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- Reioyce in the Lord, O yee righteous: for prayse is comely for the vpright.
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- Praise the Lord with harp: sing vnto him with the Psalterie, and an instrument of ten strings.
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- Sing vnto him a new song;
play skilfully with a loud noise.
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- For the word of the Lord is right: and all his workes are done in trueth.
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- Hee loueth righteousnesse and iudgement: the earth is ful of the goodnesse of the Lord.
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- By the word of the Lord were the heauens made: and all the host of them, by the breath of his mouth.
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- He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as an heape: he layeth vp the depth in storehouses.
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- Let all the earth feare the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
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- For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast.
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- The Lord bringeth the counsell of the heathen to nought: he maketh the deuices of the people, of none effect.
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- The counsaile of the Lord standeth for euer, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
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- Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord: and the people, whom he hath chosen for his owne inheritance.
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- The Lord looketh from heauen: he beholdeth all the sonnes of men.
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- From the place of his habitation, he looketh vpon all the inhabitants of the earth.
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- He fashioneth their hearts alike: he considereth all their workes.
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- There is no king saued by the multitude of an hoste: a mightie man is not deliuered by much strength.
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- An horse is a vaine thing for safetie: neither shall he deliuer any by his great strength.
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- Behold, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him: vpon them that hope in his mercy:
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- To deliuer their soule from death, and to keepe them aliue in famine.
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- Our soule waiteth for the Lord: he is our helpe, and our shield.
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- For our heart shall reioyce in him: because we haue trusted in his holy name.
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- Let thy mercy (O Lord) be vpon vs: according as we hope in thee.
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