A    ^noteBlessed are those þt; be vndefiled in the waye: which walke in the lawe of þe; LORDE. Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies, ∧ seke him with their whole herte.

Which walke in his wayes, ∧ do no wickednesse. ^noteThou hast geuen strayte charge to kepe thy commaundementes. O that my wayes were stablished to kepe thy statutes. So shulde I not be confounded, whyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaundementes. I wil thanke the with an vnfayned herte, because I am lerned in the iudgmentes of thy rightuousnesse. I wil kepe thy statutes, o forsake me not vtterly.

Beth.

B   Where withall shall a yonge man clense his waye? Euen by rulinge himself after thy worde. With my whole herte do I seke þe;, O let me not go wronge out of thy c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes. ^noteThy wordes haue I hyd within my herte, þt; I shulde not synne agaynst the.

Praysed be thou O LORDE, O teach me thy statutes. With my lippes wil I be tellynge out all the iudgmentes of thy mouth.

I haue as greate delite in the waye of thy testimonies, as in all maner of riches. I wil exercise my self in thy c&obar;maundementes, ∧ haue respecte vnto thy fotepathes. My delite shalbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy wordes. Gimel.

C   O do well vnto thy seruaunt, that I maye lyue and kepe thy wordes. Open thou myne eyes, ∧ so shal I spie out wonderous thinges in þi; lawe. I am a stra&ubar;ger vp&obar; earth, O hyde not thy commaundementes fro me. ^note

My soule breaketh out, for the very feruent desyre that I haue allwaye vnto thy iudgmentes. Thou rebukest the proude, cursed are they that departe from thy commaundem&ebar;tes. O turne fro me shame ∧ rebuke, for I kepe thy testimonies. Prynces also syt ∧ speake agaynst me, but thy serua&ubar;t is occupied in thy statutes. In thy testimonies is my delite, they are my councelers. Daleth.

D    ^noteMy soule cleueth to the dust, O quicken thou me acordinge to thy worde. I knowleged my wayes, ∧ thou herdest me, O teach me then thy statutes. Make me to vnderstonde the waye of thy commaundem&ebar;tes, ∧ so shal I talke of thy wonderous workes.

My soule melteth awaye for very heuynesse, o set me vp acordinge vnto thy worde.

Take fro me the waye of lyenge, ∧ graunte me thy lawe. I haue chosen the waye of treuth, thy iudgmentes haue I layed before me. I sticke vnto thy testimonies, o LORDE c&obar;founde me not. I wil r&ubar;ne the waye of thy commaundementes, when thou hast comforted my herte. He.

E   Teach me o LORDE the waye of thy statutes, and I shal kepe it vnto the ende. O geue me vnderstondinge, and I shal kepe þi; lawe, yee I shal kepe it with my whole herte.

Lede me in the path of thy commaundem&ebar;tes, for that is my desyre, Enclyne myne herte vnto thy testimonies, ∧ not to cuvetousnes. O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanite, ∧ quick&ebar; me in thy waie.

O stablish thy worde in thy seruaunt, þt; I maye feare the. Take awaye the rebuke þt; I am afraied of, for thy iudgm&ebar;tes are amiable. Beholde, my delite is in thy comma&ubar;dem&ebar;tes, o quyck&ebar; me in thy rightuousnesse. Vau.

F   Let thy louynge mercy come vnto me (o LORDE) and thy sauynge health acordinge vnto thy worde. That I maye geue answere vnto my blasphemers, for my trust is in þi; worde. O take not þe; worde of treuth vtterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy iudgmentes. So shal I allwaye kepe thy lawe, yee for euer and euer. And I wil walke at liberty, for I seke thy commaundementes. I wil speake of thy testimonies euen before kynges, and wil not be ashamed.

My delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I loue. My hondes also will I lift vp vnto thy commaundem&ebar;tes which I loue, ∧ my talkynge shalbe of thy statutes. Zain.

G   O thynke vpon thy seruaunt as concernynge þi; worde, wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust. For it is my comforte in my trouble, yee thy worde quyckeneth me.

The proude haue me greatly in derision, yet shrencke not I from thy lawe. I remembre thy euerlastinge iudgmentes (o LORDE) and am comforted. I am horribly afrayed for þe; vngodly, that forsake thy lawe.

Thy statutes are my songes in the house of my pilgremage. I thynke vpon thy name (o LORDE) in the night season, and kepe thy lawe. It is myne owne, for I kepe thy commaundementes. Heth.

H    ^noteThou art my porcion (o LORDE) I am purposed to kepe thy lawe. I make myne humble peticion in thy presence &wt; my whole herte, o be mercifull vnto me acordinge vnto þi; worde. I call myne owne wayes to remembraunce, and turne my fete in to thy testimonies. I make haist, and prolonge not the tyme, to kepe thy commaundem&ebar;tes. The congregacions of the vngodly haue robbed me, but I forget not thy lawe. ^noteAt mydnight stonde I vp, to geue th&abar;kes vnto the, for the iudgmentes of thy rightuousnesse.

