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shall_v be_v feed_v and_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o rejoice_v in_o he_o and_o to_o sing_v praise_n unto_o his_o name_n for_o trust_v in_o he_o his_o mercy_n shall_v compass_v i_o about_o and_o comfort_v i_o with_o joyful_a deliverance_n yea_o none_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o shall_v perish_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o trust_v in_o he_o o_o my_o soul_n then_o shall_v thou_o say_v i_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o hear_v i_o and_o deliver_v i_o and_o relieve_v i_o and_o defend_v i_o and_o bring_v i_o out_o of_o all_o my_o danger_n o_o how_o good_a and_o how_o gracious_a be_v this_o god_n who_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o encamp_v about_o such_o as_o true_o trust_v 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o no_o peril_n or_o fear_v or_o cross_v or_o temptation_n hurt_v they_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o fear_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n trust_v in_o he_o cry_v unto_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o do_v good_a be_v not_o weary_a of_o well_o do_v for_o nothing_o want_v to_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o delight_n thyself_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o heart_n desire_v commit_v thy_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v bring_v all_o thing_n to_o good_a end_n for_o thou_o wait_v patient_o upon_o the_o lord_n hope_v in_o he_o fear_v not_o though_o the_o earth_n be_v move_v and_o though_o trouble_n environ_v thou_o round_o about_o for_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o heaven_n shall_v send_v and_o save_v thou_o and_o shall_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o perish_v altogether_o o_o god_n remember_v thy_o promise_n how_o thou_o have_v say_v thou_o will_v not_o fail_v i_o i_o believe_v it_o lord_n lord_n help_v my_o unbelief_n upon_o thou_o i_o have_v be_v stay_v from_o my_o youth_n and_o it_o be_v only_o of_o thy_o mercy_n that_o i_o have_v not_o be_v confound_v long_o ago_o for_o of_o myself_o i_o have_v fall_v but_o thou_o lord_n have_v raise_v i_o of_o myself_o i_o perish_v but_o through_o 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