An Abridgeme[n]t of all the Canonical books of the olde Testament ::

A happy hap the man shall haue,
whiche not with sinners walks:
Ne he that in the wicked chair
of God in scorne italks.
His frute shalbe moste plenteously,
rewarded eke with blisse:
When sinners shall decay and fall,
of heauenly ioyes to misse.

The ii. Psalme.

Beware (saith he) how that ye rage,
ye rulers all in vain:
For God wil haue his sonne to rule,
in might and poure to reign.
Therfore se that ye couet lore,
and serue the Lord in fear:
Kisse him in time lest yee doo smart,
when he shall once appeer.

The iii. Psalme.

Cast out of Kingdome, Dauid cryes,
to God for ayd and strength:
He hath releef, he dooth confesse,
God did him hear at length.
And surely he hath confidence,
that God wil succour send:
That he wil strike his enemies,
and eke his flock defend.

The iiii. Psalme.

Dout cast away, he trusted God,
though Saule did him molest
He checketh all the taunting men,
that did his reign detest.
And prooueth that the care of God,
continually dooth feed:
Those that he loues so that they may,
take rest and sleep at need.

The v. Psalme.

Eftsoones in his aduersitie,
betime to God he prayes:
Affirming God to be ful iust,
detesting sinners wayes.
Beseeching God to be his guide,
describing sinners race:
Affirming that God wil protect,
the iust in euery place.

The vi. Psalme.

Ful fraught in feeling God his ire
and death to shew his dart:
He humbly prayes God to forgiue,
and shewes his mourning hart
Away (saith he) yee wicked men
reeelf now haue I found:
My wishers euil shall haue this hap,
the Lord shall them confound.

The vii Psalme.

Giltles now Dauid did complain,
false tales to Saule were tolde:
He cleeres him self and prayeth God,
his cace for to beholde.
Affirming that the glory of God,
by that should eke be seen:
And how the euil in their deuice,
shall wast and perishe cleen.

The viii. Psalme.

How wunderful in all his woorks,
is God aboue (saith hee?)
Whiche maketh babes to tel his fame
and eke the starry skie.
But yet of man he museth more,
why God should him regard:

To knowe the thing he dooth confes.
for him it is to hard.

The ix. Psalme.

I wil giue praise to God (saith he)
for victories by past:
Who had his foes and their defence,
bothe kild and ouer cast.
And now that foes doo flowe a freshe,
for wonted ayd he calles:
The wicked men they were destroyed
he meanes that were King Sauls.

The x. Psalme.

Knowe heer yee may the trade & way,
that wicked men do vse:
Describing eke their suttleties,
the poor for to abuse.
He calleth God for to aduenge,
the poor sustayning wrong:
Beseeching him to breke the arme,
of the vngodly throng.

The xi. Psalme.

Lo though (said he) the wicked bend,
their bowe at me to shoot:
And though to hilles they bid me flee,
and haue me in pursuite.

Yet shall the Lord poure down his wrath
vpon the wicked rout:
And righteous men shall haue his loue
of this their is no dout.

The xii. Psalme.

Men beeing falne from equitie,
Gods help hee dooth desire:
And that he would cut out the tungs,
of eche flattering lier.
For needies sake the Lord wil rise,
and set the bond ful free:
Gods woords are pure when wicked reign
it is a shame to see.

The xiii. Psalme.

Now vexed sore with sundry sauts,
prest ready to dispair:
His anker olde he flees vnto,
to God he makes his prayer.
And lest his foes incouragde should
be: for to see his fall:
He hauing ayd dooth hight him lauds
that reigneth ouer all.

The xiiii. Psalme.

Of foolishe men that inwardly,
doo say there is no God:

Describe he dooth their propertie,
and eke their fatall rod.
For mocking of the poores deuice,
he dooth also request:
The thraldome of the Israelites,
that it might turn to rest.

The xv. Psalme.

Peculiarly now dooth he tel,
why God did take and chuse:
Of his good wil into his house,
the people of the Iewes.
Forsooth because that they should shew,
to suche as were without:
By godly life that they were Gods
to bring them out of dout.

The xvj. Psalme.

Questionles not for his woorks
but for his faith alone:
He prayeth God him to preserue,
els succour hath he none.
Idolatrie hee dooth detest,
true worship dooth he like:
Affirming that his soule shall not
be left in grauy dike.

The xvii. Psalme.

Rehearse hee dooth the crueltie,
of Saule and eke his men:
The raging pride and tiranny,
they shewd vnto him then.
Without desertes, therfore he prayes,
reuenge of God to haue:
His giltles life to Saule was suche,
that makes him so to craue.

The xviii. Psalme.

Sith God (saith he) hath stablisht me,
and set me in my throne:
For mercies great & sauegard bothe
to him he praies alone.
The kingdome of our Lord and Christe,
the whiche shall haue none end:
He saith, shall stand spite of the foes,
so God shall him defend.

The xjx. Psalme.

Lo the intent the mighty power,
of God might wel be waid:
The heauens and might of lightes aboue,
by them he is displaid.
Besides all this his sacred woord,
and law that is so pure:
He dooth set out as perfet guide,
to walke therby ful sure.

The xx. Psalme.

