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Psalms 35:20                                   434                                   Psalms 37:24

            are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, they are fallen that worke iniquity: they are cast
            neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate downe, and shall not be able to rise.
            mee without a cause.  20 For they speake not as
            friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes                           37
            against the quiet of the lande.  21 And they gaped  1 A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because
            on mee with their mouthes, saying, Aha, aha, our of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the
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            eye hath seene.  22 Thou hast seene it, O Lord: euill doers. For they shall soone bee cut downe
            keepe not silence: be not farre from me, O Lord. like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
            23  Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my   3 Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the
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            cause, my God, and my Lord.  24 Iudge me, O Lord land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly. And delite
            my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine
            them not reioyce ouer mee.  25  Let them not say hearts desire.  5  Commit thy way vnto the Lord,
            in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
            them say, We haue deuoured him.     26  Let them  6  And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as
            bee confounded, and put to shame together, that the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
            reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee clothed with  7  Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in
            confusion and shame, that lift vp themselues him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth
            against me.  27 But let them be ioyful and glad, in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his
            that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say enterprises to passe.    8  Cease from anger, and
            alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe
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            the prosperitie of his seruant.  28 And my tongue euill. For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that
            shall vtter thy righteousnesse, and thy praise wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
            euery day.                                       10 Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall
                                                             not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place,
                                  36                         and he shall not be found.  11 But meeke men shall
                                                             possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in
              1  To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid,   the multitude of peace.  12  The wicked practiseth
            the servant of the Lord. Wickedness sayeth to    against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against
            the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there   him.  13 But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for
            is no feare of God before his eyes.   2  For hee                                    14
            flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his  he seeth, that his day is comming.   The wicked
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            iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated. The wordes  haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their
                                                             bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and
            of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath  to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.  15 But
            left off to vnderstand and to doe good.   4  Hee  their sword shall enter into their owne heart,
            imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth     and their bowes shalbe broken.   16  A small thing
            himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth  vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to
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            not abhorre euill. Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth   the wicked and mightie.   17 For the armes of the
            vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto     wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth
            the cloudes.  6  Thy righteousnesse is like the  the iust men.   18  The Lord knoweth the dayes
            mightie moutaines: thy iudgements are like a     of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee
            great deepe: thou, Lord, doest saue man and      perpetuall.  19  They shall not be confounded in
            beast. How excellent is thy mercy, O God! there-  the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they
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            fore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe  shall haue ynough.  20 But the wicked shall perish,
            of thy wings.  8  They shall be satisfied with the  and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed
            fatnesse of thine house, and thou shalt giue them  as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall
            drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures.  9  For they consume away.  21 The wicked boroweth and
            with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull,
            we see light.  10  Extend thy louing kindnes vnto and giueth.  22  For such as be blessed of God,
            them that knowe thee, and thy righteousnesse shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed
            vnto them that are vpright in heart.  11  Let not of him, shalbe cut off.  23  The pathes of man
            ye foote of pride come against me, and let not are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
            the hand of ye wicked men moue me.     12  There  24  Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for
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