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

¶ A prayer out of the .xviij. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .xviij. Psalme.

¹WE acknowledge and confess thee (O most mighty God) to be our only health, buckler, defence, strength, and sure refuge, and therefore do we both earnestly love thee, and greatly covet to publish and set forth thy worthy praise everlastingly: but our extreme enemies do now thus grievously oppress us, because our sins deserve the same, so that we (being sore discomforted) are almost in the strait pangs and anguishes of death: wherefore it seemeth that no other help and succour remaineth for us, but to make our cry unto thee, and to direct our prayers towards thy mercies seat, unto whom, seeing that the Mountains, the earth, the heavens, lightnings, winds, clouds, rains, hail, and tempests are obedient without any delay or gainsaying, it shall be a thing most easy for ⟨image 28⟩thee to rid and deliver us from the force of our outrageous enemies, although they be never so mighty, which we earnestly require (O good God) that thou wouldest vouchsafe to grant unto the fervent prayers of thy sacred Church, having no regard at all to our lewd deserts, but chiefly to thy exceeding great clemency and uprightness of the cause it self, so that thou mayst deal holily with the holy: and contrariwise upon the wicked send trouble and adversity: preserve thy afflicted people according to thy accustomed manner, and in so great darkness lighten them with the bright lamp of faith and perfect wisdom, to the intent they may acknowledge none other buckler or defence but thee only. Grant us (O most deer father) so to walk without fall or stumbling, as the feet of our faith may not stagger in such great perils: arm and strengthen thy beloved servants to battle, and confound them (O most mighty God) who go about to gainsay and resist thee, to the intent thy blessed name may be spoken of and magnified amongst all Nations, because thou hast given great and glorious