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How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

The Lord will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord !

Praise the Lord ! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

Praise the Lord , O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,

Praise the Lord ! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.

Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God.

That leaves the companion of her youth And forgets the covenant of her God;

So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

That I not be full and deny You and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God.

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.

I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him.

That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.