Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	let_v	lord_n	love_a	2,390	5	9.4088	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22577	An essay towards the rendring the first thirty Psalms of David in metre (of the old version of Thomas Sternhold, and John Hopkins and others.) Less obnoxious to exceptions, than it hath been; by moderate alterations, and amendments. And published, as a specimen of the whole book, done after the same manner, now in the hands of the author, a Divine of the Church of England.	Divine in the Church of England.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.; Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.	1697 (1697)	Wing E3297A	24,309	63

the mighty Lord The Lord of might in battel strong to wield the two-edg'd sword verse 9 Fly open all ye gates and thou O everlasting gate Be open too t' admit the King the King of glorious state verse 10 Who is this King of glorious state the Lord of Hosts it is The King whose robes all Kings do wear and all their glory 's his Ad Te Domine Psalm xxv T. S. verse 1 I Lift my soul to thee my God and guide most just verse 2 O suffer me to take no shame for I in thee do trust Nor let my foes rejoyce and triumph over me verse 3 Yea suffer no man to be sham'd Of all that wait on thee But shame attend them all who deal injuriously verse 4 Thy paths mean while and holy ways to me O Lord descry verse 5 Direct me in thy truth and teach me Lord its way My Saviour and my God art thou On thee I wait all day verse 6 Remember gracious Lord thy mercies manifold And all thy loving kindnesses which ever were of old verse 7 But mind not Lord the faults my youth was stain'd withal No wandrings of that giddy age to thy remembrance call Nor let thy mercies be to my deserts confin'd But with a goodness worthy thee Lord have me in thy mind verse 8 Both justice in the Lord and goodness great reside Which both induc'd him sinners in his holy way to guide verse 9 The humble he will teach who his direction seek With judgment sound to find his way he will conduct the meek verse 10 For all the ways of God are truth and mercy both To those who keep his covenant confirm'd with them by oath PART ii verse 11 Proportion'd to thy name O Lord I thee intreat Great pardon grant me for my sin which is exceeding great verse 12 Who is' t that fears the Lord his choice will God direct So surely that he shall the ways which please him best elect verse 13 His soul shall dwell at ease and firm in goodness stand And after his decease his seed inherit shall the land verse 14 To those that fear the Lord his secrets he will tell And unto them his covenants mysterious truths reveal verse 15 Mine eyes with stedfast faith upon the Lord are set For he it is that from the net shall pluck my snared feet verse 16 In mercy visit me who make to thee my moan For desolate and comfortless men leave me all alone verse 17 The troubles of my heart do many ways exceed O rescue me with help as large as my distresses need verse 18 Behold the misery and anguish I am in And by thy pard'ning grace remove the cause of both my sin verse 19 And Lord behold my foes how much they still increase Who me pursue with hatred fierce and cruel to excess verse 20 Preserve my soul and let thy grace deliver me Nor let me e'r be put to shame because I trust in thee verse 21 Yea let integrity and justice me protect For in the practise of them both I help from thee expect verse 22 Thy people to redeem Lord help from heaven send And let thine Israel of all their troubles see an end Judica me Domine Psalm xxvi T. S. verse 1 LOrd be my judg who know'st that all my ways are straight and plain Nor doubt I e'r to slide or fall for God will me sustain verse 2 Prove me O Lord I thee desire and search me narrowly My thoughts and reins as in the fire men gold examine try verse 3 Thy goodness laid before my face I did behold always And as thy truth directs my pace have walked all my days verse 4 For company I ne'r did choose to sit with persons vain With false dissemblers I refuse acquaintance to retain verse 5 Ill livers congregation my soul detesting flies And they for me shall sit alone who wicked things devise verse 6 I 'll wash my hands in innocence and then approaching near Thy altar Lord with confidence present my off'ring there verse 7 My tongue shall likewise spread the praise which doth belong to thee Declaring in what wondrous ways thou hast been good to me verse 8 Thy house to me was ever dear none else I lov'd so well That holy Sanctuary where thine honour Lord doth dwell verse 9 O shut not up my soul with them in sin who take their fill Nor yet my life among the men who guiltless blood do spill verse 10 Whose hands in doing mischief skill'd no season offer'd miss And to promote injustice fill'd with bribes their right hand is verse 11 But I by righteous acts intend t' approve my self to thee Have mercy on me and defend mine innocence and me verse 12 Whose feet thus fixed by thy grace I hope shall stand upright For which to thee I 'll render praise in all thy peoples sight Dominus-Lumen Psalm xxvii J. H. verse 1 GOd my salvation is and light why should I be dismay'd He guards my life what creatures might shall make me then afraid verse 2 Whiles wicked men my foes whose strength weak I could never quell Made haste to eat me up at length they stumbled sore and fell verse 3 Against me though an host should lie encamp'd I will not fear Yea boldly will my cause to try in battel pitcht appear verse 4 One thing of God oft ask'd I have and hope I shall obtain Which still I am resolv'd to crave till his consent I gain That I within his holy place my life throughout may dwell To see the beauty of his face and learn my duty well verse 5 For he in troublous times shall hide me in his tent secure Like which no rock though fortify'd my safety can assure verse 6 And well I know th' Almighty's grace will with resistance stout Enable me my foes to chase which compass me about Which done within his temple I will offer and rejoyce And there to sing his praise apply my self with heart and voice PART ii verse 7 Lord hear the voice of my request when I to thee do call And mercifully when opprest vouchsafe me help withall verse 8 'T is thy command O Lord that we in straits do seek thy grace And oft my heart hath said to thee I vow to seek thy face verse 9 Turn not that face in wrath away nor far from me it hide Thou still hast sav'd me and I pray be still my God and guide verse 10 Should both my Parents me forsake and cast me off at large Yet on himself the Lord will take of me the care and charge verse 11 O teach me Lord the way to thee and lead me in 't aright Because my foes set spies on me to trap me if they might verse 12 And ne'r resign me to the will of such deceitful foes Who perjur'd stick not all that 's ill against me to depose verse 13 My heart would faint but that in me this faith is fixed fast That I the Lords good