When that the King in warlike wise,
should go to Ammons hoste:
The people pray God to defend,
their King and eke their coste.
And that the giftes and sacrifice,
whiche offer vp he did:
That God would them accept and like,
before that foorth he yed.

The xxi. Psalme.

As soon as Dauid home returnd,
from victory in feeld:
In voice of all he thanked God,
whiche made his foes to yeeld.
Affirming that the Lord alone,
had giuen his foes the foile
And that he would stil on so doo,
though they ne so turmoile.

The xxii. Psalme.

Brought now into extremities
and hope allmost decaid:
Yet hauing faith and found releef,
again him self he stayd.
And by him self he dooth describe,
what should in time to come:

When Christe should be vpon the earth,
gainst him what should be doon?

The xxiii. Psalme.

Caused by sundry succours past,
the Lord he takes for guide:
And hauing him for his defence,
he cares not what betide.
And seeing rest before his foes,
the Lord did to him giue:
He dooth not dout before he goes,
ful long and safe to liue.

The xxiiii. Psalme.

Doutles though God dooth gouern all,
yet cheefly he dooth chuse:
Suche as doo liue in godly life,
and wickednes refuse.
The Gentile and the Iew are like
if they obay his lore:
Their gates and doores of hartes & minds,
must subiect him before.

The xxv. Psalme.

Eftsoones as often eke before,
with foes a freshe opprest:
He counts his sinnes to be the cause,
and makes to God request.

His youthful sinnes for to remit,
and to regard his cace:
With mercy and with fauour bothe,
to him to turn his face.

The xxvi. Psalme.

Ful many were his enemies,
and iniuries assaid:
That Saule vniustly to him shewd,
he praith to God for ayd.
Affirming that although he were
from house of God exilde:
If he returnd with slaughters great,
his aulters should be pilde.

The xxvii. Psalme.

God is my light and sauegard bothe
said hee: and my defence:
Bereft from foes this I require,
it is my whole pretence.
His temple to beholde and see,
to dwel therin for ay:
His face to vew his wayes to learn,
so faith hath been my stay.

The xxviii. Psalme.

Heuines now his hart besets,
to see the wicked rout:

Desiring to be rid of them,
and wrath to root them out.
He prayseth God who is his strength
and heard when he dooth call:
His hart therfore was ful of ioy,
and prayeth defence fro all.

The xxix. Psalme.

In power suche as doo rule and reign,
(if God) to be they wunder:
Then he them willes to learn his might
by tempest and by thunder.
And though by them he sinners feares,
and makes them all to quake:
Yet wil he saue his chosen flock,
euen for his mercies sake.

The xxx. Psalme.

Knowe did he wel deliuerance,
from God aboue to come:
He renders laudes eke for the same
he shewes him self not dum.
The suden fall from liking state,
and eke for mercies stil:
Hee dooth declare and prayeth God,
his praise set out he wil.

The xxxi. Psalme.

Laudes and praise yet once again,
for freedome from his thrall
By faith in hope he giues to God,
affirming this withall.
That God with fauour dooth beholde,
those that him loue and fear:
Preseruing them continually,
as samples doo appeer.

The xxxii. Psalme.

Maruaylous sick he dooth confesse,
his sin to be the cause:
And blest to whom God not imputes
the breaking of his lawes.
And after thus his faultes confest,
the wicked he exhorts:
To mend their life and holy men,
with ioyes he muche comfortes.

The xxxiii. Psalme.

Now righteous men reioice saith he,
in him that vs did make:
And gouerns all and is ful true,
his graunt shall neuer slake.
He sercheth hartes and knoweth thoughtes
no secrets from him hid:
No help can saue but his right hand
trust this, he dooth you bid.

The xxxiiii. Psalme.

Of fear and dread he beeing rid,
whom Achis counted mad:
He thanketh God who was the cause
that good successe he had.
And so prouokes that godly men,
should stil in God put trust:
Affirming wicked slaughters great,
and sauegard for the iust.

The xxxv. Psalme.

Plead thou my cause o God (saith he,)
gainst Saule and eke his court:
Their traps they set, me for to catche,
let them turn to their hurt.
And saue thou me and also those,
that giltles take my part:
And I shall praise thy holy name,
so long as liues my hart.

The xxxvi. Psalme.

Quite gon from fear of God are those
that followe wicked trace:
The gouernnaunce of God in earth,
dooth ioy his woful cace.
And so muche more he holdes that God
his chosen shall preserue:

Who finally shall them defend,
and punishe those that swarue.

The xxxvii. Psalme.

Reck not (saith he) nor doo you fret
that wicked men doo thriue:
Nor that thou seest the iust correct,
for thou shalt see beliue.
How that the euil, ofcut shalbe,
and thou, if thou abide:
Ful patiently shalt haue thy wishe,
when that thy cause is tride.

The xxxviii. Psalme.

Sicknes eftsoones dooth cause him say,
his sinnes the same to bring:
The ire of God, and freend now fled,
with foes on him laughing.
Is cause that he intreateth God,
to make him whole again:
And firmly stands to trust to that,
and so dooth stil remain.

The xxxix. Psalme.

