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most_o powerful_a lord_n who_o faithfulness_n be_v as_o ready_a to_o fulfil_v thy_o promise_n as_o the_o angel_n be_v to_o execute_v thy_o command_n 9_o thou_o rule_a the_o rage_a of_o the_o sea_n when_o the_o wave_n thereof_o arise_v thou_o still_a they_o 9_o the_o sea_n itself_o which_o submit_v to_o no_o body_n else_o be_v under_o thy_o government_n who_o when_o it_o be_v a_o calm_a make_v it_o swell_v as_o if_o it_o will_v overflow_v the_o earth_n and_o reduce_v it_o when_o it_o be_v in_o its_o great_a rage_n to_o a_o perfect_a stillness_n again_o 10._o thou_o have_v break_v rahab_n in_o piece_n as_o one_o that_o be_v slay_v thou_o have_v scatter_v thy_o enemy_n with_o thy_o strong_a arm_n 10._o there_o the_o egyptian_n who_o have_v be_v wound_v before_o with_o many_o other_o grievous_a plague_n be_v utter_o overthrow_v and_o with_o the_o like_a irresistible_a power_n the_o canaanite_n be_v scatter_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o thy_o people_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n 11._o the_o heaven_n be_v thou_o the_o earth_n also_o be_v thou_o as_o for_o the_o world_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o thou_o have_v found_v they_o 11._o for_o thou_o be_v the_o owner_n of_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o have_v the_o just_a right_n to_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o who_o thou_o please_v because_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o be_v thy_o creature_n 12._o the_o north_n and_o the_o south_n thou_o have_v create_v they_o tabor_n and_o hermon_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o name_n 12._o whether_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n to_o the_o southern_a or_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o west_n towards_o tabor_n or_o eastward_n towards_o hermon_n they_o all_o acknowledge_v thou_o their_o creator_n and_o rejoice_v in_o thy_o bountiful_a providence_n which_o inrich_v they_o with_o all_o thing_n needful_a for_o they_o 13._o thou_o have_v a_o mighty_a arm_n strong_a be_v thy_o hand_n and_o high_a be_v thy_o right_a hand_n 13._o and_o thy_o power_n extend_v itself_o throughout_o the_o whole_a always_o effect_n in_o every_o place_n whatsoever_o thou_o design_a whether_o it_o be_v to_o punish_v evil-doer_n or_o to_o preserve_v and_o exalt_v they_o that_o do_v well_o 14._o justice_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o throne_n mercy_n and_o truth_n shall_v go_v before_o thy_o face_n 14._o but_o none_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o say_v thou_o do_v they_o any_o wrong_n because_o thou_o do_v not_o rule_v the_o world_n mere_o by_o thy_o absolute_a power_n but_o have_v place_v thy_o principal_a glory_n in_o justice_n and_o equity_n mercy_n and_o fidelity_n from_o which_o thou_o never_o swerve_v 15._o bless_a be_v the_o people_n that_o know_v the_o joyful_a sound_n they_o shall_v walk_v o_o lord_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n 15._o happy_a then_o be_v the_o people_n who_o live_v under_o thy_o righteous_a and_o merciful_a government_n and_o hear_v the_o trumpet_n sound_n which_o signify_v the_o 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and_o prosper_v our_o arm_n that_o what_o we_o shall_v attempt_v in_o vain_a if_o we_o be_v leave_v to_o ourselves_o may_v successful_o be_v achieve_v by_o thy_o assistence_n viii_o deut._n 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n xxxi_o 6_o 7_o 8._o o_o prosper_v thou_o our_o undertake_n and_o make_v our_o arm_n victorious_a psalm_n xci_o argument_n the_o author_n of_o this_o psalm_n be_v not_o know_v but_o the_o occasion_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v some_o great_a pestilence_n in_o which_o the_o psalmist_n commend_v a_o humble_a confidence_n in_o god_n and_o ardent_a love_n to_o he_o as_o the_o best_a security_n both_o in_o that_o and_o in_o all_o other_o danger_n maimonides_n think_v as_o other_o of_o the_o rabbin_n also_o do_v that_o the_o psalmist_n have_v a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o the_o incursion_n of_o evil_a spirit_n ver._n 5_o 6._o as_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n 7_o 8._o to_o those_o mischief_n which_o may_v come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o as_o far_o as_o those_o spirit_n 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have_v this_o sad_a choice_n give_v he_o by_o the_o prophet_n gad_n whether_o he_o will_v be_v punish_v for_o his_o negligence_n by_o famine_n or_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o enemy_n or_o by_o pestilence_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o last_o which_o god_n send_v a_o destroy_a angel_n to_o inflict_v 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15_o 16._o be_v teach_v it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a by_o that_o prophet_n call_v david_n seer_n to_o recommend_v himself_o to_o the_o divine_a protection_n in_o the_o word_n of_o this_o psalm_n for_o that_o david_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n as_o some_o conceive_v be_v not_o so_o probable_a because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o deprecation_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n in_o this_o psalm_n as_o we_o read_v he_o make_v on_o that_o occasion_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 1_o chron._n xxi_o unless_o we_o will_v imagine_v that_o he_o make_v this_o psalm_n after_o that_o plague_n to_o direct_v and_o excite_v all_o other_o to_o make_v god_n their_o refuge_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o such_o like_a calamity_n and_o this_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a then_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o moses_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n fancy_n for_o none_o of_o the_o plague_n in_o his_o time_n be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o in_o david_n and_o the_o most_o of_o they_o fall_v on_o those_o who_o god_n have_v condemn_v to_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o he_o in_o the_o forego_n psalm_n commemorate_v and_o therefore_o he_o can_v not_o promise_v long_a life_n to_o they_o upon_o any_o term_n as_o the_o psalmist_n here_o do_v to_o the_o man_n that_o confide_v in_o god_n ver._n last_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n by_o schacal_a which_o common_o signify_v a_o lion_n do_v so_o unanimous_o understand_v some_o kind_n of_o serpent_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n as_o bochartus_n have_v demonstrate_v that_o i_o have_v follow_v they_o in_o my_o paraphrase_n of_o verse_n 13._o and_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o those_o beast_n of_o prey_n but_o 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