Deus auribus. Ps.44.T.S.

A most earnest prayer made in the name of the faithful in persecution, for sustaining the quarrels of God’s word, as in Paul, Rom. 8.
The first part The second part
Our ears have heard our fathers tell,
and reverently record,
The wondrous works that thou hast done
in alder time (O Lord.)
 
2 How thou didst cast the Gentiles out,
and ‘stroyed them with strong hand:
Planting our fathers in their place,
and gav’st to them their land.
 
3 They conquered not by sword, nor strength,
the land of thy behest:
 
But by thy hand, thine arm, and grace:
because thou lovedst them best.
 
4 Thou art my king, O God, that holp
Jacob in sundry wise:
 
5 Led with thy power, we threw down such
as did against us rise.
 
6 I trusted not in bow, ne sword,
they could not save me sound:
 
7 Thou kept’st us from our enemies’ rage,
thou didst our foes confound.
 
8 And still we boast of thee our God,
and praise thy holy name:
9 Yet now thou goest not with our hosts,
but leavest us to shame.
 
10 Thou made’st us flee before our foes,
and so were over-trod:
Our enemies robbed and spoiled our goods,
while we were ‘spersed abroad.
 
11 Thou hast us given to our foes
as sheep for to be slain:
Among the heathen every where
scattered we do remain.
 
12 Thy people thou hast sold like slaves,
and as a thing of naught:
For profit none thou hast thereby,
no gain at all was sought.
 
13 And to our neighbors thou hast made
of us a laughing stock:
And they that round about us dwell,
at us do grin, and mock.
14 Thus we serve for none other use,
but for a common talk:
They mock, they scorn, they nod their heads,
wherever they go or walk:
 
15 I am ashamed continually,
to hear these wicked men:
Yea, so I blush that all my face
with red is covered then.
 
16 For why? we hear such slanderous words,
such false reports and lies:
That death it is to see their wrongs,
their threatenings and their cries.
 
17 For all this we forget not thee,
not yet thy covenant break:
 
18 We turn not back our hearts from thee,
nor ye thy paths forsake.
 
19 Yet thou hast trod us down to dust,
where dens of Dragons be:
And covered us with shade of death
and great adversity.
 
20 If we had our God’s name forgot,
and help of Idols sought:
 
21 Would not God then have tried this out?
for he doth know our thought.
 
22 Nay, Nay, for thy name’s sake, O Lord,
always are we slain thus:
As sheep unto thee shambles sent
right so they deal with us.
 
23 Up Lord, why sleepest thou?
awake and leave us not for all:
 
24 Why hidest thou thy countenance,
and doest forget our thrall?
 
25 For down to dust our soul is brought,
and we now at last cast:
Our belly like as it were glued,
unto the ground cleaves fast.
 
26 Rise up therefore for our defense,
and help us Lord at need:
We thee beseech of thy goodness,
to rescue us with speed.

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