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1 | Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our
God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. |
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2 | The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel. |
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3 | He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. |
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4 | He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by
their names. |
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5 | Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is
infinite. |
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6 | The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to
the ground. |
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7 | Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the
harp unto our God: |
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8 | Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for
the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. |
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9 | He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which
cry. |
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10 | He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not
pleasure in the legs of a man. |
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11 | The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that
hope in his mercy. |
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12 | Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. |
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13 | For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath
blessed thy children within thee. |
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14 | He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the
finest of the wheat. |
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15 | He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth
very swiftly. |
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16 | He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like
ashes. |
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17 | He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before
his cold? |
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18 | He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind
to blow, and the waters flow. |
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19 | He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments
unto Israel. |
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20 | He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his
judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. |
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