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under_o the_o heavy_a weight_n of_o their_o burden_n 15._o the_o eye_n of_o all_o wait_n upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o give_v they_o their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n 15._o he_o make_v a_o constant_a provision_n also_o for_o they_o which_o every_o creature_n when_o their_o necessity_n call_v for_o supply_v daily_o receive_v from_o thou_o o_o lord_n in_o the_o proper_a season_n for_o it_o 16._o thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o satisfie_v the_o desire_n of_o every_o live_a thing_n 16._o and_o thou_o be_v not_o spare_v of_o thy_o blessing_n but_o dispense_v they_o with_o such_o a_o bountiful_a hand_n that_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o live_v without_o satisfaction_n but_o have_v all_o their_o appetite_n fill_v by_o thy_o liberality_n to_o the_o small_a of_o they_o 17._o the_o lord_z be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n 17._o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o not_o doubt_v but_o thankful_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o only_o just_a in_o 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but_o though_o he_o let_v they_o fall_v into_o trouble_n and_o strait_n in_o due_a time_n will_v be_v move_v by_o their_o importunate_a prayer_n to_o send_v they_o a_o seasonable_a deliverance_n 20._o the_o lord_z preserve_v all_o they_o that_o love_v he_o but_o all_o the_o wicked_a will_v he_o destroy_v 20._o for_o since_o they_o love_v he_o so_o well_o that_o they_o have_v rather_o suffer_v any_o thing_n then_o disobey_v he_o the_o lord_n undoubted_o will_v preserve_v they_o and_o destroy_v all_o those_o impious_a man_n who_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o his_o law_n nor_o make_v any_o scruple_n to_o abuse_v and_o oppress_v such_o virtuous_a person_n 21._o my_o mouth_n shall_v speak_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o let_v all_o flesh_n bless_v his_o holy_a name_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 21._o for_o which_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o benefit_n i_o will_v never_o cease_v to_o sing_v hymn_n of_o praise_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o let_v all_o mankind_n remember_v how_o 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with_o their_o victory_n have_v despise_v and_o deride_v thy_o omnipotent_a majesty_n 19_o o_o deliver_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o turtle-dove_n unto_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o wicked_a forget_v not_o the_o congregation_n of_o thy_o poor_a for_o ever_o 19_o deliver_v we_o beseech_v thou_o thy_o church_n which_o like_o a_o turtledove_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o meek_o mourn_v and_o make_v her_o silent_a complaint_n unto_o thou_o from_o those_o violent_a man_n who_o like_o bird_n of_o prey_n seek_v utter_o to_o destroy_v she_o let_v they_o not_o take_v away_o its_o life_n and_o be_v but_o though_o we_o be_v at_o present_a desert_v by_o thou_o yet_o hear_v our_o cry_n and_o at_o last_o relieve_v a_o poor_a helpless_a company_n who_o flee_v unto_o thou_o and_o depend_v upon_o thou_o alone_o for_o safety_n 20._o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o covenant_n for_o the_o dark_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o the_o habitation_n of_o cruelty_n 20._o though_o we_o be_v 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possession_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v be_v thus_o long_o banish_v 22._o arise_v o_o god_n plead_v thy_o own_o cause_n remember_v how_o the_o foolish_a man_n reproach_v thou_o daily_o 22._o appear_v o_o god_n in_o our_o behalf_n and_o thereby_o vindicate_v thyself_o from_o reproach_n let_v i_o again_o beseech_v thou_o to_o show_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o all_o the_o scoff_v which_o prosperous_a fool_n belch_v out_o against_o thou_o every_o day_n 23._o forget_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o enemy_n the_o tumult_n of_o those_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o thou_o increase_v continual_o 23._o it_o be_v time_n to_o punish_v all_o the_o insult_a language_n of_o thy_o enemy_n