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¹ Blessed are those yt be vndefiled in the waye: which walke in the lawe of ye LORDE.² Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies, & seke him with their whole herte.³ Which walke in his wayes, & do no wickednesse.

⁴ Thou hast geuen strayte charge to kepe thy commaundementes.⁵ O that my wayes were stablished to kepe thy statutes.⁶ So shulde I not be confounded, whyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaundementes.

⁷ I wil thanke the with an vnfayned herte, because I am lerned in the iudgmentes of thy rightuousnesse.⁸ I wil kepe thy statutes, o forsake me not vtterly.

⁹ Where withall shall a yonge man clense his waye? Euen by rulinge himself after thy worde.

¹⁰ With my whole herte do I seke ye, O let me not go wronge out of thy comaundemetes.

¹¹ Thy wordes haue I hyd within my herte, yt I shulde not synne agaynst the.

¹² Praysed be thou O LORDE, O teach me thy statutes.

¹³ With my lippes wil I be tellynge out all the iudgmentes of thy mouth.¹⁴ I haue as greate delite in the waye of thy testimonies, as in all maner of riches.¹⁵ I wil exercise my self in thy comaundementes, & haue respecte vnto thy fotepathes.¹⁶ My delite shalbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy wordes.

¹⁷ O do well vnto thy seruaunt, that I maye lyue and kepe thy wordes.

¹⁸ Open thou myne eyes, & so shal I spie out wonderous thinges in yi lawe.

¹⁹ I am a strauger vpo earth, O hyde not thy commaundementes fro me.

²⁰ My soule breaketh out, for the very feruent desyre that I haue allwaye vnto thy iudgmentes.

²¹ Thou rebukest the proude, cursed are they that departe from thy commaundemetes

²² O turne fro me shame & rebuke, for I kepe thy testimonies.

²³ Prynces also syt & speake agaynst me, but thy seruaut is occupied in thy statutes.

²⁴ In thy testimonies is my delite, they are my councelers.

²⁵ My soule cleueth to the dust, O quicken thou me acordinge to thy worde.

²⁶ I knowleged my wayes, & thou herdest me, O teach me then thy statutes.²⁷ Make me to vnderstonde the waye of thy commaundemetes, & so shal I talke of thy wonderous workes.

²⁸ My soule melteth awaye for very heuynesse, o set me vp acordinge vnto thy worde.²⁹ Take fro me the waye of lyenge, & graunte me thy lawe.

³⁰ I haue chosen the waye of treuth, thy iudgmentes haue I layed before me.³¹ I sticke vnto thy testimonies, o LORDE cofounde me not.³² I wil rune the waye of thy commaundementes, when thou hast comforted my herte.

³³ Teach me o LORDE the waye of thy statutes, and I shal kepe it vnto the ende.³⁴ O geue me vnderstondinge, and I shal kepe yi lawe, yee I shal kepe it with my whole herte.

³⁵ Lede me in the path of thy commaundemetes, for that is my desyre,³⁶ Enclyne myne herte vnto thy testimonies, & not to cuvetousnes.

³⁷ O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanite, & quicke me in thy waie.

³⁸ O stablish thy worde in thy seruaunt, yt I maye feare the.

³⁹ Take awaye the rebuke yt I am afraied of, for thy iudgmetes are amiable.

⁴⁰ Beholde, my delite is in thy commaudemetes, o quycke me in thy rightuousnesse.

⁴¹ Let thy louynge mercy come vnto me (o LORDE) and thy sauynge health acordinge vnto thy worde.⁴² That I maye geue answere vnto my blasphemers, for my trust is in yi worde.

⁴³ O take not ye worde of treuth vtterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy iudgmentes.⁴⁴ So shal I allwaye kepe thy lawe, yee for euer and euer.

⁴⁵ And I wil walke at liberty, for I seke thy commaundementes.⁴⁶ I wil speake of thy testimonies euen before kynges, and wil not be ashamed.⁴⁷ My delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I loue.⁴⁸ My hondes also will I lift vp vnto thy commaundemetes which I loue, & my talkynge shalbe of thy statutes.