Tempted then with extremities
and greefs that were infirme:
Eke fully bent this patience,
with silence to confirme.

Yet burst he out with doleful woords,
and dumnes quite he left:
Beseeching him of speedy help,
that he be not bereft.

The xl. Psalme.

When perils past were passed by,
he rendreth thanks to God:
And telleth plain he wil set out,
suche things as he hath bod.
Stil crauing mercy at his hand,
and foile on foes to fall:
With wishing those that doo him fear
his prays to render all.

The xli. Psalme.

Afflicted sore yet dooth he blesse,
those that his cace lament:
Complayning muche of fayned freends
that traytourously were bent.
But feeling God to be his ayd,
his haters rage to stay:
He rendreth thanks and dooth protest,
he wil doo so for ay.

The xlii. Psalme.

Beeing exilde from Christes flock,
to praise his holy name:

Yet dooth he ful protest a while,
from hart to doo the same.
Affirming though aduersities,
had ne so him opprest:
Yet should his soule haue confidence
in him to take her rest.

The xliii. Psalme.

Causles his foes did vexe him sore
therfore to God he prayes:
Iudge thou my cause and be my light,
thus vnto God he sayes.
So by that meanes vnto thy hil,
and tabernacle bothe:
Upon my harp I wil thee thank,
my soule shall not it lothe.

The xliiii. Psalme.

Due thanks his people heer doo giue,
for mercies manifolde:
And feeling now the contrary,
Gods couenant they beholde.
Affirming that to be the cause,
why enemies them vexe:
Yet doo they vow his lawes to holde
for all their wicked checks.

The xlv. Psalme.

Extolled is the maiestie,
of Salomon the King:
The Egipt wife that he did wed,
hath eke her extolling.
Wherby is shewd how the Gentiles
to Christe shall spoused be:
His mercies large shall foorth so stretche,
that none refuse wil he.

The xlvi. Psalme.

For help receiu'd beeing besiegd,
of King Sennacherib:
The land, the Lord affirming so,
it shalbe stablished.
In putting trust in God alwayes,
who hath his whole delight:
To saue his Churche when succour all,
dooth seem to be gone quite.

The xlvii. Psalme.

God that is of moste mightie power,
he willeth for to laud:
Whose kingly rule dooth make his foes,
that they by him be awd.
Who dooth also to Iacobs seed,
extend his lasting looue:
He telles before the Gentiles call,
by Christe that is abooue.

The xlviii. Psalme.

How notably Hierusalem,
from sundry foes had ayd:
How that from God their force was such
they could not be dismaid.
For whiche, to God they render thanks
as guide vnto their dittie:
And so describe the comely state,
of their moste noble Cittie.

The xlix. Psalme.

Incline your eares (saith he) & hark,
iudge not that suche as welth
Haue in their hands, that they be blest
for sure it is but pelf.
And they shall passe and perishe all,
that haue therin their trust:
But God shall feed and saue in deed,
suche as in him are iust.

The l. Psalme.

Knowing ful wel how that the church
of Ipocrites had store:
Who put their trust in outward showes
more then in inward lore.
Whiche hee dooth check and telleth plain,
that God dooth more delight:

In inward thanks and due requestes
then sacrifices bright.

The li. Psalme.

Lo pardon now, he pleadeth for,
the King (I mean) when hee:
By Nathans mouth did knowe his fault,
haue mercy Lord on me.
He saith, and blot out all mi gilt,
and put away my sinne:
And doo not strike my people for,
the fault that I fel in.

The lii. Psalme.

Muche musing why that wicked man,
that Doeg had to name:
Should boste him self so in his pride,
he saith God shall him tame.
And then he willes that faithful men,
should not suche tirants fear:
But stand in trust of Gods defence,
who shall their quarels bear.

The liii. Psalme.

No God at all the fool dooth say,
there is to see my fact:
God looking down espied none,
that did regard his act,

Wherfore with fear they shalbe flight,
where fear there is no need:
But sauing state with ioyfelnes,
his flock shall haue in deed.

The liiii. Psalme.

O God (hee saith) doo thou me saue
with enemies opprest:
And by thy power iudge thou my cause,
gainst suche as me detest.
Then wil I praise thy holy name,
and sacrifice ordain:
When of my foes my ful request,
of thee I doo obtain.

The lv. Psalme.

Persecuted so stil by Saule,
for succour he dooth pray:
Muche greeued with a flattring sort,
that sought him to betray.
Moste ardently beseeching God,
his pittie for to shew:
And carefulnes he willeth men,
vpon the Lord to throwe.

The lvi. Psalme.

Questionles he seeth no way,
his foes for to withstand:

But forst he was to walke astray,
to voyd his enmies hand.
Wherfore he praith moste humblely
to him that prayer alowes:
To way his cause and him defend
so wil he pay his vowes:

The lvii. Psalme.

Restles again to God he calles
for mercy at his need:
Also when Saule he might haue slain,
he dooth not so in deed.
But prayeth God abooue the heauens,
his glory to set out:
And he in hart wil praise the Lord
with musick there about.

The lviii. Psalme.

Saule now is heer described out,
his flatterers also:
Who sought alwayes by day and night,
to turn him vnto wo.
Shewing how that he dooth appeal,
to God to hear the right:
Affirming that his wrath on them,
shall cause men praise his might.

