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Passage Lookup: Psalms 102-104

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Psalms 102:1
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A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord .

Hear my prayer,(a) Lord ; let my cry for help(b) come to you.
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Psalms 102:2
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Do not hide your face(c) from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear(d) to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
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Psalms 102:3
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For my days vanish like smoke;(e) my bones(f) burn like glowing embers.
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Psalms 102:4
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My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(g) I forget to eat my food.(h)
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Psalms 102:5
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In my distress I groan aloud(i) and am reduced to skin and bones.
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Psalms 102:6
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I am like a desert owl,(j) like an owl among the ruins.
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Psalms 102:7
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I lie awake;(k) I have become like a bird alone(l) on a roof.
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Psalms 102:8
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All day long my enemies(m) taunt me;(n) those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(o)
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Psalms 102:9
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For I eat ashes(p) as my food and mingle my drink with tears(q)
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Psalms 102:10
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because of your great wrath,(r) for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
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Psalms 102:11
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My days are like the evening shadow;(s) I wither(t) away like grass.
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Psalms 102:12
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But you, Lord , sit enthroned forever;(u) your renown endures(v) through all generations.(w)
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Psalms 102:13
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You will arise(x) and have compassion(y) on Zion, for it is time(z) to show favor(aa) to her; the appointed time(ab) has come.
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Psalms 102:14
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For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.
Psalms 102:15
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The nations will fear(ac) the name of the Lord , all the kings(ad) of the earth will revere your glory.
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Psalms 102:16
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For the Lord will rebuild Zion(ae) and appear in his glory.(af)
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Psalms 102:17
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He will respond to the prayer(ag) of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
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Psalms 102:18
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Let this be written(ah) for a future generation, that a people not yet created(ai) may praise the Lord :
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Psalms 102:19
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"The Lord looked down(aj) from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
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Psalms 102:20
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to hear the groans of the prisoners(ak) and release those condemned to death."
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Psalms 102:21
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So the name of the Lord will be declared(al) in Zion and his praise(am) in Jerusalem
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Psalms 102:22
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when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship(an) the Lord .
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Psalms 102:23
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In the course of my life[b] he broke my strength; he cut short my days.(ao)
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Psalms 102:24
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So I said: "Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on(ap) through all generations.
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Psalms 102:25
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In the beginning(aq) you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens(ar) are the work of your hands.(as)
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Psalms 102:26
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They will perish,(at) but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.
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Psalms 102:27
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But you remain the same,(au) and your years will never end.(av)
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Psalms 102:28
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The children of your servants(aw) will live in your presence; their descendants(ax) will be established before you."
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Psalms 103:1
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Of David.

