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

An other prayer out of the same psalm.

An other prayer out of the same psalme.

There is right great cause why we should always (O most mighty God) lamentably require thy aiding hand: for we are continually afflicted by sundry mishaps of the world, the flesh, the Devil, and enemies of righteousness, which moveth us more often and after a vehementer sort to wish that thou wouldest give us wings and feathers of Doves, wherewith we might fly hence most speedily unto thee: for here have we no man to deliver us out of so great evils, but thee only: yea so deceitful is the hope which we repose in men, that such as a man would judge to be most bound unto him in love, those are found his extremest enemies: for venomous tongues do every where scourge the godly: violence, quarrelling, wrongfulness, oppression, frauds and deceits do in all places assault them. Wherefore we earnestly cry unto thee even from the heart root, that our minds being purged, thou wouldst blot out the faults wherewith we are miserably stained, and betake us to thy ⟨image 86⟩self who repose our whole confidence in thee only: for we have cast our heavy burdens and great griefs upon thy back. And insomuch as we are almost sunken down under them, we beseech thee to hold us up with thy unspeakable goodness and mighty power, that the confidence we have affixed in thee, do not slide nor be weakened, but may become strong and steadfast daily more and more, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THere is right great cause why wée should alwayes (O most mightie God) lamentably require thy ayding hande: for we are continually afflicted by sundrie mishaps of the worlde, the fleshe, the Deuill, and enimies of righteousnesse, which moueth vs more often and after a vehementer sort to wishe that thou wouldest gyue vs wings and feathers of Doues, wherewith we might flie hence most spedily vnto thée: for here haue we no man to deliuer vs out of so great euils, but thee onely: yea so deceiptfull is the hope which we repose in men, that such as a man woulde iudge to be most bound vnto him in loue, those are founde his extréemest enimies: for venemous tongues do euery where scourge the godly: violence, quareling, wrongfulnesse, oppression, fraudes and deceipts doe in all places assault them. Wherefore we earnestly crie vnto thée euen from the heart roote, that our mindes being pourged, thou wouldst blot out the faults wherewith we are miserably stayned, and betake vs to thy