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For I know that the Lord is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.
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Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
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Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth;
Who makes lightning for the rain,
Who brings the wind from His storehouses;

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Who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
Both of man and animal;^(B)
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Who sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
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Who struck many nations
And killed mighty kings,
¹¹ 
Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan;
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And He gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
¹³ 
Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
Your fame and remembrance, O Lord, [endures] throughout all generations.
¹⁴ 
For the Lord will judge His people
And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy].^(C)
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The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
¹⁶ 
They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
¹⁷ 
They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath in their mouths.
¹⁸ 
Those who make idols are like them [absolutely worthless—spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless];
So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them.^(D)

¹⁹ 
O house of Israel, bless and praise the Lord [with gratitude];
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;
²⁰ 
O house of Levi, bless the Lord;
You who fear the Lord [and worship Him with obedience], bless the Lord [with grateful praise]!^(E)
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Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God with the lyre,
⁸ 
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
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He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
¹⁰ 
He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse,
Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.
¹¹ 
The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.^(B)

¹² 
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ 
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates,
He has blessed your children within you.
¹⁴ 
He makes peace in your borders;
He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
¹⁵ 
He sends His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
¹⁶ 
He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes.
¹⁷ 
He casts out His ice like fragments;
Who can stand before His cold?
¹⁸ 
He sends out His word and melts the ice;
He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
¹⁹ 
He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.^(C)
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He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation;
They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)^(D)