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3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 4 Bless4 ed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust: and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

5 Many, O LORD my God; are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts, which are to us-ward:

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7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is written of me: 8 I delight to do thy will, 0 my God: yea thy law is e within my heart. 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation : lo, I have not refrained my lips, 0 LORD, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my 10 heart, I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation I have not concealed thy loving: kindness, and thy truth, from the great congregation.

11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from : me, O LORD : let thy lovingkindness, and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up: they are more than the

e Heb. in the midst of my bowels.

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XLI.

To the chief Musician. A
Psalm of David.

BLESSED is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth; and d thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, LORD be merciful unto me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me: When shall he die, and his name perish ? 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity :

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a Heb. forsaketh. b Or, the weak, or, sick.

Heb. in the day of evil. d Or, do not thou deliver.

e Heb. turn.

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10 Butthou, O LORD, be : merciful unto me, and raise me up that I may requite them. 11 By this

I know that thou favourest me because mine enemy doth not triumph T over me. 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity; and settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

XLII.

To the chief Musician, e Maschil, for the sons of Korah.

As the hart fpanteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have

been my meat day and night; while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

4 When I remember these

יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן :

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c Heb. the man of my peace.

d Heb. magnified.

f Heb. brayeth.

b Heb. A thing of Belial.

• Or, & Psalm giving instruction of the sons, &c.

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things, I pour out my soul in me; for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God; with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

5 Why art thou a cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God, for I shall yet b praise him for the help of his countenance. 60 my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from d the hill Mizar. ' Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves, and thy billows are gone over me. 1 8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 9I will say unto God, my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning, because of the oppression of the enemy ? 10 As with a e sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me: while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

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XLIV.

To y chief Musician for y sons of Korah.

WE have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. AT2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with

them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them but thy right hand, and thine arm, and light of thy countenance,because thou hadst a favour unto them.

4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.5 Through thee will we push down our enemies : through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6 For I will

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a Heb. the gladness of my joy.

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