who livest and reignest, one God with the father, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXVI.  
A prophecy: of Christ ye spy,  
who threath the wicked state:  

Confitebimur tibi Deus.  Not so to wry: their tyranny,  
to wreak poor men in hate.  

1  
WE do confess: and thanks express,  
to thee O God with praise:  
Thy name is nigh: as testify,  
thy wondrous works always.   

2  
When time most fit: shall serve to it,  
I then will judge the right:  
In day so set: when men be met,  
all hearts to spread in sight.   

3  
Proud earthly man: shall melt even than,  
who dwelleth on earth shall quail:  
I set the ground: of earth so round,  

☞ Sela.  I can it shake no fail.   

4  
I did upbraid: such fools and said,  
deal not so madly sirs:  
To wicked rout: I spoke full out,  
blow not your horn to fierce.   

5  
Lift not to high: your horn said I,  
your power all wrong ensueth:  
With stubborn necks: speak you no checks  
but bend your hearts to truth.   

6  
For high renown: cometh not adown,  
from East, or West, or South:  
How wide ye be: ye cannot flee,  
this Gods true word of mouth.   

7  
For God iwis: right domes man is,  
no thought can scape his eyes:  
Him throweth he down: him doth he crown  
as he can best devise.   

8  
In God's right hand: a cup their standth,  
of wine full red to see:  
But mixed with lies: and dregs it lighes,  
which he poorth diversly.   

The good at brink: the clear doth drink,  
God brinche them gently so:  
The bad doth sup: the dregs full up,  
the bottoms troublous wo.   

9  
Still will I talk: such wont walk,  
of jacobs' God and Lord:  
His dooms to sing: him worshipping,  
I will with hearts accord.   

10  
And God saith thus: down will I crush,  
all horns of wicked men:  
Even so will I: exalt on high,  
all righteous power again.   

¶ The collect.  
O Most loving shepherd, which for the redemption of thy flock didst drink the bitter cup of thy painful passion, we pray thee so attempre the cup of adversity in such measure to us, that we may gladly in heart bear our cross, thereto strengthened by thy holy spirit, and that we never walk in the proud ways of this world to drink their heavy cup in the world to come, who livest and reignest with the father and the holy ghost. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXVI.  
Against oppressors tyrannous,  
who put God's flock to wrong:  
This Psalm would they: should well discuss▪  

Nota in judea deus  God'S pour and hand so strong.  

1  
IN jury God: is known full well,  
the righteous doth confess:  
His name is great: in Israel,  
the wicked saith no less.   

2  
His tabernacle: Salem is,  
a place of peace most sweet:  
And Zion hill: a seat of his,  
where raignth his grace full meet.   

3  
This God even there: for all their sake,  
his love so them beheld:  
Bow, arrows, sword: and shield he broke,  

☞ Sela.  all battle set in field.   

4  
Thou Zion mount: dost more excel,  
in honour fame and might:  
Then robbers hills: where that they dwell,  
how fierce they range in sight.   

5  
These Giants proud: of stomach fell,  
even they be spoiled again:  
They slept their sleep: though full they swell,  
their hands shall nought retain.   

6  
O jacobs' God: at thy reproof,  
these tyrants fell to ground:  
Their charets splayed: and strayed aloof,  
both horse and man I drowned.   

7  
Even thou alone: thou fearful art,  
in wrath against the proud:  
Who can resist: thine ireful dart,  
O Lord who ever could?   

8  
From heaven thou madest: thy judgement sound  
that earth thy power might hear:  
So earthly man: was soon on ground,  
he shook and quailed for fear.   

9  
When God arose: to judge in right,  
his saints oppressed with smart:  
Then did his strength: appear in sight,  

☞ Sela  to save the meek in heart.   

10  
Man's fierceness past: shall full set out,  
thy praise (O Lord) no less:  
Their trains & guiles: which still they clout,  
from hence thou shalt repress.   

11  
Then vow your vows: and pay them well,  
to your Lord God full glad:  
I bid you all: which nigh him dwell,  
bring gifts to God so dread.   

12  
Stout Princes spirits: so furious,  
he can both quench and quell:  
On them his hand: is wondrous,  
how fierce in earth they swell.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst dread and sovereign Lord grant we beseech thee to our meditations such effect, for the confession of thy holy name, that we be so illightened by thy eternal hills, to have understanding of thy glorious resurrection, that we be not disappointed of thy glory at thy fearful judgement, Through Christ. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXVII.  
Strong faith in voice: with diligence,  
for help he crieth a loud:  
He stickth to Gods: good providence,  

Voce mea ad Dominum.  and seeth himself aloud.  

1  
TO God to cry: in voice I will,  
to God I say in voice:  
He shall to me: give ear full still,  
to make my heart rejoice.   

2  
In troublous days: the Lord I sought,  
my wounds still ran by night:  
My hands and strength full low were brought  
my soul fled comfort quite.   

3  
I will of God: yet mindful be,  
to wail I will not cease:  

☞ Sela  When I my soul: sore vexed shall see,  
my voice shall not decrease.   

4  
Thou hold'st mine eyes: full waking still,  
that rest I none can take:  
So faint and weak: I have no will,  
once speech by mouth to make.   

5  
I did therefore: than straight recownt,  
the days of old fern years:  
I did revolve: the father's wont,  
in their distress and fears.   

6  
My songs from mind: shall not departed,  
to others which I sing:  
By night I muse: and talk in heart,  
my spirit searched every thing.   

7  
And thus I plain: will God my Lord,  
absent himself for aye?  
Shall I be thus: so sore abhorred,  
will he his grace denay?   

8  
His pity great: will it a way:  
for ever not to turn:  
And will his word: now end (I say)  
to make us still to mourn?   

9  
Hath God forgot: to pity thus?  
can he himself forget?  
And will he shut: so hard from us,  

☞ Sela.  his loves and mercies great.   

10  
At last I said: this wavering,  
declareth my frailty fond:  
But I intend: in mind to bring,  
the change of his good hand.   

11  
My Lords great acts: I will recount,  
my faith to him to bind:  
His wondrous works: how high they mount,  
In times of old to find.   

12  
In all thy works: so wrought by thee,  
my study whole shall stand:  
My talk shallbe: most frankly free,  
to spread thy deeds of hand.   

13  
Thy way O God: I see is set,  
in holiness all bright:  
What God is like: in glory great,  
as this our God of might?   

14  
Thou God art he: which openly,  
workest wonders high as God:  
To people far: and sonderly,  
thy power thou spredst abroad.   

15  
Thou hast redéemd: with might in deed,  
thy people tenderly:  
Old jacobs' stock: and josephes' seed,  
escaped by thee they be.   

16  
The waters deep: saw thee O God,  
the waters deep saw thee:  
They were afraid: to feel thy rod,  
the depths did quake to see.   

17  
Thy clouds reigned down: so waters fell,  
the heavens for sound did ring:  
The stones of hail: were arrows fell,  
by them thy foes to wring.   

18  
Thy thunder's noise: did rumble stout,  
in air the sphere above:  
Thy lightnyngs shone: all round about,  
the earth did quake and move.   

19  
Thy way in sea: is large and wide,  
thy paths in waters great:  
Thy footsteps yet: cannot be spied,  
how there thy feet be set.   

20  
Thou ledst thy people pastor like,  
as sheep in all their way:  
By Moses hand: thou didst them keep,  
whom Aaron helped to stay.   

¶ The collect.  
O God the wonderful workesman of deeds incomprehensible, most specially in the element of water, sometime by staying the rage of them to the defence of thine elect, to the consuming of thine enemies sometime in turning to the nature of wine, to the comfort of thy servants, we beseech thee so to accept the voices of our cries, that we may feel thy mercy continually poured upon us, to preserve and to comfort us, Through etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXVIII.  
This high profound: oration,  
A monitory is:  
To God to turn: to trust upon,  

Attendite populi meus.  by works so great of his.  

1  
MY people kind: hear this my law,  
true lore it full avowth:  
incline your ear: in gentle awe,  
to hark my words of mouth.   

2  
My lips sage saws: shall now unfold,  
which parables might seem:  
And proverbs strange: of years of old,  
how we should God esteem.   

3  
Which things we have: both hard and tried,  
to be most certain true:  
Which fathers old: to us a lied,  
us told that should ensue.   

4  
Not we therefore: will hide the same,  
from their posterity:  
To them to tell: Gods lauds and fame,  
his wonders strange to see.   

5  
He made a pact: with jacob just,  
and law set Israel:  
Wherein he charged: our father's trust,  
these things their seed to tell.   

6  
That so might all their lineage know,  
in ages still to come:  
To rise and spread: to high and low,  
God's acts to his renome.   

6  
That so might all: their lineage know,  
in ages still to come:  
To rise and spread: to high and low,  
God's acts to his renome.   

7  
That they thereby: might truly set,  
in God affiance strong:  
That they should not: his works forget,  
but keep his hests full long.   

8  
Lest they should prove: their father's like,  
a faithless stubborn kind:  
A people loath: the right to seek,  
which fell from God in mind.   

9  
All like the tribe: of Ephraym,  
in arms with darts and bows:  
Yet turned their backs: at fighting time,  
and had foul overthrows.   

10  
They kept not (lo) true touch with God,  
his pact they overyed:  
From his sweet hests: they strayed abroad,  
to walk his law they fled.   

11  
And soon forgot: what done had he,  
to them as beasts unkind:  
His wondrous works: that they had seen,  
were clean cast out of mind.   

12  
Great marvels wrought: his mighty hand,  
in their forefather's sight:  
At Zoan field: in Egypt land,  
to show his power and might.   

13  
He cut the seas▪ apart to stand,  
as walls erect on high:  
He led them through: to go to land,  
while they like heaps did lygh.   

14  
He led them forth: in journeys right,  
by cloud as guide by day:  
By night whole out: in fiery light,  
his angels kept their way.   

15  
He clave the rocks: in wilderness,  
how hard so ever grown:  
Where out he slacked: their thirstines,  
as floods from depths had flown.   

16  
He made the stone: to gush in streams,  
from them did water strike:  
Though flyntes by kind: keep fiery leams,  
God made them drink to keep.   

17  
For all this yet: against his will,  
they sinned more and more:  
They him provoked: in desert still,  
for all his gentle store.   

18  
They tempted God: to prove his power,  
their hearts went much astray:  
They would have meat: at present hour,  
their lusts they would assay.   

19  
Against their God▪ most every where,  
they spoke like rebels thus:  
Can God provide: a table here,  
in wilderness for us?   

20  
He struck the rock: the waters spread,  
as streams they flowed in deed:  
But can (say they): God give us bread,  
or flesh his flock to feed?   

21  
When God this heard: he was full wroth,  
his fire in jacob brent:  
His heavy plague: in anger goeth,  
even down on Israel sent.   

22  
Because no hope: in God they laid,  
that he could feed their want:  
Nor yet put trust: in him for aid,  
God made their hearts to pant.   

23  
He did command: the clouds above,  
which float the air about:  
He bade the heavens: their gates remove,  
to pour their gifts full out.   

24  
Then rained down: that Manna sweet,  
thereof that they should taste:  
He sent them down: about their feet,  
from heaven this vyand cast.   

25  
O wondrous act: that man did eat,  
such food of angels strong:  
He poured them down: their fill of meat,  
their pitched tents among.   

26  
He made the East: wind blow his blast,  
amid the heaven in length:  
He forced the southwind blow as fast,  
by his great power and strength.   

27  
So than he reigned: as thick as dust,  
of flesh abundant store:  
And feathered fowls: to fill their lust,  
as thick as sand on shore.   

28  
Amid their tents: it fell as motes,  
not far to seek therefore:  
Even round about: their dwelling coats,  
it did them serve the more.   

29  
They thus did eat: and fed they were,  
full up unto the chin:  
He granted them: their lust so far,  
what they could wish therein.   

30  
Their lust was not: abased so,  
for still in lust they quothed:  
And while they chowd: both to and fro,  
in mouth this meat they loathed.   

31  
Lo wrath from God: was kindled sheu,  
he slew their worthies great:  
He field to ground: their chosen men,  
in Israel beset.   

32  
For all this yet: they sinned still,  
their wont guise they played:  
To trust to him: they had no will,  
though wonders he displayed.   

33  
Therefore he spoiled: their living days,  
in vanity to lygh:  
Their years he spent: in fears and frays,  
to vere both heart and eye.   

34  
As long as God: them struck and slew,  
they sought him then full gent:  
They seemed tho: their sins to rue,  
to God at morn they went.   

35  
Than could they well: remember this,  
that God was all their strength:  
That God full good: redeemer is,  
their comfort most at length.   

36  
But yet they did: but gloze in speech,  
their hearts agreed not so:  
They lied in tongue: thus him to seache,  
dissemblers did they go.   

37  
Their minds to him: were nothing sound,  
but hollow hearts they had:  
They stood not still: with him so bound,  
in league and covenant glad.   

38  
Yet he so good: their sins forget,  
and would not them despise:  
Full oft: his wrath: he did retreat,  
that whole it should not rise.   

39  
For he did count: they were but flesh,  
as frail as brittle glass:  
And that they were: like wind to guess,  
that passth without repass.   

40  
Right many times: in wilderness,  
they him provoked sore:  
How much grieved they: his gentleness,  
in desert more and more.   

41  
They did revolt: oft God to tempt,  
that saint of Israel:  
They proved his power: in mad contempt,  
as he in bounds should dwell.   

42  
They minded not: his able hand,  
what once for them it wrought:  
Nor yet that day: when they were bond,  
how he redemption brought.   

43  
How he had done: miraculously,  
in Egypt fully out:  
In Zoan field: his wonders high,  
they did forget no doubt.   

44  
When he did turn their waters sweet,  
to blood how they increased:  
And made their springs: all full on meet,  
for drink for man or beast.   

45  
He lice sent eke: all kind of flies,  
which them devoured quite:  
Among them frogs: did scraule and rise,  
to vex them day and night.   

46  
He gave their fruits: of whole increase,  
to caterpillars spoil:  
The grasshopper: did never cease,  
to waste their labours toil.   

47  
He did unbarke: of vine the trees,  
with stones in clods congealed:  
And eke their trees: of mulberries,  
with frosts so seen but seld.   

48  
He smote their beasts: of cart and plough,  
with hail in his great ire:  
Their other flocks: he smoote full rough,  
with coals of burning fire.   

49  
He cast on them: his fury hot,  
wrath, woe, with anguish sting:  
With such fell plagues: them sore he smote  
which Angels evil do bring.   

50  
He made plain way: for his sore wrath  
to go, and stroyed them quite:  
No soul he spared: from sudden death,  
their beasts the plague did smite.   

51  
He stroyd their fruits: begotten first  
In Egypt furious:  
Their prymer fruits: of all their lust  
where Cham's seed dwelled in house.   

52  
But yet he led: his people free,  
like sheep he kept them aye:  
As sheep in flock: most tenderly  
in desert led their way.   

53  
He brought them out: in surety  
all fears that they might flee:  
He overwhelmed: their foes at eye,  
In waves of foaming sea.   

54  
He brought them just: within the cost  
of his good Sanctuary:  
To this sweet hill: of virtue most  
which his right hand did buy.   

56  
He Pay●yms drove: all out of place,  
and jacobs' stock put in:  
Their heritage: he set the space,  
and met their lot by line.   

57  
But yet the Lord: they tempted high,  
and him provoked still:  
They turned quite: his law awry,  
the signs of his good will.   

58  
They turned their backs: yea did conspire,  
as once their fathers went:  
To their old wonts: they did retire,  
as sturdy bow in bent.   

59  
To rear hill altars was their trade,  
whereby they moved him sore:  
Of Idols graven: their Gods they made,  
by which they grieved him more.   

60  
God heard this case: full wrath was he,  
with indignation great:  
At Israel: exceedingly,  
his sore displeasure fret.   

61  
That he did shone: his sacrary,  
which once in Sylo stood:  
His tent I say: pitched steadfastly,  
among old Adam's blood.   

61  
So he eftsoons: to thraldom sent,  
his ark that was their strength:  
Which was their old: fair ornament,  
their foes possessed at length.   

62  
His folk he gave: unto the sword,  
with wars entangled so:  
His heritage: full sore he deard,  
in much displeasant wo.   

63  
The fire eat up: their lusty men  
both young in arms and sides:  
Their virgins young: not honoured then,  
with wedlock songs as brides.   

64  
Their priests by sword: were vilely slain▪  
religion set at nought:  
No widows left: which should complain,  
before all slain by thought.   

65  
The Lord as one: laid long in sleep,  
at length from sleep awoke:  
With wine refreshed: in heart full deep,  
as giant strength he took.   

66  
His foes rearwardes: even down he field,  
their hinder parts he struck:  
That most in shame: they ever dwelled,  
so he their armies broke.   

67  
All joseph's tribe: he did refuse  
his ark to them to bring:  
So Ephraym: he would not use,  
he meant an other thing.   

68  
But judas tribe: he took him till,  
wherein he bode in place:  
And old beloved: sweet Zyon hill,  
he chase in lovely grace.   

69  
And there he built: his sanctuary,  
as princely palace high:  
He founded it: as earth to lygh  
in state perpetually.   

70  
And David meek: he did elect,  
his servant whom he loved:  
To state so high: from state abject,  
from sheep coats him removed.   

71  
He took them up: in following,  
his ewes full big with young:  
To guide his folk: in pasturing,  
his heirs of jacob sprung.   

72  
And he them fed: in faithful heart,  
as Christ anointed king:  
He governed them: in prudent part,  
his reign all bliss did spring.   

¶ The collect.  
Almighty God which art most bountiful feast maker, we beseech thee release our souls with that heavenly Manna thy spiritual grace, that we directed by the hand of thy providence, may continually dwell in the holy mount of thy chosen congregation, once redeemed by thine almighty hand, at the last to come to thy holy tabernacle, to joy with thee eternally, by the gift of thy son jesus Christ to whom with thee and the holy ghost be all honour and glory. Amen.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXIX.  
¶ The church lamenth: the tyranny,  
of all her foes so fell:  

Deus vene runt gentes.  Her sins she waylth: most mourningly▪  
yet trust of help full well.  

1  
O God now come: be paynims wild,  
thine heritance to waste:  
Thy holy house: they have defiled,  
Jerusalem is razed.   

2  
Thy servants corpse: this heathen sect,  
hath cast to birds for meat:  
Thy saints weak flesh: they have reject,  
to beasts of earth to eat.   

3  
Their blood they have: like water shed,  
about Jerusalem:  
And none there was: to mourn the dead,  
or yet to bury them.   

4  
We are become: an open shame,  
to all our neighbours next:  
But mocking stocks: in laughing game,  
on all sides we be vexed.   

5  
O Lord how long: shall last thine ire?  
for ever shall it be?  
Thy controversy: to burn as fire,  
for ever shall we see?   

6  
Pour out thy wrath: upon thy foes,  
for paynims know not thee:  
Upon those realms: which be to lose,  
thy name and power to see.   

7  
Devoured they have: true jacobs' place,  
his seed and house lieth waste:  
The sanctuary: of thy good grace,  
the walls they have defaced.   

8  
Our former sins: remember not,  
make speed, show mercy soon:  
Thou seest our grief: our woeful state,  
how all we be undone.   

9  
Help us O God: our saviour,  
for praise of thy good name:  
Our sins our ill: behaviour,  
forgive, forget the same.   

10  
Lest heathen rail: and say in spite,  
where now is come their God?  
Thy servants blood: so shed in sight,  
revenge, and show thy rod.   

11  
O hear the sighs: and sorrows deep,  
of captive men in bonds:  
Men judged to death: see that thou keep,  
show forth thy strength of hands.   

12  
The blasphemy: at thee so cast,  
by these our neighbour's parts:  
Requite it them: O Lord at last,  
seven sold on all their hearts.   

13  
So we thy sheep: and people true,  
to thanks we shall agree:  
Thy praise our tongues: shall still ensue,  
to our posterity.   

¶ The collect.  
Prevent us O Lord with thy great mercy before the zeal of thy wrath be kindled to vengeance, grant that we may be edified by the examples of such as have shed their blood for confessing thy name, and that we commended to thee by their petitions may at thy mercy receive remission of our sins, Through, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXX.  
This Psalm doth ask: deliverance,  
from hard captivity:  
In peace and truth: good Christians,  

Quiregis Israel.  should pray Christ's church to be.  

1  
THou shepherd king: of Israel,  
that joseph ledst as sheep:  
On Cherubin: that sittest so well,  
hear now, appear, and keep.   

2  
For Ephraym: and Benjamin,  
and eke Manasses sake:  
Stir up thy power: and strength of thine,  
and us to mercy take.   

3  
Restore us God: to love again,  
and shine on us thy face:  
If thou Lord wilt: us visit plain,  
we shall be safe by grace.   

4  
Thou Lord and God: of hosts I say,  
how long shall fret thine ire?  
Against thy folk: which daily pray,  
to thee in meek desire.   

5  
Thou féedst them full: with bread of tears,  
they mourn for woe at meat:  
Thou givest them drink: in weeping fears,  
in heaped measure great.   

6  
A cause of strife: thou makest us be,  
to all our neighbours next:  
They rail on us: and scorned be we,  
our foes us sore have vexed.   

7  
Turn us to thee: thou God of hosts,  
and shine thy face on us:  
Keep us in peace: repress their boasts,  
and whole we shallbe thus.   

8  
Thou didst translate: from Egypt dark,  
a vine even so thou wouldst:  
To plant it there: it was thy work,  
whence paynims were expulsed.   

9  
Thou madest it room: first cleansed by hand,  
from Canaanites the weeds:  
And root it took: it spread the land,  
these were thy godly deeds.   

10  
The hills were closed: with shade of it,  
the hill of Zion house:  
The boughs thereof: did spread so fit,  
like Ceders glorious.   

11  
She did extend: her branches wide,  
to touch the feas extremes:  
In length it went: a long the side,  
of Euphrates the streams.   

12  
Why hast thou beat: his closure down,  
to lay as open soil?  
That they which walk: from town to town  
her grapes might freely spoil.   

13  
The tushy boar: of wood full fierce,  
doth rout it up to stour:  
A savage beast: whose meat is gyrse,  
doth wholly it devour.   

14  
Turn thee we pray: thou God of hosts,  
look down from heaven in speed:  
Behold this vine: in all our costs,  
and visit it at need.   

15  
The vineyard place: behold also,  
which thy right hand did set:  
For thy sons sake: defend thereto,  
the branch thou mad'st so great.   

16  
With fire brent: it is cut down,  
thy wrath was cause in sight:  
But they shall quail: (when thou dost frown)  
which wrought this deadly spite.   

17  
Extend thy hand: upon the man,  
of thy right mighty hand:  
Upon the son: of man that can,  
thy foes by strength withstand.   

18  
And so shall we: no more recéede,  
from thee so wide to fall:  
If thou revivest: us than in deed,  
thy name extol we shall.   

19  
O Lord our God: turn us again,  
from erring far from thee:  
Show us thy light: of face so fain,  
all whole then shall we be.   

¶ The collect.  
Visit thy vine O Lord which thy mighty hand hath delivered from Egiptiacall bondage, that it may be revived continually by the bright visage of thy presence, & that it may joy prosperously to bring forth good works to the land of thy name, Through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXXI.  
A song of joy to God: of majesty above,  
Who giveth all thing abundantly: to them that him do love.  

1  
NOw sing ye joyfully: To God our strength & rock:  

Exultate.  Yea sing ye sweet: in jubilees: to God of jacobs' stock   

2  
strain up your psaltery: and wrist your timbrels high,  
With merry harp: and virginals: set out your melody.   

3  
Blow out with trumpet loud: in new moves feast I say:  
In time so meet: accordingly: our solemn feastful day.   

4  
By statute thus enact: it is for Israel:  
From jacobs' God: it is a law: his worthy acts to tell.   

5  
God made in josephes' seed: (for witness) this decree:  
Of Egypt land: when out he went: where language strange hard he.   

6  
I did his shoulder ease: from burdens great and thick:  
His hands escaped: the daily toil: of making pots and brick,   

7  
Thou cried'st on me in stress: I thee delivered rife:  

☞ Sela.  In thunder close: I answered thee: first tried at floods of strife   

8  
O than my people hear: I will the just assure:  
O Israel: if hear thou wilt: my word which shall endure.   

9  
Strange God thou shalt not have: no other God to serve:  
If this thou dost: and frowardly: fro me thou dost not swerver.   

10  
I am the Lord thy God: who thee from Egypt led:  
Then set thy mouth: full open wide: I will it fill full fed.   

11  
But yet my people thus: would never hear my voice,  
No Israel: would none of me: nor list in me rejoice.   

12  
I let them go therefore: their own hearts lusts to sue:  
Their crooked ways: to walk at will: which they did after rue.   

13  
O that my people meek: had heard my document:  
And Israel: had walked my ways: with gentle hearts assent.   

14  
How soon would I at ones: their foes have wrested down:  
And turned my hand: against them all: at them who firse did frown   

15  
Gods haters should have knéeld: at heels of them to lay:  
Though lyingly: they had it meant: their days had lastd for aye.   

16  
Yea than he would have fed: with flower of finest wheat:  
And out of rock: them had I filled: with honey pleasant meat.   

¶ The collect.  
OPen thou O Lord the mouths of us thy suppliants to rebound out the praise of thy glorious majesty, and that we renouncing all Aegiptiacall works of dark ignorance may rejoice in the advancing of thy blessed name through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXXII.  
This Psalm is threat: and lesson good,  
to judges stately rooms:  

Deus stetit in Synagoga.  Amid the jews: as Christ he stood,  
and blamed their wrongful domes.  

1  
GOd standth in mids: of Prince's high,  
when they to counsel fall:  
And judge he is: their deeds to try,  
he judgeth their judgements all.   

2  
He once shall say: how long will ye,  
give sentence wrongfully:  
How long will ye: acceptours be,  

☞ Sela.  of persons wickedly.   

3  
Defend the poor: and fatherless,  
speak law to their behove:  
Of men afflict: in heaviness,  
in right their cause approve.   

4  
The nedies suit: rid ye his cause,  
deliver him with speed:  
And pluck the poor: from all the claws,  
of wicked bribers dread.   

5  
They nothing know: nor understand,  
they walk in darkness deep:  
The bases reel: of all the land,  
for right, men mourn and weep.   

6  
I said no less: but Gods ye be,  
so high I you esteemed:  
Of God most high: as children free,  
I you in office deemed.   

7  
But ye shall die: as wretched men,  
to children most unlike:  
To tyrants like: as one of them,  
ye all shall fall in dyke.   

8  
Rise thou O God: judge thou the land,  
where wrong hath such excess:  
To heritage: thy mighty hand,  
shall claim all heathenness.   

¶ The collect.  
Grant us O Lord thy grace, to decline from wrongful domes in judgement, as thou commandest it unto us, that we may relieve the needful suits of thy poor afflict servants, whereby we may be associated to the elect number of thy children, Through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. Lxxxiij.  
The hebrews here: do invocate,  
Their God for help: against men's spite:  

Deus quis similis.  The church this psalm: doth renovate,  
In her distress: to scape all quite.  

1  
O God our God: within thyself,  
Hold not thy tongue: this mute still:  
Nor silence keep: but keep our health,  
Stay not O God: but punish evil.   

2  
For lo thou seest: what murmuring,  
Thine enemies make: most arrogant:  
How high aloft: their heads they bring,  
Who thee do hate: how proud they vaunt.   

3  
They have in guile: their counsels take,  
in Ire against: thy people poor:  
Conspired they be: close drifts they make,  
and all thy saints: they will devour.   

4  
They said come on: let us them root,  
even quite from out: all nations:  
Of Israel: the name to wroote,  
no man to be: to name them once.   

5  
For they have laid: their heads in one,  
together knit: in heart and mind:  
Confederate: they be eachone,  
against thyself: like beasts unkind.   

6  
The tents where keep: the Edomits,  
the Ismalits': with might and main:  
With them be joined: the Moabits,  
the Agareus: they fume again.   

7  
So Geball folk: and Ammon to,  
beset in league: with Amaleke:  
The Palestyns: with them do go,  
and they that dwell: in Tyrus eke.   

8  
To them be knit: thassyrians,  
a people fierce: and strong in arms:  
Loathes children high: they would advance,  

☞ Sela  whose strength they be: to work their harms.   

9  
But do to them: as Madian,  
did feel thy hand: and angry look:  
As eke thou didst: to Siseran,  
to jabyn eke: at Kyson broke.   

10  
They whole on heaps: at Endor quailed,  
no grave received: their bodies dead:  
God's hand them all: so countervaylde,  
as dung on earth: their carcase spread.   

11  
Make them withal: their princes gay,  
to Oreb like: and Zeb also:  
As Zebée: and Salmana:  
make all their peers like them to go.   

12  
Who said in pride: let us possess,  
God's temple high: to us to rise:  
Let us deface: that holiness,  
with all the rites: and sacrifice.   

13  
Make them my God: to be in sight,  
all like the wheel: down hill that slid●h:  
And let them be: as stubble light,  
tossed high with wind: that never bidth.   

14  
And like as fire: that brenth the wood,  
the rage whereof: no tree can flee:  
As flames the hills: where forage stood,  
do waist for heat: and parched be.   

15  
Even so O God: all them pursue,  
with thy great storms: and tempests stour  
In thy sore wrath: make them to rue,  
all foul dismayed: in heart to louvre.   

16  
With vile reproof: their faces fill,  
with very shame: confound them all:  
That they might search: thy name and will,  
O Lord to thee: that they might fall.   

17  
Be they abashed: and vexed still,  
Yea more and more: both day and night:  
And let their fames: all shame bespill,  
Destroy their flesh: but save their spirit.   

18  
That they may know: that thou alone,  
Whose name divine: jehova is:  
Art rock most high: against our foen,  
Above the earth: that sittest in bliss.   

¶ The collect.  
O Shake and discuss from us most loving Lord, all superfluity of error, that we may so defy all heathen vice, to fear and worship thee only, who in highest majesty reignest on all the earth, Through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXXXIIII.  
As David longed: God's house to walk: where civil wars him drew:  
So should we love: Christ's church in spirit: his heavenly face to view.  

1  
O God of hosts: how lovely be: thy tabernacles all?  

Quam dilecta.  where god y● raignst in grace & truth: for help at need to call.   

2  
My soul doth bre●s in love it melth: it longth Gods courts to see:  
My heart and flesh: doth pant and cry: with God of life to be.   

3  
Yea there her nost: the sparrow buildth: the swallow there may bred●  
Thine altars nigh: Lord God & king: where wandering wars I led.   

4  
O well is then: their hearts be blessed: who may thy house frequ●●  

☞ Sela.  They may sing out▪ thy laudes always to joy in mind content   

5  
O happy men: whose help thou art: whose hearts thy paths do seek  
Whose souls inspired: do joy to walk: thy ways in credence meek   

6  
They passing here: this vale of tears: yet wells of joy they find:  
Their pools at full: with heavenly showers: shall flow for rest of mind   

7  
From strength to strength from faith to faith▪ to god they shall go still,  
Till they by flocks: each one appear: with God in Zion hill.   

8  
O Lord of hosts: & god of strength hear that my heart's request  

☞ Sela.  With open ear: O hearken God: on whom doth jacob rest.   

9  
Behold O God: protector good: our state in all assays:  
Behold thy Christ's: anointed face: for grace thy people prays.   

10  
In thy good courts: one day pass●h more: then thousand days else where  
I rather wish: gods door to keep▪ than proud men's halls to tear.   

11  
For God the Lord: is light and shield: he glory giveth and grace:  
No good thing he: shall hold from them: who godly life embrace.   

12  
O Lord of hosts O puissant God: I must conclude for right:  
That man is blessed: and blessed again: who trustth in thy great might   

The collect.  
ALmighty God which art the eternal founder of all the heavenly mansions above, grave in our hearts such elevations of ghostly meditation to behold thy passing goodness thou bearest to mankind, that we may be found worthy to ascend up to thy celestial place in heaven, Through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXXV.  
Man here maketh suit: for sin who felt,  
Deserved captivity:  

Benedixisti domine.  And showeth what health: Christ's kingdom dealt,  
To man's felicity.  

1  
Against thy land: become thou art,  
O Lord most gracious:  
thou hast returned: from jacobs' heart,  
his thraldom burdenous.   

2  
Thou hast forgiven: thy people's sin,  
that was so hugely grown:  
Yea all their sins: thou coverdst in,  

☞ Sela  whereby thy grace was known.   

3  
Thou hast restrained: thine heat all quite,  
from indignation:  
Thou hast withdrawn: thy face and sight,  
from wrath's destruction.   

4  
Whole turn us than: O God our wealth,  
to grace that we convert:  
Remove thine ire: impart thy health,  
forgive our foul desert.   

5  
Eternal God: against us thus,  
for ever wilt thou threat?  
Shalt thou thine ire: stretch out to us,  
from age to age so great?   

6  
Uphold thy word: to us return,  
and quicken us again:  
So shall thy flock: no longer mourn,  
but joy in thee full fain.   

7  
Show us thy grace: O Lord of power,  
that it we may perceive:  
And give to us: thy saviour,  
that health we might receive.   

8  
Plain will I hear: what God shall speak,  
for peace he shall denounce:  
To all his folk: and lovers eke,  
that they their vice renounce.   

9  
All they no doubt: who will him fear,  
is his salvation nigh:  
His glory than: shall just appear,  
in all our land at eye.   

10  
Right friendliness: and verity,  
they shall each others meet:  
So righteousness: and peace from high,  
shall kiss each other sweet.   

11  
Known truth from earth: shall then out spring  
with all good fruits aright:  
For righteousness: all flourishing,  
from heaven shall cast her sight.   

12  
Even thus the Lord: shall manifest,  
his bounteous goodness near:  
That full our land: with grace possessed,  
all godly fruits shall bear.   

13  
Right justice eke: shall be his guide,  
that straight may good man walk:  
His ways and gate: her steps shall strided,  
no time the right to baulk.   

¶ The collect.  
PArdon O merciful Lord the sinfulness of all thy people, and show to us thy mercy and light, which may lead us into the way of peace, by following the guidance and direction of thy righteousness, through jesus Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXXVI.  
Here David prayeth: this Psalm I say,  
That Saul him fraith: with great distress,  
But Christ more true: yea Christ doth pray▪  
Who once did sue: as man in flesh,  
To scape all spite: but most for us,  
He this endight: and saith even thus.  

Inclina Domine.  and saith even thus.  

1  
BOw down thine ear: O Lord hear me,  

These ceasures have perfect sense red, severally or jointly.  For thee I fear: as God most high,  
Whose favour kind: my heart would see,  
I fain would find: thy grace at eye,  
For poor I lie: all wrapped in thrall,  
My want I spy: to thee I call.  
To thee I call.   

2  
My soul preserve: for thine it is,  
Ay thee to serve: unfeignedly,  
So wholly bought: it may not miss,  
Keep then in thought: my Lord said I,  
Thy servant poor: to thee I call,  
To thee the more: withstand my fall.  
withstand my fall.   

3  
Extend thy grace: save me O Lord,  
And show thy face: all lovingly,  
In mercy so: thy grace afford,  
I stand thereto: assuredly,  
Whereto I hied: to seek for ease,  
And daily cried: I will not cease.  
I will not cease.   

4  
O Lord make glad: thy servants heart,  
My state full sad: and soul is fret,  
To thee I go: from thee to start,  
From all my woe: I will not yet,  
I mourn to thee▪ in souls disease,  
Though hie thou be: I trust to please.  
I trust to please.   

