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Praise the Lord!

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You servants of the Lord,
  praise his name!

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May his name be praised,
  now and forever.

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From the east to the west
  praise the name of the Lord!

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The Lord rules over all nations;
  his glory is above the heavens.

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There is no one like the Lord our God.
He lives in the heights above,

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  but he bends down
  to see the heavens and the earth.

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He raises the poor from the dust;
  he lifts the needy from their misery

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and makes them companions of princes,
  the princes of his people.

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He honors the childless wife in her home;
  he makes her happy by giving her children.

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Praise the Lord!

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