between_o two_o hook_n of_o which_o there_o be_v even_o still_o some_o remainder_n though_o now_o for_o the_o most_o part_n neglect_v 3._o neither_o do_v this_o our_o translation_n always_o follow_v the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a lat._n even_o in_o addition_n as_o for_o example_n not_o psalm_n 1.5_o in_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o psalm_n 68_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o psalm_n 125.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o pslam_n 138.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o psalm_n 145._o in_o the_o verse_n put_v in_o between_o the_o 13_o and_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v want_v in_o our_o present_a hebrew_n copy_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o verse_n of_o this_o psalm_n go_v in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o alphabet_n and_o this_o verse_n which_o shall_v begin_v with_o â—_o only_o want_v in_o our_o present_a copy_n but_o find_v or_o suppose_v by_o the_o lxx_o to_o begin_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o the_o addition_n be_v not_o very_o many_o wherein_o it_o do_v follow_v they_o the_o chief_a which_o i_o have_v observe_v be_v these_o psal._n ver._n  _fw-fr 1_o 5._o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 2._o 11._o unto_o he_o  _fw-fr 12._o right_n 3._o 2._o his_fw-la 4._o 8._o and_o oil_n 7._o 12._o strong_a and_o patient_a 11._o 5._o the_o poor_a 13._o 6._o yea_o i_o will_v praise_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n most_o high_a 14._o 4._o no_o not_o one_o 14._o 5_o 6_o 7._o their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n etc._n etc._n before_o their_o eye_n  _fw-fr 9_o even_o where_o no_o fear_n be_v 19_o 12._o my_n 14._o  _fw-fr all_o way_n 22._o 1._o look_v upon_o i_o 31._o  _fw-fr my_o and_o ver_fw-la 32._o the_o heaven_n 23._o 6._o thy_n 24._o 4._o his_fw-la neighbour_n 28._o 3._o neither_o destroy_v i_o 29._o 1._o bring_v young_a ram_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o hebrew_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d twice_o translate_v 30._o 7._o from_o i_o 33._o 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