- [Of Dauid when he chaunged his behauiour before Abimelech,
whiche droue him away, and he departed.]
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- I wyll alway blesse God: his prayse shall euer be in my mouth.
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- My soule shal glory in God: the humble shall heare therof and be glad.
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- Magnifie God with me: and let vs exalt his name [all] together.
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- Carefully I sought God, & he hearde me: yea he deliuered me out of all my feare.
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- Let them turne their eyes on him, and make speede to come vnto hym: and their faces shall not be ashamed.
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- [Lo] this same poore man hath cryed: and God hath hearde hym, and saued hym out of all his troubles.
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- The angell of God campeth rounde about them that feare hym: and deliuereth them.
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- O taste and see how gracious God is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
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- Feare God ye that be his saintes: for they that feare him lacke nothing.
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- Young Lions do lacke and suffer hunger: but they whiche seeke God, shall want no maner of thing that is good.
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- Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God.
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- What man is he that listeth to liue: [and] woulde fayne see good dayes.
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- Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.
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- Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it.
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- The eyes of God [are] ouer the righteous: and his eares [are open] vnto their prayers.
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- The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill: to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth.
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- The righteous crye, and God heareth them: and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.
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- God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart: and saueth such as be of an humble spirite.
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- Great are the troubles of the righteous: but God deliuereth him out of all.
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- He kepeth all his bones: so that no one of them is broken.
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- Malice shal put the vngodly to death: and they that hate the righteous, shalbe brought to naught.
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- God redeemeth the soules of his seruauntes: and al they that put their trust in him, shall not be brought to naught.
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