5  
For kind thou art: O Lord of grace,  
Of gentle heart: and merciful,  
To all a like: in every place,  
Who will thee seek: most bountiful,  
In stable faith: thou art to spy,  
In thee who stayeth: who mournth in thee,  
Who mournth in thee.   

6  
Again I say: my Lord give care,  
To thee I pray: in this my moan,  
Thou know'st my pain: which now I bear,  
My foes restrain: I weep alone,  
expend my cry: full bitterly,  
Thou seest I ligh: all heavily.  
All heavily.   

7  
When troubles rise: in dreadful days,  
In sundry wise: on thee I call,  
I draw thee near: in all my frays,  
For thou wilt hear: when I am thrall,  
Then help me send: from heaven so bright,  
As trusty friend: my heart to light.  
My heart to light.   

8  
None like to thee: O God most high,  
Of Gods that be: all day so sought,  
For wit, for might: for majesty,  
Thy works be right: thy deeds be wrought,  
Who will contend: with thee in sight,  
As them to mend: O most of might,  
O most of might.   

9  
All people just: whom thou hast fourmd,  
Now come they must: to worship thee,  
O Lord full low: with mind refourmd,  
And them bestow: in heart most free,  
Thy grace to praise: thy name to spread,  
So good always: their doings lead.  
Their doings lead.   

10  
For God art thou: thou wonders dost,  
As once so now: thou showest thy might,  
Thou madest all thing: on earth and dust,  
The heavens do sing: thy power in sight,  
No God but thee: shall paynims need,  
As eye may see: by Gospel's reed.  
By Gospel's reed.   

11  
Teach me thy way: O Lord again,  
That sue I may: thy truth so free,  
All walk to it: make me to strain,  
My heart O knit: in thee to lygh,  
With reverence: to love thy name,  
In confidence: to fear the same.  
To fear the same.   

12  
I thee will thank: O Lord my God,  
With heart most frank: to sing thy praise,  
Thy loving grace: so wide and broad,  
I will embrace: fall out my days,  
Thine excellence: I will proclaim,  
With diligence: to show thy name,  
To show thy name.   

13  
Thine acts to me: I must confess,  
Full great they be: mine eyes doth see,  
Thou rydst full quite: my deep distress,  
By thy great might: thou madest me free,  
My soul of late: nigh gone and lost,  
From hell the state: all nethermost.  
All nethermost.   

14  
O God so great: the proud arise,  
At me they fret: in numbers rife,  
The worst of all: in cruel wise,  
They wish my fall: they seek my life,  
They fear not thee: they much do boast,  
Thy face they flee: in every coast.  
In every coast.   

15  
But thou O Lord: yet God most meek,  
As truth recordth: of loving breast,  
Art pitiful: thee poor to seek,  
To wrath but dull: to mercy priest,  
In grace and truth: look thou on us,  
To moon in ruth: all gracious.  
All gracious.   

16  
O turn to me: and turn anon,  
My rock to be: thy grace I crave,  
Thy servant strength: for which I groan,  
That I at length: my soul to save,  
With thee may won: in thy clear house,  
Thy handmaid's son: all glorious.  
All glorious.   

17  
O show to me: for good, some sign,  
Some amity: show thou in sight,  
Against my foes: though foes repine,  
Thou healtst my woes: to shame their spite,  
That they may see: and so agree,  
I stayed by thee: in comfort free.  
In comfort free.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord of all comfort and compassion, we beseech thee to cheer the countenance of the congregation of thine elect family, from all terrors of hell and other hostility, so that we may be protected by the loving visage of thy grace, in beholding our miserable travail that we have in this world, & that by thee we may have the dominion of our carnal affection, to tread them under foot, Through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXXVII.  
This pleasant song: describeth the state,  
Of Christ's dear spouse: where Christ was borne  
Jerusalem: most fortunate,  

Fundamenta eius in.  To nurse both jew: and gentile lost.  

1  
GOd hily loveth: Jerusalem,  
Whose bases strong: be deeply set,  
In holy mounkes: sure laid in them,  
Moria, Zion, Olivet.   

2  
The Lord I say: loveth Zion gates,  
Her ports and forts: her walls and towers:  
Above the rest: for all their states,  
Of jacobs' tents: and princely bowers.   

3  
Thou city high: of God no doubt,  
Where he doth reign: in majesty:  
high things be said: to set thee out,  

☞ Sela.  To blaze thy power: and dignity.   

4  
I Raabs realm: and Babylon's,  
Will bear in mind: such shall know me  
Lo Tyrus lo: Philistians,  
Lo moors most far: there borne is he.   

5  
Of Zion thus: it shall be said,  
That he and he: was borne in her:  
But he that is: far highest laid,  
Is he that her: confirmth most clear.   

6  
The Lord for truth: shall it record,  
The people when: he registereth:  
That he so high: that lovely Lord,  

☞ Sela.  Was borne even there: and there he lyegth.   

7  
All singers there: and trumpeters,  
Their songs & hymns: shall sweet rebound:  
Fresh lively springs: with all their cheers,  
Shall praise this Lord: for grace most bound.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God the only foundation of our faith which dost build the gates and strength of thine eternal majesty to be seen in the hearts of thine elect, as it were upon thy holy hiles fenced and beset round about by thy righteousness, grant us we beseech thee to glory in thy true faith, and to declare the benefit of thy sons redemption wrought for our souls by his incarnation to whom with thee and the holy ghost, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. LXXXVIII.  
Here is a moan: most piteous,  
of man afflict in stress:  
It payntes Christ's death: most dolorous,  

Domine Deus.  his sepulture in flesh.  

1  
MY loving Lord: and God of grace,  
on whom my health dependth:  
Both day and night: before thy face,  
my cry I have extend.   

2  
O let therefore: my prayer soon  
come now before thy sight:  
incline thine ear: and hear my bone,  
with tears which I endight.   

3  
My soul is full: of miseries,  
in woes full gorgd I roar:  
My life in sight: to all men's eyes,  
is even at death his door.   

4  
As one of them: I am esteemed,  
that tumble must in pit:  
A silly man: I am but déemd,  
so void of strength I sit.   

5  
As free (from toil) among the dead,  
as wounded sleep in grave:  
Who far from mind: be sunk as lead,  
whom slain thy hands now have.   

6  
In pit most deep: thou hast me thrown,  
in deaths and hell's despair,  
In places dark: down low bestown,  
where co●mith no light nor air.   

7  
Thy fury Lord: lieth hard on me,  
oh strife on every side:  
And vexed thou hast: both heart and eye,  

☞ Sela.  with all thy storms full tried.   

8  
Thou hast driven far: my friends from me,  
acquainted most to see:  
Abhorred of them: thou madest me be,  
thus bond I cannot flee.   

9  
My sight doth fail: for heaviness,  
to thee Lord yet I cry:  
No day from thee: Lord would I cease,  
to lift my hands full high.   

10  
Thy marvels great: wilt thou devise,  
to work to buried men?  
Or else shall spirits: to life arise,  

☞ Sela.  thy laudes to ●ound again?   

11  
Or shall my grave: thy pity tell,  
when once thou hast me ●layne?  
Or shall thy truth: be proved so well,  
when I destroyed am lain?   

12  
Thy wondrous works: which wrought thy hand,  
Shall darkness them express?  
Or shall thy justice shine in land,  
of mere forgetfulness?   

13  
To thee O Lord: my prayer went,  
to whom else should I go?  
Yea still my suit: shall thee prevent,  
at morn while laffth my wo.   

14  
Why than O Lord: abhorst my soul,  
all help from me to wind?  
Why hidest thy face: from me so whole,  
that I no grace can find?   

15  
Afflict I am: at point to die,  
from youth thus have I been:  
In heart astounded: thy dreads feel I,  
so fearful they be seen.   

16  
Thy sour wraths: so multiplied,  
have overwhelmed me:  
Thy terrors eke: which sore abide,  
have stroyed me whole to see.   

17  
They daily did: pass over me,  
as water surges high:  
They compassed me: in certainty,  
even round about full nigh.   

18  
Both friend and kin: from me full far▪  
thou hast put whole away:  
My friends that were: familiar,  
in dark fro me they stray.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord the redeemer of all which art marvelous in the procuring of our health and salvation, which by thy descension into hell were made as one among the dead, hear the timely prayers of thy family praying to be delivered from our perverse enemy labouring to bring us into bondage, grant this O Lord: who livest and design'st with the father. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. LXXXIX.  
The letter here: describeth to ear,  
the state of David's reign:  

Misericordias domine.  The spirit to heart: doth this impart,  
that Christ shall ay● remain.  

1  
GOds mercies all: with song I shall,  
for ever sing and play:  
With mouth even still: express I will  
his truth from day to day.   

2  
For thus I said: his mercy stayed,  
for ever shall remain:  
Thou shalt confirm: thy truth most firm,  
in heaven and it maintain.   

3  
With Abraham: in league I am,  
who was my chief el●●●:  
To David lo: I swore even so,  
for him and all his sect.   

4  
I will thy seed: prepare in deed,  
for ever world to end:  
I will advance: thy governance,  

☞ Sela.  for aye thy reign extend.   

5  
The heavens O Lord: shall just record,  
thy marvels great in deed:  
Even so thy saints: without restraints,  
thy truth in church shall spread.   

6  
For who compare: so boldly dare,  
with God in heaven so clear?  
Whom can we seek: the Lord so like,  
among God's children dear.   

7  
This God of bliss: most puissant is,  
amids his saints eachone:  
Most lovely fear: to him they bear,  
which stand about his throne.   

8  
O Lord and God: of hosts so broad,  
who (Lord) so strong as thou?  
Even round about: thy truth falleth out,  
to them which thee allow.   

9  
Thou canst repress: the seas excess,  
by power imperial:  
When they do swell: in surges fell,  
thou makest them down to fall.   

10  
Thou Egypt braidst: and it so raydst,  
as wounded carcase proud.  
Thou scatredst wide: thine enemy's pride,  
such strength thine arm avowde.   

11  
The heavens be thine: with all their shine,  
the earth is thine full sure:  
The world so round: thou didst it found,  
with all the furniture.   

12  
As North and South▪ stood thorough thy mouth  
thy word them both did frame:  
So Tabor West: and Hermon East,  
both hills shall joy thy name.   

13  
An arm endued: with fortitude,  
thou hast omnipotent:  
O let thine hand: then strongly stand,  
thy right hand hie be bend.   

14  
As righteousness: so judgement is,  
thy throne and royal seat:  
With mercy truth: most jointly sueth,  
before thy face so sweet.   

15  
O then most blessed: such folk doth rest,  
that joyeth and féelth the same:  
In thy pure light: they walk shall right,  
O Lord to praise thy name.   

16  
Thy name so bright: shall them delight,  
all day to joy therein:  
And they always: themself shall raise,  
by thy just word to win.   

17  
For thou thyself: dost work their wealth,  
the joy of all their strength:  
By thy good grace: thou shalt in place,  
life up our horns at length.   

18  
On God is set: our help so great,  
our shield he is to tell;  
And be our king: all health to bring,  
that saint of Israel.   

19  
Thou spakest thus once: in visions,  
to thy sweet saints full nigh:  
My help I laid: to strong men's aid,  
I chase and hauntest him high.   

20  
I David found: my servant sound,  
I sacred him with oil:  
Him king made I: right holily,  
and Lord of all the soil.   

21  
With him my hand: shall strongly stand,  
my power shall him defend:  
My valiant arm: shall whole him arm,  
for strength I will him send.   

22  
No force so ●yne: can undermine,  
his strength to make him thrall:  
No crafty wile: shall him beguile,  
by wicked man to fall.   

23  
I down will bray: his foe's array,  
which shall his face resist:  
His haters like: I will them strike,  
and stroy them shall my fist.   

24  
My faithfulness: and gentleness,  
with him shall long abide:  
In my good name: shall spring his fame,  
his horn and strength full wide.   

25  
Unto the sea: his reign shall be,  
and he the Lord of it:  
His right hand shall: rule rivers all,  
on floods as chief to sit.   

26  
He me full grate: shall invocate,  
most frankly thus to say:  
My father thou: my God t'auow,  
my health, my rock, my stay.   

27  
Yea more than this: I will him bliss,  
my first begotten son:  
More high to stand: then kings in land,  
that yet to earth be gone.   

28  
I will him keep: my favour meek,  
for ever him to love:  
My covenant fast: to him so past,  
shall never void remove.   

29  
His seed even so: shall stable go,  
so deep I will it plant:  
His regal powers: shall days and hours,  
as heaven stand valiant.   

30  
But if his seed: from me recede,  
and shall my law forsake:  
Or yet shall baulk: in all their walk  
my judgement them to slake.   

31  
And shall perchance: mine ordinance,  
profane and cast it back:  
Or my precept: as light reject,  
to keep it shall be slack.   

32  
I will no doubt: then visit stout,  
to scourge their wickedness:  
I will them smite: with plagues in sight,  
to beat their sinfulness.   

33  
Yet will not I: my clemency,  
withdraw from them to go:  
And loud to lie: so will not I,  
my faith to jeopard so.   

34  
I list not vain: my pact profane,  
though they defile their south:  
I will me take: to that I spoke,  
to keep my word of mouth.   

35  
Once swore I did: and testified,  
my holiness to pledge:  
From David's part: I would not start,  
as this may he allege.   

36  
That is, his seed: should ever spread,  
and never should decay:  
His throne begun: should shine as sun,  
in my sweet light to lay.   

37  
As moon in sight: it should be bright,  
though oft it féelth the eclipse:  
These witness sure: in heaven endure,  

☞ Sela.  to try my faith of lips.   

38  
But lo as now: what done hast thou,  
thou hast abhorred thy Christ:  
And him forsakt: and abject made,  
at him displeased thou lighst.   

39  
Of covenant made: thou breakest the trade,  
with this thy servant knit:  
His regal crown: thou rentst it down,  
even flat on earth to sit.   

40  
His walls as waste: thou battered haste,  
and none thou leavest to stand:  
Thou breakest his forts: & stroyst his ports,  
thine ire séemth now so grand.   

41  
All they to spy: which journey by,  
tread down his reign in spite:  
The neighbour next: his state hath vexed,  
as laughing stock in sight.   

42  
Who foes thereto: in hatred go,  
their hands thou lyftes on high:  
The enemy coy: thou mak'st him joy,  
at it, his jests to wry.   

43  
Thou hast whole stint: his weapon's dint,  
his edge of sword but blunt:  
It had no power: as conqueror,  
to win as it was wont.   

44  
Thus his renown: thou pull'st a down,  
with darkness all obscured:  
His sceptre flat: on ground is plat,  
despair he seeth assured.   

45  
Thou hast in deed: thus shortened,  
his young and flowering days:  
Thou hast him clad: with shame bestead,  

☞ Sela  ashamed thus he lays.   

46  
How long by day: wilt thou for aye,  
O Lord thus hide thy face?  
And shall thine ire: thus burn as fire,  
wilt thou this reign disgrace?   

47  
O call to mind: in heart yet kind,  
what brittle date I bear:  
Or hast thou wrought: mankind for nought,  
to stroy him thus in fear.   

48  
What man is he: in life so free,  
that death shall never see?  
Can he escape: his mortal shape,  

☞ Sela.  from grave whole rid to be?   

49  
Where may we hold: thy mercies old,  
O Lord, where do they lygh?  
As thou didst swear: in David's ear,  
in truth most earnestly.   

50  
Then call to mind: spite done unkind,  
O Lord to thine elects:  
What taunts in breast▪ I hold at rest,  
of divers people's sects.   

51  
wherewith thy foes: have wrought us woes,  
O Lord despitefully:  
They threat us high: opprobriously,  
no steps of Christ to spy.   

52  
We may conclude: though we be rude,  
the Lord will turn again:  
The Lord therefore: for evermore,  
be blessed, Amen, Amen.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God most true in thy promises, and terrible yet in thy judgements, grant we beseech thee that we may walk faithfully before thy holy face, to feel the comfort of thy loving presence, and where we be scourged at any time for straying from thee, that yet again we may receive thy mercy to glorify thy name, Through jesus Christ, etc.    
¶ The end of the third book.   

Here beginneth the fourth Book of Psalms.  

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XC.  
The woeful life: of man for sin: here Moses painted clear:  
Gods grace advanced: man's state deject: Christ's advent craved here.  

1  
O Lord thou hast: our refuge been: as sanctuary most free:  
In time now past: 
Domine ne refugium.  from age to age: to whom safe might we flee made:   

2  
Before the hills: had full their shape: ere earth & world was  
From world to world: true God thou art: thy power shall never fade.   

3  
Thou dost retract: man's life to dust: thou so dissoluest his train:  
And sayst eftsoons: ye adam's seed: return to life again.   

4  
A thousand years: in thy good sight: as yesterday that was:  
though long they seem: yet swift thy slide: as nightly watch doth pass.   

5  
Thou makest them flow: as floods in course: as dreams they vanish light  
As early grass in sodentye: doth change his hue and plight.   

6  
Which flourth at mo●ne: & groethful green: & gatherth strength full gay  
But rept it is: at night full dim: and witherth dry away.   

7  
A like we wast: and fall away: when thou art wroth for sin:  
And while this sense: of wrath doth last: a●rayd we be therein.   

8  
Thou hast detect: before thy face▪ our sins full open laid:  
Our hidden crimes: our secrecies thy face hath bright dewrayd.   

9  
For all our days: do slide away: in thy displeasant wrath:  
We spend our years▪ as tale is told: that brittle pleasure hath.   

10  
Our years in days: be seventy seld: though strength won eighty more:  
That pride at last: were pain and grief: it pass and hence we go.   

11  
Thy wrathful power who can comprise? no man by reasoning:  
for more that man: doth fear thy power▪ thy wrath him more doth wring   

12  
That we our days: may number right: O teach this wit to us:  
Their date so frail: shall make our hearts: apply to wisdom thus.   

13  
Be thou returned: O Lord we pray: how long wilt thou departed:  
Thy servants rue: most pitiful: intreatable in heart.   

14  
Refresh us Lord: and fill us full: with thy sweet early love:  
To joy a while: to sing the laudes: while we our breath can move.   

15  
And cheer our hearts: with days as good: as thou hast us afflict:  
And as our years: have smarted long: with heavy scourges strict.   

16  
Thy servants teach: thy work divine▪ their state thy grace to see:  
That thy renown: may so appear: to their posterity.   

17  
The cheerful grace: of God our Lord: remain on us as now:  
Our works of hands: confirm in us: our hands O prosper thou   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty and everlasting God which art our defensible refuge in this our brief space of life which we perceive to be miserable, we beseech thee not to press us with the burden of thy heavy indignation, but so nurture us with thy fatherly rod, that we may desire these eternal days of rest: where thou with thy son and holy sprite reignest eternal God to whom, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XCI.  
The faithful man: doth here confess: that God's defence is strong:  
Against all grief: that him can press: to scape all woe and wrong.  

1  
WHo under fence: and covert dwelleth,  

Qui habitat in adiutorio.  of God that is most high:  
He shall be sure: in shadow well,  
By God of heaven to ligh.   

No doubt of this: aught man to have: who proof thereof will make:  
For God is strong: us all to save: if faith to heart we take.   

2  
The just by faith: may thus be bold,  
to say to God so just:  
Thou art my hope: my strength and hold,  
my God in whom I trust.   

I have no hope: in worldly thing: that may be seen or felt,  
Though things I use: as need doth bring: which god for use hath dealt   

3  
To make the escape: he will not miss,  
all crafty hunter's snares:  
From pestilence: that noisome is,  
as far from other cares.   

When devil or man: his soul will spite: then God will help him free  
His body frail: shall yet be quite: from plagues how fierce they be.   

4  
For under wing: he thee shall hide,  
his feathers thee to brood:  
His faith and truth: shall fence thy side,  
as shield and buckler good.   

As once in th'ark: their wings so wide: the Cherubins did splay:  
As useth the hen: her birds to strided: to keep the kite away.   

5  
Thou shalt not need: to be adread,  
for fears of all the night:  
No dart so sharp: shall make thee sad,  
that flieth by day in sight.   

No horrors fell: shall so prevail: to make thy heart aghast:  
Misfortune none: shall thee assail: God will eye thee so fast.   

6  
Thou shalt escape: all pestilence,  
which walkth in dark to noye:  
Of sickness sore: to have defence,  
that high at none doth stroy.   

No venom bait: shall thee infect: by devil or man be laid:  
For God to thee: shall it detect: by whom it shall be stayed.   

7  
Though thousands fast: to murr in run  
by thee that dwellers be:  
On thy right hand: though thousands ten,  
do fall: thou shalt be free.   

Thou needest not fear: what fortune fall: to all the world beside:  
Thou shalt not stand: so casual: for God shall be thy guide.   

8  
Yea both thine eyes: shall make thee see,  
how proud men shall decay:  
How faithless imps: shall scourged be,  
for their desert I say.   

God shall his foes: tread under foot: who him & his did hate:  
Their lies and brags: them shall not boot: with all their cruel state   

9  
For thou my God: mine only trust,  
my hope thou art t'endure:  
Thou hast my soul: thus made full just,  
thy help to have right sure.   

Because thou hast: affiance had: in God who dwelleth so high:  
He shall keep thee: from chances bad: and be thy sanctuary.   

10  
There shall no evil: so chance to thee,  
but all shall work thy wealth:  
No plague shall nigh: thy dwelling be,  
to stroy thereof the health.   

Thou safe shalt dwell: protected well: by God, if him thou fearest:  
From wrathful men: that be so fell: if faith to God thou bear'st.   

11  
For he shall give: his angel's charge,  
on thee to cast their sight:  
To see thy ways: full set at large,  
to walk therein aright.   

His angels be thy servants priest: thy wealth and health to keep:  
To work thy rest: to prompt thy breast: thy God in heart to seek.   

12  
They shall in hands: bear thee alone,  
to stay thy hold aloft:  
Lest thou shouldst hurt: thy foot at stone,  
else mought thou fall full oft.   

If God thou fearest: & keep his ways: his spirit will thee preserve  
Thou needest no doubt: to walk in strays: if god thou vowst to serve   

13  
The Lions fierce: and adder fly,  
on both them shalt thou go:  
Thou shalt tread down: the lions fry,  
and eke the dragon to.   

All venom beasts: shall run fro thee: they shall serve thee at will  
The devil so stout: thy faith shall flee: though he thy soul would spill.   

14  
Because his hope: on me he set,  
I will him rid from shame:  
I will him life: to make him great,  
because he knew my name.   

I will saith God: my help him send: in all his troublous days:  
No better cause: make me to bend: then that on me he stays.   

15  
When he shall call: and sue to me,  
to him I shall apply:  
I will with him: in trouble be,  
and rid him gloriously.   

His trust and faith: shall not decay: his love shall have reward.  
Though here he weep: from day to day: yet I his tears regard.   

16  
With length of days: where life shall last  
I will him satisfy:  
I will him show: for loving taf●,  
my saving health so high.   

Though here oppressed: as vile outcast: the just for right doth wail:  
The greater joy; saith God at last: shall chance to his avail.   

Who under fence: and covert dwelleth,  
of God that is mos● high:  
He shall be sure: in shadow well,  
by God of heaven to ligh.   

¶ The collect.  
Extend O merciful father through the invocation of thy holy name thy loving tuition upon us thy poor servants that where we be to weak by our own strength to overcome the crafry and cumbrous assawts of our enemies, that yet by thy fatherly protection we may be defended against all their hostylitie, and so in patience pass over this mortal conversation to joy with thee in the length of days in thy blessed presence Through. etc.    

The Argument▪ Psalm. XCII.  
Of sabbath day (the solemn) feast▪ doth us excite by rest:  
Gods mighty works: that we declare: love him for all the best.  

1  
A joyful thing (to man) it is: the Lord to celebrate▪  

Bonum est confiteri.  To thy good name: O God so high: due laudes to modulate.   

2  
To preach (and show) thy gentleness: in early morning light,  
Thy truth of word: to testify: all whole by length of night.   

3  
Upon (the psalm:) the decachord: upon the pleasant lute:  
On sounding good: sweet instruments: with shaumes, with harp, with flute   

4  
For thou hast joyed: my fearful heart: O Lord thy works to see  
And I with praise: will just rejoice: these handy works of thee.   

5  
How glorious: O (blessed) Lord: be these the facts of thine?  
Thy thoughts be deep: thy counsels high: inscrutable divine.   

6  
The brutish man: (that is) untaught: is nought of this beséene:  
The fool as is: the carnal man? perceiveth not what it meanth.   

7  
When evil men flower: as (doth thee) grass: & wicked workers bud  
Then shall they all: come down at once: for ever drowned in mud.   

8  
But thou art high: (full high) aloft: as Lord and precedent:  
For ever stand'st: unmovable: and wise in regiment.   

9  
For lo thy foes: O Lord (so strong:) thy foes shall perish all:  
And such as work: all wickedly: shall have a shameful fall.   

10  
My horn (and power) shall yet be raised: as Unicorns is seen:  
Even now I seem: as sweetly dewed: with oil of Olive green.   

11  
Mine eyes (full out) their lust shall have: of all my waiting spies:  
Mine ears the same: of crafty men: who up at me did rise.   

12  
The true (elect) and righteous man: shall flourish like the palm:  
As Cedar tree: in Lybanus: himself shall spread with balm.   

13  
Deep planted they (in roots) always: in gods sweet house to bide:  
Shall flourish like: in both the courts: of this our God and guide.   

14  
In age (most sure) they shall increase: their fruit abundantly:  
Well liking they: and fat shallbe: to bear most fruitfully.   

15  
That is (to say) they out shall preach: this lords true faithfulness:  
Who is my strength: & mighty rock: who hateth unrighteousness   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God which art the continual joy and perpetual felicytye of all thy saints whom thou dost inwardly water with the dew of thy heavenly grace, whereby thou mak'st them to flourish like the Palm tree in the celestial courts of thy church: we beseech thee that thou would so discuss from us the burdenous weight of sin that we may enjoy their fellowship: Through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XCIII.  
This praith in faith: when storms arise: in trust of help full sure:  
But here in reign: is Christ bewrayed: and how his church shall dure.  

1  

Dominus regnavit decorem.  THe Lord is king: in his array: the Lord is clad with strength,  
He girt himself: the world is sure: it cannot reel at length.   

2  
Thy throne is strong: prepared sure: from time all out of mind  
Thou art that art: all durably: which never end shalt find.   

3  
The floods have lift: aloft O Lord: the floods have lift their voice:  
The streams ●●●●rge: with griefly waves. thy foes to high rejoice.   

4  
But far above: all rage of floods: or dreadful storms of sea:  
Doth God surmount: more excellent: his enemies all to slay.   

5  
Thy word is sure: thy testament: is tried in all assays:  
All holiness: doth deck thy house: O Lord for years and days.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst marvelous God which art begirt round about withal godly majesty and power, as thy handy works in the creation and situation of heaven and earth do manifestly declare, hear us we beseech thee thy humble suitors, and inspire into our hearts fast faith to believe thy word, perfect our souls to confess it in tongue: and confirm us to show the holiness thereof in our life to the glory of thy name. Through jesus Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XCIIII.  
The poor oppressed: doth help implore,  
against proud judges might:  

Deus ultio num dominus.  As Christ and high: long heretofore,  
be patterns good in sight.  

1  
O God and Lord: revenger right,  
of sin revenger God:  
Now show thyself: declare thy might,  
make haste to shake thy rod.   

2  
Be thou set up: in majesty,  
thou judge of all the land:  
Requite the proud: accordingly,  
and let them feel thy hand.   

3  
How long O Lord: these wicked men,  
how long triumph shall they?  
Thy people thus: to over renew,  
without both stop and stay.   

4  
They blatter out: even what they list,  
sore words they be and proud:  
All wicked imps: will not desist,  
to vaunt and boast aloud.   

5  
Thy people Lord: full sore they flyte,  
thine heritage they vex:  
Their poor estates: with wrongs they smite  
and threats thereto annex.   

6  
The widow lo: the stranger eke,  
they murder craftily:  
The fatherless: they quell alike,  
though dear to thee they ligh.   

7  
Their mouths thus speak: as hearts devise,  
tush God seeth nought of this:  
Nor jacobs' God: shall this advise,  
in this he is remiss.   

8  
Ye dolts of all: most brute to see,  
betime yet understand:  
When prudent wise: when will ye be?  
ye fools I say so fond.   

9  
Can he be deaf: which made the ear,  
how hearken should not he?  
Who made the eye: can ye him blear?  
that he should nothing see?   

10  
Or he that checks: the heathen else,  
shall he not you reprove?  
And he that man: all wisdom tells,  
shall he not you remove?   

11  
The Lord doth know: the thoughts of man,  
to be both fond and vain:  
Your open wrongs: how can they than,  
escape deserved pain?   

12  
Then happy is: that man and blessed,  
whom thou dost chastise here:  
And whom by love: in law thou teach est,  
O blessed Lord most dear.   

13  
To make him sit: with patience,  
in dreadful days at rest:  
While that to men: of violence,  
their pit be digged and dressed.   

14  
For God no doubt: will not reject,  
his people them to fail:  
Nor yet forsake: his lot elect,  
to make them long to wail.   

15  
Until that right: be turned again,  
to doom, as just it ought:  
And follow it: shall they full feign,  
whose heart hath justice sought.   

16  
O who will up: for me to stand,  
against malignant spies?  
Or will with me: conjoin his hand,  
at wicked men to rise?   

17  
If soon the Lord: had sent none aid,  
to me in mine unrest:  
It had not failed: my soul dismayed,  
had dwelled in grave oppressed.   

18  
But when I said: my foot doth reel,  
to note the worlds disdain:  
Then help O Lord: thou didst me deal,  
thy grace did me sustain.   

19  
As careful thoughts: in store did rise,  
when thus my heart did boil:  
Thy comfort so: did me repryse,  
my soul to scape the foil.   

20  
Shall wicked seats: of tyranny,  
cleave fast to thee as thence:  
That thou should feign: to scourge thereby,  
the poor by laws pretence?   

21  
They cloyne in one: in companies,  
against the just man's life:  
The guiltless soul: of wicked vice,  
they whole condemn in strife.   

22  
The Lord yet was: to me in stress,  
a refuge strong of fence:  
My God was rock: as inaccesse,  
my trust and confidence.   

23  
He shall them quite: their crafty guiles,  
as they did others cloy:  
God shall them slay: for all their wiles,  
our Lord shall them destroy.   

¶ The collect.  
NVrture us O Lord with the sincere doctrine of thy blessed word, be thou to us a refuge in time of tribulation, so guide us by true knowledge and understanding of thy word that we never fall from thee Through jesus Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument Psalm. XCV.  

This cheerful Psalm: doth invite us in voice:  
This cheerful Psalm: inviteth our voice:   

Due laudes to God: in our hymns to rebound:  
Due laudes to God: in hymns to sound:   

With lowly hearts: in his grace to rejoice:  
With lowly hearts: that we rejoice:   

His word to hear: as we duly be bound:  
His word to hear: as we be bound.   

1  

Venite.  O Come in one: let us sing to the Lord:  
O Come in one: to praise the Lord:  
And him recount: for the stay of our wealth,  
And him recount: our stay and wealth:  
All hearty joys: let us duly record:  
All hearty joys: let us record:  
To this strong rock: to the Lord of our health,  
To this strong rock: our Lord of health.   

2  
His face with praise let us rise to prevent,  
His face with praise let us prevent,  
His facts in sight: to the world to denounce,  
His facts in sight: let us denounce:  
join we I say: in our joyful assent,  
join we I say: in glad assent,  
Our psalms & hymns let us early pronounce,  
Our psalms & hymns let us pronounce.   

3  
For why this Lord: is a God of a might,  
For why this Lord: is God of might,  
For help at need: Upon whom we may call:  
For help at need: whom we may call.  
A puissant king: in his radiant light:  
A puissant king: in his brght light,  
He passth all Gods: by his rule over all:  
He passth all Gods: by ruling all.   

4  
All coasts of earth: in his power do ligh:  
All coasts of earth: by him do ligh:  
His celles and grounds: be they never so deep:  
His celles and grounds: though they be deep:  
As fast by him: be the mountains on high:  
As fast by him: stand mountains high,  
And stoop to him: be they never so steep:  
And stoop to him: though they be steep.   

5  
The sea is his: as the work of his hands,  
The sea is his: his work of hands,  
Her rise and fall: with her mutable road,  
Her rise and fall: with all her road,  
The land from her: by authority stands:  
The land from her: by power stands,  
Whom God so stayed: for his stable abode:  
Whom God so stayed: for his abode.   

6  
O then come we: let us humbly adore,  
O then come we: let us adore,  
And prostrate ligh: be we down on our knees,  
And prostrate light: on both our knees:  
He made us all: both the rich and the poor,  
He made us all: both rich and poor:  
Both king and slave in their private degrees:  
Both king and slave in their degrees.   

7  
For God he is: as our Lord and our stay:  
For God he is: our Lord and stay,  
His people we: in his pasture to rest:  
His people we: in pasture near:  
His flock of hand: for he lead us in way:  
His flock of hand: who leadth our way:  
His voice to day: if ye hear at the jest,  
His voice to day: if well ye hear.   

8  
Beware say I: that ye hard not your hearts,  
Beware say I: ye heard no hearts,  
Against his grace: when he bid you repent,  
Against his grace: to you so meant,  
As desert saw: in a strife over whart:  
As desert saw: once strife or ewhart,  
Like tempting day: of an elvish intent,  
Like tempting day: of mad intent.   

9  
In which pastime: as your fathers aforne,  
In which pastime: your father's old,  
Did tempt my strength: to assay what I could:  
Did tempt my strength: to prove my might,  
They proved but me: in a mock and a scorn:  
They proved but me: in scorn to bold,  
Where yet my works: might they see if they would,  
Where yet my works: they saw in sight.   

10  
Full forty years, did I chide with this age:  
Full forty years, I blamed this age,  
Great griefs by them: did I suffer in mind:  
Great griefs by them: I felt by this:  
I said even thus: when▪ I spied how they raged,  
I said even thus: to spy their rage,  
They err in heart: in my ways be they blind:  
They err in heart: my ways they miss.   

11  
To whom I swore: in mine angry reproach,  
To whom I swore: all wrathfully,  
By their foul strays: was I forced thereunto:  
By their foul strays: thus forced thereto,  
If they so evil: to my rest shall approach:  
If they so evil: my rest should see,  
Then blame have I: if it ever be so:  
Then blame have I: if it be so.   

¶ The collect.  
LOrd of all salvation, behold we beseech thee the sheep of thy pasture redeemed by thy precious blood, grant that in prudence we accept thy voice to be ruled thereby, at last to joy with thee in thy rest perpetual, through, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XCVI.  
This Gentiles calleth: to (christian) faith▪  
In Christ to joy their head:  
In whom all power: and glory layeth,  
To judge both quick and dead.  

1  

Cantate.  O Sing (I bid) to God the Lord,  
A song of new devise:  
Let all the earth: his praise record,  
for grace most new shall rise.   

2  
(Unto) this Lord: so new sing aye,  
And praise his majesty:  
Be telling forth: from day to day,  
His great benignity.   

3  
To Gentiles him (look ye) declare,  
His glory tell them all:  
And show all folk: with all your care,  
His works most martial.   

4  
For why (no doubt) this Lord is high,  
Above all praise so famed:  
To be most dread: right worthily,  
Above all Gods so named.   

