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judge_n and_o bountiful_a benefactor_n of_o those_o that_o commit_v themselves_o unto_o thou_o psalm_n cxliii_o a_o psalm_n of_o david_n argument_n to_o the_o title_n of_o a_o psalm_n of_o david_n theodoret_n say_v he_o find_v in_o some_o greek_a copy_n these_o word_n add_v to_o explain_v the_o time_n of_o its_o composition_n when_o absalon_n his_o son_n persecute_v he_o which_o he_o confess_v be_v not_o then_o in_o the_o hebrew_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v now_o nor_o in_o other_o interpreter_n of_o the_o psalm_n but_o agree_v well_o enough_o he_o think_v with_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n so_o he_o that_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a thought_n also_o though_o there_o be_v some_o passage_n in_o the_o psalm_n which_o sound_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v make_v during_o the_o persecution_n of_o saul_n at_o some_o time_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o like_a distress_n with_o that_o describe_v in_o the_o forego_n for_o v._o 3_o 4._o he_o use_v some_o of_o the_o 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not_o only_o against_o saul_n but_o before_o he_o know_v he_o which_o as_o he_o do_v not_o forget_v so_o he_o hope_v the_o lord_n will_v now_o remember_v and_o grant_v he_o the_o like_a again_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o like_a distress_n 1._o hear_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n give_v ear_n to_o my_o supplication_n in_o thy_o faithfulness_n answer_v i_o and_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n 1._o i_o renew_v my_o request_n and_o my_o earnest_a supplication_n unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n for_o some_o relief_n in_o these_o new_a strait_n and_o difficulty_n into_o which_o i_o be_o fall_v hope_v though_o i_o be_o very_o unworthy_a yet_o in_o thy_o abundant_a mercy_n thou_o will_v faithful_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n thou_o have_v make_v to_o i_o 2._o and_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v 2._o my_o sin_n indeed_o two_o sam._n xii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o have_v just_o bring_v these_o trouble_n upon_o i_o but_o i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o own_v i_o still_o for_o thy_o servant_n and_o not_o to_o call_v i_o unto_o a_o severe_a account_n for_o what_o i_o have_v do_v amiss_o but_o to_o deal_v favourable_o with_o i_o for_o if_o thou_o shall_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n the_o best_a man_n live_v much_o less_o so_o great_a a_o sinner_n as_o i_o will_v not_o be_v acquit_v at_o thy_o tribunal_n 3._o for_o the_o enemy_n have_v persecute_v my_o soul_n he_o have_v smite_v my_o life_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n he_o have_v make_v i_o to_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n as_o those_o that_o have_v be_v long_o dead_a 3._o and_o i_o be_o not_o so_o bad_a but_o my_o enemy_n that_o persecute_v i_o be_v far_o worse_a who_o without_o any_o provocation_n seek_v my_o life_n and_o have_v already_o utter_o despoil_v i_o of_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n xv._o 30._o and_o force_v i_o to_o seek_v my_o safety_n in_o hole_n and_o obscure_a place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n xvii_o 16._o where_o i_o seem_v to_o be_v bury_v alive_a without_o any_o hope_n of_o a_o resurrection_n 4._o therefore_o be_v my_o spirit_n overwhelm_v within_o i_o my_o heart_n within_o i_o be_v desolate_a 4._o which_o as_o it_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o distress_n wherein_o i_o be_v when_o in_o my_o flight_n from_o saul_n i_o hide_v myself_o in_o cave_n see_v cxlii_o 3._o so_o it_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n upon_o i_o for_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o swoon_v away_o in_o this_o great_a perplexity_n which_o have_v strike_v i_o with_o such_o astonishment_n that_o i_o have_v no_o strength_n remain_v in_o i_o 5._o i_o remember_v the_o day_n of_o old_a i_o meditate_v on_o all_o thy_o work_n i_o muse_v on_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 5._o till_o i_o call_v to_o mind_n withal_o not_o only_o what_o thou_o do_v for_o i_o in_o that_o former_a persecution_n but_o long_o before_o in_o my_o young_a day_n when_o i_o be_v deliver_v by_o thou_o from_o the_o great_a danger_n 1_o sam._n xvii_o 34_o etc._n etc._n on_o these_o wonderful_a work_n i_o meditate_v and_o consider_v with_o myself_o that_o not_o by_o my_o own_o strength_n but_o by_o thy_o stupendous_a power_n i_o be_v then_o preserve_v 6._o i_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o thou_o my_o soul_n thirst_v after_o thou_o as_o a_o thirsty_a land_n selah_n 6._o and_o then_o i_o feel_v my_o faint_a spirit_n return_v again_o and_o though_o i_o despair_v of_o humane_a help_n i_o make_v my_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o with_o a_o cheerful_a confidence_n for_o thy_o relief_n which_o i_o long_o for_o and_o expect_v with_o as_o eager_a desire_n as_o the_o parch_a ground_n gasp_n for_o
people_n over_o also_o to_o the_o sword_n and_o be_v wroth_a with_o his_o inheritance_n 62._o who_o sword_n slay_v a_o great_a number_n of_o his_o people_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 10._o so_o exceed_o angry_a be_v he_o with_o those_o who_o he_o have_v former_o take_v into_o his_o special_a care_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n xxxii_o deut._n 8_o 9_o 63._o the_o fire_n consume_v their_o young_a man_n and_o their_o maiden_n be_v not_o give_v to_o marriage_n 63._o for_o it_o be_v by_o his_o divine_a vengeance_n more_o than_o the_o philistine_n valour_n that_o they_o lose_v abundance_n of_o brave_a young_a man_n the_o very_a flower_n of_o their_o army_n by_o which_o mean_v many_o of_o their_o virgin_n be_v constrain_v to_o remain_v unmarried_a and_o they_o that_o find_v husband_n be_v fain_o to_o omit_v all_o token_n of_o joy_n in_o a_o time_n of_o public_a sorrow_n 64._o their_o priest_n fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o their_o widow_n make_v no_o lamentation_n 64._o for_o some_o of_o their_o priest_n who_o be_v peculiar_o consecrate_v to_o god_n service_n be_v slay_v in_o this_o battle_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 11._o and_o their_o wife_n oppress_v with_o grief_n do_v not_o long_o survive_v to_o make_v any_o public_a funeral_n for_o they_o 1_o sam._n iu_o 20._o 65._o then_o the_o lord_n awake_v as_o one_o out_o of_o sleep_n and_o like_o a_o mighty_a man_n that_o shout_v by_o reason_n of_o wine_n 65._o the_o lord_n himself_o also_o who_o be_v wont_v to_o sight_n for_o we_o seem_v no_o more_o concern_v in_o all_o these_o calamity_n which_o befall_v both_o we_o and_o our_o religion_n then_o a_o mighty_a commander_n be_v at_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o his_o army_n when_o he_o be_v asleep_a or_o overcome_v with_o wine_n till_o at_o last_o like_o such_o a_o great_a warrior_n who_o be_v awake_v call_v for_o his_o arm_n and_o charge_v the_o enemy_n with_o great_a fury_n he_o vindicate_v his_o honour_n in_o a_o terrible_a manner_n and_o make_v a_o very_a great_a destruction_n among_o they_o 1_o sam._n v._o 9_o 11._o 66._o and_o he_o smite_v his_o enemy_n in_o the_o hinder_a part_n he_o put_v they_o to_o a_o perpetual_a reproach_n 66._o for_o beside_o the_o fall_n of_o dagon_n before_o the_o ark_n he_o smite_v several_a city_n of_o the_o philistine_n with_o a_o grievous_a sort_n of_o haemorrhoid_v whereof_o many_o die_v and_o the_o rest_n languish_v under_o most_o miserable_a torment_n 1_o sam._n v._o 6_o 9_o 12._o the_o monument_n of_o which_o they_o themselves_o be_v force_v to_o make_v and_o send_v back_o with_o the_o ark_n to_o his_o great_a glory_n and_o their_o eternal_a reproach_n 1_o sam._n vi_o 3_o 4_o 9_o 67._o moreover_o he_o refuse_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o joseph_n and_o choose_v not_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n 67._o yet_o he_o will_v not_o return_v to_o shiloh_n again_o which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n nor_o have_v the_o ark_n of_o his_o presence_n place_v there_o any_o more_o 68_o but_o choose_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o mount_n zion_n which_o he_o love_v 68_o but_o first_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o kiriathaim_n 1_o sam._n vi_o 21._o a_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n xv._o josh_n 6._o where_o he_o resolve_v hereafter_o to_o have_v his_o special_a residence_n and_o so_o from_o thence_o after_o a_o short_a stay_n at_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n unto_o mount_n zion_n 1_o chron._n xiii_o 6._o xvi_o 1_o 3_o 29._o which_o he_o prefer_v before_o the_o hill_n of_o kiriathaim_n 1_o sam._n vii_o 1._o or_o any_o other_o place_n in_o all_o the_o country_n 69._o and_o he_o build_v his_o sanctuary_n like_o high_a palace_n like_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o have_v establish_v for_o ever_o 69._o there_o solomon_n build_v he_o a_o stately_a temple_n which_o as_o it_o be_v a_o high_a and_o lofty_a fabric_n so_o be_v not_o movable_a like_o his_o former_a habitation_n but_o remain_v perpetual_o fix_v like_o the_o earth_n on_o which_o it_o stand_v 70._o he_o choose_v david_n also_o his_o servant_n and_o take_v he_o from_o the_o sheepfold_n 70._o for_o as_o he_o have_v reject_v shiloh_n and_o choose_v zion_n for_o the_o place_n of_o his_o dwell_n so_o he_o have_v likewise_o reject_v saul_n and_o choose_v david_n the_o father_n of_o solomon_n to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o his_o people_n a_o man_n who_o serve_v he_o as_o faithful_o in_o that_o office_n as_o he_o have_v do_v his_o father_n in_o keep_v of_o his_o sheep_n 71._o from_o follow_v the_o ewe_n great_a with_o young_a he_o bring_v he_o to_o feed_v jacob_n his_o people_n and_o israel_n his_o inheritance_n 71._o from_o that_o mean_a employment_n he_o take_v he_o and_o raise_v he_o to_o the_o high_a charge_n and_o dignity_n that_o the_o care_n he_o have_v employ_v in_o look_v after_o the_o ewe_n and_o their_o lamb_n when_o they_o shall_v fall_v he_o may_v exercise_v in_o govern_v his_o people_n and_o endeavour_v that_o they_o who_o he_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o own_o peculiar_a inheritance_n do_v no_o way_n 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