for_o the_o insolent_a brag_v and_o furious_a threat_n of_o those_o that_o oppose_v thou_o increase_v still_o more_o and_o more_o and_o rise_v up_o to_o a_o great_a height_n of_o audacious_a impiety_n psalm_n lxxv_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n altaschith_a a_o psalm_n or_o song_n of_o asaph_n argument_n i_o take_v this_o psalm_n to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o asaph_n the_o seer_n mention_v 2_o chron._n xxix_o 30._o see_v psal_n lxxiii_o after_o the_o great_a deliverance_n which_o by_o the_o strange_a destruction_n of_o senacherib_n army_n god_n give_v the_o good_a king_n hezekiah_n for_o who_o use_n asaph_n compose_v this_o psalm_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o chief_a master_n of_o the_o music_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o he_o may_v therein_o make_v his_o public_a profession_n of_o his_o obligation_n to_o almighty_a god_n and_o his_o resolution_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o to_o depend_v upon_o he_o as_o he_o advise_v all_o man_n else_o to_o do_v if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v undo_v or_o if_o they_o hope_v for_o any_o good_a of_o which_o he_o be_v the_o sole_a and_o absolute_a dispenser_n if_o altaschith_a be_v more_o than_o a_o note_n that_o this_o psalm_n be_v to_o be_v sing_v like_o to_o the_o lvii_o and_o those_o that_o follow_v it_o may_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o 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myself_o with_o these_o verbal_a praise_n alone_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o shall_v meet_v with_o a_o fit_a opportunity_n and_o we_o can_v have_v our_o solemn_a assembly_n again_o which_o by_o this_o invasion_n have_v be_v interrupt_v 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 1._o i_o will_v perfect_v the_o reformation_n which_o i_o have_v begin_v and_o see_v that_o equal_a justice_n be_v do_v to_o all_o my_o people_n as_o well_o as_o that_o they_o be_v preserve_v in_o thy_o true_a religion_n 3._o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v dissolve_v i_o bear_v up_o the_o pillar_n of_o it_o selah_n 3._o the_o whole_a country_n have_v be_v in_o a_o miserable_a confusion_n while_o their_o heart_n melt_v with_o fear_n of_o a_o utter_a desolation_n but_o as_o then_o i_o support_v their_o spirit_n and_o encourage_v the_o great_a man_n and_o the_o officer_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 6_o 7_o 8._o so_o i_o will_v hereafter_o establish_v such_o magistrate_n and_o judge_n as_o 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thy_o power_n extend_v itself_o throughout_o the_o whole_a always_o effect_n in_o every_o place_n whatsoever_o thou_o design_a whether_o it_o be_v to_o punish_v evil-doer_n or_o to_o preserve_v and_o exalt_v they_o that_o do_v well_o 14._o justice_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o throne_n mercy_n and_o truth_n shall_v go_v before_o thy_o face_n 14._o but_o none_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o say_v thou_o do_v they_o any_o wrong_n because_o thou_o do_v not_o rule_v the_o world_n mere_o by_o thy_o absolute_a power_n but_o have_v place_v thy_o principal_a glory_n in_o justice_n and_o equity_n mercy_n and_o fidelity_n from_o which_o thou_o never_o swerve_v 15._o bless_a be_v the_o people_n that_o know_v the_o joyful_a sound_n they_o shall_v walk_v o_o lord_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n 15._o happy_a then_o be_v the_o people_n who_o live_v under_o thy_o righteous_a and_o merciful_a government_n and_o hear_v the_o trumpet_n sound_n which_o signify_v the_o 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and_o prosper_v our_o arm_n that_o what_o we_o shall_v attempt_v in_o vain_a if_o we_o be_v leave_v to_o ourselves_o may_v successful_o be_v achieve_v by_o thy_o assistence_n viii_o deut._n 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n xxxi_o 6_o 7_o 8._o o_o prosper_v thou_o our_o undertake_n and_o make_v our_o arm_n victorious_a psalm_n xci_o argument_n the_o author_n of_o this_o psalm_n be_v not_o know_v but_o the_o occasion_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v some_o great_a pestilence_n in_o which_o the_o psalmist_n commend_v a_o humble_a confidence_n