Exultate iusti in domino.
Psalm. xxxiii.
I.H.
He exhorteth good men to prayse God, for that he hath not only created
all thynges and by his prouidence gouerneth the same: but also is
faythful in his promises. He vnderstandeth mans hart, and scattereth
the counsell of the wicked. So that no man can be preserued by any
creature or mans strength: but they that put their confidence in hys
mercy, shalbe preserued from all aduersitie.
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Sing this as the .xxx. psalme.
[The first parte.]
Ye
rightuous in the Lorde reioyse,
it is a semely sight:
That vpright men with thankfull voyce,
should prayse the God of might.
Prayse ye the Lorde with harp and songe,
in Psalmes and pleasant thinges:
With lute and instrument among,
that soundeth with ten stringes.
Sing to the Lord a song most new,
with courage geue him prayes:
For why? his word is euer true,
his workes and all his wayes,
To iudgement equitie and right,
he hath a great good will:
And with his gifts he doth delight,
the earth through out to fill.
For by the worde of God alone,
the heauens all were wrought:
Theyr hostes and powers euery chone
his breath to passe hathe brought.
The waters great gathered hath he,
on heapes within the shore:
And hid them in the depth to be,
as in an house of store.
All men on earth both least and most,
feare God and kepe hys lawe:
Ye that inhabite in eche cost,
dreade hym and stande in awe.
What he cōmaunded wrought it was,
at once with present spede:
What he doth will, is brought to passe.
with full effect in dede.
The counsels of the nacions rude,
the Lorde doth driue to nought:
No counsell cā
preuaile against God, but shall haue ill succes.
He doth defeate the multitude,
of their deuise and thought.
But his decres continue still,
they neuer slake or swage:
The motions of his mind and will,
take place in euery age.
The secōd parte.
And blest are they to whom the Lorde
as God and guide is knowen:
Whom he doth chose of mere accorde:
to take them as his owne.
The Lorde from heauen cast his sight,
on men mortall by birth:
Considering from his seate of might,
the dwellers of the earth.
The lord I say, whose hād hath wrought
mans hart, and doth it frame:
For he alone doth know the thought,
and working of the same.
God only deliuereth and preserueth
his people
A king that trusteth in his host,
shall nought preuayle at length.
The man that of his might doth boast,
shall fall for all his strength.
The troupes of horsemen eke shall faile
their sturdie stedes shall sterue:
The strength of horse shall not preuaile
the rider to preserue.
But lo, the eyes of God intend,
and watche to ayde the iust:
With such as feare him to offende,
and on his goodnes trust.
That he of death and all distres,
may set theyr soule from dread:
And if that death the land oppresse,
in honger them to fead.
Wherfore our soule doeth still depende,
on God our strength and stay:
He is the shield vs to defende,
and driue all dartes away.
Oure soule in God, hath ioy and game.
reioysing in his might:
For why? in his most holy name,
we hope and muche delight:
Therfore let thy goodnes (O Lorde)
still present with vs be:
As we alwayes with one accorde,
doo onely trust in thee.
