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.

¶ Voce mea ad dominum. Psalm. lxxvii. IH.

¶ The Prophet in the name of the churche, rehearseth the greatnes of his affliction, and his greuous temptation, wherby he was driuen to thys end to consider his formore conuersacion, & the continuall cours of Gods worckes in the preseruation of his seruauntes, and so he con∣firmeth his sayth agaynst these temptacyons.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 I With my voyce to God do cry, with 〈♫〉〈♫〉 harte and harty cheare, my voyce to God I 〈♫〉〈♫〉 lyfte on hyghe and he my sute doth heare, in 〈♫〉〈♫〉 tyme of grief I sought to God, by nyght

〈♫〉〈♫〉 no rest I toke: But stretcht my hands to him 〈♫〉〈♫〉 abrode, my soule comfort forsoke.

[verse 3] When I to thinke one God entend, my troble then is more: I spake but could not make an ende, my breath was stopt so sore. [verse 4] Thou houldst myne eys alwayse from rest, that I alwayes awake: With feare am I so sore opprest, my speche doeth me forsake.

[verse 5] The dayes of olde in minde I cast. and oft did thinke vpon: The times and ages that are past, full many yeares agon. [verse 6] By night my songes I call to mynde, once made thy prayse to shew: And with my hart, much taulke I finde, my spirites doth searche to knowe.

[verse 7] Will God (sayd I) at once for all, cast of his people thus? So that hence for the no time he shall, be frendly vnto vs. [verse 8] What, is hys goodnes cleane decayed, for euer and aday?

Or is hys promise now delayde, and doeth his truthe decaye?

[verse 9] And will the Lorde our God forget, his mercyes manifolde: Or shall his wrath encrease so whot, his mercy to with holde: [verse 10] At last I sayde my weakenes is, the cause of this mistrust. Gods mighty hand, can healpe all thys, and chaunge it, when he lust.

[verse 11] I will regarde, and thinke vpon, the workyng of the Lorde: Of all his wonders past and gone, I gladly will recorde. [verse 12] yea all his workes I will declare, and what he did deuise: To tell his factes I will not spare, and eke his counsell wyse.

[verse 13] Thy workes (O Lorde) are all vprghit and holy all abrod: What one, hath strēgth to match y^e mighte of thee O Lorde our God. [verse 14] Thou art a God, that oft dost show, thy wonders euery hower: And so doest make the people knowe, thy vertue and thy power.

[verse 15] And thine owne folke thou diddest defēd with strength and stretched arme? The sonnes of Jacob that discend, and Josephes seede from harme. [verse 16]

16 The waters, Lorde perceued thee, the waters saw thee well: And they for feare a side did flee, the depthes on trembling fell. [verse 17] The clouds that were, both thick & black did rayne full plenteously: The thonder in the ayer did cracke, thy shaftes a brode did flye.

[verse 18] Thy thunder in the fire was hearde, the lightening from aboue, With flashes greate made men afearde, the earth did quake and moue. [verse 19] Thy wayes within the sea do lye, thy pathe in waters depe: Yet none can there, thy steppes espye. nor know thy pathe to kepe.

[verse 20] Thou leadest thy folke vpon the lande, as shepe on euery syde: Through Moses & through Aarons hand thou didst them safely gide.