The lix. Psalme.

To God again for help he cryes,
in bed he was beset:
He telles their tales and gileful ginnes,
deuisde him for to get.
Protesting that God wil them kil
though sparde they be a while:
And then ful bent to laud the Lord,
his song he wil compile.

The lx. Psalme.

When Dauid was in Kingly seat,
eset and crowned King:
Then he protest vnto his flock,
that it was Gods working.
Saying if they alow the same,
God shall stil them defend:
And valiant actes again their foes,
he shall vnto them send.

The lxi. Psalme.

Absalon now and Ammonite,
doo freshe reuiue his care:
With doleful cry he prayeth God
his help for to declare.
And beeing stayd in quiet throne,
as oft before he sayes:
That he wil pay his vowed vow,
and sing vnto his praise.

The lxii. Psalme.

Beset with sore temptations,
his faith to prooue and try:
He vseth meditations,
to him that is on hie.
Affirming eke the vanitie,
of worldlings in their wele:
And willeth vs to liue in God,
who shall our deeds reuele.

The lxiii. Psalme.

Comfort he did receiue of God,
in Ziph that wildernes:
Where Saule had him beset so sore,
that great was his distresse.
And so releeud, he thanketh muche,
the Lord omnipotent:
And telles before the death of Saule,
as afterward it went.

The lxiiii. Psalme.

Dauid dooth pray that suche as doo,
of him make false reporte:
That God would strike them sudenly,
euen after the same sorte.
That they had thought him for to haue
with arrowes sharp and fearce:

So shall all those, that it beholde,
his mightie woork reherce.

The lxv. Psalme.

Extolled praise dooth Sion giue,
for graces manifolde:
His people by the same is ment,
whiche are within his folde.
How specially he did them chuse,
and gouern them by might:
And blest their land with plentiousnes
and ceasnably it dight.

The lxvi. Psalme.

For prayses now to men he calles,
that they should giue to God:
And shewth his power to make the euil,
to fear his ireful rod.
And how that God from time to time,
his people had protect:
And saued him who promise makes
his aulters to be dect.

The lxvii. Psalme.

God merciful to be to them,
this Psalme dooth him beseeche:
His countenance and iudgement bothe,
with prayses in their speeche.

And how they swarm vpon the earth,
that then of laudes were doon:
Should praise his name vnder his blisse,
when Christe to reign should come.

The lxviii. Psalme.

How mightely from time to time,
God had his people saued:
By many wayes and sundry meanes
from them that gainst them raued.
Wherby by reason of his grace,
and helps, wherof no nomber:
That on his Churche he dooth bestowe,
he telles for mickle wonder.

The lxix. Psalme.

In great distresse with feruent zeal,
to God for help he calles:
The cruel wrath of wicked men,
and what on them befalles.
As Iudas and the like to him,
that should his Lord betray:
And how the seed of Christes Churche,
should bide and liue for ay.

The lxx. Psalme.

Knowe wel he did that God alone,
in daunger must him ayd:

Wherfore he prayes his speedy help,
as he before had praid.
And that his foes might back be turnd,
and so receiue their shame:
But ioyfulnes to light on his,
to praise his holy name.

The lxxi. Psalme.

Like as before in faith he makes,
his prayer in promise fixt:
Whiche from his youth to hoary age,
in all his life was mixt.
His foes their fall he dooth beseeche,
and graces to him bent:
Stil to remain and so wil he,
praise him on instrument.

The lxxii. Psalme.

Make prayer he dooth that Salomon
his sonne may wisely raign:
In prosperous state as figure erst,
of Christe irose again.
That peace and plentie he should bring
and Kings kneel him before:
And all the lands vpon the earth,
should laud him euermore.

The lxxiii. Psalme.

Neyther the wicked welthy state
of suche as be reiect:
Nor yet the broyle of suche as be
his chosen and elect.
Should cause the godly to dispair,
but Gods forsight to loue:
He shewes the end of good and bad,
his liking is aboue.

The lxxiiij. Psalme.

Oprest they were with raging force
religion true defaste:
The temple and the seruice bothe
tofore that was in braste.
Wherfore to God for ayd they cry,
his couenant to beholde:
And for his name his flock to saue
his foes eke so controlde.

The lxxv. Psalme.

Perpetuall prayse the faithful giue,
to God their Iudge and King:
Who righteously the world shall Iudge,
at time of his comming.
Of setting vp or putting down,
all power is in his hand:
His foes as dregs shall drink his wrath.
vpright the iust shall stand.

The lxxvi. Psalme.

Quite quailed was the Assirians poure
Gods name therby was knowne
Sennacheribs hoste Gods Angel slue,
his brags were ouerthrowne.
At his rebuke and Iudgement fierce
the rayling rout was stayd:
Suche vowes therfore as they had plight
he willes they should be paid.

The lxxvii. Psalme.

Refuge in fear of Saule his foe,
he knew none but his God:
Therfore with voice to him he flies
though vnderneath his rod.
In halfe dispair and woful greef,
yet vewing Gods great might:
He cheereth vp him self again,
by meruails wrought in sight.