in_o god_n and_o ardent_a love_n to_o he_o as_o the_o best_a security_n both_o in_o that_o and_o in_o all_o other_o danger_n maimonides_n think_v as_o other_o of_o the_o rabbin_n also_o do_v that_o the_o psalmist_n have_v a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o the_o incursion_n of_o evil_a spirit_n ver._n 5_o 6._o as_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n 7_o 8._o to_o those_o mischief_n which_o may_v come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o as_o far_o as_o those_o spirit_n 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have_v this_o sad_a choice_n give_v he_o by_o the_o prophet_n gad_n whether_o he_o will_v be_v punish_v for_o his_o negligence_n by_o famine_n or_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o enemy_n or_o by_o pestilence_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o last_o which_o god_n send_v a_o destroy_a angel_n to_o inflict_v 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15_o 16._o be_v teach_v it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a by_o that_o prophet_n call_v david_n seer_n to_o recommend_v himself_o to_o the_o divine_a protection_n in_o the_o word_n of_o this_o psalm_n for_o that_o david_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n as_o some_o conceive_v be_v not_o so_o probable_a because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o deprecation_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n in_o this_o psalm_n as_o we_o read_v he_o make_v on_o that_o occasion_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 1_o chron._n xxi_o unless_o we_o will_v imagine_v that_o he_o make_v this_o psalm_n after_o that_o plague_n to_o direct_v and_o excite_v all_o other_o to_o make_v god_n their_o refuge_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o such_o like_a calamity_n and_o this_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a then_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o moses_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n fancy_n for_o none_o of_o the_o plague_n in_o his_o time_n be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o in_o david_n and_o the_o most_o of_o they_o fall_v on_o those_o who_o god_n have_v condemn_v to_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o he_o in_o the_o forego_n psalm_n commemorate_v and_o therefore_o he_o can_v not_o promise_v long_a life_n to_o they_o upon_o any_o term_n as_o the_o psalmist_n here_o do_v to_o the_o man_n that_o confide_v in_o god_n ver._n last_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n by_o schacal_a which_o common_o signify_v a_o lion_n do_v so_o unanimous_o understand_v some_o kind_n of_o serpent_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n as_o bochartus_n have_v demonstrate_v that_o i_o have_v follow_v they_o in_o my_o paraphrase_n of_o verse_n 13._o and_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o those_o beast_n of_o prey_n but_o 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most_o impregnable_a fortress_n be_v the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o good_a to_o i_o upon_o all_o occasion_n that_o i_o will_v never_o distrust_v his_o kindness_n 3._o sure_o he_o shall_v deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o fowler_n and_o from_o the_o noisome_a pestilence_n 3._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v deliver_v thou_o from_o all_o unseen_a danger_n particular_o from_o this_o most_o destructive_a pestilence_n who_o venom_n catch_v man_n as_o insensible_o and_o sudden_o as_o the_o snare_n do_v the_o bird_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v by_o a_o cunning_a fowler_n 4._o he_o shall_v cover_v thou_o with_o his_o feather_n and_o under_o his_o wing_n shall_v thou_o trust_v his_o truth_n shall_v be_v thy_o shield_n and_o buckler_n 4._o he_o will_v affectionate_o defend_v thou_o as_o a_o hen_n do_v her_o young_a one_o under_o her_o wing_n and_o therefore_o trust_v to_o his_o benign_a providence_n and_o depend_v upon_o his_o faithful_a word_n oppose_v that_o to_o all_o the_o danger_n which_o threaten_v thou_o as_o a_o soldier_n do_v his_o shield_n and_o buckler_n to_o the_o dart_n and_o thrust_n of_o his_o enemy_n 5._o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a for_o the_o