5  
For all (even all:) the heathen gods,  
Be vain, be things of nought:  
This Lord in heaven: hath his abode,  
and heavens by him were wrought.   

6  
All glory (praise all) worship, fame,  
Be his as ornament:  
All praise and power: be his to name,  
In heavenly firmament.   

7  
Ye stocks (of men) and families,  
Of peoples, bring this Lord:  
Bring ye this Lord: as comely is,  
All laud for power of word.   

8  
Yea glory give (all ye) full true,  
To his sweet name most high:  
Heave up your gifts: present him due,  
His courts thus draw ye nigh.   

9  
Before this Lord (his face) bow down,  
Before his holy grace:  
Ye dwellers all: in field and town,  
O dread his mighty face.   

10  
Tell ye (I say) the Gentiles all  
This Lord his reign hath pight:  
The world is fast: not like to fall,  
And he shall judge in right.   

11  
Let heavens (so high) be glad so pure,  
Let all the earth rejoice:  
Let all the sea: in furniture,  
enhance their cheerful voice.   

12  
The (fruitful) fields: and all therein,  
Ought now rejoice full light:  
Than shall all trees: In wood be seen,  
together joy in sight.   

13  
Before this Lord: who (shortly) cometh,  
For come to rule is he:  
To judge the world bright brightful doom,  
His flock by verity.   

The collect.  
O God almighty creator of heaven and earth, whose praise the whole ornament of them both doth daily magnify, we beseech thee that as we confess the victory of the cross, so we may renounce all heathen error, to behold the glory of thy second coming, with full joy of our consciences, through jesus, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XCVII.  
This Psalm in spirit: doth gratulate,  
Cbristes' kingdom clear: immaculate:  
Whereby such light: hath God detect,  
That truth was raised: and lies deject. 
Dominus regnavit.   

1  
THe living Lord: doth reign as king  
The earth therefore: full glad may sing  
The isles may joy: so many seen,  
That he is come to make them clean.   

2  
Thick clouds and dark: be him about,  
On wicked men: to thunder stout:  
Both justice right: and equity,  
Of his high throne: the bases be.   

3  
The fire him goeth: before in sight,  
With blazing leams: of fearful light:  
By which full wide: he doth inflame,  
His foes to burn: which scorn his name.   

4  
His lightenings shine: the world full out,  
On every side: hot sparks to spout:  
The earth at sight: for fear doth quake,  
No puissance can: resistance make.   

5  
The mountains high: as ware did melt,  
At God his face: thus present feit:  
I say at face: of Lord so high,  
The earth did feal his majesty.   

6  
The heavens declare: his rightwiseness,  
When he by them: strikth wickedness:  
All people's thus: his glory saw,  
How dread he is: whom all should awe.   

7  
A shamed be all: which Idols serve,  
Who chose vain gods: from God to swerne  
Ye angels all: which servants be,  
Come worship him: bow down your knee.   

8  
So Zion joyed: in hearing this,  
And jury joyed: in towns of his:  
O Lord for these: thy domes intent,  
That such should have: sharp punishment.   

9  
For thou O Lord, dost all excel,  
That here by low: in earth do dwell:  
Exalted far: in name thou art,  
Above all Gods: so new upstart.   

10  
O ye that love: this Lord so high,  
Hate ye all vice: of mammetry:  
He kéepth their souls: who serve him pure,  
From wicked hand: to rid them sure.   

11  
Now light is sprung: to righteous man,  
That day from dark▪ discern he can:  
And joy is fallen: to rightful heart,  
From whence no power: can him departed.   

12  
Then joy ye just: in this your Lord,  
This light, his grace: always record:  
His holiness: well think and thank,  
His name confess: therein be frank.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord the preserver of all thy faithful saints on whom as on thine elect portion thou dost perpetually reign, inspire we beseech thee into our hearts the bright beams of the scriptures of thy prophets and apostles, that what soever as yet remain in our hearts as savouring the old carnal blindness of our original darkness, may be illitened by the heavenly light of thy holy spirit, to whom, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. XCVIII.  
Here thanks be done: that God (in word) most true,  
Sent Christ his son: man's loss (again) to cure:  
All things that be: must laud him (ever) due,  

Cantate.  Such peace to see: restored (in earth) so sure.  

1  
Sing ye all new: to God (a song) on high,  
For he most true: hath marvels (newly) wrought  
His able hand: hath (won him) victory,  
His arm so grand: this health (to man) hath brought   

2  
The Lord of love: this health hath (open) laid:  
So man to move: to serve (in heart) aright:  
His righteousness: he hath full (plainly) splayed,  
For their redress: to Gentiles (eyes and) sight.   

3  
He called to mind: his (gentle) mercies free,  
To jacob kind: his truth (and faith) to keep▪  
The earth all whole: this health did (fully) see,  
O him extol: this God (our Lord) so meek.   

4  
Thou earth sing out: all whole (I say) full glad,  
In voice most stout: with (gentle) musics sound:  
To God thy Lord: (rejoice) for mercy had,  
Thy songs record: thou art most (duly) bound.   

5  
Yea sing in harp: to God (and Lord) so high,  
Sing round & sharp: with all thy (tunes and) strings  
With harp bid I: with (note of) Psalmody:  
Your voice apply: to joy these (heavenly) things.   

6  
With trumpets blow: with shaulme so (sweetly) sing,  
Both high and low: extend your (hearty) strength:  
Make jubilees: before this (heavenly) king,  
For Lord he is: to serve (I say) at length.   

7  
Let eke the seas: rose out in (merry) cheer,  
This Lord to please: with all her (fish in) store:  
The world so round: and (all the) dwellers there,  
your voice rebound: to praise (this Lord) the more.   

8  
The floods a like: Let (them now) clap their hands  
This Lord to seek: (with man) in joyful heart:  
The mountains high: (so huge) above the lands,  
Let them be by to dance (with man) in part.   

9  
To God do this: let it (in sight) be plied,  
For come he is: (as lord) to judge the land:  
His justice sword: the world shall (judge and) guide,  
His equal word: to all shall (evenly) stand.   

¶ The collect.  
Pour into our hearts O Lord thy healthful grace, which thou hast revelde to all Gentiles so spread by the rightwiseness of thy gospel, we humbly beseech thee that as thou once camest to be judged and condemned for us most misera le sinners so at thy next return thou would grant us mercy to escape thy fearful judgement, for whom thou tokst upon thee to be condemned for the ransom of our sin: to whom with the father. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. XCIX.  
Sweet Christ his reign: this Psalm compristh,  
As rabbins all: can say no less:  

Dominus regnavit irascantur.  God grant that they: with us would rise,  
To sing these thanks: to him in flesh.  

1  
THe Lord to reign: is bend therein,  
All folk ought then: his presence dread:  
He sitteth betwixt: the Cherubin,  
Let all the earth: then quake I read.   

2  
This Lord is great: in Zion seen,  
Where power he showeth: & ruleth with love  
And high he is: on all the Heathen,  
If they a like: their hearts would move.   

3  
O let them all: thy name confess,  
The bad to beat: the good to bliss:  
For great it is: in fearfulness,  
The power thereof: most sacred is,   

4  
All Princely power: loveth equity,  
And equity: thou brought'st in sight:  
In jacobs' stock: thou didst apply,  
To judgement true: and justice right.   

5  
Our Lord this God: O magnify,  
Both jews and Greeks: your ways relent,  
To his footstool: his sacrarye,  
Bow down your knees: most reverent.   

6  
As Moses meek: so Aaron grave,  
Were chief his priests: so Samuel:  
Among them were: his power to crave,  
They cried to God: he heard them well.   

7  
To them in cloud: spread pillar like,  
He spoke as all: the people saw:  
They did his hests: and statutes keep,  
Which he them gave: in pact for law.   

8  
O Lord our God: thou heardst them just,  
And spardst them Lord: for thine own sake,  
Yea when with plagues: thou didst them thrust,  
For foul attempts: which they did make.   

9  
Extol this God: our Lord so free,  
Fall down before: his holy hill:  
For God our Lord: in majesty,  
Most sacred is: and just in will.   

¶ The collect.  
THou art both Lord and king we most humbly confess it right dear saviour although the jewish pharisees say the contrary, thou only governst the hearts and conscience of men: and by thy only grace dost justify the same, we beseech thee so to raise up the pillar of thy heavenly light to shine to our souls that we may be always defended from all error and adversity to offer unto thee the sacrifice of prayer in thanks giving, who livest & reignest one god with the father. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. C.  
All men of breath: but temporal,  
Which Pilgrims walk: this earthly Ball:  
To joy be bid: here several,  

Iubilat● Deo.  To God in days: most festival.  

1  
O joy all men: terrestrial,  
Rejoice in God: celestial,  
I bid not jews': especial,  
But jews and Greeks: in general.   

2  
Serve ye this Lord: heroical,  
With joy of heart: effectual:  
Seek ye his sight: potential,  
With hymns of mirth: most musical.   

3  
Know ye this Lord: imperial:  
As God us made: original:  
Not we ourselves: he us doth call,  
His folk as flock: kept pastoral.   

4  
His gates and courts: tread usual,  
With laudes and hymns: poetical:  
give thanks to him: continual,  
And bless his name: most liberal.   

5  
For why this Lord: so principal,  
Is sweet, his grace: perpetual:  
His truth of word: stand ever shall,  
With hundredth thanks: thus end we all.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord and father of all honour & glory, show us thy mercy, and grant thy grace that we may spiritually rejoice in the laud of thy name, and so in sprite to serve thee, that we may feel in our hearts the delectable comforts of thy true promises made to us the poor flock of thy pasture, so to join to thee our loving pastor, to come at the last to thy heavenly fold, where thou reignest with the father and holy ghost one God, etc.    
¶ The end of the second Quinquagene.   
¶ The third and last Quinquagene of David's Psalter, translated into English Metre.  


The Argument. Psalm. CI.  
When David long: was kept from reign,  
This Psalm he sang: to ease his pain▪  
How kings should rule: here see you plain▪  
As he would feign,  
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1  
BOth mercy meek: & judgement right,  

Misericordiam & judicium.  In Metres song: I will endight:  
To thee I will: Lord sing in sight,  
With hearts delight.   

2  
I will my life: bear straight in way,  
If thou from me: goest not astray,  
In all my house: clean heart shall lay,  
Without denay▪   

3  
To wicked deed: none eye shall stand,  
And hate I will: all rebel's band:  
To join with me: I will withstand,  
with heart and hand.   

4  
A froward heart: and wilful 〈◊〉,  
From my whole sight: shall flee full out,  
To me shall clout: no wicked rout,  
Without all do●t.   

5  
His neighbour who▪ styleth privily▪  
Him will Astr●y 〈◊〉 utterly▪  
I will not 〈◊〉 proud 〈…〉,  
With pleasure high.   

6  
True men in earth: I will me get,  
Most nigh to eye: with me to se●:  
Who walketh more straight: shall serve me bet  
Without all let.   

7  
From far my house: they shall be sent,  
Who guiles can forge: or lies invent,  
None eye on them: shall firm be bend,  
With mine assent.   

8  
Yea soon by day: I will deface,  
Proud men in earth: of wicked trace,  
To drive all shrews from Gods good place,  
Without all grace.   

¶ The collect.  
Almighty God which art God of power incomprehensible, which showest to thy servants jointly both mercy and judgement: Grant we beseech thee, so that we may faithfully love thee, truly to follow thee in all godliness, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CII.  
Here man in ear: most piteously,  
Wishth Zion built: defaced in shame,  
He mo●eth his long● captivity,  
Christ's heavenly church: wish we the same.  
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1  
O Lord to thee: I cry and call.  

Domine exaudj.  My prayer hear: O lovingly:  
Thou art my Lord: most liberal,  
receive my suit: admit my cry.   

2  
While thus I mourn: hide not thy face,  
From my distress: so wrathfully:  
incline thine ears: and hear my case,  
But soon in haste: O answer make.   

3  
My days like smoke: slide fast apace,  
Consume they do: no rest they take:  
As fire brands: my bones are brent,  
Their lively powers: my spirits forsake.   

4  
My wounded heart: lieth impotent,  
As withered hay: cut down by scythe,  
To eat my bread: from me it went,  
On me so sore: this trouble lieth.   

5  
For groaning loud: in this distress,  
My woeful heart: oh panth and sith,  
That scant to skin: cleaneth any flesh.  
My bones be seen: thus wast I lay.   

6  
Like Pelican: in wilderness,  
I am, which sing: but we'll away,  
As Owl that fleeth: all birds in sight,  
In desert dark: which loveth to stray.   

7  
Full watch I keep: both day and night,  
Mine eyes no sleep: can take for moan,  
To Sparrow like: that leaveth her flight▪  
In houses eves: which lowerth alone.   

8  
All day my foes: do me revile,  
With taunts they sport: when I do groan,  
These boasters mad: at me so vile,  
Against my soul all sworn they be.   

9  
My bread that I: eat all this while  
Was ashes like: in taste to see,  
My drink with tears: with weeping menkct.  
So many griefs: afflicted me.   

10  
My soul with cares: was full besprenct,  
To note thy wrath: and heavy frown,  
Thou lift'st me up: as I were streng●hd,  
But soon most weak: thou threw'st me down   

11  
My days draw low▪ as shadow falleth,  
When dark comth●●: in field and town,  
I wither like: as blossom pa●h,  
My colour wanneth my moisture drieth.   

12  
But thou yet Lord: as thee befalth,  
Art permanent: no man denieth,  
Thy memory: shall aye remain,  
Where fast to du●t: my nature hieth.   

13  
I know thou wilt: once rise again,  
To pity (Lord) sweet Zion mount,  
To show his grace: the time constraynth,  
The time is come: by just account,   

14  
Thy servants lo: desire in heart,  
To see her stones: to building mount,  
They pity her: to spy her smart,  
To mark her thus: in dust oppress   

15  
The Gentiles strange: will join their part  
To fear God's name: of all the best,  
Ye kings of power: in earth all whole  
Shall praise thy name for worthiest.   

16  
When this the Lord: shall high extol,  
In buildings fresh: this Zyon place,  
And her in book of fame enrol,  
When glory bright: shall her embrace.   

17  
And when they see: how he is bend,  
To poor man's suit: in tender grace  
And will not be: aught discontent,  
To scorn their cries: both all and some.   

18  
This thing thus done▪ as monument,  
Shall written be: for folk to come,  
That countries whole: which shall arise,  
May laud this Lord: with high renome.   

19  
For God from high: hath cast his eyes,  
Where holy is: his sacrary,  
This Lord from heaven: in gentle wise,  
Hath looked to earth: to hear the cry.   

20  
To hear I say: the woeful plaints,  
Of men fast bound: in misery,  
To losen them: from their constrayntes,  
Which were at deaths door very near.   

21  
That they might show▪ to all his saints,  
In Zyon place: Gods name so dear,  
To tell all out: jerusalem,  
His worthy laudes: in open quere.   

22  
When people whole: shall meet in realm,  
Of all estates: which this shall know,  
To serve this God: so good to them,  
All reigns to him: shall them bestow.   

23  
Though God as yet: my strength hath beat  
From captain state: to journey slow  
Though he my days: hath short extreat,  
I Zyon trust: yet built to spy.   

24  
I will him thus: with words entreat,  
Ah God my God: to wastefully,  
Cut not my days: by half away,  
Where thy years last▪ eternally.   

25  
Thou laidest the earth: in stable stay  
At first full strong: by power divine,  
The heavens even so: none will denay,  
Be wrought by thee: with all their shine.   

26  
They all shall quail: thou yet shalt hold,  
As garments worn: wax thin and fine,  
Thou shalt them change: as vestures old  
They shall be changed: thus temporal.   

27  
But thou art still: as we behold,  
And art that art: perpetual,  
Thy years in length: shall stand in deed,  
For feel defect: they never shall.   

28  
We trust the more: thy servants seed,  
Old Abraham's stock: shall not decay,  
Their issue Lord: by thee shall speed,  
Before thy face: to dwell for aye.   

The collect.  
O Lord most merciful protector of all them that be in trouble, who in thyself art god everlasting, show thy mercy upon us so frail and transitory as we be, that we may rejoice in thy saving health, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CIII.  
The righteous man: whom God doth feed,  
Enjoineh his soul: due laudes to sing,  
For his great love: who knoweth his need,  
From grief and pain: his heart to bring,  
Who steyth his state: all void of dread,  
His days in peace: with joy to lead.  
Thus playeth his string.  
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1  
ARise my soul: bliss thou the Lord,  

Benedic anima mea.  Address thyself: his name to spread,  
My senses all: with just accord,  
Within without: do it in deed,  
His holy name; due praise record,  
Thus bid ye be: in his true word.  
So oft●● read.   

2  
Revolve the same: in grateful mind,  
My soul I say: to thee again,  
His benefits to tell full kind  
To thee it is: most certain gain,  
To God who will: him faster bind,  
Of his good grace: the more shall find  
I tell thee plain.   

3  
Of all thy sins: the guiltiness,  
He pardon giveth: full lovingly,  
In all thy sores: of heaviness,  
Thou mayst in him: have remedy,  
If thou to him: mak'st thine access  
In stable heart: with faithfulness,  
Thine ease to spy.   

4  
His saving health: cometh priestly on,  
To rid thy life: from perils all,  
To make thee scape: confusion,  
He giveth good ear: when thou dost call,  
With mercy kind: even he alone,  
With round defence: he crowneth thy moan,  
No time to fall.   

5  
With all good things: in plesantness,  
He feedeth thy mouth: he filleth thy will,  
As Egle useth: her new to dress,  
In age for strength: to cast her bill,  
So he thy years: reviveth afresh:  
Such youth in age: can God express.  
O praise him still.   

6  
The Lord can try: all wicked ways,  
All wrong to right: when he seeth best  
And though he sendth: some bitter days,  
He can them sweet: with joyful rest,  
True judge he is: the just to raise,  
When force he bears: his truth to praise,  
Than stay thy breast.   

7  
To Moses once: God did declare,  
His ways his will: and all his trade,  
His providence: and daily care,  
To keep his flock: with gentle aid,  
To Israel: what will he bore,  
Their practice showeth: how they did far,  
So safe to wade.   

8  
They proved the Lord: most pitiful,  
Whole bend to grace: in time of need,  
They felt his help: most merciful,  
To anger flow: but priest to meed,  
He pardon showed: most plentiful,  
To hearts contrite: and sorrowful.  
For they must speed.   

9  
As do stern Lords: in cruelness,  
Always he is: not chiding sore:  
He kéepth not ire: the poor to press  
He mercy hath: in loving store,  
And when he fumeth: for guiltiness,  
Yet mercy staith: his gentleness,  
Praise him the more.   

10  
A proof hereof: in us all spy,  
He serveth not us: as we deserve  
As our foul sins: for vengeance cry,  
But féedth our want: our need to serve,  
Though him we grieve: as wretch's thrall,  
He guideth our life: and stayeth our fall.  
Not far to swerver.   

11  
How high the heavens: this earth surmount  
So far doth grace: our guilt excel,  
His mercies great: most hily mount,  
Upon those men: in fear who dwell,  
Which low in hearts: their faults recount,  
To worship him: as fear is wont.  
O love him well.   

12  
How far the East: is wide from West,  
Whose coasts and terms: shall never meet,  
So far our sins: be set at rest,  
By his good gift: and pardon sweet  
Though us he beateth: as he knoweth best  
No wrath it is: but love of breast.  
No ireful heat.   

13  
For like his child: the father useth,  
To nurture him: by chastisement,  
Him far to draw: from vain abuse,  
And yet but love: and pity meant,  
So God to man: doth mercy use,  
Who him to fear: doth not refuse.  
And will repent.   

14  
For he doth know: our nature frail,  
Whereof and whence: we all be made,  
But dust and clay: who soon may fail,  
With weight of earth: all heavy lad  
His grace seeth this: to our avail,  
Else should we all: both weep and wail.  
Full evil apaid.   

15  
Who markth of man: his years in trade  
Shall spy his life: but misery,  
Even like to herb: though green in blade,  
That witherth soon: to hay so dry,  
For like as flowers: in field do fade,  
So wasteth man: anon decayed.  
In vanity.   

16  
This freshly flower: if winds so stern  
Do him once shake: he falleth away,  
That where he grew: no man can learn  
For brittle flesh: hath brittle stay,  
His term but short: to time eterne,  
By death once passed: none him discernth  
From dust and clay.   

17  
Though nought made here: can ever last,  
God's mercy yet: holdth stable hand  
On him that fear: to him hath cast,  
From age to age: in every land,  
His righteousness: is set full fast,  
To man bestowed: it will not waste  
But aye shall stand.   

18  
These men I mean: of lovely fear,  
Be such as keep: his godly will  
Which fast in mind: his word do bear  
In heart and tongue: to keep it still,  
And always giveth: full ready ear  
To God their Lord: to them so dear  
To learn his skill.   

19  
This Lord in heaven: hath set his place  
From whence he seeth: all mortal ways  
Who rightly goth: who halth in pace:  
As life he ruleth: so death he stays,  
All rule doth stand: in his good grace,  
The good to keep: the bad to chase.  
To short his days.   

20  
O praise this Lord: ye spirits of his,  
Ye angels pure: of strength so great,  
Ye work his will: ye never miss,  
His power ye know: his royal seat,  
Ye know what Lord: what God he is,  
Ye hear his voice: ye see his bliss.  
His laudes entreat.   

21  
O praise the Lord: all ye his hosts,  
Ye armies clear: of heavenly stars,  
Ye spirits so swift: ye fiery ghosts,  
In peace ye serve: ye rule his wars  
To do his will: ye run as posts,  
In heaven and earth: in all their coasts.  
As ministers.   

22  
O all ye works: what names ye have,  
In all the world: recount his grace:  
To make you all: he did withsave,  
Advance this Lord: in time and place,  
O thou my soul: of thee I crave,  
Extol this Lord: he will thee save.  
From woeful case.   

Almighty God creator and defender of all thy creatures, specially of them which do put their trust in thee, defend us thy poor suppliants from all adversity that is set against us, thou seest how weak we be of ourself, assist us therefore O Lord with thy godly protection to glorify thy holy name in earth as thy holy spirits do in heaven, through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. CIIII  
This Psalm setth out: for providence,  
Almighty Gods: magnificence:  
His wisdom, power: his goodness eke,  
Of night, of day: of year, of week,  
His excellence: all thing doth keep.  
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1  
O Praise my soul: the Lord of name,  

Benedic a●ima mea.  O Lord my God: of worthy fame:  
Thou dost excel in dignity,  
With honour clothed and majesty.  
O him proclaim,  
Praise his degree.   

2  
For he is clad: most clear with light,  
As he were decked: with vesture bright:  
He spreadth the heavens: as veil most fine,  
Where lieth his grace: and power divine.  
O seek his sight,  
To him incline.   

3  
The upper heavens: be so arrayed,  
With waters like: as beams be laid:  
The clouds he maketh: his chariot swift,  
On wind the wings: his walk he listh,  
O him esteem,  
Expend his gift.   

5  
And he doth make: his angels spirits  
In winds and blasts: to work their mights:  
The flaming fire: is minister,  
Whose word to do: they wait full near.  
O love his lights  
Trust him entire.   

6  
He setteth the earth: on bases sound  
The seas they be: O wondrous ground:  
The world to end: it shall not real,  
It can no change: ne ruin feel.  
O him rebound  
His might reveal.   

7  
With waters deep: this earth was shut,  
As it with coat: all dark beset  
For once the seas: as mountains stood,  
Most high above: as raging flood.  
O praise him yet:  
Repute him good.   

7  
Though thus their waves: the waters spread  
At thy rebuke: they swiftly fled:  
At thy rough voice: in thunder hard,  
They fast gave up: their hold and ward.  
O him a dread:  
His strength regard.   

8  
The hills then high: in sight did mount  
The fields fell low: as now they wonted:  
As them thou stowdst▪ in most due place,  
They stand even so: they move no space.  
O him recount:  
Extol his grace.   

9  
To all things made: thou gavest his room  
Their proper place: not out to come:  
Thou dost the seas: in bounds repose,  
Not back to turn: the earth to close.  
O him renome:  
His hand disclose.   

10  
He springs sendth out: to floods to grow  
And they in sea: discharge we know:  
Between the hills: they keep their float,  
To fresh the earth: with new green coat.  
O him betrow  
His largesse note.   

11  
All beasts of field: there drink their fill:  
They seek them needs: though fed on hill:  
The asses wild: they slake their thirst  
Most dry which be: so made at first.  
O mark his will:  
His care betrift.   

12  
The●● feathered fowls: seek harborough  
As nigh their drink: they sit on bough:  
Where birds do chirme: the trees among,  
To God their Lord: in cheerful song.  
O him avow:  
And praise him long.   

13  
He wetith the hills: and maketh them soft,  
From heavenly cells: by dews aloft:  
By fruitful clouds: which wrought his hand  
The showers fall down: to moist the land.  
O laud him oft:  
Him understand.   

14  
He maketh for beast: the grass to spring,  
And herbage else: for man to bring:  
To serve his need his bread to get,  
In earth such use: in beast he set.  
O serve this king:  
His acts entreat.   

15  
Whence wine is given: man's heart to cheer,  
And oil his face: so bright to clear:  
And bread fro thence: he doth address,  
Man's heart to strength: in stableness.  
O count him dear:  
His laudes express.   

16  
The Lords own trees: by man untyld,  
With Sap by showers: be fully filled:  
As Ceders high: of Libanus,  
Which he hath plant: right plenteous.  
O praise him mild:  
His care discuss.   

17  
In these high trees: the birds do nest,  
God giveth them wit: to seek their rest:  
The Storks there build: and houses have,  
In trees of fir: themself to save.  
O love him best:  
His love engrave.   

18  
The mountains high: a refuge be,  
For bucks and beasts: of venery:  
And so the rocks: all inaccesse,  
To Coneys be: their sickerness.  
O praised be he:  
His works confess.   

●9  
The moon he made: for ceasons due,  
The night to clear: with changes new:  
The sun so high: a creature,  
His down fall knoweth: and kéepth it sure.  
O good ensue:  
Him worship pure   

●0  
And after day: thou bringst in dark,  
So night cometh on: and blindness stark:  
The Savage beasts: yet gain thereby,  
So creep they forth: to feed full sly.  
O note his work:  
His reed espy.   

21  
The lions whelps: most fierce they roar,  
In ranging long: of pray the store:  
They seek by dark: their sustenance,  
Prepared by Gods: good ordinance.  
O him adore:  
His work enhance   

22  
When sun returnth: and showeth his rise,  
Expelling dark: his light surpristh:  
These beasts by heaps: then soon remove  
They keep their dens for light above.  
O this advise:  
His prudence love.   

23  
Thus man goth forth: his work to do,  
More bold that they: be thus ago:  
To tillage true: he maketh his gate,  
And spendth his day: till it be late.  
O stand him to:  
Recount thy state.   

24  
O mighty Lord: my fort and hold,  
How be thy works: tried manifold:  
Thou madest them all: in wisdom high,  
Of thy great goods: full th'earth do lygh.  
O him behold:  
Him magnify.   

25  
The sea so huge: the Ocean,  
So large in arms: and space for man:  
There living things: sans number creep  
Great beasts and small therein do keep.  
O search it than:  
This marvel seek   

26  
The●● ships by sails: the bilowes pass  
Where men transport▪ their wardly tras●e:  
There playeth his vages: Leviathan,  
Whom thou didst form: to sport theran.  
O mark this case▪  
Revolve it man.   

27  
All creatures: of thee expect,  
Their food most apt: for every feet:  
That thou shouldst give: their nourishment,  
In time of need: most competent.  
O him respect:  
To him assent.   

28  
When deal thou dost: they gather straight,  
In hunger's stress: themselves to bait:  
If thou splayst hand: with blessing meet,  
With good, full good: they be replete.  
O him await:  
Esteem him sweet.   

29  
When face thou hidest: and nought dost send,  
O then they wail: to death they bend:  
If breath thou stopst: decay they must,  
They must return: into their dust.  
O then amend:  
Regard him just.   

30  
When thou returnest: thy spirit again,  
New things by thee: new breath obtain:  
Then yearly thus: thou deckest a fresh,  
The face of earth: with new increase.  
O hold him feign:  
His love possess.   

31  
Gods majesty: be it for ay,  
In glory blessed: in all his way:  
The Lord shall high: rejoice in thought,  
In all his works: so godly wrought.  
O soul thus pray:  
As thou art taught.   

32  
This God when he: man's sins to find,  
But lookth on earth: it quakth and twynd:  
When he the hills: with hand but touch,  
They smoke for fear: and low they couch.  
O soul him mind:  
Thy Lord avouch.   

33  
For I will sing: to this my Lord,  
While I am here: and him record:  
In Psaltries' sweet: I will my song,  
To my Lord God: in life prolong.  
O soul accord:  
Perform it strong.   

34  
My talk of him: most pleasant is,  
No day I will: be found remiss,  
To joy in God: I will not cease,  
He is my health, my rest, mine ease.  
O soul him bliss:  
Him seek to please   

Where sinful men: from earth shall fail,  
All wicked freaks: God let them quail:  
But thou my soul: thy Lord advance,  
Praise all the Lord: his heritance.  
For thine avail:  
Sing still all hail.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst excellent almighty God, which dost with thy blessing hand, most richly refresh all living things with their food and sustenance, grant that our souls may so be refreshed in the contemplation of thy godly majesty, always to behold thy glory in heaven, in the meditation of thy wonderful works here in earth, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CV.  
God's acts here lauded be: by stories order told:  
His pact allege: no thank to man: but God most due extolleth.  
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O Praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  

Confitemi ni domino  His worthy deeds record.   

1  
O praise in voice the Lord: upon his name to call  
Denounce and tell the people clear: his doings liberal.   

2  
Sing out, with just accord: and play in instruments:  
Tell all his facts most marvelous: spread out his ornaments.   

3  
Exalt his name with joy: most high, and most divine:  
And let their heart that seek the Lord: to mirth all glad incline.   

4  
Search out his fame and power: the Lords right famous ark:  
Seek here his face still evermore: draw nigh to note his work.   

5  
His worthy deeds record: which he hath wrought as God,  
His strange foreshows: his godly domes: so past his mouth abroad   

O praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  
His worthy deeds record.   

6  
Ye seed of Abraham: his servant this respect:  
I you appeal, praise ye the Lord: ye Jacob'S stock elect.   

7  
He is the Lord our God: yea none I say but he:  
His judgements be in all the world: but most with us to see.   

8  
For he his covenant myndth: for ever it to do:  
In thousand worlds, still fast to stand, his word commanded so.   

9  
His pact to Abraham: fast made, with faith endued:  
His oath also to Isaac: again the same renewed.   

10  
And he this league as law: to jacob sure decreed:  
To Israel as testament: for ever well to speed.   

●1  
Thus saying, give I will: to the land Canaan:  
For plot of your inheritance: as met with line by man.   

●2  
But thus when few they were: to them in like respect:  
And there in land as strangers set: as Pilgrims whole reject.   

●3  
And strayed from land to land: of nations wandringly:  
From country's wide to other realms: of people diversly.   

14  
He suffered yet no man: to do them any wrong:  
For all their sake: yea kings be chect: and plagued them among.   

15  
He say, touch not my Christ's: that sacred flock to me:  
My prophets true: afflict not ye: which preach my majesty.   

O praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  
His worthy deeds record.   

16  
When he sent dearth on earth: to stop their foodes' relief:  
And stroyed of bread: the sustenance: which stayd their strength most chief   

17  
A man before he sent: to them as herbeger,  
Lo joseph sold to servitude: to serve in Egypt there.   

18  
Whose feet they wrung in stocks: by Putiphars complaint:  
In iron cast with chains I bound: his life felt hard constraint.   

19  
Until the time was come: that just his cause was seen:  
Whom God approved: and thoroughly tried: by Oracle divine.   

20  
The king then sent and him: did lose by men of his:  
The Prince that there: the people ruled: did him from bonds dismiss   

21  
He made him Lord in chief: of all his court about:  
And ruler sole: of all his goods: in his Empire full out.   

22  
That he might bind and lose: his Dukes and lords at will:  
And wit to teach: his sages all: by his approved skill.   

O praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  
His worthy deeds record.   

23  
So Israel in went: to Egypt glad and sad:  
This jacob old: a stranger lived: in land of Cham the bad.   

24  
And there God multiplied: his people notably,  
And made him far: more strong and big: then were his foes at eye.   

25  
The moors then changed their hearts: as God did them detect:  
That they did hate: his people sore: with guiles his servants checked.   

26  
Then God sent Moses out: his servant good and true:  
Yea Aaron eke: whom he did chose: his heart on them did rue.   

27  
Which there to them did splay: his works and words by signs  
His marvels rare: in land of Cham: such power then God resigns.   

28  
And he deep darkness sent: all things then dark was so:  
The signs themself: ne Moses yet: rebelled God's will to do.   

29  
He turned their waters all: to blood, not them they drank:  
He slew their fish: their nourishment: for all their waters stank.   

30  
The Lord even so brought frogs: in numbers wonderful:  
Which crept upon: the beds of kings: their privy chambers full.   

31  
He spoke the word than came: on heaps all kind of flies:  
So lice of dust: as myngyns small: in all their costs did rise.   

32  
For all their rains and dews: he gave them hail to change,  
And flames of fire: so mixed with them: in all their lands most strange.   

33  
wherewith he smote their vines: their fig trees flat to ground:  
He broke even down: their fruitful trees: in all their quarters round   

34  
And when his word came forth: of grasshoppers on heap:  
In numbers there: nigh infinite: did Caterpillars leap.   

35  
Which did all whole devour: their grass about the land:  
Yea fruit and all: that grew in soil: thus heavy lay his hand.   

36  
Their fruits first borne he slew: in all their realm in length:  
Their prime offpring: most principal▪ of all their nature's strength.   

O praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  
His worthy deeds record,   

37  
He then did lead them out: with gold and silver stuffed:  
And none there was: in all their tribes: that fell or feebly puffed.   

38  
So Egypt joyed full glad: when they went out of realm:  
For they the jews: dread fearfully: their fear so fell on them.   

39  
He spread on them a cloud: to cover them by day:  
With pillar bright: to clear the night: he did direct their way.   

40  
At their request and suit: he brought them quails for meat:  
He filled them: with bread of heaven: sweet angels food to eat.   

41  
He clave and oped the rock: whence water flowed full priest:  
They ran like streams: in wilderness: to comfort man and beast.   

42  
For why he bore in mind: his holy promise thus:  
His love also: to Abraham: his servant virtuous.   

43  
And full with joy and mirth: he led his people forth:  
His dear elects: with jubilees: so taken well in worth.   

O praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  
His worthy deeds record.   

44  
And last he gave them whole: the gentiles lands by met:  
They all possessed: for heritage: for which the people sweat.   

45  
To th'end that they should keep: his statutes true and right:  
That they should aye: observe his laws: praise ye this lord of might   

O praise in voice the Lord,  
Sing out with just accord:  
Exalt his name: search out his fame,  
His worthy deeds record.   

¶ The collect.  
We sue unto thee most loving Lord, beseeching thee by the power of thy name, that where our fathers were conducted thereby, to the ministration of thy heavenly angels food, that thou would so vouchsafe to feed and comfort us with thy mystical nourishment of thy body & blood to whom with the father and holy ghost be.    