The lxxviii. Psalme.

Suche succour as the Lord had sent,
the Israelites to fore:
He telles and yet how they rebeld,
and lou'de him nere the more.
And yet how God forbare his hand,
to see if they would mend:

When nought preuaild saue Iudah sole,
he chose none to defend.

The lxxix. Psalme.

Tormoild the Iewes with Gentiles were
to God they call for ayd:
To kil their foes to saue their liues
so vnto him they prayed.
For whiche his help to celebrate,
his laudes they doo protest:
From time to time they and their stock,
should there vnto be prest.

The lxxx. Psalme.

Uncessantly to God they flee,
as pastour of his sheep:
From foes to saue they him besought,
whiche had them made to weep.
From Egipt land his vine he brought,
the bore did it anoy:
They him beseeche with power from hie
the beast for to destroy.

The lxxxi. Psalme.

A law was made for musick men,
when sacrifice was made:
That they should play, he them so willes
to keep them in their trade.

And God he brings to speak to them,
and what for them he did:
What eke he willes that they should doo,
but stil amis they yeed.

The lxxxii. Psalme.

Beholde of this amid the rout,
of Iudges God dooth sit:
To cause them fear, no wrong to doo,
lest they doo smart for it.
And though their names be nere so great,
if Iustice they doo misse:
As men ful mean they perishe shall,
let them be sure of this.

The lxxxiii. Psalme.

Complain they did of neighbour foe
beseeching God of ayd:
The wickeds talke they doo expresse,
what they of them haue said.
Beseeching God them to destroy,
like others them before:
So forcing foes to knowe his might
and fear it euermore.

The lxxxiiii. Psalme.

Dauid was driuen by Absalon,
from Sion and his seat:

Dooth shew his zeale vnto Gods house,
and so he dooth intreat.
Affirming rather in the Churche
a door keeper to be:
Then in the tentes of wicked men,
to haue a hie degree.

The lxxxv. Psalme.

Exilde they were as captiue men,
but now returnd from thrall
The peoples sinnes they are remit,
God hath forgiuen them all.
So thanks he giues an prophesieth,
their helth, their ioy and faith:
Their goodnes, iustice, and their peace
all this tofore he saith.

The lxxxvi. Psalme.

For hapful hearing of the Lord,
the Prophet now dooth pray:
For help, for ayd, for ioyful signe,
he prayes not to denay.
Against all suche as sought his wo,
this prayer did he make:
That God is far aboue all Gods,
he dare wel vndertake.

The lxxxvii. Psalme.

Glory ful great and founded sure,
to Sion dooth he giue:
The Churche of Christ in constant faith
whiche heer on earth dooth liue.
No churche there is of might so great,
not Babilon in deed:
The mighty monarks of the earth,
shee far dooth them exceed.

The lxxxviii. Psalme.

Humblenes in affliction,
this Psalme dooth tend therto:
In sicknes time and great distresse,
so Dauid vsde to doo.
With doleful cheer and woful care,
all comfortles he cries:
As dead in graue and darknes deep
no help that he espies.

The lxxxix. Psalme.

In endles wise sing praise he wil,
to God that is abooue:
For his great goodnes and his faith
shewd to him in his looue.
In keeping promise to his tribe,
of whom the Lord was borne:
Whose Kingdome eke and stablenes
he telles of, long beforn.

The xC. Psalme.

Knowe heer ye may th'eternitie,
of God all worlds before:
And of mans life the breuitie,
for watching wholesome lore.
Of miseries and shorted life,
our sinnes are cause of all:
For ioyes he prayth in time to come,
that they may be equall.

The xCi. Psalme.

Lo , lo (saith hee) who so dooth dwel
vnder the Lords defence:
What so betide he need not care,
from where or eke from whence.
His faith and hope that pends on God,
so firme is set and sure:
That nothing can him hurt or noy,
but safe he shall endure.

The xCii. Psalme.

Muche good it is to celebrate,
he saith to God on hie:
His goodnes and his faithfulnes,
with song and melody.
His woorks or goodnes, wicked men,
doo nothing knowe at all:

But godly men in knowledge growe
and so for ay they shall.

The xCiii. Psalme.

None dooth reign but God alone,
who made the things are made:
By whiche his glory and his might
are seen as in a shade.
His law also vnto a flock,
he gaue to learn him more:
And midst of them he gaue him self
to fortify his lore.

The xCiiii. Psalme.

Opprest wel neer with mightie foes,
for vengeance he dooth craue:
Beseeching, sherching, finding fault,
as though his fleshe did raue.
But finding help he giues the laud,
to God his sole defence:
And ful his hope he sets in him,
who shall him recompence.

The xCv. Psalme.

People slack he calleth foorth,
with double call he calles:
To laud the Lord he made the sea
the earth and hilles as walles.

He is our God and pastour eke,
his voice if we neglect:
His rest we shall not see no more,
then those that were reiect.

The lxxxxvi. Psalme.

Quite ouer all to all he cryes,
to sing and laud the Lord:
Who passeth all the Gods on earth
none can with him accord.
He telles before of Christe his reign
how large that it shall stretche:
He comes, he comes, so tel it foorth,
to Gentiles shall he fetche.