terror_n by_o night_n nor_o for_o the_o arrow_n that_o fly_v by_o day_n 5._o then_o thou_o need_v not_o to_o be_v afraid_a either_o of_o murderer_n and_o robber_n who_o sudden_a attempt_n in_o the_o night_n make_v they_o more_o dreadful_a nor_o of_o insurrection_n and_o popular_a tumult_n and_o the_o open_a assault_n of_o any_o adversary_n 6._o nor_o for_o the_o pestilence_n that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n nor_o for_o the_o destruction_n that_o waste_v at_o noonday_n 6._o no_o nor_o of_o those_o infectious_a disease_n which_o arise_v from_o unknown_a cause_n nor_o of_o those_o malignant_a fever_n which_o rage_n in_o the_o hot_a season_n of_o the_o year_n 7._o a_o thousand_o shall_v fall_v at_o thy_o side_n and_o ten_o thousand_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o thou_o 7._o whereby_o though_o whole_a town_n and_o country_n be_v depopulate_v a_o thousand_o fall_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o ten_o thousand_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o thou_o thou_o shall_v remain_v untouched_a in_o that_o mortality_n 8._o only_o with_o thy_o eye_n shall_v thou_o behold_v and_o see_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o wicked_a 8._o and_o only_o be_v a_o spectator_n of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n in_o punish_v wicked_a offender_n so_o visible_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o but_o observe_v his_o righteous_a judgement_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15_o 16._o 9_o because_o thou_o have_v make_v the_o lord_n which_o be_v my_o refuge_n even_o the_o most_o high_a thy_o habitation_n 9_o because_o i_o have_v place_v my_o confidence_n and_o hope_n in_o thou_o o_o lord_n who_o be_v a_o sanctuary_n to_o which_o no_o violence_n can_v approach_v 10._o there_o shall_v no_o evil_n befall_v thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v nigh_o thy_o dwell_n 10._o therefore_o rest_n still_o assure_v o_o my_o soul_n that_o he_o will_v suffer_v no_o mischief_n to_o befall_v thou_o nor_o let_v this_o plague_n seize_v upon_o thy_o family_n 11._o for_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n 11._o but_o give_v his_o angel_n who_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o obey_v his_o command_n a_o strict_a charge_n to_o take_v care_n of_o thou_o and_o to_o preserve_v thou_o whither_o soever_o thou_o go_v 12._o they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o in_o their_o hand_n lest_o thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n 12._o they_o shall_v as_o diligent_o attend_v thou_o as_o a_o nurse_n do_v her_o child_n guide_v support_v and_o defend_v thou_o with_o such_o a_o solicitous_a affection_n that_o the_o least_o harm_n
prove_v the_o pious_a be_v not_o always_o miserable_a 11._o my_o eye_n also_o shall_v see_v my_o desire_n on_o my_o enemy_n and_o my_o ear_n shall_v hear_v my_o desire_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o rise_v up_o against_o i_o 11._o nor_o the_o wicked_a always_o prosperous_a for_o to_o all_o other_o pleasure_n this_o shall_v be_v add_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v those_o deprive_v of_o all_o power_n who_o have_v long_o watch_v to_o do_v i_o mischief_n or_o certain_o hear_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o those_o malicious_a man_n who_o set_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o might_n to_o destroy_v i_o 12._o the_o righteous_a shall_v flourish_v like_o the_o palmtree_n he_o shall_v grow_v like_o a_o cedar_n in_o lebanon_n 12._o which_o may_v be_v a_o encouragement_n to_o every_o good_a man_n to_o hope_v in_o god_n and_o not_o question_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o providence_n if_o at_o present_a he_o be_v afflict_v for_o as_o he_o shall_v overturn_v all_o his_o enemy_n at_o the_o last_o so_o he_o will_v 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patient_o that_o it_o may_v not_o exasperate_v his_o spirit_n to_o speak_v irreverent_o of_o saul_n much_o less_o to_o do_v he_o any_o mischief_n but_o leave_v it_o unto_o god_n to_o take_v his_o enemy_n in_o the_o snare_n they_o have_v lay_v for_o he_o no_o body_n need_v wonder_n that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o prayer_n find_v upon_o