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resist thy right hand. 8 Keepe me as the apple and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and
of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy coales of fire. 14 Then hee sent out his arrowes
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wings, From the wicked that oppresse mee, from and scattred them, and he increased lightnings
mine enemies, which compasse me round about and destroyed them. 15 And the chanels of waters
for my soule. 10 They are inclosed in their owne were seene, and the foundations of the worlde
fat, and they haue spoken proudely with their were discouered at thy rebuking, O Lord, at the
mouth. 11 They haue compassed vs now in our blasting of the breath of thy nostrels. 16 He hath
steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath
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the ground: 12 Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, drawen mee out of many waters. He hath
and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret deliuered mee from my strong enemie, and from
places. 13 Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him them which hate me: for they were too strong
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downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with for me. They preuented me in the day of my
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thy sworde, 14 From men by thine hand, O Lord, calamitie: but the Lord was my stay. Hee
from men of the world, who haue their portion in brought mee foorth also into a large place: hee
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this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid deliuered mee because hee fauoured me. The
Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnes:
treasure: their children haue ynough, and leaue
the rest of their substance for their children. according to the purenes of mine hands he rec-
15 But I will beholde thy face in righteousnes, and ompensed me: 21 Because I kept the wayes of
when I awake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image. the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
For all his Lawes were before mee, and I did
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1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid 23 I was vpright also with him, and haue kept
the seruant of the Lord, which spake unto the me from my wickednes. 24 Therefore the Lord
Lord the wordes of this song (in the day that rewarded me according to my righteousnesse,
the Lord delivered him for the hande of all this and according to the purenes of mine hands in his
enemies, and form the and of saul) and sayd, I sight. 25 With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe
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will loue thee dearely, O Lord my strength. The godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy
Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and he that selfe vpright. 26 With the pure thou wilt shewe
deliuereth me, my God and my strength: in him thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt
will I trust, my shield, the horne also of my shewe thy selfe froward. 27 Thus thou wilt saue
saluation, and my refuge. 3 I will call vpon the the poore people, and wilt cast downe the proude
Lord, which is worthie to be praysed: so shall lookes. 28 Surely thou wilt light my candle: the
I be safe from mine enemies. 4 The sorowes of Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes. 29 For
death compassed me, and the floods of wickednes by thee I haue broken through an hoste, and by
made me afraide. 5 The sorowes of the graue my God I haue leaped ouer a wall. 30 The way
haue compassed me about: the snares of death of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is
ouertooke me. But in my trouble did I call vpon tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust
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the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my in him. 31 For who is God besides the Lord? and
voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come who is mightie saue our God? 32 God girdeth me
before him, euen into his eares. Then the earth with strength, and maketh my way vpright. 33 He
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trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth
the mountaines mooued and shooke, because he me vpon mine high places. 34 He teacheth mine
was angrie. Smoke went out at his nostrels, and hands to fight: so that a bowe of brasse is broken
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a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were with mine armes. 35 Thou hast also giuen me the
kindled thereat. He bowed the heauens also and shield of thy saluation, and thy right hand hath
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came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.
10 And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he stayed me, and thy louing kindenes hath caused
came flying vpon the wings of the winde. 11 He me to increase. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps
made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid. 37 I
round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and hauepursuedmineenemies, andtakenthem, and
cloudes of the ayre. 12 At the brightnes of his haue not turned againe till I had consumed them.
presence his clouds passed, haylestones and coles 38 I haue wounded them, that they were not able
of fire. 13 The Lord also thundred in the heauen, to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete. 39 For thou