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like an olive tree laden with fruit, and like a cypress towering in the clouds.
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When he put on his glorious robe and clothed himself in perfect splendor, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the court of the sanctuary glorious.
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When he received the portions from the hands of the priests, as he stood by the hearth of the altar with a garland of brothers around him, he was like a young cedar on Lebanon surrounded by the trunks of palm trees.
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All the sons of Aaron in their splendor held the Lord's offering in their hands before the whole congregation of Israel.
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Finishing the service at the altars, and arranging the offering to the Most High, the Almighty,
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he held out his hand for the cup and poured a drink offering of the blood of the grape; he poured it out at the foot of the altar, a pleasing odor to the Most High, the king of all.
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Then the sons of Aaron shouted; they blew their trumpets of hammered metal; they sounded a mighty fanfare as a reminder before the Most High.
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Then all the people together quickly fell to the ground on their faces to worship their Lord, the Almighty, God Most High.
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Then the singers praised him with their voices in sweet and full-toned melody.
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And the people of the Lord Most High offered their prayers before the Merciful One, until the order of worship of the Lord was ended, and they completed his ritual.
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Then Simon came down and raised his hands over the whole congregation of Israelites, to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to glory in his name;