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The whole Psalter translated into English Metre

which contayneth an hundreth and fifty Psalmes

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psalm. CXXX.

The Argument.

In banishment: when Iues were pent,
And felt gods yre: the greuousnes:
Thus thrall their sinnes: they did lament
They freedom wisht: from cruelnesse.
In banishment.

De profundis.

11 Canticum Graduum.

1

In deepe excesse: In heuynes,
O Lord to thee: my crying went
From depth of hart: I did expresse,
My great constraynts: most violēt.
In deepe excesse.

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2

O Lord assent: O here attent,
My wofull voyce: in redines,
O let thyne eares: to harke be bent,
My prayers cry: in lowlines.
O Lord assent.

3

If thou wouldst presse: mans sinnefulnes,
O Lord to send: due punishment,
Who could O Lord: the waightines,
Sustayne to byde: thy chastisement.
If thou wouldst presse.

4

Be Lord content: lo we repent,
For thou shewest grace: to humblenes
Thus feard to be: most reuerent,
Then kepe no sinnes: in irefulnes,
Be Lord content

5

I hope release: I trust no lesse,
The Lord I byde: still permanent:
My soule expecth: hys frendlines,
I wayte his wordes: accomplishment,
I hope release.

6

My soule so ment: more confident,
To wayte my Lordes: great gentlenes,
Then watchemen wishe: the night full spent,
And wayt the morne: theyr watche to cease.
My soule so ment.

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7

In faithfulnes: in chearefulnes,
Let Iacob wayt: the Lord so gent,
Because with God: is ruefulnes,
He oft redeemth: his mercyment,
In faithfulnes.

8

He will relent: incontinent,
And full aquite: the wretchtdnes,
Of Israell: his prisonment,
And pardon all: theyr wickednes,
He wyll relent.