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A very excel[n]t [and] sweet exposition upon the XXII. [sic] Psalm of David called…A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called…
A very excel[n]t [and] sweet exposition upon the XXII. [sic] Psalm of David called in Latine Dominus regit me, &c. Translated out of high Almain into English by Myles Coverdale.A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called in Latine Dominus regit me, &c. Translated out of hye Almayne into Englyshe by Myles Couerdale.
Southwark: printed by James Nicolson, 1538Southwarke: printed by James Nicolson, 1538
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall lack nothing.
¶ The LORDE is my shepherde, I shall lacke nothynge.
First of all the prophet and every faithful hart, calleth God his shepherd. Now though the scripture giveth God many loving names, Yet this which the Prophet giveth here unto God, is a much more sweet and gracious name, where he calleth him a shepherd, and sayeth:1 The LORD is my shepherd. It is very comfortable when the scripture calleth God our hope, our strength, our stony rock, our castle, our shield, our comfort, our deliverer, our king. &c. For verily he declareth the thing so still in deed unto his own, that he is even so as the scripture describeth him. But exceeding comfortable is it that he is called here (and many times else in the scripture) a shepherd. For in this only word Sheep herd, is almost all comprehended together, what good and comfortable thing so ever is spoken of God.
FYrst of all the prophet and euery faythfull hart, calleth God hys shepherde. Nowe though ye scripture geueth God many louynge names, Yet thys whiche the Prophete geueth here vnto God, is a much more swete and gracyous name, where he calleth hym a shepherde, and sayeth:1 The LORD is my shepherde. It is very comfortable whan the scripture calleth God our hope, oure strength, oure stonye rocke, our castell, our shelde, our cōforte, our deliuerer, our kynge. &c. For verely he declareth the thynge so styll in dede vnto his owne, that he is euen so as ye scripture describeth hym. But excedynge cōfortable is it that he is called here (and many tymes els in the scripture) a shepeherde. For in this only word Shepe herde, is almost all comprehēded together, what good and comfortable thynge so euer is spoken of God.
- 1A swet• name.