I am a companyon of all them that feare the, and kepe thy commaundementes. ^note

The earth (o LORDE) is full of thy mercy, O teach me thy statutes. Theth.

I   O LORDE, thou hast dealt frendly with thy seruaunt, acordinge vnto thy worde.

O lerne me kyndnesse, nourtoure ∧ knowlege, for I beleue thy commaundementes.

Before I was troubled, I wente wronge, but now I kepe thy worde. Thou art good and frendly, O teach me thy statutes. ^note

The proude ymagin lyes vpon me, but I kepe thy commaundem&ebar;tes with my whole herte. Their herte is as fat as brawne, but my delite is in thy lawe. It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble, that I maye lerne thy statutes. The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me, th&ebar; thousandes of golde ∧ syluer. Iod.

K    ^noteThy h&abar;des haue made me and fashioned me, O geue me vnderstondinge, that I maye lerne thy commaundementes. They that feare the, wil be glad when they se me, because I put my trust in thy worde. I knowe (o LORDE) þt; thy iudgmentes are right, and þt; thou of very faithfulnesse hast caused me be troubled. O let thy mercifull kyndnesse be my comforte, acordinge to the promyse that thou hast made vnto thy seruaunt. O let thy louynge mercies come vnto me, that I maye lyue, for thy lawe is my delyte. Let the proude be confounded, which handle so falsly agaynst me. But let soch as feare the, ∧ knowe thy testimonies, be turned vnto me. O let my herte be vndefyled in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed. Caph.

L   My soule longeth for thy sauynge health, for my trust is in thy worde. Myne eyes l&obar;ge sore for thy worde, say&ebar;ge: Oh when wilt thou c&obar;forte me? For I am become like a botell in þe; smoke, yet do not I forget thy statutes. ^noteHow many are the dayes of thy seruaunt? Wh&ebar; wilt thou be auenged of my aduersaries? ^noteThe proude haue dygged pittes for me, which are not after thy lawe.

All thy commaundem&ebar;tes are true, they persecute me falsly, O be thou my helpe.

They haue almost made an ende of me vpon earth, but I forsake not thy commaundem&ebar;tes. O quyck&ebar; me after þi; louinge kyndnes, ∧ so shall I kepe the testimonies of thy mouth. Lamed.

M    ^noteO LORDE, thy worde endureth for euer in heau&ebar;. Thy treuth also remayneth from one generacion to another: thou hast layed the foundacion of the earth, and it abydeth.

They c&obar;tinue this daye acordinge to thy ordinaunce, for all thinges serue the. Yf my delyte were not in thy lawe, I shulde perishe in my trouble. I wil neuer forget thy c&obar;maundementes, for with th&ebar; thou quyckenest me. I am thine, oh helpe me, for I seke thy commaundementes. The vngodly laye wayte for me to destroye me, but I considre thy testimonies. I se that all thinges come to an ende, but thy commaundem&ebar;t is exceadinge brode. Mem.

N   O what a loue haue I vnto thy lawe? all the daye longe is my talkynge of it. Thou thorow thy commaundement hast made me wyser th&ebar; myne enemies, for it is euer by me.

^noteI haue more vnderstondinge then all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my studye.

Yee I am wyser then the aged, for I kepe thy c&obar;maundementes. I refrayne my fete from euery euell waye, that I maye kepe thy wordes. I shrenck not from thy iudgmentes, for thou teachest me. ^noteO how swete are thy wordes vnto my throte? Yee more th&ebar; hony vnto my mouth. Thorow thy commaundementes I get vnderstondinge, therfore I hate all false wayes. Nun.

O    ^noteThy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete ∧ a light vnto my pathes. I haue sworne ∧ am sted fastly purposed, to kepe the iudgm&ebar;tes of thy rightuousnesse. I am troubled aboue measure, quycken me (o LORDE) acordinge vnto thy worde. Let the frewil offeringes of my mouth please the (o LORDE) ∧ teach me þi; iudgm&ebar;tes. My soule is allwaye in my h&obar;de, yet do not I forget thy lawe. The vngodly haue laied a snare for me, but yet swarue not I fr&obar; thy c&obar;maundemetes. Thy testimonies haue I claymed as myne heretage for euer: ∧ why? they are the very ioye of my herte. I applye myne herte to fulfill thy statutes all waye, euen vnto the ende. Samech.

P   I hate þe; vngodly, but thy lawe do I loue.

Thou art my defence ∧ shylde, my trust is in thy worde. Awaye fro me ye wicked, I wil kepe the commaundementes of my God.

O stablish me acordinge vnto thy worde, þt; I maye lyue, ∧ let me not be disapoynted of my hope. Holde thou me vp, ∧ I shall be safe: yee I shal euer be talkynge of thy statutes. Thou treadest downe all th&ebar; þt; departe from thy statutes, for they ymagin but disceate. Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earth like drosse, therfore I loue thy testimonies. My flesh tr&ebar;bleth for feare of the, and I am afrayed of thy iudgm&ebar;tes. Ain.

