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1. Hallelujah! I How good to celebrate our God in song; how sweet to give fitting praise.
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1. Praise H1984 ye the LORD H3050 : for H3588 it is good H2896 to sing praises H2167 unto our God H430 ; for H3588 it is pleasant H5273 ; and praise H8416 is comely H5000 .
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2. The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathers the dispersed of Israel,
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2. The LORD H3068 doth build up H1129 Jerusalem H3389 : he gathereth together H3664 the outcasts H1760 of Israel H3478 .
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3. Heals the brokenhearted, binds up their wounds,
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3. He healeth H7495 the broken H7665 in heart H3820 , and bindeth up H2280 their wounds H6094 .
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4. Numbers all the stars, calls each of them by name.
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4. He telleth H4487 the number H4557 of the stars H3556 ; he calleth H7121 them all H3605 by their names H8034 .
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5. Great is our Lord, vast in power, with wisdom beyond measure.
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5. Great H1419 is our Lord H113 , and of great H7227 power H3581 : his understanding H8394 is infinite H369 H4557 .
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6. The LORD sustains the poor, but casts the wicked to the ground.
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6. The LORD H3068 lifteth up H5749 the meek H6035 : he casteth the wicked down H8213 H7563 to H5704 the ground H776 .
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7. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; with the lyre celebrate our God,
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7. Sing H6030 unto the LORD H3068 with thanksgiving H8426 ; sing praise H2167 upon the harp H3658 unto our God H430 :
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8. Who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes grass sprout on the mountains,
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8. Who covereth H3680 the heaven H8064 with clouds H5645 , who prepareth H3559 rain H4306 for the earth H776 , who maketh grass H2682 to grow H6779 upon the mountains H2022 .
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9. Who gives animals their food and ravens what they cry for.
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9. He giveth H5414 to the beast H929 his food H3899 , and to the young H1121 ravens H6158 which H834 cry H7121 .
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10. God takes no delight in the strength of horses, no pleasure in the runner's stride.
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10. He delighteth H2654 not H3808 in the strength H1369 of the horse H5483 : he taketh not pleasure H3808 H7521 in the legs H7785 of a man H376 .
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11. Rather the LORD takes pleasure in the devout, those who await his faithful care.
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11. The LORD H3068 taketh pleasure in H7521 H853 them that fear H3373 him , in H853 those that hope H3176 in his mercy H2617 .
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12. Glorify the LORD, Jerusalem; Zion, offer praise to your God,
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12. Praise H7623 H853 the LORD H3068 , O Jerusalem H3389 ; praise H1984 thy God H430 , O Zion H6726 .
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13. Who has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessed your children within you,
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13. For H3588 he hath strengthened H2388 the bars H1280 of thy gates H8179 ; he hath blessed H1288 thy children H1121 within H7130 thee.
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14. Brought peace to your borders, and filled you with finest wheat.
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14. He maketh H7760 peace H7965 in thy borders H1366 , and filleth H7646 thee with the finest H2459 of the wheat H2406 .
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15. The LORD sends a command to earth; his word runs swiftly!
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15. He sendeth forth H7971 his commandment H565 upon earth H776 : his word H1697 runneth H7323 very H5704 swiftly H4120 .
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16. Thus snow is spread like wool, frost is scattered like ash,
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16. He giveth H5414 snow H7950 like wool H6785 : he scattereth H6340 the hoarfrost H3713 like ashes H665 .
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17. Hail is dispersed like crumbs; before such cold the waters freeze.
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17. He casteth forth H7993 his ice H7140 like morsels H6595 : who H4310 can stand H5975 before H6440 his cold H7135 ?
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18. Again he sends his word and they melt; the wind is unleashed and the waters flow.
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18. He sendeth out H7971 his word H1697 , and melteth H4529 them : he causeth his wind H7307 to blow H5380 , and the waters H4325 flow H5140 .
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19. The LORD also proclaims his word to Jacob, decrees and laws to Israel.
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19. He showeth H5046 his word H1697 unto Jacob H3290 , his statutes H2706 and his judgments H4941 unto Israel H3478 .
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20. God has not done this for other nations; of such laws they know nothing. Hallelujah!
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20. He hath not H3808 dealt H6213 so H3651 with any H3605 nation H1471 : and as for his judgments H4941 , they have not H1077 known H3045 them. Praise H1984 ye the LORD H3050 .
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