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Blessed
is the people whose God
is the LORD; the people
whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
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The LORD looked from heaven; he saw all the sons of Adam.
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From the place of his habitation he looked upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
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He fashioned all of their hearts; he considers all their works.
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The king is not saved by the multitude of the army; the mighty man does not escape by much strength.
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A horse
is a vain thing for salvation; neither shall he deliver
any by his great strength.
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Behold, the eye of the LORD
is upon those that fear him, upon those that wait for his mercy
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to deliver their souls from death and to keep them alive in the famine.
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Our soul waited for the LORD; he
is our help and our shield.
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Therefore our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in the name of his holiness.
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Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have waited upon thee.