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Hallelujah; 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 dispersed of Israel;
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Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
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Great is our L-rd, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
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the Lord upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
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Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
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Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
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He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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the Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
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Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
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For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
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He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
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He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
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He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
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He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
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He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
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He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.