The lxxxxvii. Psalme.

Reign dooth the Lord, therfore the earth
let it reioyce & Iles
And dasht be Gentiles and their Gods
that woorship then their whiles.
But as for Sion let it ioy,
and doo the thing is good:
For light vpsprings let iust reioyce,
with laudes of cheerful mood.

The lxxxxviii. Psalme.

Sing now saith he, a song anew,
vnto the Lord abooue:

Who maruelously hath shewd him self,
to suche as doo him looue.
Therfore he willes that all the earth
should praise and laud him stil:
For he shall come with Iustice right
to Iudge after his wil.

The lxxxxix. Psalme.

Triumphantly the Lord dooth reign,
the people fret and fume:
Let earth be moou'd and moou'd again,
with fretting to presume.
Yet shall the Lord rule ouer all,
and hear the iusts request:
Therfore set out his holy name,
towards hie where he dooth rest

The C. Psalme.

Unto the laud and praise of God
he stirreth all that come:
Suche as into his court approche,
he would not haue them dum.
The causes why that mooues therto
he saith to be that hee:
Did fourm our shape, we did not so
his goodnes makes the glee.

The Ci. Psalme.

A that Princes and Prelates eke
would learn this Psalme by rote:
For publike weal and churchely rule,
here is a godly note.
That none in Court or Kirk should be
that gaue them selues to euil:
And those should be prefard alone,
as made of sinne a driuel.

The Cii. Psalme.

Beholding great calamities,
with double speeche he cryes:
To hear his sute, to way his cause
to him aboue the skies.
That he would consolation send,
to him was graunt his sute:
Posterities may knowe therof,
by publike fame and brute.

The C.iii. Psalme.

Celebrate to God abooue,
and eke his name extol:
He counselleth his inward powers,
by meaning of his soule.
For kindenes shewd to him and his
so forst he was to doo:
Bothe Angels might and ministers,
he willeth eke therto.

The C.iiii. Psalme.

Dedicate his soule to blesse,
again the Lord he willes:
Who lightsome glory putting on,
rules far abooue the hilles.
That God made all in parts he telles
and eke his flock dooth cherishe:
By guyding some and feeding some
or els they all should perishe.

The C.v. Psalme.

Euery one for to confesse,
the Lord and him to pray:
He willeth so and that they should
set out his lauds alway.
For wunders that he wrought tofore,
ful many yeeres ere than:
He breefly telles to mean therto,
beginning at Abram.

The C.vj. Psalme.

Ful often as before so heere,
he willes for to confesse:
The goodnes of the Lord so great
to folke that were thankles.
Who were vnfaithful murmurers,
transgressours and rebels.

Deseruing muche but yet the Lord,
his pact he not refels.

The Cvii. Psalme.

Go on he dooth as twice before,
to set out God as good:
Not onely to the Israelites.
as in a partiall mood.
But also vnto all the world,
bothe comforter and scourge:
For whiche he wil to God the laudes
among them all to forge.

The Cviii. Psalme.

Haue heer you shall the fiftie seuen,
and sixtie Psalme in one:
As laudes and praise to God aboue
that vanquished their sone.
With wishing that the glory of God
might rule in euery coste:
Of Israels far stretching out,
so telles the holy Ghoste.

The C.ix. Psalme.

In vehement sprite he praith to God,
to aduenge him on his foes:
As Doeg in the court and suche,
that wrought him many woes.

By flattering talke in foule wise,
to please the eares of Saule:
They tolde to him a thousand lies
so heaping Dauids thrall.

The C.x. Psalme.

King Dauid heer of Christe dooth tel,
as Christe him self dooth say:
His royall kingdome he sets out,
to dure bothe now and ay.
His preesthood eke not Aaron like,
but as Melchizadeck:
Triumphantly his rule shalbe,
all subiect to his beck.

The C.xj. Psalme.

Look what the Lord had promised
to Israel long ago:
From captiuenes to set them free
he saith that he did so.
And gaue to them the Gentiles land
and eke his holy law:
Thus he them telles to stir them vp,
to haue the same in awe.

The C.xii. Psalme.

Muche good he saith shall light to him,
that hath the Lord in fear:

And dooth delight to keep his wil,
blest shall that man appeer.
To poor and weak he giueth ayd,
remoou'de he shall not bee:
Although the wicked chafe therat,
when they the same shall see.

The C.xiii. Psalme.

Nought els he willes but laud & praise
to God aboue to giue:
Whiche looketh down from hie aboue,
on things that heer doo liue.
And dooth from dust set vp the poore,
with princes for to sit:
And makes the barren frute to haue
and to reioyce in it.

The C.xiiii. Psalme.

Of Gods behauiour towards his flock
when Egipt they went out:
Now mountains, hilles, and waters low
from order turnd about
All fearing muche the face of God
he saith this came to passe:
And stony rock to water flud,
by him so turned was.

The C.xv. Psalme.

Putting all glory quite away,
from Idolles fayned Gods:
Twixe whom and God that is the Lord,
he prooueth great the ods.
Not vnto vs, not vnto vs,
but God haue all the praise:
Who owes the heauē, & guides the earth
his name be blest alwayes.

