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One Sunday morning we visited a poor old man of 97 years. He told us two gentlemen had each promised him a sovereign, if he lived to be 100. "I wish they'd give 'em to me now," he said. God promises us crowns in the future; but we are also crowned with lovingkindness in the present.

(W. Luff.)

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KJV: Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

WEB: who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;