Psalms 18:1-30:12 (18:1a) I wyll entirely loue thee O God my strength

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ (18:1a) I wyll entirely loue thee O God my strength ² (18:1b) God is my stony rocke & my fortresse, and my delyuerer: my Lorde, my castell in whom I wyll trust, my buckler, the horne of my saluation, & my refuge ³ (18:2) I wyll call vpon God, who is most worthy to be praysed: so I shall be safe from myne enemies ⁴ (18:3) The panges of death haue compassed me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked haue astonyed me with feare ⁵ (18:4) The panges of a graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me ⁶ (18:5) But in this my distresse I dyd call vppon God, and I made my complaynt vnto my Lorde: he hearde my voyce out of his temple, and my crye came before his face, euen vnto his eares ⁷ (18:6) The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations of the hylles tottered and shooke, because he was wroth ⁸ (18:7) In his anger a smoke ascended vp: and a fire out of his mouth dyd cosume, and euery cole therof dyd set a fire ⁹ (18:8) He bowed the heauens also, and he came downe: and it was darke vnder his feete ¹⁰ (18:9) He ridde vpon the Cherub, and he dyd flee: he came fleeyng vpon the wynges of the wynde ¹¹ (18:10) For his secrete place he dyd put darkenesse: and for his pauilion rounde about hym, he dyd put darknesse of waters in cloudes of the ayre ¹² (18:11) His cloudes, haylestones, and coles of fire: fell downe before hym after lyghtnyng ¹³ (18:12) God also thundred out of heauen: and the most hyghest made his voyce to sounde, haylestones, and coles of fire ¹⁴ (18:13) He shot out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth much lyghtnynges, and destroyed them ¹⁵ (18:14) And the bottomes of waters appeared, and the foundations of the rounde worlde were discouered at thy chidyng, O God: at the blast of the breath of thine anger ¹⁶ (18:15) He hath sent downe from aboue to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many waters ¹⁷ (18:16) He hath deliuered me from my strong enemie: and from them which hate me, for they were to stout for me ¹⁸ (18:17) They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay ¹⁹ (18:18) He brought me also foorth into a place of libertie: he brought me foorth, because he had a fauour vnto me ²⁰ (18:19) God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: accordyng to the cleannesse of myne handes he recompensed me ²¹ (18:20) Because I had kept the wayes of God: and had not wickedly shronke from my God ²² (18:21) For all his lawes were before me: and I reiected none of his commaundementes from me ²³ (18:22) And I was sounde & pure towardes hym: and I was weery lest I shoulde offende hym with my wickednesse ²⁴ (18:23) Therfore hath God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: and accordyng to my cleannesse of my handes in his syght ²⁵ (18:24) With the holy thou wylt be holy: with a perfect man thou wylt be perfect ²⁶ (18:25) With the cleane thou wylt be cleane: and with the frowarde thou wylt be frowarde ²⁷ (18:26) For thou hast saued the people oppressed: and thou hast brought downe the hygh lokes of the proude ²⁸ (18:27) Thou also hast lyghtened my candell: God my Lorde hath made my darknesse to be lyght ²⁹ (18:28) For in thee I haue discomfited an hoast of men: and with the helpe of my Lorde I haue skipped ouer the wall ³⁰ (18:29) The way of the Lorde is a perfect way, the worde of God is tryed in the fire: he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym ³¹ (18:30) For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde ³² (18:31) It is God that hath gyrded me with valiauntnesse of warre: and he hath made my way playne ³³ (18:32) He hath made my feete lyke Hartes feete: and he hath set me vp on hygh ³⁴ (18:33) He hath taught my handes to fyght: and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele ³⁵ (18:34) Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp, and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased ³⁶ (18:35) Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on: so that my feete haue not slypt ³⁷ (18:36) I haue pursued myne enemies and onertaken them: neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them ³⁸ (18:37) I smote them downe, and they are not able to aryse: they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete ³⁹ (18:38) Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle: thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me ⁴⁰ (18:39) Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes: and I haue destroyed them that hated me ⁴¹ (18:40) They cryed, but there was none to saue them: they