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His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

⁵O Lord, bow Thy heavens, and come down;

Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

⁶Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;

Send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

⁷Stretch forth Thy hands from on high;

Rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters,

Out of the hand of strangers;

⁸Whose mouth speaketh falsehood,

And their right hand is a right hand of lying.

 

⁹O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee,

Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

¹⁰Who givest salvation unto kings,

Who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.

¹¹Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers,

Whose mouth speaketh falsehood,

And their right hand is a right hand of lying.

 

¹²We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth;

Whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;

¹³Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store;

Whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

¹⁴Whose oxen are well laden;

With no breach, and no going forth,

And no outcry in our broad places;

¹⁵Happy is the people that is in such a case.

Yea, happy is the people whose God is the Lord.

145 [A Psalm of] praise; of David.

א⁠ I will extol Thee, my God, O King;

And I will bless Thy for name ever and ever.

ב⁠ ²Every day will I bless Thee;

And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.

ג⁠ ³Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;

And His greatness is unsearchable.

ד⁠ ⁴One generation shall laud Thy works to another,

And shall declare Thy mighty acts.

ה⁠ ⁵The glorious splendour of Thy majesty,

And Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.

ו⁠ ⁶And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts;

And I will tell of Thy greatness.

ז⁠ ⁷They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness,

And shall sing of Thy righteousness.

ח⁠ ⁸The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion;

Slow to anger, and of great mercy.

ט⁠ ⁹The Lord is good to all;

And His tender mercies are over all His works.

י⁠ ¹⁰All Thy works shall praise Thee, O Lord;

And Thy saints shall bless Thee.

כ⁠ ¹¹They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom,

And talk of Thy might;

ל⁠¹²To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,

And the glory of the majesty of His kingdom.

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