Chapter 144

God is, and for ever ought to be praised, ℣.3 for his immensive, infinite, glorious Majesty, marvelous works, merciful benefits; for his power, wisdom, justice, ℣.19 who will reward the good, and destroy the wicked.

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   Praising, to David himself. I will exalt thee my God the King: and I will bless thy name for ever and for ever.

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   Every day will I bless thee: and will praise thy name for ever, and for ever and ever.

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   Great is our Lord and exceeding laudable, and of his greatness there is no end.

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   Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall pronounce thy power.

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   They shall speak the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy marvelous works.

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   And they shall tell the force of thy terrible things: and shall declare thy greatness:

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   They shall utter the memory of the aboundance of thy sweetness: and in thy justice they shall rejoice.

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   Our Lord is pitiful and merciful: patient and very merciful.

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   Our Lord is sweet to all: and his commiserations are over all his works.

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    Let all thy works, o Lord, confess to thee: and let thy Saints bless thee.

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    They shall tell the glory of thy kingdom: and shall speak thy might.

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    That they may make thy might known to the children of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.

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    Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all worlds: and thy dominion in all generation and generation. Our Lord is faithful in all his words, and holy in all his works.

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    Our Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are bruised.

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    The eyes of all hope in thee, o Lord: and thou givest their meat in time convenient.

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    Thou openest thy hand: and fillest every living creature with blessing.

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    Our Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

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    Our Lord is near to all that invocate him: to all that invocate him in truth.

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    He will do the will of them that fear him, and will hear their prayer, and save them.

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    Our Lord keepeth all that love him: and he will destroy all sinners.

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    My mouth shall speak the praise of our Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever, and for ever and ever.