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- O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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- Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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- Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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- Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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- I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.
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- The Lord is on my side;
I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
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- The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.
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- It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.
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- It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
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- All the nations have come round me;
but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
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- They are round me, yes, they are all about me;
but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
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- They are round me like bees;
but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
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- I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.
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- The Lord is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
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- The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright;
the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
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- The right hand of the Lord is lifted up;
the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
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- Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
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- The hand of Jah has been hard on me;
but he has not given me up to death.
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- Let the doors of righteousness be open to me;
I will go in and give praise to the Lord.
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- This is the door of the Lord's house;
the workers of righteousness will go in through it.
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- I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.
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- The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.
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- This is the Lord's doing;
it is a wonder in our eyes.
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- This is the day which the Lord has made;
we will be full of joy and delight in it.
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- Send salvation now, O Lord;
Lord, send us your blessing.
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- A blessing be on him who comes in the name of the Lord;
we give you blessing from the house of the Lord.
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- The Lord is God, and he has given us light;
let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
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- You are my God, and I will give you praise;
my God, and I will give honour to your name.
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- O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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