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PSALME. CXXXV.

God being meruelous in himself, 4. hath shewed his powre and goodnes in his workes, as wel in general to al the world, 10. as in particular towards his elected people.

Alleluia.

[ 1] CONFESSE ye to our Lorda because he is good:b because his mercie is for euer.

[ 2] Confesse ye toc the God of goddes: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 3] †d Confesse ye toe the Lord of lordes: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 4] † Whof onlie doth great meruels: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 5] † Who made the heaueng in vnderstanding: because his mer∣cie is for euer.

[ 6] † Who establishedh the earth ouer the waters: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 7] † Who made the great lightes: because his mercie is sor euer.

[ 8] † The sunne to rule the day: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 9] † The moone, and starres to rule the night: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 10] † Who stroke Aegypt with their firstbegotten: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 11]

† Who brought forth Israel out of the middes of them: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 12] † In a mightie hand, and loftie arme: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 13] † Who diuided the Read sea into diuisions: because his mer∣cie is for euer

[ 14] † And brought forth Israel through the middes therof: be∣cause his mercie is for euer.

[ 15] † And he ouerthrew Pharao, and his host in the Readsea: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 16] † Who led his people through the desert: because his mercie is for euer.

† Who stroke great kinges: because his mercie is for euer. [ 17]

† And slewe strong kinges: because his mercie is for euer. [ 18]

[ 19] † Sehon the king of the Amorrheites: because his mercie is for euer.

† And Og the king of Basan: because his mercie is for euer. [ 20]

[ 21] † And he gaue their land for an inheritance: because his mer∣cie is for euer.

[ 22] † For an inheritance to Israel his seruant: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 23] † For in our humiliation he was mindful of vs: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 24] † And he redemed vs from our enemies: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 25] † Who geueth foode to i al fleshe: because his mercie is for euer.

[ 26] † Confesse ye to the God of heauen: because his mercie is for euer.

Confesse ye to the Lord of lordes: because his mercie is for euer.

Notes

• Gods merue∣lous workes▪ the 2. key.
• a

  VVhose goodnes is incomparable
• b

  This second part of euerie verse, first pronounced by the Priestes, confessing & praising Gods mercie aboue al his workes, was stil repeted by musi∣cians, or other assistants, in maner as now in L••tanies [ô Lord deliuer vs] and [VVe besech theeto heare vs] And as Gloria Patri &c. is added in the end of Psalmes, and our Lords prayer, and the Angelical salutation are often repeted in diuers Offices, and in the Rosarie
• c

  VVhose di∣uine powre created al o∣ther thinges.
• d

  By this inuitation to praise our Lord God, thrise repeted, we professe the blessed Trinitie, who is one God in substance, and three Diuine Persons.
• e

  VVhose dominion is ouer al the world.
• f

  Only God can do true miracles; to∣wit, workes aboue the course of al nature.
• g

  In admira∣ble wisdom.
• Gen. 1.
• h

  Made the waters aboue nature to re∣maine vvithin their bondes, & not to couer the earth.
• Exo. 11.
• Exo. ••••.
• Exo. ••••.
• Num. ••••
• i

  Al Gods be∣nignitie, as wel of parti∣cular benefites towards his people, as ge∣neral to them and al others procedeth from his mercie.