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1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul!
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1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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2 I want to praise the LORD throughout my life. I want to make music to praise my God as long as I live.
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2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
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3 Do not trust influential people, mortals who cannot help you.
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3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
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4 When they breathe their last breath, they return to the ground. On that day their plans come to an end.
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4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
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5 Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the LORD their God,
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5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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6 who made heaven, earth, the sea, and everything in them. The LORD remains faithful forever.
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6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
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7 He brings about justice for those who are oppressed. He gives food to those who are hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free.
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7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
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8 The LORD gives sight to blind people. The LORD straightens [the backs] of those who are bent over. The LORD loves righteous people.
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8 the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
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9 The LORD protects foreigners. The LORD gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.
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9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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10 The LORD rules as king forever. Zion, your God rules throughout every generation. Hallelujah!
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10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
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