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Alleluia. Praise the Lord, ye servants of his, praise the name of the Lord.

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Let the name of the Lord be blessed, from this present time and for ever.

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From the rising of the sun to his setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised.

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

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Who is as the Lord our God? who dwells in the high places,

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and yet looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth:

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who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill;

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to set him with princes, even with the princes of his people:

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who settles the barren woman in a house, as a mother rejoicing over children.