26 My flesh, and eke my heart doth 12 Why dost thou draw thy hand a 5 But now the proud are fpoil'd

through thee,

2 I will upright judge, when get
convenient time I may:
The earth is weak and all therein,

but in her pillars stay. 3 I did to the mad people say, deal not so furiously; And unto the ungodly ones,

fet not your horns on high. 4 I faid unto them, fet not up, your raised horns on high; And fee that you do with stiff neck, not speak presumptuously. s For neither from the Eastern part, nor from the Western fide; Nor from forsaken wilderneffe, promotion doth proceed. 6 For why? the Lord our God he is, the righteous God alone; He putteth down the one, and fets another in the room.

For whyła cup of mighty wine, is in the hand of God; And all the mighty wine therein himself doth powre abroad. 8 As for the lees and filthy dregs, that do remain of it: The wicked of the earth shall drink, and fuck them every whit. 9 But I will talk of God, I fay, of Jacobs God therefore; And will not cease to celebrate | his praise for evermore. To In sunder break the horn of all ungodly men will I;

But then the horns of righteous men

shall be exalted high.
Gloria Patri.

and they are fall'n on sleep: Through men of war no help can be, themselves they could not keep.

6 Vt thy rebuke, O Jacobs God,

when thou didst them reprove; As half on fleep ther chariots stood,

no horfemen once did move, 7 For thou art dreadful, Lord indeed, what man the courage hath: To hide thy fight, & doth not dread, when thou art in thy wrath ? 8 When thou dost make thy judge

ments heard

from heaven through & ground; Then all the earth full fore afraid,

in filence shall be found. (stand 9 And that when thou, O Lord, dost in judgements for to speak, To save th'afflicted of the land, on earth that are full weak. 10The fury that on earth doth raign, shall turn unto thy praise, Hereafter (Lord) do thou restrain

their wrath and threats alwayes. II Make vows and pay them to our ye folk that nigh him be; (God, Bring gifts all ye that dwell abroad, for dreadfull fure is he ;

12 For he doth take both life & might from princes great of birth, And full of terrour is his fight, to all the kings on earth. PSAL. LXXVII. I. Н.

I With my voyce to God did cry, with heart and hearty chear;

To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, My voyce to God I lift on high, all glory be therefore;

As in beginning was, is now, and shall be evermore. PSAL. LXXVI. I. H.

To all that now in Jury dwell, the Lord is clearly known;

and he my fuit doth hear. 2 In times of grief, I sought to God, by night no rest I took; But stretcht mine hand to him amy foul comfort forfook, (broad, 3 When I to think of God intend, my trouble then is more, I spake, but could not make an end, my breath was stopt so sore. 4 Thou holdst mine eyes alwayes Will God, faid I, at once for all, caft off his people thus ?

So that henceforth no time he shall

be friendly unto us ?

8 What?is his goodness clean decai'd

for ever, and a day?
Or in his promise now delai'd?
and loth his truth decay?
9 And will the Lord our God forget
his mercy manifold;
Or shall his wrath increase so hot,
his mercy to withhold ?
to At last I faid my weakness is
the cause of thisanistruft;
Gods mighty hand can hell all this,
and change it when he luft.
The second part.
I will regard and think upon
the working of the Lord;
Of all the wonders past and gone,
I gladly will record.

12 Yea, all his works I will declare.
and what he did devife;
To tell his facts I will not spare,

and eke his counsel wife. (right. 13 Thy works (O Lord) are all upand holy all abroad; (might What one hath strength to match the of thee. O Lord our God? (thew, 14 Thou art a God that do'st forth thy wonders every hour:

And fo doft make the people know
thy vertue and thy power. (fend,
15 And thine own folk thou dost de-
with strength and stretchedarm;

The fons of Jacob that defcend,
and Jofephs feed from harm.
16 The waters (Lord) perceived thee,
the waters saw thee well:
And they for fear away did flee,

the depth on trembling fell.
17 The clouds that were both thick

and black

did run full plenteoufsly; The thunder in the air did flie. the shafts abroad did Aie. 18 Thy thunder in the air was heard, thy lightnings from abole : With flashes great made men afraid, the earth did quake and move, 19 Thy wayes within the Sea do lie, thy paths in waters deep; Yet none can there thy steps espie, nor know thy paths to keep. 20 Thou lead'st thy folk upon yland, as sheep on every fide; (hand, Through Wofes, and through Aarons thou didst them safely guide. PSAL. LXXVIII. T.S..

