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^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! I ^(C1)will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, In the ^(C2)company of the upright and in the assembly.

^(C1)Great are the works of the LORD; They are ^(F1)(C2)studied by all who delight in them.

^(F1)(C1)Splendid and majestic is His work, And ^(C2)His righteousness endures forever.

He has caused His ^(F1)wonders ^(F2)to be remembered; The LORD is ^(C1)gracious and compassionate.

He has ^(C1)given ^(F1)food to those who ^(F2)fear Him; He will ^(C2)remember His covenant forever.

He has made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the inheritance of the nations.

The works of His hands are ^(F1)(C1)truth and justice; All His precepts ^(C2)are trustworthy.

They are ^(C1)upheld forever and ever; They are performed in ^(F1)(C2)truth and uprightness.

He has sent ^(C1)redemption to His people; He has ^(F1)ordained His covenant forever; ^(C2)Holy and ^(F2)awesome is His name.

The ^(F1)(C1)fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; All those who ^(F2)follow ^(C2)His commandments have a good understanding; His ^(C3)praise endures forever.

^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! ^(C1)Blessed is a person who ^(F3)fears the LORD, Who greatly ^(C2)delights in His commandments.

His ^(F1)(C1)descendants will be mighty ^(F2)on the earth; The generation of the ^(C2)upright will be blessed.

^(C1)Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

Light shines in the darkness ^(C1)for the upright; He is ^(C2)gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

It goes well for a person who ^(C1)is gracious and lends; He will ^(F1)maintain his cause in judgment.

For he will ^(C1)never be shaken; The ^(C2)righteous will be ^(F1)remembered forever.

He will not fear ^(C1)bad news; His ^(C2)heart is steadfast, ^(C3)trusting in the LORD.

His ^(C1)heart is firm, he ^(C2)will not fear, ^(F1)But will ^(C3)look with satisfaction on his enemies.

^(F1)He ^(C1)has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His ^(C2)horn will be exalted in honor.

The ^(C1)wicked will see it and be ^(F1)vexed, He will ^(C2)gnash his teeth and ^(C3)melt away; The ^(C4)desire of the wicked will perish.

^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! ^(C1)Praise Him, you ^(C2)servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD.

^(C1)Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time on and forever.

^(C1)From ^(F1)the rising of the sun to its setting, The ^(C2)name of the LORD is to be praised.

The LORD is ^(C1)high above all nations; His ^(C2)glory is above the heavens.

^(C1)Who is like the LORD our God, Who ^(C2)is enthroned on high,

Who ^(C1)looks far down to The heavens and the earth?

He ^(C1)raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,

To ^(C1)seat them with noblemen, With the noblemen of His people.

He ^(C1)has the infertile woman live in the house As a joyful mother of children. ^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD!