John Trapp on Psalms 109:9

Verſ. 9. Let his children be fatherleſs] Helpleſs and ſhiftleſs. A ſore vexation to many on their death-beds, and juſt enough upon graetleſi perſecutors. But happy are they who when they lye a dying, can ſay as Luther did, Domine Dous gratias age tibi quod v[illegible: 1 letter] lueris me eſſe pauperem, & mendicum, &c. Lord God, I thank thee for my preſent poverty, but ſuture hopes. I have not an houſe, lands, poſſeſſions, monies, to leave behind me. Thou haſt given me wiſe and children, behold I return them back to thee, and beſeech th[illegible: 1 letter]e to nouriſh them, keep them ſafe, as hither[illegible: 1 letter]o thou haſ[illegible: 1 letter] done me, O thou Father of the [illegible: 1 word] judge of [illegible: 1 word].