Psalms 26:1-30:12 Iudge thou me O God, for I haue walked in my perfection: my trust also hath ben in God therfore I shall not fall

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ 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