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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.

Here beginneth the second booke of Psalmes.

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

Psalme. LXVIII.

Here beginneth the thirde Booke of Psalmes.

Here beginneth the fourth Booke of Psalmes.

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

Here beginneth the fifth Booke of Psalmes.

Psalme. CVII.

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Certayne verses of the sayd Psalme otherwise translated.

Gloria Patri for diuers Metres.

Te Deum.

The song of the three Children.

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Psalme. LXVIII.

The Argument.

The Hebrues sang this Psalme in warre, against their foes to fight:
So Christen man: at Christ his foes: may pray the same in sprite.

Exurgat Deus.

1

Let God aryse: in maiestie: and scattred be hys foes:
Yea flee they all: hys sight in face: to him which hateful goes

2

As smoke is driuen: & comth to nought: repulse theyr tyranny:
At face of fyre: as wax doth melt: Gods face the bad mought flee

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3

But let the iust: be glad in thys: and ioy in God hys sight:
For Gods great power: & stable truth: in myrth let them delite.

4

O sing to God: sound out hys name: see hym ye magnify:
He rydeth on heauens: hys name is God: in him reioyce ye hie

5

He father is: to fatherles: of widowes iudge he is:
Euen God hymselfe: which euer dwelth: in holy place of hys.

6

Thys God he makth the desolate: in housholdes great to grow:
He loseth the thrall: quyte out of bandes: and bringth the wycked low.

7

O God when thou: wentst forth as guide: before the people out
When thou dydst walke in wyldernes: which thyng thou dydst no doubt.

Sela

8

The erth then shooke: at face of god: the heuens did drop & swel
Mount Synay: Gods face dyd feare: Gods face of Israell.

9

Thou pourdst O God: thy fruitful shoures: on thine enheritāce
When faynt they were: wyth ease agayne: theyr strength yu didst aduaunce.

10

Thy church and flocke: to dwel therin: thou shalt it thus refresh:
So thou prepardst: for all thy poore: O God in gentlenes.

11

Such good effect: god gaue hys word: to them yt shewd his might
They dyd out preach: his armies strong: how they exceld in sight

12

How kyngs wyth hostes: most fiercely set: yet fled discomfited:
And householdes whole: that kept at home: the spoyle they dyd deuyde.

13

Though ye haue lyne among the pots: as black as coale in sight
ye shalbe whyte: as doue with winges: milke white and fethers bright

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14

Whē God great kings: threw out of land: though earst hys flock was blacke
then gan they loke: as white as snow: as lyeth on salmons backe

15

Gods hyll is fat: as Basan hyl: a mount that stately standth:
Wyth cliffes on hye: lyke Basan mount: it riseth it is so grand.

16

Why leape ye so: to spyte thys mount: ye toppy hillockes gay?
This is gods mount: where God hath dwelt: he there shal dwel for aye.

17

Gods charets be: ten thousands twyse: of angels millions:
Wyth them is God: wyth hys good grace: as God loued Syna ones.

18

Thou stiedst on hie: yu thraldom caughtst: receiuing gifts in men
Yea faythles eke: thou tookst to grace: that God myght dwell in them.

19

O blest be God: who day by day: doth heape hys gyftes on vs:
Thys God is God: of all our health: in power most glorious.

Sela.

20

He is our God: euen God I say: all health and wealth to shape:
Yea death is ruld: by God the lord: whose dint by him we scape

21

This God shal wound: his enmies heds: he shal their worthies qwel:
Their heary scalpes: to pare full nie: that still in sinne wil dwel.

22

God sayd I will: restore as once: from Basan myne I dyd:
I will returne: all myne as once: from seas most depe I ryd.

23

That dipt thy feete: in all their bloud: may reade appeare at eye:
That dogs myght licke: their enmies bloud: so read to be therby

24

Who lyst did see: O puissaunt God: thy great procedings hie:
The goings iust: of thee my God: my king in sanctuary.

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25

Whē thanks were song: first singers went: thē minstrels moued theyr feete:
In myds were set: the damsel maides: who playd with timbrels sweete.

26

When they in one: were ioyntly met: thus god they praysed wel:
From hart the ground: they blest the Lord: who sprang of Israel

27

Small Beniamin: there ruler went: so Iudas tribe theyr stone:
So went the Pieres: of Zebulon: and Neptaly came on.

28

Thus god hath bid all strēgth & power: for thee ful nye to be:
With strength O God: cōfirme this worke: that yu hast wrought so free.

29

Frō thy sweete house: Ierusalem: make this thy strength procede
Then kings shal bryng: theyr offerings: to thee to praise thy dede

30

The launce mens routes: once scatred wyde: the peoples calues once tamde:
When they shal stoupe: and presentes bring: and warring folks once shamde.

31

Then shal the Pieres: of Egipt land: for this come meke in sight
Then Ethiops: ful soone shal yeld: to God their hands and might

32

O all ye realmes: of all the earth: sing ye to God of blis.
Sing psalmes and hymnes: to testify: how worthy prayse he is.

Sela.

33

To him that rydeth: on heauen of heuens: as he hath done of old
Lo he his voyce: hath vttred forth: a voyce most strong and bold.

34

Ascribe to God all strength and myght: to Israel so showed:
On whom his power: no lesse is wrought: then is on heauen be stowed.

35

O God thou art: full terrible: from out thy sanctuary:
This Iacobs God: hys people aydth: O blest be God therby.