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When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
    on that very day their plans perish.(A)

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,(B)
who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(C)
    who executes justice for the oppressed;
    who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;(D)
    the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    the Lord loves the righteous.(E)
The Lord watches over the strangers;
    he upholds the orphan and the widow,
    but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(F)

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When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(A)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.(B)
Blessed are those(C) whose help(D) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

He is the Maker of heaven(E) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(F) forever.
He upholds(G) the cause of the oppressed(H)
    and gives food to the hungry.(I)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(J)
    the Lord gives sight(K) to the blind,(L)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(M)
    the Lord loves the righteous.(N)
The Lord watches over the foreigner(O)
    and sustains the fatherless(P) and the widow,(Q)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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