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¶The prophete exhorteth all men to acknowledge God, to call vpon God for helpe, to seeke God, and to preache God: but especially he moueth the Israelites to remember the promises that God made to their forefathers, Abraham, Isahac, & Iacob, and also the benefites that he had bestow∣ed on them aboue all other nations. For God had such care of them beyng pilgrimes in forraine lands, that he would not suffer any once to touch them, yea he rebuked kinges for their sakes, and he preserued them in famine and other aduersitie, as Ioseph was solde into Egypt, but it had a good successe. The entring of the children of Israel into Egypt is set foorth; and what happened vnto them whyles they were there. Likewise their ioyfull departing out of Egypt, their doyng by the way in the wyldernesse, and at length their entring into the lande of promise where God placed them that they should kepe his commaundementes, is most amply declared.
* 1.11 COnfesse you [it] vnto God, call vp∣pon his name: cause the people to vnderstande his deuises.
2 Sing vnto hym, sing psalmes vnto him: talke you of all his wonderous workes.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them reioyce that do seeke God.
4 Seeke God and his strength: seeke his face euermore.
5 Remember the meruaylous workes that he hath done: his wonders, and the iudgementes of his mouth.
6 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt, ye his chosen chyldren of Iacob: he is God our Lord, his iudgementes are in all the earth.
[unspec B] 7 He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt (for he promised a worde to a thousande generations:) euen of his co∣uenaunt that he made with Abraham, and of his othe vnto “ 1.2 Isaac.
8 And he appointed the same vnto “ 1.3 Ia∣cob for a law: and to Israel for an euer∣lasting couenaunt.
9 Saying, vnto thee I wyll geue the lande of * 1.4 Chanaan: the “ 1.5 lot of your in∣heritaunce.
10 When they were a fewe men in num∣ber, and had ben straungers but a litle whyle in it: and when they went from one nation to another, from one king∣dome to another people.
11 He suffred no man to “ 1.6 do them wrong: yea he reproued euen kynges for their sakes.
12 Touche not mine annoynted: and tri∣umph not ouer my prophetes.
13 Moreouer he called for a famine vpon the lande: and “ 1.7 he made all maner of foode to fayle.
14 But he had sent a man before them: euen Ioseph, who was solde to be a bonde seruaunt.
15 Whose feete they dyd hurt in the [unspec C] stockes: the iron entred into his (a) 1.8 soule.
16 Vntill the tyme came that his cause [was knowen:] the * 1.9 worde of the Lorde tryed hym.
17 The king sent and caused hym to be let go: yea the prince of the people ope∣ned a way foorth for hym.
18 He made him Lorde of his house: and ruler of all his substaunce.
19 That he might enfourme his princes “ 1.10according to his minde: and teache his senatours wysdome.
20 Israel also came into Egypt: & Iacob was a straunger in the lande of Cham.
21 And he encreased his people exceeding∣lye: and made them stronger then their enemies.
22 Whose heart so turned that they ha∣ted [unspec D] his people: and dealt subtilly with his seruauntes.
23 [Then] he sent Moyses his seruaunt, and Aaron whom he had chosen: they did their message, workyng his signes among them, and wonders in the lande of Cham.
24 He sent darknes, & it was darke: and (c) 1.11 they went not from his wordes.
25 He turned their waters into blood: and slue their fishe.
26 Their lande brought foorth frogges: yea euen in their kinges chaumbers.
27 He spake the worde, and there came a swarme of all maner of flyes: [and] of lyce in all their quarters.
28 He gaue them haylestones for rayne: [and] flambes of fire in their lande.
29 He smote their vines also & figge trees: [unspec E] and he destroyed the trees that were in their coastes.
30 He spake the worde, and the grashop∣pers came: & caterpillers innumerable.
31 And they did eate vp all the grasse in their lande: and deuoured the fruite of their grounde.
32 He smote al the first borne in their land: euen the first fruites of all their (d) 1.12 con∣cupiscence.