^note A   In the, o LORDE, is my trust, let me neuer be put to c&obar;fuci&obar;, but rydde me ∧ delyuer me thorow thy rightuousnesse: encline thine eare vnto me, ∧ helpe me.
Be thou my stronge holde (where vnto I maye allwaye fle) thou that hast promised to helpe me: for thou art my house of defence ∧ my castell. Delyuer me (o my God) out of þe; h&abar;de of the vngodly, out of the hande of the vnrightuous ∧ cruell man. For thou (o LORDE God) art the thinge that I l&obar;ge for, ^note thou art my hope euen fro my youth. I haue leaned vp&obar; þe; euer sens I was borne, thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe, therfore is my prayse allwaye of the. I am become a wonder vnto the multitude, but my sure trust is in the. Oh let my mouth be fylled with thy prayse ∧ honoure all the daye l&obar;ge. Cast me not awaye in myne olde age, forsake me not when my strength fayleth me.
For myne enemies speake agaynst me, ∧ they that laye wayte for my soule, take their councell together, sayenge: God hath forsak&ebar; him, persecute him, take him, for there is none to helpe him. Go not farre fro me, o God: my God, haist the to helpe me. Let them be c&obar;founded ∧ perish, that are agaynst my soule: let th&ebar; be couered with shame ∧ dishonoure, that seke to do me euell. As for me, I wil paci&ebar;tly abyde allwaye, ∧ wil euer encrease thy prayse. My mouth shal speake of thy rightuousnesse ∧ sauynge health all the daye l&obar;ge, for I knowe no ende therof. Let me go in (o LORDE God) ∧ I wil make mencion of thy power and rightuousnesse only. Thou (o God) hast lerned me fro my youth vp vntill now, therfore wil I tell of þi; wonderous workes. Forsake me not (o God) in myne olde age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thyne arme vnto childers children, ^note ∧ thy power to all them that are yet for to come. Thy rightuousnes (o God) is very hie, thou that doest greate thinges: o God, who is like vnto the? C   O what greate troubles ∧ aduersite hast thou shewed me? ∧ yet didest thou turne ∧ refresh me, yee ∧ broughtest me from the depe of the earth agayne. Thou hast brought me to greate honoure, ∧ comforted me on euery syde. ^noteTherfore wil I prayse the ∧ thy faithfulnesse (o God) play&ebar;ge vpon the lute, vnto the wil I synge vpon the harpe. o thou holy one of Israel. My lippes wolde fayne synge prayses vnto the: ∧ so wolde my soule, whom thou hast delyuered.

My tonge talketh of thy rightuousnesse all the daye longe, for they are confounded ∧ brought vnto shame, þt; sought to do me euel.

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