Domine ne in furore. Psal. 38.

PVt me not to rebuke (O Lord) in thine anger: neither chasten me in thine anger: neither tahsten chasten me in thine heauie displeasure. *

For thine arrowes sticke fast in me: and thy hand presseth me fore.

There is no heaith in my flesh, because of thy displeasure: neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sinne.

For my wickednesses are gone ouer my head: and are Page  [unnumbered] like a fore burden too heauie for me to beare.

My wounds stinke, & are corrupt: through my foolishnes.

I am brought into so great trouble and nuserie: that I go mourning all the day long.

for my loines are filled with a fore disease: and there is no whole part in my bodie.

I am feeble and fore smitten: I haue roared for the very difquietnesse of my heart.

Lord, thou knowest all my desire: and my groning is not hid from thee.

My heart panteth, my strength hath failed mee: and the sight of mine eyes is gone from mee.

My louers and my neighbours did stand looking vpon my trouble: and my kinsmen stood a farre off.

They also that sought after my life, laide snares for mee: and they that went about to doe me euil, talked of wickedones, and imagined deceite all the day long.

As for me, I was like a deafe man, and heard: not: and as one that is dumbe, which doeth not open his mouth.

I became euen as a man that heareth not: and in whole mouth are no reprooses.

For in thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: thou shall an∣swere for me, O Lord my God.

I haue required that they (euen mine enemies)sould not triumph ouer mee: for when my foote sltpt, they reioyced greatly against me.

And I truely am set in the plague; and my heauines is e∣uer in my sight.

For I will confesse my wickednes: & be forie for my sinne.

But mine enemies liue, and are mightie: and they that hate me wrongfully, are many in number.

They also that reward euill for good, are against mee: be∣cause I follow the thing that good is.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God: be not thou far frō me. Haste thee to helpe me: O Lord God my faluation.

Dixi, Custodiam. Psal.39.

I Said, I will take heed to waies: that I offend not in my tongue.

Page  [unnumbered] I will keepe my mouth (as it were with a bridle:) wihile the vngodly is in my sight.

I held my tongue, and spake nothing: I Kept silence, yea, euen from good wordes, but it was paine and griefe to me.

My heart was hote within me, and while I was thus musing, the fire kindled; and at the last I spase with my tongue.

Lord let me know mine end, and the number of my daies; that I may be certified how long I haue to liue.

Behold, thou hast made my dayes as it were a span long: and mine age is euen as nothing in respect of thee, and verily euery man liuing is altogetder vanitie.

For man walketh in a vaine shadow, and disquietetli him selfe in baine: he heapeth vp ciches, and can not tell who shall gather them.

And now Lord what is my hope: truely my hope is euen in thee.

Deliuer me from all mine offences: and make me not are∣buke vnto the foolish.

I became dumbe, and opened not my mouth: for it was thy doing.

Take thy plague away from me: I am euen confumed by the meanes of thy heauie hand.

When thou with rebukes doett thasten man for sinne, thou makest his beautie to consume away like as it were a moth fretting a garment: euery man therefore is but vanitie.

Heare my prayer, O Lord, and with thine eares consider my calling: holde not thy peace at my teares.

For I am a stranger with thee, and a soiouner: as all my fatders were.

O spare me a litle, that I may recouer my strength: before I go hence, and be no more seene.

Expectans expectaui. Psal. 40.

I Waited patiently for the Lorde: and he inclined vnto me, and heard my calling.

He brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the m•re and clay: and fet my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.

Page  [unnumbered] And he hath put a new song in month: euen a thankes gining vnto our God.

Many shall see it, and feate: and shall put their trust in the Lorde.

Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the Lord: and turned not vnto the proude, and to such as goe about with lyes.

O Lord my God, great are thy wonderous works which thou hast done: like as bee also thy thoughtes which are to vsward, and yet there is no man that ordercth them vnto thee.

If I would declare them and speaue of them: they should be moe then I am able to expresse.

Saeisice and meate offering thou woulde haue: but mine eares hast thou opened.

