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12 Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto praysed. 17 Though I be poore and needie, the
my cry: keepe not silence at my teares, for I am Lord thinketh on mee: thou art mine helper and
a strager with thee, and a soiourner as all my my deliuerer: my God, make no tarying.
fathers. 13 Stay thine anger from me, that I may
recouer my strength, before I go hence and be 41
not. 1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid.
Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore:
40 the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time of trouble.

1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. I 2 The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him
Waited paciently for the Lord, and he inclined aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and
vnto me, and heard my cry. 2 Hee brought mee thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his
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also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, enemies. The Lord wil strengthen him vpon ye
and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered bed of sorow: thou hast turned al his bed in his
Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie
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sicknes.
my goings. 3 And he hath put in my mouth a vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned
new song of praise vnto our God: many shall against thee. Mine enemies speake euill of me,
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see it and feare, and shall trust in the Lord. saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?
4 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his 6 And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies,
trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such
as turne aside to lyes. 5 O Lord my God, thou but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and
when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.
All
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hast made thy wonderfull workes so many, that they that hate me, whisper together against me:
none can count in order to thee thy thoughts euen against me do they imagine mine hurt. A
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toward vs: I would declare, and speake of them, mischiefe is light vpon him, and he that lyeth,
but they are moe then I am able to expresse. shall no more rise. 9 Yea, my familiar friend,
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire: whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath
(for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring lifted vp the heele against me. 10 Therefore, O
and sinne offering hast thou not required. Then Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp:
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said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke so I shall reward them. 11 By this I know that
it is written of me, 8 I desired to doe thy good thou fauourest me, because mine enemie doth
will, O my God: yea, thy Lawe is within mine not triumph against me. 12 And as for me, thou
heart. 9 I haue declared thy righteousnesse in vpholdest me in mine integritie, and doest set me
the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine before thy face for euer. 13 Blessed be the Lord
my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest. 10 I haue not God of Israel worlde without ende. So be it, euen
hidde thy righteousnesse within mine heart, but so be it.
I haue declared thy trueth and thy saluation: I
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from the great Congregation. 11 Withdrawe not 1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give
thou thy tender mercie from mee, O Lord: let thy instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah.
mercie and thy trueth alway preserue me. 12 For As the harte brayeth for the riuers of water, so
innumerable troubles haue compassed mee: my panteth my soule after thee, O God. 2 My soule
sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me, that I thirsteth for God, euen for the liuing God: when
am not able to looke vp: yea, they are moe in shall I come and appeare before the presence of
nomber then the heares of mine head: therefore God? 3 My teares haue bin my meate day and
mine heart hath failed me. 13 Let it please thee, night, while they dayly say vnto me, Where is thy
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O Lord, to deliuer mee: make haste, O Lord, God? When I remembred these things, I powred
to helpe me. 14 Let them be confounded and out my very heart, because I had gone with the
put to shame together, that seeke my soule to multitude, and ledde them into the House of
destroye it: let them be driuen backward and put God with the voyce of singing, and prayse, as a
to rebuke, that desire mine hurt. 15 Let them be multitude that keepeth a feast. 5 Why art thou
destroyed for a rewarde of their shame, which cast downe, my soule, and vnquiet within me?
say vnto me, Aha, aha. 16 Let all them, that seeke waite on God: for I will yet giue him thankes for
thee, reioyce and be glad in thee: and let them, the helpe of his presence. 6 My God, my soule
that loue thy saluation, say alway, The Lord be is cast downe within me, because I remember