Psalm 65: For Sustenance and All Kinds of God's Benefits
diminished, through a false tongue, deceitful words, most piercing stings, and deadly darts, we fly unto thee only, being the true haven of safeguard, and require, that since thou perceivest us to be sore and painfully troubled sundry ways for the sins and grievous offenses we have committed thou wouldest for thy tender mercies sake pardon and forgive what spot or guiltiness soever we are infected with, ruling and governing us in such sort, as we may lay all the burdens wherewith we are grievously oppressed, on thee only. So shall we have just cause to be exceeding joyous, neither shall it repent us anything at all, but contrariwise we will greatly glory for that we have betaken ourselves wholly to thy protection and government, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PSALM 65: FOR SUSTENANCE AND
ALL KINDS OF GOD'S BENEFITS
So great and manifold are thy benefits (O most good and merciful God) towards mankind, as all people in every place ought greatly to laud, wonderfully to praise, and highly to extol thy blessed name: for what thing can be more pleasant to men, then that thou dost easily hear them at what time they call upon thee for such things as they stand in need of. In what other good thing ought we more to rejoice of then this, for that thou yieldest thyself appeased and favorable to our iniquities. Or why be we not right happy and blessed whom thou didst vouchsafe to annex unto thyself in thy sacred congregation, in feeding our hungry stomachs with spiritual good things, and heavenly dainties? Thou dealest favorably even with all other creatures for thy elect's sake: thou stablishest the Mountains, stillest the raging of the sea, appeasest the madness of the people, and dost refresh and lighten with great joy the uttermost parts of the earth, through the brightness of the heavenly fires. Thou sendest seasonable and timely showers, whereby only cometh fertility, and the fields wonderful garnished with all kind of fruits, whereby both men and beasts have abundantly whereon to feed. Grant thou therefore thus much also unto us (who art the ardour of so many good things) that we may render most condign thanks, and use to our health and comfort