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O Lorde, whiche art my light and my health: of whō shal I be afraied? O lorde thou art the stēgth of my life: in thée I will euer truste.
For like as the Hearte (when he is chased) coueteth to the riuers of water: euen so (O Lorde) my soule desi∣reth to be with thée.
My soule thirsteth to bee with thee: For with thee is the fountaine of life, and re∣creation in aduersitie.
Here in this worlde is la∣bour and paine: Calamitie, and miserie.
Wée haue battaile daiely with enemies: wee haue no rest here so long as we liue.
But when so euer we put our truste in thy helpe: then we shalbe sure by thy protec∣tion: Saiyng vnto thee, thou art our defendor, our refuge,
and our God, and in thee we truste.
Thou shalt deliuer me frō the snares of the Hunters: and from the perilles of my persecutours.
Thou shalte make a sha∣dowe for me vnder thy shul∣ders: and vnder thy wynges I shalbe harmelesse.
Thy truthe shall bee my shielde and buckeler: and no euill shall approche nere vn∣to me.
And therefore if my ene∣mies
shal warre against me that thei maie deuoure me wholie: yet I will not flee, nor tourne my backe.
Although neuer so strong enemies shal pitche their tē∣tes against me, my hart shal not bee afraied: If death so∣denly come vpon me, in thée will I rest without feare.
Thou shalt hide me in thy Tabernacle, in the tyme of aduersitie thou shalt hide me in some secrete place of thy tente: thou shalt sette me v∣pon
a sure rocke.
Thou shalt lifte me vp a∣boue myne enemies, be sie∣gyng me rounde aboute: and thou shalt deliuer me out of their handes.
If I shall walke in ye mid∣nes of tribulation, thou shalt kepe me, and shalte stretche foorthe thy hande againste mine enemies: and thy right hande shall saue me.
O Lorde, thou shalte doe and bryng to passe all thyn∣ges for me, thy mercie indu∣reth
euer: thou wilte not de∣spise thy own handy worke.
Thou shalte leade me out of the net, whiche mine ene∣mies haue spread abroade to catche me in: thou shalt take me out of their pitte.
O how greate be the good thinges, which thou l••iest vp in store for theim that feare thee.
Which also thou shewest to theim that truste in thee, euen in the sight of the chil∣dren of men.
Thou hidest theim in the secrete place of thy counte∣naunce from trouble of ene∣mies: and from their conten∣tions.
O Lorde, what a precious treasure is thy goodnes? and men shall truste in thy pro∣tection.
Thei shall bee filled with the plētifulnes of thy house: and thou shalte make theim drinke of thy Riuer of dein∣ties.
Thei shal drinke with thée
of the fountain of life, and in thy light, the•• shall se light.
Thy righteousnesse is as the highest mountaines: and thy iudgementes be like vn∣to ye deepe botomles waters.
Thy mercie stretcheth vp to the heauēs: and thy truthe ascendeth vp to the same.
O Lorde God, thou haste euer frō age to age, been our refuge and succour.
Before the foundations of the ••earth were laied, with∣out beginnyng and endyng,
thou art God.
O my God, thou hast hel∣ped me eu••r from my youth: and vntill my olde age, and laste daies forsake me not.
I will acknowledge, that I haue al my strēgt•• of thee, for thou arte my protection, my God, and my sauiour.
And therefore what tyme so euer I shall bee afraied: I will trust in thee.
What time so euer I shal call vpon thée: I knowe that thou art my God.
Keepe thy mercie for me alwaies: and the couenaunt that thou haste made with me, lette it be surely perfor∣med.
And if I haue swarued frō thy lawe, and not walked in thy iudgementes.
If I haue broken thy sta∣tutes, and transgressed thy commaundementes.
Then with thy rod visite mine offences: and with stri∣pes correcte my trespasses.
But take not thy mercie
awaie from me, not let not thy promise bee voide, and of none effecte.
Breake not the couenant that thou haste made with me, & chan̄ge not that which hath issued out of thy mouth
For in thée (O GOD) our health and glorie doeth con∣siste, thou arte our helper, in whom we doe euer trust.
And this is certaine, that all thei, whiche trust in thee, shall not be confounded.
For who is he that hath
trusted in thee, and is con∣founded?
For thy name sake, o lord, thou forgiuest our sinnes, al∣though thei bee many, and greuous.
Thou arte a sure staie to theim that dreads thee: and shewest them thy testamēt.
And vnto thee I crye (O lord) and I beleue, that thou wilte saue me, for thy great mercies sake.
Thou shalte redeme my soule in peace, frō the wrath
whiche is to come in the last daie.
I will offer vp to thee Sa∣crifice of laude & praise: And I will render vp my vowes to thée, which art the highest
The wicked watche, and looke to destroye me: But I truste in thy mercie.
Thou art my protectour, and my buckler: my GOD, my strength, my refuge, and deliuerer.
I tary and looke for helpe from thee (O lorde) blessed is
the mā that trusteth in thée.
O lorde, what great plea∣sures thou hast prepared for me in heauen: that I should delite in no yearthly thyng, but in thee?
My mooste pleasure is to cleane faste vnto thee: and in thee to set my hope and trust.
I commit my spirite vnto thy handes: deliuer me from the powers of darkenesse of this worlde. Amen.