God

CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.

Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?

For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.

Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?

The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.

All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.

They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.

Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.

LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.

Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.

Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.

I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.

I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.

The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.

MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.

By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.

I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.

I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.

I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.

Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.

By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.

I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.