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1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD's name! All you who serve the LORD, praise God!
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Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord,
2 All you who stand in the LORD's house— who stand in the courtyards of our God's temple—
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who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God!
3 praise the LORD, because the LORD is good! Sing praises to God's name because it is beautiful!
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Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
4 Because the LORD chose Jacob as his own, God chose Israel as his treasured possession.
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For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
5 Yes, I know for certain that the LORD is great— I know our Lord is greater than all other gods.
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For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 The LORD can do whatever he wants in heaven or on earth, in the seas and in every ocean depth.
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Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
7 God forms clouds at the far corners of the earth. God makes lightning for the rain. God releases the wind from its storeroom.
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He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
8 God struck down the Egyptians' oldest offspring— both human and animal!
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He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
9 God sent signs and wonders into the very center of Egypt— against Pharaoh and all his servants.
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who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
10 God struck down many nations and killed mighty kings:
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who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings,
11 Sihon the Amorite king, Og the king of Bashan, and all the Canaanite kings.
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Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12 Then God handed their land over as an inheritance— as an inheritance to Israel, his own people.
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and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
13 LORD, your name is forever! LORD, your fame extends from one generation to the next!
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Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.
14 The LORD gives justice to his people and has compassion on those who serve him.
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For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
15 The nations' idols are just silver and gold— things made by human hands.
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The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, but they can't see.
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They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;
17 They have ears, but they can't listen. No, there's no breath in their lungs!
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they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Let the people who made these idols and all who trust in them become just like them!
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Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them.
19 House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!
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O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
20 House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who honor the LORD, bless the LORD!
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O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 Bless the LORD from Zion— bless the one who lives in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD!
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Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!
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