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1 IN thee, O Lord, I put my trust, sham'd let me never be; According to thy righteousness do thou deliver me.

2 Bow down thine ear to me, with speed send me deliverance:

To save me, my strong rock be thou, and my house of defence.

3 Because thou art my rock, and thee I for my fortress take;

Therefore do thou me lead and guide, ev'n for thine own name's sake.

4 And sith thou art my strength, therefore pull me out of the net, Which they in subtilty for me so privily have set.

5 Into thine hands I do commit my sp'rit: for thou art he,

O thou, JEHOVAH, God of truth, that hast redeemed me.

6 Those that do lying vanities regard, I have abhorr'd: But as for me, my confidence is fixed on the Lord.

7 I'll in thy mercy gladly joy: for thou my miseries

Consider'd hast; thou hast my soul known in adversities:

8 And thou hast not inclosed me within the en'my's hand; And by thee have my feet been made in a large room to stand.

9 O Lord, upon me mercy have,
for trouble is on me:

Mine eye, my belly, and my soul,
with grief consumed be.

10 Because my life with grief is spent, my years with sighs and groans: My strength doth fail; and for my sin consumed are my bones.

11 I was a scorn to all my foes,
and to my friends a fear;
And specially reproach'd of those
that were my neighbours near:

13 For slanders I of many heard; fear compass'd me, while they Against me did consult, and plot to take my life away.

14 But as for me, O Lord, my trust
upon thee I did lay;

And I to thee, Thou art my God,
did confidently say.

15 My times are wholly in thine hand: do thou deliver me

From their hands that mine enemies
and persecutors be.

16 Thy countenance to shine do thou
upon thy servant make:
Unto me give salvation,

for thy great mercies' sake.

17 Let me not be asham'd, O Lord, for on thee call'd I have:

Let wicked men be sham'd, let them be silent in the grave.

18 To silence put the lying lips,

that grievous things do say, And hard reports, in pride and scorn, on righteous men do lay.

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19 How great's the goodness thou for them that fear thee keep'st in store, And wrought'st for them that trust the sons of men before! [in thee

20 In secret of thy presence thou

shalt hide them from man's pride: From strife of tongues thou closely as in a tent, them hide. [shalt,

21 All praise and thanks be to the Lord; for he hath magnify'd

His wondrous love to me within
a city fortify'd.

22 For from thine eyes cut off I am,
I in my haste had said;
My voice yet heard'st thou, when to
with cries my inoan I made. [thee

23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints; because the Lord doth guard The faithful, and he plenteously proud doers doth reward.

24 Be of good courage, and he strength unto your heart shall send, All ye whose hope and confidence doth on the Lord depend.

1 O BLESSED is the man to whom is freely pardoned

All the transgressions he hath done, whose sin is covered.

2 Bless'd is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin,

And in whose sp'rit there is no guile, nor fraud is found therein.

3 When as I did refrain my speech, and silent was my tongue, My bones then waxed old, because I roared all day long.

4 For upon me both day and night thine hand did heavy lie,

So that my moisture turned is in summer's drought thereby. 5 I thereupon have unto thee my sin acknowledged, And likewise mine iniquity I have not covered:

I will confess unto the Lord
my trespasses, said I;

And of my sin thou freely didst
forgive th' iniquity.

6 For this shall ev'ry godly one
his prayer make to thee;

In such a time he shall thee seek,
as found thou mayest be.
Surely, when floods of waters great
do swell up to the brim,

They shall not overwhelm his soul,
nor once come near to him.

7 Thou art my hiding-place, thou shalt
from trouble keep me free:
Thou with songs of deliverance
about shalt compass me.

8 I will instruct thee, and thee teach
the way that thou shalt go;
And, with mine eye upon thee set,
I will direction show.

9 Then be not like the horse or mule,
which do not understand;

Whose mouth, lest they come near to a bridle must command.

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10 Unto the man that wicked is his sorrows shall abound; But him that trusteth in the Lord mercy shall compass round.

11 Ye righteous, in the Lord be glad, in him do ye rejoice:

All ye that upright are in heart,
for joy lift up your voice.

1 YE righteous, in the Lord rejoice; it comely is and right, That upright men, with thankful voice, should praise the Lord of might.

2 Praise God with harp, and unto him sing with the psaltery; Upon a ten-string'd instrument make ye sweet melody.

3 A new song to him sing, and play with loud noise skilfully;

4 For right is God's word, all his works are done in verity.

5 To judgment and to righteousness
a love he beareth still;
The loving-kindness of the Lord
the earth throughout doth fill.
6 The heavens by the word of God
did their beginning take;
And by the breathing of his mouth
he all their hosts did make.

7 The waters of the seas he brings
together as an heap;
And in storehouses, as it were,
he layeth up the deep.

8 Let earth, and all that live therein,
with rev'rence fear the Lord;
Let all the world's inhabitants'
dread him with one accord.

9 For he did speak the word, and done it was without delay; Established it firmly stood, whatever he did say.

10 God doth the counsel bring to nought which heathen folk do take;

And what the people do devise
of none effect doth make.

11 O but the counsel of the Lord
doth stand for ever sure;
And of his heart the purposes
from age to age endure.

12 That nation blessed is, whose God
JEHOVAH is, and those

A blessed people are, whom for
his heritage he chose.

13 The Lord from heav'n sees and beholds all sons of men full well:

14 He views all from his dwelling-place that in the earth do dwell.

15 He forms their hearts alike, and all their doings he observes.

16 Great hosts save not a king, much no mighty man preserves. [strength

17 An horse for preservation

is a deceitful thing;

And by the greatness of his strength
can no deliv'rance bring.

18 Behold, on those that do him fear
the Lord doth set his eye;
Ev'n those who on his mercy do
with confidence rely.

19 From death to free their soul, in dearth life unto them to yield.

20 Our soul doth wait upon the Lord; he is our help and shield.

21 Sith in his holy name we trust, our heart shall joyful be.

22 Lord, let thy mercy be on us, as we do hope in thee.

1 GOD will I bless all times; his praise my mouth shall still express.

2 My soul shall boast in God: the meek shall hear with joyfulness.

3 Extol the Lord with me, let us

exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, he heard, and did me from all fears deliver.

5 They look'd to him, and lighten'd not shamed were their faces. [were: 6 This poor man cry'd, God heard, and him from all his distresses. [sav'd

7 The angel of the Lord encamps,
and round encompasseth

All those about that do him fear,
and them delivereth.

8 O taste and see that God is good:
who trusts in him is bless'd

9 Fear God his saints: none that him

shall be with want oppress'd. [fear

10 The lions young may hungry be,

and they may lack their food: But they that truly seek the Lord shall not lack any good.

11 O children, hither do ye come,
and unto me give ear;

I shall you teach to understand
how ye the Lord should fear.

12 What man is he that life desires,
to see good would live long?

13 Thy lips refrain from speaking guile, and from ill words thy tongue.

14 Depart from ill, do good, seek peace, pursue it earnestly.

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God's eyes are on the just; his ears
are open to their cry.

The face of God is set against
those that do wickedly,

That he may quite out from the earth
cut off their memory.

17 The righteous cry unto the Lord,
he unto them gives ear;

And they out of their troubles all
by him deliver'd are.

18 The Lord is ever nigh to them
that be of broken sp'rit;
To them he safety doth afford
that are in heart contrite.