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.

¶ Laudate dominum, Psalme. cxlvii. N.

☞ The Prophet prayseth the bountye, wisdom, power, iustice, & pro∣uidence of God vpō all his creatures. But specially vpō his church whiche he gathereth together after theyr dispersion. Declaring hys word and iudgmēts so vnto them as he hath don to no other people.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 PRaise ye the Lord, for it is good vnto 〈♫〉〈♫〉 our God to synge, For it is pleasante and to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 prayse, it is a comely thyng, the Lord his owne 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Ierusalem, he buildeth vp alone, and the dis∣perst 〈♫〉〈♫〉 of Israell, doth gather into one.

He heales the broken in their hart, theyr sore vp doth he bynde: He countes the number of the starres, and names them in theyr kynde.

Great is our Lord great is his power, his wisdome infinite: The Lord releues the meke, & throwes to ground the wicked wight.

Sing vnto God the Lord with prayse, vnto the Lord reioyse: And to our God vpon the harp, aduaunce your singing voyce. He couers heauen with cloudes, and for the earth prepareth rayne: And on the mountaines he doth make, the grasse to grow agayne.

He geues to beastes their fode, and to, yong rauens when they crye: His pleasure not in strength of horse, nor in mans legges doth lye. But all in those that feare the Lorde, the Lord hath his delight: And suche as doo attend vpon, his mercies shining light.

O prayse thy Lorde Ierusalem, thy God O Syon prayse: For he the barres hath forged strong, where with thy gaie he stayes. Thy children he hath blest in thee, and in thy borders he: Doth settle peace and with the floure. of wheat he filleth thee.

And his commaundement vpon, the earth he sendeth out:

And eke his word with spedy course, doth swiftly runne about. He geueth snow like woll, hore frost, like ashes doth he spreade, Like morsells castes his ise, therof, the colde whoe can abide?

He sendeth fourth his mightye worde, and melteth them agayne. His winde he makes to blow, and then, the waters flow amayne, The doctrine of his holy worde. to Iacob doth he shewe. His statutes and his iudgements he, geues Israell to knowe.

With euery nation hath he not, so dealt, nor they haue knowne His secrete iudgementes, ye therfore, prayse ye the Lord alone.