The C.xvi. Psalme.

Quēche they could not but that he would
looue God that heard his cry:
When Absalon did vexe him sore,
and caused him to flie.
Yet hopes he wel for to return,
Hierusalem to pay:
The vowes that he to God did vow,
when he was driuen away.

The C.xvii. Psalme.

Right as before so heer again,
he willeth nations all:
To laud the Lord that as he reigne,
so euermore he shall.
Confirming his benignitie,
and faith by Christe his sonne:
From time to time withouten end,
as he it once begun.

The C.xviii. Psalme.

So God alone he dooth confesse,
because that he is good:
The Israelites he willes therto,
as he that sau'de their blood.
From Philistines and other foes,
that did against them bark:
And gaue them rest to laud the Lord,
and to set vp his Ark.

The C.xix. Psalme.

Though it be long yet in a some,
this Psalme dooth say thus muche:
That study of the law of God,
there is no study suche.
Sometimes he speaks eke of his foes,
and some also he threates:
These three are cheef in matters all,
that in this songs he treates.

The C.xx. Psalme.

Unto suche tungs as vse to lie,
and eke for to backbight:
He could not wishe suche sharp reward,
as due to them was right.
For peaceles men and flatterers,
suche as with Saule did court:

Kept him exilde and yet therto,
they wrought him mickle hurt.

The C.xxi. Psalme.

At God alone all ayd is had,
on him must we depend:
For he that made the heauen and earth,
shall succour to vs send,
Who stil dooth watche with open eyes,
and neuer more dooth sleep:
No hurt can come vnto his Churche,
for he dooth stil it keep.

The C.xxii. Psalme.

Brought vp when that the ark of God
was to Hierusalem:
He was ful glad to hear consent,
of all his people then.
And seeing Iustice like to reign,
he wisheth ceasse of warres:
And peace to florishe in her streetes
and round about the barres.

The C.xxiii. Psalme.

Caused were some this psalme to make
whiche for their godlines:
Were mockt & scornd, and taunted eke,
of men in wickednes.

They wait as maids vpon their dames,
and tend vpon the Lord:
Beseeching mercy at his hand,
though others at them boord.

The C.xxiiii. Psalme.

Double (he sayth) vnles that God,
had been on Israels side:
Moste certainly by forren foes,
it had with them been wide.
For quick they had deuoured them,
as flud they had ore run:
They blesse the Lord that made al thing
from whom all help dooth come.

The C.xxv. Psalme.

Eche one that in the Lord dooth trust,
shalbe as Sion mount:
For why the Lord shalbe with him,
he may thereof account.
But godly men with wicked men,
shall not be mixt in one:
And suche as turn vnto their euils,
they shalbe wo be gone.

The C.xxvi. Psalme.

Ful ioyful shall the captiues be,
when home they doo return:

And Sion shall for ioy then laugh,
and make an end to moorn.
And Gentiles shall report and say,
that God hath greatly doon:
For suche as out with teares did go
with songs they shall home come.

The C.xxvii. Psalme.

Gone vnto nought is all the woork
bestowe you nere the cost:
Except the Lord doo build the house,
the labour is but lost.
It is in vain to watche at all,
vnlesse the Lord doo wake:
The early rising shall not help,
God, fruteful shall thee make.

The C.xxviii. Psalme.

How happy he shalbe he telth,
that alwayes God dooth fear
His handy labour he shall eat,
his wife him frute shall bear.
With Sion in his prosperitie,
and eke Hierusalem:
He shall beholde and Gransire be
and Israels peace yken.

The C.xxix. Psalme.

In cheerful wise may Israel
say, often times they haue
Me fought against: euen from my youth,
But God he did me saue.
Confounded shall the plowers be,
that plowd vpon my back:
And all that Sion once did hate,
their power shalbe but slack.

The C.xxx. Psalme.

King Dauid as some men suppose,
beeing sore vext of Saule:
Out of the depth vnto the Lord,
he did bothe cry and call.
Beseeching him for to forgiue,
his sinnes and set him free:
The Israelites some think it made,
in their captiuitie.

The C.xxxi. Psalme.

Lifted aloft his hart is not,
ne yet his eyes with pride:
Nor yet in things passing his reache,
he hath not walkt aside.
But hath his soule as nurced childe,
kept stil in perfet awe:
And willeth them to wait for him
the authour of their law.

The C.xxxii. Psalme.

Men may suppose this Psalme to be,
made of King Salomon:
Beseeching God his fathers broyles
that he would think theron.
Who once had vowd a house to make,
for God therin to shade:
And how that preestes and people eke,
should ioy to see it made.

The C.xxxiii. Psalme.

Note and beholde how good it is,
breethern in peace to dwel:
Like Aarons beard anointed fair,
it hath a plesant smel.
And as the dewes that fall from hie
dooth make the earth increace:
So God shall make his blessing fall,
on seekers of his peace.

The C.xxxiiii. Psalme.

O all ye seruantes of the Lord,
sing prayses to his name:
Yee that attend vpon his house,
ceasse not to doo the same:
To lift vp hands on hie to him,
and eke the Lord to praise:

So shall the Lord vs blesse again,
who made bothe night and dayes.

The C.xxxv. Psalme.

