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He lifteth up the lowly;

He casteth the wicked down to the ground.

He covereth the heavens with clouds;

He causeth grass to grow on the mountains.

He giveth to the beast his food;

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse;
He taketh not pleasure in the power of a man:
The Lord taketh pleasure in those that love him,
In those that trust in his mercy.
Great is the Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.

IV.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord, my God! thou art very great;

Thou art clothed with glory and majesty;

Thou coverest thyself with light as with a gar

ment.

He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;

He layeth the beams of his chambers in the

waters;

He maketh the clouds his chariot;

He rideth on the wings of the wind;
He maketh the winds his messengers;
The flaming lightnings are his ministers.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks;
They run among the mountains;

They give drink to all the beasts of the forest: Near them the birds of heaven have their habitation.

He causeth grass to spring up for cattle,
And herbage for the service of man.
The mighty trees are full of sap:
There the birds have their nests.
He set the moon to mark the seasons:
The sun knoweth when to go down.
He maketh darkness, and it is night,
When all the beasts of the forest go forth:
The young lions roar for prey,
And seek their food from God.
The sun ariseth: they retire,
And lie down in their dens.

Man goeth forth to his labor until the evening.
All creatures look up to thee

To give them their food in due season.

Thou givest it to them: they take it.

Thou openest thine hand: they are satisfied with

good.

Thou hidest thy face: they are confounded.
Thou takest away their breath: they die,

And return to the dust.

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit; they are created:
And thou renewest the face of the earth.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

V.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

And forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;

Who healeth all thy diseases;

Who saveth thy life from destruction;

Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and ten

der mercies.

The Lord is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and rich in mercy.

He hath not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor requited us according to our iniquities.
As high as are the heavens above the earth,
So great is his mercy to them that trust him.
As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath he removed our transgressions from

us.

Even as a father pitieth his children,

So the Lord pitieth them that trust him.

As for man, his days are as grass :

As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

The wind passes over it, and it is gone;

And its place shall know it no more:

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to

everlasting,

And his goodness to children's children.
Bless the Lord, ye his angels, -

Ye mighty ones that do his commands;

Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts,

Ye servants of his that do his pleasure;

Bless the Lord, all his works;
Bless the Lord, O my soul!

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VI.

The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still waters;

He refresheth my heart;

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
For his name's sake.

When I walk through the dark valley,
I fear no evil; for thou art with me:
Thy crook and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table for me in sight of my ene

mies;

My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the

days of my life,

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

VII.

The heavens declare the glory of God;

The firmament showeth the work of his hands.

Day uttereth wisdom unto day,

And night showeth knowledge unto night.
They have no speech nor language;

Their voice is not heard:

Yet their sound goeth forth to all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the world.

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the

soul;

The precepts of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple;

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;

The commandments of the Lord are pure, enlightening the eyes;

The service of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous. Oh! cleanse thou me from secret faults;

Keep back thy children from presumptuous sins. May the words of my mouth and the meditation

of my heart

Be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer!

VIII.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills,
From whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
He that keepeth thee will not slumber;

Behold, he that keepeth us will never slumber nor

sleep.

The Lord is our keeper;

The Lord is our shade on the right hand.

The sun shall not smite us by day,

Nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve us from all evil;

He shall preserve our souls.

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