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The title of the fyue and seuentithe salm. To the victorie in orguns, `the salm of the song of Asaph.
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God is knowun in Judee; his name is greet in Israel.
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And his place is maad in pees; and his dwellyng is in Syon.
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Ther he brak poweris; bowe, scheeld, swerd, and batel.
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And thou, God, liytnest wondirfuli fro euerlastynge hillis;
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alle vnwise men of herte weren troblid. Thei slepten her sleep; and alle men founden no thing of richessis in her hondis.
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Thei that stieden on horsis; slepten for thi blamyng, thou God of Jacob.
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Thou art feerful, and who schal ayenstonde thee? fro that tyme thin ire.
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Fro heuene thou madist doom herd; the erthe tremblide, and restide.
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Whanne God roos vp in to doom; to make saaf al the mylde men of erthe.
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For the thouyt of man schal knouleche to thee; and the relifs of thouyt schulen make a feeste dai to thee.
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Make ye a vow, and yelde ye to youre Lord God; alle that bringen yiftis in the cumpas of it.
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To God ferdful, and to him that takith awei the spirit of prynces; to the ferdful at the kyngis of erthe.