Psalm 68:26
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26 “Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!”(A)
Isaiah 48:1
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God the Creator and Redeemer
48 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
who are called by the name of Israel
and who came forth from the loins[a] of Judah,
who swear by the name of the Lord
and invoke the God of Israel
but not in truth or right.(A)
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- 48.1 Cn: Heb waters
Deuteronomy 33:28
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28 So Israel lives in safety,
untroubled is Jacob’s abode[a]
in a land of grain and wine,
where the heavens drop down dew.(A)
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- 33.28 Or fountain
Psalm 111:1
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Psalm 111
Praise for God’s Wonderful Works
1 Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.(A)
Psalm 26:12
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12 My foot stands on level ground;
in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 5:16
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16 Should your springs be scattered abroad,
streams of water in the streets?(A)
Psalm 135:19-21
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19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord!
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!(A)
20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!(B)
21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
he who resides in Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!(C)
1 Chronicles 16:7-36
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David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving
7 Then on that day David first appointed the singing of praises to the Lord by Asaph and his kindred.(A)
8 O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples.(B)
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wonderful works.
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.(C)
12 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles and the judgments he uttered,(D)
13 O offspring of his servant Israel,
children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.(E)
15 Remember his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,(F)
17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,(G)
18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance.”
19 When they were few in number,
of little account, and strangers in the land,[a](H)
20 wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
21 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,(I)
22 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Tell of his salvation from day to day.(J)
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.
25 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
he is to be revered above all gods.(K)
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(L)
27 Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(M)
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
30 tremble before him, all the earth.
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,
and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!”(N)
32 Let the sea roar and all that fills it;
let the field exult and everything in it.(O)
33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy
before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
34 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.(P)
35 Say also,
“Save us, O God of our salvation,
and gather and rescue us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.(Q)
36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.”
Then all the people said “Amen!” and praised the Lord.(R)
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- 16.19 Heb in it
Psalm 107:32
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32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.(A)
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