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⁷Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving,

Sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

⁸Who covereth the heaven with clouds,

Who prepareth rain for the earth,

Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.

⁹He giveth to the beast his food,

And to the young ravens which cry.

¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse;

He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him,

In those that wait for His mercy.

 

¹²Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem;

Praise thy God, O Zion.

¹³For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates;

He hath blessed thy children within thee.

¹⁴He maketh thy borders peace;

He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.

¹⁵He sendeth out His commandment upon earth;

His word runneth very swiftly.

¹⁶He giveth snow like wool;

He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

¹⁷He casteth forth His ice like crumbs;

Who can stand before His cold?

¹⁸He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them;

He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

¹⁹He declareth His word unto Jacob,

His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.

²⁰He hath not dealt so with any nation;

And as for His ordinances, they have not known them.

Hallelujah.

148 Hallelujah.

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens;

Praise Him in the heights.

²Praise ye Him, all His angels;

Praise ye Him, all His hosts.

³Praise ye Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, all ye stars of light.

⁴Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens,

And ye waters that are above the heavens.

⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord;

For He commanded, and they were created.

⁶He hath also established them for ever and ever;

He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.

 

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

⁸Fire and hail, snow and vapour,

Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

⁹Mountains and all hills,

Fruitful trees and all cedars;

¹⁰Beasts and all cattle,

Creeping things and winged fowl;

¹¹Kings of the earth and all peoples,

Princes and all judges of the earth;

¹²Both young men and maidens,

Old men and children;

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,

For His name alone is exalted;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.

¹⁴And He hath lifted up a horn for His people,

A praise for all His saints,

Even for the children of Israel, a people near unto Him.

Hallelujah.

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