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 | The Psalter of David newely translated into English metre in such sort that it maye the more decently, and wyth more delyte of the mynde, be reade and songe of al men, wherunto is added a note of four partes, wyth other thynges, as shall appear in the Epistle to the Reader [by Robert Crowley] |  |
The .lij. Psalme.
Thou
tyrant why reioycest thou, in that thou doest amysse:
Sence the goodnes of God oure Lorde dayly amonge vs is.
Sence the goodnes of God oure Lorde dayly amonge vs is.
Wayes to corrupt & to destroye, thy tonge doeth styll inuent:
Euen as it were a sharp rasour, that to cut is styll bent.
Euen as it were a sharp rasour, that to cut is styll bent.
Thou dost delyght rather to hurt, & thyne anger to wreake:
Then do to well, & for to lye then ryght and trueth to speake.
Then do to well, & for to lye then ryght and trueth to speake.
All wordes that brynge destruction, & do therto belonge:
Thou loueste for to spreade abroade wyth a disceytfull tonge.
Thou loueste for to spreade abroade wyth a disceytfull tonge.
Wherfore God shall scatter thy stocke, & take it cleane awaye:
He shal cut the out of thy tent, and make thy rote decaye.
He shal cut the out of thy tent, and make thy rote decaye.
Whych thynge when the rightwise shall se, then shall they stand in awe:
And shall laugh and make reioyceynge, at the syght that they sawe.
And shall laugh and make reioyceynge, at the syght that they sawe.
They shall saye, lo, this is the man, that in God hath not trust:
But in the heape of hys riches, and in hys wicked lust.
But in the heape of hys riches, and in hys wicked lust.
But I lyke a grene olyue tree in the Lordes house I saye:
Haue put my trust in hys goodnes, for euer and a day.
Haue put my trust in hys goodnes, for euer and a day.
Because thou haste me made good Lorde, thy preases wyll I tell:
And wyl trust in thy name because thy sanctes do lyke it well.
And wyl trust in thy name because thy sanctes do lyke it well.
| The Psalter of David newely translated into English metre in such sort that it maye the more decently, and wyth more delyte of the mynde, be reade and songe of al men, wherunto is added a note of four partes, wyth other thynges, as shall appear in the Epistle to the Reader [by Robert Crowley] | |