cryed vnto God, but he dyd not heare them ⁴² (18:41) I dyd beat them to powder, like vnto dust in a wynde: I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates ⁴³ (18:42a) Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people, and thou hast made me head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me ⁴⁴ (18:42b) assoone as they hearde of me, they obeyed me ⁴⁵ (18:43) Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me: the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them, and they feared in their [strong] holdes ⁴⁶ (18:44) God lyueth, and he [is] my strength most worthy of blisse: and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified ⁴⁷ (18:45) It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce: and he hath subdued the people vnder me ⁴⁸ (18:46) It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies: and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me, he hath ridde me from the wicked man ⁴⁹ (18:47) For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles: and syng psalmes vnto thy name ⁵⁰ (18:48) Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng: and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted, and vnto his seede for euermore ¹⁹ ¹ The heauens declare the glorie of God: and the firmament sheweth his handy worke ² A day occasioneth talke therof vnto a day: and a night teacheth knoweledge vnto a nyght ³ (19:3a) No language, no wordes, no voyce of theirs is hearde ⁴ (19:3b) yet their sounde goeth into all landes, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde. (19:4a) In them he hath set a tabernacle for the sunne ⁵ (19:4b) which commeth foorth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioyceth as a giaunt to runne his course ⁶ (19:5) His settyng foorth is from the vtmost part of heauen, and his circuite vnto the vtmost part therof: and there is nothing hyd from his heat ⁷ (19:6) The lawe of God is perfect, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of God is sure, and geueth wisdome vnto the simple ⁸ (19:7) The statutes of God are right, and reioyce the heart: the commaundement of God is pure, and geueth light vnto the eyes ⁹ (19:8) The feare of God is sincere, & endureth for euer: the iudgementes of God are trueth, they be iust in all poyntes ¹⁰ (19:9) They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe ¹¹ (19:10) Moreouer, by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised: and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde ¹² (19:11) Who can knowe his owne errours? Oh cleanse thou me from those that I am not priuie of ¹³ (19:12) Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous [sinnes] let them not raigne ouer me: so I shall be perfect & voyde from all haynous offence ¹⁴ (19:13) Let the wordes of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O God: my strength and my redeemer ²⁰ ¹ God heare thee in the day of trouble: the name of the Lorde of Iacob defende thee ² Let him sende thee helpe from the sanctuarie: and ayde thee out of Sion ³ Let him remember all thy offeringes: and turne into asshes thy burnt sacrifices. Selah ⁴ Let him graunt thee thy heartes desire: and accomplishe all thy deuice ⁵ We wyll reioyce in thy saluation, and triumph in the name of our Lorde: for God wyll perfourme all thy petitions ⁶ Nowe I knowe that God wyll saue his annoynted, he wyll heare him from his heauenly sanctuarie: there is saluation in the mightinesse of his right hande ⁷ Some [put their trust] in chariotes, and some in horses: but we wyll remember the name of God our Lorde ⁸ They shalbe made to bowe and fall: but we shall arise, and stande vpright ⁹ Saue thou O God: that the king may heare vs in the day when we call ²¹ ¹ The kyng ought to reioyce in thy strength O God: and he ought to be exceedyng glad of thy saluation ² Thou hast geuen him his heartes desire: and hast not denied him the request of his lippes. Selah ³ For thou hast preuented him with good blessinges: and hast set a crowne of pure golde vpon his head ⁴ He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him long dayes: euen for euer and euer ⁵ His honour is great through thy saluation: thou hast layde glorie and great worship vpon him ⁶ For thou hast placed him to be blessinges for euer: and hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenaunce ⁷ Because the king trusteth in God, and in the mercie of the most highest: he shal not miscarie ⁸ Thine hande wyll finde out all thine enemies: thy right hande wyll finde out them that hate thee ⁹ Thou wilt make them like a burnyng furnace in tyme of thy furie: God wyll destroy them in his wrath, and fire shall consume them ¹⁰ Thou wilt roote their