Chapter 82

The Church impugned by all sorts of enemies ℣.10 prayeth God to confound them, as he hath done diverse the like: ℣.17 whereby some shall be converted.

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   Acanticle of Psalm to Asaph. shall be like to thee? Hold not thy peace, neither be thou appeased, o God:

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   O God who

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   for behold thine enemies have made a sound: they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

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   They have taken malignant counsel upon thy people: and they have devised against thy Saints.

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   They have said: Come, and let us destroy them out of the nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.

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   Because they have devised with one consent: they have together made a covenant against thee.

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   The tabernacles of the Idumeians, and the Ismahelites, Moab, and the Agarens.

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   Gebal, and Ammon, Amalec: the foreigners, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

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   Yea and Assur also is come with them: they are made an aid to the children of Lot.

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    Do to them as to Madian, and Sisara: as to Jabin in the torrent Cisson.

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    They perished in Endor: they were made as the dung of the earth.

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    Put their Princes as Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their Princes:

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    which have said: Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.

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    My God put them as a wheel: and as stubble before the face of the wind.

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    Even as fire that burneth a wood: & as a flame that burneth the mountains.

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    So shalt thou pursue them in thy tempest: and in thy wrath thou shalt trouble them.

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    Fill their faces with ignominy: and they will seek thy name, o Lord.

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    Let them be ashamed, and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded, and perish.

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    And let them know that Lord is thy name, thou only the Highest in all the earth.