Gods prouidence protecting the iust.
The 3. key.
A iust mans prayer in tribulation, describing his enemies cruelty, 13. by way of
imprecation foresheweth their destruction, 15. and declareth that the iust shal be satisfied in
glorie.
1 The prayer of Dauid.
HEARE ô Lord my iustice: attend my petition: With thine eares heare my prayer, not in deceitful
lippes.
2 From thy countenance let my iudgement procede: let thine eies see equities.
3 Thou hast proued my hart, and visited it by night: by fire thou hast examined me,
and there is no iniquitie found in me.
4 That my mouth speake not the workes of men: for the wordes of thy lippes I haue kept
the hard wayes.
5 Perfite my pases in thy pathes: that my steppes be not moued.
6 I haue cried, because thou hast heard me ô God: incline thyne eare to me, and heare
my wordes.
7 Make thy mercies meruelous, which sauest them that hope in thee.
8 From them that resist thy right hand keepe me, as the apple of the eie.
9 Vnder the shadowe of thy winges protect me: from the face of the impious, that haue
afflicted me.
10 Mine enemies haue compassed my soule,
they haue shut vp their fatte; their mouth hath spoken pride.
11 Casting me forth now haue they compassed me: they haue sette their eies to bend them
vnto the earth.
12 They haue taken me as a lion readie to the pray: and as a lions whelpe dwelling in
hid places.
13 Arise Lord, preuent him, and supplant him: deliuer my soule from the impious, thy
sword
14 from the enemies of thy hand.
Lord from a few out of the land diuide them, in their life, their bellie is filled of thy secretes.
They are filled with children: and they haue leaft their remnantes to their litle ones.
15 But I in iustice shal appeare to thy sight: I shal be filled when thy glorie shal
appeare?