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¹ Saue me O Lorde: for waters haue entred in vnto my soule.² I am ouer the head in deepe myre where I feele no grounde: I plunge in deepe waters where the streame ouerwhelmeth me.³ I am weery of crying, my throte is drye: my syght fayleth me through the long attendaunce that I haue geuen vpon my Lorde.⁴ They that hate me without a cause are mo then the heeres of my head: they that are myne enemies and woulde destroy me giltlesse are mightie, I payde them the thynges that I neuer toke.⁵ God thou knowest my folly: and my faultes are not hyd from thee.⁶ Let not them that trust in thee O Lorde God of hoastes, be for my cause ashamed: let not those that seke thee, be through me confounded O Lorde of Israel.⁷ For thy sake haue I suffered reprofe, shame hath couered my face: ⁸ I am become a straunger vnto my brethre, euen an aliaunt vnto my mothers children.⁹ For the zeale of thine house hath euen eaten me: and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.¹⁰ And I wept [chastenyng] my soule with fastyng: and that was turned to my reproofe.¹¹ Also I put on sackcloth for my garment: and they iested at me.¹² They that sit in the gate speake agaynst me: and they that drynke strong drynke [make] songes [vpon me.]

¹³ But [I make] my prayer vnto thee O God in an acceptable tyme: heare me O Lord in the multitude of thy mercie, according to the trueth of thy saluation.¹⁴ Take me out of the myre, that I sincke not: oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me, & out of the deepe waters.¹⁵ Let not the water fludde drowne me, neither let the deepe swalowe me vp: & let not the pyt shut her mouth vpon me.¹⁶ Heare me O God, for thy louyng kindnesse is comfortable: turne thee vnto me accordyng vnto the multitude of thy mercies.¹⁷ And hyde not thy face from thy seruaunt, for I am in trouble: O haste thee [and] heare me.¹⁸ Draw nigh vnto my soule & redeeme it: for myne enemies sake oh redeeme me.¹⁹ Thou hast knowen my reproofe, my shame, and my dishonour: myne aduersaries are all in thy syght.²⁰ Reproofe hath broke my heart a peeces, I am full of heauinesse: I loked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was none, and for some that shoulde comfort me, but I coulde fynde none.²¹ They gaue me for meate, gall to eate: and when I was thirstie, they gaue me vineger to drynke.

²² Let their table be as a snare before them: and in steade of aboundaunce of peace, let it be a meanes of destruction.²³ Let their eyes be blynded that they see not: and euer bowe downe their loynes.²⁴ Powre out thine indignation vpon them: and let thy wrathfull displeasure take holde of them.²⁵ Let their habitation be desolate: and let no man dwell in their tabernacles.²⁶ For they persecute hym whom thou hast smitten: and they talke of the griefe of them whom thou hast wounded.²⁷ Let them fall from one wickednesse to another: and let them not enter into thy ryghteousnesse.²⁸ Let them be wyped out of the booke of the lyuyng: and not to be written among the ryghteous.²⁹ As for me I am afflicted and in heauinesse: thy sauing helpe O Lorde shal defende me.

³⁰ I wyll prayse the name of the Lorde with a song: and magnifie hym with a solemne confession.³¹ And it wyll please God: better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes.³² The humble wyll consider this and be glad, such as seke after God: and your soule shall lyue.³³ For God heareth the poore: & dispiseth not his prisoners.³⁴ Let heauen and earth prayse hym: the sea and all that moueth therin.³⁵ For the Lorde wyll saue Sion, and builde the cities of Iehuda: that men may dwel there and haue it in possessio.³⁶ The posteritie also of his seruauntes shall inherite it: and they that loue his name shall dwell therin.