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^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! ^(C1)Praise Him, you ^(C2)servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD.

^(C1)Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time on and forever.

^(C1)From ^(F1)the rising of the sun to its setting, The ^(C2)name of the LORD is to be praised.

The LORD is ^(C1)high above all nations; His ^(C2)glory is above the heavens.

^(C1)Who is like the LORD our God, Who ^(C2)is enthroned on high,

Who ^(C1)looks far down to The heavens and the earth?

He ^(C1)raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,

To ^(C1)seat them with noblemen, With the noblemen of His people.

He ^(C1)has the infertile woman live in the house As a joyful mother of children. ^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD!

When Israel went forth ^(C1)from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of a ^(C2)foreign language,

Judah became ^(C1)His sanctuary; Israel, ^(C2)His dominion.

The ^(C1)sea looked and fled; The ^(C2)Jordan turned back.

The mountains ^(C1)skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs.

What ^(C1)ails you, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back?

Mountains, that you skip like rams? Hills, like lambs?

^(C1)Tremble, earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,

Who ^(C1)turned the rock into a ^(C2)pool of water, The ^(C3)flint into a fountain of water.

^(C1)Not to us, LORD, not to us, But ^(C2)to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, because of Your ^(F1)truth.

^(C1)Why should the nations say, "^(C2)Where, then, is their God?"

But our ^(C1)God is in the heavens; He ^(C2)does whatever He pleases.

Their ^(C1)idols are silver and gold, The ^(C2)work of human hands.

They have mouths, but they ^(C1)cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;

They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell;

^(F1)They have hands, but they cannot feel; ^(F2)They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat.

^(C1)Those who make them ^(F1)will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.

^(C1)Israel, ^(C2)trust in the LORD; He is their ^(C3)help and their shield.

House of ^(C1)Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.

You who ^(F1)(C1)fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.

The LORD ^(C1)has been mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

He will ^(C1)bless those who ^(F1)fear the LORD, ^(C2)The small together with the great.

May the LORD ^(C1)increase you, You and your children.

May you be blessed of the LORD, ^(C1)Maker of heaven and earth.

The heavens are ^(C1)the heavens of the LORD, But ^(C2)the earth He has given to the sons of mankind.

The ^(C1)dead do not praise ^(F1)the LORD, Nor do any who go down into ^(C2)silence;

But as for us, we will ^(C1)bless ^(F1)the LORD From this time and forever. ^(F2)Praise ^(F1)the LORD!

^(C1)I love the LORD, because He ^(C2)hears My voice and my pleas.

Because He has ^(C1)inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

The ^(C1)snares of death encompassed me And the ^(F1)terrors of ^(F2)Sheol ^(F3)came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

Then ^(C1)I called upon the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, ^(C2)save my ^(F1)life!"

^(C1)Gracious is the LORD, and ^(C2)righteous; Yes, our God is ^(C3)compassionate.

The LORD watches over ^(C1)the simple; I was ^(C2)brought low, and He saved me.

Return to your ^(C1)rest, my soul, For the LORD has ^(C2)dealt generously with you.

For You have ^(C1)rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling.

I shall walk before the LORD In the ^(F1)(C1)land of the living.

I ^(C1)believed when I said, "I am ^(C2)greatly afflicted."

I ^(C1)said in my alarm, "^(C2)All people are liars."

What shall I ^(C1)repay to the LORD For all His ^(C2)benefits ^(F1)to me?

I will lift up the ^(C1)cup of salvation, And ^(C2)call upon the name of the LORD.

I will ^(C1)pay my vows to the LORD; May it be ^(C2)in the presence of all His people!

^(C1)Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.

O LORD, ^(F1)I surely am ^(C1)Your slave, I am Your slave, the ^(C2)son of Your female slave, You have ^(C3)unfastened my restraints.

I will offer You ^(C1)a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And ^(C2)call upon the name of the LORD.

I will ^(C1)pay my vows to the LORD, May it be in the presence of all His people,

In the ^(C1)courtyards of the LORD'S house, In the midst of you, ^(C2)Jerusalem! ^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD!

^(C1)Praise the LORD, all nations; Sing His praises, all peoples!

For His ^(C1)mercy toward us is ^(F1)great, And the ^(F2)(C2)truth of the LORD is everlasting. ^(F3)Praise ^(F4)the LORD!

^(C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for ^(C2)He is good; For His mercy is everlasting.

Let ^(C1)Israel say, "His mercy is everlasting."

Oh let the ^(C1)house of Aaron say, "His mercy is everlasting."

Let those ^(C1)who ^(F1)fear the LORD say, "His mercy is everlasting."

From my ^(C1)distress I called upon ^(F1)the LORD; ^(F1)The LORD answered me and ^(C2)put me in an open space.

The LORD is ^(C1)for me; I will ^(C2)not fear; ^(C3)What can man do to me?

The LORD is for me ^(C1)among those who help me; Therefore I will ^(C2)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

It is ^(C1)better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in people.

It is ^(C1)better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in noblemen.

All nations ^(C1)surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will certainly ^(C2)fend them off.

They ^(C1)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.

They surrounded me ^(C1)like bees; They were extinguished like a ^(C2)fire of thorn bushes; In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.

You ^(C1)pushed me violently so that I ^(F1)was falling, But the LORD ^(C2)helped me.

^(F1)(C1)The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become ^(C2)my salvation.

The sound of ^(C1)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The ^(C2)right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.

The ^(C1)right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.

I ^(C1)will not die, but live, And ^(C2)tell of the works of ^(F1)the LORD.

^(F1)The LORD has ^(C1)disciplined me severely, But He has ^(C2)not turned me over to death.

^(C1)Open the gates of righteousness to me; I will enter through them, I will give thanks to ^(F1)the LORD.

This is the gate of the LORD; The ^(C1)righteous will enter through it.

I will give thanks to You, for You have ^(C1)answered me, And You have ^(C2)become my salvation.

A ^(C1)stone which the builders rejected Has become the ^(F1)chief cornerstone.

This came about from the LORD; It is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day which the LORD has made; Let's ^(C1)rejoice and be glad in it.

Please, O LORD, ^(C1)do save us; Please, O LORD, do send ^(C2)prosperity!

^(C1)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have ^(C2)blessed you from the house of the LORD.

^(C1)The LORD is God, and He has given us ^(C2)light; Bind the festival sacrifice ^(F1)to the ^(C3)horns of the altar with cords.

^(C1)You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, ^(C2)I exalt You.

^(C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His mercy is everlasting.