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David rebukes the proud.

PSALMS. God's great and gracious works.

19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-| 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: dove unto the multitude of the wicked: and who may stand in thy sight when forget not the congregation of thy poor once thou art angry? for ever. 8 Thou didst cause judgment to be 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for heard from heaven; the earth feared, and the dark places of the earth are full of the was still, habitations of cruelty.

21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

PSALM LXXV.

9 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

11 Vow, and pay unto the LORD YOU God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. PSALM LXXVII.

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, AT To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A

Psalm or Song of Asaph.

NTO thee, O God, do we give thanks,

thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare.

2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

I

Psalm of Asaph. CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the LORD: my sore ran in the night and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

3 The earth and all the inhabitants 31 remembered God, and was troubled: thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pil-I complained, and my spirit was overlars of it. Selah.

4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

whelmed. Selah.

4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: 1 am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

8 For in the hand of the LORD there is 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of his promise fail for evermore? mixture, and he poureth out of the same: 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the hath he in anger shut up his tender merearth shall wring them out, and drink them. cies? Selah. 9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

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10 And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.

11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy won ders of old.

12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our

2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and God! his dwelling-place in Zion.

14 Thou art the God that doest won

3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, ders: thou hast declared thy strength the shield, and the sword. and the battle. among the people.

Selah.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. than the mountains of prey.

Selah.

5 The stout-hearted are spoiled, they 16 The waters saw thee, O God, the have slept their sleep: and none of the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the men of might have found their bands. depths also were troubled.

6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

17 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

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