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ioy, and his chosen with gladnesse, 44 And gaue 25 But murmured in their tentes, and hearkened
themthelandsoftheheathen, andtheytookethe not vnto the voice of the Lord. 26 Therefore hee
labours of the people in possession, 45 That they lifted vp his hande against them, to destroy them
might keepe his statutes, and obserue his Lawes. in the wildernesse, 27 And to destroy their seede
Prayse ye the Lord. among the nations, and to scatter them through-
out the countries.
They ioyned themselues
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106 also vnto Baalpeor, and did eate the offrings of
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord because the dead. 29 Thus they prouoked him vnto anger
he is good, for his mercie endureth for euer. with their owne inuentions, and the plague brake
2 Who can expresse the noble actes of the Lord, or in vpon them. 30 But Phinehas stoode vp, and
shewe forth all his prayse? Blessed are they that executed iudgement, and the plague was staied.
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keepe iudgement, and doe righteousnesse at all 31 And it was imputed vnto him for righteousnes
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times. Remember me, O Lord, with the fauour of from generation to generation for euer. 32 They
thy people: visite me with thy saluation, That I angred him also at the waters of Meribah, so that
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may see the felicitie of thy chosen, and reioyce Moses was punished for their sakes, 33 Because
in the ioy of thy people, and glorie with thine they vexed his spirite, so that hee spake vnaduis-
inheritance. 6 We haue sinned with our fathers: edly with his lippes. 34 Neither destroied they
we haue committed iniquitie, and done wickedly. the people, as the Lord had commanded them,
7 Our fathers vnderstoode not thy wonders in 35 But were mingled among the heathen, and
Egypt, neither remembred they the multitude learned their workes, 36 And serued their idoles,
of thy mercies, but rebelled at the Sea, euen at which were their ruine. 37 Yea, they offered
the red sea. 8 Neuerthelesse he saued them for their sonnes, and their daughters vnto deuils,
his Names sake, that he might make his power 38 And shed innocent blood, euen the blood of
to be knowen. 9 And he rebuked the red Sea, their sonnes, and of their daughters, whome they
and it was dryed vp, and he led them in the offred vnto the idoles of Canaan, and the lande
deepe, as in the wildernesse. 10 And he saued was defiled with blood. 39 Thus were they steined
them from ye aduersaries hand, and deliuered with their owne woorkes, and went a whoring
them from ye hand of the enemie. 11 And the with their owne inuentions. 40 Therefore was the
waters couered their oppressours: not one of wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and
them was left. 12 Then beleeued they his wordes, he abhorred his owne inheritance. 41 And hee
and sang prayse vnto him. 13 But incontinently gaue them into the hande of the heathen: and
they forgate his workes: they wayted not for they that hated them, were lordes ouer them.
his counsell, 14 But lusted with concupiscence in 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they
the wildernes, and tempted God in the desert. were humbled vnder their hand. 43 Many a time
15 Then he gaue them their desire: but he sent did hee deliuer them, but they prouoked him
leannesse into their soule. 16 They enuied Moses by their counsels: therefore they were brought
also in the tentes, and Aaron the holy one of downe by their iniquitie. 44 Yet hee sawe when
the Lord. 17 Therefore the earth opened and they were in affliction, and he heard their crie.
swallowed vp Dathan, and couered the com- 45 And he remembred his couenant towarde them
and repented according to the multitude of his
panie of Abiram. 18 And the fire was kindled in mercies, 46 And gaue them fauour in the sight
their assembly: the flame burnt vp the wicked. of all them that lead them captiues. 47 Saue vs,
19 They made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped
the molten image. 20 Thus they turned their O Lord our God, and gather vs from among the
glory into the similitude of a bullocke, that eateth heathen, that we may praise thine holy Name,
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grasse. 21 They forgate God their Sauiour, which and glorie in thy praise. Blessed be the Lord
had done great things in Egypt, 22 Wonderous God of Israel for euer and euer, and let all the
people say, So be it. Praise yee the Lord.
woorkes in the lande of Ham, and fearefull things
by the red Sea. 23 Therefore he minded to destroy 107
them, had not Moses his chosen stand in the 1 Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his
breach before him to turne away his wrath, least mercie endureth for euer. Let them, which haue
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he shoulde destroy them. 24 Also they contemned bene redeemed of the Lord, shewe how he hath
that pleasant land, and beleeued not his worde, deliuered them from the hand of the oppressour,