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Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, ye his servants,
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who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
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Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to his name; for it is good.
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For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
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For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods;
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all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all deeps.
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Who brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth: he has made lightnings for the rain: he brings winds out of his treasures.
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Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.
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He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants.
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Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;
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Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan:
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and gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.
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O Lord, thy name endures for ever, and thy memorial to all generations.
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For the Lord shall judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants.
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The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men’s hands.
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They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see;
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they have ears, but they cannot hear; for there is no breath in their mouth.
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Let those who make them be made like to them; and all those who trust in them.
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O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord:
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O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
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Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem.