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^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! ^(C1)Praise the LORD, my soul!

I will praise the LORD ^(C1)while I live; I will ^(C2)sing praises to my God while I ^(F1)have my being.

^(C1)Do not trust in noblemen, In ^(F1)mortal ^(C2)man, in whom there is ^(C3)no salvation.

His ^(C1)spirit departs, he ^(C2)returns to ^(F1)the earth; On that very day his ^(C3)plans perish.

^(C1)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose ^(C2)hope is in the LORD his God,

Who ^(C1)made heaven and earth, The ^(C2)sea and everything that is in them; Who ^(C3)keeps ^(F1)faith forever;

Who ^(C1)executes justice for the oppressed; Who ^(C2)gives food to the hungry. The LORD ^(C3)frees the prisoners.

The LORD ^(C1)opens the eyes of those who are blind; The LORD ^(C2)raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD ^(C3)loves the righteous.

The LORD ^(C1)watches over strangers; He ^(F1)(C2)supports the fatherless and the widow, But He ^(F2)thwarts ^(C3)the way of the wicked.

The LORD will ^(C1)reign forever, Your God, Zion, to all generations. ^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD!

^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! For ^(C1)it is good to sing praises to our God; For ^(F3)it is pleasant and praise is ^(F4)(C2)beautiful.

The LORD ^(C1)builds up Jerusalem; He ^(C2)gathers the outcasts of Israel.

He heals the ^(C1)brokenhearted And ^(C2)binds up their ^(F1)wounds.

He ^(C1)counts the number of the stars; He ^(F1)(C2)gives names to all of them.

^(C1)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His ^(C2)understanding is ^(F1)infinite.

The LORD ^(F1)(C1)supports the afflicted; He brings the wicked down to the ground.

^(C1)Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre;

It is He who ^(C1)covers the heavens with clouds, Who ^(C2)provides rain for the earth, Who ^(C3)makes grass sprout on the mountains.

It is He who ^(C1)gives an animal its food, And feeds ^(C2)young ravens that cry.

He does not delight in ^(F1)the strength of the ^(C1)horse; He ^(C2)does not take pleasure in the ^(F1)legs of a man.

The LORD ^(C1)favors those who fear Him, ^(C2)Those who wait for His ^(F1)faithfulness.

Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

For He has strengthened the ^(C1)bars of your gates; He has ^(C2)blessed your sons among you.

He ^(C1)makes ^(F1)peace in your borders; He ^(C2)satisfies you with ^(C3)the ^(F2)finest of the wheat.

He sends His ^(C1)command to the earth; His ^(C2)word runs very swiftly.

He ^(F1)showers ^(C1)snow like wool; He scatters the ^(C2)frost like ashes.

He hurls His ^(C1)ice as fragments; Who can stand before His ^(C2)cold?

He ^(C1)sends His word and makes them melt; He ^(C2)makes His wind blow, and the waters flow.

He ^(C1)declares His words to Jacob, His ^(C2)statutes and His judgments to Israel.

He ^(C1)has not dealt this way with any other nation; And as for His judgments, ^(F1)they have ^(C2)not known them. ^(F2)Praise ^(F3)the LORD!

^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! Praise the LORD ^(C1)from the heavens; Praise Him ^(C2)in the heights!

Praise Him, ^(C1)all His angels; Praise Him, ^(C2)all His heavenly armies!

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

Praise Him, ^(F1)(C1)highest heavens, And the ^(C2)waters that are above the heavens!

They are to praise the name of the LORD, For ^(C1)He commanded and they were created.

He has also ^(C1)established them forever and ever; He has made a ^(C2)decree, and it will not pass away.

Praise the LORD from the earth, ^(C1)Sea monsters, and all the ocean ^(C2)depths;

^(C1)Fire and hail, ^(C2)snow and ^(C3)clouds; ^(C4)Stormy wind, ^(C5)fulfilling His word;

^(C1)Mountains and all hills; Fruit ^(C2)trees and all cedars;

^(C1)Animals and all cattle; ^(C2)Crawling things and winged fowl;

^(C1)Kings of the earth and all peoples; Rulers and all judges of the earth;

Both young men and virgins; Old men and children.

They are to praise the name of the LORD, For His ^(C1)name alone is exalted; His ^(C2)majesty is above earth and heaven.

And He has ^(C1)lifted up a horn for His people, ^(C2)Praise for all His godly ones, For the sons of Israel, a people ^(C3)near to Him. ^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD!