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1 Praise the Lord! My whole being, praise the Lord.
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1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praises to 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 put your trust in princes or other people, who cannot save 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 people die, they are buried. Then all of 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 Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob. Their hope is in 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 He made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in it. He remains loyal 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 does what is fair for those who have been wronged. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the 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 the blind. The Lord lifts up people who are in trouble. The Lord loves those who do right.
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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 the foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows, but he blocks the way of the wicked.
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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 will be King forever. Jerusalem, your God is everlasting.
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10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
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| Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
