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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 .lxiiij. Psalme.
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my complaynt Lorde heare my voyce, & hearken to my crie:
And preserue my lyfe frō the feare, of the fierce enimie.
And preserue my lyfe frō the feare, of the fierce enimie.
Lorde, hyde me from the counsell of men that are vngodly:
And frō the vprores of such men, as do worcke wyckedly.
And frō the vprores of such men, as do worcke wyckedly.
For these men do sharpen theyr tonges, euen as they were sharpe swordes:
And as wyth a bowe that is bent, they shote forth bytter wordes.
And as wyth a bowe that is bent, they shote forth bytter wordes.
That they may hurte men priuily whose lyfe is innocent:
And stryke and wounde them sodenly, not feareynge to be shent.
And stryke and wounde them sodenly, not feareynge to be shent.
They make themselfe stronge in mischiefe and studie snares to hyde:
And then they saye thus wyth themselues, howe can these thynges be spyed.
And then they saye thus wyth themselues, howe can these thynges be spyed.
They do imagyne wyckenes, & kepe it in couerte:
Eche man hydeth hys mischiefe in the bottō of hys herte.
But God shall stryke them sodenly, euen wyth a sharpe arrowe:
Wherby they shall be sore wounded, & pearsed quite thorowe.
Wherby they shall be sore wounded, & pearsed quite thorowe.
Yea theyr owne tonges shall make them fall, and be as men forlorne:
Then shall as many asse them laugh and dryue them to scorne.
Then shall as many asse them laugh and dryue them to scorne.
All men shall se this thynge I saye, & shall boldly confesse:
That goddes owne hande hath done this dede, to punishe wyckednes.
That goddes owne hande hath done this dede, to punishe wyckednes.
But the iuste shall reioyse & trust, in God the Lord only:
And all that be of vpright hert, shall ioye excedyngly.
And all that be of vpright hert, shall ioye excedyngly.
| 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] | |