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have_v hear_v his_o prayer_n even_o as_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o next_o psalm_n 21.2_o psalm_n 21.2_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o his_o heart_n desire_v and_o have_v not_o deny_v he_o the_o request_n of_o his_o lip_n where_o he_o do_v also_o add_v this_o note_n selah_n to_o show_v that_o as_o before_o they_o do_v earnest_o pray_v for_o it_o so_o now_o they_o shall_v be_v great_o affect_v in_o thanksgiving_n with_o it_o and_o as_o they_o have_v a_o feel_n of_o their_o want_n in_o pray_v for_o it_o so_o they_o shall_v have_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o give_v thanks_n for_o the_o same_o and_o so_o both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o to_o have_v their_o mind_n special_o move_v with_o that_o they_o say_v general_o wheresoever_o this_o be_v use_v word_n the_o general_a use_n of_o this_o word_n we_o must_v careful_o mark_v it_o and_o make_v some_o good_a use_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o matter_n where_o it_o be_v use_v for_o though_o the_o whole_a scripture_n be_v excellent_a in_o itself_o and_o in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o as_o be_v give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 3.16_o 2._o tim._n 3.16_o and_o be_v profitable_a to_o teach_v to_o convince_v to_o correct_v and_o to_o instruct_v in_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v absolute_a be_v make_v perfect_a unto_o all_o good_a work_n yet_o some_o part_n have_v more_o special_a use_n to_o we_o in_o some_o case_n than_o other_o and_o therefore_o some_o be_v commend_v unto_o we_o with_o the_o title_n of_o excellency_n as_o all_o the_o psalm_n common_o call_v of_o degree_n 120.1_o psalm_n 120.1_o or_o as_o other_o read_v it_o of_o excellency_n because_o in_o that_o shortness_n they_o contain_v some_o excellent_a matter_n so_o also_o in_o the_o same_o psalm_n some_o part_n may_v be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o of_o more_o note_n and_o observation_n for_o some_o cause_n than_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o same_o as_o here_o in_o this_o psalm_n though_o 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selah_n as_o when_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v know_v by_o execute_v judgement_n the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n higgaion_n selah_n this_o psalm_n be_v make_v as_o a_o solemn_a thanksgiving_n for_o the_o conquest_n he_o have_v over_o the_o proud_a philistim_n goliath_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o title_n therefore_o when_o he_o come_v to_o this_o to_o show_v how_o the_o lord_n be_v know_v by_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o he_o and_o even_o this_o judgement_n that_o he_o be_v snare_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o many_o other_o wicked_a man_n be_v for_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o that_o combat_n by_o little_a david_n and_o that_o without_o armour_n even_o with_o a_o stone_n and_o a_o sling_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n miraculous_o in_o that_o combat_n i_o say_v whereunto_o he_o have_v proud_o challenge_v all_o the_o host_n of_o the_o israelite_n with_o blasphemous_a word_n tend_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n he_o 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