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

¶ A prayer out of the .Lxxvij. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lxxvij. Psalme.

¹WE cry unto thee in heart & voice (O most mighty God) with such an assured confidence, that seeing thou be our puissant God, we are heard of thee in thieves our sorrowful tribulations, who (through our earnest repentance and hearty invocation of thy blessed name) make diligent search for thee, ⟨image 116⟩whilst we are on every side oppressed with much anguish and sore afflictions, neither is there any other firm & substantial consolation remaining unto us. For so long as our mind is grievously troubled, and hart exceedingly disquieted, what other thing remaineth, but that we (being moved with extreme heaviness and doleful sorrow) do make our moan and heavy complaint unto thee. Above all other things our heinous sins do sting us, whereby we both right well know that thou art offended, and also feel by experience a troublesome and wounded conscience in our selves. Wherefore our minds are miserably afflicted, and being overwhelmed with fear and sorrow, all our strength doth utterly fade away. Our eyes attend diligently upon thee, whose mind and heart being broken and cast down, we lamentably require thy favourable mercy. Ah God most deer father, shall our manifold sins be the cause why thou wilt always hide thy self from us? Wilt thou cease to show thy self both merciful and gentle unto us? For thou truly art of nature patient and long suffering: wherefore let us not be destitute ⟨image 117⟩of thy mercy and loving kindness which are unmeasurable. Be not thou (O good God, who art the father of mercy) forgetful to show thy favourable compassion towards us. We verily have provoked thy heavy displeasure, by reason of our naughty behaviour: notwithstanding thou canst with thy most high right hand easily alter the same and pardon our grievous offences, which we have no mistrust of, so long as thy excellent works depart not out of our remembrance. Thou wert wont to show wonders in delivering thy faithful people: therefore at this time also stretch out thy mighty power against the ungodly, who have assailed thy blessed flock with deceitful policies and warlike cruelty, and deal with them according to thy old accustomed manner. It is not unbeknown to us how wonderfully thou diddest deliver the Israelites from the Egyptians.