The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

¶ The. xl. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid.

I Wayted pacyently for the Lorde, and he enclyned vnto me: and hearde my cal∣lynge. [unspec A] He brought me also out of the hor¦rible pytte, out of the myre and claye, and sette my fete vpon the rocke, and ordred my goynges. And he hathe put a newe songe in my mouth, euen a thankesgeuynge vnto oure God. Many shall se it, and feare, and shall put theyr trust in the Lorde * 1.1 Blessed is the man, that hathe set his hope in the Lorde and turned not vnto the proude, and to suche as go aboute with lyes. O Lorde my God, great are thy wonderous workes whiche thou haste done: lyke as be also thy thoughtes whiche are to vs warde: and yet there is no man ☞ that ordreth them vnto the. Yf I wolde declare them, and [unspec B] speake of them they shulde be mo then I am able to expresse. * 1.2 Sacryfyce and meat* 1.3 offerynge y^u woldest nat haue but ☞ {fleur-de-lys} myne eares haste thou opened: burnt offerynges and sacrifice for synne haste thou nat requi∣red. Then sayde I: Lo I come ☞ In the volume of the boke it is wrytten of me, that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll, O my God, I am contente to do it: yee thy lawe is within my ••erie. I haue declared thy ryghteousnesse in the greate congregacyon: Lo, I wyll nat retrayne my lyppes, O Lord, and that thou knowest. I haue nat hyd thy rygtuous∣nes within my herte, my talkyng hathe ben of thy trueth and of thy saluacyon I haue [unspec C] not kepte backe thy louyng mercy, & trueth from the great congregacion. Withdraw nat thou thy mercy fro me O Lorde, let thy louynge kyndnesse and thy trueth alwaye preserue me, For innumerable troubles are come aboute me: my synnes haue taken suche holde vpon me, that I am nat able to loke vp: yee they are mo in nombre then the heares of my hede, and my hert hath fayled me. O Lorde, let it be thy pleasure to de∣lyuer me, make haste (O Lorde) to helpe me [unspec D] Let them be ashamed and confoūded▪ togy¦ther that seke after my ☞ soule to destroye it: let them fal backewarde and be put to re buke, that wishe me euyll. Let them be de∣solate & rewarded w^t shame, that saye vnto me, fye vpon the, fy vpon the. Let al those that seke the, be ioyfull and glad in the: and let suche as loue thy saluacyon, say alway: the Lorde be praysed. As for me, I am pore and nedy, but the Lorde careth for me:

Thou arte my helper and redemer: make no longe taryinge (O my God.)

Notes

• * 1.1

  Expec••∣t••••s▪ ex.
• * 1.2

  ••e••. xvii. b
• * 1.3

  ••••••. xv. ••.