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1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
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I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
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Every day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
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Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.
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One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
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Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.
6 They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds.
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And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness.
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
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They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
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Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.
9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
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Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you.
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All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
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They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power;
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
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To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.
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Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.
14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
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Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
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The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
16 You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
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Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.
18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
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Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
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Jehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy.
21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
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My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
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