Chapter 76

Any faithful devout person meditating God's benefits, ℣.7 examineth his conscience, that nothing be in his soul, that may offend God. Who is always ready to forgive: ℣.11 and therefore he still reneweth his purpose to serve God sincerely, ℣.15 particularly remembering the delivery of Israel from Ægypt.

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   Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm to Asaph. Lord: with my voice to God and he

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   With my voice I have cried to our attended to me.

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   In the day of my tribulation I sought God, with my hands in the night before him: and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted,

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   I was mindful of God and was delighted, and was exercised: and my spirit fainted.

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   Mine eyes prevented the watch: I was troubled & spake not.

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   I thought upon old days: and the eternal years I had in mind.

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   And I meditated in the night with my heart, and I was exercised, and I swept my spirit.

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   Why, will God reject for ever: or will he not add to be better pleased as yet?

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   Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, from generation unto generation?

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    Or will God forget to have mercy? Or will he in his wrath keep in his mercies?

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    And I said: Now have I begun; this is the change of the right hand of the Highest.

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    I have been mindful of the works of our Lord: because I will be mindful from the beginning of thy marvelous works.

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    And I will meditate in all thy works: and in thy inventions I will be exercised.

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    O God in the holy is thy way: what god is great as our God?

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    thou art the God that doest marvelous things. Thou hast made thy power known among peoples:

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    thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the children of Jacob, and Joseph.

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    The waters saw thee, o God, the waters saw thee: and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.

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    A multitude of the sounding of waters: the clouds gave a voice. For indeed arrows do pass:

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    the voice of thy thunder in a wheel. Thy lightnings shined to the round world: the earth was moved and troubled.

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    Thy way in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: and thy steps shall not be known.

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    Thou hast conducted thy people as sheep: in the hand of Moyses and Aaron.