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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...the dwelling place of Thy Name. 8 They said in their heart, "We will crush them at once;" They have burned all the houses of God in the land. 9 We see not our symbols; No more have we with us a prophet, Nor any that knoweth how long. 10 How long, O God! shall the oppressor revile? Shall the enemy scoff at Thy Name for ever? 11 Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, Thy right hand? Out of Thy bosom, bring it forth, and make an end. i 12 Yet God is my King of old; Working deliverance in the midst of the earth. 13 It was Thou that didst rend the sea in Thy strength, And shatter the heads of the monsters upon the waters: 14 THOU that didst crush the heads of the dragon, Giving him for food to the people of the desert. 15 THOU that didst cleave the fountain and the torrent, And dry up the rivers ever flowing. 16 Thine is the day, and Thine is the night; Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 THOU hast fixed all the bounds of the earth; Summer and winter, It is Thou that hast formed them. 18 Remember this; O Jehovah! How the enemy hath reviled Thee, And a foolish people have blasphemed Thy Name. 19 Give not Thy turtledove to the ravenous beast; Forget not the life of Thy wretched ones for ever.?O Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark regions of the earth are filled with homes of violence. 21 Let not the oppressed turn back in dishonour; Let the suffering and the needy praise Thy Name. 22 Arise, O God! plead Thine own cause; Remember how the foolish revile Thee all the day long. 23 Forget not the noise of Thine adversaries, The uproar of Thy foes that ascendeth continually. SEVENTY-FIFTH FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. "AL-TASCHITH." A PSALM OF ASAPH. A SONG. E give Thee thanks, O God! We give Thee thanks; Thy Name is near, As...