In te Domine. Ps.71.I.H.

He prayeth in faith, established by promise, and confirmed by the word of God from his youth, to be delivered from his wicked and cruel son Absalom, with his confederacy, promising to be thankful therefore.

Sing this as the 69 Psalm.

The first part

 The second part The third part
My Lord my God in all distress,
my hope is whole in thee:
Then let no shame my soul oppress,
 
nor once take hold on me:
2 As thou art just defend me Lord,
and rid me out of dread:
Give ear, and to my suite accord,
and send me help at need.
 
3 Be thou my rock, to whom I may
for aide all time resort:
Thy promise is to help alway,
thou art my fence and fort.
 
4 Save me my God from wicked men,
and from their strength and power:
From folk unjust, and eke from them,
that cruelly devour.
 
5 Thou art the stay wherein I trust,
thou Lord of hosts art he:
yea, from my youth I had a lust,
still to depend on thee.
 
6 Thou hast me kept even from my birth,
and I through thee was born:
Wherefore I will thee praise with mirth,
both evening and at morn.
 
7 As to a monster seldom seen,
much folk about me throng:
But thou art now, and still hast been
my fence and aid so strong.
 
8 Wherefore my mouth no time shall lack,
thy glory and thy praise:
And eke my tongue shall not be slack,
to honor thee always.
 
9 Refuse me not O Lord I say,
when age my limbs doth take:
And when my strength doth waste away,
do not my soul forsake.
 
10 Among themselves my foes inquire,
to take me through deceit:
And they against me do conspire,
that for my soul laid wait.
11 Lay hand and take him now they said,
for God from him is gone:
Dispatch him quite, for to his aide,
I wish there commeth none.
 
12 Do not absent thyself away,
O Lord, when need shall be:
But that in time of grief thou maist
in haste give help to me.
 
13 With shame confound and overthrow,
all those that seek my life:
Oppress them with rebuke also,
that faine would work me strife.
 
14 But I will patiently abide,
thy help at all affairs,
Still more and more each time and tide,
I will set forth thy praise.
 
15 My mouth thy justice shall record,
that daily help doth send:
But of thy benefits O Lord,
I know no count nor end.
 
16 Yet I will go and seek forth one,
with thy good help O God:
The saving health of thee alone,
to show and set abroad.
 
17 For of my youth thou took?st the care,
and dost instruct me still.
Therefore thy wonders to declare,
I have great mind and will:
 
18 And as in youth from wanton rage,
thou didst me keep and stay,
Forsake me not unto mine age,
and ?til my head be gray.
19 That I thy strength and might may show,
to them that now be here:
And that our seed thy power may know,
hereafter many a year.
 
20 O Lord thy justice doth exceed,
thy doings all may see:
Thy works are wonderful indeed,
oh who is like to thee?
 
21 Thou made?st me feel affliction sore,
and yet thou didst me save:
Yea, thou didst help and me restore,
and took?st me from the grave.
 
22 And thou mine honor doest increase,
my dignity maintain:
Yea thou dost make all strife to cease,
and comfort?st me again.
 
23 Therefore thy faithfulness to praise,
I will both lute and sing:
My harp shall sound thy laud always,
O Israel?s holy king.
 
24 My mouth shall joy with pleasant voice,
when I shall sing to thee:
And eke my soul shall much rejoice,
for thou hast made me free:
 
25 My tongue thy uprightness shall sound,
and speak it daily still:
For grief and shame do them confound,
that sought to work me ill.

THE BOOK OF PSALMS

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