The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, I. Hopkins, & others, conferred with the Ebrue, with apt notes to synge the[m] with al ; faithfully perused and alowed according to thordre appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions ; very mete to be vsed of all sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort, laying apart all vngodly songes and ballades, which tende only to the norishing of vyce, and corrupting of youth.

The. xxi. parte. * 1.1

[verse 161] Princes haue sought by crueltye, causeles to make me crouche: But all in vayne, for of thy word, the feare did my hart touche, [verse 162] And certenly euen of thy word. I was more mery and glad Then he that of ryche spoyles and pray, great store and plentye had.

[verse 163] As for all lyes and falsitie, I hate most and detect: For why? thy holy law doo I, aboue all thinges loue best. [verse 164] Seuen times aday I prayse the Lord singing with hart and voyce: Thy rightuous actes and wonderfull, so cause me to reioyse.

[verse 165] Great peace and rest shall all such haue whiche doo thy statutes loue: Nor danger shall theyr quiet state, impere or once remoue. [verse 166] My only health and comfort Lorde, I loke for at thy hand: And therfore haue I done those things, whiche thou didst me commaunde.

[verse 167] Thy lawes haue ben my exercise, whiche my soule most desired: So muche my loue to them was bent, that nought els I required. [verse 168]

Thy statutes and commaundements, I kept thou knowest a ryght: For all the things that I haue done, are present in thy syght.

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