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Then all the people together made haste, and fell down to the earth upon their faces, to adore the Lord their God, and to pray to the Almighty God the most High.
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And the singers lifted up their voices. and in the great house the sound of sweet melody was increased.
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And the people in prayer besought the Lord the most High, until the worship of the Lord was perfected, and they had finished their office.
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Then coming down, he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of Israel, to give glory to God with his lips, and to glory in his name:
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And he repeated his prayer, willing to shew the power of God.
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And now pray ye to the God of all, who hath done great things in all the earth, who hath increased our days from our mother's womb, and hath done with us according to his mercy.
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May he grant us joyfulness of heart, and that there be peace in our days in Israel for ever:
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That Israel may believe that the mercy of God is with us, to deliver us in his days.
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There are two nations which my soul abhorreth: and the third is no nation, which I hate:
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They that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem.
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Jesus the son of Sirach, of Jerusalem, hath written in this book the doctrine of wisdom and instruction, who renewed wisdom from his heart.