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Psalms 74:6                                    448                                    Psalms 77:6

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            vpon the thicke trees, was renowmed, as one, high, neither speake with a stiffe necke. For to
            that brought a thing to perfection:  6  But nowe come to preferment is neither from the East, nor
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            they breake downe the carued worke thereof from the West, nor from the South, But God is
            with axes and hammers.    7  They haue cast thy  the iudge: he maketh lowe and he maketh hie.
            Sanctuarie into the fire, and rased it to the    8  For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the
            grounde, and haue defiled the dwelling place of wine is red: it is full mixt, and he powreth out
            thy Name.   8  They saide in their hearts, Let vs of the same: surely all the wicked of the earth
            destroy them altogether: they haue burnt all the shall wring out and drinke the dregges thereof.
            Synagogues of God in the land.    9  We see not  9 But I will declare for euer, and sing prayses vnto
            our signes: there is not one Prophet more, nor the God of Iaakob.   10 All the hornes of the wicked
            any with vs that knoweth howe long.   10  O God,  also will I breake: but the hornes of the righteous
            howe long shall the aduersarie reproche thee?    shalbe exalted.
            shall the enemie blaspheme thy Name for euer?
            11  Why withdrawest thou thine hand, euen thy                           76
            right hand? drawe it out of thy bosome, and         1 To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme
            consume them.   12 Euen God is my King of olde,  or song committed to Asaph. God is knowen
            working saluation in the middes of the earth.    in Iudah: his Name is great in Israel.  2  For in
            13 Thou didest deuide the sea by thy power: thou  Shalem is his Tabernacle, and his dwelling in
            brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.  Zion.  3 There brake he the arrowes of the bowe,
            14  Thou brakest the head of Liuiathan in pieces,  the shielde and the sword and the battell. Selah.
                                                               Thou art more bright and puissant, then the
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            and gauest him to be meate for the people in     mountaines of pray.    5  The stout hearted are
            wildernesse.  15  Thou brakest vp the fountaine  spoyled: they haue slept their sleepe, and all the
            and riuer: thou dryedst vp mightie riuers.  16 The  men of strength haue not found their hands. At
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            day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast  thy rebuke, O God of Iaakob, both the chariot and
            prepared the light and the sunne.  17 Thou hast  horse are cast a sleepe.  7  Thou, euen thou art
            set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made
            summer and winter.   18 Remember this, that the  to be feared: and who shall stand in thy sight,
            enemie hath reproched the Lord, and the foolish  when thou art angrie!   8  Thou didest cause thy
            people hath blasphemed thy Name.     19  Giue not  iudgement to bee heard from heauen: therefore
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            the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beast, and  the earth feared and was still, When thou, O God,
            forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.  arose to iudgement, to helpe all the meeke of the
            20 Consider thy couenant: for the darke places of  earth. Selah.  10 Surely the rage of man shall turne
            the earth are full of the habitations of the cruell.  to thy praise: the remnant of the rage shalt thou
            21  Oh let not the oppressed returne ashamed,    restrayne.  11  Vowe and performe vnto the Lord
            but let the poore and needie prayse thy Name.    your God, all ye that be rounde about him: let
            22  Arise, O God: mainteine thine owne cause:    them bring presents vnto him that ought to be
            remember thy dayly reproche by the foolish man. feared.  12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he
            23  Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: for the is terrible to the Kings of the earth.
            tumult of them, that rise against thee, ascendeth
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                                                                1  For the excellent musician Ieduthun.     A
                                  75                         Psalme committed to Asaph. My voyce came to

              1  To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme  God, when I cryed: my voyce came to God, and
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            or song committed toAsaph. We will prayse thee,  he heard me. In the day of my trouble I sought
                                                             ye Lord: my sore ranne and ceased not in the
            O God, we will prayse thee, for thy Name is      night: my soule refused comfort.   3  I did thinke
            neere: therefore they will declare thy wonderous  vpon God, and was troubled: I praied, and my
            workes.  2  When I shall take a conuenient time,                                  4
            I will iudge righteously.  3  The earth and all the  spirit was full of anguish. Selah. Thou keepest
            inhabitantes thereof are dissolued: but I will   mine eyes waking: I was astonied and could not
            establish the pillars of it. Selah.  4  I saide vnto  speake.  5  Then I considered the daies of olde,
            the foolish, Be not so foolish, and to the wicked,  and the yeeres of ancient time.  6  I called to
            Lift not vp the horne. Lift not vp your horne on remembrance my song in the night: I communed
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