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- Prayse ye the Lorde, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
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- The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
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- He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
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- He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
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- Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
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- The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
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- Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
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- Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
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- Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
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- He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
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- But the Lorde deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
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- Prayse the Lorde, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
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- For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
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- He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
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- He sendeth foorth his commaundement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
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- He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
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- He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
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- He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
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- He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
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- He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements.
Prayse ye the Lord.
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