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When his breath departs he returns to his earth; on that very day his plans perish.
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Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith for ever;
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who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free;
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the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
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The LORD watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
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)
