Chapter 58

Holy David (being besieged in his own house by men sent to kill him confidently prayeth God to deliver him, ℣.6 and all faithful nations in like danger: ℣.7 and praiseth God.

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   Unto the end, destroy not, to David in the inscription of the title, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him.

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   Deliver me from mine enemies, o my God: and from them that rise up against me defend me.

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   Deliver me from them that work iniquity: and from bloody men save me.

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   Because lo they have taken my soul: the strong have fallen violently upon me.

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   Neither is it mine iniquity, nor my sin, o Lord: without iniquity have I run, and gone directly.

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   Rise up to meet me, and see: and thou, o Lord, the God of powers, God of Israel, attend to visit all nations: have no mercy on all that work iniquity.

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   They will return at evening: and they shall suffer famine as dogs, and shall compass the city.

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   Behold they will speak in their mouth, and a sword in their lips: because who hath heard?

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   And thou, o Lord wilt scorn them: thou wilt bring to nought all the nations.

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    I will keep my strength to thee: because thou art my receiver:

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    my God, thy mercy shall prevent me.

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    God will shew unto me concerning mine enemies, kill them not lest sometime my peoples forget. Disperse them in thy strength: and depose them, my protector, o Lord.

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    The sin of their mouth, the word of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride. And for cursing and lying they shall be talked of

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    in consummation: in wrath of consummation and they shall not be. And they shall know that God will rule over Jacob: and over the ends of the earth.

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    They shall be turned at evening, and shall suffer famine as dogs: & shall compass the city.

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    They shall be dispersed to eat: and if they be not filled, they will murmur also.

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    But I will sing thy strength: and will exalt thy mercy in the morning. Because thou art become my receiver, and my refuge in the day of my tribulation.

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    My helper, I will sing to thee, because thou art God my receiver: my God, my mercy.