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Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
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The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
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Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.
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He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
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He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of a man;
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the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,
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for he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
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He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
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He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
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He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
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He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
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He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD.
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