Chapter 93

The faithful servant of God assuredly professeth, that all the pride, ℣.5 cruelty, ℣.7 foolish imaginations, and secret thoughts of the wicked, are manifest to God. ℣.12 Acknowledgeth himself happy, that he is better instructed of God: whereas he had otherwise been damned. ℣.20 Sharply reprehendeth those that consider not of God's judgements: concluding that the just shall be glorified, and the wicked damned.

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   To David himself, in the fourth of the sabbath. Our Lord God of revenges: the God of revenges hath done freely.

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   Be exalted thou that judges the earth: render retribution to the proud.

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   How long shall sinners, o Lord: how long shall sinners glory?

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   Shall they utter, and speak iniquity? Shall all they speak that work injustice?

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   Thy people, o Lord, they have humbled: and thine inheritance they have vexed.

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   The widow, and the stranger they have slain: and the pupils they have killed.

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   And they have said: The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.

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   Understand ye foolish in the people: and ye fools be wise at sometime.

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   He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? Or he that made the eye doth he not consider?

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    He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?

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    Our Lord knoweth the cogitations of men: that they be vain.

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    Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, o Lord, and shalt teach out of thy law.

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    That thou mayst give him quietness from the evil days: till a pit be digged for the sinner.

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    Because our Lord will not reject his people: and his inheritance he will not forsake.

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    Until justice be turned into judgment: and they who are near it, are all that are right of heart.

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    Who shall rise for me against the malignant? Or who shall stand with me against them that work iniquity?

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    But that our Lord hath holpen me: within very little my soul had dwelt in hell.

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    If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, o Lord, did help me.

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    According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart: thy consolations have made my soul joyful.

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    Doth the seat of iniquity cleave to thee: which makest labour in precept?

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    They will hunt after the soul of the just: and will condemn innocent blood.

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    And our Lord became my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.

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    And he will repay them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.