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Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
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Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
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From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
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The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
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Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
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Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
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He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
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That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
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He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
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When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
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Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
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The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
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The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
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What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
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Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
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Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
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Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
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Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
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Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
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But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
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They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
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They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
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They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
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They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
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O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
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O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
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Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
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The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
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He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
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The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
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Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
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The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
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The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
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But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
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I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
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Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
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The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
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Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
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I said in my haste, All men are liars.
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What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
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I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
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I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
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O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
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I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
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I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
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In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
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For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
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O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
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Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
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Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
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Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
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I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
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The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
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The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
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It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
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It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
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All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
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They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
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They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
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Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
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The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
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The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
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The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
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I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
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The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
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Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
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This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
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I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
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The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
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This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
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This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
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Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
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Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
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God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
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Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
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O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
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The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
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For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
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Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
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By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
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Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
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The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
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A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
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It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.