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

Caph, Lamed.

Our souls have now fainted us (O most good & merciful God) with careful longing after thy blessed word, so long as we hope both for help, and salvation at thy hands only. Unto thee, I say, do we lift up our hands day and night, to the intent thy faithful servants may at length enjoy their hoped promises, who in the mean season do desire to have this granted us, that in no wise we be forgetful of thy sacred law, whilst thou delayest thy help in the middest of our grievous calamities. And like as thy sacred law abideth steadfast in the most beautiful furniture of the heavens, and by it a most firm stability in the earth, and also that most commodious and goodly variety of time persevereth and hath his continuance: even so we humbly beseech thee, that it be not worn out of our heart and inward parts by any process of time, for unless our meditation be always hereof, we shall easily perish in our sorrowful afflictions. Seeing then it is thy blessed word which quickeneth us, (for if we give credit thereto, we shall obtain both salvation, ⟨image 199⟩and also know how to behave our selves according to justice, neither shall we be troubled at the injuries which our adversaries proffer us: grant O excellent father, that this may never slip out of our remembrance, but vouchsafe us rather to see an end of all other things, then thy sacred word either to be forespent or overthrown in thy blessed Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

OVr soules haue nowe fainted vs (O most good & merciful God) with carefull longing after thy blessed worde, so long as we hope both for helpe, and saluation at thy handes onely. Vnto thée, I say, do we lift vp our handes day and night, to the entent thy faythfull seruaunts maye at length inioy their hoped promises, who in the meane season do desire to haue this graunted vs, that in no wise we be forgetfull of thy sacred lawe, whilest thou delayest thy helpe in the middest of our gréeuous calamities. And like as thy sacred lawe abideth stedfast in the most bewtifull furniture of the heauens, and by it a most firme stabilitie in the earth, and also that most commodious and goodly varietie of time perseuereth and hath his continuaunce: euen so we humbly beséeche thée, that it be not worne out of our heart and inward partes by any processe of time, for vnlesse our meditation be alwaies hereof, we shall easily perish in our sorowfull afflictions. Seing then it is thy blessed worde which quickneth vs, (for if we giue credite thereto, we shall obteine both saluation,