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.

¶ Beatus qui in telligit. Psalm. xli. T. S

¶ Dauid being greuously afflicted, blessed them that pitie his case, and complayneth of the treason of his owne frendes & familiars, as came to passe in Iudas. Ioh. xv. After he felyng the great mercyes of god gently chastisyng him, and not suffring his ennemies to triumphe a∣gainst him, geueth most hartye thankes vnto God.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe mā is blest y^e careful is the ne∣die 〈♫〉〈♫〉 to cōsider. For in the season perilous, the lorde 〈♫〉〈♫〉 will him delyuer: The lord wil make him safe 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and sound & happy in the land: And he will not 〈♫〉〈♫〉 deliuer him, into his enemies hand.

[verse 3] And in his bed when he lieth sicke, the Lord will him restore? And thou (O lord) will tourn to health his sicknes and his sore. [verse 4] Then in my sicknes thus say I, haue mercy Lord on me: And heale my soule whiche is full wo, that I offended thee.

[verse 5] Mine enemies wished me ill in hart, and thus of me did say: When shall he die, that all his name, may vanish quite away? [verse 6] And when they come to visite me, they aske if I doo well: But in theyr harts mischief they hatche, and to their mates it tell:

[verse 7] They bite theyr lippes and whisper so, as though they woulde me charme: And cast theyr fetches how to trappe me with some mortall harme. [verse 8] Some greuous sin, hath brought him to, this sicknes, say they playne: He is so low that without doubt, rise can he not agayne.

[verse 9] The man also that I did trust, * 1.1 with me did vse disceite: who at my table eat my bread, the same for me layd wayte. [verse 10] Haue merry Lorde on me therfore, and let me be preserude: That I may render vnto them, the things they haue deserude

[verse 11] By this I know assuredly, to be beloued of thee: When that mine enemies haue no cause to triumph ouer me. [verse 12] But in my right thou hast me kept, and maintained alway: And in thy presence place assignde, where I shall dwell for aye.

[verse 13] The Lorde the God of Israell, be praysed euermore: Euen so be it (Lord) will I say, euen so be it therfore.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Actes. l, c Heb. he lifte by his hele against me, or vsed de∣ceitand therfore Iacob had hys name by taking by the heele and deceyuing. Gene, 15, ••, 17••