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&_o joy_n in_o a_o hour_n though_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v many_o time_n sharp_a and_o grievous_a yet_o the_o lord_n make_v they_o many_o time_n but_o short_a and_o of_o small_a continuance_n 94._o psal_n 94._o heaviness_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v neither_o durable_a nor_o incurable_a in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o my_o heart_n say_v david_n thy_o comfort_n have_v refresh_v my_o soul_n the_o lord_n do_v aswell_o foresee_v their_o arrival_n as_o their_o lance_a forth_o and_o the_o end_n of_o their_o trouble_n as_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o same_o many_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o righteous_a 34.19_o psal_n 34.19_o but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o and_o indeed_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o deal_v reas_n 1_o thus_o with_o his_o servant_n they_o will_v have_v their_o heart_n overwhelm_v with_o sorrow_n and_o themselves_o faint_a and_o 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