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The whole Psalter translated into English Metre

which contayneth an hundreth and fifty Psalmes

Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)

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The first Quinquagene.

To the Reader.

Of the vertue of Psalmes.

Henrie Haward Earle of Surrie in his Ecclesiastes.

Psalme. IX.

Here beginneth the second booke of Psalmes.

The Seconde Quinquagene of Dauids Psalter, translated into Englishe Metre.

The third and last Quinquagene of Dauids Psalter, translated into Englishe Metre.

Gloria Patri for diuers Metres.

Te Deum.

The song of the three Children.

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Psalme. IX.

The Argument.

Thankes here be spyed
To God applyed
for tyrauntes iust decaie:
Who persecute
In hatefull sute
good Christians all daie.

confitebor

1

Due thankes with song: I wil ful long
in hart geue Lord to thee:
I will endight: of thy great might,
thy workes so wondrous bee.

2

I will reioyce: in hart and voyce,
full glad in thee O Lorde:
Thy name so hie: to magnifie,
in song I will accorde.

3

For that in hast: my foes fled fast,
and backe fell all their might:
No better speede: shall them succeede,
but fall from thy good sight.

4

But thou in deede: hast maynteined,
my right and eke my cause:
Thy throne is true: thy sentence due,
thou iudgest with equall lawes.

5

The heathen sect: well hast thou checkt,
thou hast stroyd wicked men:
Thou hast theyr name: put out with shame,
for aye and euer agayne.

6

O thou so hye: myne enemye,
thy wastes haue now their ende:
As citie bee: destroyed by thee,
theyr fame wyth them is shend.

7

But Gods deuise: shall stand and rise,
the Lord shall still endure:
In iust regard: he hath prepard,
his seat to iudge vs sure.

8

For righteousnes: he will expresse,
when he shall iudge the land:
And iudge shall hee: in equitie,
his folke by rightfull hand.

9

The Lord I say: will be all day,
a fence for man opprest:
A refuge sweete: in season meete,
when griefe at hand is prest.

10

Who knowth thy name: will trust the same,
for they thy worde do leeke:
For their aduayle: thou wilt not fayle,
all them that thee do seeke.

11

O prayse the Lord: in psalmes accorde,
who dwelth in Zion place:
Declare his strength: with wordes at length
to folke of his good grace.

12

For whan in ire: he doth enquire,
for bloud he them recounth:
He will not yet: the poore forget,
theyr cryes to hym do mount.

13

O Lord me saue: and mercy haue,
expende my wofull state:
How suffer I: myne enemy,
ryd me from death the gate.

14

That I may tell: thy daughters well,
of Zyon all thy prayse:
To sprede in streete: thy health so sweete,
to ioye thy health alwayes.

15

The Heathen bee: sonke downe ye see,
in pit that they dyd delue:
Their owne set net: theyr foote hath get,
and trapt therwith themselue.

16

The Lord is seene: how he hath beene,
true iudge to wicked bandes:
The wycked is: well snarde iwis,
wyth workes of hys owne handes.

17

The naught shall dwell: euen thrust to hell,
if they wyll not repent:
Yea all the rout: that put God out,
of mynde shall foule be shent.

18

For God so wyse: wyll not despyse,
alway the poore that wayle:
The restfull harte: of mysers smarte,
for euer shall not quayle.

19

Up Lord to stand: lest vpper hand,
man get of thy good flocke:
The Heathens spite: iudge thou in sight,
wyth all theyr broode and stocke.

20

Put them in feare: thy dread to beare,
O Lord themselfe to see:
As wretched men: how wyde they renne,
in errour all from thee.

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