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for in thy fight fhall no man living be juftified.

3 For the enemy hath perfecuted my foul: he hath fmitten my life down to the ground: he hath made me to dwell, in darkness, as thofe

foul out of trouble.

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and de ftroy all them that afflict my. foul: for I am thy fervant.

PSALM CXLIV. DLESSED be the Lord

that have been long dead. By ftrength, which

4 Therefore is my fpirit overwhelmed within me: my heart within me is defolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I mufe on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my foul thirfteth after thee as a thirty, land.. Selah.

teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.

2 My goodness, and my fortrefs; my high tower, and my deliverer; my fhield, and be in whom I truft; who fubdueth my people under me.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou takeft knowledge of 7 Hear me fpeedily, Ohim? or the fon of man, Lord my spirit faileth: that thou makest account of hide not thy face from me, left I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

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8 Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I truft: cause me to know the way wherein I fhould walk; for I lift up my foul unto thee.

9. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I fiee unto thee to hide me.

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4 Man is like to vanity : his days are as a fhadow that paffech away.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Caft forth lightning,

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10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: above; rid me and deliver thy fpirit is good; leads meine out of great waters, from into the land of uprightnefs. the hand of ftrange, chil11 Quicken me, O Lord, dren; for thy name's fake for thy righteoufnefs' fake bring my

8 Whofe mouth fpeaketh vanity, and their right hand

is a right hand of falfhood.
9 I will fing a new fong
unto thee, O God: upon
a pfaltery, and an inftrument
of ten ftrings will I fing
praises unto thee.

10 It is he that giveth falvation unto kings: who delivereth David his fervant from the hurtful sword.

II Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of ftrange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falfehood:

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thy name for ever and ever.

2 Every day will I bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and his greatnefs is unfearchable.

4. One generation fhall praise thy works to another, and fhall declare thy mighty acts.

5 I will speak of the glo rious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

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6 And men fhall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

12 That our fons may be as plants grown up in their youth that our daughters may be as corner-ftones po- They fhall abundantly lifhed after the fimilitude of a palace:

13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of ftore; that our fheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

14 That our oxen may be ftrong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out that there be no complaining in our streets.

15 Happy is that people that is in fuch a cafe: yea, happy is that people whofe God is the Lord.

PSALM CXLV.

utter the memory of thy great goodness, and fhall fing of thy righteoufnefs.

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compaffion; flow to anger, and of great mercy.

9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

10 All thy works fhall praise thee, O Lord, and thy faints fhall bless thee.

11 They fhall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

12 To make known to the fons of men his mighty anacts, and the glorious ma

I Will extol thee, my God, jefty of his kingdom.

O King and I will blefs

13 Thy kingdom is an

everlafting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all thofe that be bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou giveft them their meat in due feafon.

16 Thou openeft thine hand, and fatisfieft the defire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

19 He will fulfil the defire of them that fear him : he alfo will hear their cry, and will fave them.

20 The Lord preferveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he deftroy.

21 My mouth fhall fpeak the praife of the Lord; and let all flesh blefs his holy name for ever and ever.

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2 While I live will I praise

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3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth : in that very day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whofe hope is in the Lord his God i

6 Which made heaven and earth, the fea and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppreffed, which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prifoners:

8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind; the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous.

9 The Lord preferveth the ftrangers, he relieveth the fatherlefs and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upfide down.

10 The Lord fhall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM CXLVII.

RAISE

ye the Lord:

the Lord; I will fing praifes for it is good to fing unto my God while any being.

praises unto our God, for it

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is pleasant, and praife is Comely.

ened the bars of thy gates: he hath bleffed thy children within thee.

2 The Lord doth build up Jerufalem he gathereth together the outcafts of If-thy borders, and filleth thee

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4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his underftanding is infinite.

6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he cafteth the wicked down to the ground.

7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving fing praifes upon the harp unto our God. 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grafs to grow upon the mountains.

9 He giveth to the beaft his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The Lord taketh pleafure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerufalem; praise thy God, O

Zion.

13 For he hath ftrength

14 He maketh peace in

with the fineft of the wheat.

15 He fendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very fwiftly.

16 He giveth fnow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfroft like ashes.

17 He cafteth forth his ice like morfels: who can ftand before his cold?

18 He fendeth out his word, and melteth them; he caufeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

19 He fheweth his word unto Jacob, his ftatutes and his judgments unto Ifrael.

20 He hath not dealt fo with any nation: and as for bis judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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8 Fire and hail: fnow and vapour ftormy wind -fulfilling his word;

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars ; 10 Beafts and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl;

II Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth ; / 12 Both

PSALM CXLIX.

PRAISE ye the Lord: fing unto the Lord a new fong, and his praise in the congregation of faints.

2 Let Ifrael rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

3 Let them praise his name in the dance; let them fing praifes unto him with the timbrel and harp,

4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with falvation.

5 Let the faints be joyful in glory: let them fing aloud upon their beds.

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PSALM CL.

RAISE ye the Lord. Praife God in his fancyoung men and tuary: praise him in the firmaidens; old men and chil-mament of his power.

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13 Let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his faints; even of the children of Ifrael, a people near unto him. Praife ye the Lord.

2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praife him according to his excellent greatness.

3 Praise him with the found of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance:' praise him with ftringed inftruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the A a 3 loud

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