Domine deus meus in te speraui.
Psal. vii.
T.S.
Dauid being falsely accused by Chus, one of Sauls kinsmen, he calleth
to God to be hys defender. to whom he commendeth hys innocency.
Firste shewyng, that hys conscience dyd not accuse hym of any euyll
towards Saule. Next that it touched gods glory to awarde sentence
against the wicked. And so entring in to the consideration of Gods
mercies and promises he waxeth bolde, & derideth the vaine enterprises
of his enemies, threatning that it shall fall on theyr owne necks. that which they haue purposed for others.
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Sing this as the thirde Psalme.
[The first parte.]
O Lorde
my God, I put my trust,
and confidence in thee:
Saue me from them that me pursue.
and eke deliuer me:
Lest like a Lyon he me teare.
and rent in pieces small:
While there is none to succor me,
and rid me out of thrall.
Wherewith Chus chargeth me. He reioyseth that God
only hath aproued hys cause.
O Lorde my God If I haue done,
the thyng that is not ryght:
Or ells if I be found in faut,
or giltie in thy syght.
Or to my frend rewarded euyll,
or left him in distres.
Which, me pursued most cruelly,
and hated me causeles.
A sygne of a pure consciēce.
Then let my foes pursue my soule,
and eke my life downe thrust,
Unto the earth, and also lay,
myne honour in the dust.
Stert vp, O Lord, now in thy wrath,
and put my foes to payne.
Performe thy kingdome promised,
to me whyche wrong sustayne.
Then shall great nations come to thee
and know thee by this thing:
If thou declare for loue of them,
thy selfe as Lorde and king.
And thou that art of all men iudge,
As touchyng
my behauor towardes Saul and mine enemyes.
O Lorde now iudge thou me,
According to my rightousnes.
and mine integritie.
The second parte.
Lorde cease the heart of wicked men,
and be the iust mans guide.
By whom the secretes of all hartes,
are searched and descride.
I take my helpe, to come of God,
in all my grief and smarte:
That doth preserue all those that be,
of pure and perfect heart.
The iust man, and the wicked bothe,
God iudgeth by his poure:
So that he feleth his mighty hand,
euen euery day and houre.
He derideth Sauls enterprises,
beyng surely perswaded to be preserued by Gods fauour.
Except he chaunge his mind, I die,
for euen as he should smite,
He whet his sword his bow he bendth,
ayming where he may hit.
And doeth prepare his mortall dartes,
his arrowes kene and sharpe:
For them that doo me persecute,
The wicked seme to [illeg.] of child till they haue cōfessed their [illeg.].
whilest he doth mischief warps.
But loe, though he in trauell be,
of his deuelish fore cast.
And of his mischief once conceiued,
yet bringeth forth nought at last.
The wicked mā is beat with
his owne rod.
He digth a ditche, and delueth it depe.
In hope to hurte his brother:
But he shall fall into the pit,
that he digde vp for other.
Thus wrong retorneth to the hurt,
of him in whom it bread:
And all the mischief that he wrought,
shall fall vpon his head.
I will geue thankes to God therfore,
that iudgeth rightuously:
And with my song prayse will the name,
of hym that is most hye.