Perfourm ye lauds vnto the Lord,
that Iacobs house did chuse:
He passeth all the Gentiles Gods,
the God I mean of Iewes.
Who out of Egipt led his flock,
and gaue them Canaan:
The dummy Gods are painted out,
and God is blessed than.

The C.xxxvi. Psalme.

Quenche not your zeal but stil confes,
that God is God for ay:
And that his mercy dooth indure,
for euer and a day.
For all his woorks that he hath made
we haue good cause therto:
And for his priuate benefites,
that he hath shewd to you.

The C.xxxvii. Psalme.

Right rufully a song they sung,
sitting in Babilon:
Expressing eke the tauntes of them,
that looked them vpon.

Beseeching God them to reward,
that did them so anoy:
And blesseth them that Babilon,
shall hap for to destroy.

The C.xxxviii. Psalme.

Suche goodnes as he found of God,
in troubles and in need:
He dooth intend to celebrate,
to giue him all the meed.
Before the great he wil not shrink,
they shall not make him dum:
In midst of foes for help he hopes,
yea, in the time to come.

The C.xxxix. Psalme.

To God there is nothing vnknowne
bothe thoughtes, and woordes, & deedes:
He seeth all as creatour,
and so stil must he needs.
There is no way to scape his hands,
he made him by his might:
For wicked men he praith the end,
and him to guide aright.

The C.xl. Psalme.

Unlose me Lord to God (he saith,)
from wicked mens deuice:

Who with their tungs doo me belye,
and seek my life to trise.
But God his God he dooth so make,
that little dooth he care:
And knowes that God to help the iust
it is not to him rare.

The C.xli. Psalme.

As he among the wicked dwelt
within the Courtes of Saule:
He prayeth God that he doo not,
suche sin as they in fall.
And that he would preserue him eke,
and saue him from their ginnes
And if he light within their snares,
that he may break their grinnes.

The C.xlii. Psalme.

Being close hid with in a caue,
for fear of Saule his foe:
He praith to God in his distresse,
to saue and help him so.
That out of darknes as a naile,
he would his soule out take:
And so his prayers beeing heard,
the iust his part should take.

The C.xliii. Psalme.

Call vnto God again he dooth,
as one opprest with foes:
As one whose soule and spirite also,
was set with many woes.
To hear him and deliuer him,
and eke to teache his way:
And him to saue for his names sake,
thus dooth his seruant pray.

The C.xliiii. Psalme.

Dauid heer dooth now mixe his Psalme,
with thanks for foes opprest:
Affirming man and all his dayes
to be but vain and prest.
To passe away as dooth a shade,
then dooth he God intreat:
His other foes for to suppresse,
and make his quiet seate.

The C.xlv. Psalme.

Euen as before ful often times
so heer he dooth declare:
The maruels of the mightie God,
how wonderful they are.
His goodnes and his clemency,
his mercy and his might:
How things that wait on him for food,
he feedeth them ful right.

The C.xlvi. Psalme.

Ful plesantly this himne and three
that doo the same sucseed:
Dooth set out prayses to the Lord,
with mouth and minde in deed.
Forbidding confidence to put,
in any princes might:
But trust the maker of the heauens,
that giues the blinde his sight.

The C.xlvii. Psalme.

Go foorth he dooth and willeth lauds,
Hierusalem to make:
Whiche mightely did woork for it
and stil her parte did take.
Stil filling her with benefits,
and Sion eke therto:
The like to others did hee not,
as he did them vnto.

The C.xlviii. Psalme.

Heer dooth he wil the Angels hie,
and all the powers aboue:
With fier, depth, and Dragons great,
and all things that dooth mooue.
Bothe heat & colde, bothe yung and olde
the people and their King:

The mountaines, trees, & creeping beastes
all lauds to him to sing.

The C.xlix. Psalme.

In this his Psalme he dooth exhort,
the Israelites to praise:
Their God and King with instrumentes,
his people doo him please.
He telth also that they shall ioy,
in victory to come:
On Gentiles and their Kings therto,
suche ioy shall light on some.

The C.l. Psalme.

Knit vp he dooth his psalmes with this
that suche as musick vse:
Their instruments to laud the Lord,
they should them therfore chuse.
Exhorting all that breatheth breath,
to laud and doo the same:
And so with this he makes an end,
praise yee his holy name.

FINIS.

Thus ended are the Psalmes in course,
an hundreth fortie ten:

In songs as they deuided are,
I mean the sum of them.
And if in place some woord or line,
or verse be out of frame:
Yet bear with me, Iudge my good wil,
and gladly mend the fame.
And freend or foe that shall me tel,
by any maner wise:
VVhere I haue mist miscanning right,
not vsing meeter guise.
I shall right gladly giue mine ear,
to harken to his talke:
And with my pen I wil be sure,
his councel not to balke.
Now perfect Prouerbs followe next,
of Salomon the King:
VVho so his rules they doo obserue,
good life they shall him bring.
The sum and pith of all the law
of God the Lord is heer:
And perfet maners who so list,
to learn let him come neer.
And listen wel and giue his minde,
to print them in his hart:
VVith life therto whiles he dooth liue
so shall he wel depart.