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The Lord is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(A)
The Lord is good to all,
    and his compassion is over all that he has made.(B)

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14 The Lord upholds all who are falling
    and raises up all who are bowed down.(A)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food in due season.(B)
16 You open your hand,
    satisfying the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is just in all his ways
    and kind in all his doings.
18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,
    to all who call on him in truth.(C)
19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
    he also hears their cry and saves them.(D)
20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
    but all the wicked he will destroy.(E)

21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
    and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

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An Invitation to Abundant Life

55 Hear, everyone who thirsts;
    come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
    come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
    without money and without price.(A)
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread
    and your earnings for that which does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
    and delight yourselves in rich food.(B)
Incline your ear, and come to me;
    listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
    my steadfast, sure love for David.(C)
See, I made him a witness to the peoples,
    a leader and commander for the peoples.(D)
Now you shall call nations that you do not know,
    and nations that do not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel,
    for he has glorified you.(E)

Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;(F)
let the wicked forsake their way
    and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.(G)
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.(H)

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