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thou_o with_o mercy_n &_o compassion_n 5_o which_o satisfy_v thy_o mouth_n with_o good_a thing_n &_o thy_o youth_n be_v renew_a like_o you_o eagle_n 6_o the_o lord_n execute_v righteousness_n and_o judgement_n to_o all_o that_o be_v oppress_v 7_o he_o make_v his_o way_n know_v unto_o moses_n &_o his_o work_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 8_o the_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o compassion_n and_o mercy_n slow_a to_o anger_n and_o of_o great_a kindness_n 9_o he_o will_v not_o always_o chide_v neither_o keep_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o 10_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o after_o our_o sinz_n nor_o reward_v we_o accord_v to_o our_o iniquity_n 11_o for_o as_o high_a as_o the_o heaven_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n so_o great_a be_v his_o mercy_n toward_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o 12_o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n so_o far_o have_v he_o remove_v our_o sin_n from_o us._n 13_o as_o a_o father_n have_v compassion_n on_o his_o child_n so_o have_v y_fw-fr lord_n 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