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The Lord performs righteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.

As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.

He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.

They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.

Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord .

Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes:

And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to illumine by night.

For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant;

Praise the Lord ! Oh give thanks to the Lord , for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name, That He might make His power known.

They quickly forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,