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

¶ A prayer out of the .Lxx. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lxx. Psalme.

For this intent and purpose (O most good and merciful God) have we recourse in our fervent prayers to thy gracious tuition and favourable mercy,¹ for that we see nothing in this life, either void of perils, or in safety from the outrageous enemies of our salvation, through whose spiteful malice, devilish falsehood, and tyrannous cruelty, we find all things very froward, and full of most grievous enmity: but because we feel our selves guilty of no small or light crimes, and are nothing ignorant how thou of thy justice takest punishment of our grievous ⟨image 107⟩sins, we humbly beseech thee (according to thy wonted and accustomed mercy) to forgive us whatsoever we have filthily committed, and what vengeance or punishment is worthily and of desert due unto us, may either be utterly released, or else mercifully mitigated. So shall so many as be sworn adversaries to thy true religion which we profess, be abashed and put to utter shame when thou shalt have helped and assisted us: but contrariwise they which be greatly desirous to set forth thy glorious name, shall be right glad and triumphantly rejoice with us. Therefore make no long tarrying to be our ready helper, least the ungodly (which thing they are very ready to do) upbraid us therewith, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FOr this intent and purpose (O most good and merciful God) haue we recourse in our feruent prayers to thy gracious tuicion and fauourable mercie,¹ for that we see nothing in this life, eyther voyde of perils, or in safety from the outragious enimies of our saluation, through whose spitefull malice, deuilishe falshoode, and tyrannous crueltie, we finde all thinges very froward, and full of most gréeuous enmitie: but bicause we feele our selues giltie of no smal or light crimes, and are nothing ignorant how thou of thy iustice takest punishment of our greeuous