The booke of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England.

Iudica me Deus. Psal.43.

GIue sentence with mee, O God, and defend my cause a∣gainfr the vongodly people: O deliuer me from the deceit∣full and whiched man.

For thou art the God of my strength, why hast thou put me from thee: and why goe I fo heauily, while the eneme oppresseth me?

Oh send out thy light and thy trueth, that they may leade me: and bring me vnto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.

And that I may goe vnto the Altar of God, euen vnto the God of my ioy and gladnesse: and vpon the harpe will I giue thankes vnto thee, O God my God.

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

O put thy truft in God: for I will yet giue him thankes, which is the helpe of my countenance, and my God.

Deus auribus. Psal.44.

WEe haue heard with our cares, * 1.1 O God, our fathers haue tolde vs: what thou hast done in their time of olde.

How thou hast driuen out the Hearthen with thy hand, and plan∣ted them in: howe thou hast de∣stroyed the nations, and rast them out.

For they gate not the lande in possession though their owne sword: neither was it their owne arme that helped them.

But thy right hand, and thine arme, and the light of thy conntenance: because thou haddesta fauour vnto them.

Thou art my King (O God:) send helpe vnto Iacob.

Through thee will we ouerthrow our enemmies: and in thy Name will we tread them rise vp against vs.

For I will not trust in my bowe: it is not my sworde that shall helpe me.

But it thou that sasest vs from our enemies and puttest them to consusion that hate vs.

We make our boast of God all day long: and will praise thy Name for euer.

But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to coufusion: and goest not foorth with our armies.

Thou makest vs to turne our backes vpon one enemies: so that they which hate vs, spoile our goods.

Thou lettest vs to be eaten vp like sheepe: and hast scatte∣red vs among the heathen.

Thou sellest thy people for nought: and takest no money for them.

Thou makest vs to be rebuked of our neighbours: to bee laughed to scorne, and had in derision of them that are round about vs.

Thou makest vs to be a by word among the heathen: and that the people shake their heads at vs.

My confusion is dayly before me: and the shmme of my face hath couered me.

For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer: for the ene∣ime and auenger.

And though all this be come vpon vs, yet doe wee not for∣get thee: nor behaue our selues frowadly in thy couenant.

Our Heart is not turued backe: neither our steps gone out of thy way.

No not when thou hast smitten vs into the place of Dra∣gons: and couered vs with the shadow of death.

If we haue forgotten the name of our God, and holden vp ore hands to any srange god: shall not God search it ont? for he knoweth the very secrets of the heart.

For thy sake also are wee killed all the day long: and are counted as sheepe appointed to be slame.

Vp Lord, why sleepest thou: awake, and bee not absent from vs for euer.

Where fore hides thou thy fare: and forgettest our miserie and trouble?

For our soule is brought low, euen vnto the dust: onr belly eleaueth vnto the ground.

Arise and helpe vs: and deliuer vs for thy mercies soke.

Eructauit cor meum. Psal.45

MY heart is inditing of a good matter: I speake of the things which I haue made vnto the King.

My tongue is the pen: of a readie writer.

Thou art fairer then the children of men: full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for euer.

Girde thee with thy sworde vpon thy thigh, O thou most mightie: according to the woship and renowme.

Good lucke haue thou with thine honour: ride on, because of the word of trueth, of meekenesse, and righteousnesse, and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

The arrowes are very sharpe, and the people shalbe sub∣dued vnto thee: euen in the middes among the Kings ene∣mies.

Thy seate (O God) endureth for euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter.

Thou hast loued righteousnes, and hated iniquity: where∣fore God, (euen thy God) hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.

All thy garments smell of Myrrhe, Aloes, and Cassia: out of the Iuory palaces, whereby they haue made thee glad.

Kings daughters were among thy honourable Women: vpon thy right hand did stand the Queene in a vesture of gold (wrought about with diuers colours.)

Hearken (O Daughter) and consider, encline thine eare: forget also thine owne people, and thy fathers house.

So shall the King haue pleasure in thy beauty: for hee is thy Lord (God) and Worship thou him.

And the daughter of Tyre shalbe there with a gift: like as the rich also among the people shall make their supplication before thee.

The Kings daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

Shee shalbe brought vnto the king in a rayment of needle worke: the virgins that be her fellowes shall beare her com∣panie, and shalbe brought vnto thee.

With ioy and gladnesse shall they bee brought: and shall

enter into the Kings palace.

In stead of thy fathers thou shall haue children: whome thou mayest make princes in all lands.

I Will remember thy name from one generation vnto an∣other: therfore shall the people giue thanks vnto thee, world without ende.