The Argument. Psalm. CVI  
The jews (which dwelled) in Babylon: thus sang their thanks in heart:  
They do confess: gods only grace: they blame their own desert.  
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THe Lord (so good) with thanks confess:  
Who can his power express:  
Well true men be: then Lord teach me,  

Confitemi ni domino  Thy servants state to see.   

1  
The Lord (so good) with thanks confess: sing praise & laud him high  
All good he is: for why his grace: for ever standth full nigh.   

2  
Who (fully) can his power express: with tongue he Lord so great:  
Or cause be hard: his praises all: who can his grace extreat.   

3  
Well true men be (in heart) most blessed: who judgement true perform  
Which work always: that righteous is: in just and lawful form.   

4  
Then lord (I crave) teach me full kind: have mind to work my wealth  
As friendly thou thy people mindst: to me resort with health.   

5  
Thy servants state (O Lord) to see: show me their bliss at eye▪  
That I rejoice with thy good folk: and thank thee joyfully.   

The Lord (so good) with thanks confess,  
Who can his power express:  
Well, true men be: then Lord teach me,  
Thy servants state to see.   

6  
We all (to thee) have sinned sore: as oft our fathers did:  
We have gone wrong: and done amiss: most wickedly in deed.   

7  
Thy (noble) fayte in Egypt done: our fathers noted sealed:  
Of thy great loves no mind they had: at red sea they rebelled.   

8  
Yet he (full kind) did them preserve: for love of his great name,  
To make his power: so notable: the world to fear the same.   

9  
The sea so red: he did rebuke: then soon up dried it was:  
And through great deeps he led them dry: as desert men do pass.   

10  
And he (by strength) defended them: from adversaries power:  
He rid them sure: from enemy's hand: they could not them devour   

11  
The waters (deep so) whelmed such: as them did vex and grieve:  
That none remained: not one of them: he them did quite remove.   

12  
His (stable) word: they than believed: to spy their foes distress:  
And then they sung: an hymn of thanks: to praise his worthiness   

The Lord (so good) with thanks confess,  
Who can his power express?  
Well, true men be: then Lord teach me,  
Thy servants state to see.   

13  
In (their great) heat though hast they made: his works they soon forgot:  
No time they would: his counsels bide: no, tarry would they not.   

14  
They (fond) longed in wicked lust: for meat in wilderness▪  
They tempted God: in desert high: with shameful sturdines.   

●5  
And there (even there) he gave them full: their ask readily:  
But yet their bane: they took therein: their lives destroyed thereby.   

●6  
And Moses (guide) yet they provoked: with wrath in their own tents  
Yea Aaron eke: Gods holy priest: with foolish brablementes.   

17  
Wherefore (in haste) the earth did rive: & swallowed Dathon quite:  
It covered whole: the rout and band: of Abyram in sight.   

18  
The fire (from heaven:) fell hot and fierce: amids their company  
The flame did burn: those wicked men: with all their family.   

19  
eftsoons (as God) a calf they made: at Horeb mount most fond:  
They worshipped: this molten work: which made their proper hand whole   

20  
And thus they turned Gods (only) glore: who was their worship  
To shap of calf: but eating hay: which they did high extol.   

21  
They God forgot (and left) full soon: who them to grace did take:  
Who wrought as god: in Egypt land▪ strange deeds for all their sake   

22  
Great things (to see) O wonderful: in land of Cham I say:  
And things of power: most terrible: at red sea there in way.   

23  
To stroy them he (then full) decreed: if Moses his elect,  
Had not in sight: up start to treat: his wrath to stay unwreckt.   

24  
And they despised: and (lightly) scorned: that land delicious:  
No faith they gave: unto his word: but went contrarious.   

25  
They did (in heart) eke grudge and moyne: in all their tents unkind  
They heard no time: gods holy word: it was to them but wind.   

26  
By lifting up: his (ireful) hand: God swore unto them all:  
That he would them: in wilderness: destroy with shameful fall.   

27  
And that he would: cast (shortly) out: their seed where gentiles bide  
And sparple them: as runnegates: in countries farly wide.   

28  
Yea yoked they were: and knit (in heart) to Baal Peor fast:  
They glad did eat: the sacrifice: to dead men which was cast.   

29  
Thus they (all out) did him provoke: to wrath by filthy vice:  
So high, that needs: Gods heavy plague: on them did sharply rise.   

30  
Then Phinées: stood up (in zeal) as judge he vengeance took:  
And straight the plague: did stay & cease: gods wrath so them forsook.   

31  
Which (godly) zeal: reputed was: to him for righteousness:  
From age to age: Gods priest to be: with all his seed no less.   

32  
They also (grieved and) angered God: at waters named of strife:  
That Moses meek: gate harm for them: for God abridgd his life.   

33  
For they provoked: his gentle spirit: words doubtful out to lash:  
Whereby he spoke: without advise: with lips to swift and rash.   

The Lord (so good) with thanks confess,  
Who can his power express?  
Well, true men be: then Lord teach me,  
Thy servants state to see.   

34  
They did not eke (in war) destroy: the Heathen people's sect:  
As God them bad: most earnestly: that they should them reject.   

35  
But mixed (and joined) they were full nigh: among the gentiles sort:  
And learned their works: outrageous: whereof they made but sport.   

●6  
Whereby (full soon) they honoured: and served their idols gay:  
Which were a snare: so sought by them: to breed their own decay.   

●7  
So far (as blind) they doted than: unnatural, and mad:  
That they to devils: did sacrifice: their sons & daughters glad.   

38  
Much guiltless blood: they (spilled &) shed● of their own childer's brood  
To Idols slain: of Canaan: the land foul stained with blood.   

39  
Thus foul (to foul) with their self works: they were defiled & stained  
A whoring far: their fancies strayed: no faith to God remained.   

40  
Then (justly) gods: most dreadful wrath: his own good people brent  
That he abhorred: his heritage: where stood his regiment.   

41  
So that he gave: them (wholly) up: to Gentiles cruel hands:  
That they them ruled: which hated them before in other lands.   

42  
And then (full soon) their enemies: full sore did them oppress:  
As subjects vile: subdued they were: to all their cruelness.   

43  
He oft (in love) delivered them: but they more oft rebelled:  
With their inventes: and so for sin: they were but justly field.   

44  
He yet (at length) his eyes did cast: when they in trouble ground:  
And when he heard: how painfully: in woe they daily mond.   

45  
He them again: to mind did call: his pact to them betrought:  
He did repent: and pitied them: his heaped grace so wrought.   

46  
Yea more (than this) he made even such: to show them pity all:  
Which erst full hard: them captive held: as slaves most bond & shrall   

The Lord (so good) with thanks confess,  
Who can his power express?  
Well, true men be: then Lord teach me,  
Thy servants state to see.   

47  
O save us Lord: our (loving) God: from Gentiles us collect:  
Thy holy name: that we may found: thy laudes with joy erect.   

The (gentle) Lord of Israel: and God with praise be raised:  
From world to world: let all men say: Amen the Lord be praised.   

The Lord (so good) with thanks confess,  
Who can his power express?  
Well, true men be: then Lord teach me,  
Thy servants state to see.   

The collect.  
BE mindful of us O merciful Lord, for the dear love that thou bearest to thy people, and discharge us from all servitude and bondage of sin, and save us by thy healthful hand, and gather us together in one unity of spirit, to glorify thee only our Lord and saviour, to whom with the father and the holy ghost, etc.    
¶ The end of the fourth book.   

Here beginneth the fifth Book of Psalms.  

Psalm. CVII.  
¶ The Argument.  
This hath five parts distinct: where divers men be bid:  
The Lord to praise: to preach his power: who them from perils rid.  ¶ The Choir. The rearefreyt of the Psalm. 
GOd grant that we would: praise ever again,  
The Lord for his grace: so to sing in our choir  
The wonders he doth: for the children of men,  

Confitemi ni domino  Whose mercy so near: to all doth appear.  
To all doth appear.  ¶ The Mean. 
//  

1  
O Praise the Lord all ye,  
Due thanks to him extend:  
For good he is: whose gentleness,  
Shall last till world doth end.   

2  
Let them say thus in thanks: who were by God made free:  
Whom he redéemd: from cruel hand: of troublous enmity.   

3  
And whom he gathered nigh: from country's strange and wide:  
From East and West: from North and South: in city safe to bide.   

4  
Who wandered out of way: in deserts wilderness:  
And found no way: to dwelling town: to stay in restfulnes.   

5  
Who hunger felt and thirst: nigh pinned by famishment:  
Whose hearts within: did melt away: for needful nourishment.   ¶ The Rectors. 

6  

☞  Who thus afflict: when they did cry,  
To God in meek complaints:  
He them did save: most lovingly,  
From all their hard constrayntes.   

7  
For he led them: the way full kind,  
Both right and prosperous:  
Whereby they did: a city find,  
To dwell commodious.   ¶ The Choir. 

8  

☞  God grant that they would: praise heartily then:  
The Lord for his grace: so to sing in their choir:  
The wonders he doth: for the children of men,  
Whose mercy so near: to them did appear,   

9  
For that he refreshed: their bodily need,  
Where thirsty they strayed: as with anguish oppressed:  
Their soul did he ease: of their hunger in speed,  
To set them in rest: with food of the best.   ¶ The Mean. 

10  
And they that sat in dark: in deadly shadows black:  
Afflict in bonds: and iron chains: and felt all comforts lack.   

11  
They thus deserved for why: gods words they did detest,  
The counsels eke: they did despise: of all the worthiest.   

●2  
He then brought down their hearts: with griefs most tedious:  
They fell full faint: none helping them: so far rebellious.   ¶ The Rectors. 

13  

☞  Who thus afflict: when they did cry,  
To God in meek complaints:  
He them did save: most lovingly,  
From all their hard constrayntes.   

14  
For he them brought: from sorrows long,  
From dark and deadly shade:  
He broke their bonds: and fetters strong,  
To freedom they to wade.   ¶ The Choir. 

15  

☞  God grant that they would: praise heartily then,  
The Lord for his grace: so to sing in their choir:  
The wonders he doth: for the children of men,  
Whose mercy so near: to them did appear.   

16  
For that he released: their burdenouse hold,  
The gates that in brass: were invincible fast,  
As also the bars: that in iron were fold,  
By him were they braced: set ope at the last.   ¶ The Mean. 

17  
And fools that lewdly did: by surfeit foul transgress,  
And were for all their sins afflict: by sickness fell excess.   

18  
Who meat in taste abhorred: though sweet and wholesome dight,  
And then came nigh: to death his gates: to stop their breath and sight   ¶ The Rectors. 

19  

☞  Who thus afflict: when they do cry,  
To God in meek complaints:  
He them did save: most lovingly,  
From all their hard constrayntes.   

20  
For he then sent: his word anon,  
He them restored by might:  
Whereby they scaped: destruction,  
From peril saved quite.   ¶ The Choir. 

21  

☞  God grant that they would: praise heartily then,  
The Lord for his grace: so to sing in their choir:  
The wonders he doth: for the children of men,  
Whose mercy so near: to them did appear.   

22  
That offer they may: the sacrifice pure,  
Just thanks of their lips: out of heart so to raise:  
His works to renome: so the world to allure.  
His walks and his ways: most gladly to praise.   ¶ The Mean. 

23  
And they that enter do: the sea with ship and sail,  
To work their feats: in waters deep▪ for lyfelodes great avail.   

24  
They see Gods dreadful works: in tempests them they note,  
His marvels eke: of things so huge: in deep also in float.   

25  
God speakth and straight rise up: the winds of blustering storms  
Which up do hoist: the bellows rage: in ghastly grisly forms.   

26  
There ships rise up to heaven: again to deep they fall:  
Thus toss in waves. the mariners: great fears their hearts appall.   

27  
They to and fro be tossed: they reel as man full drunk:  
Their art them faylth their wits be gone: they far as men but sunk   ¶ The Rectors. 

28  

☞  Who thus afflict: when they do cry,  
To God in meek complaints:  
He them doth save: most lovingly,  
From all their hard constrayntes.   

29  
For he the storms: doth calm in sea,  
the waves he stilleth their din:   

30  
Then glad are they: that still they be,  
Safe haven he driveth them in.   ¶ The Choir. 

31  

☞  God grant that they would: praise heartily then,  
The Lord for his grace: so to sing in their choir:  
The wonders he doth: for the children of men,  
Whose mercy so near: to them did appear.   

32  
His fame to advance: as duly they ought,  
Down set as they be: with the people in place:  
To praise him aright: for indemnity wrought,  
Where elders in space: their courts do embrace.   ¶ The Mean. 

33  
So let men note Gods might: in dread of him to stand:  
Which turneth moist soil: to wilderness: & drieth up springs to land   

34  
A fruitful earth he maketh: as salt and barren ground:  
The dwellers sins: be cause thereof: where in their lives be found   

35  
So he the desert maketh: to flow with water springs:  
And soil most dry: from barrenness: by running brooks he brings.   

36  
And there he setth to dwell: all hungry needful men:  
To build themself: a city strong: as Forte thereto to run.   

37  
And there the fields they sow: and vineyards large they plant  
Sweet fruits to bear: of years increase: to feed their need & want   

38  
All them he blessth with store: they then increase most high:  
And suffereth not their cattle once: to droop or yet to die.   

39  
But when they fall to sin: he them decayth again:  
By cruel powers: he bringth them low: with cares oppressed & pain   ¶ The Rectors. 

40  

☞  When thus afflict: they feel decay,  
By Prince's great abuse:  
Though out of way: a time they stray,  
At last he them reduce.   

41  
For he the poor: returned by smart,  
Doth raise from misery:  
His households yet: he maketh in part,  
As flocks of sheep to ligh.   ¶ The Choir. 


☞  God grant that they would: praise heartily then,  
The Lord for his grace: so to sing in their choir:  
The wonders he doth: for the childer of men,  
Whose mercy so near: to them did appear.   

42  
That timely they may: this ponder aright,  
As righteous man: in his duty so glad:  
Is priest to rejoice: with a godly delight,  
Where mouth of the bad: shall dumly be sad.   

The conclusion.  
Man's heart that is wise: these things will advise,  
Pure thanks to procure▪ to his God for his cure,  
And thus his devise: may he justly comprise,  
Right oft is his ure: by love to allure,  
Kind mercy so sure: in him doth endure,  
Extol him I say: both by night and by day,  
Ren never astray: from his merciful way.   

¶ The collect.  
WE do acknowledge O Lord thy manifold mercies, which thou dost daily bestow upon our miserable necessities, beseeching thee as thou sittest in heaven on the right hand of thy father in throne of equal glory with him, that we may worthily conceive and understand this great mystery of thy inestimable mercies, duly to laud the same, to the glory of thy name, who with the father and the holy ghost, art worthy all praise, Amen.   

¶ Certain verses of the said Psalm otherwise translated.  

6  
When thus they cried to God: thus set in woes excess:  
Right soon he did: deliver them: from all their hard distress.   

7  
For he led them the way: both right and prosperous:  
Whereby they did: a city find: to dwell commodious.   

8  
O that men would then praise: the lords benignity:  
To tell what acts: full strange he doth: to man's posterity.   

9  
For that he doth refresh: the soul in thirst so dry:  
And filleth the soul: that hungry is: with goodness largely.   

13  
When thus they cried to God thus set in woes excess:  
Right soon he did: deliver them: from all their hard distress.   

14  
For he then brought them forth: from dark and deadly shade:  
He broke their bonds: and fetters strong: to freedom sure to wade.   

15  
O that men would then praise: the lords benignity:  
To tell what acts: full strange he doth: to man's posterity.   

16  
For he the gates of brass: hath all to shivers broke:  
And burst the bars: a sunder quite: in iron forged by stroke.   

19  
When thus they cried to God: thus set in woes excess:  
Right soon he did deliver them: from all their hard distress.   

20  
For he then sent his word: he them restored by might:  
Whereby they scaped: destruction: from peril saved quite.   

21  
O that men would then praise: the lords benignity:  
To tell what acts: full strange he doth: to man's posterity.   

22  
That they would offer him: of thanks the sacrifice:  
And full tell out: his works so great: in glad and thankful wife.   

28  
When thus they cried to God: thus set in woes excess:  
Right soon he did: deliver them from all their hard distress.   

29  
For he driveth down the storms: and maketh them soon to cease  
So that the waves: be still again: whereby they win release.   

30  
Then are they glad at heart: because at rest they be:  
He bringth them thus: to that their haven: which they so glad would see.   

31  
O that men would then praise the lords benignity:  
To tell what acts full strange he doth: to man's posterity.   

32  
That they would him exalt: when people most be met:  
And praise him due: where Elders be: together jointly set.   

40  
Though he doth bear a while: that tyrants them oppress,  
And suffer them: to go astray: in wandering wilderness.   

41  
Yet he doth help the poor: from his great misery:  
His households yet: he maketh in part: as flocks of sheep to lie.   

42  
The righteous man will this: expend and eke rejoice:  
Where that the mouth: of wickedness: shall whole be stopped in voice   

43  
Who that is wise I say: will ponder all these things:  
They shall so know: what mercies free: the Lord in sorrow brings.     

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CVIII.  
When David kept: Odollan cave,  
Where Saul he scaped: for all his rave:  
Thus thanks in song: he did extend,  

Paratum cor.  To God who did: his life defend.  
//  

1  
MY heart to God: is ready found,  
Thy worthy laudes: devout to sound:  
For sing I will: and Psalms record,  
With glory due: in tongue and word.   

2  
life up thyself: thou Psaltrye sweet,  
Thou harp even so: with tunes most meet,  
For I myself: will early rise,  
New songs to sing: I will devise.   

3  
I thee will praise: O Lord in song.  
In people's sight: even them among:  
Yea Psalms to thee: I will arrect.  
Among all folk: of every sect.   

4  
For far above: the heaven we see,  
Standth firmly thy: benignytie:  
Thy faith and truth: as proof doth teach,  
Most nigh the clouds: doth wholly reach.   

5  
Be thou exalt: O God on high,  
Above the heavens: in majesty:  
Above all earth: thy glory set,  
That men may know: thy power so great.   

6  
That thy beloved: from wretchedness,  
Whole rid may be: in stableness:  
Let thy right hand: than us preserve,  
O answer me: my turn to serve.   

7  
God spoke his word: in holiness,  
Wherein I joy: and shall no less:  
All Sychem just: in parts I set,  
And Sucoth vale: I also met.   

8  
All mine no doubt: is Gilead,  
And so is mine: Manasses had:  
And Ephraim: my reign the strength,  
And juda is: my guide at length.   

9  
Land Moab is: my water pot,  
And Idumye: my conquered lot:  
Whereon my sho: extend I will,  
On philistine: joy shall I still.   

10  
Who hath me brought: to be so nigh▪  
That city great▪ so walled high:  
Who led me forth: so just to come,  
To Id●mye: to win renome?   

11  
Was it not thou: I say O God?  
Which us forsokst: cast wide abroad:  
Which didst not walk: as God with us,  
With our main hosts: victorious?   

12  
O give us help: and that at hand,  
Of all our grief: of trouble's band:  
For weak the help that man can do,  
Most vain to trust: it is even so.   

13  
In God we shall: all strong endure,  
By him to do: adventures sure:  
And he our foes: shall soon debel,  
To tread them down: though high they swell.   

¶ The collect.  
PRepare our hearts O Lord ready unto thee, to confess the power of thy name, and whereas we know how thou early as conqueror didst rise, to reign in kingdom everlasting, so we may in life always rise from our earthly conversation: to be partaker of thy heavenly resurrection to whom with the father and the holy ghost art one God: world without end. Amen.    

The Argument. Psalm. CIX.  
Here David vexed: by tyranny,  
hath Doegs spite bewrayed:  
Whose successor: we judas spy,  
who falsely Christ betrayed.  
//  

1  

Deus lau●em  O God my joy: and all my praise: in whom I glory most:  
Hold not thy peace: thy virtue raise: destroy my haters boast.   

2  
For wicked mouths: and mouths of guile: at me be open set,  
With lying lips: they me revile: with tongues most false they ief.   

3  
With hateful words: they compass me: such gall in heart they have  
They fight at my: sincerity: they causeless me deprave.   

4  
For love I had: to them in heart: they seek my hurt and blood,  
Yet did I pray: to ease my smart: wherein I wysht them good.   

5  
For good they evil: again requite: to malice so they bend,  
And so for love: I showed in sight: hot hate they do repend.   

6  
Some wicked man: O constitute▪ on him to break his band,  
Let Satan stand: and execute: his power against his hand.   

7  
When judged he be: for any deed: let him as guilty come,  
His prayers whole: ill mought they speed: to sin turned all in some   

8  
And let his days: abriged be: in years but few to go,  
His office eke: withal his fee: Some other take him fro.   

9  
Let all his seed: and issue sprung: full soon be fatherless,  
And let his wife: be widow young: and cursed with barrenness.   

10  
As wandrels make: his children's stray: to beg & seek their bread,  
deprived so: their houses gay: abroad to desert led.   

11  
Yea let his goods: the usurer: all wholly catch in net,  
And let also: the forriner: by spoil his labours set.   

12  
Let no man be: in any place: to pity his distress,  
And no man help: with any grace: his children fatherless.   

13  
To wast be led: his progeny: to joy in no degree,  
Their name be blot: from memory: no second age to see.   

14  
His father's crimes: be they revived: in mind before the Lord,  
His mother's sin: to her derived: and still of God abhorred.   

15  
Yea let them hang: in open sight: before the Lord for ay,  
drive he their fame: all whole & quite: from all the earth away.   

16  
Because no love: he had in breast: to any needy wight,  
But did pursue: poor man oppressed: to kill the heart contryfe.   

17  
He curse ensued: he joyed therein: it came him home the more,  
He bless eschewed: none would he win: it shall him flee therefore▪   

18  
To cursedness: he whole was set: as clad for all the nonce,  
As water yet: his bowels wet: as oil it pierced his bones.   

19  
Let it therefore▪ as cloak to be: himself to wrap therein,  
With girdle girt: so like be he: always even next the skin.   

20  
This meed from God: to them befall: which me resist in hate,  
To them even all: in general: against my soul that prate.   

21  
But do thou Lord: my Lord with me: as it becometh thy name  
For sweet is thy: benignity: O rid me far fro shame.   

22  
For sore afflict: and poor I weep: I am all destitute,  
My heart within: is wounded deep: in death nigh constitute,   

23  
As shadow fast: I pass away: as day doth low decline,  
As grasshopper: removing aye: from place I am so driven.   

24  
My knees do real: all fatigate: in fasting long from meat,  
My flesh is dried: for lack of fat: or oil to make it sweat.   

25  
A foul rebuke: to them I seemed: on me they strangely gaze.  
As laughing stock: they me esteemed: & shaken their heads apace,   

26  
O help me Lord: my God withsave: to thee alone I clive,  
Preserve me sure: thy grace I crave: and shortly me revive.   

27  
And let them know: in this thy aid: that this is whole thy hand,  
That thou thyself: my state hast laid: so strong by thee to stand.   

28  
And let them curse: so thou do bless: O Lord of all most dread,  
Yea let them rise: but foul to miss: to make thy servant glad.   

●9  
Let all my foes: with shame be broke: as clad therewith eachone,  
Let them be wrapped: as with 〈◊〉 cloak: in their confusion.   

●0  
And I with mouth: will celebrate: the Lord with thanks on high,  
Whom people most: be congregate: I will his lands apply.   

●1  
For that he stood: in poor man's need: at his right hand so strong,  
To save his soul: from judges dread: who might him stroy by wrong.   

¶ The collect.  
O Most pitiful Lord and intreatable God, which didst vouchsafe to be cast under the malediction of the law, so bearing the wrath of thy father, to the end that thou would discharge us from all curse and malediction, we beseech thee so to deal with us mercifully that we may escape from the tyranny of sin that doth haunt us, and also to be defended by the power of thy name from all cursed detractions of evil men, so that we may fully joy to be in thy favour, in the enmity of the world, to whom with thy father and holy spirit, be all honour and glory for ever. Amen.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CX.  
Though David's reign: be somewhat meant,  
Yet Christ is chief: here prophesied,  
Who was both king: in regiment,  
And priest in death: then after stied,  
To heaven to sit: as priest and king,  
His friends to save: his foes to wring.  
With death the sting.  
̄̄  

1  
THe Lord most high: the father thus,  

Dixit dominus domino.  Did say to Christ: my Lord his son  
Set thou in power: most glorious,  
On my right hand: above the sun,  
Until I make: thy foes even all,  
Thy low footstool: to thee to fall.  
As subjects thrall.   

2  
The Lord shall send: from Zion place,  
Of thy great power: imperial,  
The royal rod: and princely mace,  
Whence grace shall spring: original,  
Yea God shall say: thou God up rise,  
To reign amids: thine enemies.  
In princely wise.   

3  
The people glad▪ in hearts delight,  
Shall offer gifts: in worship free,  
As conquest day: of thy great might,  
In shining show of sanctity,  
For why the dew: of thy sweet birth,  
As morn new sprung: dropth joyful mirth,  
So seen on earth.   

4  
The Lord did swear: and fast decreed,  
He will his word: no time repent:  
Which said thou art: a priest in deed,  
A kingly priest: aye permanent,  
Of order named: Melchisedeck,  
Whom peace and right▪ doth jointly deck,  
As Gods elect.   

5  
The Lord as shield: kepth right thy hand,  
To make thy reign: invincible,  
He shall subdue: by sea and land  
All power adverse: most forcible,  
He shall great kings: and Caesar's wound,  
In day of wrath: all them confound.  
By fearful sound.   

12  
He judgement true: shall exercise,  
As judge among: the Gentile sect,  
All places he: shall full surprise,  
With bodies dead: on earth project  
Abroad he shall: in sunder smite,  
The heads of realms: that him will spite,  
Or scorn his might.   

13  
Though here exiled: he strayth as bond,  
And shall in way: but water drink,  
Of homely brook: as cometh to hand,  
Pursued to death: and wysht to sink.  
Yet he for this: humility,  
Shall lift his head: in dignity.  
Eternally.   

¶ The collect.  
O Lord the eternal son of the father, which wart begotten before the world was made, and art the first of all creatures we lowly beseech thee that where by the session of the right hand of thy father thou subduest thy enemies, so make us to subdue all the dominion of sin rising against us to be made meet to serve thee in all godliness, who livest and reignest one God, with the father and the holy ghost, Amen.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXI.  
This laudatory is: and thankth God's gentleness,  
Who made all thing: and us redeemed: from sin and wretchedness.  
//  

1  

Con●itebor tibi.  WIth all my heart I will: the Lord commend on high,  
Met secretly: with faithful men: in church eke openly.   

2  
Full great be all the facts: of this high Lord in name,  
Most exquisite: and may be found: of them that love the same.   

3  
His deed is worthy praise: most worshipful I say,  
It Glory is: and comeliness: his justice lasts for aye.   

5  
Of all his wondrous works: remembrance hath he made,  
The Lord is good: and merciful: to Israel in trade.   

5  
For meat and spoil he gave: to them that feared him due,  
So mindful he: will ever be: his pact and league to sue.   

6  
His acts great power showed: to all his people's sight,  
In giving them: the heritage: of Gentiles lands for right.   

7  
His works of hands be seen: all truth and equity,  
And his precepts: all faithful be: in just conf●rmytye.   

8  
Uphold they stand most firm: and ever will remain,  
For made they are: by verity: and equity again.   

9  
He sent his people guides: which them to freedom lad,  
His pact he bade: should ever stand: whose holy name be dread.   

10  
The fear of God is said: of wisdom first the way,  
Who keep his hests: have wisdom clear: whose praise shall ner decay.   

¶ The collect.  
GOd whose glory all thy saints most gladly delight to confess, grant us to have the fear of thy holy name, wherein consist the beginning of all wisdom that we being instructed in thy will and pleasure, may be fed with the heavenly nourishment of thy word, through Christ, etc.    


This doth recite, of him that feareth the Lord:  
The praises right, of him that feareth the Lord:   

Whose constancy, in God by faiths accord.  
lieth perfectly, in God by faiths accord.   
̄̄  

1  
THat man is blessed: and liveth at rest: that feareth the Lord most pure,  

Beatus vir.  Who hath delight: most exquisite: to work his byddinges sure.   

2  
No doubt his seed: shall firmly speed: in all felicity,  
These regent's high: their progeny: most blessed shall they be,   

3  
He riches store: in house the more: with plenty shall possess,  
His righteousness: in stableness: shall last and still increase.   

4  
And light shall spread: from darkness dread: to godly men's relief,  
The Lord benign: aye pitying: and just to ease their grief.   

5  
This blissful man: he pity can: and lend with diligence,  
His word and deed: by wisdom's reed: he rightly shall dispense.   

6  
For moved he: can never be: God's arm shall him defend,  
The just shall sure: in fame endure: till all the world doth end.   

7  
At tidings evil: no time he will: stand dreadfully himself,  
His heart for why: stands steadfastly: he trustth the Lord of health,   

8  
His heart so great: is stable set: to fear nothing adverse,  
until his eyes: their lust espies: on all his foes perverse.   

9  
He spredth his store: he giveth the poor: his justice yet abidth,  
His power shallbe: exalted free: with glory large and wide.   

10  
The evil shall see: and fret shall he: shall gnash his teeth and lowe●▪  
The wicked lust: of men unjust: shall waste and turn full sour.   

¶ The collect.  
Grant we beseech thee O God which art the light everlasting and guide of our hearts, that we may love and fear thee above all things, to delight only in thy praise, and so to deal to the necessity of ou● neighbour in this prcsent life, that in the next we hear not that sharp word of reprobation for unmercifulness. through Christ. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXIII.  
This praisth God's grace on high: thereto it doth invite,  
His dignity and providence: it doth in part endight.  
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1  
YE servants (all: ye) children meek,  

Laudate every.  praise ye the Lord of all:  
Praise ye his name: extol ye due,  
his power potential.   

2  
Gods (worthy) name: be blessed from hence: till all the world have end  
To dread and love: his power above: God grant we all contend.   

3  
From time the Sun (doth shine) in rise: till downward fallth the same  
From East to West: O blessed be: the Lords sweet holy name.   

4  
For why (no fail) the Lord doth rule: on Gentiles all that be,  
Yea heavens he passth: in glory bright: this Lord of majesty.   

5  
For who is like (this God) the Lord: in glory fame or power?  
Who hath set up: himself above: as chief and governor.   

6  
And yet he bowth: himself (full low) of his great gentleness,  
All things that be: in heaven and earth: to see in carefulness.   

7  
And he it is (at will) alone: that liftth the poor from dust,  
The needy man: he doth promote: in dung that low was thrust.   

8  
To make him (high: and) equal sit: with Prince's rule to bear:  
Yea that with Peers: of age most grave: of his own people dear   

9  
And he (alone) the barren maketh: in fruitful house to dwell,  
As mother glad: to joy in babes: O praise the Lord then well.   

¶ The collect.  
WE give all praise most due to thy blessed name almighty god, beseeching thee, so to preserve us in the lap of thy well-beloved spouse thy church that we may increase and be established in the perpetual knot of charity and unity: Through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXIIII.  
Here joy is made: that jacobs' seed,  
Did Egypt scape: in lucky speed:  
That led they were: by God's great might,  
To Canaan land: to them behight.  
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1  
WHen Israel: from Egypt went,  

In exitu.  Where God them held: in chastisement:  
When rid from thrall: was jacobs' house,  
Of people fierce: and barbarous.   

2  
Then jury land: was consecrate,  
True God to serve: full dedicated:  
Than Israel: was his Empire,  
His subject made: to rule entire.   

3  
Which thing when that: the sea did spy,  
She fled to see: God's power so nigh:  
And jordan flood: reversed was,  
As giving place: his ark to pass.   

4  
The mountaynesleapt: as Rams full light,  
Above the waves: th'appeared in sight:  
The Hillocks eke: did skip full glad,  
As Lambs in grass: all fat bestead.   

5  
What meanest thou sea: to flee so fast?  
Thou jordan why: aback wart cast?  
Was this the cause: Gods truthfull grace?  
Or father's faith: that ye gave place?   

6  
You Mountains high: why leap ye thus?  
As Rams with fruit: most plenteous:  
Ye little hills: why skypt ye so?  
(This sight to see) as young sheep do?   

7  
At God's bright face: the earth thus shook,  
At jacobs' Gods: most present look,  
Be whole adread: than earth to see,  
This puissant Lord: so nigh to be.   

8  
Whose power did turn: the stone to gush,  
Great water brooks: most marvelous:  
The flint so hard: whence fire springth,  
Even water floods: he made it bring.   

¶ The collect.  
Grant us O Lord ever to escape the servitude of all error and egyptical sin and wickedness, that we may always bear our lives sanctified to thee to rejoice in thy protection, Through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument.  
Thus Gentiles Gods: be scorned unpure▪  
Where God of heaven: is God most sure:  
On him to trust: to lawd him aye,  
Who blessth our life: and keepth our way.  
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1  
NO praise give us: O Lord to us,  

Non nobis Domine.  give it thy name: most glorious:  
For thy sweet love: for thy good truth,  
Defend us Lord: and show thy ruth.   

2  
Why else no doubt: the Heathen sect,  
Would say where is: their God so tect?  
If God they have: as we in sight,  
Let him come forth: and show his might.   

3  
But sure our God: is God in heaven,  
Not made or seen: to carnal eyen:  
He doth at will: what like him best,  
He made all things: by him they rest.   

4  
Their Idols all: the best, they be,  
But silver cast: and gold to see:  
The handy work: of mortal men,  
They be thus made: full brittle then.   

5  
Wide mouths they have: but speak no whit  
Of speech but dumb: to them most fit:  
And eyes they have: yet have no sight,  
All void of life: all void of light.   

6  
So ears they have: but hear nothing,  
How loud men cry: in hallowing:  
And nose they have: but have no taste,  
Their brent incense: on them is waste.   

8  
Yea hands they have: but handle not,  
Two feet they have: but have no gate:  
They make no voice: from out their throats,  
Where yet small flies: have open notes.   

7  
As those be all: so such be they,  
Which make them first: of gold or clay:  
And so be they: which worship them,  
Or them do trust: in any realm.   

9  
But thou that seest: O Israel,  
Trust thou the Lord: bid them farewell:  
The Lord is whole: thine aid and shield,  
Protector sure: in town and field.   

10  
Ye Aaron's house: trust ye this Lord,  
None other serve: to him accord:  
The Lord is whole: your aid and shield,  
Protector sure: in town and field.   

11  
All ye that fear: the Lord so high,  
Trust ye this Lord: to him apply:  
The Lord is whole: your aid and shield,  
Protector sure: in town and filled.   

12  
The Lord hath mind: and careth for us,  
He will us bless: most prosperous:  
And jacobs' house: so will he bless,  
Bless Aaron's house: he will not miss.   

13  
Who fear the Lord: he bless them all,  
Both rich and poor: both great and small:  
To do them good: is his intent,  
Who worship him: most reverent.   

14  
The Lord will add: to your increase,  
To heap his gifts: he will not cease:  
Upon yourself: in joyful cheer,  
And after on: your children dear.   

15  
Ye are the Lords: most blessed lot,  
If fear in you: be not forgot,  
The Lords ye be: his heritage,  
Who made of heaven: and earth the stage.   

16  
The heavens so huge: the heavens I say,  
Be all the Lords: in whom they stay:  
The earth he gave: to men a place,  
To dwell therein: to serve his grace.   

