My sinnes beinge more then[224] haires upon my head, Make my heart faint and vitall spirrits dead: But bee it Lord, Thy pleasure and Thy will, With speed to saue and rescue mee from ill: Bringe them to shame that would my life destroy, Reproue them Lord, that wish my soule's annoy: Let them bee left to scorne and pride, which blame Which scorninge say to me, fie, fie, for shame. But let all those that seeke their blisse, in Thee Rejoyce and say, the Lord's name praisèd bee'. For mee who am contemtible and poore, The Lord takes care, and feeds mee euermore: Thou Lord art my protection, and my aid, Let not Thy gracious helpe bee long delay'd. [Footnote 223: Another example of 'e' preceding the contraction 'es,' as also on line 5th below this, in 'workes,' and in Psalm xli, line 19th, 'evenings.' See prefatory Note to these Psalms. G.] [Footnote 224: 'On my' written here and erased. G.] PSALM XLI. That man is blest who doth the poore regard; In tymes of truble God shall him reward, Prolong his life, and blesse him in the Land, And free him from his foes' oppressing hand: Shall comfort him, when sicke and weake hee lies, And make his bedd till hee in health doe rise: My synne hath giuen my soule a greiuous wound, Apply Thy mercy Lord, and make it sound; Thus speakes my foe of mee to show his spight, 'When shall his life and honnour perish quite'? Hee vissitts mee, but with false heart and tongue And thereof vaunts, his complices amonge: Euen all my foes against mee doe conspire, And with one minde my ruin doe desire; 'Let him,' say they of mee, 'in judgement fall And when hee once is downe not rise at all.' The freind I trusted, which did eat my bread, Hath lifted vp his heele against my head. Thy mercie's winges on mee O Lord display; Raise mee againe, and I shall them repay. By this I doe Thy gracious fauour see, In that my foe doth not trihumph on mee. Thou in my health uphouldst mee with Thy hand, And in Thy presence I shall euer stand. The name of JACOB'S GOD bee blessèd then, From age to age for euermore: Amen. PSALM XLII.