⁴⁹ O thynke vpon thy seruaunt as concernynge yi worde, wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust.

⁵⁰ For it is my comforte in my trouble, yee thy worde quyckeneth me.

⁵¹ The proude haue me greatly in derision, yet shrencke not I from thy lawe.

⁵² I remembre thy euerlastinge iudgmentes (o LORDE) and am comforted.

⁵³ I am horribly afrayed for ye vngodly, that forsake thy lawe.

⁵⁴ Thy statutes are my songes in the house of my pilgremage.

⁵⁵ I thynke vpon thy name (o LORDE) in the night season, and kepe thy lawe.⁵⁶ It is myne owne, for I kepe thy commaundementes.

⁵⁷ Thou art my porcion (o LORDE) I am purposed to kepe thy lawe.

⁵⁸ I make myne humble peticion in thy presence wt my whole herte, o be mercifull vnto me acordinge vnto yi worde.

⁵⁹ I call myne owne wayes to remembraunce, and turne my fete in to thy testimonies.⁶⁰ I make haist, and prolonge not the tyme, to kepe thy commaundemetes.

⁶¹ The congregacions of the vngodly haue robbed me, but I forget not thy lawe.

⁶² At mydnight stonde I vp, to geue thakes vnto the, for the iudgmentes of thy rightuousnesse.

⁶³ I am a companyon of all them that feare the, and kepe thy commaundementes.

⁶⁴ The earth (o LORDE) is full of thy mercy, O teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁵ O LORDE, thou hast dealt frendly with thy seruaunt, acordinge vnto thy worde.⁶⁶ O lerne me kyndnesse, nourtoure & knowlege, for I beleue thy commaundementes.

⁶⁷ Before I was troubled, I wente wronge, but now I kepe thy worde.

⁶⁸ Thou art good and frendly, O teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁹ The proude ymagin lyes vpon me, but I kepe thy commaundemetes with my whole herte.⁷⁰ Their herte is as fat as brawne, but my delite is in thy lawe.

⁷¹ It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble, that I maye lerne thy statutes.

⁷² The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me, the thousandes of golde & syluer.

⁷³ Thy hades haue made me and fashioned me, O geue me vnderstondinge, that I maye lerne thy commaundementes.

⁷⁴ They that feare the, wil be glad when they se me, because I put my trust in thy worde.

⁷⁵ I knowe (o LORDE) yt thy iudgmentes are right, and yt thou of very faithfulnesse hast caused me be troubled.

⁷⁶ O let thy mercifull kyndnesse be my comforte, acordinge to the promyse that thou hast made vnto thy seruaunt.⁷⁷ O let thy louynge mercies come vnto me, that I maye lyue, for thy lawe is my delyte.

⁷⁸ Let the proude be confounded, which handle so falsly agaynst me.⁷⁹ But let soch as feare the, & knowe thy testimonies, be turned vnto me.

⁸⁰ O let my herte be vndefyled in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

⁸¹ My soule longeth for thy sauynge health, for my trust is in thy worde.⁸² Myne eyes loge sore for thy worde, sayege: Oh when wilt thou coforte me?

⁸³ For I am become like a botell in ye smoke, yet do not I forget thy statutes.

⁸⁴ How many are the dayes of thy seruaunt? Whe wilt thou be auenged of my aduersaries?

⁸⁵ The proude haue dygged pittes for me, which are not after thy lawe.⁸⁶ All thy commaundemetes are true, they persecute me falsly, O be thou my helpe.⁸⁷ They haue almost made an ende of me vpon earth, but I forsake not thy commaundemetes.

⁸⁸ O quycke me after yi louinge kyndnes, & so shall I kepe the testimonies of thy mouth.

⁸⁹ O LORDE, thy worde endureth for euer in heaue.⁹⁰ Thy treuth also remayneth from one generacion to another: thou hast layed the foundacion of the earth, and it abydeth.⁹¹ They cotinue this daye acordinge to thy ordinaunce, for all thinges serue the.

⁹² Yf my delyte were not in thy lawe, I shulde perishe in my trouble.

