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.

¶ Diligam te domine. psal. xviii. T. S.

¶ This Psalme is the fyrste beginnyng of Dauids saluation and thancks geuing in the entring into his kingdome, wherin he extol∣leth, and praiseth most highly, the maruelous mercies and grace of God, who hathe bothe preserued and defended hym: he setteth for∣the the Image of Christes kingdome, painted in hys kindom: that the faithfull mai be assured, that Christe shall alwayes conquere and ouercome by the vnspeakable power of hys father, though all the whole world shuld say there against.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 O God my strēgth and fortitude, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 of force I must loue the: Thou art my ca∣stell & 〈♫〉〈♫〉 defence in mine necessitie. My god my 〈♫〉〈♫〉 rock in whō I trust y^e worker of my wealth, my 〈♫〉〈♫〉 refuge, buckler & my shield, y^e horn of al mi health

[verse 3] When I sing laud vnto the Lorde, most worthy to be strued: Then fro my foes I am right sure, that I shalbe preserued. [verse 4] The panges of death did compas me, and bounde me euery where: The flowing waues of wickednes. did put me in great feare.

[verse 5] The slie and suttell snares of hell, were round aboute me set: And for my death there was preparde, a deadly trapping net. [verse 6] I thus beset with payne and gryef, did pray to God for grace: And he forthwith did heare my playnt, out of his holy place.

[verse 7] Suche is hys power that in his wrath, he made the earth to quake: Yea the foundation of the mounte, of Basan for to shake. [verse 8] And from his nostrels came a smoke, When kindled was his ire: And from his mouth came kindled coles, of hote consuming fire,

[verse 9] The Lorde descended from aboue, and bowde the heauens hie: And vnderneth his fete he cast, the darknes of the skye. [verse 10] On Cherubs, and on Cherubins, full royally he rode:

and on the winges of all the windes, came fliyng all abrode.

¶ The second parte.

And like a denne most darke he made, his denne and secret place: With waters black and ayrie cloudes, enuironed he was. [verse 12] But when the presence of his face, in brightnes shall appeare: Then cloudes consume & in their stead, come hayles and coales of fyre.

[verse 13] These fiery dartes and thunder boltes, disperse them here and there: And with his often lightninges, he puttes them in great feare. [verse 14] Lorde at thy wrath and threatenings, and at thy chyding cheare. The springes and the foundations, of all the worlde appeare.

[verse 15] And from aboue the Lorde sent downe, to fetche me from belowe: And pluckt me out of waters great, that would me ouerflowe. [verse 16] And me deliuered from my foes, that would haue made me thrall: Yea from such foes as were to strong, for me to deale with all.

[verse 17] They did preuent me to oppres, in time of my great gryef: But yet the Lorde was my defence, my succor and relief. [verse 18]

18 He brought me forth in open place, where as I might be free: And kept me safe because he had, a fauor vnto me.

[verse 19] And as I was an innocent, so did he me regarde: And to the cleanes of my hands. he gaue me my reward. [verse 20] For that I walked in his wayes, and in his pathes haue trod: And haue not wauered wickedly, against my Lorde my God.

¶ The third parte.

[verse 21] But euermore I haue respect, to his law and decree: His statutes and commaundementes, I cast not out fro me. [verse 22] But pure and cleane and vncorrupt, appearde afore his face: And did refrayne from wickednes, and sinne in any case.

[verse 23] The Lorde therfore will me reward, as I haue done aright: And to the cleannes of my handes, appearing in hys sight. [verse 24] For Lorde with him that holy is, wilt thou be holy to: And with the good and vertuous men, right vertuously wilt doo.

[verse 25] And to the louing and elect, thy loue thou wilt reserue,

And thou wilt vse the wicked men, as wicked men deserue. [verse 26] For thou dost saue the simple folke, In trouble when they lye: And dost bring downe the countenance of them that loke full hie.

[verse 27] The Lorde will light my candell so, that it shall shine full bryght: The Lorde my God will make also, my darknes to be light. [verse 28] For by thy helpe an host of men, disconfite (Lorde) I shall: By thee I scale and ouerleape, the strength of any wall.

[verse 29] Unspotted are the wayes of God, his worde is purely tryed: He is a sure defence to suche, as in his faith abide, [verse 30] For who is God? except the Lorde, for other there is none: Or els who is omnipotent, sauing our God alone?

¶ The forthe parte.

[verse 31] The God that girded me with strēgth, is he that I doo meane: That all the wayes wherin I walke, did euermore kepe cleane. [verse 32] That made my feete lyke to the hartes, in swiftnes of my pace: And for my suertie brought me forth, into an open place

[verse 33] He did in order put my handes, to bataile and to fyght: To breake in sunder barres of bras, he gaue my armes the myght. [verse 34] Thou reachest me my sauing health, thy right hand is my tower: Thy loue and familiaritie, doeth styll encrease my power.

[verse 35] And vnder me thou makest playne, the waye where I should walke: So that my feete shall neuer stippe. nor stumble at a balke. [verse 36] And fiersely I pursue and take, my foes that me annoyed: And from the field doo not reforne, till they be all destroyde.

[verse 37] So I suppresse and wound my foes, that they can rise no more: For at my seate they fall downe flat, I strike them all so sore. [verse 38] For thou dost gird me with thy strength to warre in suche a wyse: That they be all scatred abroade, that vp against me ryse,

[verse 39] Lorde thou hast put into my handes my mortall enemies yoke: And all my foes thou dost deuide, in sonder with thy stroke. [verse 40] They calld for help but none gaue eare, to helpe them with reliefe:

Yea to the Lorde they callde for helpe, yet hearde he not their grief.

¶ The fifth parte.

[verse 41] And styll lyke dust before the winde, I driue them vnder feate: And swepe them out lyke filthy claye, that stinketh in the streat. [verse 42] Thou kepest me from sedicious folke, that still in stryfe be led: And thou doest of the heathen folke, apoint me to be hed.

[verse 43] A people straunge to me vnknowen, and yet they shall me serue: And at the first obey my word, wheras mine owne will swarue. [verse 44] I shalbe ircksom to mine owne, they will not see my light: But wander wide out of theyr wayes, and hide them out of sight.

[verse 45] But blessed be the lyuyng Lorde. most worthy of all prayse: That is my rocke and sauing health, praysed be he alwayes. [verse 46] For God it is that gaue me power, reuenged for to be: And with his onely worde subdued, the people vnto me.

[verse 47] And fro my foe me deliuered, and set me hier then those: That cruell and vngodly were, and vp against me rose. [verse 48]

48 And for this cause, O Lorde my God, to thee geue thankes I shall? And syng out prayses to thy name, among the Gentils all.

[verse 49] That gauest great prosperitie, vnto the kyng I saye: To Dauid thy anoynted kyng, and to his seede for aye.