the_o same_o subject_a for_o that_o persecution_n endure_v long_o and_o they_o be_v make_v upon_o different_a occasion_n or_o to_o different_a purpose_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v all_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v strange_a to_o he_o that_o consider_v the_o pious_a disposition_n of_o david_n who_o love_v to_o spend_v his_o time_n in_o such_o devout_a meditation_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n ver._n 2_o when_o his_o affliction_n also_o press_v he_o sore_o that_o they_o tempt_v he_o to_o speak_v some_o thing_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theodoret_n phrase_n be_v unbecoming_a god_n anoint_v saul_n and_o the_o profession_n he_o make_v of_o duty_n to_o he_o 1._o lord_z i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o make_v haste_n unto_o i_o give_v ear_n unto_o my_o voice_n when_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o 1._o the_o danger_n wherein_o i_o be_o o_o lord_n be_v exceed_v great_a 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 25._o or_o xxiv_o 1_o 2._o which_o make_v i_o double_a my_o cry_n and_o beseech_v thou_o the_o more_o importunate_o speedy_o to_o succour_v i_o when_o my_o distress_n call_v for_o it_o with_o seasonable_a relief_n 2._o let_v my_o prayer_n be_v set_v forth_o before_o thou_o as_o incense_v and_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o my_o hand_n as_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n 2._o though_o i_o be_o now_o in_o a_o wilderness_n and_o thereby_o disable_v from_o offer_v thou_o any_o other_o sacrifice_n but_o my_o prayer_n yet_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o acceptable_a to_o thou_o as_o if_o they_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o sweet_a odour_n and_o my_o fervent_a devotion_n in_o they_o with_o entire_a dependence_n on_o thou_o alone_o for_o help_n be_v as_o prevalent_a as_o if_o i_o can_v now_o present_v thou_o at_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o a_o evening_n oblation_n 3._o set_a a_o watch_n o_o lord_n before_o my_o mouth_n keep_v the_o door_n of_o my_o lip_n 3._o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o humble_o desire_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o lay_v such_o restraint_n upon_o my_o tongue_n and_o to_o enable_v i_o so_o vigilant_o to_o observe_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o it_o that_o none_o of_o the_o trouble_v i_o endure_v though_o never_o so_o grievous_a may_v make_v i_o burst_v out_o into_o any_o intemperate_a speech_n which_o may_v give_v a_o just_a offence_n unto_o they_o that_o persecute_v i_o 4._o incline_v not_o my_o heart_n to_o any_o evil_a thing_n to_o practice_v wicked_a work_n with_o man_n that_o work_v iniquity_n and_o let_v i_o not_o eat_v of_o their_o dainty_n 4._o yea_o govern_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o my_o will_n so_o steady_o that_o i_o may_v not_o listen_v to_o evil_a counsel_n 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 4_o 6_o 7._o much_o less_o engage_v with_o man_n who_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o right_n and_o justice_n in_o any_o evil_a practice_n but_o always_o refuse_v to_o partake_v in_o their_o design_n though_o invite_v with_o the_o specious_a promise_n of_o the_o great_a felicity_n 5._o let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kindness_n and_o let_v he_o reprove_v i_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o excellent_a oil_n which_o shall_v not_o break_v my_o head_n for_o yet_o my_o prayer_n also_o shall_v be_v in_o their_o calamity_n 5._o i_o have_v rather_o much_o that_o a_o righteous_a man_n shall_v give_v i_o a_o severe_a rebuke_n then_o be_v entice_v by_o evil_a doer_n to_o accompany_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n for_o it_o will_v do_v i_o a_o real_a kindness_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o give_v i_o any_o vexation_n that_o it_o will_v be_v as_o acceptable_a to_o i_o as_o the_o most_o excellent_a ointment_n be_v unto_o the_o head_n and_o only_o make_v i_o continue_v my_o prayer_n with_o the_o great_a earnestness_n that_o i_o may_v not_o run_v into_o those_o mischievous_a course_n from_o which_o i_o be_o deter_v by_o their_o pious_a