⁹³ I wil neuer forget thy comaundementes, for with the thou quyckenest me.

⁹⁴ I am thine, oh helpe me, for I seke thy commaundementes.

⁹⁵ The vngodly laye wayte for me to destroye me, but I considre thy testimonies.

⁹⁶ I se that all thinges come to an ende, but thy commaundemet is exceadinge brode.

⁹⁷ O what a loue haue I vnto thy lawe? all the daye longe is my talkynge of it.

⁹⁸ Thou thorow thy commaundement hast made me wyser the myne enemies, for it is euer by me.⁹⁹ I haue more vnderstondinge then all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my studye.¹⁰⁰ Yee I am wyser then the aged, for I kepe thy comaundementes.

¹⁰¹ I refrayne my fete from euery euell waye, that I maye kepe thy wordes.

¹⁰² I shrenck not from thy iudgmentes, for thou teachest me.

¹⁰³ O how swete are thy wordes vnto my throte? Yee more the hony vnto my mouth.¹⁰⁴ Thorow thy commaundementes I get vnderstondinge, therfore I hate all false wayes.

¹⁰⁵ Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete & a light vnto my pathes.

¹⁰⁶ I haue sworne & am sted fastly purposed, to kepe the iudgmetes of thy rightuousnesse.

¹⁰⁷ I am troubled aboue measure, quycken me (o LORDE) acordinge vnto thy worde.

¹⁰⁸ Let the frewil offeringes of my mouth please the (o LORDE) & teach me yi iudgmetes.

¹⁰⁹ My soule is allwaye in my hode, yet do not I forget thy lawe.¹¹⁰ The vngodly haue laied a snare for me, but yet swarue not I fro thy comaundemetes.

¹¹¹ Thy testimonies haue I claymed as myne heretage for euer: & why? they are the very ioye of my herte.¹¹² I applye myne herte to fulfill thy statutes all waye, euen vnto the ende.

¹¹³ I hate ye vngodly, but thy lawe do I loue.

¹¹⁴ Thou art my defence & shylde, my trust is in thy worde.

¹¹⁵ Awaye fro me ye wicked, I wil kepe the commaundementes of my God.

¹¹⁶ O stablish me acordinge vnto thy worde, yt I maye lyue, & let me not be disapoynted of my hope.¹¹⁷ Holde thou me vp, & I shall be safe: yee I shal euer be talkynge of thy statutes.

¹¹⁸ Thou treadest downe all the yt departe from thy statutes, for they ymagin but disceate.¹¹⁹ Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earth like drosse, therfore I loue thy testimonies.¹²⁰ My flesh trebleth for feare of the, and I am afrayed of thy iudgmetes.

¹²¹ I deale wt the thinge yt is laufull & right, O geue me not ouer vnto my oppressours.¹²² Be thou suertie for thy seruaut to do him good, that the proude do me no wronge.

¹²³ Myne eyes are waysted awaye wt lokynge for thy health, & for ye worde of thy rightuousnesse.

¹²⁴ O deale with thy seruaunt acordinge vnto thy louynge mercy, and teach me thy statutes.¹²⁵ I am thy seruaunt, O graunte me vnderstodinge, that I maye knowe thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is tyme for the (o LORDE) to laye to thine hode, for they haue destroyed thy lawe.

¹²⁷ For I loue thy comaundemetes aboue golde and precious stone.¹²⁸ Therfore holde I straight all thy commaundemetes, and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre.

¹²⁹ Thy testimonies are wonderfull, therfore doth my soule kepe them.

¹³⁰ When thy worde goeth forth, it geueth light and vnderstodinge, eue vnto babes.

¹³¹ I ope my mouth & drawe in my breth, for I desyre thy commaundemetes.

¹³² O loke thou vpon me, and be mercyfull, as thou vsest to do vnto those yt loue yi name.

¹³³ Ordre my goinges after thy worde, that no wickednesse raigne in me.

¹³⁴ O delyuer me from the wrogeous dealinges of me, and so shal I kepe thy commaundemetes.