Q   I deale &wt; the thinge þt; is laufull ∧ right, O geue me not ouer vnto my oppressours.

Be thou suertie for thy serua&ubar;t to do him good, that the proude do me no wronge.

Myne eyes are waysted awaye &wt; lokynge for thy health, ∧ for þe; worde of thy rightuousnesse. O deale with thy seruaunt acordinge vnto thy louynge mercy, and teach me thy statutes. I am thy seruaunt, O graunte me vnderst&obar;dinge, that I maye knowe thy testimonies. It is tyme for the (o LORDE) to laye to thine h&obar;de, for they haue destroyed thy lawe. For I loue thy c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes aboue golde and precious stone. Therfore holde I straight all thy commaundem&ebar;tes, and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre. Pe.

R    ^noteThy testimonies are wonderfull, therfore doth my soule kepe them. When thy worde goeth forth, it geueth light and vnderst&obar;dinge, eu&ebar; vnto babes. I op&ebar; my mouth ∧ drawe in my breth, for I desyre thy commaundem&ebar;tes. O loke thou vpon me, and be mercyfull, as thou vsest to do vnto those þt; loue þi; name. Ordre my goinges after thy worde, that no wickednesse raigne in me. O delyuer me from the wr&obar;geous dealinges of m&ebar;, and so shal I kepe thy commaundem&ebar;tes.
Shewe the light of thy countenaunce vnto thy seruaunt, and lerne me thy statutes.
Myne eyes gusshe out with water, because men kepe not thy lawe. Zadi.

S   Rightuous art thou (o LORDE) ∧ true is þi; iudgm&ebar;t. The testimonies that thou hast comma&ubar;ded, are exceadinge rightuous and true. ^noteMy zele hath euen consumed me, because myne enemies haue forgotten thy wordes. Thy worde is tried to the vttermost, ∧ thy seruaunte loueth it. I am small and of no reputaci&obar;, yet do not I forget thy c&obar;ma&ubar;dementes. Thy rightuousnesse is an euerlastinge rightuousnes, and thy lawe is true.
Trouble and heuynesse haue tak&ebar; holde vp&obar; me, yet is my delite in thy commaundementes. The rightuousnes of thy testimonies is euerlastinge, o graunte me vnderstondinge, and I shal lyue. Coph.

T   I call &wt; my whole herte, heare me (o LORDE) I wil kepe thy statutes. Yee euen vp&obar; the do I call, helpe me, and I shal kepe þi; testimonies. Early in þe; mornynge do I crie vnto the, for in thy worde is my trust. Myne eyes preu&ebar;te þe; night watches, þt; I might be occupied in thy wordes. Heare my voyce (o LORDE) acord&ibar;ge vnto thy louynge kyndnesse, quyck&ebar; me acord&ibar;ge as thou art w&obar;t. They drawe nye þt; of malice persecute me, ∧ are farre fr&obar; þi; lawe. Be thou nye at h&obar;de also (o LORDE) for thy promises are faithfull.

As concernynge thy testimonies, I haue knowne euer sens the begynnynge, that thou hast grounded them for euer. Res.

V   O considre my aduersite, ∧ delyuer me, for I do not forget thy lawe. Manteyne thou my cause and defende me, quycken me acordinge vnto thy worde. Health is farre fr&obar; the vngodly, for they regarde not thy statutes. Greate is thy mercy (o LORDE) quycken me as thou art wont. Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me, yet do not I swarue fr&obar; thy testimonies. It greueth me, whan I se, that the transgressours kepe not thy lawe. Considre (LORDE) how I loue thy c&obar;maundementes, O quycken me &wt; thy louinge kyndnesse. Thy worde is true from euerlastinge, all the iudgmentes of thy rightuousnesse endure for euermore. Sin.

X   The prynces persecute me without cause, but my herte st&obar;deth in awe of thy wordes.

^noteI am as glad of thy worde, as one þt; fyndeth greate spoyles. As for lyes, I hate ∧ abhorre them, but thy lawe do I loue. Seuen tymes a daye do I prayse the, because of thy rightuous iudgmentes. Greate is the peace þt; they haue which loue þi; lawe, ∧ they are not offended at it. LORDE, I loke for þi; sauynge health, ∧ do after thy c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes. My soule kepeth thy testimonies, ∧ loueth th&ebar; exceadingly. I kepe thy c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes ∧ testimonies, for all my wayes are before the. Thau.

Y   Let my c&obar;playnte come before the (o LORDE) geue me vnderstondinge, acordinge vnto thy worde. Oh let my supplicaci&obar; come before the, delyuer me acordinge to thy promyse. My lippes shall speake of thy prayse, seynge thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Yee my t&obar;ge shall synge of thy worde, for all thy c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes are right. Let thy h&abar;de helpe me, for I haue chosen thy c&obar;ma&ubar;dementes. I longe for thy sauynge health (o LORDE) ∧ in thy lawe is my delyte. Oh let my soule lyue ∧ prayse the, þt; thy iudgmentes maye helpe me. I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.

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