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1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O 2servants of the LORD,
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who 3stand in the house of the LORD, in 4the courts of the house of our God!
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Praise the LORD, for 5the LORD is good; sing to his name, 6for it is pleasant!
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For the LORD has 7chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his 8own possession.
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For I know that 9the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
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10Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
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11He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who 12makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his 13storehouses.
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He it was who 14struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
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who in your midst, O Egypt, sent 15signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
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16who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings,
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17Sihon, king of the Amorites, and 18Og, king of Bashan, and 19all the kingdoms of Canaan,
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and 20gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
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21Your name, O LORD, endures forever, 22your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.
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23For the LORD will vindicate his people and 24have compassion on his servants.
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25The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
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They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;
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they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.
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Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them!
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26O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD!
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O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
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Blessed be the LORD 27from Zion, he who 28dwells in Jerusalem! 29Praise the LORD!