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Bless the LORD ,
O my soul !
O LORD my God ,
thou art very great !
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty ,
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who coverest thyself with light as with a garment ,
who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent ,
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who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters ,
who makest the clouds thy chariot ,
who ridest on the wings of the wind ,
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who makest the winds thy messengers ,
fire and flame thy ministers .
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Thou didst set the earth on its foundations ,
so that it should never be shaken .
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Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment ;
the waters stood above the mountains .
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At thy rebuke they fled ;
at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight .
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The mountains rose ,
the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them .
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Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass ,
so that they might not again cover the earth .
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Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys ;
they flow between the hills ,
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they give drink to every beast of the field ;
the wild asses quench their thirst .
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By them the birds of the air have their habitation ;
they sing among the branches .
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From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains ;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work .
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Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle ,
and plants for man to cultivate ,
that he may bring forth food from the earth ,
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and wine to gladden the heart of man ,
oil to make his face shine ,
and bread to strengthen man '
s heart .
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The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly ,
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted .
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In them the birds build their nests ;
the stork has her home in the fir trees .
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The high mountains are for the wild goats ;
the rocks are a refuge for the badgers .
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Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons ;
the sun knows its time for setting .
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Thou makest darkness ,
and it is night ,
when all the beasts of the forest creep forth .
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The young lions roar for their prey ,
seeking their food from God .
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When the sun rises ,
they get them away and lie down in their dens .
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Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening .
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O LORD ,
how manifold are thy works !
In wisdom hast thou made them all ;
the earth is full of thy creatures .
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Yonder is the sea ,
great and wide ,
which teems with things innumerable ,
living things both small and great .
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There go the ships ,
and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it .
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These all look to thee ,
to give them their food in due season .
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When thou givest to them ,
they gather it up ;
when thou openest thy hand ,
they are filled with good things .
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When thou hidest thy face ,
they are dismayed ;
when thou takest away their breath ,
they die and return to their dust .
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When thou sendest forth thy Spirit ,
they are created ;
and thou renewest the face of the ground .
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May the glory of the LORD endure for ever ,
may the LORD rejoice in his works ,
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who looks on the earth and it trembles ,
who touches the mountains and they smoke !
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I will sing to the LORD as long as I live ;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being .
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May my meditation be pleasing to him ,
for I rejoice in the LORD .
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Let sinners be consumed from the earth ,
and let the wicked be no more !
Bless the LORD ,
O my soul !
Praise the LORD !
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O give thanks to the LORD ,
call on his name ,
make known his deeds among the peoples !
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Sing to him ,
sing praises to him ,
tell of all his wonderful works !
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Glory in his holy name ;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice !
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Seek the LORD and his strength ,
seek his presence continually !
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Remember the wonderful works that he has done ,
his miracles ,
and the judgments he uttered ,
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O offspring of Abraham his servant ,
sons of Jacob ,
his chosen ones !
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He is the LORD our God ;
his judgments are in all the earth .
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He is mindful of his covenant for ever ,
of the word that he commanded ,
for a thousand generations ,
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the covenant which he made with Abraham ,
his sworn promise to Isaac ,
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which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute ,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant ,
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saying , "
To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance ."
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When they were few in number ,
of little account ,
and sojourners in it ,
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wandering from nation to nation ,
from one kingdom to another people ,
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he allowed no one to oppress them ;
he rebuked kings on their account ,
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saying , "
Touch not my anointed ones ,
do my prophets no harm !"
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When he summoned a famine on the land ,
and broke every staff of bread ,
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he had sent a man ahead of them ,
Joseph ,
who was sold as a slave .
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His feet were hurt with fetters ,
his neck was put in a collar of iron ;
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until what he had said came to pass the word of the LORD tested him .
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The king sent and released him ,
the ruler of the peoples set him free ;
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he made him lord of his house ,
and ruler of all his possessions ,
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to instruct his princes at his pleasure ,
and to teach his elders wisdom .
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Then Israel came to Egypt ;
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham .
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And the LORD made his people very fruitful ,
and made them stronger than their foes .
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He turned their hearts to hate his people ,
to deal craftily with his servants .
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He sent Moses his servant ,
and Aaron whom he had chosen .
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They wrought his signs among them ,
and miracles in the land of Ham .
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He sent darkness ,
and made the land dark ;
they rebelled against his words .
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He turned their waters into blood ,
and caused their fish to die .
