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they_o that_o repay_v evil_a thing_n for_o good_a do_v back_o bite_v i_o because_o i_o follow_v goodness_n forsake_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n depart_v not_o from_o i_o incline_v unto_o my_o help_n o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o salvation_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 50._o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n and_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n blot_v out_o my_o iniquity_n wash_v i_o hencefourth_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n because_o i_o do_v know_v my_o iniquity_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v always_o against_o i_o to_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o have_v do_v evil_a before_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o word_n and_o may_v overcome_v when_o thou_o be_v judge_v for_o behold_v i_o be_v conceive_v in_o iniquity_n and_o my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o in_o sin_n for_o behold_v thou_o have_v love_v truth_n the_o uncertain_a and_o hide_a 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of_o our_o lord_n in_o zion_n and_o his_o praise_n in_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o assemble_v of_o the_o people_n together_o in_o one_o and_o king_n to_o serve_v our_o lord_n he_o answer_v he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o strength_n show_v i_o the_o fewness_n of_o my_o day_n call_v i_o not_o back_o in_o the_o half_a of_o my_o day_n thy_o year_n be_v unto_o generation_n and_o generation_n in_o the_o beginning_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v found_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v perish_v but_o thou_o be_v permanent_a and_o they_o shall_v all_o wax_n old_a as_o a_o garment_n and_o as_o a_o vesture_n thou_o shal_v change_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v but_o thou_o be_v the_o self_n same_o and_o thy_o year_n shall_v not_o fail_v the_o child_n of_o thy_o servant_n shall_v inhabit_v and_o their_o seed_n shall_v be_v direct_v for_o ever_o glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 129._o from_o the_o depth_n i_o have_v cry_v to_o thou_o o_o lord_n lord_n hear_v my_o cry_n let_v thy_o ear_n be_v intent_n to_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o petition_n if_o thou_o shall_v observe_v iniquity_n o_o lord_n lord_n who_o shall_v sustain_v it_o because_o with_o thou_o there_o be_v propitiation_n and_o for_o thy_o law_n i_o have_v expect_v thou_o o_o lord_n my_o soul_n have_v expect_v in_o his_o word_n my_o soul_n have_v hope_v in_o our_o lord_n from_o the_o morning_n watch_v even_o until_o night_n let_v israel_n hope_v in_o our_o lord_n because_o with_o our_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o plentiful_a redemption_n and_o he_o shall_v redeem_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o iniquity_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n psalem_fw-la 142._o lord_n hear_v my_o prayer_n with_o thy_o ear_n receive_v my_o petition_n in_o thy_o truth_n hear_v i_o in_o thy_o justice_n and_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n because_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o sight_n 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