17  
The dead that be: praise not the Lord,  
No sense in them: no voice or word:  
Ne they whose corpse: be laid to rest,  
By them no laudes: can be expressed.   

18  
But we alive: with voice and heart,  
Will praise this Lord: till we depart:  
From this time forth: and so for aye,  
Than sing we still: hallelujah.   

¶ The collect.  
BE thou our protector & help O merciful Lord for we put our whole affiance in thee only, be mindful that thou formedst us out of the mould of the earth grant us therefore thy strength to acknowledge thee our maker duly to laud thee and celebrate thy name through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXVI.  
When David scaped: adversity,  
to God with thanks he goes,  
So man full past: all misery,  
may so his heart disclose.  
//  

1  
I Loved have: the Lord and shall,  

Dilexi quo niam.  with all my heart for why:  
He soon hath heard: my prayers all,  
with voice when I did cry.   

2  
Full nigh I say: his ear he bent,  
to me most readily:  
Wherefore my days: that me be lent,  
him will I call most high.   

3  
The snares of death: did close me in,  
yea pangs of hell me found:  
Fell anguish smart: and woes between,  
I felt about me round.   

4  
eftsoons I cried: in God's good name:  
for help and said even thus:  
O Lord I pray: thy grace I claim,  
my soul from pain discuss.   

5  
Of clemency: the Lord is full,  
and just he is in word:  
And this our God: is merciful,  
which doth all grace afford.   

6  
The Lord preseruth: the simple ones,  
as abjects counted here:  
For lo myself: was woebegone,  
and health he brought me near.   

7  
Wherefore I said: O turn again,  
my soul into thy rest:  
Since that the Lord▪ hath eased thy pain,  
for thine advantage best.   

8  
For thou O Lord: hast rid my fears,  
my soul from death beside:  
And eke mine eyes: from weeping tears,  
my feet from falling wide.   

9  
To walk in life: I purpose then,  
before the Lord upright:  
While here I live: with living men,  
on earth to please his sight.  
Credidi propter quod.   

10  
I held my faith thereout I spoke,  
to God in hope full strong:  
Although with woes: my heart did quake,  
and sorrows seamed long.   

11  
In all my flight's: so forced to flee,  
I said thus half amazed:  
All men on earth: but liars be,  
mine eyes were so adasd.   

12  
To quite my Lord: what shall I give,  
his benefits at length:  
His grace so great: by whom I live,  
surmounth my simple strength.   

13  
I will take up: and heave on high,  
the cup of thankfulness:  
And Gods good name: beseech will I,  
who compassed all my wealth,   

14  
To God my Lord: I now will pay,  
my vows that I behight:  
With thankful heart: from day to day,  
In all his people's sight.   

15  
The Lord no doubt: full dear reputes,  
the death of all his saints:  
He taketh to heart: their wrong pursuts:  
and heareth their woeful plaints.   

16  
For truth, lo I▪ thy servant lord,  
thy servant this may speak:  
Thy hand maids son: can this record,  
for thou my bands didst break.   

17  
To thee therefore: I offer shall,  
of thanks the sacrifice:  
The lords good name: thereon to call,  
I will in grateful wise.   

18  
To God my Lord: I will repay,  
my vows that I behight:  
With thankful heart: from day to day,  
in all his people's sight.   

In all the courts: even just in them,  
of God's high house so bright:  
In midst of thee: Jerusalem,  
O praise this Lord aright.   

¶ The collect.  
GOd the cleanser of manes soul from the filthiness of sin which in readiness dost comfort his spirit that call upon thee faithfully, we beseech thee to pluck us from the danger of death and hell and to place us in the region of the living, where death and sin be abolished. Through Christ.    

Psalm. CXVII.  
¶ The Argument.  

\ Laudate Dominum.  
This Hymn doth endight,  
God's glorious might,—  
His truth and grace most free,  
That Gentiles a far,  
Were made to be nar,  
With jews one flock to be.   
\  

1  
Praise duly the lord: in mindful accord: ye heathen ones all vain,  
Ye Gentiles I bid: recount how ye s●id: & praise this Lord again.  
And honour ye right: this Lord in his light: ye nations all in town  
All people I say: where ever ye lay: extol this lords renown   

2  
For méerly his grace: and merciful face: confirmed lieth on us all▪  
His love doth excel: all sin to debel: his grace is general.  
This lord in his truth: most stable ensueth: his word & promise just  
The faith of his way: will never decay: O praise this lord of trust   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty and most merciful Lord, which wouldst be praised by the mouths of all nations, thorough out all the world, whose grace we the Gentiles called us to the participation of thy son jesus Christ, we beseech thee so to confirm this grace in us, that we never decline there fro, but continually laud thy mercy, through the same jesus Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXVIII.  
This Psalm is sung▪ of praise and laudes: that David's rule begun:  
In spirit it showeth: and joyeth the reign: of Christ God's only son.  
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1  

Confitemi ni domino  O Thank and laud: the heavenly lord: for he is gracious,  
Because his love: and mercy free: for ever standth to us.   

2  
Let Israel: now glad confess: with song melodious,  
Because his love: and mercy free: for ever standeth to us.   

3  
Let Aaron's house: and stock confess: in thanks most plenteous,  
Because his love: and mercy free: for ever standeth to us.   

4  
Yea let them all: that fear the Lord: this grace in heart discuss,  
Because his love: and mercy free: for ever standeth to us.   

5  
In trouble laid: to straits be thrust: I called the Lord from thence  
He hard at large: and set me wide: this Lord of excellence.   

6  
The Lord as thus: with me to stand: on my nigh side to be,  
I can not fear: for what can man: prevail in spite at me.   

7  
The Lord taketh part: with them to join: that me do help & aids  
Mine eyes shall see: their full desire: my foes revenged and frayed.   

8  
O good it is: the Lord to trust: on him all hope to cast,  
More sure it is: then man to trust: on him to lean to fast.   

9  
Yea good it is: the Lord to trust: to him all whole to stand,  
More safe it is: then Prince to trust: with all his guard and band.   

10  
Though nations all: do compass me: and hedge me round about,  
By name (I trust (of this the Lord: I shall cut down their rout.   

11  
Let them besiege: and compass me▪ on every side at will,  
The Lords good name: I hope thereby: their pride to quell & kill.   

12  
Though they like bees: swarm me about: to sting, to hurt, to noye  
They soon shall fade: as fire in thorns: in God I shall them stroy.   

13  
By pushing oft: they thrust at me: to make me full aghast,  
But yet the Lord: my pillar strong: was whole my stayful fast.   

14  
The Lord of power▪ my strength he is: of laudes my tenors style,  
For he was made: my health and fence: to scape all mortal guile,   

15  
The voice of joy▪ and healthful mirth: rebound in just men's tents  
For why full great: the Lords right hand: hath wrought experiments.   

16  
The Lords right hand: exalted is: his power is clearly known,  
The lords right hand: great feats hath done: man's strength is not his own   

17  
Not dead I am: but live as yet: and trust to spend my days,  
To tell God's works: his mighty acts: by whom my living stays.   

18  
The Lord although: he me correct: in chastisement most fit,  
Yet down to death: he drove me not: he would not so permit.   

19  
Ope me the gates: of righteousness: that just men use to haunt,  
To enter now▪ Gods temple so: the Lord with praise to vaunt.   

20  
This gate is wide: the Lord his gate: where due his grace is spread  
All rightwise men: do pass therein: who faithful life have led.   

21  
I will with thanks: set out thy praise: for thou hast answered m●  
Though thou didst strike: yet ease thou sent'st: for health I had by thee▪   

22  
The stone itself: which was reject: by all the builders choice,  
Was made the head: and corner stone: to all good men's rejoice.   

23  
From god the Lord: this act issued: his work it was alone,  
A thing it is: most marvelous: in all our eyes so done.   

24  
This is the day: the joyful day: which that the Lord hath made,  
Let us therein: rejoice and sing: a day that shall not fade,   

25  
Ah Lord help now: and save I pray: assist us presently,  
O Lord on high: give help I pray: good luck send speedily,   

26  
O blessed be he: that cometh as thus: in God the Lords good name,  
To you as we: gods house that keep: have wished good luck & fame.   

27  
God is the Lord: and lightened us: all health who luckily sends,  
Spread bows therefore: and bind your hosts: with cords at altar's ends   

28  
Thou art my God: whom thank I will: whom I shall celebrate,  
Thou art my God: to whom my laudes: I will whole dedicate.   

29  
O thank and laud: the heavenly Lord: for he is gracious,  
Because his love: and mercy free: for ever standeth to us.   

¶ The collect.  
MOst merciful God which art the undoubted comforter in all our adversities, and mak'st the houses of the just to be filled with joy & gladness, extol thy church and congregations by the power of thy right hand, to be the eternal gate, through which all righteousness may proceed so established upon the head corner stone jesus Christ in this life, that at the resurrection she may be presented glorious in thy fight, through the same jesus Christ, etc.    


A Preface to the Psalm. 119.  
MAde is this Psalm: by alphabet: in Octonaries fold,  
All letters two: and twenty set: as hebrews them have told.  
The verses all: an hundred be: threescore and just sixteen,  
Thus framed and knit: for memory: and elegance some ween.  
Here letters all: so sortely bound: do show in mystery:  
Eternal health: may sure be found: in scripture totally.  
Verse yoked by eight: Christ's rising day: doth figure them in some,  
Sweet Saboth rest: not here I say: I mean of world to come.  
Peruse this psalm: so wide and broad: each verse save one is fraught  
As still in terms: of law of God: most oft by voices eight.  
Right statutes, old precepts, decrees: commandments, word, & law.  
Known judgements, domes, & witnesses: all righteous ways they draw  
Envy no man: God's word to paint: in art by such devise,  
Read Hebrew tongue: the tongue so saint: and causeless be not nice.  
Upfolde be here: Gods truths discussed: right sure us all to teach,  
So lies of man: all low be thrust: full false in glozing speech.   

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXIX.  
This Psalm dewrayth: good men's desire,  
God's law to know so mild:  
Which David prayeth: whom men in ire,  
Did curse, from home exiled.  

Aleph. 1.  
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1  

Deati imculati.  A Rightup man: of perfect ways▪ is blessed and blessed again,  
As blessed be they which walk their days: in gods true law so plain.   

2  
And yet I speak: so blessed they be: who keep his witnesses,  
All whole in heart: which will agree: to search God's promises.   

3  
Admit they do: no sinfulness: who walk his paths always,  
At will who work: but wickedness: they tread not these his ways.   

4  
Advisedly: thou gavest in charge: thy hests that we should keep,  
Approved so: by thee at large▪ for us most due to leek.   

5  
Ah then O lord▪ where the wilt so: would God my ways were steyd  
Affected right: in heart to go: thy statutes justly laid.   

6  
Ashamed then: I shall not shrink: in heart or visage cold,  
Aback to stand: what time I think: thy laws and them behold.   

7  
Ascribe will I: to thee my thank: in heart most right and clean:  
Assoon as I: shall learn so frank: thy judgements just beseen.   

8  
Again I vow: withal my heart: to keep thy true decrees:  
A far then Lord: do not departed: from me thy grace to lief.    


̄ Beth. 2.  In quo corigit.  

1  
By what or how: can young man cleanse▪ or yet reform his way,  
Best, word of thine: if he the sense: will warily keep I say.   

2  
Betimes where I thy word have sought: with all my heart's intent  
Be guide, lest I: might err in thought: from thy commandment▪   

3  
By low I hid: thy word in heart: thy wills inspired to keep,  
Blasphemingly: lest might I start: from thee in sin to deep.   

4  
Both blessed and praised: thou dost remain: O lord of secrecy,  
Bestryde my heart: and teach my brain: thy statutes inwardly.   

5  
Bold have I been: and ever shall: by thee with tongue to tell,  
Before all men: thy judgements all: which once thou spak'st so well▪   

6  
Blithe whole my heart: did joy to trace▪ thy testimonies ways,  
Beholding them: more glad in face: than riches gainful praise,   

7  
Bestow I will: my time and talk: in thy precepts to muse,  
Beside to note: thy wondrous walk: no time I will refuse.   

8  
Besport me still. I purpose me: in thy decrees whole set,  
Believe I have: thy words decree: no time I shall forget.    


̄ Ghimel. 3.  Retribue.  

1  
Confirm O lord: thy servants will: with thy good grace so meek  
Consist that I: in life may still: so just thy words to keep.   

2  
Clear thou mine eyes: both dark & thrall: reform my spirit afresh  
Consider then: thy law I shall: what marvels they express.   

3  
Cast here on earth: as Pilgrims be: I am poor traveller,  
Conceal not Lord: thy law from me: depart not thou to far.   

4  
Consume do I: afflict in spirit: for love to know thy word,  
Comprise I would: always aright: thy judgements high O Lord.   

5  
Correct thou dost: the proud therefore: which thy precepts despise,  
Cursed be they all: from thy good lore: who wander will to nice.   

6  
Contempt and shame: from me remove: which proud men cast on me  
Content for that: in life I love: thy laws to testify.   

7  
Chief Princes lo: in counsel sat: and me they hie controlled:  
Change yet my choice: so would I not: I used thy statutes bold.   

8  
Cause why, to me: thy witnesses: are whole my hearts delights,  
Close counsellors: they be no less: against these cursed wights,    


̄ dale. 4.  Adhesit.  

1  
Dear Lord to dust: my soul is knit: nigh dead I ligh for grief:  
Draw nigh my life: and quicken it: with thy sweet words relief▪   

2  
Detect I have: my ways to thee: thou aunswerdst me again:  
Declare thy will: that I may see: in heart thy statutes plain.   

3  
Due sense give me: to understand: the ways of thy precepts,  
Demure I will: then take in hand: to talk thy wondrous steps.   

4  
Distempered cares: did melt my heart: to note the worlds despite,  
Deal then some ease: in gentle part: as thy true word hath height   

5  
Deliver me. from lying ways: from subtle glozing sect:  
Delight my heart: in all thy lays: vouchsafe this good effect.   

6  
Do this for why: right path of life: I have now chosen due,  
Detain I will: mine eyes so rife: to view thy judgements true.   

7  
Directly Lord: where hold I have: thy testimonies fast,  
Defame me not: of thee I crave: to fall by shame aghast.   

8  
Deliverly: run shall I light: thy laws the perfect gate:  
Dilated large▪ when thou in spirit: shalt make it joy in state.    


̄ Herald 5.  Legem pone.  

1  
Eternal God: teach me the way: of thy most just decrees:  
Even than I shall: keep them all day: in all their full degrees.   

2  
Employ my wits: to perfectness: so hold thy law I may,  
Effect thereof: I shall express: with all my hearts assay.   

3  
Eke lead me straight: to see the path: of thy precepts most right,  
Elect for why: my heart themhath: wherein I most delight.   

4  
Egg thou my heart: to magnify: thy testimonies all,  
Escape that I: may utterly: foul avarice thee gall.   

5  
Erect mine eyes: not down to clive: by lusts to things most vain  
Encleare my sight: and me revive: thy ways to love the train.   

6  
Establish Lord: thy word all sure: thy servant lo I am,  
Else could not I: thy fear procure: to reverence thy name.   

7  
eftsoons remove: the brute unsweet: of shame that I do fear,  
Espy I do: thy dooms discrete: all mixed with mercy dear.   

8  
Enforced I have: lo all my mind: thy statutes just to sue:  
Encourage me: soon them to find: I crave thy justice true.    


̄ Vau. 6.  Et veniat.  

1  
First Lord I crave: thy grace divine: thy mercies sweet to feel.  
Fence thou my soul: with health of thine: as thy true word doth deal.   

2  
Find thus I may: to answer right: and dull blasphemers slentzes  
Fast that my hope: is wholly plight: to thine advertisements.   

3  
far drive not lord: thy word most sure from out my mouth to stray  
Full still for why: I will endure: to wait thy judgements way.   

4  
Farm will I keep: thy lay and lore: sith thou wilt teach the way,  
Faith still to bear: I will the more: from age to age for aye.   

5  
Fair walk and large: thus shall I hold: in conscience upright,  
Forth on where I: do seek so bold: thy clear precepts in light.   

6  
Free shall my tongue: thy witness tell: before both Lord and king,  
Fowl shame shall not: my heart debell: to shrink for menacing   

7  
Fro thence I shall: my comfort find: thy laws shall me delight,  
Fresh love I bear: to them in mind: no time to slide to light.   

8  
Fold up my hands: I will full high: to thy commandments,  
For them I love: and muse shall I: thy stable testaments.    


̄ Zain. 7.  Memor esto.  

1  
God call to mind: thy promise grave: to me thy servant frail,  
Good hope therein: thou madest me have: to my poor souls avail.   

2  
Great comfort this: gave me in thought. in pain when I did lie,  
Glad heart for why: thy word me wrought: as whole revived thereby   

3  
Grim stately men: though one by one: most high do me deride,  
Gone yet a back: I have not done: from thy true law aside.   

4  
Grave thoughts had I: & cast in mind: thy judgements lord from first,  
Got so I did: my comfort kind: to stake my woeful thirst.   

5  
grieved sore I am most horribly: at wicked men's intents:  
glide fast they do: so shamefully: from all thy laws contents.   

6  
Grate songs in verse: I do devise: of thy sweet statutes lore:  
Gest when I am: in wandering wise: abroad afflicted sore.   

7  
graven deep in mind: thy name by night: O Lord full oft I had:  
Glue fast to heart: that so I might: thy law that I had rad.   

8  
Grace thus did grow: to me so green: for that thy law I keep:  
Grant then O Lord: I may be seen: thy will always to seek.    


̄ Heth. 8.  Portio me.  

1  
Hole portion Lord: thou art of mine: to thee alone I clive:  
Hold will I just: thy law divine: though men for lies do strive.   

2  
How deep in heart: thou seest all day: I have thy face be sought:  
Have mercy then, on me I pray: such trust thy word hath taught.   

3  
Here how I live: what ways I lead: I have discussed full near:  
Home so to turn: thy laws to plead: my feet I did retire.   

4  
Hast made I fast: my fault espied: no time then troyted I:  
heart, hand, and tongue. I strait applied: to keep thy laws more nigh.   

5  
Ha●t wicked men: on heaps they met: to rob from me my trust:  
Hard yet in heart: thy law I kept: though sore at me they thrust.   

6  
high midnight just: my tide is set: to rise thy name to bless:  
Hark so I shall: and spy the bet: thy judgements righteousness.   

7  
Host me I will: with them to dwell: which thee do duly fear:  
hid who do keep: thy hests full well: in heart to mind them clear.   

8  
Hill, dale, and vale: the earth is full: thy mercy's Lord to tell:  
Help thou therefore: my wits so dull: teach me thy statutes spell.    


̄ Teth. 9  Bonitatem fecisti.  

1  
I Lord confess: thou dealest full kind: with me thy servant frail:  
In thy good word: such grace I find: thy promise never fail.   

2  
Inspire right taste: of discipline: and me sound knowledge teach:  
Just have I hold: the laws of thine: most firmly them to seach.   

3  
Inuegeled foul: awry I went: before I was correct:  
Imprint I now: thy testament: in heart thus gently checked.   

4  
Entirely good: and liberal: thou art who can deny:  
Illumine then: my senses all▪ thy statutes well to spy.   

5  
Ill men and proud: their traps have set: to spot my truth with lies,  
enure my heart: I purpose yet: all whole thy laws to vice.   

6  
Inlarded is: their heart with pride: they swell in fat and grease:  
Inuy I not: their joys so wide: thy laws can me refresh.   

7  
It wrought me wealth: so good it was: that troubles me did strain.  
Endued was so: my soul with grace: to learn thy statutes plain.   

8  
joy more I do: the law of thine: which thy sweet lips pronounce:  
Infinitely: then silver fine: or gold a thousand ounce.    


̄ jod. 10  Manus tuae.  

1  
King, Lord, & God: thou art to me: thou mad'st & formdst my shape,  
Kern deep my heart: with knowledge free. thy word in mind to wrap.   

2  
Kind loving men: that worship thee: will joy at me right soon,  
Keyd fast thy word: was so to me: in hope that I have done.   

3  
Know well I do: in this thy rod: thy judgements all be just,  
Know worthy is: thy truth O God▪ which humbled me to dust.   

4  
Kiss thou my soul: by loving grace: some comfort sweet to feel,  
Knit just thy word: though I be base: thy man yet every deal.   

5  
Kneel low I will: to ask full sad: thy mercies all in sight,  
Keep than my life: I shall full glad: for I thy law delight.   

6  
Kill down the proud: confound their lies: they me would vain pervert  
Koole thou their heat: and I will rise: to preach thy laws apart.   

7  
Ken they thy laws: as turned to me: who duly thee do fear,  
Known right who have: thy dignity: thy word with me do bear.   

8  
Knock, ask, and seek: I will, and weep: in heart thy word to spy,  
Knead else in mire: of error deep: I should most shamefully.    


̄ Caph. 11.  Defecit.  

1  
Longed hath my soul: and languished: while I thy health expect:  
Lord yet thy word: me comforted: for hope did me erect.   

2  
Lo both mine eyes: did faint and waste: thy promise still to wait,  
Loud thus I spoke: when wilt thou cast. thy help to ease my straight.   

3  
Like though I was: to bottle dried: in smoke so was my skin,  
Leave would I not: thy statutes tried: I kept yet mind therein.   

4  
Leaf Lord my days: how long to go: thy servant fain would know  
Long wilt thou slake: err thou my foe: wilt judge who thrust me low.   

5  
lime pits full sly: these lurdens proud: did dig in crafty sort,  
Lies loud they made: not well avowed: by thy true laws report.   

6  
Life, truth and way: thy laws contain: though words they prate untrue  
Lend me thy help: where men so vain: do falsely me pursue.   

7  
Large sautes they made: to make me sink: well nigh they had me spent:  
Loath yet I was: in heart to shrink: from thy commandment.   

8  
Let then thy grace: and gentleness: refresh and me revive:  
Love so I shall: and will express: thy words of mouth believe.    


̄ Lamed. 12.  In eternum domine.  

1  
Meek Lord thy word: most stable lieth as heaven: is permanent:  
Most strong it is: as testifieth: the starry firmament.   

2  
Man trust may thee: thy faith so standth: in truth from age to age:  
Mark well we do: the earth & land: how firm thou mad'st the stage.   

3  
Made fast they bide by thy decree: until this present day:  
Meet service all. do yield to thee: In all their course and sway.   

4  
My chief delight: and ornament: unless thy law had been:  
More deep in woe: I had been shent: whole quenched quite & clean.   

5  
Mind still I will: thy laws precept: and never it forget:  
Me still in life: it daily kept: by thee this grace I get.   

6  
Maineteyn my life: for thine so wrought: I am most congruent,  
Midst whole in heart: for why I sought: thy true commandment.   

7  
Mad men in heart: ungodly men: awaited me to kill:  
Muse yet I did: full oft again: thy testimonies will.   

8  
Much noted I: things finest tried: drew fast to brittle end:  
Mere infinite: thy law I spied: whose breadth no time could spend.    


̄ Mem. 13.  Quam dilexi.  

1  
nigh love in heart: thy law I bear: such hope thereby I win:  
No day doth pass: but that I steer: my mind to muse therein.   

2  
Now hast thou made: my wit excel: my foes by thy precepts:  
No time there is: but that I mell: with them in my concepts.   

3  
Note this I do: I am more wise: then all my teachers be:  
No doubt for this: that I advise: thy testimonies free.   

4  
Not aged men: have knowledge like: I them exceed to far:  
No question: for that I keep: thy laws familiar.   

5  
Needs must I stay: and so I do: my feet from path of vice:  
No witherward: aside to go: but keep thy words devise.   

6  
Nought do I shrink: one inch awry: from thy decrees amiss:  
No praise to me: doth rise thereby: for thou hast taught me this.   

7  
New fragrant taste: by thy sweet word: O how my palate felt:  
No honey comb: set on my board: such sweetness ever dealt.   

8  
Notorious: my wisdom grew: by thy commandments:  
No wicked ways: then will I sue: I hate all crafty flents.    


̄ Nun. 14.  Lucerna.  

1  
O Lord thy word: a lantern is: full clear to guide my feet:  
Ondoubted light: that will not miss: to rule my paths most meet.   

2  
Oath once I spoke: and promise made: in heart I full decreed:  
Observe that I: should whole in trade: thy just and righteous reed.   

3  
Oppressed I am: O Lord to high: in soul, in spirit, in flesh:  
Of this sore cross: revive thou me: thy word pretendth no less.   

4  
Oh let my mouths: free sacrifice: please thee O Lord at will:  
Open thou my wits in ghostly wise: teach me thy judgements skill.   

5  
Onsure my life: all day I see: my soul lieth in aye hand:  
Oblivious yet: thy law to flee: I will not so be bond.   

6  
Onrightfull men: and obstinate: for me a snare have laid,  
Offend thy law: yet will I not: to run from it astraid.   

7  
Obtained I have: thy witnesses: in just fee simple state:  
Oblected so: my fancy is: with them most delicate.   

8  
One thing in heart: inclined I to: to work thy statutes lore:  
Once this to miss: I will not so: to end for evermore.    


̄ Samech. 15.  Iniquos.  

1  
Presumptuous men which guiles devise: I hate as hypocrites:  
Pure law of thine: most high I prize: for that all truth behightes.   

2  
Protector thou: thou art my bower: thou art my trusty shield:  
Persist I will in thy good power: I trust thy word so mild.   

3  
Part ye from me: malignant men: your by paths wrong I hafe:  
Perform I shall: more just and plain: my God's precepts in gate.   

4  
Pluck up my heart: O me sustain: by thy sweet word to live:  
Pinch not my hope: with shames disdain: to make my heart to rind   

5  
Preserve me still: in sure defence: so safe I shall remain:  
Promote thy words: intelligence: I shall always full fain.   

6  
Press down thou wilt: all them to nought: which err from thy decrees  
Plain lies they forge: in crafty thought: they frame but fallacies.   

7  
Proud men like dross: thou wilt remove: which jet in earth so stout  
Precellently: therefore I love: thy witnesses full out.   

8  
Perplexed with fears: my flesh doth shake: when I thy power do mark  
Profound afrayes: my soul have take: thy judgements be so dark    


̄ Ain. 16.  Feci judicium.  

1  
Quite out my life. I dealt with that: which lawful was and right:  
To Quarelers: up give me not: my soul with wrong to spite.   

2  
Quaint thou my heart: delightfully: in things of perfect name:  

☞  In Choir else will: the proud thereby: Some cause my life to shame.   

3  
Quick sight I lost: Mine eyes were waste: for waiting long thy health  
I Quothd and sight: and longed fast: thy rightwise word of wealth.   

4  
Quit me O Lord: thy servant poor: from sin and mercy reach:  
So Quicken me: in all thy lore: and me thy statutes teach.   

5  
Choir, out the truth: that right I may: O understanding grant:  
In Quiet mind: to thee I pray: as servant suppliant.   

6  
Qualms overwhelmed: my woeful heart: for men have stroyed thy law:  
O Quell them Lord: as judge thou art: the time doth ask thine awe.   

7  
Quench not my spirit: with these thy foen: for I thy laws do love:  
No Equerry giveth: such gold or stone: which I would prize above.   

8  
Quake might my heart: if all thy laws: I held not all the best  
No Question: I love thy saws: all false ways I detest    


̄ Pe. 17.  Mirabilia.  

1  
Right wonderful: set hy aloft: thy testimonies are:  
Revolve therefore: then will I oft: my soul shall keep them nar.   

2  
Resort who doth thy law the door: winth light as showeth the proof,  
Ripe wisdom riseth: thereby in store: to simple men's behove   

3  
Raise up my mouth: I did apert: for wind my breath I drew:  
Refreshed for that: I wished my heart: with thy sweet statutes view.   

4  
Respect me Lord: not me refuse: my strength were else but lame  
Rue than on me: as thou dost use: on them that love thy name.   

5  
Rule thou my steps: thy word to tread: form them to live thereby:  
Reign can no pride. in all my head: to vanity to fly.   

6  
Redeem me Lord: from injury: of men in quarrels vain:  
Retain I may: more constantly: thy constitutions plain.   

7  
Reveal to me: thy servant true: thy lovely face so bright:  
Renew my spirit: my soul endue: teach me thy statutes right.   

8  
Ran down my cheeks: did water streams: for that thy law they baulk  
Rough cheer I made: to note all realms: against thy law to walk.    


̄ Zadic. 18.  justus es Domine.  

1  
Seen right thou art: full good and just: O Lord in verity:  
So righteous be: thy domes discussed: all judged in equity.   

2  
Straight hast thou charged: that men should haunt: thy testimonies reed  
Still faith to speak: still truth to grant: most vehement at need.   

3  
Sour zeal fret me: in controversy: for ire nigh spent I was:  
Set whole for that: my foes I spy: from all thy words to pass.   

4  
Skord clean full out: thy word is seen: fine tried from dross unpure:  
Stick fast to it: thy servant meanth: in heart to love it sure.   

5  
Small though I seem: and vile at eye: to vaunting insolentes,  
Slide yet shall not: my memory: from thy commandments.   

6  
Sound righteousness: thy justice is: and that which still will last,  
Sure truth thy law: is so iwiffe: I trust thereto full fast.   

7  
Smart woes & sharp: when they did press: & I by spite abused:  
Sweet comfort yet: did me refresh: thy hests when I perused.   

8  
Stand ever shall: thy witnesses: in righteousness to stay,  
Send wisdom then: well teach me this: that ever live I may.    


̄ Coph. 19  Clamavi.  

1  
Thy grace to win: cried loud I have from heart effectual:  
Then answer me: O Lord with save: thy statutes keep I shall.   

2  
To thee I suyd: O save me thou: I sued to none beside:  
That just I may: in life avow: thy testimonies tried.   

3  
The dawning day▪ preventingly: I cried most earnest than:  
Trust fast I did: thy words for why: my hope thereby I won.   

4  
Time watch of night: mine eyes prevent: so rath I then awoke:  
Thus that I might: some thing comment: of thy true word on book   

5  
Turn Lord thine ear: my voice to hear: thy mercies ask even so:  
Touch thou my heart: revive me clear: as thou dost use to do.   

6  
They tread full nigh: that would on me: their malice execute:  
Twinned far they be: thy law to i'll: O Lord be my refute.   

7  
Tread thou as nigh: O Lord with aid: for God thou art at hand:  
True be thy laws: all justly laid: their ways be mad and fond.   

8  
Taught am I sure: erst long ago: of all thy witnesses:  
Through thee were set: most groundly so: that they will never miss    


̄ Res. 20.  Vide humilitatem.  

1  
Uyse thou my woe: and rid my smart: thou seest exiled I am:  
When yet thy law: from inward heart: forgotten never came.   

2  
Uphold my cause: and me release: so free redeamd to rise:  
Wast not my life: but me refresh: in thy words warantise.   

3  
Ungodly men: from health ren far: and health ren far fro them:  
Wide i'll they foul: for why they err: thy words they search not then   

4  
Use still thy grace: O Lord of might: thy mercies great be seen:  
With life, and joy, refresh my spirit: as erst thy wont hath been.   

5  
Vain men there be: right many one▪ which me pursue and press:  
Beware yet I am: to swerver to soon: from thy sweet witnesses.   

6  
Uyle men I spied: transgress thy law: for grief thereof I quoke:  
Which was because: at eye I saw: thy laws how they forsook.   

7  
Uew thou my heart: O Lord & see: how thy precepts I loved:  
Wherefore by grace: revive thou me: not whole from thee removed.   

8  
Uouch this I may: thy word in chief: in some is truth most pure:  
Wast can no time: thy laws relief: thy domes aye Just will dure.    


̄ Sin. 21.  Principes.  

1  
Xtremly Lord: I am pursued: of princes undeserved.  
Xactly yet: thy word I viewed: I them with fear preserved.   

2  
Xteme I do▪ thy word so glad: and joy thereof as mich:  
Xceding joy: as he hath had: that spoils hath found most rich.   

3  
Xcesse of lies: I have abhorred: I have them aye defied:  
Xtend I have: my loves accord: to all thy laws so tried.   

4  
Xprest I have: thy lawdes most dear: seven times a day no less:  
Xpending just: thy domes so clear: full wrought in southfastnes.   

5  
Xcellent peace: in conscience: have they which love thy law  
Xchew they can: all light offence: no harm to them can draw.   

6  
Xpect I do: thy help and health: O Lord to thee I plead:  
Xcited so: I have myself: thy just precepts to tread.   

7  
Xquisitly: In soul I kept: thy testimonies high:  
Xpert by use: I them accept: in love exceedingly,   

8  
Xalt I have: thy statutes right: and eke thy witnesses:  
Xempt from thee: to scape thy sight: I can no secrecies.    


̄ Tau. 22.  Appropinquet.  

1  
Yield Lord assent: with ears unshit: to hear these lawds I sing:  
It mought please thee: to grant me wit: as thy word use to bring.   

2  
Yet once I pray: mine suit even so: admit before thy face:  
Ill men's despites: O take me fro: thy word so worketh in grace.   

3  
Ymnes, Psalms, & songs: my lips shall sound: such commendations brave  
If thou wilt teach: my heart the ground: thy laws in heart to grave.   

4  
Yea sure my tongue: shall still express: thy word deservingly:  
Yoked so with truth: and rightwiseness: thy whole precepts I spy.   

5  
Year after year: me then upshore: with thy good helping hand:  
Young did I chose: (thou know'st) thy lore: to thy decrees to stand.   

6  
Yearnd hath my heart: and wished long: thy health to feel so meet:  
Yies, head, and hand: have loved as strong: thy law to me so sweet.   

7  
Yield still I will: O life prolong: my soul shall praise thee then:  
Yane shall I wide: for aid among: for thou dost aid all men.   

8  
Youth made me err: as sheep but lost: seek up thy servant Lord:  
Yes seek him Lord: bestow the cost: thy law me not abhorred.     

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God the only pattern & meed of all felicity, which by thy wholesome direction informst thy faithful servants to walk upright in thy law, to search thy pacts and promises, to observe thy precepts and commandments, grant unto us, so to understand thy justifications and with whole heart to search thy wills and pleasures, and to preach out thy great acts done to our behoof, that when we were as lost sheep wandering in our ways of ignorance, we might be brought home to thy shepefold to be placed on thy right hand with thy sheep in thy kingdom, through Christ our Lord, etc.   

¶ Observations.  
These fifteen Psalms: next following,  
Be songs defamed: of steps or stairs,  
For that the choir: on them did sing,  
The people's vows: to bliss by prayers,  
For lucky speed: in their affairs,  
As need and time▪ as case did bring.  
In wedlock, war: or house begun,  
For peace, for aid: for freedom won,    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXX.  
When David felt: all spite of man,  
All help of God: he then optaynd:  
By whom alone: relief he won,  
From hard disease: that him constrained.  
Well trust we than,  
When we be paynd.  
1. Canticum graduum.  
̄̄  

1  
TO God when I: was vexed with smart,  

●●d do●inum 〈◊〉.  By wrongful means: of man oppressed:  
I cried in voice: I cried in heart,  
He answered me: at my request.  
In gentle part,  
He gave me rest.   

2  
For thus I said: and still will say,  
O Lord my soul: deliver free:  
From lying lips: save me I pray,  
From crafty tongues: that double be.  
But set all day,  
To vanity.   

