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A Prayer that God would support us in times of trouble and deliver us.
O Be ioyfull in God all ye lands: sing praises unto the honour of his name, make his praise to be glorious.
2 Say unto God, O how wonderfull art thou in thy workes: through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine euemies he found liars un∣to ••hee.
3 For all the world shall worship thee: sing of thee, and praise thy name.
4 O come hither, and behold the works of God: how wonderfull he is in his doing towards the children of men.
5 He turned the sea into drie land: so that they went through the water on foot, there did we reioyce thereof.
6 He ruleth with his power for ever, his eyes behold the people: and such as will not beleeve, shall not be able to exalt themselues.
7 O praise our God (ye people:) and make the voice of his praise to be heard.
8 Which holdeth our soul in life: and suffe∣reth not our feet to slip.
9 For thou (O God) hast proved us: thou al∣so hast tried us, like as silver is tried.
10 Thou broughtest us into the snare: and lapedst trouble upon our loyns.
11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads: we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
12 I will go into thy house with burnt-offe∣rings: and will pay thee my vows which I pro∣mised with my lips, and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble.
13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the incense of rammes: I will offer bullocks and goats.
14 O come hither and hearken all ye that fear God: and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
15 I called unto him with my mouth: and gave him praises with my tongue.
16 If I encline unto wickednesse with my heart: the Lord will not heare me.
17 But God hath heard me: and considered the voice of my prayer.
18 Praised be God, which hath not cast out my prayer: nor turned his mercy from me.
O Lord God, who art wonderfull in thy workes, & in thy doings, towards the chil∣dren of men, thou chastisest every one whom thou receivest, proving us and trying us, like as silver is tryed, let thy mercifull hands lead us through the fire of afflictions, and the waters of temporall chastisements, so as we may not be consumed with the flames of thy wrath, nor the waters go over our soules, but that we being sustained by the comforts of thy spirit, and refreshed with the dew of thy graces, we may at last be brought out into a wealthy place, even the place of eternall treasures. O give us thy grace, that our hearts incline not to wickednesse, and that our feet slip not, that so we regarding thy lawes, and having
respect to obey thy holy will and pleasure, thou mayest heare our prayers, the greatnesse of thy power may cast down all our Enemies, that they may never be able to exalt themselves; that while thou holdest our soules in life, we may ne∣ver cease praising thee, who hast never turn'd thy mercy from us, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.