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^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord ! ^(a)Praise the Lord , O my soul!

I will praise the Lord ^(b)while I live; I will ^(c)sing praises to my God while I have my being.

^(d)Do not trust in princes, In ^[c]mortal ^(e)man, in whom there is ^(f)no salvation.

His ^(g)spirit departs, he ^(h)returns to ^[d]the earth; In that very day his ⁽ⁱ⁾thoughts perish.

How ^(j)blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose ^(k)hope is in the Lord his God,

Who ^(l)made heaven and earth, The ^(m)sea and all that is in them; Who ⁽ⁿ⁾keeps ^[e]faith forever;

Who ^(o)executes justice for the oppressed; Who ^(p)gives food to the hungry. The Lord ^(q)sets the prisoners free.

The Lord ^(r)opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord ^(s)raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord ^(t)loves the righteous;

The Lord ^[f](u)protects the ^[g]strangers; He ^[h](v)supports the fatherless and the widow, But He ^[i]thwarts ^(w)the way of the wicked.

The Lord will ^(x)reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. ^[j]Praise ^[k]the Lord !

^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord ! For ^(a)it is good to sing praises to our God; For ^[c]it is pleasant and praise is ^(b)becoming.

The Lord ^(c)builds up Jerusalem; He ^(d)gathers the outcasts of Israel.

He heals the ^(e)brokenhearted And ^(f)binds up their ^[d]wounds.

He ^(g)counts the number of the stars; He ^[e](h)gives names to all of them.

⁽ⁱ⁾Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His ^(j)understanding is ^[f]infinite.

The Lord ^[g](k)supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

^(l)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

Who ^(m)covers the heavens with clouds, Who ⁽ⁿ⁾provides rain for the earth, Who ^(o)makes grass to ^[h]grow on the mountains.

He ^(p)gives to the beast its food, And to the ^(q)young ravens which cry.

He does not delight in the strength of the ^(r)horse; He ^(s)does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

The Lord ^(t)favors those who fear Him, ^(u)Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

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

For He has strengthened the ^(v)bars of your gates; He has ^(w)blessed your sons within you.

He ^(x)makes ^[i]peace in your borders; He ^(y)satisfies you with ^(z)the ^[j]finest of the wheat.

He sends forth His ^(aa)command to the earth; His ^(ab)word runs very swiftly.

He gives ^(ac)snow like wool; He scatters the ^(ad)frost like ashes.

He casts forth His ^(ae)ice as fragments; Who can stand before His ^(af)cold?

He ^(ag)sends forth His word and melts them; He ^(ah)causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

He ^(ai)declares His words to Jacob, His ^(aj)statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

He ^(ak)has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have ^(al)not known them. ^[k]Praise ^[l]the Lord !

^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord ! Praise the Lord ^(a)from the heavens; Praise Him ^(b)in the heights!

Praise Him, ^(c)all His angels; Praise Him, ^(d)all His hosts!

Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!

Praise Him, ^[c](e)highest heavens, And the ^(f)waters that are above the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord , For ^(g)He commanded and they were created.

He has also ^(h)established them forever and ever; He has made a ⁽ⁱ⁾decree which will not pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth, ^(j)Sea monsters and all ^(k)deeps;

^(l)Fire and hail, ^(m)snow and ⁽ⁿ⁾clouds; ^(o)Stormy wind, ^(p)fulfilling His word;

^(q)Mountains and all hills; Fruit ^(r)trees and all cedars;

^(s)Beasts and all cattle; ^(t)Creeping things and winged fowl;

^(u)Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;

Both young men and virgins; Old men and children.

Let them praise the name of the Lord , For His ^(v)name alone is exalted; His ^(w)glory is above earth and heaven.

And He has ^(x)lifted up a horn for His people, ^(y)Praise for all His godly ones; Even for the sons of Israel, a people ^(z)near to Him. ^[d]Praise ^[e]the Lord !