fruite out of the earth: and their seede from among the children of men ¹¹ For they intended mischiefe agaynst thee, and imagined a craftie deuice: [but] they coulde not [bring it to passe. ¹² Therfore thou wilt put them to flight: [and] direct thine arrowes agaynst their faces ¹³ Be thou exalted O God accordyng to thine owne might: so we wyll sing, and with psalmes we wyll prayse thy power ²² ¹ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why] art thou so farre from my health, and from the wordes of my complaynt ² O my God I crye all the day tyme, and in the night season, and I ceasse not: but thou hearest not ³ And yet thou most holy: sittest to receaue the prayers of Israel ⁴ Our fathers hoped in thee: they trusted in thee, & thou didst deliuer them ⁵ They called vpon thee, and they were helped: they did put their trust in thee, and they were not confounded ⁶ But as for me I am a worme and no man: a very scorne of men, and an outcast of the people ⁷ All they that see me, laugh me to scorne: they do make a mowe, and nod their head [at me. ⁸ [Saying] he referreth [all] to God, [loking that God] wyll deliuer him [and] rescue him: for he delighteth only in him ⁹ But thou art he that tokest me out of my mothers wombe: thou causedst me to trust in thee, suckyng my mothers breastes ¹⁰ I haue ben left vnto thee euer since I was borne: thou art my God euen from my mothers wombe ¹¹ O go not far fro me, for trouble is harde at hande: and there is none to helpe me ¹² Many oxen are come about me: fat [bulles] of Bashan close me in on euery syde ¹³ They gape vpon me with their mouthes: as it were a rampyng and a roryng lion ¹⁴ I am as [it were] into water resolued, and all my bones are out of ioynt: my heart also is like waxe melted in the middest of my bowels ¹⁵ My strength is dried vp like a potsheard, & my tongue cleaueth to my gummes: and thou hast brought me into the dust of death ¹⁶ (22:16a) For dogges are come about me, the assemble of the wicked lay siege agaynst me: they haue pearced my handes and my feete ¹⁷ (22:16b) I may tell all my bones. (22:17a) They stande staring & gasing vpon me ¹⁸ (22:17b) they part my garmentes among them, and they cast lottes vpon my vesture ¹⁹ (22:18) But be not thou farre from me O God: thou art my strength, make haste to helpe me ²⁰ (22:19) Delyuer my soule from the sworde: and my dearlyng from the dogges pawes ²¹ (22:20) Saue me from the Lions mouth: delyuer me from the hornes of the Unicornes ²² (22:21) I wyll declare thy name vnto my brethren: I wyll prayse thee in the middest of the congregation ²³ (22:22) [Saying] prayse ye God ye that feare hym: glorifie hym all ye of the seede of Iacob, and stande in awe of hym all ye of the seede of Israel ²⁴ (22:23) For he hath not dispised nor abhorred the affliction of the poore: he hath not hyd his face from hym, but he hearde hym when he cryed vnto hym ²⁵ (22:24) My prayse shalbe of thee in the great congregation: I wyll perfourme my vowes in the syght of them that feare hym ²⁶ (22:25) The poore shall eate, and be satisfied: they that seeke after God shall prayse hym, your heart shall lyue for euer ²⁷ (22:26) All the endes of the worlde shall remember them selues and be turned vnto God: and all the kinredes of the nations shall worshyp before thy face ²⁸ (22:27) For the kingdome is Gods: and he is the gouernour ouer the nations ²⁹ (22:28) All such as be fat vpon the earth shall eate and worshyp: all they that go downe [in] to the dust shall knele before hym, although he preserued not his owne lyfe ³⁰ (22:29) The posteritie shall serue hym: they shalbe counted vnto the Lorde for a generation ³¹ (22:30) They wyll come and declare his righteousnesse vnto a people that shalbe borne: for he hath done it ²³ ¹ (23:1a) God is my sheephearde, therfore I can lacke nothyng 2 (23:1b) he wyll cause me to repose my selfe in pasture full of grasse, and he wyll leade me vnto calme waters ³ (23:2) He wyll conuert my soule: he wyll bring me foorth into the pathes of righteousnesse for his name sake ⁴ (23:3) Yea though I walke through the valley of the shadowe of death, I wyll feare no euyll: for thou art with me, thy rodde and thy staffe be the thynges that do comfort me ⁵ (23:4) Thou wylt prepare a table before me in the presence of myne aduersaries: thou hast annoynted my head with oyle, and my cup shalbe brymme full ⁶ (23:5) Truely felicitie and mercie shal folowe me all the dayes of my lyfe: and I wyll dwell in the house of God for a long tyme ²⁴ ¹ The earth is Gods and all that therin is: the worlde, & they that dwell therin 2 For he hath laide the foundation of it vpon the seas: and he hath set it sure vpon the