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shall_v answer_v thou_o shall_v cry_v and_o he_o shall_v say_v here_o i_o be_o if_o thou_o take_v from_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o the_o yoke_n 6._o verse_n 6._o etc._n etc._n the_o band_n of_o wickedness_n before_o speak_v of_o 5.16_o jam._n 5.16_o it_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n that_o avail_v this_o our_o psalmist_n be_v very_o sensible_a of_o therefore_o say_v he_o i_o will_v wash_v my_o hand_n in_o innocence_n so_o will_v i_o compass_v thy_o altar_n o_o lord_n 26.6_o psal_n 26.6_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o righteous_a 34.15_o 34.15_o and_o his_o ear_n be_v open_a to_o their_o prayer_n 66.18_o 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o and_o in_o this_o very_a psalm_n etc._n psal_n 18.20_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n reward_v i_o according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o cleanness_n of_o my_o hand_n have_v he_o recompense_v i_o for_o i_o have_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o 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refuge_n and_o strength_n a_o very_a present_a help_n in_o trouble_n therefore_o will_v we_o not_o fear_v etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_fw-la impavidum_fw-la ferient_fw-la ruinae_fw-la thus_o at_o ziklag_n 30.6_o 1_o sam._n 30.6_o david_n say_v the_o text_n be_v great_o distress_v for_o the_o people_n speak_v of_o ston_a of_o he_o because_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o people_n be_v grieve_v every_o man_n for_o his_o son_n and_o for_o his_o daughter_n and_o when_o any_o thing_n go_v amiss_o or_o succeed_v ill_o in_o government_n the_o blame_n and_o complaint_n usual_o fix_v and_o centre_n on_o the_o chief_a governor_n but_o david_n encourage_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n he_o becalm_v himself_o as_o we_o read_v elsewhere_o with_o such_o like_a expostulation_n as_o these_o 42._o psal_n 42._o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o hope_v thou_o in_o god_n 43._o psal_n 43._o for_o i_o 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and_o buckler_n invulnerable_a whatever_o host_n or_o army_n invade_v i_o my_o high-tower_n and_o castle_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o case_n a_o most_o mighty_a and_o abundant_a saviour_n and_o deliverer_n they_o be_v excellent_a word_n of_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n 19_o hab._n 3.17_o 18_o 19_o which_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v because_o the_o late_a part_n of_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o this_o psalm_n 33._o psal_n 18.32_o 33._o although_o the_o figtree_n shall_v not_o blossom_n neither_o shall_v fruit_n be_v in_o the_o vine_n the_o labour_n of_o the_o olive_n shall_v fail_v and_o the_o field_n shall_v yield_v no_o meat_n the_o flock_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o fold_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o herd_n in_o the_o stall_n that_o be_v all_o visible_a help_n and_o relief_n shall_v fail_v yet_o will_v i_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v joy_v in_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n the_o lord_n god_n be_v my_o strength_n and_o he_o will_v make_v my_o foot_n like_o hind_n foot_n and_o he_o will_v make_v i_o to_o walk_v on_o my_o high-place_n there_o can_v be_v no_o possible_a want_n of_o provision_n to_o this_o high-tower_n or_o garrison_n we_o see_v by_o the_o way_n what_o a_o utter_a enemy_n the_o profess_a atheist_n be_v to_o all_o public_a government_n and_o the_o best_a security_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n 10._o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n chrysost_o in_o psal_n 143.2_o &_o 10._o who_o by_o deny_v god_n and_o providence_n take_v away_o this_o most_o comfortable_a refuge_n and_o sanctuary_n which_o amid_o all_o peril_n and_o danger_n they_o be_v to_o betake_v themselves_o unto_o it_o be_v the_o character_n of_o such_o profane_a one_o that_o they_o call_v not_o upon_o god_n themselves_o 14._o psal_n 14._o and_o that_o be_v not_o all_o