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Their land swarmed with frogs ,
even in the chambers of their kings .
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He spoke ,
and there came swarms of flies ,
and gnats throughout their country .
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He gave them hail for rain ,
and lightning that flashed through their land .
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He smote their vines and fig trees ,
and shattered the trees of their country .
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He spoke ,
and the locusts came ,
and young locusts without number ;
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which devoured all the vegetation in their land ,
and ate up the fruit of their ground .
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He smote all the first-born in their land ,
the first issue of all their strength .
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Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold ,
and there was none among his tribes who stumbled .
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Egypt was glad when they departed ,
for dread of them had fallen upon it .
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He spread a cloud for a covering ,
and fire to give light by night .
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They asked ,
and he brought quails ,
and gave them bread from heaven in abundance .
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He opened the rock ,
and water gushed forth ;
it flowed through the desert like a river .
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For he remembered his holy promise ,
and Abraham his servant .
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So he led forth his people with joy ,
his chosen ones with singing .
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And he gave them the lands of the nations ;
and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples '
toil ,
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to the end that they should keep his statutes ,
and observe his laws .
Praise the LORD !
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Praise the LORD !
O give thanks to the LORD ,
for he is good ;
for his steadfast love endures for ever !
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Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD ,
or show forth all his praise ?
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Blessed are they who observe justice ,
who do righteousness at all times !
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Remember me ,
O LORD ,
when thou showest favor to thy people ;
help me when thou deliverest them ;
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that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones ,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation ,
that I may glory with thy heritage .
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Both we and our fathers have sinned ;
we have committed iniquity ,
we have done wickedly .
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Our fathers ,
when they were in Egypt ,
did not consider thy wonderful works ;
they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love ,
but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea .
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Yet he saved them for his name '
s sake ,
that he might make known his mighty power .
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He rebuked the Red Sea ,
and it became dry ;
and he led them through the deep as through a desert .
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So he saved them from the hand of the foe ,
and delivered them from the power of the enemy .
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And the waters covered their adversaries ;
not one of them was left .
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Then they believed his words ;
they sang his praise .
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But they soon forgot his works ;
they did not wait for his counsel .
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But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness ,
and put God to the test in the desert ;
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he gave them what they asked ,
but sent a wasting disease among them .
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When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron ,
the holy one of the LORD ,
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the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan ,
and covered the company of Abi '
ram .
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Fire also broke out in their company ;
the flame burned up the wicked .
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They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image .
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They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass .
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They forgot God ,
their Savior ,
who had done great things in Egypt ,
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wondrous works in the land of Ham ,
and terrible things by the Red Sea .
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Therefore he said he would destroy them --
had not Moses ,
his chosen one ,
stood in the breach before him ,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them .
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Then they despised the pleasant land ,
having no faith in his promise .
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They murmured in their tents ,
and did not obey the voice of the LORD .
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Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness ,
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and would disperse their descendants among the nations ,
scattering them over the lands .
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Then they attached themselves to the Ba '
al of Pe '
or ,
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead ;
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they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings ,
and a plague broke out among them .
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Then Phin '
ehas stood up and interposed ,
and the plague was stayed .
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And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever .
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They angered him at the waters of Mer '
ibah ,
and it went ill with Moses on their account ;
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for they made his spirit bitter ,
and he spoke words that were rash .
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They did not destroy the peoples ,
as the LORD commanded them ,
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but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did .
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They served their idols ,
which became a snare to them .
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They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons ;
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they poured out innocent blood ,
the blood of their sons and daughters ,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan ;
and the land was polluted with blood .
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Thus they became unclean by their acts ,
and played the harlot in their doings .
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Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people ,
and he abhorred his heritage ;
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he gave them into the hand of the nations ,
so that those who hated them ruled over them .
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Their enemies oppressed them ,
and they were brought into subjection under their power .
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Many times he delivered them ,
but they were rebellious in their purposes ,
and were brought low through their iniquity .
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Nevertheless he regarded their distress ,
when he heard their cry .
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He remembered for their sake his covenant ,
and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love .
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He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive .
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Save us ,
O LORD our God ,
and gather us from among the nations ,
that we may give thanks to thy holy name and glory in thy praise .
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Blessed be the LORD ,
the God of Israel ,
from everlasting to everlasting !
And let all the people say , "
Amen !"
Praise the LORD !
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O give thanks to the LORD ,
for he is good ;
for his steadfast love endures for ever !