20 Daniel answered and said:

(A)“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
(B)For wisdom and might are His.

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20 and said:

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;(A)
    wisdom and power(B) are his.

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(A)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore!

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Let the name of the Lord be praised,(A)
    both now and forevermore.(B)

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A Song of God’s Majesty and Love

(A)A Praise of David.

145 I will [a]extol You, my God, O King;
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

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  1. Psalm 145:1 praise

Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

I will exalt you,(A) my God the King;(B)
    I will praise your name(C) for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise(D) you
    and extol your name(E) for ever and ever.

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  1. Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

13 “With Him are (A)wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.

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13 “To God belong wisdom(A) and power;(B)
    counsel and understanding are his.(C)

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12 saying with a loud voice:

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

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12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb,(A) who was slain,(B)
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!”(C)

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(A)Great is our Lord, and (B)mighty in power;
(C)His understanding is infinite.

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Great is our Lord(A) and mighty in power;(B)
    his understanding has no limit.(C)

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Glory to God

24 (A)Now to Him who is able to keep [a]you from stumbling,
And (B)to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

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  1. Jude 1:24 M them

Doxology

24 To him who is able(A) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(B) without fault(C) and with great joy—

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21 And He changes (A)the times and the seasons;
(B)He removes kings and raises up kings;
(C)He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 (D)He reveals deep and secret things;
(E)He knows what is in the darkness,
And (F)light dwells with Him.

23 “I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we (G)asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s [a]demand.”

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  1. Daniel 2:23 Lit. word

21 He changes times and seasons;(A)
    he deposes(B) kings and raises up others.(C)
He gives wisdom(D) to the wise
    and knowledge to the discerning.(E)
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;(F)
    he knows what lies in darkness,(G)
    and light(H) dwells with him.
23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:(I)
    You have given me wisdom(J) and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
    you have made known to us the dream of the king.(K)

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19 You are (A)great in counsel and mighty in [a]work, for Your (B)eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, (C)to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.

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  1. Jeremiah 32:19 deed

19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.(A) Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind;(B) you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.(C)

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16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.
19 He leads [a]princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.
20 (A)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 (B)He pours contempt on princes,
And [b]disarms the mighty.
22 He (C)uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.

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  1. Job 12:19 Lit. priests, but not in a technical sense
  2. Job 12:21 loosens the belt of

16 To him belong strength and insight;(A)
    both deceived and deceiver are his.(B)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(C)
    and makes fools of judges.(D)
18 He takes off the shackles(E) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(F)
19 He leads priests away stripped(G)
    and overthrows officials long established.(H)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(I)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(J)
    and disarms the mighty.(K)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(L)
    and brings utter darkness(M) into the light.(N)

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  1. Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (A)I have strength.

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14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
    I have insight, I have power.(A)

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18 (A)But we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore.

Praise the Lord!

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18 it is we who extol the Lord,(A)
    both now and forevermore.(B)

Praise the Lord.[a](C)

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  1. Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

A Psalm of David.

103 Bless (A)the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:

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Psalm 103

Of David.

Praise the Lord,(A) my soul;(B)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(C)
Praise the Lord,(D) my soul,
    and forget not(E) all his benefits—

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