Praise the Lord ,(a) my soul;(b) all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(c)
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Psalms 103:2
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Praise the Lord ,(d) my soul, and forget not(e) all his benefits—
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Psalms 103:3
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who forgives all your sins(f) and heals(g) all your diseases,
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Psalms 103:4
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who redeems your life(h) from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,(i)
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Psalms 103:5
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who satisfies(j) your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed(k) like the eagle's.(l)
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Psalms 103:6
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The Lord works righteousness(m) and justice for all the oppressed.(n)
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Psalms 103:7
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He made known(o) his ways(p) to Moses, his deeds(q) to the people of Israel:
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Psalms 103:8
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The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(r) slow to anger, abounding in love.
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Psalms 103:9
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He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;(s)
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Psalms 103:10
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he does not treat us as our sins deserve(t) or repay us according to our iniquities.
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Psalms 103:11
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For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love(u) for those who fear him;(v)
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Psalms 103:12
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as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions(w) from us.
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Psalms 103:13
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As a father has compassion(x) on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
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Psalms 103:14
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for he knows how we are formed,(y) he remembers that we are dust.(z)
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Psalms 103:15
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The life of mortals is like grass,(aa) they flourish like a flower(ab) of the field;
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Psalms 103:16
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the wind blows(ac) over it and it is gone, and its place(ad) remembers it no more.
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Psalms 103:17
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But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord 's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children(ae)
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Psalms 103:18
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with those who keep his covenant(af) and remember(ag) to obey his precepts.(ah)
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Psalms 103:19
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The Lord has established his throne(ai) in heaven, and his kingdom rules(aj) over all.
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Psalms 103:20
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Praise the Lord ,(ak) you his angels,(al) you mighty ones(am) who do his bidding,(an) who obey his word.
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Psalms 103:21
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Praise the Lord , all his heavenly hosts,(ao) you his servants(ap) who do his will.
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Psalms 103:22
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Praise the Lord , all his works(aq) everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord , my soul.(ar)
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Psalms 104:1
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Praise the Lord , my soul.(a) Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(b)
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Psalms 104:2
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The Lord wraps(c) himself in light(d) as with a garment; he stretches(e) out the heavens(f) like a tent(g)
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Psalms 104:3
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and lays the beams(h) of his upper chambers on their waters.(i) He makes the clouds(j) his chariot(k) and rides on the wings of the wind.(l)
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Psalms 104:4
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He makes winds his messengers,[a](m) flames of fire(n) his servants.
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Psalms 104:5
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He set the earth(o) on its foundations;(p) it can never be moved.
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Psalms 104:6
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You covered it(q) with the watery depths(r) as with a garment; the waters stood(s) above the mountains.
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Psalms 104:7
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But at your rebuke(t) the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder(u) they took to flight;
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Psalms 104:8
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they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned(v) for them.
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Psalms 104:9
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You set a boundary(w) they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
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Psalms 104:10
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He makes springs(x) pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
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Psalms 104:11
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They give water(y) to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys(z) quench their thirst.
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Psalms 104:12
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The birds of the sky(aa) nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.(ab)
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Psalms 104:13
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He waters the mountains(ac) from his upper chambers;(ad) the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(ae)
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Psalms 104:14
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He makes grass grow(af) for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food(ag) from the earth:
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Psalms 104:15
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wine(ah) that gladdens human hearts, oil(ai) to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains(aj) their hearts.
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Psalms 104:16
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The trees of the Lord (ak) are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon(al) that he planted.
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Psalms 104:17
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There the birds(am) make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
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Psalms 104:18
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The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(an) the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(ao)
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Psalms 104:19
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He made the moon to mark the seasons,(ap) and the sun(aq) knows when to go down.
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Psalms 104:20
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You bring darkness,(ar) it becomes night,(as) and all the beasts of the forest(at) prowl.
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Psalms 104:21
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The lions roar for their prey(au) and seek their food from God.(av)
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Psalms 104:22
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The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.(aw)
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Psalms 104:23
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Then people go out to their work,(ax) to their labor until evening.(ay)
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Psalms 104:24
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How many are your works,(az) Lord ! In wisdom you made(ba) them all; the earth is full of your creatures.(bb)
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Psalms 104:25
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There is the sea,(bc) vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.(bd)
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Psalms 104:26
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There the ships(be) go to and fro, and Leviathan,(bf) which you formed to frolic(bg) there.(bh)
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Psalms 104:27
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All creatures look to you to give them their food(bi) at the proper time.
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Psalms 104:28
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When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied(bj) with good things.
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Psalms 104:29
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When you hide your face,(bk) they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.(bl)
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Psalms 104:30
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When you send your Spirit,(bm) they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
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Psalms 104:31
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May the glory of the Lord (bn) endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works(bo)
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Psalms 104:32
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he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(bp) who touches the mountains,(bq) and they smoke.(br)
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Psalms 104:33
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I will sing(bs) to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
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Psalms 104:34
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May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice(bt) in the Lord .
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Psalms 104:35
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But may sinners vanish(bu) from the earth and the wicked be no more.(bv) Praise the Lord , my soul. Praise the Lord .[b](bw)
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