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horse_n be_v cast_v a_o sleep_n thou_o even_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v dread_a and_o who_o shall_v able_a be_v thy_o wrath_n to_o undergo_v when_o thou_o to_o judgement_n shall_v o_o god_n arise_v to_o help_v the_o meek_a and_o hear_v their_o doleful_a cry_n sure_o unto_o thy_o praise_n man_n might_n and_o rage_n shall_v turn_v and_o thou_o the_o remnant_n shall_v assuage_v psal_n 76.3.4.5.6.7_o 8.9.10_o the_o speare-mens_n rank_n the_o calf_n and_o bull_n of_o might_n god_n will_v destroy_v and_o all_o that_o love_v to_o fight_v this_o be_v our_o god_n that_o save_v we_o from_o all_o wrong_n issue_n of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o he_o belong_v psal_n 63.30.20_o ungodly_a man_n consult_v against_o the_o good_a and_o plot_n how_o to_o condemn_v the_o guiltless_a blood_n but_o still_o my_o refuge_n be_v the_o lord_n most_o just_a yea_o my_o god_n be_v the_o rock_n in_o who_o i_o trust_v psal_n 94.21.22_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sharp_a to_o sting_v the_o heart_n of_o those_o 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wall_n psal_n 18.29_o let_v god_n arise_v and_o manifest_v his_o might_n and_o then_o his_o foe_n shall_v put_v themselves_o to_o flight_n but_o godly_a man_n before_o he_o shall_v rejoice_v yea_o leap_v for_o joy_n and_o sing_v with_o pleasant_a voice_n psal_n 68.1.3_o god_n be_v my_o rock_n shall_v man_n make_v i_o dismay_v god_n be_v my_o strength_n why_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a psal_n 27.1_o o_o sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n new_a song_n of_o praise_n for_o he_o have_v wrought_v great_a wonder_n in_o our_o day_n his_o own_o right_a hand_n and_o holy_a arm_n alone_o with_o great_a renown_n his_o foe_n have_v overthrow_v the_o lord_n declare_v his_o save_a health_n and_o might_n his_o justice_n eke_o in_o all_o the_o heathen_n sight_n he_o call_v to_o mind_v his_o mercy_n truth_n and_o grace_n to_o israel_n and_o all_o his_o faithful_a race_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v and_o know_v right_a well_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o israel_n remedy_n against_o despair_n 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young_a and_o now_o aâ—_n waâ—ed_v old_a and_o in_o this_o case_n to_o speak_v i_o dare_v be_v bold_a that_o i_o the_o godly_a man_n do_v never_o see_v forsake_v quite_o nor_o his_o posterity_n through_o want_n constrain_v for_o to_o beg_v their_o bread_n but_o ever_o have_v be_v by_o god_n goodness_n feed_v psal_n 37.25_o cast_v thou_o thy_o burden_n on_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o in_o time_n of_o dearth_n and_o want_n will_v nourish_v thou_o psal_n 56.24_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v good_a give_v thy_o mind_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o thou_o shall_v succour_v find_v psal_n 37.3_o comfort_n for_o the_o godly_a when_o vengeance_n be_v pour_v down_o upon_o the_o