fluddes ³ Who shal ascende into the hyll of God? or who shall ryse vp in his holy place ⁴ [Euen he that hath] cleane handes, and a pure heart: & that hath not taken his soule in vayne, nor sworne disceiptfully ⁵ He shall receaue a blessyng from God: and ryghteousnesse from the Lorde of his saluation ⁶ This is the generation of them that seke hym: euen of them that seke thy face [in] Iacob. Selah ⁷ Lyft vp your heades O ye gates, and be ye lyft vp ye euerlastyng doores and the kyng of glorie shall enter in ⁸ Who is this kyng of glorie? it is God both strong & mightie, it is God mightie in battayle ⁹ Lyft vp your heades (O ye gates) and be you lyft vp ye euerlastyng doores: and the kyng of glorie shall enter in ¹⁰ Who is this kyng of glorie? euen the God of hostes, he is the kyng of glorie. Selah ²⁵ ¹ (25:1a) I lyft vp my soule vnto thee O God ² (25:1b) I put my trust in thee my Lorde: let me not be confounded, neither let myne enemies triumph ouer me ³ (25:2) Yea, let not all them that hope in thee be put to shame: let them be put to shame who without a cause do trayterously transgresse ⁴ (25:3a) Make me to knowe thy wayes O God, and teache me thy pathes ⁵ (25:3b) leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me, for thou art the Lorde of my saluation, I haue wayted for thee al the day long ⁶ (25:4) Call to remembraunce O God thy tender mercies & thy louyng kindnesse: for they haue ben for euer ⁷ (25:5) Oh remember not thou the sinnes and offences of my youth: but accordyng to thy mercie euen of thy goodnesse O God remember me ⁸ (25:6) Gratious and ryghteous is God: therfore he wyll teache sinners in the way ⁹ (25:7) He wyll guide the meke in iudgement: and teache the humble his way ¹⁰ (25:8) All the pathes of God are mercie and trueth: vnto such as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies ¹¹ (25:9) Pardon thou therfore for thy name sake O God my wickednesse: for it is very great ¹² (25:10) What man is he that feareth God? [God] wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose ¹³ (25:11) His soule shall rest all nyght at ease: and his seede shall inherite the lande ¹⁴ (25:12) The secrete of God is among them that feare hym: and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt ¹⁵ (25:13) Myne eyes be alwayes [turned] vnto God: for he wyll take my feete out of the net ¹⁶ (25:14) Turne thy face vnto me, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and in miserie ¹⁷ (25:15) The sorowes of myne heart are encreased: O bryng thou me out of my distresse ¹⁸ (25:16) Loke thou vpon myne aduersitie and vpon my labour: and forgeue me all my sinne ¹⁹ (25:17) Consider myne enemies, for they do multiplie: and they beare a tirannous hate against me ²⁰ (25:18) O kepe my soule and deliuer me, lest I shalbe confounded: for I haue put my trust in thee ²¹ (25:19) Let integritie and vprighteous dealing kepe me safe: for I haue wayted after thee ²² (25:20) O God redeeme Israel: out of all his aduersities ²⁶ ¹ Iudge thou me O God, for I haue walked in my perfection: my trust also hath ben in God [therfore] I shall not fall ² Examine me O God and proue me: trye out my reynes and my heart ³ For thy louing kindnes is before mine eyes: and I wyll walke in thy trueth ⁴ I haue not sit [in company] with vayne persons: neither haue I entred [once acquaintaunce] with dissemblers ⁵ I haue hated the congregation of the malitious: and I wyll not sit amongst the vngodly ⁶ I haue wasshed my handes in innocencie: and [so] I haue gone about thine aulter O God ⁷ That in a publique confession I myght heare: and set foorth all thy wonderous workes ⁸ O God, I haue loued the habitation of thine house: and the place where thine honour dwelleth ⁹ O gather not my soule with sinners: nor my life with bloodie men ¹⁰ In whose handes is wickednes: and their right hande is full of gyftes ¹¹ But as for me I wyll walke in my perfection: O redeeme me, and be mercyfull vnto me ¹² My foote standeth vpon a playne [grounde: therfore] I wyll blesse God in the congregations ²⁷ ¹ God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide ² When the malitious approched neare vnto me for to eate vp my fleshe: mine enemies and foes stumbled and fell ³ Though an hoast of men were layde in campe against me, yet shall not mine heart be afraide: and though there rose vp warre against me, [yet] I wyll put my trust in this ⁴ I haue desired one thyng of God, whiche once agayne I wyll earnestly require: euen that I may dwell in the house of God all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautifulnes of God, and to seeke [it] in his temple ⁵ For in the time of aduersitie he shall hide me in his tabernacle: