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Psal. xvii.

ô iehoua heare richteousness tak heade unto my call
my prayer heare the quhich is uoyde of fraudfull lippis at all
lett all my iudgement ay proceid from thy most holy face
& lett thy pearcing eyes espy the richt in euerie cace
quhen thou hes serchit throuchout my soule & tryid it all aricht
& uisitid my inuarte thochtis euen in the secreat nicht
& proued me as thou pleases best thou shall not suirlie fynde
that uith my mouthe I euer speake contrairie to my mynde
as to mennis uorkes according to the uordes of thy ouen lippis
uith uayes of those that breake thy lau I neuer mell nor dippis
but do conteine my futesteppes in the boundis prescryuid by the
least otheruayes my uaiuering feit may moued & branglid be
I call to the ô strongest godd for that thou heares me still
inclyne thy eare to me & heare quhat further speake I uill
keip thy goode deidis for goode mennis use ô thou that saues all those
that haue recourse to thy richt hande from thaire purseuing foes
euen as the littill blakke uithin the eyes sicht keepe me ay
& uith the shaddou of thy uingis do thou me hyde alluay
to saue me from thease uikked men that urakke me out & out
& all my ennemies capitall that compass me about
thay more & more do suell in creishe & feidis upon thaire fatt
& uith thaire mouthis thay proudlie speake & neuer suscies quhat
thay uatche about oure futesteppes all in bussie manner nou
& eyes cast on us for to makke us to the earth to bou
echone is lyke â lyon that is longing for his praye
& lyke â lyonis quhelpe that in his denn louris all the day
aryse ô iehoua preueine his face him prostratt eike
& uith thy suorde my soule pull from the uikkid that it seike
from men pull thou it iehoua uith thy most michtie hande
yea euen from mortall men that in this sinfull uorlde do stande
quhose portion is into this lyfe quhose bellies more & more
thou uith thy secreat tresoure fillis by thee layde up in store
the sonnes of men are fillid thairuith & thay do lett it rest
euen unto thaire posteritie thaire excellence & best
but I shall see thy holie face in iustice & in richt
& saitisfeit I shall auaake into thy image bricht.