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.

Nisi quia dominus, Psalm Cxxiiii. VV.

¶ The people of God. beyng delyuered out of a great danger acknow∣ledg not to haue escaped by their owne power. but throughe the fa∣uour of God, and shew in how greate perill they were.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 NO we Israell may say, & that truly, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 If that the Lord had not our cause mainteind. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 If that the lord had not our right susteind. Whē 〈♫〉〈♫〉 all the worlde against vs furiously, made their

〈♫〉〈♫〉 vprors, and said we should all die.

[verse 3] Now long a go they had deuoure vs all: And swalowed quick, for ought y^t we could deme, Suche was their rage, as we might well esteme. [verse 4] And as the flouddes, with mightye force do fall, So had they now, our life euen brought to thrall.

[verse 5] The raging stremes, most proud in roring noice Had long a go, ouer whelmde vs in the depe, [verse 6] But loued by God whiche doth vs safely kepe, From bloudy teeth, and theyr most cruell voyce. Which as a pray to eate vs woulde reioyce.

[verse 7] Euen as the birde out of the foulers grenne, Escapth away? right so it fareth vs: Broke are theyr nets, and we haue scaped thus, [verse 8] God that made heauen, & earth, is our help thē, His name hath saued vs from these wicked men.