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1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O 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 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God!
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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, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for 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 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
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For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
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I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
6 Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
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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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