9 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel to gether, saying : God hath forsaken him; persecute him, and take him, for there is none • to de | liver him.

io Go not far from me, .0 | God: my | God, haste thee. to help me.

11 Let them be confounded and perish that are al gainst · my | soul: let them be covered with shame and dishonour that I seek • to do. me I evil.

12 As for me I will patiently a bide | alway: and will praise · thee 1 more • and more.

13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteouspess | and · sal | vation : for 1 | know · no end. there l of.

14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord | God: and will make mention of thy I righteous · ness only.

15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth , up until | now : therefore will I tell • of thy! won • drous works.

16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray headed : until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are 1 yet · for to come.

17 Thy righteousness, O God, is | very high: and great things are they that thou hast done; 01 God, who is like • unto thee ?

18 O what yreat troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me! and yet didst thou | turn · and re | fresh me : yea, and broughtest me from the / deep. of the earth.algain.

19 T'hou hast brought me to great | honour : and | comforted · me on | ev. ery | side.

20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an , instrument • of I

music: unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou | Holy | One of Israel.

21 'My lips will be fain when I sing · unto thee: and so will my soul · whom thou · hast de | livered.

22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness | all the · day | long : for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek · to do · me evil.

Psalm lxxii. Deus judicium. NIVE the King thy | judgements · 0 1 God: U and thy righteousness | un · to the | King's son.

2 Then shall he judge thy people according · unto | right: and 1. del fend : the poor.

3 The mountains also | shall · bring peace : and the little hills | righteous · ness) un to the people.

4 He shall keep the simple folk by · their right : defend the children of the poor, and i punish · the I wrong | doer.

5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and | moon · endureth : from one gener | a• tion I to · another.

6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece • of wool: even as the drops · that | water · the | earth.

7 In his time shall the I righteous flourish: yea, and abundance of peace, so long · as the | moon · endureth.

8 His dominion shall be also from the one I sea . to the other : and from the flood | un · to the 1 world's | end.

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall | kneel • before him : his / enemies . shall | lick: the dust.

10 The kings of Tharsis and of the I isles shall • give | presents : the kings of Arabia and / Sa.ba | shall · bring | gifts. '11 All kings shall fall | down · before him : all | nations · shall | do · him | service.

12 For he shall deliver the poor · when he crieth : the needy also, and I him · that I hath : no helper.

13 He shall be favourable to the simple · and I needy: and shall pre | serve • the souls of the i poor.

14 He shall deliver their souls from falsehood. and | wrong : and dear shall their | blood · be , in · his | sight.

15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold · of Arabia : prayer shall be made ever unto him, and I dai ly I shall · he be i praised.

16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high up | on · the hills: his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like grass · up on the earth.

17 His Name shall endure for ever; his Name shall remain under the sun among the · pos | terities : which shall be blessed through him; and | all the heathen · shall praise him.

18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of | Israel: which only · doeth | won • drous things :

19 And blessed be the Name of his / Majesty • for lever: and all the earth shall be filled with his | Majesty. · A men, · Al men.