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

¶A prayer out of the .Cxxxiiij. Psalm.

¶A prayer out of the .Cxxxiiij. Psalme.

¹IT ought to be a most pleasant and joyful thing unto us (O almighty God) to celebrate thy high praises perpetually, and show forth thy marvellous works without ceasing: for the performance whereof, godliness would require, that we should not only do the same on the day time, but also in the night season. But yet notwithstanding, our most heinous sins and continual backslidings compel us rather to burst out into sorrowful tears, piteous sobbings, and deep sighs, wherethrough we may say always before thee: we verily have sinned (O good God) exceeding grievously, whose offences are more in number then the sand of the sea, and Stars of the sky, but now we lift up our hands unto our holy sanctuary, which is Jesus Christ thy dearly beloved Son, so that whatsoever we cannot obtain through our own worthiness and deserts, we endeavour to achieve the same by his only means and gracious favour. We heartily require this at thy merciful hands (O most excellent father) that thou wouldest at one time or other, out of Zion (that is to say out of the hid treasure of thy ⟨image 232⟩clemency) be favourable unto the people which fly to thee for succour, by delivering them from present mishaps, whereby thou (who diddest make heaven and earth) hast vouchsafed to call us unto the knowledge of thy blessed name, so that we may lawfully render abundant thanks and show forth thy worthy praises with a most free and joyful heart, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¹IT ought to be a most pleasant and ioyfull thing vnto vs (O almighty God) to celebrate thy high prayses perpetually, and shewe forth thy marueylous workes without ceassing: for the performance whereof, godlinesse would require, that we shoulde not onely doe the same on the day tyme, but also in the night season. But yet notwithstanding, our most heinous sinnes and continual backslidings compell vs rather to brust out into sorowfull teares, piteous sobbinges, and déepe sighes, wherethrough we may say alwayes before thée: we verily haue sinned (O good God) excéeding gréeuously, whose offences are more in number then the sande of the sea, and Starres of the skie, but nowe wée lift vp our handes vnto our holy sanctuary, which is Iesus Christ thy dearely beloued Sonne, so that whatsoeuer we cannot obteyne through our owne worthinesse and desertes, we indeuour to atchieue the same by his onely meanes and gracious fauour. We heartily require this at thy mercifull handes (O most excellent father) that thou wouldest at one tyme or other, out of Sion (that is to say out of the hid treasure of thy