- To him that excelleth.
A Psalme of Dauid.
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- Heare my voyce, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie.
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- Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie.
- 3
- Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.
- 4
- To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.
- 5
- They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?
- 6
- They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.
- 7
- But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.
- 8
- They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.
- 9
- And all men shall see it, and declare the worke of God, and they shall vnderstand, what he hath wrought.
- 10
- But the righteous shalbe glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are vpright of heart, shall reioyce.
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