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3 The Lord cut off all flattering lippes, and the worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth
tongue that speaketh proude things: 4 Which in his heart. 3 He that slandereth not with his
haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: tongue, nor doeth euill to his neighbour, nor
our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs? receiueth a false report against his neighbour.
5 Now for the oppression of the needy, and for the 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but
sighes of the poore, I will vp, sayeth the Lord, and he honoureth them that feare the Lord: he that
will set at libertie him, whom the wicked hath sweareth to his owne hinderance and changeth
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snared. The wordes of the Lord are pure wordes, not. He that giueth not his money vnto vsurie,
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as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined nor taketh reward against the innocent: hee that
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seuen folde. Thou wilt keepe them, O Lord: thou doeth these things, shall neuer be moued.
wilt preserue him from this generation for euer.
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Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for
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exalted, it is a shame for the sonnes of men. in thee doe I trust. O my soule, thou hast sayd
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13 vnto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my weldoing
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. extendeth not to thee, 3 But to the Saints that
Howe long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for euer? are in the earth, and to the excellent: all my
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howelongwilt thou hide thy face from me? How delite is in them. 4 The sorowes of them, that
long shall I take counsell within my selfe, hauing offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their
wearinesse dayly in mine heart? how long shall offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make
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mine enemie be exalted aboue me? 3 Beholde, mention of their names with my lips. The Lord
and heare mee, O Lord my God: lighten mine is the portion of mine inheritance and of my
eyes, that I sleepe not in death: 4 Lest mine cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot. The lines are
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enemie say, I haue preuailed against him: and fallen vnto me in pleasant places: yea, I haue a
they that afflict me, reioyce when I slide. 5 But faire heritage. 7 I wil prayse the Lord, who hath
I trust in thy mercie: mine heart shall reioyce in giuen me counsell: my reines also teach me in
thy saluation: I will sing to the Lord, because he the nightes. I haue set the Lord alwayes before
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hath delt louingly with me. me: for hee is at my right hand: therefore I shall
14 not slide. 9 Wherefore mine heart is glad and
my tongue reioyceth: my flesh also doeth rest in
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The hope. 10 For thou wilt not leaue my soule in the
foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they graue: neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to
haue corrupted, and done an abominable worke: see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of
there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked
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downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to life: in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy: and at
see if there were any that would vnderstand, and thy right hand there are pleasures for euermore.
seeke God. 3 All are gone out of the way: they 17
are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, 1 The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord,
no not one. Doe not all the workers of iniquitie consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of
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know that they eate vp my people, as they eate lips vnfained. Let my sentence come forth from
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bread? they call not vpon the Lord. There they thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
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shall be taken with feare, because God is in the 3 Thou hast prooued and visited mine heart in the
generation of the iust. You haue made a mocke
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at the counsell of the poore, because the Lord is night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing:
his trust. 7 Oh giue saluation vnto Israel out of for I was purposed that my mouth should not
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Zion: when the Lord turneth the captiuitie of his offend. Concerning the workes of men, by the
people, then Iaakob shall reioyce, and Israel shall wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of
be glad. the cruell man. 5 Stay my steps in thy paths,
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that my feete doe not slide. I haue called vpon
15 thee: surely thou wilt heare me, O God: incline
1 A Psalme of Dauid. Lord, who shall dwell thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my wordes.
in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thine holy 7 Shewe thy marueilous mercies, thou that art the
Mountaine? 2 He that walketh vprightly and Sauiour of them that trust in thee, from such as