Bee thou my IUDGE, O LORD! my cause is just; I shall not stagger while in Thee I trust. Weigh and examine mee, search all my vaines, The bottom of my heart and inward raines; I sett Thy goodnes euer in my sight, Which in Thy truth doth guide my stepps aright; I use not to conuerse with persons vaine, Nor with dissemblers fellowship retaine; My soule the assembly of the wicked hates. Nor will I sitt among ungodly MATES; REPENTENCE haueing made my conscience cleare, Then will I Lord, approach Thine ALTER neare; That I may thanke [Thee] both with harte and voyce, And tellinge of Thy wondrous workes rejoyce Thy temple Lord, I loue exceeding well, Wherein Thy MAJESTIE AND GLORIE dwell. O let not sinfull men my soule enclose, Nor of my life let sinfull men dispose; Whose hands are foule, their sinnes them foule doe make, And full of guifts which they coruptly take; But I to leaue a blamelesse life entend: O Lord therein with mercie mee defend. My foot stands right and therefore all my dayes In all assemblies I the Lord will praise. PSALM XXVII. GOD IS MY LIGHT, SALUATION, strength and aid, Of whome and what shall I then bee afraid? The wicked came to haue devour'd mee quite, But stumbled in their way, and fell downe-right. Though mighty armies in my wayes were laid, I stand secure, I cannot bee dismaid. One thinge I wish, euen while I liue to dwell, In God's faire House, where beauty doth excell; His tent, in time of truble, shall mee hide, And I shall on His rocke of safety bide; Now shall Hee lift my head aboue my foes, Which mee with armèd multitudes, enclose; And now will I His praise in trihumph singe, And joyfull offerings to His temple bringe; And let my cries approach Thy gracious eare, Vouchsafe in mercie my complaints to heare; My heart doth tell that Thou bidst mee still Thy face to seeke: Lord! seek Thy face I will. Then doe not hide from mee Thy face soe bright, Nor in Thy wrath exclude mee from Thy sight; Thou euer wast mine aid, since I was borne: God of my safety leaue me not forlorne. My father and my mother both forsooke mee, But then the Lord to his tuition tooke mee; Teach mee the way that I therein may goe, Soe shall I neuer fall before my foe; Nor fall into their power which doe me hate, And brought false oathes against mee in the gate. My heart had fail'd but that my hope to see GOD'S endlesse blisse in heauen, did comfort mee. Then stay God's time, Hee shall thee stay at length, And Hee till then shall arme thy heart with strength. PSALM XXVIII.