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¹ I lyft vp my soule vnto thee O God, ² I put my trust in thee my Lorde: let me not be confounded, neither let myne enemies triumph ouer me.³ Yea, let not all them that hope in thee be put to shame: let them be put to shame who without a cause do trayterously transgresse.⁴ Make me to knowe thy wayes O God, and teache me thy pathes: ⁵ leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me, for thou art the Lorde of my saluation, I haue wayted for thee al the day long.⁶ Call to remembraunce O God thy tender mercies & thy louyng kindnesse: for they haue ben for euer.⁷ Oh remember not thou the sinnes and offences of my youth: but accordyng to thy mercie euen of thy goodnesse O God remember me.

⁸ Gratious and ryghteous is God: therfore he wyll teache sinners in the way.⁹ He wyll guide the meke in iudgement: and teache the humble his way.¹⁰ All the pathes of God are mercie and trueth: vnto such as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies.¹¹ Pardon thou therfore for thy name sake O God my wickednesse: for it is very great.¹² What man is he that feareth God? [God] wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose.¹³ His soule shall rest all nyght at ease: and his seede shall inherite the lande.¹⁴ The secrete of God is among them that feare hym: and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt.

¹⁵ Myne eyes be alwayes [turned] vnto God: for he wyll take my feete out of the net.¹⁶ Turne thy face vnto me, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and in miserie.¹⁷ The sorowes of myne heart are encreased: O bryng thou me out of my distresse.¹⁸ Loke thou vpon myne aduersitie and vpon my labour: and forgeue me all my sinne.¹⁹ Consider myne enemies, for they do multiplie: and they beare a tirannous hate against me.²⁰ O kepe my soule and deliuer me, lest I shalbe confounded: for I haue put my trust in thee.²¹ Let integritie and vprighteous dealing kepe me safe: for I haue wayted after thee.²² O God redeeme Israel: out of all his aduersities.