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My foul fave from the wicked man,
the man which is thy fword.

From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from worldly men me fave,

Which only in this prefent life

their part and portion have :

Whofe belly with thy treasure hid thou fill'ft they children have In plenty, of their goods the rest they to their children leave. ̈ 15 But as for me, I thine own face in righteousness will fee:

And with thy likeness, when I wake,
I fatisfy'd fhall be.

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Hee will I love, O Lord, my ftrength.
My fortrefs is the Lord,

My rock, and he that doth to me

deliverance afford:

My God, my strength, whom I will truft,

a buckler unto me,

The horn of my falvation,

and my high tow'r is he.

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3 Upon the Lord, who worthy is
of praises, will I cry:

And then fhall, I preferved be
fafe from mine enemy.
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Floods of ill men affrighted me,
death's pangs about me went.
Hell's forrows me invironed:

death's fnares did me prevent.

6 In my distress I call'd on God, cry to my God did I:

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He from his temple heard my voice,
to his ears came my cry.

Th' earth, as affrighted, then did shake,
trembling upon it seiz'd:

The hills foundations moved were,
because he was difpleas'd.

8 Up from his noftrils came a fioke,
and from his mouth there came
Devouring fire: and coals by it
were turned into flame.

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He also bowed down the heav'ns,
and thence he did defcend:
And thickeft clouds of darkness did
under his feet attend.

10 And he upon a cherub rode,
and thereon he did fly:

Yea, on the fwift wings of the wind
his flight was from on high.

11 He darkness made his fecret place:
about him for his tent

Dark waters were, and thickeft clouds
of th' airy firmament.

12 And at the brightness of that light which was before his eye,

His thick clouds past away, hail-stones and coals of fire did fly.

13 The Lord God alfo in the heav'ns did thunder in his ire,

And there the Highest gave his voice,
hail-ftones and coals of fire.

4' Yea, he his arrows fent abroad,
and them he fcattered:
His lightnings alfo he shot out,
and them difcomfited.

15 The waters channels then were feen,
the world's foundations vaft
At thy rebuke discov❜red were,
and at thy noftrils blast,

16 And from above the Lord fent down, and took me from below,

From many waters he me drew,
which would me overflow.

17 He me reliev'd from my strong foes,
and fuch as did me hate:

Because he faw that they for me
too strong were, and too great.

18 They me prevented in the day
of my calamity:

But, even then, the Lord himself
a ftay was unto me.

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19 He to a place where liberty

and room was, hath me brought:
Because he took delight in me,
he my deliv'rance wrought.

20 According to my righteoufness
he did me recompenfe,
He me repaid according to
my hands pure innocence.
21 For I God's ways kept, from my God
did not turn wickedly.
22 His judgments were before me, I
his laws put not from me.

23 Sincere before him was my heart.
with him upright was I;
And watchfully I kept myself
from mine iniquity.

24 After my righteoufnefs the Lord
hath recompenfed me,

After the cleanness of my hands
appearing in his eye.

25 Thou gracious to the gracious art,
to upright men upright.

26 Pure to the pure, froward thou kyth'ft unto the froward wight.

27 For thou wilt the afflicted fave,
in grief that low do ly:

But wilt bring down the countenance
of them whofe looks are high.

28 The Lord will light my candle fo, that it fhall fhine full bright;

The Lord my God will alfo make

my darkness to be light.

29 By thee through troops of men I break, and them difcomfit all:

And, by my God affifting me,
I over-leap a wall.

30 As for God, perfect is his way;
the word of God is try'd :

He is a buckler to all thofe
who do in him confide.

31. Who but the Lord is God? but he
who is a rock and stay?

32 It's God that girdeth me with ftrength, and perfect makes my way.

33 He made my feet fwift as the hinds, fet me on my high places. 34 Mine hands to war he taught, mine arms brake bows of steel in pieces,

35 The fhield of thy falvation

thou didst on me bestow:

Thy right hand held me up, and great thy kindness made me grow.

36 And in my way, my fteps thou haft
enlarged under me;

That I go fafely; and my feet
are kept from fliding free.

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