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

PSALME. 71. (Book 71)

A Prayer for the continuance of Gods favours to us, even to our old age, and a longing for a happy departure.

MORNING PRAYER. (Book 71)

IN thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be put to con∣fusion: but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousnesse, encline thine eare unto me, and save me.

2 Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast pro∣mised to help me, for thou art my house of de∣fence, and my castle.

3 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly: out of the hand of the unrighte∣ous and cruell man.

4 For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my hope even from my youth.

5 Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born: thou art he that took me out of my mothers wombe, my praise shall be alway of thee.

6 I am become as it were a monster unto many: but my sure trust is in thee.

7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise: (that I may sing of thy glory) and honour all the day long.

8 Cast me not away in the time of age: for∣sake me not when my strength faileth me.

9 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay wait for my soul, take their counsel together, saying: God hath forsaken him, perse∣cute him, and take him, for there is none to deli∣ver him.

10 Go not farre from me, O God: my God hast thee to help me.

11 Let them be confounded and perish, that are against my soul: let them be covered with shame and dishonour, that seek to doe me evill.

12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway: and will praise thee more and more.

13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righte∣ousnesse and salvation: for I know no end there∣of.

14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord God: and will make mention of thy righteous∣nesse only.

15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up untill now: therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.

16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed: untill I have shewed thy

strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

17 Thy righteousnesse, O God, is very high: and great things are they that thou hast done, O God, who is like unto thee?

18 O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me, and yet didst thou turn and refresh me: yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again▪

19 Thou hast brought me to great honour: and comforted me on every side.

20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulnesse (O God) playing upon an instru∣ment of musick: unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou holy one of Israel.

21 My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee: and so will my soule whom thou hast deli∣vered.

22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righte∣ousnesse all the day long: for they are confoun∣ded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil.

The Prayer.

O Lord God our house of defence and our Castle, who by thy mercies and thy loving Spirit, hast taught us and led us in thy wayes, from our first years untill now, thou hast brought

us to great honour, even the honour of being Christians, the honour of adoption to be thy Chil∣dren, and heires of thy glorious promises, coheir•• with thy Sonne Iesus Christ, and hast comforted us on every side, with a continuall streame of thy mercies and refreshments: give us thy grace that we may love thee, and long for thee above all the things of this World: and as thou hast holden us up ever since we were borne, so let thy mer∣cy goe along with us all our daies. Cast us not a∣way in the time of age, and give us grace that we may never cast thee or thy Lawes from us. Let not thy grace, and the ghostly strength we derive from thee, forsake us when our naturall strength failes us, but let our spirit grow upon the disad∣vantages of the flesh, and begin to receive the happinesse of eternity, by an absolute conquest o∣ver the weakned and decaying body; that after we have by thy aide passed through the great troubles and adversities thou shewest unto all thy Children in this world, we may lye downe in righteousnesse and with thy favour: that when thou bringest us out from the deep of the earth againe, we may have a joyfull resurrection to the society of Saints and Angells, and the full fruition of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.