A Tend my people to my Law, and to my words incline;

2 My mouth shall speak strange pa

rables

and sentences divine. (learn'd 3 Which we our felves have heard & even our fathers old; And which for our instructions, our fathers have us told. 4Because we should not keep it close, from them ý should come after; Who should Gods power to their race praife,

and all his works of wonder. To Jacob he commandement gave, how Ifrael should live: Willing our fathers Hould the same, unto their children give. 6 That they and their pofterity, that were not sprung up tho: Should have the knowledge of law, and teach their feed also. 7 That they may have y better hope, in God that is above; And not forget to keep his laws,

and his precepts in love. 8 Not being as their fathers were,

rebelling in Gods stght; (hearts And would not frame their wicked

to know their God aright. 9 How went the people of Ephraims their neighbours for to spoil, Shooting their darts the day of war, and yet they took the foil. To For why? they did not keep with God,

the covenant that was made; Nor yet would walk or lead their

lives, according to his trade. But put into oblivion, his counsel and his will; And all his works most magnifique, which he declared still.

In

13

The second part.

12 What wonders to our forefathers,
did he himself difclose;
Egypt-land within the field,
That called is Thaneos?
He did divide, and cut the fea,
that they might paffe at once;
And made the waters stand as still,
as doth a heap of ftones.
14 He led them secret in a cloud,
by day when it was bright;
And in the night when dark it was,

with fire he gave them light.
15 He brake the rock and wilderness,
and gave the people drink,
plentiful as when the deeps,
do flow up to the brink.

As

16 He drew out rivers out of rocks,
that were both hie and hard;
Of fuch abundance that no floods,
to them might be compar'd.
17 Yet for all this againft the Lord
their fins they did increase:
And stirred him that is most high
to wrath in wildernesse,
18 They tempted him within their
like people of mistrust; (hearts,

Requiring such a kind of meat,
as ferved to their luft.
19 Saying with murmuration
in their unfaithfulnesse;
What? can this God prepare for us
a feast in wilderneffe ?

20 Behold, he strake the stony rock,
and floods forthwith did flow,
But can he now give to his folk

both bread and flesh alfo?(wroth 21 When God heard this, he waxed with Jacob and his feed;

50 did his indignation
on Ifrael proceed.
The third part.

22 Because they did not faithfully
beleeve, and hope that he
Could alwayes help & fuccour them,
in their neceffity.
(clouds,
23 Wherefore he did command the
forthwith they brake in sunder;
24 And rein'd down Manna for them
a food of mickle wonder. (to eat
25 When earthly men w angels food
were fed at their request:

26 He bad the Eaft-wind blow away,
and brought in the South-west.
27 And rain'd down flesh as thick as
duft,

and fowls as thick as fand:

28 Which he did caft amidsty place,
where all their tents did ftand.
29 Then did they eat exceedingly,
and all men had their fills;
Yet more and more they did defire
to serve their lufts and wills.
30 But as ý meat was in their mouth,
his wrath upon them fell;
31 And flew the flower of all their
and choise in Ifrael. (youth,

35 Remembring that he was their strength,

their help and God most hie. 36 Though in their mouths they did

but glofe, and flatter with the Lord, And with their tongues and in their dissembling every word, (hearts, The fourth pars. 37For why?their hearts were nothing to him nor to his trade; (bent Nor yet to keep or to perform

the covenant that was made.
38 Yet was he still fo mercifull,
when they deserv'd to die:
That he forgave them their misdeeds
and would not them destroy.
Yea, many a time he turn'd his wrath,
and did himself advise,
And would not fuffer all his whole
displeasure to arife.
39Confidering that they were but
and ever as a wind;
(flesh,
That passe away, and cannot well
return by his own kind.
40 How oftentimes in wildernesse,
did they the Lord provoke;
How did they move and stiry Lord,
to plague them with his stroke ?
41 Yet did they turn again to fin;
and tempted God eft-foon,
Prefcribing to the holy Lord,
what things they would have done?
42 Not thinking of his hand & power
nor of the day when he,
Delivered them out of the hands,
of their fierce enemy.
43 Nor how he wrought his miracles
(as they themselves beheld)
In Egypt, and the wonders that
he did in Zoan field.

