prince_n zebulon_n and_o with_o they_o also_o naphtali_n 28_o thy_o god_n command_v thy_o strength_n o_o god_n confirm_v what_o thou_o for_o we_o haste_n wrought_v 29_o for_o thy_o house_n at_o jerusalem_n king_n present_n shall_v to_o thou_o be_n bring_v 30_o spear-man_n and_o people_n rude_a rebuke_n till_o all_o of_o they_o submissive_a be_v and_o tribute_n pay_v scatter_v thou_o they_o that_o do_v delight_n in_o strife_n and_o war_n 31_o prince_n shall_v then_o submit_v to_o thou_o and_o hither_o come_v from_o egypt_n land_n and_o ethiopia_n to_o god_n shall_v soon_o stretch_v out_o her_o subject_n hand_n 32_o sing_v unto_o god_n adore_v praise_n o_fw-la all_o you_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n with_o reverence_n and_o holy_a mirth_n 33_o to_o he_o that_o on_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v of_o old_a do_v ride_v rejoice_v his_o voice_n he_o send_v all_o abroad_o it_o be_v a_o mighty_a dreadful_a voice_n 34_o ascribe_v you_o 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thy_o face_n 20_o reproach_n have_v break_v my_o heart_n and_o grief_n abound_v in_o i_o i_o look_v for_o some_o to_o pity_v i_o but_o there_o be_v none_o true_a comforter_n i_o find_v not_o one_o 21_o they_o give_v i_o also_o bitter_a gall_n for_o food_n which_o they_o will_v have_v i_o eat_v they_o give_v i_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v in_o scorn_n when_o as_o my_o thirst_n be_v great_a 22_o let_v their_o own_o table_n be_v their_o snare_n do_v thou_o to_o they_o in_o justice_n make_v their_o welfare_n and_o posterity_n become_v a_o trap_n themselves_o to_o take_v 23_o and_o let_v their_o eye_n so_o darken_v be_v that_o pleasant_a light_n do_v they_o forsake_v and_o let_v their_o weaken_a joyns_n by_o thou_o be_v make_v continual_o to_o shake_v 24_o thy_o dreadful_a indignation_n pour_v out_o upon_o these_o wicked_a man_n and_o let_v thy_o hot_a displeasure_n and_o thy_o heavy_a wrath_n take_v hold_v on_o they_o 25_o and_o let_v their_o stately_a palace_n be_v leave_v as_o desolate_a 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shall_v a_o sacrifice_n more_o acceptable_a to_o he_o be_v than_o bull_n or_o ox_n with_o hoof_n and_o horn_n if_o they_o be_v offer_v by_o i_o 32_o the_o meek_a and_o humble_a shall_v be_v glad_a and_o great_o joy_v when_o this_o they_o see_v your_o heart_n shall_v live_v that_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o ever_o comfortable_a be_v 33_o because_o the_o lord_n do_v hear_v the_o poor_a when_o they_o to_o he_o do_v cry_v and_o pray_v and_o do_v not_o neglect_n or_o despise_v those_o that_o for_o he_o in_o prison_n lay_v 34_o let_v the_o high_a heaven_n and_o spacious_a earth_n unto_o jehovah_n praise_n give_v the_o ocean_n deep_a and_o every_o thing_n which_o therein_o do_v but_o creep_v and_o live_v 35_o for_o god_n will_v sure_o zion_n save_v and_o judah_n city_n again_o build_v that_o man_n may_v they_o possess_v and_o dwell_v in_o house_n plentiful_o fill_v 36_o and_o they_o that_o be_v his_o servant_n seed_n shall_v be_v possessor_n of_o the_o same_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v 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