Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes

¶ A prayer out of the first Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the first Psalme.

O Most good and most mighty God save and keep us (we pray thee) first from the persuasion of all wicked counsels,¹ next after this from all heinous and deadly crimes: suffer us not to fall into a wicked and vicious kind of life, and finally remove our minds far from the contempt of godliness and deriding of all manner of virtuous deeds: grant that in the stead of these most pestilent things, we may perpetually occupy our selves in thy law and in the holy Scriptures, so that we be not led about like the wicked with every blast of affections and doctrines, as small dust and empty chaff: but rather as trees planted by the rivers side, being endued with the life of the spirit and with faith, ⟨image 6⟩we may abundantly show forth the fruits of good works: and that whatsoever we go about, may have prosperous success: to the praise and glory of thy name, and the increase of our salvation: So that at the last, when in the trial of thy judgement, the wicked shall be cast down and brought to shame and utter confusion, we may by thy mercy both stand & be acquitted through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Most good and moste mightie God saue and kepe vs (we pray thée) first from the perswasion of all wicked counsayles,¹ next after this from all heynous and deadly crimes: suffer vs not to fall into a wicked and vicious kinde of lyfe, and finally remooue our mindes farre from the contempt of godlynesse and deryding of all maner of vertuous déedes: graunt that in the stead of these most pestilent thinges, we maye perpetually occupie our selues in thy law and in the holy Scriptures, so that we bée not led about lyke the wicked with euery blast of affections and doctrines, as small dust and empty chaffe: but rather as trées planted by the riuers side, being indued with the lyfe of the spirite and with faith,