And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

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Then he said:

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David. For he said,

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18 (A)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    who alone does (B)wondrous things.
19 Blessed be his (C)glorious name forever;
    may (D)the whole earth be filled with his glory!
(E)Amen and Amen!

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18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(A)
    who alone does marvelous deeds.(B)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(C) forever;
    may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(D)
Amen and Amen.(E)

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32 (A)O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
    sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 to him (B)who rides in (C)the heavens, the ancient heavens;
    behold, he (D)sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
34 (E)Ascribe power to God,
    whose majesty is over Israel,
    and whose (F)power is in (G)the skies.
35 (H)Awesome is God from his[a] (I)sanctuary;
    the God of Israel—he is the one who gives (J)power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:35 Septuagint; Hebrew your

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(A)
    sing praise(B) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(C) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders(D) with mighty voice.(E)
34 Proclaim the power(F) of God,
    whose majesty(G) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(H) in your sanctuary;(I)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength(J) to his people.(K)

Praise be to God!(L)

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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

(A)Blessed be (B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing (C)in the heavenly places,

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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

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68 (A)“Blessed be the Lord (B)God of Israel,
    for he has (C)visited and (D)redeemed his people
69 and (E)has raised up (F)a horn of salvation for us
    (G)in the house of his servant David,
70 (H)as (I)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

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68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(B)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](C) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David(D)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.

35 (A)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (B)my words will not pass away.

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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Give Thanks to the Lord

Of David.

138 (A)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before (B)the gods I sing your praise;
I bow down (C)toward your (D)holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted above all things
    your name and your word.[a]

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  1. Psalm 138:2 Or you have exalted your word above all your name

Psalm 138

Of David.

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
    before the “gods”(A) I will sing(B) your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple(C)
    and will praise your name(D)
    for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,(E)
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
    that it surpasses your fame.(F)

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Sing to God, (A)sing praises to his name;
    (B)lift up a song to him who (C)rides through (D)the deserts;
his name is (E)the Lord;
    exult before him!

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Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(A)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[a](B);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(C)

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  1. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts

13 (A)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.

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13 Praise(A) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(B)
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.(C)

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20 Then David said to all the assembly, (A)“Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, (B)and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.

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20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.

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David Prays in the Assembly

10 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: (A)“Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

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David’s Prayer

10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,

“Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.

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12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

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12 He is the one who will build(A) a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.(B)

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15 And he said, (A)“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled (B)what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

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15 Then he said:

“Praise be to the Lord,(A) the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said,

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