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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. XV.

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. XV.

The Argument.

Here Dauid craueth
And answer haueth
whom God alowth in sight
The sprite so sayth
Who hath a fayth
to worke by loue aright

Domine quis habitabit.

1

Who (Lord) shall byde: by thy sweete syde?
In tabernacle sure?
Or who shall styll: hold fast thy hyll,
which holy doth endure?

2

Who walkth in state: immaculate,
who blameles lyfe ensueth:
And rightwise deede: fulfilth in speede,
who speakth from hart the truth.

3

Whose tonge in spyte: doth not backebyte,
ne doth hys neyghbour euill:
Who cannot beare: wyth quyet eare,
hys neyghbour slanderd still.

4

And he whose eyes: the bad despise,
and lawdth Gods fearefull men:
Who swearth also: hys neyghbour to,
and chaungth not it ageyn.

5

Who will not plie: to vsurie,
hys coyne for lucres loue:
Who bribeth nothyng: the iust to wryng,
oh he shall neuer moue.