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they_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o spare_v of_o thy_o blessing_n but_o have_v make_v a_o most_o plentiful_a provision_n which_o thou_o scattere_v every_o where_n for_o they_o 29._o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n they_o be_v trouble_v thou_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v to_o their_o dust_n 29._o if_o it_o fail_v at_o any_o time_n by_o the_o suspense_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a influence_n all_o thing_n look_v most_o rueful_o they_o grow_v weak_a nay_o die_v and_o be_v dissolve_v into_o the_o element_n out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v make_v 30._o thou_o send_v forth_o thy_o spirit_n they_o be_v create_v and_o thou_o renewe_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 30._o but_o then_o thou_o send_v forth_o again_o thy_o quicken_a power_n whereby_o new_a one_o be_v produce_v in_o the_o room_n of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a just_a as_o the_o earth_n after_o a_o sharp_a winter_n have_v make_v it_o bare_a look_v fresh_a and_o green_a again_o at_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spring_n 31._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o the_o lord_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o work_n 31._o thus_o the_o world_n be_v still_o as_o full_a as_o ever_o it_o be_v and_o all_o future_a age_n shall_v praise_v as_o well_o as_o we_o the_o same_o power_n and_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o appear_v so_o glorious_o in_o all_o his_o work_n that_o he_o himself_o be_v still_o please_v and_o delight_v in_o the_o continuance_n of_o they_o as_o he_o be_v at_o first_o in_o their_o contrivance_n 1._o gen._n 31._o 32._o he_o look_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o tremble_v he_o touch_v the_o hill_n and_o they_o smoke_n 32._o else_o they_o will_v all_o soon_o vanish_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o for_o at_o his_o presence_n the_o very_a earth_n tremble_v and_o the_o mountain_n as_o our_o father_n see_v at_o mount_n sinai_n be_v full_a of_o fire_n and_o smoke_n 33._o i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v i_o will_v sing_v 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locust_n which_o fly_v or_o be_v drive_v with_o the_o wind_n uncertain_o from_o place_n to_o place_n 24._o my_o knee_n be_v weak_a through_o fast_v and_o my_o flesh_n fail_v of_o fatness_n 24._o and_o for_o want_v of_o food_n in_o those_o desert_a place_n i_o be_o sometime_o scarce_o able_a to_o remove_v for_o my_o body_n which_o heretofore_o be_v plump_a and_o fat_a 1_o sam._n xvi_o 12._o be_v now_o grow_v lank_a and_o thin_a like_o one_o of_o those_o miserable_a lean_a creature_n 25._o i_o become_v also_o a_o reproach_n unto_o they_o when_o they_o look_v upon_o i_o they_o shake_v their_o head_n 25._o which_o instead_o of_o move_v their_o pity_n have_v expose_v i_o to_o such_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n that_o when_o i_o be_o see_v by_o any_o of_o they_o they_o deride_v and_o scoff_n at_o i_o as_o a_o undo_a wretch_n that_o vain_o hope_v to_o escape_v their_o hand_n 26._o help_v i_o o_o lord_z my_o god_n o_o save_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o mercy_n 26._o but_o my_o hope_n be_v that_o 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