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1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--
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2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--
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3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
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11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
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12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
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12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
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13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;
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15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;
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16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children--
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17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children--
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18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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| 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) |
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) |
