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salvation_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n etc._n etc._n 5_o what_o trouble_n may_v happen_v to_o such_o as_o have_v life_n and_o salvation_n although_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n etc._n etc._n 6_o whereby_o the_o trouble_n of_o god_n people_n be_v overcome_v for_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n 7_o what_o the_o end_n of_o god_n trouble_v &_o afflict_a people_n shall_v be_v i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o psalm_n 1_o who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v the_o cure_n and_o charge_n of_o man_n life_n and_o salvation_n the_o first_o verse_n the_o lord_n feed_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v want_v nothing_o king_n david_n say_v translation_n the_o lord_n feed_v he_o wherefore_o he_o can_v lack_v nothing_o to_o live_v a_o virtuous_a and_o godly_a life_n in_o this_o first_o part_n some_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v first_o of_o god_n that_o feed_v and_o next_o of_o man_n that_o be_v feed_v god_n that_o feed_v david_n 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