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aPraise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O bservants of the Lord,
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You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the acourts of the house of our God!
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Praise the Lord, for athe Lord is good; bSing praises to His name, cfor it is lovely.
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For the Lord has achosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His bown possession.
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For I know that athe Lord is great And that our Lord is babove all gods.
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aWhatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
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He acauses the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who bmakes lightnings for the rain, Who abrings forth the wind from His treasuries.
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He asmote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.
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He sent asigns and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon bPharaoh and all his servants.
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aHe bsmote many nations And slew mighty kings,
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aSihon, king of the Amorites, And bOg, king of Bashan, And call the kingdoms of Canaan;
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And He agave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.
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Your aname, O Lord, is everlasting, Your remembrance, O Lord, throughout all generations.
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For the Lord will ajudge His people And bwill have compassion on His servants.
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The aidols of the nations are but silver and gold, The work of man's hands.
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They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;
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They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
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Those who make them will be like them, Yes, everyone who trusts in them.
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O house of aIsrael, bless the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;
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O house of Levi, bless the Lord; You awho revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
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Blessed be the Lord afrom Zion, Who bdwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
