146:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
146:2While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
146:4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
146:5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
146:6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
146:7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
146:8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
146:9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
146:10The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
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147:1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
147:2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
147:3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
147:4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
147:5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
147:6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
147:7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
147:9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
147:12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
147:13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
147:14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
147:15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
147:16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
147:17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
147:18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
147:19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
147:20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
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148:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
148:2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
148:3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
148:4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
148:6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
148:7Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
148:8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
148:9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
148:10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
148:11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
148:12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
148:14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.