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Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!

For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a haughty demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord . O Lord , hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord , and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

when the Lord rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the Lord .

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

By David. Praise the Lord , O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!

Praise the Lord , O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,

The Lord revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites.

For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.

But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,

to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.

The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.

Praise the Lord , you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!

Praise the Lord , all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!