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He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the Lord !

Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!

O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders,

Let them praise the name of the Lord , for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise— the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the Lord !

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced. All his loyal followers will be vindicated. Praise the Lord !

Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord , and do not loathe his rebuke.

By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.

Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord , but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.

he winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers;

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.