¶ The. xxxvij. Psame.
¶ A Psalme of Dauyd.
FRET nat thy self because of the vngod¦ly neyther be thou enuious agaynst the euyll doers. For they shall sone be cut dow∣ne [unspec A] lyke the grasse, and be wythered euen as the grene herbe. Put thou thy truste in the Lorde, and do good: dwel in the lande, and ••erely thou shalt be fedde. Delyte thou in the Lorde, and he shall gyue the thy her∣tes desyre. Commytte thy waye vnto the LORDE, and put thy truste in hym, and he shall brynge it to passe. He shall make thy ryghtuousnesse as cleare as the lyght: & thy iust dealyng as the none daye. Holde the styll in the Lorde, and abyde pacyently vpon hym: but greue nat thy selfe at hym whose waye dothe prospere, and that dothe [unspec B] after euyll councels. Leaue of frō wrath, and let go displeasure, frete nat thy selfe, els shalt thou be moued to do euell. Wyc∣ked doers shalbe roted out: and they that pacyently abyde the Lorde, shall enherete the lande. Yet a lytle whyle, and the vn∣godly shalbe cleane gone: thou shalte loke after hys place, and he shalbe awaye. But [unspec C] the meke spreted shal possesse the earth, and shalbe refreshed in muche rest. The vngod∣ly seketh coūcel against the iust, & gnassheth vpon him with his tethe. The Lorde shall laughe hym to scorne, for he hathe sene, that his daies is cōmyng. The vngodly haue drawen out the swerde, and haue bended their bowe, to cast downe the poore and ne∣dye, and to slee suche as be of ryght conuer∣sacyon. Theyr swerde shall go thorowe their owne herte, and theyr bowe shalbe bro¦ken. A small thynge that the ryghtuous hathe, is better then greate ryches of the vs godly. For the armes of the vngodly shalbe broken, and the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghtuous. The Lorde knoweth y• dayes of the godly, and their inheritaūce shall en∣dure for euer. They shall nat be confoun∣ded [unspec D] in the peryllous tyme, and in the dayes of derth they shal haue ynough. As for the vngodly, they shal perishe: and the enemies of the Lorde shal cōsume ☞ as the fat of lā∣bes: yee euen as the smoke shal they cōsume awaye. The vngodly boroweth & payeth nat agayne, but the rightuous is mercyfull & lyberal. Such as be blessed of God, shal possesse the lande, & they that be cursed of hi shalbe roted out. The Lord ordreth a good mans goieng, & maketh his waye accepta∣ble* 1.1 to him selfe. * 1.2 Though he fall, he shall nat be cast awaye, for the Lorde vpholdeth him with his hande. I haue ben yong, and nowe am olde: & yet sawe I neuer the righ∣tuous forsakē, nor h{is} sede to seke theyr brede* 1.3
* 1.4 The ryghtuous is euer mercyful, and [unspec E] lendeth, and his sede is blessed. Fle from euyll, and do good, and dwel for euer. For the Lord loueth the thyng that is ryght, he forsaketh nat his godly, but they are preser¦ued for euer more: {fleur-de-lys} (The vnryghtuous shal be punysshed.) as for the sede of the vngodly it shalbe roted out. The ryghtuous shal inherite the lande, and dwel therin for euer
The mouthe of the rightuous is exerci∣sed in wysdome, and his tonge wyll be tal∣kynge of iudgement. The lawe of God