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An exhortation to praise God. be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. 

An exhortation to praise God for his merciful condescension to his creatures.

RAISE † ye the. Praise, O ye servants of the, praise the name of the.

Blessed be the name of the from this time forth and for evermore.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the 's name is to be praised.

The is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

Who is like unto the our God, who † dwelleth on high,

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

He maketh the barren woman † to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the. 

HEN Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. 

OT unto us, O, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

O Israel, trust thou in the : he is their help and their shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the : he is their help and their shield.

Ye that fear the, trust in the : he is their help and their shield.

The hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

He will bless them that fear the, both small † and great.

The shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

Ye are blessed of the which made heaven and earth.

The heaven, even the heavens, are the 's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The dead praise not the, neither any that go down into silence.

But we will bless the from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the. 

Love the, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him † as long as I live.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell † gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Then called I upon the name of the