3  
What shalt thou win: what gain or gift?  
Thou crafty tongue: with all thy spite:  
Or what may that: increase thy thirst,  
False tongue to use: in such delight?  
What is thy drift?  
What winst in sight   

4  
Even this thou wynst: sharp darts and fell,  
Of God's strong hand: in dreadful fear:  
Whose strength shall send: thy spite to hell,  
As hot as coals: of juniper.  
And mark it well,  
In mind it bear.   

5  
O woe is me: that mine abode,  
Is still prolonged in hard exile:  
Thus forced to dwell: as cast abroad,  
In Cedar tents: both black and vile.  
O help me God,  
Me reconcile.   

6  
Ah long to long: my soul abydth,  
With such as hate: good love and peace:  
With people rough: of haughty pride,  
Which fierce in heart: on me do press.  
O cast them wide,  
Their maugre cease.   

When peace I seek: they cry to war,  
When fair I speak they threat the more:  
When them I sue: they drive me far:  
Thus gall for love: I gain in store.  
O God be nar,  
Help me therefore.   

¶ The collect.  
O God the only pacifier of all manner of angwishe and trouble, deliver we pray thee the souls of thy true servants from slanderous and lying lips, to be never overcome by the malicious assauts of the evil, but to stand by the assistance of thy grace wholly in thy protection to the lawd of thy name, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXI.  
As David here: so other king,  
Nie toward war: aught thus begin:  
The people than: him following,  
Should wish him speed: God's aid to win  
Thus cometh he in.  
2 Canticum graduum.  
̄̄  

1  
TO heavenly hills: I lift mine eyes,  

Levauioculos.  In faithful heart: even there direct.  
From whence can else: my help arise?  
God's foes to quell: this cursed sect.  
O cursed sect.   

Let all my help: come whole from God  
Who made this heaven: and earth to see:  
Though other stray: most far abroad,  
His will his arm: my trust shallbe.  
My folk speak ye.   

3  
We trust and pray: that God of hosts  
Will not permit: thy foot to slide:  
But make thee beat: the paynims boasts,  
He sleepeth not he: that keepeth thy side.  
His aid is tried.   

4  
For lo he will: not slumber once  
Much more, deep sleep: he will repel  
But keep he will: his little ones,  
He warden is: of Israel.  
We trust him well.   

5  
The Lord himself: willbe thy shield.  
The Lord shallbe: thy shadows bower:  
At thy right hand: most nigh in field  
He will thee keep: both day and hour.  
By godly power.   

6  
The sun by day: shall thee not burn,  
But shine thereof shall clear thy way,  
The moon by night: shall serve thy turn:  
Her frory horns: shall thee not fray.  
But be thy stay.   

7  
The Lord our God: will thee preserve,  
From all evil haps▪ from all mischance:  
The Lord will safe: thy soul conserve  
He will thy faith: and fame advance.  
In governance   

8  
The Lord will keep: and keep mought he,  
Thy coming in: thy going out:  
By puissant power▪ (thus pray all we)  
From this time forth: the world about.  
We have no doubt.   

¶ The collect.  
DEfend thy people O God, which art so vigilant a watchman over thy flock, grant that we be conducted safely by thee both by day and night, from all assaults of our enemies, through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXII.  
Here Salem is: well joyed and wished,  
That earthly mount: is figure past:  
For us to wish: Christ's church so blessed,  
That we in heaven: may meet at last.  
From earth dismissed.  
3. Canticum Graduum.  
//  

1  
MOst glad I was (saith good man so)  

Letatus s●m in.  When men devout: said thus to me,  
Come we in one: in will we go,  
the lords high house:  
of majesty  
& pray him to.   

2  
Our feet shall stand: in certainty,  
Within thy gates: Jerusalem,  
Within thy courts: where we shall see,  
God's true elects:  
to join with them,  
In perfectness.   

3  
Jerusalem: thou shining beam,  
Thou builded art: in peacefulnes,  
As city else: in any realm,  
Where men may meet  
for holiness.  
In times select.   

4  
For thither have: the tribes access,  
Even Gods own tribes: by him elect,  
I mean God's flock: of Israel,  
To laud his name:  
by laws respect.  
His praise to tell.   

4  
For there the seats: be duly decked,  
To judge the truth: by priesthoods spell,  
Set there we see: of David's house,  
His judgement seat:  
there just to dwell.  
Most glorious.   

5  
O wish and pray: all joyful peace,  
Jerusalem: to have even thus:  
Who love thee well: or wish thine ease,  
All joy have they:  
most prosperous,  
Well God to please.   

6  
O peace befall: thy walls so wide,  
No foreign power: to work disease:  
God grant thy towers: may strong abide,  
In all success:  
most happily,  
By God the guide.   

7  
My brethernes' sake: my neighbours nigh,  
Make me thus speak: up on thy side:  
To wish thee peace: so earnestly,  
Thy wealth to stand:  
from day to day,  
O Mount most high.   

8  
Yea thus I seek: thy wealth I say,  
For God's house sake: our Lord of love,  
Whose regal power: therein doth lay  
O thus do we:  
our hearts to move,  
In spirit to pray.   

¶ The collect.  
vouchsafe O Lord to grant to all such as delight to walk in the courts of thy house the congregations of thine elect people, continual abundant peace that while in the same we confess thy grace exhibited thereto, we may enjoy thy felicity in the heavenly habitation, through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalms, CXXIII.  
On Whom the world: doth look awry,  
This psalm is fit: for there behove:  
Proud worldly men, true man defy,  
All like themself they only love.  
As proof doth try.  
4. Canticum graduum.  
\ \  

1  
TO thee I lift: mine eyes on high,  

Ad te Domine.  To thee that dwellest: in heaven above  
Though here with shame men me deny,  
Yet me I trust: thou wilt approve.  
O Lord be nigh.   

2  
As man and maid: for help doth eye,  
Their Lords & Ladies hands to prove:  
So we our eyes: bend certainly,  
To God our Lord: his grace to move.  
O trustelye.   

3  
Have mercy Lord: to us apply,  
Have mercy yet: show us thy love:  
For skornde we be: full bitterly,  
They us with spite: from them remove.  
O cruelly.   

4  
With mocks and taunts: revilde we lie,  
Our soul is full: of their reprove:  
The wealthy (Lord) the proud we spy,  
Be they that us: with spite disprove.  
O Lord be by.   

¶ The Collect.  
O God whose habitation is in heaven we list up our eyes unto the beseeching thy mercy to repress the opprobrious despites of the proud & favourably grant to us to feel thy wont mercies, through Christ our Lord.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXIIII.  
The jews so left: in jury still,  
When they exiled: were others set:  
With thanks their songs: they did fulfil,  
As they by times: together met.  
So we the same,  
May counterfeit.  
5. Canticum graduum.  
//  

1  
BUt God himself: by ready grace,  

Nisi quia  Had stand with us: in carefulness:  
Against men's spite: & Ireful face,  
May Israel: in tongue express.  
As we the same,  
Must needs confess.   

2  
I say again: to note the case,  
Except the Lord: himself in press:  
Had been with us: in open place,  
When men rose up: our hearts to press.  
Like Israel,  
We must confess.   

3  
They had devoured: by time and space  
Our souls even quick: In cruelness  
When they so feign: would us disgrace  
And fumed at us: In wrathfulness.  
Like Israel,  
We must confess.   

4  
The storms, & slouds: of woes so base  
Had drowned us quite: by their excess  
The roaring streams: so swift in pace  
Had drenched our souls remediless.  
Like Israel:  
We must confess.   

5  
Proud swelling floods: so ran in race  
To whelm our souls: in heaviness:  
Our rest of life: they would deface.  
And thought therein: great godliness.  
Like Israel,  
We must confess   

6  
With heart most kind: let us embrace,  
This loving Lord▪ with thanks to bless  
who dulled their teeth: our flesh to raze  
Their prey so sought: in greediness.  
Like Israel  
We must confess.   

7  
Our souls as birds which fowlers trace  
Be scaped their snares: of wickedness  
Which they with craft: did interlace,  
The snare is broke: we have release.  
Like Israel  
We must confess.   

8  
Gods mighty name: we ought to blaze,  
Our help at need: who made no less  
But heaven and earth: and all it hase  
As Israel: may still express.  
So just the same we will confess.   

¶ The collect.  
SHut up the cruel mouths of the evil, O Lord, who labour to devour us by the ravenous teeth of detraction that where we doubt our own strength: we may be safe by thee through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXXV.  
This Psalm commendth: against our foen,  
Almighty God's protection:  
If we in faith: to him can clive,  
No power adverse: can us contrive.  
In vain they strive.  
6. Canticum graduum.  
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1  
WHo stickth to God: in stable trust,  

Qui confidunt.  As Zion monnt: they stand full just,  
which moveth no whit: nor yet can reel,  
But standth for aye: as stiff as steel.  
Than trust him weal.   

2  
Jerusalem: with hills is set,  
Environed: with bulwarks great:  
Right so the Lord: standth round about,  
His people nigh for ever stout.  
Without all doubt.   

3  
For wicked power: with all his tail,  
On just men's lot: shall not prevail:  
Lest rightwise men: should put their hands  
To wickedness: for fear of bonds.  
So my God stands.   

4  
Do well O Lord: in loves respect,  
To godly men: though here reject:  
And right up men: of perfit heart,  
O them embrace: in gentle part.  
As God thou art.   

5  
But who to wrong: will back decline,  
Of crooked drifts: who draw the line:  
Where wicked wail: god them shall lead,  
But Israel shall joy in meed.  
Without all dread.   

¶ The Collect.  
REpulse O Lord the malignant assaults of the evil from the lot and elect flock of thy true servants, that where they put their whole trust in thy protection, they may be strong against the troublous storms of all temptations: through. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXVI.  
This Psalm in sight: doth prophecy,  
What mirth is made: most worthily:  
When God doth work: delivery,  
From souls or bodies: misery.  
To liberty.  
Canticum Graduum.  
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1  
WHat time the Lord: shall back repry  

In convertendo.  Hard Zion's thrall: to death so nigh,  
Appear shall we: then dreamingly,  
Such joy unlooked: for then to spy,  
So suddenly.   

2  
Our mouth shall laugh: then plenteously,  
Our tongues shall flow: with songs full high,  
Then Gentiles shall. say openly,  
For them the Lord: wrought royally,  
We see at eye.   

3  
The Lord no doubt: shall magnify,  
For us his power: most notably,  
Thus may we joy: then restfully,  
Our thraldom past: all totally.  
So blessedly.   

4  
O Lord return: then speedily,  
Our captive state: our drudgery:  
As rivers cheer: the south so dry,  
So shall thine act: us gratefy.  
Most lovingly.   

6  
Who soweth in tears: all mourningly,  
His corn bought dear: in penury:  
Shall reap again: yet joyfully.  
To see increase: his need supply.  
So fruitfully.   

7  
Who goeth from home: all heavily,  
With his seed leap: his land to try:  
He home returns: with hocky cry,  
With sheaves full lad abundantly,  
rejoicingl.   

¶ The collect.  
COmfort thy people most pitiful Lord, and deliver us from all manner captivity, sin, error, & infidelity, that where as we sow here in tears with heaviness, by thy goodness we may reap in joy & gladness through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXXVII.  
This Psalm describeth: God's providence,  
Whence man must spy: his suerety:  
In house & town: his whole defence,  
Or else shall he: his ruin see.  
In vanity.  
8. Canticum graduum  
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1  
EXcept the Lord: the house by build  

Nisi dominus.  They toil in vain: who build most fain:  
Except the Lord: becityes shield,  
The watchman plain:  
lose all their gain  
They win but pain   

2  
But labour lo●t: that soon ye rise,  
That late ye creep: you safe to keep:  
That bread ye eat: in careful wise,  
Where God giveth sleep  
both sound & deep  
To his good sheep   

3  
Lo children be: an heritage,  
From God so sent: benevolent:  
The fruit of womb: to comfort age,  
From God is lent:  
by his assent.  
Munificent.   

4  
As arrows strong: in Giants hands,  
Make strength appear: to scape all fear,  
So children young: to God's men stands,  
As staff and spear:  
in age most dear,  
To them full near.   

●  
O well is him: whose quiver is,  
With such full dight: his house well pight,  
At judgement gate: they shall not miss,  
To plead their right  
at foes despite,  
They shame to quite.   

¶ The collect.  
Eternal God the repairer, upholder and builder of all mansions both spiritual & corporal, without whose continual oversight all things should fall to utter ruin, preserve us we pray thee and accomplish our desires, thoughts and works, that we go about to the glory of thy name. Through Christ. etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXXVIII.  
This Psalm entreat: the wedlock state,  
It maketh God's fear: most fortunate:  
Where both be met: well God to serve,  
Who can them dear: to make them swerver.  
Since God will: here  
Them both preserve.  
9 Canticum graduum.  
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1  
O Blessed is he: who feareth the Lord,  

Beati omnes.  and walkth his ways: in heart's accord  
Who can agree: by faith full sure,  
To spend his days: to him most pure  
To seek no strays:  
But will endure.   

2  
For thou shalt eat: thy labours true,  
Of thine own hand: in season due:  
For thus thy meet: and travels free,  
Well shalt thou stand: blessed shalt thou be.  
In sea and land,  
most luckily.   

3  
Thy wife most dear: as fruitful vine,  
Shall spread thy house: the fides to been:  
Thy children clear: shall flourish out,  
Like olive bows: thy board about.  
Thus God allows,  
Thy state no doubt.   

4  
O give good ear: expend it than  
For happy so: shallbe that man:  
Who just in fear▪ to God doth bend:  
His life to woe: can not descend.  
God cleaveth him to,  
And him defendeth.   

5  
The Lord bless thee: from Zion high,  
With grace supreme: she blessed mought lie:  
That thou mayst see: while life is priest,  
Jerusalem: in goods possessed.  
This come to them,  
In fear who rest.   

6  
And God give grace: that thou mayst spy  
Thy children's seed: and progeny:  
God show his face: to Israel,  
In peace to speed: In joy to dwell.  
That all good deed,  
May there excel.   

The Collect.  
Grant to all such as fear thy name O Lord, perpetual prosperity in the state of their lives: referring all their acts & deeds to the glorification of the same through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXIX.  
As Zion vexed: to God she can,  
In prayers meek: her refuge make:—  
So Christ, his church, and christian man▪  
In God their Lord: may comfort take.—  
In heart yet glad,  
For Christ's his sake.  
10. Canticum graduum.  
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1  
GReat grief they have: against me wrought  

Sepe expugna.  Yea oft and oft: from day to day:  
From up my youth: they quarrels sought,  
Speak Israel: now truly may.  
So Christ his spouse:  
May jointly say.   

2  
Yea oft I say: full many times,  
Great trains at me in spite they lay:  
From up my youth: for all their crimes:  
They could not yet: my state betray.  
So christian man:  
in like may pray.   

3  
The plowers plowde: upon my back,  
Their errors mad: yet thought full gay:  
My truth, so strong: they could not slack,  
Their furrows long: had short decay.  
So Christ his spouse  
may jointly say.   

4  
The Lord so just: their cords hath cut,  
Their wicked yokes: to ren astray.  
In prison bound: they kept us shut,  
But God them all: hath driven to bay.  
So Christian man:  
in life may pray.   

5  
Let them be shamed: confounded still.  
And backward turned: in their array  
All they which hate: sweet Zion Hill,  
Or that would else: her quiet fray.  
So Christ his church  
may jointly say.   

6  
Let them how green: they seem to stand,  
Be like in sight: the withered hay:  
On houses tops: plucked up by hand,  
That fadeth to nought: without delay.  
So Christian man:  
in like may pray.   

7  
Whereof in deign: the mower's gripe  
When they to such: their hands do splay  
Nor gleaners can: find sheaves so ripe,  
That they to fill: their bosoms may.  
So Christ his church:  
may jointly say.   

8  
That none to them: good luck do wish.  
Which walk in gate: by fide the way:  
On God's high name: their works to bless:  
But wished them all: far well away.  
God grant that oft:  
this all we pray.   

The Collect.  
DEfend thy church O Lord from all assaults of her adversaries that they all being discomfited, the true child of the same may joy in thy ●eritye, through Christ.    

The Argument. psalm. CXXX.  
In banishment: when jews were penned,  
And felt gods ire▪ the grievousness:  
Thus thrall their sins: they did lament  
They freedom wished: from cruelness.  
In banishment.  
11 Canticum Graduum.  
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1  
IN deep excess: In heaviness,  
O Lord to thee: my crying went  

De profundis.  From depth of heart: I did express,  
My great constraynts: most violent.  
In deep excess.   

2  
O Lord affent ● O here a●●ent,  
My woeful voice: in readiness,  
O let thine ears: to hark be bend,  
My prayers cry: in lowliness.  
O Lord assent.   

3  
If thou wouldst press: man's ●unefulnes,  
O Lord to send: due punishment,  
Who could O Lord: the weightiness,  
Sustain to bide: thy chastisement.  
If thou wouldst press.   

4  
Be Lord content: lo we repent,  
For thou showest grace: to humbleness  
Thus feared to be: most reverent,  
Then keep no sins: in irefulnes,  
Be Lord content   

5  
I hope release: I trust no less,  
The Lord I bide: still permanent:  
My soul expecth: his friendliness,  
I wait his words: accomplishment,  
I hope release.   

6  
My soul so meant: more confident,  
To wait my Lords: great gentleness,  
Then watchmen wish: the night full spent,  
And wait the morn: their watch to cease.  
My soul so meant.   

7  
In faithfulness: in cheerfulness,  
Let jacob wait: the Lord so gent,  
Because with God: is ●uefulnes,  
He oft redéemth: his mercyment,  
In faithfulness.   

8  
He will relent: incontinent,  
And full acquit: the wretchtdnes,  
Of Israel: his prisonment,  
And pardon all: their wickedness,  
He will relent.   

¶ The collect.  
LEt thine ears incline to our prayers O Lord of all pity and compassion, for with thee is copious redemption, whereby thou dost not surely observe our iniquities, daily bestow on us thy mercies, through Christ, etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXXI.  
When David's foes: inveterate,  
Him slandered sore: as obstinate:  
That he Souls reign: would vendicat,  
He prayed to God: immaculate.  
To clear his state.  
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1  
MY heart proud things (lord) counted not  

Domine non est.  Mine eyes aloft: haunt mounted not:  
In boasting acts: I walked not,  
Things past my reach: I stalked not.  
Lord dear me not.   

2  
If I my heart: refrained not,  
If I my soul: restrained not:  
If I as child: beweynd me not,  
If I from pride: absteynd me not.  
Then hear me not.   

3  
O Israel: most fortunate,  
Wait thou the Lord: still moderate:  
Be meek, flee pride: inordinate,  
From this time forth: interminate.  
And fear thou not.   

¶ The Collect.  
Suffer us not to be overcome with the haut pride of the world O Lord to work every disturbance of godliness graff meekness in us & so to follow thy son our saviour in the same, through Christ our Lord.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXXXII.  
This Psalm doth pray: for good success,  
Of all thy realms: & priesthodes state:  
So David's oath: his vow his stress,  
What god him hight: it doth debate.  
Ye Christ express.  
13 Canticum graduum.  
//  

1  
REmember Lord: meek David king,  
And all his hard: affliction,  

Memento domine.  For his good sake: by pityenge,  
Amove from us: confusion.  
Have him in mind.   

2  
How he in good: devotion,  
To thee his Lord: himself did bind,  
By oath and vow. to God most high,  
To thee I say: strong jacobs' friend.  
Thus constantly.   

3  
Be it my shame: if I go in,  
My Cabborne house: in rest to lygh:  
If I my sheeets: thrust me between,  
And climb my couch: in feathers soft,  
Blame might I win.   

4  
Or else if I: mine eyes aloft,  
Should give them sleep: mine eyes the lids,  
To suffer them: to slumber oft,  
Though fast they crave: to fill their needs,  
Then fall mine house.   

5  
Until I find: without all dreads,  
The Lord a place: commodious:  
A sacrary▪ and temple sweet,  
To jacobs' God: victorious.  
To him most meet.   

6  
Of this place lo: I Solomon,  
In Ephrata hard there in street,  
And found we have: this holy throne,  

2. Par. 21.  In Ornans field: with woods beset.  
O come ye on.   

7  
To his fair tents: go we to fet,  
To temple built: his ark of grace:  
And bow we low: with honour great,  
To his footstool: high set in place.  
And thus say we.   

9  
Arise O Lord: and keep by place,  
Of quiet rest: no more to flee:  
O thou thyself: soon thither move,  
Thine ark of strength: conjoined with thee,  
O Lord of love.   

10  
And let thy priests: be decked always,  
With right and health: as them behouth:  
Let all thy saints: rejoice I say,  
So blessed by thee: to praise the due.  
Both night and day.   

11  
For David's sake: thy servant true,  
To whom thy grace: did lovely spring  
Shame not my face so chosen new,  
Thine own (O Lord) anointed king,  
My heart to fret.   

12  
The Lord in faith: swore promising,  
To David back. he will not treat:  
Of thine own wombs: engendered fruit,  
I will to one: bestow thy seat.  
All like in suit.   

13  
If that in truth: thy children will,  
My pact and statutes: execute:  
Which I will teach: then shall even still  
Thy children sit: thy throne for aye.  
With my good will.   

13  
For why the Lord: without denay,  
Hath Zyou mount: elect in choice:  
He much desired: that it should lay,  
As seat whereof: he would rejoice,  
And thus he said.   

14  
Here shall my rest: from troubly noise,  
Remain full sure: for ever stayed,  
Here will I dwell: for her I wished,  
In my desire: full well apaid.  
Of her I witted.   

15  
Her victuals all with full increase,  
Shall bless always: my blissful fist,  
Her poor to feed: with bread at ease,  
I will them all: full satisfy,  
If me they please.   

16  
I will their priests: adorn on high,  
With health; with truth: with life, with light:  
And they his saints: shall sanctify,  
That they may joy: in hearts delight,  
With holiness.   

17  
There David's horn: and regal might,  
I will it make: to flourish fresh.  
And there I will: a light provide,  
To mine own Christ: by fruits success,  
Of David's side.   

18  
And all his foes: with utter shame,  
I will them cloth: and them deride  
As yet for him, his crown, and name,  
Shall flourish out: both large and broad,  
In blessed fame.  
So grant it God.   

¶ The Collect.  
REmember O Lord thine eternal pact and promise made to mankind in Christ thy son, endue our hearts worthily to answer the same on our behalf, by the same Christ our Lord, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXXXIII.  
A short extrete: of love the strength,  
So large in length: in taste so sweet:  
O charity: thou art I wiss,  
Of Man the bliss: in each degree:  
O charity: with unity.  
14. Canticum graduum  
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1  
O Come and see: how things most meet  

Ecce quam bonum.  It is, and sweet: where men agree:  
When brethren bound: together dwell  
In peace so ●well: In love be found,  
O unity: keep charity.   

2  
It is as sweet: as Balm the best,  
On head well dressed, which down did fleet,  
By beard and throat▪ the beard I say,  
Of Aaron gay: his skirt of cote.  
O charity: seek unity.   

3  
It is as sweet: as dew that wont,  
Fat Hermon mount: to make so weete  
As dew no doubt: that heavenly stills,  
On Zion hills: even round about.  
O unity: bear charity.   

4  
For there even there: the Lord hath charged,  
Where peace enlarged: most rule doth here:  
All blissful life: for aye to be,  
Where men agree: and void all strife.  
O charity stir unity.   

¶ The collect.  
Pour O Lord upon thy church thy gift of brotherly charity, and christian unity that we may be sprinkled with the dew of thy spiritual ointment and so that we may ever rejoice in the grace of thy benediction, through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXXIIII.  
The Levites set: in nights to sing,  
To God so great: their Lord and king,  
On steps in sight: some one by choice,  
Did thus excyte, all men's rejoice,  
So met to bring:  
Both spirit, and voice.  
15. Canticum Graduum.  
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1  
LO ye all here:  

Ecce nunc benedicite.  Ye servants dear:  
And ye that stand:  
Of God so grand:  
Now praise the Lord:  
By God's accord,  
By night in house:  
And glorious.  
Draw near: record  
His hand, with us.   

2  
Your hands lift high:  
Gods sacrary:  
The Lord proclaim:  
Enhance the same:  
In holiness,  
Due laud express:  
Bliss ye his deed,  
In faith and dread.  
Apply no less,  
His fame to spread.   

3  
The Lord of grace:  
Bliss he this place:  
Who heaven did make:  
For all our sake:  
From Zion Hill,  
Your heart and will,  
And earth I say,  
Both night and day.  
Embrace, him still,  
Awake, and pray.  
The end of the songs of the stairs.   

¶ The collect.  
WE thy servants all O Lord, who of duty do bless thee always with our thanks we hart●lye pray thee to vouchsafe to lighten us darkened as we be with the night of this world whereby we may obtain most large blessing from that while we lift up our hands in good works of our vocation, through Christ our Lord.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXXXV.  
This Psalm indited seemth, for ministers in choir,  
God's works it telleth, vain Gods it scornth, it singth God's laudes full clear.  
//  

1  
O Worship thank and praise: the name of God the Lord,  

Laudate nomen domini.  Ye servants all: of this your God: laud ye with one accord.   

2  
Ye ministers which stand in God the lords good house:  
And keep the courts: of this our God: O praise him glorious.   

3  
Laud ye the Lord for why: the Lord is gracious,  
Sing out his name: for sweet it is: to man delicious.   

4  
The Lord no doubt hath chose: unto himself in care.  
Old jacobs' stock: all Israel: for his peculiar.   

5  
I know the Lord is great: and high I him esteem  
And that our God: passth other Gods: which men for gods do deem.   

6  
And what it liketh them: the Lord doth it in deed,  
In heaven and earth: in sea full out: in deep where fishes breed.   

7  
He vapours lifth from earth: and they to clouds do run,  
He lightnings turneth: to rain in store: he winds drawth out of den   

8  
To quite their cruelness he smote in Egypt land:  
Their fruits first got: not one to scape: from man to beast in band.   

9  
In midst of thee: the Lord: his signs and wonders sent:  
Thou Egypt land, which Pharaoh, and all his servants shent.   

10  
He many countries smote, and diverse nations slew:  
He vanguished: most mighty kings: and made them all to rue.   

11  
Of Ammorites their king hight Seon high in throne:  
So Og, that hog: of Basan king: and Canaan's realms echeone.   

12  
And gave their lands and holds: for heritage of right:  
For heritage: to Israel: his people whole and quite.   

13  
O Lord thy name endureth: for ever world to end:  
From age to age: thy memory: in fame shall still extend.   

14  
For now the Lord hath judged: his people's cause most plain:  
He them avengd: and pleased he was with all his flock again.   

15  
The gentiles, Images: be silver moult and gold:  
But handy work: of wretched men: how ever they be fold   

16  
Mouths have they made in them? but speak nothing at all,  
So eyes they have: and nought they see, blind Gods and casual.   

17  
And ears they have in shape, and yet they hear no sound:  
Where beast most dumb: hath life and spirit, no breath in them is found.   

18  
As they be all to see, their makers be the leek:  
Dumb deaf, and dead, brute stocks and blocks: so all which them do seek.   

19  
Ye house of Israel, do well, praise ye the Lord,  
Yea Aaron's house, preach ye his praise: the lords great acts record   

20  
The Levis house and seed, bless ye the Lord all whole  
Ye all that fear and worship true, this Lord most high extol.   

21  
O praised be the Lord, of Zion night and day,  
His place is set Jerusalem: O praise the Lord I say.   

¶ The collect.  
O God of all comfort and sweetness, whom all the world for thy incomporable gentleness more worthily praise we beseech thee to keep us from all vain error of the paynims vanities, to worship thee in spirit & verity: through Christ.    

The Argument, Psalm. CXXXVI.  The Rectors. 
This Carol sweet: exhorth us clear,  
God's goodness great: to praise in choir.  The Choir. 
That men with laudes: should them enure,  
For thanks breed thanks: and grace procure  The Mean. 
So ready bendth: his love so pure,  
Which will in joy: our hearts assure.  
\ \  The Rectors. 

Confitemini.  Confess and praise: the Lord most kind:  
For God he is: as man doth find.  The Choir. 
For ever standth: his mercy sure:  
His grace to us: will still endure.  The Mean. 
So ready bendth: his love so pure:  
Which will in joy: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
2 Confess and praise: the God of Gods,  
Who made us first: of earthly clods.  The Choir. 
For ever standth: his mercy sure,  
His grace to us: will still endure.  The Mean. 
So ready bendth: his love so pure:  
Which will in joy: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
3 Confess and praise: the Lord of Lords:  
Who made all thing: by strength of words.  The Choir. 
For ever standth: his mercy sure,  
His grace to us: will still endure.  The Mean. 
So ready bendth: his love so pure,  
Who will in joy: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 4 
Who wrought alone: acts marvelous,  
5 Who formed the heavens: by wisdom thus,  
6 Who stretched the earth: on floods from us.  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his good cure:  
For ever standth: his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us: doth still endure:  
Which will in joy our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
7 Who made great lights: in firmament,  
8 The sun for day: in regiment,  
9 The moon and stars: on night to glent.  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his good cure:  
For ever standth: his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us: doth still endure:  
Which will in joy: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
10 Who Egypt smote: with their first borne,  
11 And brought fro thence: the jews forlorn.  
12 By mighty strength: both night and morn.  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his good cure:  
For ever standth his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us: doth still endure,  
Which will in joys: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
13 Who sea so red: did whole divide,  
14 And jacob made: through it to slide,  
15 But Pharo drowned: his host beside.  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his good cure,  
For ever standth: his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us: doth still endure,  
Who will in joys: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
16 Who led his flock: by wilderness,  
17 Who slew great kings: of Heathennesses,  
18 The strongest kings: he put to stress.  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his good cure,  
For ever standth: his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us: doth still endure:  
Who will in joys: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
19 As Seons' brags: and Ogs despites,  
20 Of Basan kings: and Amorites,  
21.22. Whose lands he made: true jacobs' rights  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his gyod cure:  
For ever standth: his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us: doth still endure,  
Who will in joys: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
23 Who minded us: in trouble set,  
24 And us redeemed: from them us fret,  
25 Who heapeth all flesh: with heaped met.  The Choir. 
Who did all this: in his good cure,  
For ever standth: his mercy sure.  The Mean. 
His grace to us doth still endure:  
Who will in joy our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
26 Then praise and thank: the God of heaven,  
With heart, with tongue, with life most clean  The Choir. 
For ever standth, his mercy sure  
His grace to us, will still endure.  The Mean. 
So ready bendth: his love so pure:  
Which will in joy: our hearts assure.  Rectors. 
O think and thank: the Lord of Lords,  
His thoughts, his acts, his lovely words.  The Choir. 
For ever standth his mercy sure,  
To thankful heart, it will endure.  The Mean. 
So ready bendth: his love so pure,  
Which will in joy: our hearts assure.  

The Collect.  
BE mindful O Lord of our misery, which art Lord of all mercy, and grant that as thou leadest the fathers into the land of promise, so to restore us to the heavenly land of all felicity, through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. Cxxxvij.  
When Babylon: the jews suppressed,  
they tell how they did plain,  
From whence well rid, they her detest,  
to wish her spoiled again.  
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1  
AT water sides: of Babylon,  

Super flumina.  even there we sat and wept▪  
While Zion mount▪ we thought upon  
remembering God's precept.   

2  
We hung among. the sallow trees,  
our haps and Organs all:  
No joy we had: with weeping eyes,  
to matters musical.   

3  
They craved of us: who thralled us wrong,  
Some dyties melody:  
In scorn they said: sing us some song,  
Of Zion merely.   

4  
How can we sing: said we again,  
The Lords sweet songs divine:  
In land so strange▪ who us constrain,  
we must all mirth resign.   

5  
If I should thee: cast out of mind:  
O good jerusalem,  
I would my hand: went out of kind:  
to play to pleasure them.   

6  
Yea let my tongue: to palate stick:  
if that I mind thee not.  
If Zion's praise: I should not seek:▪  
as chief to joy in that.   

7  
The Edomits O Lord, requite,  
for Sal●ms heavy day,  
Who cried waste her: spoil her in sight:  
even flat on ground to lay   

8  
O Babylon: thou daughter light:  
which wail'st thy spoiling deep:  
Well mought he speed: that thee did quite:  
as thou mad'st us to weep.   

9  
And well far him: that took thee once,  
which us down fiercely threwest:  
Who slong thy babes: against the stones,  
as ours in rage thou flewest.   

¶ The Collect.  
ALmighty God the strong deliverer of all them that be bound in captivity grant us so to rebound thy praise in agreeable consent of spiritual songs, that where out lives & hearts hath hitherto been in a discord from thy holy wills: and as outlaws have wandered astray, now restore us again by thy mighty power, in one unity to glorify thy name through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXXXVIII.  
When David scaped: much woe on kind  
Thus thanks to God he did extend  
So taught by proof he vowed in mind,  
That he of God would still depend.  
As he entendth.  
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1  

Confitebor tibi.  I Will O Lord: give thanks to thee,  
My heart thereto: doth wholly bend:  
Before the powers: as Gods they be,  
So sing I will: my voice to spend.  
Else God forfend.   

2  
I kneel to thy: right regal cell,  
To praise thy name for truth and love:  
Thy word and name: thou mad'st excel,  
Above all things: the deed doth prove.  
As men expend.   

3  
For this I saw: what day I cried,  
Thou answerdst me: most lovingly:  
To my poor soul: thou lentest I spied,  
More grace, so strength: to multiply.  
Thus didst thou lend.   

4  
All kings of earth: praise thee they must,  
O Lord most true: as right allowth  
When they shall here: performed just,  
Thy word to me: which spoke thy mouth.  
They will contend.   

5  
Lo they shall sing: with hearts most free,  
Of all the Lords: most rightful ways:  
That great is God: in majesty,  
So they his name: shall ever praise  
and thanks repend.   

6  
And that the Lord: though placed high,  
Who glory hath: as God above:  
Yet he the meek: respecth full nigh,  
And knoweth the proud: from far aloof.  
him low to bend.   

7  
What though I walk: in midst of woe  
Yet wilt thou me: revive and ease:  
And stay by power: mine Ireful foe,  
Thy right hand strong: shall me release.  
Thy help to send.   

8  
The Lord shall this: perform for me,  
That is begun: to bring to end.  
Thy grace benign: Lord aye shallbe,  
Thy handy work: thou wilt not blend.  
But still defend.   

¶ The collect.  
MVltiplye thy strength in us O Lord and enlarge the powers of our souls, ' that while we worship thee daily in thy holy temple, at the last we may glory with thy elect angels in heaven, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. Cxxxix.  
When David mysreported was: that he would Saul subvert  
He thus appealed to God himself, who knew his guiltless heart.  
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1  
O God thou hast: full searched me out,  

Domine probasti.  Thou know'st my heart and reins:  
Accused I am: to compass in,  
Both king and realm with trains.   

2  
My sitting down: my rising up: my Acts thou knowest eachone  
Thou understandest: my thoughts a far: before I think them on.   

3  
My walks thou know'st: my rests & steys: my bed thou goest abcute  
Yea all my ways: thou hast contrived: all searched by the no doubt.   

4  
No secret word: in all my tongue: so whispered closely in  
But thou O Lord: it know'st at whole: although it make no din.   

5  
For why thou me: thyself didst frame: behind, before in form:  
Thou laidest thine hand▪ to this my clay: thy hands did me perform   

6  
This knowledge is: to marvelous: for me to reach I knoow,  
To high and hard: for me to fetch▪ by high or yet by low.   

