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

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

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

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

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

14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord | God: and will make mention of • thy 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 | ve • ry | high : and great things are they that thou hast done ; 01 God, who is I like • unto | thee?

18 O what great 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. again.

19 Thou hast brought me to I 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 |

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 I seek · to do. me | evil.

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2 Then shall he judge thy people according • unto | right: and l. defend : the | poor.

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

4 He shall keep the simple 1 folk by · their right : defend the children of the poor, and punish the I wrong | doer.

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

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 right • eous | Alourish: yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the l

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

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall | kneel be 1 fore him: his | enemies . shall | lick · the dust.

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10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall · give | presents : the kings of Arabia and | Sa · ba | shall · bring | gifts.

11 All kings shall fall | down · be | fore 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 • 14 He shall deliver their souls from falsehood . and I wrong : and dear shall their | blood · be I in · his sight.

15 'He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold • of Al rabia: prayer shall be made ever unto him, and I iai.ly I shall · he be 1 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 I grass · up on the earth.

17 His Name shall endure for ever; his Name shall remain under the sun a | mong the · pos | teri. ties : 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 ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his | Majesty. · Al men. · A men.