Deus noster refugium. Psal.46.

GOD is our hope and strength: a very present helpe in trouble.

I herefore will we not feare though the earth be moo∣ned: and though the hils be caried into the mids of the sea.

Though the waters there of rage and swell: and though the mountaines shake at the tempest of the same.

The riuers of the flood thereof shall make glad the Citie of God: the holy place of the tabernacle of the most highest.

God is in the middest of her, therefore shal she not be remo∣ned: God shall helpe her, and that right earely.

The Heathen make much adoe, and the kingdomes are moued: but God hath shewed his voice, and the earth shall meltaway

The Lorde of hostes is with vs: the God of Iacob is our refuge.

O come hither, and behold the workes of the Lord: what destruction he hath brought vpon the earth.

He maketh werres to cease in all the world: hee breaketh the bow, and knappeth the speare in sunder, and burneth the chariots it the fine.

Be still then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.

The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iacob is our refuge.

Omnes gentes plaudite. Psal.47.

O Clappe your handes together, * 1.2 all yee peo∣ple: O sing vnto God with the voyce of me∣lodie.

For the LORDE is high, and to be feared: hee is the great King vpon all the earth.

Hee shall subdue the people vnder vs: and the nations vn∣der our feete.

Hee shall chuse out an heritage for vs: euen the worship of Iacob whom he loued.

God is gone vp with a mery noise: and the Lord with the sound of the trumpe.

O sing praises, sing praises vnto (our) God: O sing pray∣ses, sing praises vnto our King.

For God is the King of all the earth: sing yee praises with vnder standing.

God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy seate.

The princse of the people are ioyned vnto the people of the God of Abraham: for God (which is very high exalted) doth defend the earth as it were with a shield.

Magnus Dominus. Psal.48.

GReat is the Lord, and highly to be praised: in the citie of our God, euen vpon his holy hill.

The hill of Sion is a faire place, and the ioy of the whole earth: vpon the North side lieth the citie the great King, God is well knowen in her palaces, as a sure refuge.

For loe, the kings of the earth: are gathered and gone by together.

They marueiled to see such things: they were astonied, and suddenly cast downe.

Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe: as vpon a wo∣man in her trauaile.

Thou shalt brake the shippes of the sea: through the East Winde.

Like as wee haue heared, so haue we seene in the citte of the Lorde of hostes, in the citie of our God: God vpholdeth the same for euer.

We wait for thy louing kindnesfe (O God:) in the middes of thy Temple.

O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy praise vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnesse.

Let the mount Sion reioyce, and the daughters of Iuda be glad: because of thy iudgements.

Malke about Sion, and goe round about her: and tell the towres thereof.

Marke well her bulwarkes, set vp her houses: that ye may tell them that come after.

Forthis God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto death.

Audite haec omnes. Psal.49.

O Heare ye this all ye people: ponder it with your eares all ye that dwell in the world.

High and lowe, rich and poore: one with another.

My mouth shall speake of wisedone: and my heart shall muse of vnderstanding.

I wil encline mine eare to the parable: and shew my darke speach vpon the Harpe.

Wherefore should I feare in the dayes of wickednesse: and when y^e wickednes of my heeles compasseth me round about?

There be some that put their trust in their goods: and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches.

But no man may deliuer his brother: nor make agreement vnto God for him.

For it cost more to redeeme their soules: so that he must let that alone for euer.

Yea, though he liue long: and see not the graue.

For he feeth that wise men also die, and perish together: as wel as the ignorant & foolish, and leaue their riches for other.

And yet they thinke that their house shall cotinue for euer: and that their dwelling places shall endure from one generation to another, and call the landes after their owne names.

Neuerthelesse, man will not abide in honour: seeing hee may be compared vnto the beasts that perish, this is the way of them.

This is their foolishnesse: and their posteritie prayse their saying.

They lie in the hell like sheepe, death gnameth vpon them. and the righteous shall haue domination of them in the mor∣ning: their beautie shall consnme in the sepulchre out of their dwelling.

But God hath deliuered my soule from the place of hell: for he shall receiue me.

Be not thon afraid though one be made rich: or if the glory of his house be increased.

For he shall carie nothing away with him when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe follow him.

For while he liued, he counted him selfe an happie man: and so long as thou doest well vnto thy selfe, men will speake good of thee.

Hee shall follow the generation of his fathers: and shall neuer see light.

Man being in honour, hath no vnderstanding: but is com∣pared vnto the beasts that perish.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Morning prayer.
• * 1.2

  Euening prayer.