44 Nor how he turned by his power,
their waters into blood s
That no man might receive his drink
at river nor at flood.
(flies,
45. Nor how he sent them swarms off
which did them fore annoy:
And fild their countrey full of frogs,
which did their land destroy.
The fifth part.

32 Yet fell they to their wonted fin, 46 Nor how he did commit their

and still they did him grieve; For all the wonders that he wrought, they would not him believe. 33 Their days therefore be shortened, and made their honour vain, Their years did wear and passe away with terrour and with pain. 34 But ever when he plagued them, they fought him by and by;

unto the Caterpillar: (fruit, And all the labour of their hands he gave to the grashopper.(vines 47 With hailstones he destroy'd their so that they were all loft, not so much as wild fig-trees, but he confum'd with froft 48 And yet whail-stones once again the Lord their cattel smote:

And

And And all their flocks and hearts like- 64 And with the sword y Priests also

with thunder-bolts full hot. (wife

49 He caft upon them in his ire,

and in his fury strong; Displeafure, wrath, and evil spirits to trouble them among. 50 Then to his wrath he made a way, and spared not the leaft; But gave unto the pestilence

the man and eke che beaft. SI He strake also the first-born all that up in Egypt came; And all the chief of man and beasts within the tents of Ham.

did perish every one, And not a widow left alive,

their death for to bemoan. 65 And when the Lord began to wake, like one that flept a time; And like a valiant man of war, refreshed after wine.

66 With emerods in the hinder-parts

67

he brake his enemies all; And put them then unto a shame that was perpetual. Then he the tent and Tabernacle of Joseph did refufe; for the tribe of Ephraim, he would in no wife chuse. But chose the tribe of Jehuda, whereas he thought to dwell Even the noble mount Sion,

As

52 But as for all his own dear folk, he did preferve and keep: And car ied them through wilder-68 even like a flock of sheep. (nefs, $3 Without all fear both safe and

found,

he brought them out of thrall;
Whereas their foes with rage of feas
were overwhelmed all.
54 And brought them out into the
of his own holy land;
(coafts
Even to the mount which he had got
by his strong arm and hand.
SS And there caft out y heathen folk,
and did their land divide;
And in their tents he fet the tribe,
of Ifrael to abide.
(high,
56 Yet for all this their God most
they stirrd'st and tempted still:
And would not keep his Teftament,
nor yet obey his will:

57 But as their fathers turned back,
even so they went aftray:
Much like a bow that would not bend
but flip and start away.
The fixth part.

SS And griev'd him with their hill-
with offering and with fire; (tars,
And with their idols vehemently,
provoked him to ire;
59 There with his wrath began again
to kindle in his brest,
The naughtineffe of Ifrael

he did fo much deteft.
60 Then he forsook the Tabernacle
of Shilo where he was,
Right converfant with earthly men,
even as the dwelling-place.
61 Then fuffered he his might & pow-
in bondage for to fiand;
(er,
And gave the honour of his Ark

into his enemies hand? fword, 62 And did commit them to the wroth with his heritage. (fire, 63 Their young men were devour'd maids had no marriage.

which he did love so well.

69 Whereas he did his Temple build.
both sumptuously and sure;
Like as y earth which he hath made
for ever to endure.

70 Then chose he David him to serve,
his people for to keep;
Whom he took up and brought away,
even from the folds of sheep.
71 As he did follow th'ews w young,
the Lord did him advance,

To feed his people Ifrael,
and his inheritance.

72 Then David with a faithfull heart,
his flock and charge did feed,
And prudently with all his pow'r,
did govern them indeed.
PSAL. LXXIX. I. Н.

God, the Gentiles do invade,
thine heritage to spoil;

Jerufalem an heap is made,
thy Temple they defile.
2 The bodies of thy Saints most dear,
abroad to birds they caft;
The flesh of them that do thee fear,
the beast devour and wast.
3 Their blood throughout Jerufalem,
as water spilt they have;
So that there is not one of them,
to lay their dead in grave.
4 Thus are we made a laughing-stock,
almost the world throughout,
The enemies at us jest and mock,
wich dwell our coasts about.

5 Wilt thou, O Lord, thus in thine

ire, against us ever fume ? And shew thy wrath as hot as fire, thy folk for to confume? 6 Upon those people powre § fame, which did thee never know:

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