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17 Then all the people together quickly
    fell to the ground on their faces
to worship their Lord,
    the Almighty, God Most High.

18 Then the singers praised him with their voices
    in sweet and full-toned melody.[a]
19 And the people of the Lord Most High offered
    their prayers before the Merciful One,
until the order of worship of the Lord was ended,
    and they completed his ritual.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 50:18 Other ancient authorities read in sweet melody throughout the house

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