yea in the secrete [place] of his pauilion he shall hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone ⁶ And nowe he shall lift vp my head aboue mine enemies rounde about me: therfore I wyll offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great ioy, I wyll sing and prayse God with psalmes ⁷ Hearken vnto my voyce O god, [when] I crye [vnto thee]: haue mercy vpon me and heare me ⁸ My heart hath sayde vnto thee [according to this thy commaundement] seeke ye my face: thy face O God wyll I seeke ⁹ O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy seruaunt away in a displeasure: thou hast ben my succour, leaue me not, neither forsake me O Lorde of my saluation ¹⁰ For my father and mother forsoke me: and God did take me vp ¹¹ Teache me thy way O God: and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies ¹² Deliuer me not into mine aduersaries handes: for there are false witnesses rysen vp against me, and such as speake wrong ¹³ If I had not beleued [veryly] to see the goodnes of God in the lande of the liuing: [their spite had kylled me. ¹⁴ Attende thou [therfore] vpon God, be of a good courage, and he will comfort thine heart: [I say] attende thou vpon God ²⁸ ¹ Vnto thee I crye O God my strength, make not as though thou were deafe at me: lest if thou holdest thy peace, I become like them that go downe into the graue ² Heare the voyce of my humble petitions when I crye vnto thee: when I holde vp my handes towarde thy holy place where thy arke is ³ Take me not away with the vngodlye, and with the workers of iniquitie: whiche speake of peace to their neighbours, but mischiefe is in their heartes ⁴ Rewarde them accordyng to their deedes: and according to the wickednes of their owne inuentions. (28:5) Recompence them after the worke of their handes: pay them home that they haue deserued ⁵ (28:6) For they geue not their minde to vnderstande the doynges of God and the worke of his handes: [therefore] he wyll breake them downe, and not buylde them vp ⁶ (28:7) Blessed be God: for he hath hearde the voyce of mine humble petitions ⁷ (28:8) God is my strength and my shielde, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart skippeth for ioy, and in my song I wyll prayse hym ⁸ (28:9) God is their strength: and the strength that saueth his annoynted ⁹ (28:10) O saue thy people, and geue thy blessing vnto thine inheritaunce: feede them and exalt them for euermore ²⁹ ¹ A tribute vnto God O ye sonnes of princes: attribute vnto God glory and strength ² Geue to God glory [due] vnto his name: worship God with holy honour ³ The voyce of God is aboue waters: it is the Lorde of glory that thundreth, it is God that ruleth the sea ⁴ The voyce of God is with power: the voyce of God is with honour ⁵ The voyce of God breaketh the Cedar trees: yea God breaketh the Cedars of Libanus ⁶ And he maketh them to skip like a calfe: Libanus also and Sirion like a young vnicorne ⁷ (29:7a) The voyce of God casteth out flambes of fire ⁸ (29:7b) the voyce of God maketh the wyldernesse to tremble, God maketh the wyldernesse of Cades to tremble ⁹ (29:8) The voyce of God maketh Hindes to cast their calfe, and maketh woods to be bare: therefore euery man setteth foorth his glory in his temple ¹⁰ (29:9) God sitteth in the flud: and God wil sit king for euer ¹¹ (29:10) God wyll geue strength vnto his people: God wyll blesse his people in peace ³⁰ ¹ I wyll exalt thee O God, for thou hast exalted me: and hast not made my foes to triumph ouer me 2 O God my Lord I cryed vnto thee: and thou hast healed me ³ Thou God hast raysed vp my soule from the graue: thou hast preserued my life from them that go downe into ye pit ⁴ Sing psalmes vnto god ye his saintes: and make your confession vnto the remembraunce of his holynes ⁵ For a litle short time [passeth] in his anger, a life is [spente] in his good wyll: at euening weeping shall begin the night, but ioy commeth in the morning ⁶ (30:6a) And in my prosperitie I saide, I shall neuer haue a fal ⁷ (30:6b) thou God of thy goodnes hadst made my hyll so strong ⁸ (30:7) [Neuerthelesse, when] thou dydst turne thy face, I was troubled: [then] I cryed vnto thee O God, then made I my humble prayers to thee my Lorde ⁹ (30:8) [Saying] what profite is there in my blood when I go downe to the pit? shal the dust geue thankes vnto thee? or shall it declare thy trueth ¹⁰ (30:9) Heare me O God, and haue mercy vppon me: O God be thou my helper ¹¹ (30:10) [And foorthwith] thou hast turned my mourning into dauncing: thou hast put of my sackcloth, and gyrded me with gladnes ¹² (30:11) Therfore my glory shal sing psalmes vnto thee and not ceasse: O God my Lorde I wyll prayse thee for euer