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Psal. vii.

1.

o iehoua my godd I haue recourse to thee
preserue me from purseuaris all & als deliuer me

2.

that as â lyon bolde he reaue me not auay
asunder tearing me that lakis one that rescours me may

3.

ô iehoua my godd if I haue done it all
or if that suche iniquitie into my handis did fall

4.

if under freindshippis clooke I hairmed in any cace
(but by the contraire him preserued quho causeless did me chace)

5.

then lett my foe purseu ourtakking me I say
that proudlie tramp into the earth my breathing lyfe he may
& that he may uithall so uith my glorie mell
as into uyle & lichtest dust he mak the same to duell

6.

in thy consuming uraith then michtie lorde aryse
raise up thy self for to repress my foes that me despyse
& cairfully auake attending ouer me
since plaine it is all iudgement iust prescryuit is by the

7.

& quhen of nationis great the bandis thee compass shall
then for thaire saike returne unto thy hiest place of all

8.

the lorde doth iustice giue unto the nationis sure
then iudge me lorde according to my iustice great & pure
& euen as all my mynde to richteousness is bent
so lorde declaire it since thou knouis my mynde & hole intent

9.

putt end I pray the to the euill of uikkid men
that thou may stablish firme & sure the iuse & upricht then
since that most iustlie are by thee searched out & socht
the myndis & hairtis of euerie one & euery secret thocht

10.

the lorde he is my tairge repelling any dairte
quho doth preserue the richteouse all & upricht into hairte

11.

euen godd the iustest iudge the lorde of strongest micht
quho uexis all those uikkedd men still on both daye & nicht

12.

bot if for to conuert the uikked uill not heare
then lett him sharpe his shearing suorde & bend his bou uith [OMITTED]

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13.

& sett him self to shoote & deadlie armes prepaire
& fedderit arroues readdy makk for his assistaires thaire

14.

yea lett him as uith chylde both trubbill breid & paine
or lett him trauellis great conceaue to beare but lieing uaine

15.

yea lett him digg a pitt & hollou hoke the same
yett sall he fall into the pitt he did for otheris aime

16.

returne shall on his heade his trubbill & his paine
& on the hiest bone thairof his urong shall licht againe

17.

thairfore uill I extoll & praise the lorde of micht
according to his iustice quhich in him is euer picht
& also uill I sing for nou for euer & aye.
iehouase noble name to be most gloriouse euerie uaye.