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Praise# ye the LORD: for
it is good to sing praises# unto our God; for
it is pleasant;
and praise is comely.
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The LORD doth build up# Jerusalem: he gathereth together# the outcasts# of Israel.
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He healeth# the broken# in heart, and bindeth up# their wounds.
[wounds: Heb. griefs]
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He telleth# the number of the stars; he calleth# them all by
their names.
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Great
is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding
is infinite.
[his...: Heb. of his understanding there is no number]
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The LORD lifteth up# the meek: he casteth# the wicked down# to the ground.
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Sing# unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise# upon the harp unto our God:
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8
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Who covereth# the heaven with clouds, who prepareth# rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow# upon the mountains.
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He giveth# to the beast his food,
and to the young ravens which cry# .
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10
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He delighteth# not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure# in the legs of a man.
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The LORD taketh pleasure# in them that fear him, in those that hope# in his mercy.
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12
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Praise# the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise# thy God, O Zion.
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13
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For he hath strengthened# the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed# thy children within thee.
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14
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He maketh# peace
in thy borders,
and filleth# thee with the finest of the wheat.
[He...: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace]
[finest...: Heb. fat of wheat]
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15
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He sendeth forth# his commandment
upon earth: his word runneth# very swiftly.
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He giveth# snow like wool: he scattereth# the hoarfrost like ashes.
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He casteth forth# his ice like morsels: who can stand# before his cold?
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18
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He sendeth out# his word, and melteth# them: he causeth his wind to blow# ,
and the waters flow# .
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19
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He sheweth# his word# # unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
[his word: Heb. his words]
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He hath not dealt# so with any nation: and
as for his judgments, they have not known# them. Praise# ye the LORD.
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