Laudate dominum.
Psalme. cxlviii.
I.P.
He prouoketh all creatures to prayse the Lode in heauen, in earth,
and in all places specially for the power that he hathe geuen to his
people Israell, whom he hathe taken so nere vnto hym.
Geue
laude vnto the Lord,
frō heauen, that is so hie:
Praise him in dede and worde,
Aboue the starry skie.
And also ye
his angels all,
armies royall
prayse him with glee.
Praise him both mone and Sunne,
Whiche are so cleare and bryght,
The same in you be done,
Ye glistring starres of lyght,
And eke no les,
Ye Heauens faire,
And cloudes of the ayre,
His laud expresse.
For at his worde they were,
All formed as we see:
At his voyce did appeare,
All thinges in their degree,
Whiche he set fast,
To them he made,
A law and trade,
For aye to laste,
Extoll and prayse Gods name,
In earth ye Dragons fell,
All depe doo ye the same,
For it becommeth you well.
Him magnyfye,
Fyre, Hayle, Ise, Snowe,
And stormes that blow,
At his decree.
The hilles and mountaines all,
And trees that frutfull are:
The Cedres great and tall,
His worthy prayse declare.
Beastes and cattell,
Yea birdes fliyng:
And wormes crepyng,
That on earth dwell.
All kinges both more and les,
With all their pompous trayne:
Princes and all iudges,
That in the worlde remayne,
Exalte his name.
Yong men and maides,
Olde men and babes.
Doo ye the same.
For his name shall we proue,
To be most excellent:
Whose prayse is farre aboue,
The earth and firmament.
For sure he shall,
Exalt with blisse,
The horne of his:
And helpe them all,
His sainctes all shall forth tell.
His prayse and worthines:
The children of Israell,
Eche one both more and les,
And also they,
That with good will,
His wordes fulfyll,
And him obey.
