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¹ Reioyce in the Lord, O yee righteous: for prayse is comely for the vpright. ² Praise the Lord with harp: sing vnto him with the Psalterie, and an instrument of ten strings. ³ Sing vnto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. ⁴ For the word of the Lord is right: and all his workes are done in trueth. ⁵ Hee loueth righteousnesse and iudgement: the earth is ful of the goodnesse of the Lord. ⁶ By the word of the Lord were the heauens made: and all the host of them, by the breath of his mouth. ⁷ He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as an heape: he layeth vp the depth in storehouses. ⁸ Let all the earth feare the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. ⁹ For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast. ¹⁰ The Lord bringeth the counsell of the heathen to nought: he maketh the deuices of the people, of none effect. ¹¹ The counsaile of the Lord standeth for euer, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord: and the people, whom he hath chosen for his owne inheritance. ¹³ The Lord looketh from heauen: he beholdeth all the sonnes of men. ¹⁴ From the place of his habitation, he looketh vpon all the inhabitants of the earth. ¹⁵ He fashioneth their hearts alike: he considereth all their workes. ¹⁶ There is no king saued by the multitude of an hoste: a mightie man is not deliuered by much strength. ¹⁷ An horse is a vaine thing for safetie: neither shall he deliuer any by his great strength. ¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him: vpon them that hope in his mercy: ¹⁹ To deliuer their soule from death, and to keepe them aliue in famine. ²⁰ Our soule waiteth for the Lord: he is our helpe, and our shield. ²¹ For our heart shall reioyce in him: because we haue trusted in his holy name. ²² Let thy mercy (O Lord) be vpon vs: according as we hope in thee.