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1 (145-1) <Alleluia, of Aggeus and Zacharias.> (145-2) Praise the Lord, O my soul,
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Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 (145-2) in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in princes:
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I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
3 (145-3) In the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.
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Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.
4 (145-4) His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: in that day all their thoughts shall perish.
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When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
5 (145-5) Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
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Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God,
6 (145-6) Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.
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who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever;
7 (145-7) Who keepeth truth for ever: who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong: who giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth them that are fettered:
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who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 (145-8) The Lord enlighteneth the blind. The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just.
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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.
9 (145-9) The Lord keepeth the strangers, he will support the fatherless and the widow: and the ways of sinners he will destroy.
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The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 (145-10) The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.
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The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord!
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