7  
And whether can: I think to go: fro this thy spirit and thought,  
From thee in face. how can I fly: or whether shall I flought.   

8  
If I do clime: to heaven above: even there thou artful near:  
If so by low: I make my bed: In hell, thou art lo there.   

9  
If now I take: the morning wings: who spredth her beams so swift  
That straight I cowd: to furthest Sea: remove my house to shift.   

10  
Yet there thy hand: shall lead me forth: as pastor guideth his sheep  
thy strong right hand: would me uphold by providence most deep   

11  
If eke I say: or think at least: that dark shall hide my head:  
Than shall the night: as shining day: be round about me spread.   

12  
For sure the dark so dark: cannot: endarke thy lovely sight:  
The night as day: do shine to thee: so darkness is as light.   

13  
For just my reins: with their affects: are thine how hide they be,  
In wrapst thou me my mother's womb: with vestures sonderly.   

14  
I give thee thanks: for that I am: in shape formed strangely,  
Thy works so high: be wrought in me, which playnd my soul doth spy.   

15  
My substance first: both bones & joints: were nothing hid fro the  
In earth full deep when I was wrought: and woven was curiously   

16  
My mass unshapt: thine eyes did see: was writ in thine own book  
By days increase: my parts were formed: when none on them could look   

17  
How dear to me: O God appear: thy thoughts, these counsels great  
How manifold: be but the sum: In count if they were set.   

18  
If I would tell: the sum of them: they should exceed the sand:  
Than this revolved: I watch to thee, by thee I trust to stand.   

19  
If thou vow wouldst: thyself O God: confound that wicked man:  
blood thirsty men: whom I defy: would leave me wholly than.   

20  
For these they be: that sigh at thee: and speak ungraciously:  
They use thy name: in vain to light: thy foes be puffed to high.   

21  
Do I not hate: all them O Lord: who thee with hate disdain?  
And fret not I: and fume at them: which rise at thee by train?   

22  
Yes Lord from heart: I hate them all: with perfect hate and ●yne  
Thy foes I take: mine enemies: as they were only mine.   

23  
Than search me God: and bolt my heart: to thee this cause I yield  
Well try and know: in thought and drifts: what haunts in life I held   

24  
And see in me: if any ways: be found rebellious,  
Then lead me forth: the worldly way: of death obliviouse.   

¶ The collect.  
O God the wonderful creature of all things earthly the eternal protector of the same, who know'st all our secret parts more perfectly than we ourself can discern, grant we beseech thee that we may behave ourself in perpetual fear under this thy perfect beholding of all our doing, and cleanse the thoughts of our hearts that they may be acceptable to thee, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXL.  
This pray for good: (and just) deliverance:  
From waiting spies: & guileful (fawning) friends  
It showeth evenso: what ones (at length) shall chance  
To good and bad: in both their (final) ends.  
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1  

●ripe me ●omine.  O Lord most good: (in haste) deliver me,  
From man that is: so evil and (wholly) nought  
O keep me safe: In (steadfast) surety,  
From wrongful man: of (cursed) wicked thought.   

2  
To evil their hearts: do whole (alway) agree,  
From whence they have: all (subtle) mischief wrought,  
To hate and bate: themselves they (fully) bend,  
But strife all day: by them is (vainly) sought.   

3  
Their tongues so sharp: (on me) they have extend,  
As serpent sly: (as snake) most pestilent:  
Like Adder's sting: their (venom) poison send,  

☞ Sela  Such poison they: in (fawning) lips frequent.   

4  
My silly soul: O Lord: (my God) defend,  
From wicked power: most (fierce and) violent:  
From wrongful men: O me (good Lord) preserve,  
To trip my foot: by them is (lewdly) meant.   

5  
These haughty men: (to death) to make me stern,  
Hath hid their snares: with (subtle) cords in brayed:  
And spread their nets: me thus they (wait to) serve,  
With wi●y traps: my ways (and steps) they laid.   

6  
Yet sure from God: I would not (farly) swerver,  
To whom in faith: even thus I (boldly) said:  
Thou art my God: O hear my (woe full) moan,  
From heart the root: by tongue (in word) displayed.   

7  
My Lord and God: my trust (most just) alone,  
My strength and health: my (closely) coverture:  
Thou shieldst my head: to scape my (deadly) fone,  
In day of war: to stand (on foot) full sure.   

8  
Permit not Lord: while thus (for woe) I groan,  
His will to have: this (wicked) man unpure:  

Sela  To his attempt: (O Lord) give no success,  
Lest proud they swell: and harm (the more) procure.   

9  
O let their lips: in (crafty) wickedness:  
Betrap themself: in all their (daily) pains:  
O let their head: feel first (their due) distress,  
That compass me: with subtle (wily) trains.   

10  
Let burning coals: for their (so mad) excess,  
Fall down on them: to dull their (hasty) brayries  
Let fire and pit. be (wholly) their reward,  
No time to rise: to (any) better gains.   

11  
Of babbling tongue: who hath no (bit or) ward,  
O let them Lord: here never (prove to) thrive:  
Him evil shall hunt: till he (to nought) be marred,  
No wealth to him: (at all) shall down derive.   

12  
Full sure I am: God will (most kind) regard,  
The poor man's case: with aid (and ease) believe:  
Of helpless man: to try his (truth and) right,  
In judgement strong: for him (always) to strive   

13  
Thus righteous men: (so met) in open sight,  
Shall praise thy name: (O Lord) that is so high,  
Then straight up men: in heavenly (joyous) light,  
Shall see thy face: (to live) eternally.   

¶ The collect.  
DEfend us thy poor destitute servants O Lord from the crafty trains of the malignant enemies of all godliness: resist their pride assuage their malice confound their devices, that we being under thy protection, may laud thy mercy for the same. Through Christ, etc.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXLI●,  
Here David prayeth: for steadfastness,  
among the wicked sect:  
To scape their traps: and wickedness,  
That they may low be chect.  
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1  
O Lord I have: loud cried to thee,  

Domine clamavi.  to me therefore make speed:  
Unto my voice: thine ear agree,  
while that I cry in dread.   

2  
O let my suit: in sight so rise,  
as doth incense to thee:  
My raise of hands: as sacrifice,  
of might, Lord let it be.   

3  
Lord set a watch: before my mouth,  
keep thou my mouth and lips:  
To speak nothing: but truth and south:  
to scape all snares and trips.   

4  
Let not my heart: decline to evil,  
with wicked works enured:  
With wicked men: to work in will,  
by their delights allured.   

5  
Yea let the just: as friendly led,  
me smite and blame I say:  
No wicked balm: to struck my head:  
against them still I pray.   

6  
O headlong be: their judges thrust,  
as down from rocks bethrowne:  
They would have hard: my words at first,  
if sweet they had be brown.   

7  
Our scattered bones: they break in mood,  
so nigh the grave they lay:  
As man which cleanth: and shiverth wood,  
or one that clods doth bray.   

8  
For that mine eyes: O Lord to thee,  
O Lord be firmly cast:  
And thee I trust: then utterly,  
spill not my soul in waist.   

9  
O keep me safe: fro crafty snare:  
which they to me do drive:  
From wicked traps: that men prepare:  
which wickedness contrive.   

10  
But rather let: these wicked fall▪  
all whoel into their nets:  
Betrapped themselves: so be they all:  
while I may scape their threats▪   

¶ The collect.  
SEt a watch O Lord, unto our mouths least● that we apply our speech to vanity, to consent with the wicked of the world: correct thou us with thy merciful rod of chastisement, by virtue whereof we may be kept in awe to decline from all vice through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXLI●  
What David thought: and how he prayed,  
when fear drove bym to cave:  
He here reporth● on God he stayed,  
who did him strongly save.  
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1  
Unto the Lord: with voice I crier,  

Vocemea ad Dominum.  So nigh in apparel set:  
Unto the Lord: my prayer hied,  
both heart and voice were met.   

2  
I poured my suit: my sore complaint,  
before his face in sight:  
My troublous state: I did depaint,  
before himself in light.   

4  
What time my spirit: was inly penned,  
my life thou knewest the path:  
Yet laid they snares: vexed though I went,  
in all my walks in wrath.   

5  
On hand both right: and left I viewed,  
none saw I that me knew  
No escape was free: none so endued,  
that once my soul would rue.   

6  
O Lord than thee: I cried upon,  
and thus I said eue● then▪  
Thou art my hope; and portion,  
in land of living men.   

7  
Respect my cry: for worn I go,  
in cares full deep I wail:  
Save me fro them: which vexed me so  
on me they sore prevail.   

8  
O bring my soul: from prison bound  
Thy name to celebrate:  
So just men will: me glad surround,  
when thou shalt quite my state.   

¶ The Collect.  
With humble voice we sue unto thy divine majesty, O Lord, that we may have our hope so strengthened by thee, to inherit the like state of thine elect in the land of the living through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXLIII.  
Whose heart with hate the world resolveth,  
To state all base deicet:  
If he in faith this psalm revolveth,  
God soon will him erect.  
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1  
NOw hear my suit: O Lord in stress:  

Domine exaudi.  to my request agree:  
For all thy truths: and rightwiseness:  
soon answer thou to me.   

2  
(But enter not: to judge extreme:  
thy servant high by law:  
For who himself. can clean esteem:  
yet him I never saw.)   

3  
For lo the fool: my soul hath chasd:  
to earth my life hath wrest:  
My state in dark: he hath abased:  
as men of old deceased:   

4  
My pinched spirit: in me doth fail:  
oppressed in heaviness:  
My heart sore vext-doth morn and wail:  
astoynd in pensiveness.   

5  
Old years from first: I have recount:  
our fathers how thou ledst:  
Thine acts I mark: how high they mount:  
I muse the works thou didst.   

6  
My hands to thee: I held full high:  
that thou wouldst me vouchsafe:  
My thirsty soul: as pasture dry:  
thy grace's dew doth crave.   

7  
Then hear me Lord: but soon hear thou:  
my spirit doth feeble light:  
hide not thy face: from me as now:  
lest straight my grave I spy.   

8  
Thy voice at morn: cause me to hear,  
for thee I trust alone:  
Show me thy ways: my steps to steer,  
my soul to thee is gone.   

9  
O rid me Lord: from all their spite,  
that would me causeless train:  
For I to thee: refer my right,  
in hid defence full fain.   

10  
Teach me to work: thy will to please,  
thou art my God I say:  
And let thy spirit: so never cease,  
to lead me strait the way.   

11  
For thy sweet name: Lord quicken me,  
from them that me pursue:  
And make my soul: from peril free,  
my heart with joy endue.   

12  
Thy grace I trust: my foes will quell,  
and make their strength but lame:  
Who vexth my soul: thou wilt debel,  
for I thy servant am.   

¶ The collect.  
ALmighty God which hast brought to light the joyful morning of thy sons resurrection, which filled the earth with joy and gladness, we require of thy goodness, that as thou didst cheer the hearts of thine apostles by that comfortable resurrection, so comfort thy holy spouse the church which daily holdth up her hands craving thy mercy, to joy in the holy ghost, through the same Christ our saviour    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXLIIII.  
That God in war: with david stood: here thanks he did apply  
And pray to scape: all heathen spite: his reign to prosper high.  
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1  

Benedictus Dominus.  THe Lord be blessed: most worthy praise: who is my God & might,  
Who teachth my hands▪ his wars to rule: my fingers eke to fight.   

2  
My lovely grace▪ my hold, my fort▪ my raunsommer is he:  
protector sure▪ in whom I trust: who boweth my flock to me.   

3  
O Lord benign: what thing is man: that thus thou him respectst?  
the son of man: so weak so vain: that thus thou him erectst?   

4  
For man is made: like vanity: a thing of nought most frail:  
his days pass fast: as shadow fleeth: as water bobles fail.   

5  
O Lord bow down: the heavens & come: be nigh & help our pain  
O touch these mounts: these heathen Dukes: that they may smoke again   

6  
Thy lightning's spout: and scatter them: like men amazed and strau●  
Thine arrows sharp: shoot out at them: disturb their brags so haut   

7  
But send thy hand: from high above: and me deliver free:  
from waters deep: from children strange: their power make me t● flee   

8  
Whose mouth doth speak: all vanity: and boast all conquests wide  
whose right hand will: but them deceive: so swelled in lies and pride   

9  
O God I will: thus saved by grace: sing newly songs to thee:  
In psaltry sweet of strings full ten: my psalms shall tuned be.   

10  
For thou geust health: and victory: to kings by stable word:  
me (David) lo thou hast discharged: to scape their cruel sword   

11  
O save me Lord: deliver me: from foreign childer's spite,  
Whose mouth full vain: doth boast and prate: whose right hand: false is dight.   

12  
But grant that all: our children grow: as plaints from youth upright  
our daughters young: so polished: as palace pillars bright.   

13  
That full may flow: our garners wide: with kinds of victual sweet  
that all our sheep: bring thousands forth: yea millions in street.   

14  
And that well fed: our Oxen go: to labour strong to see:  
that batteries none, no leadings thrall: in streets no wailings be.   

15  
Oh happy is: that people sure: who hath these things at will.  
Yea blessed is: that people best: whose God the Lord is still.   

¶ The Collect.  
TEach us, O Lord, to use so all our spiritual armours against our ghostly adversaries that we may resist all evil, that we be not made bond under the vanity of this world so to be excluded from thy governance in grace: through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXLV.  
This david framed: by alphabet,  
Where God he thankth (in heart) most high  
Whose power & might: whose grace so great▪  
In providence (most clear) we spy.  
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1  
ARise I will: my God and king,  

Exaltado.  to rouse my grace (with tongue) most high  
and bless thy name: to me bening  
I will (and shall) eternally.   

2  
Both day and night: I will declaim,  
thy (worthy) laudes most thankfully:  
By praising due: thy holy name,  
for aye (and aye) without delays.   

3  
Clere is this Lord: most high of fame,  
his state surmounth: all (mortal) praise:  
Can no man search: how he excel,  
in greatness him (by weight) to poise.   

4  
Describe to age: shall age full well,  
thy (handy) works: with reverence,  
Declare they must: where that they dwell,  
thy (godly) mights: magnificence.   

5  
Enhance I shall: thy glory bright,  
thy fame (and name) thine excellence:  
inditing still: thine acts of might,  
so wonderful (that be) to see.   

6  
For that that man: may speak & wright,  
thy (princely) deeds. that dreadful be:  
From hence even so: I will resound,  
thy (godheds) grand ability.   

7  
Good men shall preach: how grace abound  
in thee (O Lord) with gentleness:  
Glad songs to sing: they will in sound,  
of thy great (truth and) bounteousness.   

8  
How good the Lord: how gracious,  
he is to all in (painful) stress:  
How slow to wrath: not furious,  
his mercy ruleth (and stayeth) his ire.   

9  
In love he is: most piteous,  
to all that him (thereof) require:  
Imprinted be: his mercies sure,  
on all his works (all whole) entire.   

10  
Know this will every creature,  
with thanks (most due) O Lord to thee  
Kind hearted men: will them enure,  
(in heart) to bless thy majesty.   

11  
Loud will they speak: thy regal seat,  
most glorious (at eye) to see:  
Lord, so shall men: be glad to treat,  
thy power (divine) so tried by deed.   

12  
Men thus will still: thy strength repeat,  
to Adam's stock: and (living) seed:  
Most wide they will: with kind assent,  
thy kingdoms (laud: and) glory spread.   

13  
No doubt the reign: is permanent,  
a reign (of bliss) to stand for aye:  
Needs must thy power: and regiment,  
endure (in length) from day to day.   

14  
O sure in word: the Lord is tried,  
most faithful true (and just) always:  
On all his works: his will is spied,  
most holy (God all) them to save.   

15  
Poor wavering men: the Lord bestrideth  
their stay (and hold) by him to have:  
Plain fallen or wronged: he raiseth again,  
if they their raise (in faith can crave.   

Quick eyes all thing: doth fastly strain,  
on thee (O Lord) so good at need:  
Quite all their food: they ask so fain  
in time (most fit) thou givest in deed.   

17  
Right wide thou splaist: thy blessing hand,  
all living things (with store) to feed:  
Refreshed by thee: so full to stand,  
with plenty (fed in) food delight.   

18  
Still just appearth: this Lord so grand,  
in all his ways (to man aright:  
So wholly he: doth aye appear,  
in all his works of (his great) might.   

19  
The Lord to all: approacheth near,  
to him (for help) which make request,  
To all I say: soon them to hear,  
which call (on him) with faithful breast.   

20  
With ready speed: he filleth their mind,  
who fear him (just both) most and lest:  
Unto their cry: he bendth so kind,  
and saveth them (whole) as him (it) likth   

21  
Exceeding sure: before behind,  
the Lord his lovers (friendly) kéepth:  
Exile he doth: ungodly men,  
to scatter them (most wide) he séekth.   

22  
Yield shall my lips: by duty then,  
this Lords deserved: (laud and) praise  
Yea let all flesh: give thanks again,  
to his good name (most due) always.   

The Collect.  
Eternal governor of all ages and times, O Lord almighty, which dost minister food to all living creatures in due season, give us grace always to thank thee for the same, and to rejoice most constantly with all thine elect for thine almighty power expressed by thy right hand in the provision thereof. Through Christ. etc.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXLVI.  
To trust to man: this Psalm forfendth,  
Whose arm is flesh: and word but wind,  
Where God full aid: to man extendth,  
By whom twice life: he just did find,  
Which David knew: the text dewrayes,  
Wherefore his soul: sang still his praise.  
hallelujah.  
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1  
O Thou my soul: praise thou the Lord,  

Lauda anima mea.  The Lord of love: and God of light  
Extend thy powers: with one accord,  
Recount his name: in inward sprite▪  
Express thy voice: without delays,  
O thou my soul: sing still his praise.   

2  
My heart is set: to laud this Lord:  
This Lord so good▪ is God of grace:  
His laudes my life: shall whole record,  
Yea ●ure as long: I bide in place.  
My God to thank: I will always,  
O thou my soul: sing still his praise.   

3  
O put no trust: in prince's power,  
The God of might: is Lord to trust:  
Yea trust no man: his fruit is sour,  
No help in him▪ no credence just,  
God's love is sure: at all assays,  
O thou my soul: sing still▪ his praise.   

4  
Man's breath ones passed, he turneth to dust,  
This Lord so strong: he ever lastth:  
All earthly power: decay it must,  
Man's counsels all: deaths day doth waste,  
God's help is ferme: without decays  
O thou my soul: sing still his praise.   

5  
Blest is the man: whose help is God,  
The God of hosts: to jacobs' seed:  
Full fast with them: he still abode,  
Who God will trust: aswell shall speed,  
In him beset: all stable strays  
O thou my soul: Sing still his praise.   

6  
This God made heaven: and earth between,  
The Lord so grand: so infinite:  
He made the seas: with all therein,  
His truth in word: he keepeth full right▪  
His deed from tongue: makes never stays  
O thou my soul: sing still his praise.   

7  
The Lord revength: oppressed man,  
This God of right▪ as is deserved,  
All wrongs and spites, requite he can,  
He dealt out bread: to hungersterued:  
Thrall men in bonds: he useth to raise  
O thou my soul: sing still his praise.   

8  
The Lord giveth sight to blinded eyes,  
This God so bright to see again:  
He lifteth the lame: from ground to rise,  
The just doth he: in love retain:  
To fill his life: with joyful days,  
O thou my soul, sing still his praise.   

9  
In care the Lord: all strangers kepth,  
Of them sure God: he is at need:  
And Orphans loveth: and widows seeketh,  
nigh heart he taketh: their cries of dread:  
Evil minded men: to dust he brays,  
Sing still my soul: sing out his praise.   

10  
Praise God as king: who reigneth for aye:  
As God of thine: O Zion high:  
Resort to him: Go not astray,  
Knit fast thine heart▪ shrink not awry.  
Expel he will: all fears and frays.  
Rouse him my soul: Sing still his praise.   

¶ The Collect.  
Everliving God, on whom the elect have put their whole confidence, and feed their joyful souls in hope of thy grace: grant us to be illumined in spirit, evermore to love thee and to celebrate thy name in pure conscience, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXLVII.  
This psalm exciteth the jews: to praise the Lord most chief  
So good to them: who privately: did work them all relief.  
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1  

Laudate Dominum.  Praise ye the Lord always: for good it is to sing,  
To this our God: for sweet he is: whom laudes we ought to brin   

2  
God buildeth Jerusalem: he doth her sure protect:  
The poor exiles: of Israel: he shall again collect.   

3  
He healed the bruised in heart: who wail in spirit contrite,  
Their plagues and sores: he bindeth them up. he cureth them all full light   

4  
No doubt God them beholdeth: who stars by number tells:  
By proper name: he calth them all: he knoweth their rests and cells.   

5  
The Lord of ours is great: and great he is in power:  
His knowledge is: all infinite: his name as strong as tower.   

6  
The Lord upholdeth thafflict: So gentle is his will:  
He throweth to ground: all wicked men: So mighty is his skill.   

7  
O sing to God our Lord: praise ye his reign abroad:  
Confess his power: his will his skill: In harp sing ye to God:   

8  
Who cloth the heaven with clouds: and reign to earth prepares  
He brings forth grass: on hills to grow: to serve man's daily cares.   

9  
Who giveth to beast their food: to all both great and small:  
The raven her birds: he féedth in care: when they forsaken call.   

10  
In barbed horse of strength: his pleasure standth not in:  
In legs of men in force of arms: it pleaseth not him to win.   

11  
They please who fear the Lord: by such he fight with strength:  
who trust all whole his gentleness: these only please at length:   

Lauda Jerusalem.  
O Thou jerusalem praise high the Lord of thine:  
Thou Zion mount: advance thy God: in heart thereto incline   

13  
For he maketh fast the bars: of all thy gates full priest:  
He blissth even so: thy children all: in midst of thee to rest.   

14  
And he doth establish peace: In all thy borders sure:  
He féedth the full: deliciously: with wheat the flower most pure.   

15  
Who sendth his word on earth: and swiftly doth it run:  
Both rain and wind: his bid hear: to serve the need of me●   

16  
And snow he giveth like will: the earth so warm to be:  
The hoary frosts: the misling dews: as ashes scattreth he.   

17  
He cas●th abroad his ice: like morsels so congelde:  
and his great cold: who can abide: that he so hard hath sealed.   

18  
He sendth his word & will: he melt them all again:  
He blowth the wind: then they anon: to waters flow most plain   

19  
Yea he revealeth his word: to jacobs' seed and stock:  
His statutes true: his just decrees: to Israel his flock.   

20  
He dealt no time as thus: with other lands I say:  
He showed not them: his domes so plain: O praise the Lord alway   

¶ The collect.  
STrength & fortify the gate of thy church O Lord, and make her to be enlarged in peace and unity, reveal thy word to her understanding that she may be wholly directed by that to please the in truth: through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CXLVIII.  
To praise here all be bid: what heaven or earth contain:  
The Lord so high: and sapyent: nothing he made in vain.  
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1  

Laudate Domino in Coelis.  Praise ye the Lord: from heavens: ye heavenly minds I call,  
Praise him on high: as high he is: ye powers celestial,   

2  
Praise him ye Angels all: his legates ye that be:  
ye hosts so called: his armies great: praise him in majesty.   

Praise him ye sun and mock: in course so marvelous,  
Ye stars so bright: ye Planets all: praise him most glorious.   

Ye heavens by heavens-distinct: praise him with all your shine,  
ye water streams: above the air: so stayed by power divine.   

They all might praise and laud: the Lords good name of might,  
For he the word: but spoke at once: they strait were made in plight.   

He constituted hath: that they should ever dure,  
He set a law: which shall not cease: by ordinance most sure.   

Ye earthly things on earth: praise ye the Lord with them,  
Ye dragons grim: ye deeps and gulfs: show ye his power supreme   

Fire, lightning, thunder, hail, both snow and vapours dry,  
ye hurling winds: tempestuous: which work his word full nigh.   

Great mountains hills and clifs: low hillocks all and some,  
ye fruitful trees: ye Ceders all: praise ye the lords renome.   

Ye beasts and cattle all: both savage wild and tame,  
ye serpents fly: ye feathered souls: praise ye his godly name.   

So kings of earth most due: with all their people met,  
So princes hie: and judges all: on earth as Gods be set.   

So younger men and maids: in age sincere and pure,  
As older men: with children young: with all their busy cure.   

The lords name let them praise: for it alone is high:  
His glory passth: both heaven & earth: as things here made do cry.   

He hath his flock advanced: so him his saints shall praise,  
Even jacobs' seed: who drawth him nigh: praise ye the lord always.   

The collect.  
O Lord the worthy praise and joy of all thy creatures, grant us thy grace that we worthily magnify thy name, through Christ.    

The Argument. Psalm. CXLIX.  
This Psalm the jews doth move,  
Their God to laud with love:  
It showeth that grace on them shall light,  
So glad their foes to quite.  
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1  
O Sing unto the Lord,  

Cantate Domino.  A song of new accord:  
And let his praise: declared be,  
In good men's company.   

2  
Let Israel be glad,  
in God his maker dread:  
Let Zion's youth: and children joy,  
In their most princely roy.   

3  
Let them praise out in choir,  
His name to them so dear:  
In Tabret loud: in harp so soft,  
Sing they to him full oft.   

4  
For why the Lord rejoice,  
And loveth his flock in choice:  
The meek forlorn: he will adorn,  
with health to serve their turn.   

5  
So godly men made free,  
in joy and praise shall be:  
They shall rejoice: upon their beds,  
That God did raise their heads.   

6  
Their throats shall praises sound,  
to God by duty bound:  
Two edged sword: in both their hands,  
to smite all foreign lands.   

7  
To be avenged right,  
of all the paynims spite:  
To be a rod: to chastise smart,  
strange people's froward heart.   

8  
To bind their kings with chains,  
to quite their wrongful means  
Their nobles eke: to keep in ward,  
with iron fetters hard.   

9  
To bring on them in speed,  
their judgement just decreed:  
Which shall his saints: to honour raise,  
praise ye the Lord always.  
hallelujah.   

¶ The collect.  
O God which art a God of all goodness & virtue, which dost use to exalt them which humble themselves, and to deject those who advance themselves, grant us on earth to joy in all purity of life as thy saints in heaven joy in thy glorious presence to the praise of thy name, through Christ.    

¶ The Argument. Psalm. CL.  
This psalm is last: and biddeth us praise,  
That first and last: doth us behove:  
When things be passed: and spent our days,  
Yet laudes shall last: with thankful love.  
hallelujah In heaven above.  
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1  
O Praise ye God: of excellence,  

Laudate dominum in sanctis  In his respect: of holiness:  
And praise ye his: magnificence,  
In firmament: of stableness.  
With lowliness.   

2  
O praise ye him: as Saviour,  
For his sweet acts: heroical:  
And praise ye him: as governor  
For his great power: potential.  
most principal   

3  
O praise ye him: for majesty,  
In trumpets sound: effectuous:  

Omnipo tentia.  And praise ye his: Authority,  
In lute and harp: melodious.  
most studious●   

4  
O praise ye him: all sapyent,  
In Timbrel sweet: with dance in choir  

Sapientia  And praise ye him: so provident  
In fydle strange: in recordere:  
with hearty cheer.   

5  
O praise ye him: all bountiful,  
In Cymbals sound: out loud in state:  

Bonitas.  And praise ye him: so pitiful:  
In Cymbals sound: more mitigate.  

☞  Omnis Spiritus laudet Dominum. Full moderate   

6  
Let all with breath: or life endued,  
Or what with sound: is fortified:  
Praise out the Lord: in state renewed,  
For grace and power applied.  
To none denied.   
hallelujah.  
I chanter cry: to all you here:  
Praise ye the Lord: with hearty cheer.  

¶ The collect.  
MOst laudable and merciful God, being the sweet Tenor of all our harmony, which dost here exercise our hearts otherwhiles with songs of tears and lamentations, and otherwhiles of joy and gladness. Grant we beseech thee that after we have song up our temporal songs in praising of thy name, we may at last be associated to that heavenly choir above, to behold thy glorious majesty with thy saints, through etc.    
FINIS.   


¶ Gloria Patri for divers Metres.  

To God on high, in unity again:  
In Trinity, in unity again:   

Reign, power, and praise, to him be given, Amen.  
As due always, to him be given, Amen.   

To God on high be praise,  
The father first of myght●  
To Christ his son: and their good spirit▪  
For ever due of right.   

His name be blessed: in unity,  
For ever one: in Trinity:  
From this time forth: as it hath been,  
Say we thereto, Amen, Amen.   

To God on high: in Trinity,  
In unity: yet one again:  
Reign, power & praise: most due to see,  
Be always given: of mortal men.  
So mought it be  
Say we Amen.   

To God the father first of might,  
To Christ his son: both God and Lord:  
To God of them: the holy spirit,  
Though three yet one: in just accord,  
Reign, power, and praise: as due by right,  
Ascribe we all: in open sight.  
With all our might.    

Te Deum.  

O God we praise: the Lord most high,  
Which liust and reignst: eternally:  
W●th heart & voice: in one accord,  
We knowledge thee: to be the Lord.   

And all the earth: doth worship thee,  
As Lord and God: our king to be:  
All things were made: by word of thine,  
Thou father art of power divine.   

All angels loud: to thee doth cry:  
They laud thy name: continually:  
The heavens and all: the powers therein,  
Thy praise to spread: do never lynne.   

To thee do cry: the mighty spirits,  
The Cherubins: all days and nights:  
And Ceraphin: doth never cease:  
Thy lovely laudes: full out t'express.   

And thus they cry: in sweet accord,  
O holy, holy, holy Lord:  
Thou art of hosts: the guide and boot,  
Thou Lord thou God: of Sabbaoth.   

Thy majesty: and power of host,  
Do spread the heavens: in glory most:  
The earth is field: with thy great fame,  
With thy great power: and glorious name.   

Thapostles guard: so glorious,  
Extol thy name: most precious:  
Which have by deeds of worthiness,  
Set forth thy praise: and nobleness.   

The Godly band: of prophet's wise,  
To praise thee God: they whole devise:  
Which have declared: thy holy will,  
From age to age: for ever still.   

The Martyrs meek: of army strong,  
Which spent their blood: for thee so long:  
Do glorify: thy blessed name,  
And praise thee Lord: thou most of fame.   

The holy church: through world so wide,  
Do knowledge thee: the Lord and guide:  
They do confess: thy power and might.  
And knowledge thee: each day and night.   

The father God: eternally:  
Of power so great: and majesty:  
That rul'st and dwellest: in heaven above,  
As father, God: which dost us love.   

The church even so: most faithfully,  
Confess in truth: and unity:  
That Tower of strength: that holy one,  
Thy honourable: only son.   

The holy church: confesseth eke,  
The holy spirit: in faith alike:  
O blessed God: our hearts inspire,  
Thou holy Ghost. thou comforter.   

Thou art O Christ: of glory king,  
And beam most bright: so glistering:  
Thy heart so kind: is known to all,  
Thou diedst for man: to rid his thrall.   

Of Father God▪ in mighty throne,  
Thou art O Christ aye lasting son:  
Begot before▪ the worlds were made,  
Or else of earth: foundation laid.   

When thou didst take: that work on thee,  
Mankind to bring: to liberty:  
The Uirgines' womb: thou didst accept,  
Nor it abhordst: nor it reject.   

When thou hadst s●ayne: of death the dart,  
Of Satan's power: and hell the smart:  
The heavenly gates: thou opendst free,  
To all that did believe on thee.   

On God's right hand: thou sittest full nigh▪  
In equal power: and majesty:  
With father God: in just accord,  
In heaven thou sit'st: O Christ our Lord.   

We do believe: when th'end shallbe,  
That thou shalt come in majesty:  
Where thou shalt sit: as judge to deem,  
Both quick and dead: as thee beseem.   

Help thou therefore: thy servants true,  
With thee do pray: with hearts most due:  
Which thou redemdst: of heart so good,  
With shedding out: thy precious blood.   

With thy good saints: make them to be,  
So numbered whole: in company,  
That they may joy: in glory just:  
From earth, from sin▪ most clean discussed.   

By thy good grace: thy people save,  
O Lord their help: in thee they have:  
They put themselves: to thy good charge.  
O bless thou God: thine heritage.   

Direct thou them: in thy right way,  
And govern them▪ to thee we pray:  
And lift them up: for ever still,  
Exalt them high: by thy good will.   

We thee O Lord: do magnify,  
Still day by day▪ continually,  
As so O God: most due it is,  
We should not be: thereto remiss.   

Thy worship asketh: the same of us,  
It is so good: so bounteous:  
Thy name to praise: we do intend,  
For ever world: withouten end.   

This day preserve: our hearts within,  
And keep O God, our souls from sin:  
Vouchsafe O Lord: to keep us pure,  
In thy good laws▪ our lives assure.   

Have mercy Lord: on us, we call,  
Have mercy still upon us all,  
Without the which: we cannot stand,  
We claim the strength: of thy good hand.   

Let mercy light: on us O Lord,  
We trust in thee: with one accord:  
We do thus crave most earnestly,  
As we do put: our trust in thee.   

In thee O Lord: I have my trust,  
In thee my hope: and help so just:  
Behold O God: I stand to thee,  
Then let me not: confounded be.    

¶ The song of the three Children.  Quire. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O Angels hie of God,  
The Lord your ornament:  
Ye heavens so clear: & waters eke,  
Above the firmament.  Quire. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O all ye powers of God,  
Ye sun and moon also:  
Ye stars of heavens: ye showers & dews,  
The Lords rough winds that blow.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise▪ and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O fire and parching heat,  
Ye winters, summers all:  
Ye dews and frosts: ye frosts and cold,  
Ye snows and Ice that fall.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O nights and days so bright,  
Ye lights, and darkness dim.  
Ye lightnings clouds, and earth so round,  
Extol and laud ye him.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O hills and mountains great  
Grene things on earth that grow:  
Ye wells and springs, ye Seas and floods,  
And Whales in deeps by low.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O all ye feathered fowls,  
Ye beasts and herds abroad:  
O ye the sons of mortal men,  
O Israel praise the Lord.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
his blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O priests of God above,  
And servants true of his:  
Ye spirits and souls of righteous men  
Extol the Lord of bliss.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name.  Rectors. 
O men of heart so meek,  
And holy souls in mind.  
O Anani, and Azari,  
And Mi●aell so kind.  Choir. 
* Praise ye the king of kings,  
Bless ye the Lord of fame:  
For ever praise: and magnify,  
His blessed holy name:   

Benedictus.  

O Blessed be God: of Israel,  
The Lord & guide: we know full well  
He visited: his people all,  
He them by grace: redéemd from thrall.   

And raised he hath: salvation,  
Most mighty now: for us each one:  
Of David's stock: so virtuous,  
His servants line: and noble house.   

As he did speak: in times of old,  
By holy Prophets: mouths so told:  
Which were his will: to utter than,  
And have been since: the world began.   

That we should be: in freedom quite,  
And saved be: from enemies spite:  
To scape the hands: and cruel state,  
Of all the men: that us do hate.   

The mercy plight: to father's sage,  
To them perform: from age to age,  
And eke recount: his noble act,  
To call to mind: his sacred pacte.   

His oath to keep: so sworn and plight,  
To Abraham: our father's right:  
Which he in time: so bounteous,  
Would just perform: and give to us.   

That we so rid: from enemies hands,  
From cruel yoke: of cumbrous bands:  
Might serve him still: in joyful cheer,  
Without all grief: all care and fear.   

