¶Dauid afflicted with enemies, & feelyng the great burden of sinne, namely of his youth: prayeth God partly to delyuer hym, partly to teache hym and to pardon his offences. He setteth foorth the infinite goodnesse and felicitie which is assured to all them that feare God. Finally, he confesseth that all his trust is in God.
[unspec A] 1 I Lyft vp my soule vnto thee O God, I put my trust in thee my Lorde: let me not be confounded, neither let myne enemies triumph ouer me.
2 Yea, let not all them that hope in thee be put to shame: let them be put to shame who without a cause do trayte∣rously transgresse.
3 Make me to knowe thy wayes O God, and teache me thy pathes: leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me, for thou art the Lorde of my saluation, I haue wayted for thee al the day long.
4 Call to remembraunce O God thy tender mercies & thy louyng kindnesse: for they haue ben for euer.
5 Oh remember not thou the sinnes and offences of my youth: but accordyng to thy mercie euen of thy goodnesse O God remember me.
6 Gratious and ryghteous is God: ther∣fore he wyll teache sinners in the way.
[unspec B] 7 He wyll guide the meke in iudgement: and teache the humble his way.
8 All the pathes of God are mercie and trueth: vnto such as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies.
9 Pardon thou therfore for thy name sake O God my wickednesse: for it is very great.
10 What man is he that feareth God? [God] wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose.
11 His soule shall (a) 1.1 rest all nyght at “ 1.2 ease: and his seede shall inherite the lande.
12 The (b) 1.3 secrete of God is among them that feare hym: and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt.
13 Myne eyes be alwayes [turned] vnto God: for he wyll take my feete out of the net.
14 Turne thy face vnto me, and haue [unspec C] mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and in miserie.
15 The sorowes of myne heart are “ 1.4 en∣creased:O bryng thou me out of my distresse.
16 Loke thou vpon myne aduersitie and vpon my labour: and forgeue me all my sinne.