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Book of Psalms                                                                           677


             Chapter 6                                         5 If I have rendered to them that repaid me
                                                            evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my en-
             Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for emies.
             the octave.                                       6 Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it,
               2 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation,  and tread down my life, on the earth, and bring
             nor chastise me in thy wrath.                  down my glory to the dust.
               3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak:
                                                               7 Rise up, O Lord, in thy anger: and be thou
             heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
                                                            exalted in the borders of my enemies. And arise,
               4 And my soul is troubled exceedingly: but
                                                            O Lord, my God, in the precept which thou hast
             thou, O Lord, how long?
                                                            commanded:
               5 Turn ot me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O
                                                               8 And a congregation of people shall surround
             save me for thy mercy’s sake.
                                                            thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
               5 For there is no one indeath, that is mindful
                                                               9 The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O
             of thee: and who shall confess to thee in hell?
                                                            Lord, according to my justice, and according to
               7 I have laboured in my groanings, every night
                                                            my innocence in me.
             I will wash my bed: I will water my couch with
                                                               10 The wickedness of sinners shall be brought
             my tears.
                                                            to nought; and thou shalt direct the just: the
               8 My eye is troubled through indignation: I
                                                            searcher of hearts and reins is God. Just
             have grown old amongst all my enemies.
               9 Depart from em, all ye workers of iniquity:   11 Is my help from the Lord; who saveth the
             for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.  upright of heart.
               10 The Lord hath heard my supplication: the     12 God is a just judge, strong and patient: is
             Lord hath received my prayer.                  he angry every day?
               11 Let all my enemies be ashamed, and be        13 Except you will be converted, he will bran-
             very much troubled: let them be turned back, dish his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made
             and be ashamed very speedily.                  it ready.
                                                               14 And in it he hath prepared to instruments
                                                            of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them
             Chapter 7
                                                            that burn.
                                                               15 Behold he hath been in labour iwht in-
             The psalm of David, which he sung to the Lord,
                                                            justice: he hath conceived sorrow, and brought
             for the words of Chusi, the son of Jemini.
                                                            forth iniquity.
               2 O Lord, my God, in thee have I put my
             trust; same me from all them that persecute me,   16 He hath opened a pit and dug it: and he
             and deliver me.                                is fallen into the hole he made.
               3 Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like   17 His sorrow shall be turned on his own head:
             a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor and his iniquity shall come down upon his crown.
             to save.                                          18 I will give glory to the Lord according to
               4 O Lord, my God, if I have done this thing, his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord
             if there be iniquity in my hands:              the most high.
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