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.

¶ Ad te domine clamabo. Psal. xxviii. I. H

¶ Being in great feare and pensiuenes to see God dishonoured by the wicked men, he desireth to be rid of them, and cryeth for ven∣geaunce against them, and at length assureth hym selfe, that God hath hard his prayer, vnto whose tuition he commendeth all the faithefull.

THou art (O Lord) my strength and stay, * 1.1 the succor whyche I craue: Neglect me not, lest I be lyke, to them that go to graue. [verse 2] The voyce of thy suppliant heare, that vnto thee doeth crye: When I lift vp, my handes vnto, thy holy arke moste hye.

[verse 3] Repute not me among the sort, of wicked and peruert: That speake ryght fayre vnto theyr frēds, and thinke full ill in hart. [verse 4] According to theyr handy worke, as they deserue in dede: And after their inuencions, let them receyue theyr mede.

[verse 5] For they regarde nothing Godes workes, his lawe ne yet his lore: Therfore will he them and theyr seede, destroy for euermore. [verse 6] To render thankes vnto the Lorde, how great a cause haue I: My voyce, my prayer and my complaynt, that heard so willingly.

[verse 7] He is my shield and fortitude, my buckeler in destresse. My hope, my helpe, my hartes relyef, my songe shall him confesse. [verse 8] He is our strength and oure defence, our enmies to resist: The health and the saluacion, of his electe by Chryste.

[verse 9] Thy people and thine heritage, Lorde blesse, guide, and preserue: Increase them Lorde, and rule theyr harts that they may neuer swerue.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sing this as the. xxi. psal