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1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD, | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD, |
2who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God! | 2who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God! |
3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant! | 3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant! |
4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. | 4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. |
5For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. | 5For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. |
6Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. | 6Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. |
7He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. | 7He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. |
8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; | 8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; |
9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; | 9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; |
10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, | 10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, |
11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, | 11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, |
12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. | 12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. |
13Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. | 13Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. |
14For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. | 14For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. |
15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. | 15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. |
16They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; | 16They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; |
17they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. | 17they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. |
18Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. | 18Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. |
19O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! | 19O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! |
20O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! | 20O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! |
21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD! | 21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD! |
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