What profit is there in my blood, when I go | down-to the pit ?

Shall the dust praise thee? shall | it—de | clare-thy truth?

Hear, O Lord, and have | mercy-up | on me: Lord be thou-my helper.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning | in-to ❘ dancing:

Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and | girded me with | gladness.

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not-be silent. I

O Lord my God, I will give | thanks-unto | thee-forever.

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BLESSED is he whose transgression | is-for | given,

Whose si-n | i-s | covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth | not-in | iquity,

And in whose spirit-there | is-no | guile.

When | I-kept | silence,

My bones waxed old through my roaring | all the-day long.

For day and night thy hand was | heavy-up |

on me:

My moisture is turned | into-the | droughtof summer.

I acknowledged my | sin-unto | thee,
And mine iniquity | have I—not | hid.
I said, I will confess my transgressions | unto-
the Lord;

And thou forgavest the in | iqui-ty | of—my | sin.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest-be | found: Surely in the floods of great waters they | shall not-come | nigh-unto | him.

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve | me-from trouble;

Thou shalt compass me about with | so-ngs | of deliverance.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou-shalt | go;

I will guide thee | with-mine | eye.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no-understanding;

Whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come-near | un—to | thee.

Many sorrows shall be to-the | wicked: But he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall | com-pass him- about.

Be glad in the Lord, and re | joice,―ye | righteous:

And shout for joy, all | ye--that are | upright— in heart.

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REJOICE in the Lord, | O-ye | righteous; For praise is come-ly | for-the upright. Praise the Lord with harp :

Sing unto him with the psaltery and an | instrument | often | strings.

Sing unto him a-new | song;

Play | skilful-ly | with a-loud noise.
For the word of the | Lord-is | right;
And all his works-are | done-in | truth.

He loveth righteousness-and | judgment:
The earth is full of the good-ness of-the |
Lord.

By the word of the Lord were the | hea-vens | made;

And all the host of them | by-the | breath of— his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together | as-an | heap:

He layeth up-the depth-in | storehouses. Let all the earth | fear-the | Lord;

Let all the inhabitants of the world | stand-in | awe of him.

For he spake, and | it-was | done;

He commanded, and it-stood | fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathento nought:

He maketh the devices of the | people-of | none-effect.

The counsel of the Lord | standeth-for | ever, The thoughts of his heart-to| all-gener ations.

Blessed is the nation whose | God-is the | Lord; And the people whom he hath chosen forhis own-in | heritance.

The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of | men.

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the in habi-tants | of-the earth. like;

He fashioneth their hearts-a

He con | sider-eth | all—their | works.

There is no king saved by the multitude | of— an | host:

A mighty man is not deliver—ed | by— much strength.

An horse is a vain | thing-for safety: Neither shall he deliver any-by | his great | strength.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon | themthat fear him,

Upon them-that | hope in-his | mercy;
To deliver their soul-from | death,
And to keep them-a | live-in | famine.

Our soul waiteth | for-the | Lord;
He is our help | and—our | shield.
For our heart shall rejoice-in | him,
Because we have trusted | in-his | holy |

name.

Let thy mercy, O | Lord,—be up | on us,
According | as-we | hope-in [thee.

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Lord-at all times:

His praise shall con | tin-ually | be in-my |

mouth.

My soul shall make her | boast-in the Lord: The humble shall | hear—thereof, | and—be | glad.

O magnify the Lord-with | me,

And let us ex | alt-his | name-together.
I sought the Lord, | and-he | heard me,
And delivered | me-from | all-my fears.

They looked unto him, | and-were | lightened:
And their faces-were | not-a | shamed.
This poor man cried, and the | Lo-rd | heard him,
And saved him out-of | all-his | troubles.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about |
them that fear him,
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An | d-delivereth them.

O taste and see that the | Lord-is | good: Blessed is the man-that | trusteth-in | him.

O fear the Lord, | ye-his | saints :

For there is no want-to | them-that | fear him.

The young lions do lack, and | suf-fer | hunger: But they that seek the Lord | shall not-want | any good thing.

Come, ye children, hearken | un-to | me:
I will teach-you the | fear of the Lord.
What man is he that de | sir-eth | life,

And loveth many | days,-that | he may-see |

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