Psalm 69

^{1 b} Dauid signifieth by the waters, in what great dangers he was, out of the which God did deliuer him.

^{1 a} Of Shoshannim read {Psal. 45}

^{1 !} The complaints, prayers, feruent zeale & great anguish of Dauid is set forthe as a figure of Christ & all his members

^{2 c} No firmitie or stablenes to settle me fete.

^{3 d} Thogh his senses failed him, yet his faith was constant & incouraged him stil to praie

^{4 e} Comdemning me giltles.

^{4 f} Thei judged me pore innocent as a thief and gaue my goods to others as thogh I had stollen them.

^{5 g} Thogh I be giltie to thee warde, yet am I innocent towarde them.

^{6 h} Let not mine euil intreatie of the enemies be an occasion, that the faithful fall from thee.

^{9 i} When I sawe thine enemies pretend thy Name onely in mouth, and in their life denie the same, thine holie Spirit thrust me forwarde, to reproue them & defend thy glorie.

^{10 k} My zeale moued me to lament & praie for my saluation.

^{12 l} The more he soght to winne them to God, the more thei were against him both poore and riche.

^{13 m} Knowing that albeit I suffer now trouble, yet you hath a time, wherein you hast appointed my deliuerance.

^{14 n} He sheweth a liuelie faith in that that he assureth him self, that God is fauorable to him, when he semeth to be angrie: & at hand, when he semeth to be farre of

^{17 o} Not that he feared that God wold not heare him, but that care made him to thinke that God differred long.

^{19 p} Thou seest that I am beset as a shepe among manie wolues.

^{20 q} He sheweth that it is in vaine to put our trust in men in our great necessities, but that our comfort onely dependeth of God: for man rather increaseth our sorowes, then dimisheth them, {John 19,29}

^{21 !} The malicious cruelitie of the enemies

^{22 !} And their punishment also

^{22 r} He desireth God to execute his judgements against the reprobate, which can not by anie meanes be turned, {Rom. 11,9}

^{23 s} Take bothe judgement and power from them

^{25 t} Punish not onely them but their posteritie, which shalbe like vnto them.

^{26 !} Where Judas & suche traitors are accursed

^{27 u} By their continuance and increasing in their sinnes let it be knowen that they be of the reprobate.

^{28 x} They which semed by their profession to haue bene writen in thy boke, yet by their frutes proue the contrarie, let them be knowen as reprobate.

^{30 !} He gathereth courage in his affliction & offreth praises vnto God

^{31 y} There is no sacrifice, which God more estemeth, then thankesgiuing for his benefites.

^{32 !} Which are more acceptable then all sacrifices: whereof all the afflicted maie take comfort

^{33 z} For as he deliuered his seruant Dauid, so wil he do all that are in destres, and call vpon him.

^{35 !} Finally he doeth prouake all creatues to praises, prophecying of the kingdome of Christ, & and the preseruacion of the Church, where all the faithful

^{36 a} Vnder the temporal promes of the land of Canaan he comprehendeth the promes of life euerlasting to the faithful & their posteritie.

^{37 !} And their sede shal dwel for euer