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he held out his hand for the cup and poured a drink offering of the blood of the grape; he poured it out at the foot of the altar, a pleasing odor to the Most High, the king of all.
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Then the sons of Aaron shouted; they blew their trumpets of hammered metal; they sounded a mighty fanfare as a reminder before the Most High.
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Then all the people together quickly fell to the ground on their faces to worship their Lord, the Almighty, God Most High.
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Then the singers praised him with their voices in sweet and full-toned melody.
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And the people of the Lord Most High offered their prayers before the Merciful One, until the order of worship of the Lord was ended, and they completed his ritual.
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Then Simon came down and raised his hands over the whole congregation of Israelites, to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to glory in his name;
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and they bowed down in worship a second time, to receive the blessing from the Most High.
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And now bless the God of all, who everywhere works great wonders, who fosters our growth from birth, and deals with us according to his mercy.
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May he give us gladness of heart, and may there be peace in our days in Israel, as in the days of old.
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May he entrust to us his mercy, and may he deliver us in our days!
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Two nations my soul detests, and the third is not even a people: