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1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
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A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to thy name, O Most High;
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
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to declare thy steadfast love in the morning, and thy faithfulness by night,
3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
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to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
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For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.
5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
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How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep!
6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
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The dull man cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this:
7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
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that, though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction for ever,
8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
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but thou, O LORD, art on high for ever.
9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
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For, lo, thy enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thy enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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But thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; thou hast poured over me fresh oil.
11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
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My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies, my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
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They are planted in the house of the LORD, they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
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They still bring forth fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green,
15 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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to show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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