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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
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The Acts of Thomas
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[1] O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes: and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne [No book]
[2][Then] he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice: and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie [No book]
[3]The mountaynes also and hylles: shall bryng peace to the people by the meanes of ryghteousnesse [No book]
[4]He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour [No book]
[5]They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another [No book]
[6]He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth [No book]
[7]In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe: and there shalbe aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth [No book]
[8]His dominion also shalbe from the one sea to the other: and from the fludde vnto the ende of the earth [No book]
[9]They that dwell in the wildernesse shal kneele before him: his enemies shal licke the dust [No book]
[10]The kyng of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes: the kynges of Sheba & Seba shall bring giftes [No book]
[11]All kynges wyll worshyp hym: all nations wyll do hym seruice [No book]
[12]For he wyll delyuer the poore when he cryeth: and the afflicted and hym that hath no helper [No book]
[13]He wyll haue compassion vpon the poore and needy: and he wyll preserue the soules of the poore [No book]
[14]He wyll delyuer their soules from deceipt and oppression: and their blood shalbe in his syght [No book]
[15]He wyll lyue, and he wyll geue to the poore of the golde of Sheba: and he wyll pray alwayes for hym, and dayly he wyll blesse hym [No book]
[16]A handfull of corne shall [be sowed] in the earth vpon the toppe of hylles: and the fruite therof shall make a noyse lyke Libanus, and shall florishe in the citie lyke grasse vpon the earth [No book]
[17]His name shall endure for euer, his name shalbe spread abrode to the world so long as the sunne shall shyne: all nations shalbe blessed in hym, and shall call hym blessed [No book]
[18]Blessed be God the Lorde: the Lorde of Israel which only doth wonderous thynges [No book]
[19](72:19a) And blessed be the name of his maiestie for euer: and all the earth shalbe fylled with his maiestie. Amen, Amen [No book]
[20](72:19b) Here endeth the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Isai [No book]
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