Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
To make them sit with princes, With the princes of His people.
He makes the barren woman abide in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!
When Israel went forth from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
The sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.
The mountains skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs.
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.
Why should the nations say, “Where, now, is their God?”
But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.
Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands.
O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.
The LORD has 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 those who fear the LORD, The small together with the great.
May the LORD give you increase, You and your children.
May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth.
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of men.
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;
But as for us, we will bless the LORD From this time forth and forever. Praise the LORD!
I love the LORD, because He hears My voice and my supplications.
The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!”
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.
The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living.
What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me?
I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the LORD.
I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.
O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds.
To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD.
I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
In the courts of the LORD’S house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples!
For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD is everlasting. Praise the LORD!
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Oh let the house of Aaron say, “His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
Oh let those who fear the LORD say, “His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
From my distress I called upon the LORD; The LORD answered me and set me in a large place.
The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?
The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes.
All nations surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.
They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.
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