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Godo Why dost thou preach | wickedness : and in sin hath my

my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth;

-08 17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed: and hast cast my words behind thee?

92.18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst unto him: and hast been partaker with the Jadulterers.

19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceitalgo

191 20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy brother: yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son.

9h 21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, I that I am even such a one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.

90 220 consider this, ye that forget God: lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you.

Jpe 23 Whoso offereth me thanks hand praise, he honoureth me : and to him that ordereth his conversation right will I shew the salvation of God.

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7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which thou hast brokeu may rejoice.

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9 Turn thy face from my sins: and put out all my mis. deeds.

10 Make me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy Spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

13 Then shall I teach the ways unto the wicked : and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

15 Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall

HAVE mercy upon me, Lord

vo God, after thy great goodness: according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

2 Wash me throughly from Imy wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin

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shew thy praise.

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee : but thou delightest not in burntofferings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion : build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight that thou mightest be 19 Then shalt thou be pleased justified in thy saying, and clear with the sacrifice of righteouswhen thou art judged. ardness, with the burnt-offerings bieby Behold, I was shapen in and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.

PSALM 52. Quid gloriaris? WHY boastest thou thyself,

thou tyrant: that thou

canst do mischief;

2 Whereas the goodness of God: endureth yet daily?

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness: and with lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighte

ousness more than goodness : and to talk of lies more than righteousness.

5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt : 0 thou false tongue.

6 Therefore shall God destroy

thee for ever he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living.

7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear: and shall laugh him to scorn;

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength: but trusted unto the multitude

3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men : to see if there were any, that would understand, and seek after God.

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become abominable there is also none that doeth good, no

not one.

5 Are not they without understanding that work wicked

ness: eating up my people as if they would eat bread? they have not called upon God.

6 They were afraid where no fear was: for God hath broken the bones of him that

besieged thee; thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath despised them.

7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion: Oh, that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity! 8 Then should Jacob rejoice: and Israel should be right glad. PSALM 54. Deus, in nomine.

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himself in his wickedness.

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

O God, for thy and avenge

me in thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God: and hearken unto the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up

I will always give thanks against me: and tyrants, which

unto thee for that thou hast done: and I will hope in thy Name, for thy saints like it well.

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have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul.

4 Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with them that up. hold my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: destroy thon them in thy truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O Lord: because it is so comfortable.

7 For he hath delivered.me out of all my trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

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16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into liell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

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17 As for me, I will call upon God: and the Lord shall save me.

18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that instantly: and he shall hear my voice.

19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace from the bat tle that was against me: for there were many with me.

20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, shall hear me, and bring them down: for they will not turn, nor fear God.

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him : and he brake his covenant.

22 The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in his heart: his words were smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords.

23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee and shall not suffer the righteous to fall for ever.

24 And as for them: thou, О God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction.

25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days: nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O Lord.

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3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid: yet put I my trust in thee.

4 I will praise God, because of his word: I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 They daily mistake my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil.

6 They hold all together, and keep themselves close: and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

7 Shall they escape for their wickedness: thou, O God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down.

8 Thou tellest my flittings; put my tears into thy bottle: are not these things noted in thy book?

9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight: this I know; for God is on my side.

10 In God's word will I rejoice: in the Lord's word will I comfort me.

11 Yea, in God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows: unto thee will I give thanks.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling: that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

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4 God shall send forthshis mercy and truth: my soul is among lions.

5 And I lie even among the children of men, that are setoon? fire: whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

6 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.

7 They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before! me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves.

8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, and give praise.

9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I myself will awake right early.

10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing unto thee among the nations.

11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.

12 Set up thyself, O God, a bove the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.

PSALM 58. Si vere utique

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