In holiness and righteousness,  
So him to serve: in stableness:  
Before him thus: all void of strife,  
To pass all days: of this our life.   

And thou good child: shalt have the name,  
Of Prophet great: most chief in fame:  
For thou shalt go: before God's face,  
To show before: his ways of grace.   

To give unto: his people soon,  
To knowledge healths▪ salvation:  
This health to show: the grace of his,  
For all their faults: and sins remiss.   

Through mercy great: and tender love,  
Of God the Lord: that reigns above:  
Whereby the day: that spring from high,  
Us visited: so joyfully.   

Them light to give: that placed be,  
In darkness great: and misery:  
And eke in shade: of death no less,  
And guide our feet: in w●y●s of peace.    

¶ Magnificat.  

MY soul the Lord: doth magnify,  
Who showeth his power: so mightily,  
Thus hath he done▪ by his great might,  
Of only grace: that he hath plight.   

Also my spirit: both day and hour,  
Rejoiceth in God: my saviour:  
Not me myself: but thee O Lord,  
I do extol: in hearts accord.   

For he hath thus: regarded me,  
His handmaid true: of low degree:  
Whose poor estate: and simple house,  
He doth accept: so bounteous.   

And now behold: the kyndreds all,  
Shall me henceforth: right blessed call:  
So thou hast said: by thy good word,  
As angels voice: doth well record.   

For he that is: most mighty tried,  
Hath me set up: and magnified:  
By his good grace: he doth the same,  
For holy is: his worthy name.   

And mercy great: that he doth bear,  
Is showed to all: that do him fear:  
On kindreds all: by him alone,  
He helps us now: and hearth our moan.   

With his good arm: he strength hath showed,  
And scattered clean: the proud and lewd:  
In their conceits▪ and fancies vain,  
This is our God: that still doth reign.   

The mighty down: from seat he threw,  
And humble hearts: exalted due:  
Thus God hath done: by power so high,  
The worldly rich: full low do lie.   

The hungry soul: he filled in all,  
With each good thing: so liberal:  
The rich in wealth: with all their ray,  
With empty hands: he sent away.   

Remembering still: his grace that fell,  
His servant holy: good Israel:  
Which promised was: our father's grey  
And Abraham: his seed for aye.    

Nunc dimittis.  

LOrd now thou lettest: thy servant go,  
To peaceful rest thou good art so:  
Thy love to me: thou dost afford  
Accordth thereto: thy holy word.   

For these my eyes: saw happily,  
Health long desired: so earnestly:  
Thy saving health: thou givest alone,  
My eyes have seen: salvation.   

Which thou hast thus: prepared aright,  
Before thy flock: and people's sight:  
Their eyes do see thy loves intent,  
And goodness great: which thou hast sent.   

To be a light: to Gentles all,  
To lighten them: that lie in thrall:  
That thy good flock: in joy may dwell,  
To glory great of Israel.    

Grace before meat.  
MOst loving Lord: to thee we cry,  
All us to bless: our board be nigh:  
Thy gifts to use: in this repast,  
No spoil to make: hereof in waste,  
And that our want: while we do ●yll,  
Our heart and tongue: express none evil.   

Grace after meat.  
Preserve us Lord: which all hast wrought,  
As thou of love: us all hast bought:  
Refresh our souls: with godly fear,  
For these good gifts: kind heart to bear?  
Our time to spend: each day by day,  
At our lives end: rejoice we may.   

Quicunque vult.  

WHo saved will be: before all things,  
He must true faith: fast hold in all:  
which safe & sound: who kepth it not  
Without all doubt: he perish shall.   

This is the faith: called Catholic,  
Even through the world: full out so famed:  
To serve one god: in Trinity:  
In Trinity: but one so named.   

Confounding not: their persons three,  
Their substance sundered cannot be:  
The father, son: and holy ghost,  
Be divers yet: in persons three.   

The godhead yet: of them all one,  
Of father, son, and holy Spirit:  
Their glory like: their majesty,  
All one eternal, is aright.   

The father such: the son is such,  
The holy ghost: is such a like:  
The father high: the son even so,  
The holy ghost: uncreat eke.   

The father god: the son the spirit,  
Incomprehensible they be all▪  
Eternal god: eternal son,  
The holy ghost eterne we call.   

Yet they not three: eternals be,  
But one they stand: eternally:  
Not three distinct: in power or time,  
But one all whole: in unity.   

The father huge: of power he is,  
The son, the holy ghost even so,  
Not three almighty's so be said,  
But one almighty known no more.   

The father God: the son is God,  
The holy ghost: even so is God  
Not yet three Gods: but one is God,  
In all the world: so long and broad,   

The Father Lord: the Son is Lord,  
The holy Ghost: is truly Lord,  
Not yet three Lords: but one is Lord  
We say and sing: in true accord.   

As we each person: God and Lord,  
Be bid by Christian truth to name:  
Forbidden so: we be by faith,  
three gods or else: three lords to frame.   

The Father made of none nor born,  
Of none begotten well we know:  
The son of God: alone not made:  
Nor created, begotten though.   

The spirit is just: of God and so  
Of Christ not got: proceeding yet:  
One Father so: one son, one spirit,  
Not thrice in name: these persons set.   

In Trinity▪ not one before,  
Nor yet behind: more great or less:  
These persons three: all equal be,  
Eterne a like: we must confess.   

So that in all: this unity:  
In trinity: I say again:  
The trinity: in unity,  
We must adore: as one full plain.   

Who saved will be: most rightly judge  
The Trinity: forsooth even thus:  
And health eke ask to think the Christ,  
Incarnate was: made flesh for us.   

For this is faith: both right & sound  
That we believe and just confess:  
That jesus Christ: the son of God  
Is God and man: our Lord no less.   

Of God his substance, God begot,  
Before the world: was made in sight  
And man he is. of mary's flesh,  
His mother him: in world so dight.   

He perfect God: and perfect man:  
Of soul with reason most endued:  
Of human flesh: subsisting is,  
By whom our nature was renewed.   

Christ equal is: in Deity,  
To God so great: his father just:  
Yet greater he: and Christ the less,  
For birth in manhood so discussed.   

Who though he be: both God & man,  
One Christ he is: in deed not two:  
To ●lesh his godhead did not change,  
But taking flesh: on godhead so.   

Of substance whole: he is unmixed,  
By person yet: he is but one,  
As soul with wit: and flesh one man  
One Christ is so: both God and man   

Who suffered death: for all our health,  
And down he went in spirit to Hell:  
He did yet rise: from death again,  
The third day just as scripture telleth.   

To Heaven he ●●ied: and there he sitth  
On gods right hand: which mighty is  
from whence he shall: return to judge  
The quick and dead: all right I wis   

And when he cometh: all men shall rise  
In bodies dead: revived again:  
And give they shall: account full due  
of all their thoughts: & works so plain.   

And they that have done good I say,  
Shall enter sure to life eterne:  
And they that have done evil, to fire  
To darkness cast: that is extern.   

This is the faith: most Catholic,  
Which any man, if it mistake:  
And faithfully doth not believe,  
No wight him saved: once can make.    

Veni creator.  

COme holy Ghost: eternal God,  
Which dost from God proceed.  
The father first: and eke the son,  
One God as we do read.   

Oh visit thou: our minds and hearts,  
Thy heavenly grace inspire:  
That we in truth: and godliness,  
May set our whole desire.   

Thou art O spirit: the comforter,  
In woe and hard distress:  
The heavenly gift: of God so high,  
Which tongue cannot express.   

Thou fountain art: and lively spring,  
Of joy celestial:  
The fire so bright, the love so clear,  
and unction spiritual.   

For thou in gifts: art manifold,  
Whereby Christ's church doth stand:  
And wrightst thy love: in faithful hearts,  
The power of God his hand.   

And like as thou: hast promise made,  
Thou givest the speech of grace:  
That through thy help: the praise of God,  
May sound in every place.   

O holy Ghost: to move our wits,  
Send down thine heavenly light:  
Inflame our hearts: our God to serve,  
With love both day and night.   

Our weakness strength: confirm us Lord,  
Both feeble faint and frail:  
That neither flesh, the world, ne devil,  
In us do once prevail.   

Put back from us: our enemies,  
And grant that we obtain:  
Sweet peace of heart: with God and man,  
From grudge and proud disdain.   

And grant O Lord, O leader sure,  
That we by thee as guide:  
May safe eschew: the snares of sin,  
From thee no time to slide.   

And plenty Lord: of thy good grace,  
Grant us we humble pray:  
Be thou our joy: and comforter,  
To scape that dreadful day.   

Of strife and foul: dissension,  
O Lord dissolve the bands:  
And knit the knot: of peace and love,  
Through out all Christian lands.   

Grant us O Lord: through thee to know  
The Father most of might:  
That we of his: beloved son,  
May sure obtain the sight.   

And that with perfect stable faith,  
We mought acknowledge thee:  
The spirit of them▪ of both I say,  
One God and persons three.   

Be laud to God: the father high,  
And God his son praise ye:  
Be praise to God: the holy spirit,  
One God in Trinity.   

Pray we that Christ: the saviour,  
Vouchsafe his spirit to send:  
To all which true: profess his name,  
Till all the world doth end.     

THe 150. being the last Psalm, is a serious and earnest invitation to the praises of God: and so most agreeably placed, as last to knit up the end of all that is treated in the five several books of Psalms so divided by the hebrews. In which five books be insparsed abroad matter of Prophecy of Christ and his church, of History, of Doctrine, of Instruction, of Invitation, of Exhortation, of Reformation, of Insultation, of Consolation, of Gloriation, of Invocation, of Obsecration, of Meditation, of Patience, and such like. So that all breath, voice, and sound of word, singed, said, or thought, should tend wholly in the end, to praise the Lord, which is the first, the midst, and final work, and sacrifice, whereunto all should be referred. Furthermore because in the third, fourth, and fifth verses, only musical instruments be recited, lest they should be but bare instruments without distinction, or signification of sound, in them be added for supplement, the three appropriates ascribed to God in Trinity, as Power and Authority, whereby all things were created and wrought wisdom and Providence, whereby all things be justly governed and ruled.  
Goodness and Bounty, whereby all things be preserved, from whence proceed all graces and gifts both bodily and ghostly.  
Thus this Psalm which is the last being conformable to that which is the first, which is also tracted by certain Triades describing the felicity of man doth resemble, the same not only by Triades of verse but also by this Triade included in mystery, though not expressly: So determining the chief and last work, that this blessed man so described in all the course of his life should meditate, which act in the next life he shall most perfectly do and perform.  
Therefore the chanter is not untimely brought in for fresher remembrance to proclaim once again his joyful hallelujah, to end therein to the glory of God in Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoct, to whom be all honour, glory, and praise everlastingly, Amen.   

¶ For the Conjunction of Psalms and tunes.  
FIrst ye ought to conjoin a sad tune or song, with a sad Psalm, And a joyful tune and song with a joyful Psalm, And an indifferent tune and song, with a Psalm which goeth indifferently.  
Psalms of joy be such as be constitute in the third and fift place of Athanasius table, which be Psalms consolatory, and of thanksgiving with their Coniugates. Sad Psalms be such as be set in the fourth common place, as Deprecatory, and Interpellatory, Indifferent be such as be in the first and second place, as Prophetical, or such as do teach and exhort, and such also as be mixed containing divers of the said five places: For a difference of tunes & fonges in this triple nature and diversity be used, the three charectes of the three common accents, 
\  as the sharp accent to joyful songs and tunes, 
\  The grave accent to sad, The circumflect accent to indifferent. 
̄  Not yet by this meaning to prescribe a rule to prejudice any man's peculiar spirit or ear, for as there be diversities of tastes in men's palaces: So be there in men's spirits, and so also in their ears. For what Psalm or song, one man's spirit shall judge grave and sad, some other shall think it pleasant. And what one man's ear shall think pleasant, another shall judge it sour and severe. And therefore in this diversity. I leave it to every man's spirit as God shall move him: and to every man's ear, as nature shall frame him. I set this only in example, for that it so agreed to my understanding inwardly, and to mine ear outwardlye. But such copulations would there be in Psalms and songs who can attain to that grace, Omne tulit punctum. etc. which David expressed and observed, who was a Christian divine in spirit, a perfect Poet in his Merre, and an expert musician in ordering of his instruments, and setting of his tunes agreeably.  

¶ Five books of Psalms according to the hebrews.  
The .1. from the .1. psalm unto the 41. And they have in the end, either Fiat, Fiat. or else Amen, hallelujah.  
The .2. from .42. unto .72. And they have in the end, either Fiat, Fiat. or else Amen, hallelujah.  
The .3. from .73. unto .89. And they have in the end, either Fiat, Fiat. or else Amen, hallelujah.  
The .4. from .90. unto .106. And they have in the end, either Fiat, Fiat. or else Amen, hallelujah.  
The .5. from .107. unto .150. And they have in the end, either Fiat, Fiat. or else Amen, hallelujah.   

The nature of the eight tunes.  

̄ 1 The first is meek: devout to see,  
\ 2 The second sad: in majesty.  
\ 3 The third doth rage: and roughly brayth.  
/ 4 The fourth doth fawn: and flattery playeth,  
/ 5 The fifth delight: and laugheth the more,  
\ 6 The sixth bewaileth: it weepeth full sore,  
\ 7 The seventh treadeth stout: in froward race,  
̄ 8 The eight goeth mild: in modest pace.   
☞ The Tenor of these parts be for the people when they will sing alone, the other parts, put for greater queers, or to such as will sing or play them privately.   


̄ The Mean.  
MAn blessed no doubt: who walkth not out: in wicked men's affairs: And standth no day: in sinner's way: nor sitth in scorners chairs But hath his will: in God's law still: this law to love aright: And will him use: on it to muse: to keep it day and night.   

The Contra tenor.  
MAn blessed no doubt: who walkth not out: in wicked men's affairs: And standth no day: in sinner's way: nor sitth in scorners chairs: But hath his will: in God's law still: this law to love aright: And will him use: on it to muse: to keep it day and night.   

Psalm. 1. The first Tune. Tenor.  
MAn blessed no doubt: who walkth not out: in wicked men's affairs, And standth no day: in sinner's way: nor sitth in scorners chairs. But hath his will: in God's law still: this law to love aright: And will him use: on it to muse: to keep it day and night.   

Base.  
MAn blessed no doubt: who walkth not out: in wicked men's affairs, And standth no day: in sinners way: nor sitth in scorners chairs, But hath his will: in God's law still: this law to love aright: And will him use: on it to muse: to keep it day and night.    


\ Psalm. 68 The second Tune. Mean.  
LEt God arise: in majesty: and scattered be his foes: Yea flee they all, his sight in face: to him which hateful goes, As smoke is driven: and cometh to nought: repulse their tyranny: At face of fire: as wax doth melt: gods face the bad mought fly.   

Contra tenor.  
LEt God arise: in majesty: and scattered be his foes: Yea flee they all: his sight in face: to him which hateful goes: As smoke is driven: and cometh to nought: repulse their tyranny: At face of fire: as wax doth melt: gods face the bad mought fly.   

Psalm. 68 The second Tune. Tenor.  
LEt God arise: in majesty: and scattered be his foes: Yea flee they all: his sight in face: to him which hateful goes: As smoke is driven: and cometh to nought: repulse their tyranny: At face of fire: as wax doth melt: gods face the bad mought fly.   

Base.  
LEt God arise: in majesty: and scattered be his foes, Yea flee they all: his sight in face, to him which hateful goes, As smoke is driven: and cometh to nought: repulse their tyranny, At face of fire: as wax doth melt: gods face the bad mought fly.    


\ Psalm. 2. The third Tune. Mean.  
WHy fumeth in sight: the Gentiles spite: in fury raging stout. why taketh in hand: the people fond: vain things to bring about, The kings arise: the lords devise: in counsels met thereto: Against the Lord: with false accord: against his Christ they go.   

Contra tenor.  
WHy fumeth in sight: the Gentiles spite: in fury raging stout, why taketh in hand: the people fond: vain things to bring about, The kings arise: the Lords devise: in counsels met thereto, Against the Lord: with false accord: against his Christ they go.   

The third Tune. Tenor.  
WHy fumeth in sight: the Gentiles spite: in fury raging stout, why taketh in hand: the people fond: vain things to bring about: The kings arise: the Lords devise: in counsels met thereto, Against the Lord: with false accord: against his Christ they go.   

Base.  
WHy fumeth in sight: the Gentiles spite: in fury raging stout, why taketh in hand: the people fond: vain things to bring about, The kings arise: the Lords devise: in counsels met thereto, Against the Lord: with false accord: against his Christ they go.    


\ Psalm. 95. The fourth Tune. Mean.  
O Come in one, to praise the lord, & him recount: our stay & health, All hearty joys, let us record: to this strong rock: our Lord of health. His face with praise, let us prevent: his facts in sight, let us denounce, join we I say: in glad assent: our psalms & hymns, let us pronounce.   

Contra tenor.  
O Come in one, to praise the lord, & him recount, our stay and health, All hearty joys, let us record, to this strong rock, our Lord of health: His face with praise: let us prevent, his facts in sight, let us denounce, join we I say: in glad assent: our psalms & hymns, let us pronounce.   

The fourth Tune. Tenor.  
O Come in one, to praise the lord, & him recount, our stay & health, All hearty joys, let us record, to this strong rock, our Lord of health, His face with praise, let us prevent, his facts in sight, let us denounce, join we I say, in glad assent, our psalms and hymns, let us pronounce   

Base.  
O Come in one, to praise the lord, and him recount, our stay and health All hearty joys, let us record, to this strong rock, our Lord of health, His face with praise, let us prevent, his facts in sight, let us denounce, join we I say, in glad assent, our psalms & hymns, let us pronounce.    


/ Psalm. 42. The fift Tune. Mean.  
Even like the hunted hind: the water brooks desire: Even thus my soul: that fainty is: To thee would fain aspire, My soul did thirst to God: to God of life and grace: It said even thus: when shall I come, to see Gods lively face.   

Contra tenor.  
Even like the hunted hind: the water brooks desire, Even thus my soul: that fainty is: to thee would fain aspire: My soul did thirst to God: to God of life and grace: It said even thus: when shall I come: to see Gods lively face.   

The fift Tune. Tenor.  
Even like the hunted hind: the water brooks desire: Even thus my soul: that fainty is, to thee would fain aspire, My soul did thirst to God: to God of life and grace, It said even thus, when shall I come, to see gods lively face.   

Base.  
Even like the hunted hind: the water brooks desire, Even thus my soul: that fainty is: to thee would fain aspire, My soul did thirst to God: to God of life and grace, It said even thus, when shall I come, to see gods lively face.    


\ Psalm. 5. The sixth Tune. Mean.  
EXpend O Lord: my plaint of word: in grief that I do make, My musing mind: recount most kind: give ear for thine own sake, O hark my groan, my crying moan, my king, my God thou art, Let me not stray, from thee away: to thee I pray in heart.   

Contra tenor.  
EXpend O Lord: my plaint of word: in grief that I do make, My musing mind: recount most kind: give ear for thine own sake, O hark my groan: my crying moan: my king, my God thou art, Let me not stray: from thee away: to thee I pray in heart.   

The sixth Tune. Tenor.  
EXpend O Lord: my plaint of word: in grief that I do make, My musing mind: recount most kind, give ear for thine own sake, O hark my groan: my crying moan, my king, my God thou art, Let me not stray: from thee away: to thee I pray in heart.   

Base.  
EXpend O Lord: my plaint of word: in grief that I do make, My musing mind: recount most kind: give ear for thine own sake, O hark my groan: my crying moan: my king, my God thou art, Let me not stray: from thee away: to thee I pray in heart.    


/ Psalm. 52. The seventh Tune. Mean  
WHy brag'st in malice high, O thou in mischief stout, God's goodness yet is nigh, all day to me no doubt, Thy tongue to muse all evil, it doth itself in ure: As razor sharp to spill, all guile it doth procure.   

Contra tenor  
WHy brag'st in malice high, O thou in mischief stout, God's goodness yet is nigh, all day to me no doubt: Thy tongue to muse all evil, it doth itself in ure: As razor sharp to spill, all guile it doth procure.   

Psalm. 52. The seventh Tune. Tenor.  
WHy brag'st in malice high. O thou in mischief stout, God's goodness yet is nigh, all day to me no doubt: Thy tongue to muse all evil, it doth itself in ure: As razor sharp to spill, all guile it doth procure.   

Base.  
WHy brag'st in malice high, O thou in mischief stout, God's goodness yet is nigh: to me all day no doubt, Thy tongue to muse all evil: it doth itself in ure: As razor sharp to spill, all guile it doth appear.    


̄ Psalm. 67. The eight Tune. Mean  
GOd grant with grace, he us embrace: in gentle part: bless he our heart, With loving face: shine he in place: his mercies all: on us to fall: That we thy way: may know all day: while we do sail: this world so frail Thy healths reward: is nigh declared: as plain as eye: all Gentiles spy.   

Contra tenor.  
GOd grant with grace: he us embrace: in gentle part: bless he our heart, With loving face: shine he in place: his mercies all: on us to fall. That we thy way: may know all day: while we do sail: this world so frail Thy healths reward: is nigh declared: as plain as eye: all Gentiles spy.   

Psalm. 67. The eight Tune. Tenor.  
GOd grant with grace: he us embrace, in gentle part, bless he our heart, with loving face: shine he in place: his mercies all: on us to fall, That we thy way: may know all day: while we do sail, this world so frail Thy healths reward: is nigh declared: as plain as eye, all Gentiles spy.   

Base.  
GOd grant with grace: he us embrace, in gentle part: bless he our heart, with loving face: shine he in place: his mercies all: on us to fall: That we thy way: may know all day: while we do sail: this world so frail Thy healths reward: is nigh declared: as plain as eye: all Gentiles spy.    


Mean.  
COme holy ghost eternal God, which dost from God proceed, the father first, and eke the Son, one God as we do read.   

Contra tenor.  
COme holy ghost eternal God, which dost from God proceed, the father first, and eke the Son, one God as we do read.   

Tenor.  
COme holy ghost eternal God, which dost from God proceed, the father first, and eke the Son, one God as we do read.   

Base.  
COme holy ghost eternal God, which dost from God proceed, the father first, and eke the Son, one God as we do read.     

The Table,  
/ 65 ALL laudes be due to thee / 85 Against thy laud / 92 A joyful thing it is ̄ 103 Arise my soul. ̄ 119 A right up man. ̄ 137 At waters sides. ̄ 145 Arise I will. / 43 Ah judge me God, 
B.  / 40 By silent watch. ̄ 72 Bestow O God. / 86 Bow down thine ear. ̄ 101 Both mercy meek. / 124 But God himself. 
C.  \ 136 Confess and praise. \  Come holy ghost. 
D.  \ 9 Due thanks with song. 
E.  \ 5 Expend O Lord. ̄ 37 Ensue thou not. ̄ 127 Except the Lord. / 42 Even like in chase. 
F.  / 59 From all my foes. 
G  \ 20 God grant he hear. / 34 give thanks I will. / 48 Great is the Lord. ̄ 55 give eare O God. \ 57 God pity me. ̄ 67 God grant with grace. / 82 God standth in midst. ̄ 87 God highly love. ̄ 89 Gods mercies all. / 129 Great grief I have. 
H.  \ 12 Help Lord so high. \ 13 How long wilt thou. \ 17 Hear thou the right.  36 Here plain do ye see. * \ 51 Have mercy God. / 56 Have mercy God. \ 57 Have mercy God. 
I.  ̄ 11 In Lord so great, / 18 I will love thee. ̄ 31 In thee O Lord. / 34 I will give thanks. \ 36 In midst of evil man's heart. \ 39 I full decreed. / 58 If just your mind. / 76 In jury God is known. / 116 I loved have the Lord. \ 130 In deep excess. / 138 I will O Lord. 
L.  ̄ 26 Lord judge my deed. \ 30 Lord thee all whole. \ 68 Let God arise in majesty. \ 134 Lo ye all here. ̄  Lord now thou lettest. 
M.  ̄ 1 Man blessed. ̄ 22 My God, my God. ̄ 45 My heart breakth out. / 61 My crying hear O God. / 71 My trust O Lord. ̄ 78 My people kind. \ 88 My loving Lord. / 108 My heart O God. / 122 Most glad I was. ̄ 131 My heart proud things,   My soul the Lord. 
N.  ̄ 81 Now sing ye joyfully. ̄ 115 No praise give us. \ 143 Now hear my suit. 
O.  \ 3 O Lord how ill. \ 4 O God so high. \ 6 O carp not sour. \ 7 O Lord in thee. / 8 O Lord our guide. \ 26 O God of trust. ̄ 25 O Lord to thee. \ 28 O Lord I cry. ̄ 32 O blessed be they. ̄ 32 O happy they be. \ 38 O Lord to sore. / 43 O God eterne. \ 44 O God so good. / 46 Our hope is God. ̄ 49 O hear ye out. \ 54 O save me God. / 60 O God thou hatest. / 63 O God to thee. ̄ 64 O hear me Lord, ̄ 70 O God to me. ̄ 73 O good is God to Israel. \ 79 O God fallen in. \ 83 O God our God. / 84 O God of hosts. \ 90 O Lord thou hast, / 94 O God and Lord. / 95 O come in one. ̄ 96 O sing to God. \ 100 O joy all men. \ 102 O Lord to thee. ̄ 104 O praise my soul. ̄ 105 O praise the Lord. / 107 O praise the Lord. / 109 O God my joy. ̄ 118 O thank and laud. ̄ 128 O blessed is he. ̄ 133 O come and see. / 135 O worship thank & praise ̄ 139 O God thou hast. / 140 O Lord most good. \ 141 O Lord I have. \ 146 O thou my soul. / 149 O sing unto the Lord. / 150 O praise ye God. /  O God we praise. ̄  O blessed be God. 
P.  / 35 Plead thou O Lord. \ 117 Praise duly the Lord. \ 147 Praise ye the Lord. \ 148 Praise ye the Lord. 
R.  ̄ 33 Rejoice in God. ̄ 66 Rejoice to God with joy. / 132 Remember Lord. 
S.  / 62 Shall not my soul. \ 69 Save me O Lord. ̄ 98 Sing ye all new. 
T.  \ 14 The fool hath said. ̄ 19 The heavens do tell, ̄ 21 The king with voice. / 23 The Lord so good. ̄ 24 The earth it is. \ 27 The Lord of might. ̄ 41 That man is blessed. ̄ 47 Together clap ye hands. ̄ 50 The God of Gods. \ 53 The fool hath said. / 77 To God to cry. / 80 Thou shepherd king. ̄ 93 The Lord is king. ̄ 97 The living Lord. \ 99 The Lord to reign. \ 106 The Lord with thanks. ̄ 110 The Lord most high. ̄ 112 That man is blessed. ̄ 120 To God when I. ̄ 121 To heavenly hills. \ 123 To thee I lift. / 144 The Lord be blessed. 
V  \ 142 Unto the Lord. 
W.  \ 2 Why fume in sight. \ 10 Why standth so far. ̄ 15 Who Lord shall bide. \ 52 Why boast thyself. \ 52 Why brag'st in. ̄ 74 Why art so far. \ 75 We do confess. / 91 Who under fence. / 111 With all my heart I will. ̄ 114 When Israel from Egypt. ̄ 125 Who stickth to God. \ 126 What time the Lord. ̄  Who saved will be. 
Y.  ̄ 29 Ye sons of God. / 113 Ye servants children meek.   

Index. The numbers be as the Hebrews account them. 
Vsus & vis Psalmorum in Athanas●o.   
̄ 120 AD dominum cum tri. ̄ 25 Ad te domine levaui \ 28 Ad te domine clamavi. \ 123 Ad te levani. ̄ 29 Afferte domino. ̄ 78 Attendite popule. ̄ 49 Audite hec omnes. ̄ 1 Beatus vir. ̄ 32 Beati quorum. ̄ 41 Beatus qui intelligit. ̄ 112 Beatus vir qui. ̄ 119 Beati immaculati. ̄ 128 Beati omnes qui. / 34 Benedicam dominum. / 85 Benedixisti. ̄ 103 Benedic anima. 1 ̄ 104 Benedic anima. 2 / 144 Benedictus dominus. / 92 Bonum est confiteri. ̄ 96 Cantate domino. 1 ̄ 98 Cantate domino. 2 / 49 Cantate domino. 3 ̄ 19 Coeli enarrant. \ 9 Confitebor. 1 / 138 Confitebor. 2 / 111 Confitebor. 3 \ 75 Confitebimur. ̄ 105 Confitemini domino. 1 / 106 Confitemini domino. 2 / 107 Confitemini domino. 3 ̄ 118 Confitemini domino. 4 \ 136 Confitemini domino. 5 \ 16 Conserua me.  116 Credidi propter. \ 4 Cum invocarem. \ 130 De profundis. ̄ 22 Deus deus meus. \ 44 Deus auribus. / 46 Deus noster. ̄ 50 Deus deorum. \ 54 Deus in nomine. / 60 Deus repulisti. / 63 Deus deus meus. / 67 Deus misereatur. ̄ 70 Deus in adiutorium. ̄ 72 Deus iuditium. ̄ 79 Deus venerunt. \ 82 Deus stetit. / 83 Deus quis similis. \ 94 Deus ultionum. / 109 Deus laudem. / 116 Dilexi quoniam. / 18 Diligam te. / 110 Dixit dominus domino. ̄ 14 Dixit insipiens. 1 \ 53 Dixit insipiens. 2 \ 39 Dixi custodiam. \ 36 Dixit iniustus. \ 3 Domine quid. \ 6 Domine ne in furore. 1 \ 38 Domine ne in furore. 2 \ 7 Domine deus meus. / 8 Domine deus noster. ̄ 15 Domine quis habitabit. ̄ 21 Domine in virtute. \ 88 Domine deus salutis. \ 90 Domine refugium. \ 102 Domine exaudi. ̄ 131 Domine non est exalt. ̄ 139 Domine probasti. \ 141 Domine clamavi. \ 143 Domine exaudi. / 23 Dominus regit me. ̄ 24 Domini est terra. \ 27 Dominus illuminatio. ̄ 93 Dominus regnavit. ̄ 97 Dominus regnavit exul. \ 99 Dominus regnavit iras. \ 134 Ecce nunc benedicite. ̄ 133 Ecce quam bonum. / 59 Eripe me de ini. / 190 Eripe me domine. ̄ 45 Eructavit cor. ̄ 145 Exaltabo te Deus. \ 30 Exaltabo te domine. ̄ 55 Exaudi Deus orationes. / 61 Exaudi Deus depreca. ̄ 64 Exaudi Deus orationes. \ 17 Exaudi deus justitiam. \ 10 Exaudiat te Dominus. / 40 Expectans expec. ̄ 81 Exultate deo. ̄ 33 Exultate justi. \ 68 Exurgat Deus. ̄ 87 Fundamenta. / 86 Inclina domine. \ 126 In convertendo. ̄ 11 In domino confido. ̄ 114 In exitu Israel. ̄ 31 In te domine speravi. / 71 In te domine spe. ne. ̄ 66 jubilate deo. \ 100 jubilate domino. / 35 judica domine. / 43 judica me deus. ̄ 26 judica me domine. \ 146 Lauda anima. \ 147 Lauda Jerusalem. \ 113 Laudate pueri. \ 117 Laudate dominum. ̄ 121 Levaui oculos. / 122 Letatus sum. / 135 Laudate nomen. / 147 Laudate dominum. / 148 Laudate dominum de coel. / 150 Laudate dominus in san. / 48 Magnus dominus. \ 51 Miserere mei. / 56 Miserere mei de. \ 57 Miserere mei deus mice. ̄ 89 Misericordias. ̄ 101 Minam & judicium. / 132 Memento domine. ̄ 37 Noli emulari. / 62 Nun deo. / 76 Notus in judea. ̄ 115 Non nobis domine. / 124 Nisi quia dominus. ̄ 127 Nisi dominus. ̄ 47 Omnes gentes. / 108 Paratum cor. \ 2 Quare fremuerunt. / 42 Quemadmodum. \ 52 Quid gloriaris. ̄ 73 Quam bonus Israel. / 80 Qui regis Israel. / 84 Quam dilecta. / 91 Qui habitat. ̄ 125 Qui confidunt. \ 12 Saluum me fac domine. \ 69 Saluum me fac deus. / 58 Si vere utique. / 129 Sepe expugna. ̄ 137 Super flumina. / 65 Te decet deus. \ 5 Verba mea. \ 10 Vt quid domine. \ 13 Vsquequo domine. ̄ 74 Vt quid deus. / 77 Voce mea ad dominum. / 95 Venite exultemus. \ 142 Voce mea ad dominum.   

¶ Faults escaped.  
Letter. Line. Faults. read. D. 4. fa. 2. 16 gratitudum. gratitudinum. 20 int●r●ollatori. interpellatori. 21 vim adversa. adversariorum. 25 deperta. de parta. 29 conlationem. consolationem. E. 1. fa. 3. 3 dentrum. deutrum. G. 2. fa. 2. 21 ecclesiastices. ecclesiastes.  
Page.    9 1 v. seven. etc. 15 ● bore. poor. 17 7 city. c●●ies. 18 20 add. ☞ Sela. 20 3 all rouse. he ro●●●. 20 9 all. ay. 32 6 scorndst. scourdst. 44 15 the suits. thy suits. 61 22 so. so. 65 7 with. which. 99 30 with. so. 102 20 ●ilo. nily. 102 26 wean. weave. 106 14 cliff. life. 107 25 and in my. and when I. 117 28 which. who. 122 7 let earth. no earthly thing let. 162 11 thy trusty. the trusty. 172 29 not not. not. 177 ● 63. 64. 178 25 is tried. it tried. 180 14 wrougt. wrought. Ibidem 25 besieged. besieged. 188 2 thou know. thou knowest. 198 22 the justice. thy justice. 204 3 scourged. scourged. 208 4 hold still. hold'st still. 219  the sixth verse to much. 228 29 them up. him up. 240 19 whole turn. here turn. 86 12 fall one. full out. Ibidem 13 eyes doth. eyes do. Ibidem 15 O Lord yet God. O God yet Lord. 249 26 but if but when 254 19 witherth dry. withered drieth. 255 13 and as. and eke. 263 15 and high. and his. 273 8 bright. by rightful do● 282 ●3 he moveth. he month. 285 15 when. where. 287 16 so often. so oft to read. 294 19 them needs. their needs.  ●2 their ●eth. there. 296 22 their ships. there. 298 2 put the number 35. 300 4 he say. he said. 309 22 when. who. 323 8 strongly. strangely. Ibidem. 17 as with just cloak as just with cloke● Ibidem 19 whom. when. 327 13 confirmity. conformity. 331 20 then. then. 347 8 then. them. 352 8 know worthy known worthy 354 7 bid. bide. 356 11 in aye. aye in. 364 18 me not. not me. 377 21 they shame. their shame. 384 8 then. thou. Ibidem 19 all thy. all the. 388 12 to dwell. so well. 401 16 thou nou. thou now. Ibidem 18 that sigh. that sight. 404 21 〈◊〉. 〈◊〉 407  correct that numb bers of the verse. Ibidem ●● ever even. 408 6 judge. judge. 409 20 will. wilt. 401 25 my grace. thy grace. 416 12 strays. stays. Ibidem 18 stays. s●rayes. 423 ●● stran●ge. strung. 414 5 applied. to all applied.   

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