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I. THE TRUE OFFERERS OF PRAISE. Ezra exhibits in these verses —

1. Unaffected humility.

2. Sincere piety.

3. Practical religiousness.

II. THE GRAND OBJECT OF PRAISE.

1. The Supreme Being.

2. The Supreme Being in covenant relation with His worshippers.

3. The Supreme Being whom our fathers worshipped.

III. GOOD REASONS FOR PRAISE.

1. God inspires the worthy purposes of men.

2. He beneficently influences the moral judgments of men.

3. He invigorates the heart and life of His servants.

(William Jones.)

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KJV: Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

WEB: Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;