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.

¶ Letatus sum. Psalme. Cxxii. VV. K.

¶ Dauid reioyceth in the name of the faythfull that God hathe accom∣plished his promes, and placed his Arke in Sion, for the whiche he geueth thankes, and prayeth for the prosperitie of the Church.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 I did in hart reioyce, to heare y^e pe∣ples 〈♫〉〈♫〉 voyce, in offering so willingly: For let vs

〈♫〉〈♫〉 vp say they, and in the Lordes house pray: thus 〈♫〉〈♫〉 spake the folke full louingly. Oure fete that 〈♫〉〈♫〉 wandred wide, shal in thy gates abide, O thou 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Jerusalem full fayre, Which arte so semely 〈♫〉〈♫〉 set, muche lyke a Citie net, the like wherof 〈♫〉〈♫〉 is not els where.

[verse 4] The trybes with one accorde, The tribes of God the Lorde, Are thither bent theyr way to take: So God before did ••ell

That there his israell. Their prayers shoulde together make. [verse 5] For there are thrones erect, And that for this respect. To set forth iustice orderly. Which thrones right to mainteine, To dauids house perteine, His folke to iudge accordingly. [verse 6] To pray let vs not cease, For Ierusalems peace, Thy friendes God prosper mightely. [verse 7] Peace be thy walles about, And prosper the throughout, Thy places eke continually. [verse 8] I wish thy prosperous state, For my poore brethrens sake, That comfort haue by meanes of the. [verse 9] Gods house both me allure, Thy welth for to procure So much allwayes as lieth in me.