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quicken_v it_o by_o his_o assurance_n and_o confidence_n to_o be_v hear_v petition_n he_o renew_v his_o petition_n i_o have_v call_v upon_o thou_o for_o thou_o will_v hear_v i_o o_o god_n incline_v thy_o ear_n to_o i_o and_o hear_v my_o speech_n and_o he_o put_v in_o a_o special_a petition_n which_o have_v two_o part_n or_o clause_n ver._n 7_o 1._o show_v thy_o marvellous_a love_a kindness_n more_o than_o ordinary_a which_o he_o persuade_v from_o the_o person_n of_o god_n o_o thou_o that_o save_v by_o thy_o right_a hand_n they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o from_o those_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o 2._o ver._n 8_o that_o he_o will_v save_v he_o with_o the_o great_a care_n and_o vigilancy_n as_o a_o man_n will_v preserve_v the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n as_o the_o hen_n her_o chicken_n keep_v i_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n hide_v i_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n and_o to_o persuade_v this_o ver._n 9_o he_o fetch_v his_o argument_n from_o his_o 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have_v not_o find_v any_o perfidiousness_n or_o malicious_a falsehood_n in_o i_o for_o i_o have_v purpose_v notwithstanding_o the_o provocation_n and_o great_a pride_n and_o injury_n which_o cruel_a man_n have_v lay_v upon_o i_o that_o my_o mouth_n shall_v not_o offend_v and_o blaspheme_v ver._n 4_o and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n not_o to_o wish_v and_o speak_v and_o return_v ill_a to_o such_o impious_a and_o injurious_a malefactor_n yet_o in_o all_o my_o life_n i_o have_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o thy_o commandment_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o thy_o lip_n i_o have_v keep_v myself_o from_o the_o way_n and_o work_n and_o path_n of_o those_o who_o attempt_n to_o corrupt_v thy_o truth_n and_o destroy_v thy_o law_n but_o i_o do_v not_o impute_v this_o my_o innocence_n ver._n 5_o and_o christian_n conversation_n to_o my_o own_o strength_n i_o be_o not_o as_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi proud_a ot_fw-mi it_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o i_o good_a and_o 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will_v therefore_o put_v my_o whole_a trust_n in_o the_o lord_n god_n and_o therefore_o have_v have_v a_o assurance_n of_o thy_o mercy_n i_o will_v declare_v thy_o wonderful_a work_n and_o sing_v forth_o thy_o praise_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o psal._n lxxiv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o psalm_n be_v compose_v by_o the_o prophet_n upon_o some_o grievous_a desolation_n which_o he_o either_o see_v or_o foresee_v to_o fall_v upon_o the_o temple_n and_o house_n of_o god_n in_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n whether_o by_o nebuchodonozer_n antiochus_n epiphanes_n or_o some_o other_o be_v uncertain_a two_o part_n 1._o his_o complaint_n from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o 10._o 2._o