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And he brought them vnto the borders of his Sanctuarie: euen to this Mountaine, which his right hand purchased.

He cast out the heathe also before them, and caused them to fall to the lot of his inheritance, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tabernacles.

Yet they tempted, and prouoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies,

And deliuered his power into captiuitie, and his beautie into the enemies hand.

And hee gaue vp his people to the sworde, and was angrie with his inheritance.

But the Lord awaked as one out of sleepe, & as a strong man that after his wine crieth out,

And smote his enemies in the hinder parts, and put them to a perpetuall shame.

And he built his Sanctuarie as an high palace, like the earth, which he stablished for euer.

He chose Dauid also his seruant, and tooke him from the shepefolds.

Euen from behinde the ewes with yong brought he him to feede his people in Iaakob, and his inheritance in Israel.

So he fed them according to the simplicitie of his heart, and guided them by the discretion of his hands.

For they haue deuoured Iaakob and made his dwelling place desolate.

I haue withdrawen his shoulder from the burden, and his handes haue left the pots.

I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speake peace vnto his people, and to his Saintes, that they turne not againe to follie.

Surely his saluation is neere to them that feare him, that glory may dwell in our land.

A Psalme or song committed to the sonnes of Korah. God layde his foundations among the holy mountaines.

But I will destroy his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

My trueth also and my mercie shall be with him, and in my Name shall his horne be exalted.

I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the floods.

His seede also will I make to endure for euer, and his throne as the dayes of heauen.