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.

¶ Iubilate deo omnis terra. Psal. lxvl. T. S.

¶ He prouoketh all men to prayse the Lorde, & to considre his workes, rehersing two thinges most wonderful. He setteth forth the power of God to affray the rebels, and sheweth how God hath delyuered Is∣raell from great bondage and afflictions▪ he promiseth to geue sacry∣fyce, and prouoke all men to heare what God hath done for hym and to prayse hys name,

YE men on earth in God reioyce, * 1.1 with prayse set forth his name: Extoll his might with hart and voyce geue glory to the same. [verse 2] How wonderfull, O Lorde, say ye, in all thy workes thou art: Thy foes for feare doo seke to thee, full sore agaynst theyr hart.

[verse 3] All men that dwell the earth throughout doo prayse the name of God: The laude therof the worlde about, is shewd and set abrode. [verse 4] All folke come forth beholde and see, what things the Lord hath wrought Mark wel the wōdrous works that he, for man to passe hath brought.

[verse 5] He laid the sea like heapes on hye, therin away they had: On fote to pas both fair and drye, wherof theyr harts were glad. [verse 6] His might doth rule the world alwaye, his eyes all thynges be hold: All suche as would him disobey, by hym shalbe controld.

[verse 7] ye people geue vnto our God, due laude and thankes alwayes, With ioyfull voyce declare abrode, and syng vnto hys prayse. [verse 8] Whiche doth endue our soule with life, and it preserue with all: He stayeth our fete so that no stryfe, can make vs slippe or fall.

[verse 9] The Lord doth proue our dedes with fire if that they will abyde: As workmen doo when they desyre, to haue theyr metals tryde. [verse 10] Although thou suffer vs so long, in prison to be cast: And there with chaines & fetters strong to lye in bondage fast.

¶ The secōde part.

[verse 11] Although I say thou suffer men, on vs to ryde and raygne: Though we through fyre and water ren of very grief and payne. [verse 12] yet sure thou dost of thy good grace, dispose it to the best: And bring vs out into a place, to liue in wealth and rest.

[verse 13] Unto thy house resort will I, to offer and to pray: And there I will my selfe applye, my vowes to thee to pay. [verse 14] The vowes that with my mouth I spake in all my grief and smart:

The vowes I say whiche I did make, in dolor of my hart.

[verse 15] Burnt offringe I will geue to thee, of Oxen fat and Rammes: No other sacrifice shalbe, of bullockes goates and lamkes. [verse 16] Come forth and harken here full sone, all ye that feare the Lorde: what he for my poore soule hath done. to you I will record.

[verse 17] Full oft I call vpon hys grace, thys mouth to him doth crye: And thou my tonge make spede apace, to prayse hym by and by, [verse 18] But if I fele my hart within, in wicked workes reioyce: Or if I haue delyte to syn, God will not heare my voyce.

[verse 19] But surely God my voice hath heard and what I doo require: My prayer he doth well regarde, and graunteth my desire. [verse 20] All prayse to him that hath not put, nor cast me out of mynde: Nor yet his mercy from me shut, which I doo euer fynde.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sing this as the. xviii. Ps