- [Of Dauid.]
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- Iudge thou me O God, for I haue walked in my perfection: my trust also hath ben in God [therfore] I shall not fall.
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- Examine me O God and proue me: trye out my reynes and my heart.
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- For thy louing kindnes is before mine eyes: and I wyll walke in thy trueth.
- 4
- I haue not sit [in company] with vayne persons: neither haue I entred [once acquaintaunce] with dissemblers.
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- I haue hated the congregation of the malitious: and I wyll not sit amongst the vngodly.
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- I haue wasshed my handes in innocencie: and [so] I haue gone about thine aulter O God.
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- That in a publique confession I myght heare: and set foorth all thy wonderous workes.
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- O God, I haue loued the habitation of thine house: and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
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- O gather not my soule with sinners: nor my life with bloodie men.
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- In whose handes is wickednes: and their right hande is full of gyftes.
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- But as for me I wyll walke in my perfection: O redeeme me, and be mercyfull vnto me.
- 12
- My foote standeth vpon a playne [grounde: therfore] I wyll blesse God in the congregations.
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