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1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; praise him, you servants of the Lord,
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Praise the LORD.Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD,
2 you who stand in the Lord's Temple and in the Temple courtyards.
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you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good; sing praises to him, because it is pleasant.
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Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4 The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.
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For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
5 I know that the Lord is great. Our Lord is greater than all the gods.
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I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
6 The Lord does what he pleases, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and the deep oceans.
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The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.
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