Psalm 146 | |||
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Alleluia. | ||
Praise the Lord, O my soul: | |||
while I live will I praise the Lord; • | |||
as long as I have any being, | |||
I will sing praises to my God. | |||
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Put not your trust in princes, | ||
nor in any human power, • | |||
for there is no help in them. | |||
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When their breath goes forth, they return to the earth; • | ||
on that day all their thoughts perish. | |||
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Happy are those who have the God of Jacob for their help, • | ||
whose hope is in the Lord their God; | |||
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Who made heaven and earth, | ||
the sea and all that is in them; • | |||
who keeps his promise for ever; | |||
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Who gives justice to those that suffer wrong • | ||
and bread to those who hunger. | |||
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The Lord looses those that are bound; • | ||
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind; | |||
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The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; • | ||
the Lord loves the righteous; | |||
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The Lord watches over the stranger in the land; | ||
he upholds the orphan and widow; • | |||
but the way of the wicked he turns upside down. | |||
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The Lord shall reign for ever, • | ||
your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. | |||
Alleluia. | |||
Psalm 147 | |||
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Alleluia. | ||
How good it is to make music for our God, • | |||
how joyful to honour him with praise. | |||
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The Lord builds up Jerusalem • | ||
and gathers together the outcasts of Israel. | |||
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He heals the brokenhearted • | ||
and binds up all their wounds. | |||
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He counts the number of the stars • | ||
and calls them all by their names. | |||
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; • | ||
his wisdom is beyond all telling. | |||
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The Lord lifts up the poor, • | ||
but casts down the wicked to the ground. | |||
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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; • | ||
make music to our God upon the lyre; | |||
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Who covers the heavens with clouds • | ||
and prepares rain for the earth; | |||
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Who makes grass to grow upon the mountains • | ||
and green plants to serve our needs. | |||
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He gives the beasts their food • | ||
and the young ravens when they cry. | |||
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He takes no pleasure in the power of a horse, • | ||
no delight in human strength; | |||
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But the Lord delights in those who fear him, • | ||
who put their trust in his steadfast love. | |||
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Sing praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; • | ||
praise your God, O Zion; | |||
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For he has strengthened the bars of your gates • | ||
and has blest your children within you. | |||
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He has established peace in your borders • | ||
and satisfies you with the finest wheat. | |||
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He sends forth his command to the earth • | ||
and his word runs very swiftly. | |||
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He gives snow like wool • | ||
and scatters the hoarfrost like ashes. | |||
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He casts down his hailstones like morsels of bread; • | ||
who can endure his frost? | |||
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He sends forth his word and melts them; • | ||
he blows with his wind and the waters flow. | |||
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He declares his word to Jacob, • | ||
his statutes and judgements to Israel. | |||
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He has not dealt so with any other nation; • | ||
they do not know his laws. | |||
Alleluia. | |||
Psalm 148 | |||
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Alleluia. | ||
Praise the Lord from the heavens; • | |||
praise him in the heights. | |||
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Praise him, all you his angels; • | ||
praise him, all his host. | |||
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Praise him, sun and moon; • | ||
praise him, all you stars of light. | |||
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Praise him, heaven of heavens, • | ||
and you waters above the heavens. | |||
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Let them praise the name of the Lord, • | ||
for he commanded and they were created. | |||
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He made them fast for ever and ever; • | ||
he gave them a law which shall not pass away. | |||
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Praise the Lord from the earth, • | ||
you sea monsters and all deeps; | |||
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Fire and hail, snow and mist, • | ||
tempestuous wind, fulfilling his word; | |||
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Mountains and all hills, • | ||
fruit trees and all cedars; | |||
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Wild beasts and all cattle, • | ||
creeping things and birds on the wing; | |||
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Kings of the earth and all peoples, • | ||
princes and all rulers of the world; | |||
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Young men and women, | ||
old and young together; • | |||
let them praise the name of the Lord. | |||
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For his name only is exalted, • | ||
his splendour above earth and heaven. | |||
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He has raised up the horn of his people | ||
and praise for all his faithful servants, • | |||
the children of Israel, a people who are near him. | |||
Alleluia. | |||
Psalm 149 | |||
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Alleluia. | ||
O sing to the Lord a new song; • | |||
sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. | |||
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Let Israel rejoice in their maker; • | ||
let the children of Zion be joyful in their king. | |||
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Let them praise his name in the dance; • | ||
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and lyre. | |||
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For the Lord has pleasure in his people • | ||
and adorns the poor with salvation. | |||
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Let the faithful be joyful in glory; • | ||
let them rejoice in their ranks, | |||
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With the praises of God in their mouths • | ||
and a two-edged sword in their hands; | |||
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To execute vengeance on the nations • | ||
and punishment on the peoples; | |||
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To bind their kings in chains • | ||
and their nobles with fetters of iron; | |||
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To execute on them the judgement decreed: • | ||
such honour have all his faithful servants. | |||
Alleluia. | |||
Psalm 150 | |||
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Alleluia. | ||
O praise God in his holiness; • | |||
praise him in the firmament of his power. | |||
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Praise him for his mighty acts; • | ||
praise him according to his excellent greatness. | |||
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Praise him with the blast of the trumpet; • | ||
praise him upon the harp and lyre. | |||
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Praise him with timbrel and dances; • | ||
praise him upon the strings and pipe. | |||
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Praise him with ringing cymbals; • | ||
praise him upon the clashing cymbals. | |||
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Let everything that has breath • | ||
praise the Lord. | |||
Alleluia. | |||