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1 (145-1) <Alleluia, of Aggeus and Zacharias.> (145-2) Praise the Lord, O my soul,
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Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD, my soul.
2 (145-2) in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in princes:
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I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3 (145-3) In the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.
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Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
4 (145-4) His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: in that day all their thoughts shall perish.
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When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
5 (145-5) Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
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Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.
6 (145-6) Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.
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He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.
7 (145-7) Who keepeth truth for ever: who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong: who giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth them that are fettered:
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He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
8 (145-8) The Lord enlighteneth the blind. The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just.
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the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
9 (145-9) The Lord keepeth the strangers, he will support the fatherless and the widow: and the ways of sinners he will destroy.
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The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 (145-10) The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.
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The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
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