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Psal. 9.
Vith all my soule I prayse iehoua uill
& rakken out thy uonderis euerie uay
in thee I glaidlie uill reioice I say
& to thy hiest name sing euer still
my ennemies returning bak againe
thay fall & perish from thy blessid face
for thou hes done me iustice in that cace
& so reuenged my honest cause & plaine
thus hes thou sittin into thy gloriouse throne
& as â iudge ô iustest iudge hath done.
& rakken out thy uonderis euerie uay
in thee I glaidlie uill reioice I say
& to thy hiest name sing euer still
my ennemies returning bak againe
thay fall & perish from thy blessid face
for thou hes done me iustice in that cace
& so reuenged my honest cause & plaine
thus hes thou sittin into thy gloriouse throne
& as â iudge ô iustest iudge hath done.
thou threatnid hath the gentillis one & all
& quhollie hath destroyed the uikked seid
& thou thaire names hath skraiped out indeid
quhich so for euer more contineu shall
ô creuall foe & are compleit by thee
the great ruynes & euerlasting urakke
& hath thou done the fairest citties sakke
yett both youre selfis & memories perisht be
but yett iehoua doth remaine for ay
& fittis his throne for iustice euerie uay.
& quhollie hath destroyed the uikked seid
& thou thaire names hath skraiped out indeid
quhich so for euer more contineu shall
ô creuall foe & are compleit by thee
the great ruynes & euerlasting urakke
& hath thou done the fairest citties sakke
yett both youre selfis & memories perisht be
but yett iehoua doth remaine for ay
& fittis his throne for iustice euerie uay.
that he the uorlde & earth may iustlie iudge
& to the nationis giue the lau aricht
& lett him be â place sett up in sicht
to the distressed soule â sure refuge
â sacred place I say sett up for thaime
quhen thay in straittest tymes do succoure craue
& so thay firmest trust in thee shall haue
& deuly shall aknoulege syne thy name
for that thou leauis thaime not ô lorde of grace
that praies the to suplee thaire pitteouse cace.
& to the nationis giue the lau aricht
& lett him be â place sett up in sicht
to the distressed soule â sure refuge
â sacred place I say sett up for thaime
quhen thay in straittest tymes do succoure craue
& so thay firmest trust in thee shall haue
& deuly shall aknoulege syne thy name
for that thou leauis thaime not ô lorde of grace
that praies the to suplee thaire pitteouse cace.
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then to allmichtie great iehoua sing
quho duellis on sacred sion mount deuyne
declare abrode amongst the nationis syne
his uoundrouse uorkis & deidis in euerie thing
for sure of him that bloodis reuenge doth seike
of those I say the lorde rememberis uell
nor doth forgett the many crye & yell
of needie poore & of afflicted eike
then ô thou great iehoua lorde of micht
lett me finde fauoure in thy graciouse sicht.
quho duellis on sacred sion mount deuyne
declare abrode amongst the nationis syne
his uoundrouse uorkis & deidis in euerie thing
for sure of him that bloodis reuenge doth seike
of those I say the lorde rememberis uell
nor doth forgett the many crye & yell
of needie poore & of afflicted eike
then ô thou great iehoua lorde of micht
lett me finde fauoure in thy graciouse sicht.
respect my troubbill & affliction sore
the quhiche is by my haitteris thus procured
exalting me from portis of death assured
that I thy praises all may more & more
tell in the gates of sionis dauchter faire
& syne be for thy saifing of me glaide
since nationis are into the pitt thay maide
quyte sunken doune uithout recouerie thaire
& in the nett that thay thame selfis did hyde
thaire fitt is catchid & felterid dois abyde.
the quhiche is by my haitteris thus procured
exalting me from portis of death assured
that I thy praises all may more & more
tell in the gates of sionis dauchter faire
& syne be for thy saifing of me glaide
since nationis are into the pitt thay maide
quyte sunken doune uithout recouerie thaire
& in the nett that thay thame selfis did hyde
thaire fitt is catchid & felterid dois abyde.
godd hath him self maid to be clearlie knouin
by his great iudgement he hath deulie done
the uikked man he is intrappit sone
into the uorkemanshipp that uas his ouin
then lett the uikked turne abake & fall
euen in the uerrie darke forgetfull graue
uith all the nationis that forgottin haue
him that is only godd of thaime & all
for not for euer is the needie uicht
to be committed to forgetting slicht.
by his great iudgement he hath deulie done
the uikked man he is intrappit sone
into the uorkemanshipp that uas his ouin
then lett the uikked turne abake & fall
euen in the uerrie darke forgetfull graue
uith all the nationis that forgottin haue
him that is only godd of thaime & all
for not for euer is the needie uicht
to be committed to forgetting slicht.
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the expectation of the poorest men
it shall not perish euer more & ay
goode lorde aryse for if thou doe not stay
the mortall man him self uill strenthen then
& lett the nationis euerie one & all
be iudgit ay before thy blessid face
o iehoua (if so it please thy grace
makke dreaddoure great & feare on thaime to fall
& lett the nationis haue experience sure
thay mortall are & mortall shall indure.
it shall not perish euer more & ay
goode lorde aryse for if thou doe not stay
the mortall man him self uill strenthen then
& lett the nationis euerie one & all
be iudgit ay before thy blessid face
o iehoua (if so it please thy grace
makke dreaddoure great & feare on thaime to fall
& lett the nationis haue experience sure
thay mortall are & mortall shall indure.
finis.
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