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.

¶ Super flumina Babilonis. Psal. cxxxvii. VV. VV

☞ The people of God in their banishment, seing Gods true religion decaye, lyued in greate anguish and sorow of harte, the whiche grief the Eaideons did so litle pitie, that they rather increased the same dayly, with tauntes, reproches and blasphemies againste God, wher¦fore the Israelites desire God to punish the Edomites who pro∣uoked the Babilonians againste them, and moued (by the spirite of God prophery the destruction of Babilon, where they were hande∣led so tirannously

〈♫〉〈♫〉 WHen as we sat in Babylon, y^e riuers 〈♫〉〈♫〉 rounde about: and in remēbraunce of Sion the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 teares for grief burst out. We hāgd out harps & 〈♫〉〈♫〉 instruments, the willow trees vpon, for in that

〈♫〉〈♫〉 placemen for their vse, had planted many one.

[verse 3] Then they to whom we prisoners were, sayde to vs tauntingly: Now let vs heare your Ebrue songes, and pleasant melody. [verse 4] Alas (sayd we) who can once frame, his sorowfull hart to syng: The prayses of our louing God, thus vnder a straunge kyng{punctel}

[verse 5] But yet if I Ierusalem, out of my hart let flyde: Then let my fingers quyte forget, the warblyng harp to guyde. [verse 6] And let my tong within my mouth, be tyde for euer fast: If that I ioy; before I see, thy full deliueraunce past.

[verse 7] Therfore (O Lorde) remember now, the cursed noyse and cry: That Edoms sonnes againste vs made, when they razed our citie. Remember Lorde theyr cruell wordes, when as with one accorde. They cryed, on sack, and raze their wals, in despite of theyr Lorde.

[verse 8] Euen so shalt thou (O Babilon) at length to dust be brought:

And happy shall that man be calld, that our reuenge hath wrought. [verse 9] Yea blessed shall that man be calld, that taketh thy children yonge: To dash theyr bones against hard stones, whiche lye the streates amonge.