1To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:

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Psalms 78:3, Psalms 78:6, Psalms 78:3, Psalms 78:6, Exodus 13:14

2Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.

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Exodus 15:17, Exodus 15:17, Psalms 78:55, Psalms 78:55, Psalms 80:8

3For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.

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Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 8:17

4Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.

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Psalms 74:12, Psalms 42:8, Psalms 74:12, Psalms 42:8, Psalms 89:18

5Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.

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Psalms 108:13, Psalms 108:13, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 118:10

6For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.

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Psalms 20:7, Hosea 1:7, Psalms 20:7, Hosea 1:7, 1 Samuel 17:47

7But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.

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Psalms 140:7, Psalms 132:18, Psalms 136:24, Joshua 1:5, Psalms 140:7

8Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. Selah.

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Psalms 34:2, Psalms 34:2, Jeremiah 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:29, 1 Corinthians 1:31

9But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.

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Psalms 60:10, Psalms 74:1, Psalms 60:10, Psalms 74:1, Psalms 60:1

10Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.

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Joshua 7:8, Leviticus 26:17, Joshua 7:8, Leviticus 26:17, Joshua 7:12

11Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.

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Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 28:64, Romans 8:36, Deuteronomy 28:64

12Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.

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Jeremiah 15:13, Jeremiah 15:13, Deuteronomy 32:30, Deuteronomy 32:30, Isaiah 52:3

13Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.

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Psalms 80:6, Psalms 79:4, Psalms 80:6, Psalms 79:4, Psalms 89:41

14Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.

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Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 24:9, Job 16:4, 2 Kings 19:21, Job 16:4

15My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,

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Psalms 69:7, Psalms 69:7, Ezra 9:6, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Psalms 71:13

16For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.

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Psalms 8:2, Psalms 8:2, Psalms 74:22, Psalms 74:23, Psalms 74:18

17All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.

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Daniel 9:13, Daniel 9:13, Deuteronomy 8:14, Deuteronomy 6:12, Deuteronomy 8:14

18Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,

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Psalms 119:51, Psalms 119:51, Psalms 119:157, Psalms 119:157, Zephaniah 1:6

19Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.

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Job 3:5, Psalms 23:4, Job 3:5, Psalms 23:4, Psalms 51:8

20If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,

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Psalms 81:9, Psalms 81:9, Job 11:13, Job 11:13, Psalms 68:31

21Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.

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Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 23:24, Jeremiah 23:24, Ecclesiastes 12:14

22Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.

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Romans 8:36, Romans 8:36, Isaiah 53:7, Isaiah 53:7, Psalms 44:11

23Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.

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Psalms 78:65, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 78:65, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 35:23

24Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?

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Job 13:24, Job 13:24, Deuteronomy 32:20, Deuteronomy 32:20, Psalms 10:11

25For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.

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Psalms 119:25, Psalms 119:25, Lamentations 4:5, Isaiah 51:23, Psalms 66:11

26Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.

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Psalms 130:7, Psalms 130:8, Psalms 130:7, Psalms 130:8, Psalms 25:22