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which_o be_v here_o exemplify_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o verse_n and_o exhort_v unto_o in_o the_o last_o while_o the_o psalmist_n with_o that_o frequent_a elegancy_n in_o the_o holy_a tongue_n suppress_v the_o imprecation_n and_o impose_v a_o kind_n of_o silence_n upon_o himself_o after_o his_o attestation_n proceed_v to_o a_o asseveration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o have_v not_o etc._n etc._n viz._n still_v and_o pacify_v my_o soul_n as_o the_o wave_n level_v and_o smooth_v my_o brow_n like_o the_o face_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o have_v put_v my_o hand_n upon_o my_o mouth_n viz._n i_o have_v cease_v from_o cry_v and_o throb_v as_o at_o the_o mother_n command_n the_o child_n do_v who_o although_o wean_v can_v without_o solicitude_n yield_v and_o conform_v to_o the_o mother_n direction_n and_o provision_n thus_o the_o comparison_n be_v fit_o square_v as_o a_o child_n be_v in_o quiet_a and_o order_n with_o its_o mother_n so_o be_v my_o soul_n with_o i_o as_o the_o jewish_a arab._n note_v the_o repetition_n to_o import_v i_o have_v wean_v it_o from_o transgression_n non_fw-la arrogavi_fw-la mihi_fw-la magna_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la inconcessa_fw-la inhonesta_fw-la as_o the_o first_o verse_n intimate_v and_o this_o whole_a psalm_n say_v grotius_n savour_v much_o of_o a_o gospel_n spirit_n as_o of_o that_o gracious_a and_o modest_a disposition_n with_o which_o david_n be_v endow_v eminent_o so_o as_o to_o make_v he_o be_v style_v after_o god_n own_o heart_n for_o innocent_n day_n no_o lord_n i_o do_v not_o look_v too_o high_a though_o to_o this_o lof_n ty_z pitch_v i_o fly_v to_o seek_v thy_o throne_n and_o ma_n je_fw-fr sty_n no_o earthly_a crown_n do_v i_o de_fw-fr sign_n nor_o as_o my_o sov'raign'_v son_n to_o shine_v my_o sole_a am_n by_o tion's_n to_o be_v thou_o like_o bethshemite_n i_o dare_v not_o pry_v in_o thing_n for_o i_o too_o great_a too_o high_a my_o heart_n be_v humble_a as_o my_o eye_n but_o the_o proud_a foe_n my_o heart_n mistake_v 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