reproof_n and_o admonition_n 6._o when_o their_o judge_n be_v overthrow_v in_o stony_a place_n they_o shall_v hear_v my_o word_n for_o they_o be_v sweet_a 6._o the_o effect_n of_o which_o their_o great_a ruler_n have_v see_v when_o be_v leave_v by_o their_o master_n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o rock_n 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 2_o 3._o while_o he_o go_v into_o a_o hole_n of_o it_o to_o uncover_v his_o foot_n they_o hear_v that_o i_o speak_v not_o a_o revile_v word_n much_o less_o do_v i_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n against_o he_o but_o in_o the_o mild_a and_o most_o dutiful_a language_n address_v myself_o unto_o he_o 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n 7._o our_o bone_n be_v scatter_v at_o the_o grave_n mouth_n as_o when_o one_o cut_v and_o cleave_v wood_n upon_o the_o earth_n 7._o and_o yet_o this_o gentleness_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o mollify_a their_o heart_n that_o they_o still_o persecute_v i_o and_o the_o small_a body_n of_o man_n that_o follow_v i_o 1_o sam._n xxvi_o 2._o xxvii_o 1._o who_o they_o have_v reduce_v to_o such_o extremity_n that_o like_o the_o earth_n when_o it_o be_v plough_v up_o we_o break_v in_o piece_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o disperse_v and_o flee_v for_o our_o life_n with_o little_a hope_n of_o safety_n 8._o but_o my_o eye_n be_v unto_o thou_o o_o god_n the_o lord_n in_o thou_o be_v my_o trust_n leave_v not_o my_o soul_n destitute_a 8._o but_o in_o this_o sore_a distress_n i_o fix_v my_o thought_n on_o thou_o o_o mighty_a lord_n the_o governor_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o who_o i_o repose_v a_o assure_a confidence_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o abandon_v i_o to_o the_o malice_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v to_o take_v away_o my_o life_n from_o i_o 9_o keep_v i_o from_o the_o snare_n which_o they_o have_v lay_v for_o i_o and_o the_o grin_v of_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n 9_o preserve_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o from_o all_o the_o subtle_a plot_n which_o they_o have_v lay_v to_o destroy_v i_o and_o though_o they_o stick_v at_o nothing_o though_o never_o so_o unjust_a and_o have_v various_a art_n to_o blind_v the_o world_n and_o hide_v their_o perfidious_a design_n suffer_v i_o not_o to_o be_v ensnare_v by_o they_o 10._o let_v the_o wicked_a fall_n into_o their_o own_o net_n whilst_o that_o i_o withal_o escape_v 10._o but_o let_v all_o the_o contrivance_n of_o such_o wicked_a man_n prove_v pernicious_a to_o themselves_o and_o bring_v upon_o they_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o intend_v i_o whilst_o i_o and_o they_o that_o be_v with_o i_o by_o thy_o care_n of_o we_o escape_v untouched_a by_o any_o of_o they_o psalm_n cxlii_o maschil_n of_o david_n a_o prayer_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o cave_n argument_n when_o david_n hide_v himself_o for_o fear_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o adullam_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 1._o or_o as_o other_o think_v more_o probable_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o engaddi_n 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 1_o 2_o 3._o this_o be_v the_o meditation_n he_o have_v in_o that_o disconsolate_a place_n before_o saul_n come_v thither_o to_o uncover_v his_o foot_n in_o it_o which_o be_v set_v afterward_o to_o the_o tune_n of_o maschil_n see_v psal_n xxxii_o or_o call_v by_o that_o name_n because_o it_o admirable_o instruct_v posterity_n in_o the_o most_o forlorn_a nay_o desperate_a condition_n to_o recommend_v themselves_o to_o god_n and_o to_o depend_v on_o he_o with_o a_o resolve_a faith_n who_o by_o a_o unexpected_a mean_n grant_v the_o desire_n of_o david_n which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o psalm_n vers_fw-la 7._o and_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o those_o strait_n wherein_o he_o be_v imprison_v i_o say_v resolve_v faith_n because_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o verse_n run_v thus_o i_o will_v cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v 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