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

PSALME 27.

A Prayer that, being freed from our Enemies, we may attend the services of Religion, and serve God in his holy Temple.

EVENING PRAYER▪

THe Lord is my light and my salva∣tion, whom then shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked (even mine enemies and my foes) came upon me to eat up my flesh: they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid: and though there rose up Warre against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require: even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life, to behold the fair beautie of the Lord, and to visit his Temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle: yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of stone.

6 And now shall he lift up mine head: above mine enemies round about me.

7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladnesse: I will sing and speak praises unto the Lord.

8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, & hear me.

9 My heart hath talked of thee, seek ye my face: thy face Lord will I seek.

10 O hide not thou thy face from me: nor cast thy servant away in displeasure.

11 Thou hast been my succour: leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

12 When my father and my mother forsake me: the Lord taketh me up.

13 Teach me thy way, O Lord: and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies.

14 Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong.

15 I should utterly haue fainted: but that I beleeve verily to see the goodnes of the Lord in the land of the living.

16 O tarry thou the Lords leisure: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and put thou thy trust in the Lord.

The Prayer.

O Lord God, thou hast been our succour, our light and salvation, leave us not, neither

forsake us when we are assaulted by enemies without, and by temptations from within, but lead us in the right way which thou hast appoin∣ted for us to walke in: and when thou hast lift up our heads above our enemies round about us, grant that we may spend our dayes in prayer, and giving prayses to thee, and in all other actions of holy Religion, visiting thy temple with frequent addresses of devotion, and contemplating, and ad∣miring the faire beauty of the Lord, that being secure in such imployments, being hid in thy Ta∣bernacle, and taking Sanctuary within the secret place of thy dwelling, we may at last come unto thy heavenly Ierusalem, where the gates of thy Temple are open day and night, there seeing the goodnesse of the Lord in the land of the living, praising thee to all eternity, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.