[Al such psalmes of Dauid as T. Sternehold didde in his life time draw into English metre]
Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549., Hopkins, John, d. 1570.
Ad te domine clamabo. Psalm. xxvii
This Psalme setteth out the Phariseis.
with flatryng hartes vncleane:
And sheweth how god is all our strength
by Christ our onely meane
O Lord I cal to thee for helpe,
and if thou me forsake:
I shalbe likened vnto them,
that fal into the lake.
The voice of thy supliaunt heare,
that vnto thee doth crie:
When I lift vp my hart and handes,
vnto the heauens hie.
Repute not me among the sorte,
of wicked and peruerte:
that speke right faire vnto their frēds
and thinke ful yl in hearte.
According to their handie worke,
as thei deserue in deede:
And after their inuencions,
let them receiue their meede.
Thei not regard the workes of god
his lawe ne yet his lore:
Page [unnumbered]therfore will he their workes & them
destroye for euermore.
To render thankes vnto the Lord
how great a cause haue I?
My voyce, my praier, & my complaint
that heard so willinglye.
He is my sheilde and fortitude?
my buckler in distresse:
My hope, my helpe, my heartes relief,
my songe shal hym confesse.
He is our strength and our defence
our enemies to resist:
The health and the saluacion
of his elect by Christ.
Thy people and thine heritage,
thy blessed worde preserue:
Extol thy floke with faithful foode,
that thei may neuer swerue.
