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Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!
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Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:
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From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
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He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.
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The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
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The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.
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Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,
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To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
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Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.
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For in him shall our heart rejoice, because we have confided in his holy name.
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Let thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.