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 | The Psalter of David newely translated into English metre in such sort that it maye the more decently, and wyth more delyte of the mynde, be reade and songe of al men, wherunto is added a note of four partes, wyth other thynges, as shall appear in the Epistle to the Reader [by Robert Crowley] |  |
The .cxxxij. Psalme.
O Lorde
be myndfull of all thynges that haue vexed Dauid:
That to his good, all his trouble, maye be alwaye turned.
That to his good, all his trouble, maye be alwaye turned.
For he hath sworne vnto the Lorde, and vowed solemnely:
To the myghtie God of Iacob, and sayed for certentie.
To the myghtie God of Iacob, and sayed for certentie.
Ille myght I spede, if I enter my tent or clyme my bedde:
Or if I shall graunte any slepe, to the eies of myne heade.
Or if I shall graunte any slepe, to the eies of myne heade.
Or if I suffer myne eie leddes, to wyncke or do once nodde:
Tyll I fynde a place for the Lorde, and house for Iacobs God.
Tyll I fynde a place for the Lorde, and house for Iacobs God.
Him haue we hearde in Ephrata, there haue we heard his sounde:
And in the fieldes of wyldernes, present we haue him founde.
Go we therfor to his dwellynges, & throne where he doeth sitte:
And let vs fall downe and worshyp, the stole vnder his fete.
And let vs fall downe and worshyp, the stole vnder his fete.
Arise (O Lorde) thou that shalt come, into thy quiete reste:
Arise thou, I saye, and let the arcke of thy powre be preste.
Arise thou, I saye, and let the arcke of thy powre be preste.
Let thy priestes put on rightuousenes, & let thy good mensynge:
And for thy seruant Dauids sake, saye not naye to thy kynge.
And for thy seruant Dauids sake, saye not naye to thy kynge.
The Lorde sware trueth vnto Dauid, and wyll it not denie:
That he would set vpon his throne, some fruite of his bealy.
That he would set vpon his throne, some fruite of his bealy.
If thy sonnes shal kepe my comnaunt and lawes that I shall teache:
Theyr sonnes also shall weare the crowne, so longe as tyme doeth reache.
Theyr sonnes also shall weare the crowne, so longe as tyme doeth reache.
For the Lorde hath chosen Sion, to be his seate, sayeinge:
This is myne euerlastynge rest, here shall be my dwellynge.
This is myne euerlastynge rest, here shall be my dwellynge.
For I haue chosen hir and wyll geue hir vitailes plentie:
And wyth breade wyll I fede hir pore, and them all satisfie.
And wyth breade wyll I fede hir pore, and them all satisfie.
Hir priestes I wyll indue wyth health they shall be in salftie:
And the good mē that dwel in hir, shal synge reioyceyngly.
And the good mē that dwel in hir, shal synge reioyceyngly.
In hir wyll I make Dauids horne, & his power for to springe:
And in hir I haue prepared, a candle for my kynge.
And in hir I haue prepared, a candle for my kynge.
Whose enimies I wil endue, wyth rebuke and wyth shame.
But vpon him shall aye florish, his crowne & diadeame,
But vpon him shall aye florish, his crowne & diadeame,
| The Psalter of David newely translated into English metre in such sort that it maye the more decently, and wyth more delyte of the mynde, be reade and songe of al men, wherunto is added a note of four partes, wyth other thynges, as shall appear in the Epistle to the Reader [by Robert Crowley] | |