The Psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each psalm.

PSALME. 18. (Book 18)

A Prayer for strength and Victory in Warre, temporall or spirituall, together, with an act of hope and confidence in God.

EVENING PRAYER. (Book 18)

I Will love thee (O Lord) my strength, the Lord is my stony rock and my defence: my Savi∣our, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.

2 I will call upon the Lord, which is wor∣thy to be praised: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.

3 The sorrowes of death compassed me: and the overflowings of ungodlinesse made me afraid.

4 The pains of hell came about me: the snares of death overtook me.

5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord and complain unto my God.

6 So shall he heare my voice out of his holy temple: and my complaint shall come before him, it shall enter even into his eares.

7 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations also of the hills shook and were re∣moved, because he was wroth.

8 There went a smoke out of his presence: and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it.

9 He bowed the heavens also & came down: and it was dark under his feet.

10 He rode upon the cherubims, & did flie: he came flying upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darknesse his secret place: his pavilion round about him, with dark water, and thick clouds to cover him.

12 At the brightnesse of his presence, his clouds removed: haile stones and coales of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the highest gave his thunder: hailstones and coals of fire.

14 He sent out his arrowes and scattered them: he cast forth lightnings & destroyed them.

15 The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were disco∣vered at thy chiding, O Lord: at the blasting of the breath of thy displeasure.

16 He shall send down from the high to

fetch me: & shall take me out of many waters.

17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from them that hate me: for they are too mighty for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my upholder.

19 He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, even because he had a favour unto me.

20 The Lord shall reward me after my righteous dealing: according to the cleannesse of my hands shall he recompense me.

21 Because I haue kept the wayes of the Lord: & haue not forsaken my God as the wick∣ed doth.

22 For I have an eye unto all his laws: and will not cast out his Commandements from me.

23 I was also uncorrupt before him: and eschewed mine owne wickednesse.

24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me af∣ter my righteous dealing: and according unto the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight.

25 With the holy thou shalt be holy: & with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect.

26 With the clean thou shalt be clean: and with the froward thou shalt learne froward∣nesse.

27 For thou shalt save the people that are in

adversity: and shalt bring down the high looks of the proud.

28 Thou shalt also light my candle: the Lord my God shall make my darkenesse to be light.

29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of men: and with the help of my God I shall leap over the wall.

30 The way of God is an undefiled way: the word of the Lord also is tried in the fire, he is the defender of all them that put their trust in him.

31 For who is God but the Lord: or who hath any strength except our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength of warre: and maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like Harts feet: and setteth me up on high.

34 He teacheth mine hands to fight: and mine arms shall break even a bow of steel.

35 Thou hast given me the defence of thy salvation: thy right hand also shall hold me up, & thy loving correction shall make me great.

36 Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go: that my foot steps shall not slide.

37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them: neither will I turn again till I have destroyed them.

38 I will smite them, that they shall not be

able to stand: but fall under my feet.

39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battell: thou shalt throw down mine enemies under me.

40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn their backs upon me: and I shall destroy them that hate me.

41 They shall cry, but there shall be none to help them: yea even unto the Lord shall they cry, but he shall not heare them.

42 I will beat them as small as the dust be∣fore the winde: I will cast them out as the clay in the streets.

43 Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people: and thou shalt make me the head of the heathen.

44 A people whom I haue not knowne: shall serve me.

45 Assoon as they heare of me, they shall obey me: but the strange children shall dissemble with me.

46 The strange children shall fail: and be afraid out of their prisons.

47 The Lord liveth, & blessed be my strong helper: & praised be the God of my salvation.

48 Even the God that seeth that I be aven∣ged: and subdueth the people unto me.

49 It is he that delivereth me from my

(cruell) enemies, and setteth me up aboue mine adversaries: thou shalt ••id me from the wicked man.

50 For this cause will I giue thanks unto thee (O Lord) among the Gentiles: and sing praises unto thy name.

51 Great prosperity giveth He unto his King: and sheweth loving kindnesse unto David his anointed, & unto his seed for evermore.

The Prayer.

O God our Saviour, the rock upon whom all our hopes are built, our strength and de∣fence, our salvation and our refuge; heare our voyce out of thy holy temple, let our complaint come before thee, and enter even into thy Eares. The sorrowes of death compasse us, and we are afraid, because of the overflowings of ungodli∣nesse: Our enemies are strong, yea, they are too mighty for us, and we have no hope to escape, unlesse thou preventest them in the day of our trouble, and deliverest us from the strivings of our enemies. But in thee, O Lord, is our hope, doe thou teach our hands to fight, and gird us with strength unto the battell: Make us to have an eye unto all thy lawes, that we may eschew our own wickednesse, and be uncorrupt before thee, then shalt thou give us the defence of thy salvation,

and we shall give thankes unto thee, ô Lord, and sing praises unto thy name, who art become our strong helper, and the God of our Salvation, which thou hast given unto us in our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ. Amen.