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.

¶ Exaltabo te deus. Psalme. Cxlv. N.

☞ This Psalme was made when the kingdome of Dauid florished. Wherein he describeth the wonderfull prouidence of God, as well in gouerning man as in preseruing al the rest of his creatures. He prai¦seth God for his iustice and mercie, but specially for hys louyng kind¦nes toward those that call vpon him, that feare hym and loue hym.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 THee will I laude my God & kyng, & 〈♫〉〈♫〉 bles thy name for aye, for euer wil I prayse thy 〈♫〉〈♫〉 name and bles thee day by day, great is the Lord, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 most worthy praise, his greatnes not cāreach frō 〈♫〉〈♫〉 race to race they shal thy works praise and thy 〈♫〉〈♫〉 power preache.

I Of thy gloryous maiestye, the beauty will recorde: And meditate vppon thy workes, most wonderfull, O Lorde. And they shal of thy power and of thy fearfull actes declare.

And I to publish all abrode, thy greatnes will not spare: And they into the mention shall, breake of thy goodnes great: And I aloud thy righteousnes, in singing shall repete. The Lorde our God is gratious, and mercifull also: Of great abounding mercy and to angre he is slowe.

yea good to all, and all his workes, his mercy doth excede: Loe all thy workes doo praise thee lord, and doo their honor sprede. Thy sainctes doo bles thee and they doo thy kingdomes glorye shewe: And blase thy power to cause the sonnes of men his power to know.

And of his mighty kingdome eke, to sprede the glorious prayse: Thy kingdome Lorde a kingdom is, that doth endure alwayes. And thy dominion through eche age, endures without decay: The Lorde vpholdeth them that fall, the sliding he doth stay.

The eyes of all doo wayte on thee, thou doest them all releue: And thou to eche sufficing foode, in season due dost geue. Thou openest thy plentuous hand, and bounteously doest fill:

All thinges what euer liue, with giftes of thy good will.

The Lorde is iust in all his wayes, his workes are holy all: Nere all he is that call on him, in truthe that on him cal. He the desires whiche they require, that feare him will fulfill: And he will heare them when they crye, and saue them all he will.

The Lorde preserues all those to him, that beare a louing hart: But he them all that wicked are, will vtterly subuert. My thankfull mouth shall gladly speake, the prayses of the Lorde, All flesh to prayse hys holy name, for euer shall accorde.