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O Lord God of my sal∣uation,* 1.1 I haue cryed day and night before thee: O let my prayer enter into thy presence; incline thine eare vnto my calling.
For my soule is full of trouble: and my life draw∣eth nigh vnto hell.
Vp (therefore) O Lord,* 1.2 why sleepest thou? Awake, and be not absent (from vs) for euer.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest
our misery and affliction?
Rise vp for our succour: and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
My soule is athirst for* 1.3 God, yea euen for the li∣uing God: when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God?
O remember not the sins* 1.4 and offences of my youth: but according to thy mer∣cie thinke vpon mee, O Lord, for thy goodnes.
For thy name sake, O* 1.5 Lord: bee mercifull vnto my sinne, for it is great.
Hide not thy face from thy seruant: for I am in trouble, oh haste thee,
and heare mee.
Thy rebuke hath broken my heart, I am full of hea∣uinesse: I looked for some to haue pitie on mee, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort mee.
Therefore I will cry vnto* 1.6 God with my voice: and hee shall hearken vnto me.
When I am in heauines, I will thinke vpon God: when my heart is vexed, I wil complaine.
Will the Lord absent himselfe for euer: and will he bee no more intreated?
Is his mercy cleane gone for euer: and his promise
come vtterly to an end for euermore?
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? and will hee shut vp his louing kindnes in displeasure?
Heare me, O Lord, hide* 1.7 not thy face from me in the time of my trouble: In∣cline thine eares vnto mee when I call, O heare mee, and that right soone.
For my dayes are consu∣med away like smoke: and my bones are burnt vp as it were a fire-brand.
My heart is smitten down and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.
For the voice of my gro∣ning: my bones will scarce cleaue to my flesh.
(But) they that sow in* 1.8 teares: shall reape in ioy.
Hee that now goeth on his way weeping, and bea∣reth forth good seed: shall doubtlesse come againe with ioy, and bring his sheaues with him.
(For) the Lord is full of* 1.9 compassion and mercy: long suffering, and of great goodnes.
Hee will not alwayes be childing: neither keepeth he his anger for euer.
Hee hath not dealt with vs after our sinnes: nor re∣warded
vs according to our wickednes.
For looke how high the heauen is in comparison of the earth: so great is his mercy also toward them that feare him.
Looke how wide also the East is from the West: so farre hath hee set our sinnes from vs.
Yea like as a father piti∣eth his own children: euen so is the Lord mercifull vn∣to them that feare him.
For he knoweth whereof wee be made: hee remem∣breth that we are but dust.
The dayes of man are but as grasse: he flourisheth
as a flower of the field.
For as soone as the winde goeth ouer it, it is gone: and the place thereof shall know it no more.
But the mercifull good∣nes of the Lord endureth for euer & euer vpon them that feare him: and his righteousnesse vpon chil∣drens children.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the, &c.
Psal. 88.
Psal. 44.
Psal. 42.
Psal. 25.
Psal. 69.
Psal. 77.
Psal. 102.
Psal. 126.
Psal. 103.