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Psalm 35
The children of men under the cover of your wings

THE UNJUST HAS SAID/ within himself that he would sin: there is no/ fear of god/ before his eyes./ Because in his sight he has done deceitfully:/ that his iniquity may be found out to hatred./ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:/ he would not understand that he might do well./ He has devised iniquity in his bed:/ he has set himself on every way not good:/ but evil he has not hated./ Lord your mercy [is] in heaven: and your truth even to the clouds./ Your justice as the mountains of god:/ your judgements are a great deep./ Men and beasts you will save lord:/ how have you multiplied/ your mercy god./ But the children of men:/

Transcription

Filii au[tem] hominu[m] in tegmine alaru[m]
DIX[IT] INIUST[US] / et delinquat in / se met ipso: non est / timor dei ante / oculos eius. / Q[uonia]m dolose egit / inconspectu eius: / ut inveniatur / iniq[u]itas ei[us] ad odiu[m]. / Verba oris eius iniquitas et dolus: / noluit intelligere ut bene ageret. / Iniquitate[m] meditatus est incubili suo: / a stitit omni vi[a]e non bone: / maliciam autem non odivit. / D[omi]ne in c[a]elo mis[eri]c[or]dia tua: et veritas tua usq[ue] adnubes. / Iusticia tua sicut montes dei: / iudicia tua abyssus multa. / Homines et iumenta salvabis domine: / quem admodum multiplicasti / misericordiam tuam deus. / Filii autem hominum: /

Translation

Psalm 35
The children of men under the cover of your wings

THE UNJUST HAS SAID/ within himself that he would sin: there is no/ fear of god/ before his eyes./ Because in his sight he has done deceitfully:/ that his iniquity may be found out to hatred./ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:/ he would not understand that he might do well./ He has devised iniquity in his bed:/ he has set himself on every way not good:/ but evil he has not hated./ Lord your mercy [is] in heaven: and your truth even to the clouds./ Your justice as the mountains of god:/ your judgements are a great deep./ Men and beasts you will save lord:/ how have you multiplied/ your mercy god./ But the children of men:/

 

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