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1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.
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1 Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
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2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
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2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
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3 He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
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3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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4 He determines the number of the stars, he gives to all of them their names.
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4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
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5 Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
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5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
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6 The LORD lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.
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6 The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
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7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God upon the lyre!
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7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy 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) |
