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.

¶ Miserecordias domini. Psalme. lxxxix. IH.

¶ With many words doth the prophet prayse the goodnes of God. for his testament and couenaunt that he had made betwene him and his elect by Iesu Christ the sonne of Dauid: Then dothe he complayne of the greate ruine and desolation of the kingdome of Dauid so that to the outward aperaunce. the promis was broken. Finally he pray∣eth to be delyuered from his aflictions. making mention of the short∣nes of mans lyfe, and confirming him selfe by Gods promises,

TO syng the mercyes of the Lorde, * 1.1 my tounge shall neuer spare: And with my mouth from age to age, thy truthe I will declare. [verse 2]

2 For I haue sayd that mercye shall, for euermore remayne: In that thou dost the heauens stay thy truth appeareth playne.

[verse 3] To myne elect (sayth God) I made, a couenant and be hest: My seruaunt Dauid to perswade, I swore and did protest. [verse 4] Thy seede for euer I will stay, and stablish it full fast: And still vphoulde thy throne alway, from age to age, to last.

[verse 5] The heauens shew, with ioy and mirth, thy wondrous workes O Lorde: Thy saincts within thy church on earth thy faith and truth recorde. [verse 6] Who with the Lorde is equall then, in all the cloudes abrode? Amonge the sonnes of all the Gods, what one is like our God.

God in assemble of the sainctes. is greatly to be drad: And ouer all that dwell about, in terror to be had, [verse 8] Lorde God of hostes, in all the worlde, what one is lyke to thee: On euery side most mighty Lorde▪ thy truthe is sene to be.

[verse 9] The raging sea, by thine aduice, thou rulest at thy wyll:

And when the waues therof aryse, thou makst them calme and still. [verse 10] And Egipt thou Lord hast subdued and thou hast it destroyed. Yea thou thy foes with mighty arme, hast scattred all abrode.

[verse 11] The heauens thine and still haue ben, lykewyse the earth and laude: The worlde with all that is therin. thou foundest with thy hand. [verse 12] Both north and south, with est and west thy selfe didst make and frame: Both Tabor mount and Hermon reioyse and prayse thy name,

[verse 13] Thyne arme is strong, and ful of power all might therin doth lye: The strength of thy right hand eche houre thou liftest vp on hie. [verse 14] In righteousnes and equitie, thou hast thy seate and place: Mercy, and truthe are still with thee, and go before thy face.

[verse 15] That folke is blest that knoweth a right thy present power O God: For in the fauoure of thy sight, they walke full safe abrode, [verse 16] For in thy name, throughout the daye, they ioy and muche reioyce▪ And through thy rightousnes haue they, a pleasaunt fame and noyse.

[verse 17] For why theyr glory strength and ayde in thee alone doth lye: Thy goodnes eke that hath vs stayed, shall lyfte our horne on hye. [verse 18] Our strength, that doth defend vs well, the Lorde to vs doth brynge: The holly one of Israell, he is oure gide and kyng.

[verse 19] Somtime thy will vnto thy sainctes, in visions thou didst show: And thus then didst thou say to them, thy mind to make them know. [verse 20] A man of might haue I erect, your king and gyde to be: And set vp him whom I elect, amonge the folke to me.

[verse 21] My seruaunt dauid, I appoynte, whom I haue searched oute: And with my holy oyle anoynte, him king of all the route. [verse 22] For why my hand is redy still, with him for to remayne And with mine arme also I will, him strengthen and sustayne

[verse 23] The ennemies shall not him oppres, they shall him not deuoure: Ne yet the sonnes of wickednes, of him shall haue no power. [verse 24] His foes likewyse will I destroy, before his face in sighte:

And those that hate him I will plage, and stryke them with my mighte.

[verse 25] My truth and mercy eke with all, shall still vpon him lye: And in my name his horne eke shall be lifted vp on hye. [verse 26] His kingdome I will set to be, vpon the sea and sand: And eke the running flouds shall he, embrace with his right hand.

[verse 27] He shall depend with all hys hart, on me and thus shall saye: My father, and (my God thou arte) my rocke of health and staye. [verse 27] As one first borne I will him take, of all on earth that sprynges: His might, and honour, I shall make, aboue all worldly kynges.

[verse 29] My mercy shalbe with him styll, as I my sealfe haue toulde: My faythfull couenaunt to fullfill, my mercy I will houlde. [verse 30] And eke his seede will I sustayne, for euer strong and sure: So that his seate shall still remayne, whyle heauen doth endure.

[verse 31] If that his sonnes forsake my lawe, and so begin to swerue: And of my iudgements haue none awe, nor will not them obserue. [verse 32]

32 Or if they doo not vse aryght, my statutes to them made: And set all my commaundments light, and will not keepe my trade.

[verse 33] Then with the rod will I begin, theyr doinges to amend: And so with scourging for theyr sin, when that they doo offend. [verse 34] My mercy yet, and my goodnes, I will not take him froe: Nor handle him with craftines, and so my truthe forgoe.

[verse 35] But sure my couenaunte I will hould, with all that I haue spoke: No word the which my lippes haue told shall alter or be broke. [verse 36] Once swore I by myne holynes, and that performe will I: With Dauid I shall kepe promise, to him I will not lye,

[verse 37] His seede for euermore shall rayne, and eke his throne of might: As doeth the sonne it shall remayne for euer in my sight. [verse 38] And as the mone within the skye, for euer standeth fast: A faythfull witnes from on hie, so shall his kingdom laste.

[verse 39] But now O Lorde thou dost reiect, and now thou chaungest chere,

Yea thou art wrothe with thine elect, thine owne anoynted dere.

[verse 40] The couenant which thy seruaūt made Lorde thou hast quite vndone: And downe vpon the ground also, hast cast his royall crowne. [verse 41] Thou pluckst his hedges vp with might his walles doest thou confounde: Thou beatest eke his bulworkes downe and breakst them to the ground.

[verse 42] That he is sore destroyed and forne, of commers by throughoute: And so is made a mocke and scorne, to all that dwell aboute. [verse 43] Thou their right hand hast lifted vp, that him so sore annoy: And all his foes that him deuoure, loe thou hast made to ioy.

[verse 44] His swerds edg thou doest take away, that should his foes withstand: To him in warre no victorye, thou geuest nor vpperhand. [verse 45] His glory thou dost also waste, his throne, his ioy, and mirth: By thee is ouerthrowne, add cast, full low vpon the earthe.

[verse 46] Thou hast cut of, and made full short, his youth and lusty dayes: And raysed of him an ill reporte, with shame and great disprayse. [verse 47]

How long away from me, O Lord, for euer wilt thou turne: And shall thine anger still alwaye, as fire consume and bourne. [verse 48] O call to minde, remembre then, my time consumeth fast: Why hast thou the sonnes of men, as thinges in vayne to wast.

[verse 49] What man is he that liueth here, and death shall neuer see? Or from the hand of hell his soule, shall he deliuer free? [verse 50] Where is (O lord) thine oulde goodnes so oft declared beforne? Whiche by thy truth and vprightnes, to Dauid thou hast sworne.

[verse 51] The great rebukes to minde doo call, that on thy seruauntes lye: The rayling of the people all, borne in my brest haue I. [verse 52] Wherwith O Lorde thyne enemies, blasphemed haue thy name, The steppes of thine anoynted one, they cease not to defame.

[verse 53] All prayse to thee, O Lorde of hostes, bothe now and eke for aye: Through skie, and earth in all the costes Amen, amen, I saye.

Notes

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  Sing this as the. lxvii.