Burnt offerings and sacrisice for sinne hast thou not requi∣red: then sayd I, Loe, I come.

In the volume of the booke it is written of mee, that I should fulfill thy will, O my God: I am consent to do it, yea, thy law is within my heart.

I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great congrega∣tion: loe, I will not refraine my lippes, O Lord, and that thou knowest.

I haue not hidde thy righteousncsse within my heart: my talking hath beene of thy trueth, and of thy saluation.

I haue not kept backe thy louing mercy and trueth: from the great congregation.

Withdraw not thou thy mercie from mee, O LORD: let thy louing kindenesse and thy trueth away preserue mee.

For innumerable troubles are come about me, my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon mee, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are mo in number then the haires of mine head, and mine heart hath failed me.

O Lorde, let it be thy pleasure to deliuer me: make haste (O Lord) to helpe me.

Let them be a shamed and confounded together that seeke after my soule to destroy it: let them bee driuen backe∣ward Page  [unnumbered] and put to rebuke that with me euill.

Let them be desolate and rewarded with shame, that say vnto me: Fie vpon thee, fie vpon thee.

Let all those that seeke thee, be ioyful, and glad in thee: and let sucd as loue thy saluation, say alway, the Lord be praised.

As for me, I am poore & nee dy: but the Lord careth for me.

Thou art my helper and redeemer: make no long tarying, O my God.

Beatus qui intelligit. Psal. 41.

BLessed is hee that confidereth the poore and needie: the Lorde shall deliuer him in the time of trouble. *

The Lord preserue him & keepe him aliue, that hee may be blessed vpon earth: and deliuer not thou him into the will of his enemies.

The Lorde comfort him when hee lyeth sicke vpon his bed: make thou all his bed in his sicknesse.

I said, Lorde be mercifull vnto me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.

Mine enemies speake euill of me: when shall hee die, and his name perish?

And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity: and his heart ronceineth falshood within himselfe, and when hee commeth foorth, he telleth it.

All mine enemies whisper together against mee: euen a∣gainst me doe they imagine this euill.

Let the sentence of guiltinesse proceede against him: and now that he lyeth, let him rise vp no more.

Yea, euen mine owne familiar friend whome I trusted: which did also eate of my bread, hath layde great wayte for mee.

But be thou mercifull vnto me, O Lord: raise thou me vp againe, and I shall reward them.

By this I knowe thou fauourest mee: that mine enemie doeth not triunpy against me.

Page  [unnumbered]And when I am in my health, thou vpholdest me: & shalt set me before thy face for euer.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: world without eude. Amen.

Quemadmodum. Psal. 42.

LIke as the Hart desireth the water brookes: so longeth my soule after thee, O God.

My soule is athirst for God, yea, euen for hte liuing God: when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God?

My teares haue bene my meate day and might: while they dayly say vnto nie, Where is now the God?

Now when I thinke thereupon, I powre out my heart by my selfe: for I went with the multitude, & brought them forth into the house of God.

In the voice of praise and thankesgiuing: among such as keepe holy day.

Why art thou so full of heauinesse (O my soule:) and why art thou so disquieted within me?

Put thy trust in God: for I will yet giue him thankes for the helpe of his countenance.

My God, my soule is vexed within mee: therefore will I remember thee, concerning the land of Iordane, and the lit∣tle hill of Hermon.

One deepe calleth another, because of the noise of the wa∣ter pipes: all thy waues and stormes are gone ouer me.

The Lorde hath granted his I sing of him, and made my prayer vnto the God of my life.

I wil say vnto the God of my strength, why hast thou for∣gotten me: why goe I thus heauily, while the enemie oppresseth me?

My bones are smitten asunder as with a sworde: while mine enemies (that tropuble me) cast me in the teeth.

Namely while they say dayly vnto me: where is now thy God?

Why art thou so vexed, O my soule: and why art thou so disquieted within me?

O put thy trust in GOD: for I will yet thanke him, Page  [unnumbered] which is the helpe of my countenance, and my God.