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    Praise the Lord. 1  
 Praise the Lord, you his servants; 
 praise the name of the Lord. 
  
    
  
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    Let the name of the Lord be praised, 
 both now and forevermore. 
  
  
  
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    From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, 
 the name of the Lord is to be praised. 
  
    
  
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    The Lord is exalted over all the nations, 
 his glory above the heavens. 
  
  
  
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    Who is like the Lord our God, 
 the One who sits enthroned on high, 
  
  
  
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    who stoops down to look 
 on the heavens and the earth? 
  
  
  
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    He raises the poor from the dust 
 and lifts the needy from the ash heap; 
  
  
  
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    he seats them with princes, 
 with the princes of his people. 
  
  
  
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    He settles the childless woman in her home 
 as a happy mother of children. 
 Praise the Lord.