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continual_o 71._o and_o will_v yet_o praise_v thou_o more_o and_o more_o thy_o righteousness_n o_o god_n be_v very_o high_a who_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n o_o god_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o thou_o which_o have_v show_v i_o great_a and_o sore_a trouble_n shall_v quicken_v i_o again_o and_o shall_v bring_v i_o up_o again_o from_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o earth_n thou_o shall_v increase_v thy_o goodness_n towards_o i_o ibid._n and_o comfort_v i_o on_o every_o side_n my_o lip_n shall_v great_o rejoice_v when_o i_o sing_v unto_o thou_o and_o my_o soul_n which_o thou_o have_v redeem_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o only_o do_v wondrous_a thing_n and_o bless_v be_v his_o glorious_a name_n for_o ever_o and_o let_v the_o whole_a earth_n be_v fill_v with_o his_o glory_n 72_o amen_n amen_n i_o love_v the_o lord_n because_o he_o have_v hear_v my_o voice_n and_o my_o supplication_n the_o sorrow_n of_o death_n compass_v i_o i_o find_v trouble_v and_o sorrow_n then_o call_v i_o upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o deliver_v my_o soul._n gracious_a be_v the_o lord_n and_o righteous_a 116_o yea_o our_o god_n be_v merciful_a the_o lord_n preserve_v the_o simple_a i_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o he_o help_v i_o return_v to_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n the_o lord_n have_v deal_v bountiful_o with_o thou_o ibid._n for_o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o death_n my_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o my_o foot_n from_o fall_v precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n o_o lord_n true_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n ibid._n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n thou_o shall_v loose_v my_o bond_n he_o that_o love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v o_o that_o i_o may_v love_v thou_o as_o well_o as_o ever_o any_o creature_n love_v thou_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o love_n dwell_v in_o god_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n in_o love_n 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