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Psalms 58:3                                    442                                    Psalms 61:4

            in your heart: your hands execute crueltie vpon thy wrath: consume them that they be no more:
            the earth.  3  The wicked are strangers from ye and let them knowe that God ruleth in Iaakob,
            wombe: euen from the belly haue they erred,      euen vnto the ends of the world. Selah.  14 And in
            and speake lyes.  4  Their poyson is euen like the  the euening they shall go to and from, and barke
            poyson of a serpent: like ye deafe adder that    like dogs, and go about the citie.  15  They shall
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            stoppeth his eare. Which heareth not the voyce   runne here and there for meate: and surely they
            of the inchanter, though he be most expert in    shall not be satisfied, though they tary all night.
            charming.  6  Breake their teeth, O God, in their  16  But I wil sing of thy power, and will prayse
            mouthes: breake the iawes of the yong lions, O   thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene
            Lord.  7  Let them melt like the waters, let them  my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
            passe away: when hee shooteth his arrowes, let   17 Vnto thee, O my Strength, wil I sing: for God is
            them be as broken.   8  Let them consume like a  my defence, and my mercifull God.
            snayle that melteth, and like the vntimely fruite
            of a woman, that hath not seene the sunne.                              60
            9  As raw flesh before your pots feele the fire     1  To him that excelleth upon Shushan Eduth,
            of thornes: so let him cary them away as with or Michtam. A Psalme of David to teach. When he
            a whirlewinde in his wrath.    10  The righteous  fought against Aram Naharaim, and against Aram
            shall reioyce when he seeeth the vengeance: he   Zobah, when Joab returned and slew twelve thou-
            shall wash his feete in the blood of the wicked.  sand Edomites in the salt valley. O God, thou hast
            11 And men shall say, Verily there is fruite for the cast vs out, thou hast scattered vs, thou hast bene
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            righteous: doutlesse there is a God that iudgeth  angry, turne againe vnto vs. Thou hast made the
            in the earth.                                    land to tremble, and hast made it to gape: heale
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                                                             the breaches thereof, for it is shaken.
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                                  59                         hast shewed thy people heauy things: thou hast
              1  To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme made vs to drinke the wine of giddines. But now
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            of David on Michtam. When Saul sent and they thou hast giuen a banner to them that feare thee,
            did watch the house to kill him. O my God, deliuer that it may be displayed because of thy trueth.
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            mee from mine enemies: defend me from them Selah. That thy beloued may be deliuered, helpe
            that rise vp against me.  2  Deliuer me from the  with thy right hand and heare me.   6  God hath
            wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.   spoken in his holines: therefore I will reioyce:
            3  For loe, they haue layd waite for my soule: the  I shall deuide Shechem, and measure the valley
            mightie men are gathered against me, not for     of Succoth.  7  Gilead shalbe mine, and Manasseh
            mine offence, nor for my sinne, O Lord.  4  They shalbe mine: Ephraim also shalbe the strength of
            runne and prepare themselues without a fault mine head: Iudah is my lawgiuer. Moab shalbe
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            on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and my wash pot: ouer Edom will I cast out my shoe:
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            beholde. Euen thou, O Lord God of hostes, O God Palestina shew thy selfe ioyfull for me. Who will
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            of Israel awake to visit all the heathen, and be not  leade me into the strong citie? who will bring
            merciful vnto all that transgresse maliciously.  me vnto Edom?    10  Wilt not thou, O God, which
            Selah.  6  They goe to and from in the euening:  hadest cast vs off, and didest not go forth, O God,
            they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.   with our armies?  11 Giue vs helpe against trouble:
            7 Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are  for vaine is the helpe of man.  12 Through God we
            in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?  shall doe valiantly: for he shall tread downe our
            8  But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, enemies.
            and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.  9  He is
            strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my                       61
            defence.  10  My mercifull God will preuent me:     1 To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme
            God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.  of David. Heare my cry, O God: giue eare vnto
            11  Slay them not, least my people forget it: but  my prayer.  2  From the endes of the earth will
            scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them   I crye vnto thee: when mine heart is opprest,
            downe, O Lord our shield,  12 For the sinne of their  bring me vpon the rocke that is higher then I.
            mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them  3  For thou hast bene mine hope, and a strong
            be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie tower against the enemie.   4  I will dwell in thy
            and lies, that they speake.  13  Consume them in Tabernacle for euer, and my trust shall be vnder
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