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But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.

Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.

Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.

When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,

Take thy plague away from mee: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.

Heare my prayer, O Lord, & hearken vnto my cry: keepe not silence at my teares, for I am a strager with thee, and a soiourner as all my fathers.

O Lorde my God, thou hast made thy wonderfull workes so many, that none can count in order to thee thy thoughts toward vs: I would declare, and speake of them, but they are moe then I am able to expresse.

For innumerable troubles haue compassed mee: my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are moe in nomber then the heares of mine head: therefore mine heart hath failed me.

Be still and knowe that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I wil be exalted in the earth.

Heare, O my people, and I wil speake: heare, O Israel, and I wil testifie vnto thee: for I am God, euen thy God.

I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.

I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.

I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.

And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.

Rebuke hath broken mine heart, and I am full of heauinesse, and I looked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was none: and for comforters, but I found none.

When I am poore and in heauinesse, thine helpe, O God, shall exalt me.

Nowe I am poore and needie: O God, make haste to me: thou art mine helper, and my deliuerer: O Lord, make no tarying.

I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.

For I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.

A prayer of Dauid. Incline thine eare, O Lord, and heare me: for I am poore and needy.