¹³⁵ Shewe the light of thy countenaunce vnto thy seruaunt, and lerne me thy statutes.

¹³⁶ Myne eyes gusshe out with water, because men kepe not thy lawe.

¹³⁷ Rightuous art thou (o LORDE) & true is yi iudgmet.¹³⁸ The testimonies that thou hast commauded, are exceadinge rightuous and true.

¹³⁹ My zele hath euen consumed me, because myne enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.

¹⁴⁰ Thy worde is tried to the vttermost, & thy seruaunte loueth it.

¹⁴¹ I am small and of no reputacio, yet do not I forget thy comaudementes.

¹⁴² Thy rightuousnesse is an euerlastinge rightuousnes, and thy lawe is true.

¹⁴³ Trouble and heuynesse haue take holde vpo me, yet is my delite in thy commaundementes.¹⁴⁴ The rightuousnes of thy testimonies is euerlastinge, o graunte me vnderstondinge, and I shal lyue.

¹⁴⁵ I call wt my whole herte, heare me (o LORDE) I wil kepe thy statutes.¹⁴⁶ Yee euen vpo the do I call, helpe me, and I shal kepe yi testimonies.

¹⁴⁷ Early in ye mornynge do I crie vnto the, for in thy worde is my trust.¹⁴⁸ Myne eyes preuete ye night watches, yt I might be occupied in thy wordes.

¹⁴⁹ Heare my voyce (o LORDE) acordige vnto thy louynge kyndnesse, quycke me acordige as thou art wot.

¹⁵⁰ They drawe nye yt of malice persecute me, & are farre fro yi lawe.¹⁵¹ Be thou nye at hode also (o LORDE) for thy promises are faithfull.

¹⁵² As concernynge thy testimonies, I haue knowne euer sens the begynnynge, that thou hast grounded them for euer.

¹⁵³ O considre my aduersite, & delyuer me, for I do not forget thy lawe.¹⁵⁴ Manteyne thou my cause and defende me, quycken me acordinge vnto thy worde.

¹⁵⁵ Health is farre fro the vngodly, for they regarde not thy statutes.

¹⁵⁶ Greate is thy mercy (o LORDE) quycken me as thou art wont.

¹⁵⁷ Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me, yet do not I swarue fro thy testimonies.

¹⁵⁸ It greueth me, whan I se, that the transgressours kepe not thy lawe.

¹⁵⁹ Considre (LORDE) how I loue thy comaundementes, O quycken me wt thy louinge kyndnesse.

¹⁶⁰ Thy worde is true from euerlastinge, all the iudgmentes of thy rightuousnesse endure for euermore.

¹⁶¹ The prynces persecute me without cause, but my herte stodeth in awe of thy wordes.

¹⁶² I am as glad of thy worde, as one yt fyndeth greate spoyles.

¹⁶³ As for lyes, I hate & abhorre them, but thy lawe do I loue

¹⁶⁴ Seuen tymes a daye do I prayse the, because of thy rightuous iudgmentes.

¹⁶⁵ Greate is the peace yt they haue which loue yi lawe, & they are not offended at it.

¹⁶⁶ LORDE, I loke for yi sauynge health, & do after thy comaundemetes.

¹⁶⁷ My soule kepeth thy testimonies, & loueth the exceadingly.¹⁶⁸ I kepe thy comaundemetes & testimonies, for all my wayes are before the.

¹⁶⁹ Let my coplaynte come before the (o LORDE) geue me vnderstondinge, acordinge vnto thy worde.¹⁷⁰ Oh let my supplicacio come before the, delyuer me acordinge to thy promyse.

¹⁷¹ My lippes shall speake of thy prayse, seynge thou hast taught me thy statutes.

¹⁷² Yee my toge shall synge of thy worde, for all thy comaundemetes are right.

¹⁷³ Let thy hade helpe me, for I haue chosen thy comaudementes.¹⁷⁴ I longe for thy sauynge health (o LORDE) & in thy lawe is my delyte.

¹⁷⁵ Oh let my soule lyue & prayse the, yt thy iudgmentes maye helpe me.

¹⁷⁶ I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.