44 lines
1.6 KiB
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44 lines
1.6 KiB
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# Chapter 147
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1 Praise the Lord!
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For it is good to sing praises to our God;
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for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
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2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
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he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
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3 He heals the brokenhearted
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and binds up their wounds.
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4 He determines the number of the stars;
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he gives to all of them their names.
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5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
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his understanding is beyond measure.
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6 The Lord lifts up the humble;
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he casts the wicked to the ground.
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7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
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make melody to our God on the lyre!
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8 He covers the heavens with clouds;
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he prepares rain for the earth;
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he makes grass grow on the hills.
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9 He gives to the beasts their food,
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and to the young ravens that cry.
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10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
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nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
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11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
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in those who hope in his steadfast love.
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12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
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Praise your God, O Zion!
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13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
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he blesses your children within you.
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14 He makes peace in your borders;
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he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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15 He sends out his command to the earth;
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his word runs swiftly.
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16 He gives snow like wool;
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he scatters frost like ashes.
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17 He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
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who can stand before his cold?
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18 He sends out his word, and melts them;
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he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
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19 He declares his word to Jacob,
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his statutes and rules to Israel.
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20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
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they do not know his rules.
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Praise the Lord! |