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 65 The Passover Haggadah

cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see; they have ears, but they cannot hear; they have a nose, but they cannot smell; they have hands, but they cannot feel; they have feet, but they cannot walk; nor can they make a sound with their throat. Those who make them shall become like them, whoever trusts in them. O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is your help and your shield. House of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is your help and your shield. You who revere the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is your help and your shield. Psalm 115:12-18

The Lord who has remembered us will bless; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; he will bless those who revere the Lord, small and great alike. May the Lori incr you, both you and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord, Creator of heaven and earth. The heaven is the Lord’s heaven, but the earth he has given to mankind. The dead cannot praise the Lord, none of those who sink into silence. We will bless the Lord henceforth and forever. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 116:1-11 Tlove the Lord, for he hears my supplications. Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call upon him as long as I live. ‘The pangs of death encircled me; the agony of the grave seized me; I was in distress and sorrow. But I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, save my life!” Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful. The Lord protects the simple; when T was brought low, he saved me. Be again at rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt kindly with you. Thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears and my feet. from stumbling. I shall walk before the Lord in the world of life. I trust even when I ery out: “I am greatly afflicted.” (I have faith] even when I say in haste: “All men are deceitful.” Psalm 116:12-19

‘What can I render to the Lord for all his kind acts toward me? Iwill take the cup of deliverance, and will call upon the name of the Lord. My vows to the Lord I will pay in the presence of all his

Psalm 116 is a song of thanksgiving on being saved from imminent danger. ‘The psalmist’s experiences pass through the stages of suffering, prayer, de- liverance and public thanksgiving. �