cause

For thou hast maintained my right, and my cause: thou satest in the throne iudging right.

1611 marginal noteHebr. thou hast made my iudgement.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in righteousnes

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine eare to heare,

1611 marginal noteOr, establish.

Yea let none that waite on thee, be ashamed: let them bee ashamed which transgresse without cause.

1611 marginal noteEsa.28.16 Rom.10.11

¶ Plead my cause (O LORD) with them that striue with mee: fight against them that fight against me.

For without cause haue they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they haue digged for my soule.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully, reioyce ouer me: neither let them winke with the eye, that hate me without a cause.

1611 marginal noteHeb. falsly.

Stirre vp thy selfe and awake to my iudgement, euen vnto my cause, my God and my LORD.

Let them shoute for ioy, and bee glad that fauour my righteous cause: yea let them say continually, Let the LORD bee magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his seruant

1611 marginal noteHebr. my righteousnes.

¶ Iudge mee, O God, and plead my cause against an vngodly nation; O deliuer me from the deceitfull and vniust man.

1611 marginal noteOr, vnmercifull.

1611 marginal noteHebr. from a man of deceit, and iniquitie.

¶ God be mercifull vnto vs, and blesse vs: and cause his face to shine vpon vs. Selah.