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         <div class="label">145</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 145</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A psalm of praise. Of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.145.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">I will exalt you, my God the King;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.145.1"><span class="content">I will praise your name for ever and ever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.145.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.145.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Every day I will praise you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.145.2"><span class="content">and extol your name for ever and ever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.145.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.145.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Great is the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and most worthy of praise;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.145.3"><span class="content">his greatness no one can fathom.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.145.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.145.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">One generation commends your works to another;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.145.4"><span class="content">they tell of your mighty acts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.145.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.145.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.145.5"><span class="content">and I will meditate on your wonderful works.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">145:5 </span><span class="ft">Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text </span><span class="fqa">On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.145.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.145.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">They tell of the power of your awesome works&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.145.6"><span class="content">and I will proclaim your great deeds.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.145.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.145.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">They celebrate your abundant goodness</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.145.7"><span class="content">and joyfully sing of your righteousness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.145.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.145.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is gracious and compassionate,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.145.8"><span class="content">slow to anger and rich in love.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.145.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.145.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is good to all;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.145.9"><span class="content">he has compassion on all he has made.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.145.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.145.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">All your works praise you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.145.10"><span class="content">your faithful people extol you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.145.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.145.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">They tell of the glory of your kingdom</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.145.11"><span class="content">and speak of your might,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.145.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.145.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">so that all people may know of your mighty acts</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.145.12"><span class="content">and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.145.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.145.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.145.13"><span class="content">and your dominion endures through all generations.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.145.13"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is trustworthy in all he promises</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.145.13"><span class="content">and faithful in all he does.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">145:13 </span><span class="ft">One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.145.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.145.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> upholds all who fall</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.145.14"><span class="content">and lifts up all who are bowed down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.145.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.145.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The eyes of all look to you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.145.15"><span class="content">and you give them their food at the proper time.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.145.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.145.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">You open your hand</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.145.16"><span class="content">and satisfy the desires of every living thing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.145.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.145.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is righteous in all his ways</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.145.17"><span class="content">and faithful in all he does.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.145.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.145.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is near to all who call on him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.145.18"><span class="content">to all who call on him in truth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.145.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.145.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.145.19"><span class="content">he hears their cry and saves them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.145.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.145.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> watches over all who love him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.145.20"><span class="content">but all the wicked he will destroy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.145.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.145.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">My mouth will speak in praise of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.145.21"><span class="content">Let every creature praise his holy name</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.145.21"><span class="content">for ever and ever.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">147</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 147</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.147.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">147:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 20</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.147.1"><span class="content">How good it is to sing praises to our God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.147.1"><span class="content">how pleasant and fitting to praise him!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.147.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.147.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> builds up Jerusalem;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.147.2"><span class="content">he gathers the exiles of Israel.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.147.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.147.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">He heals the brokenhearted</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.147.3"><span class="content">and binds up their wounds.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.147.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.147.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">He determines the number of the stars</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.147.4"><span class="content">and calls them each by name.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.147.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.147.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Great is our Lord and mighty in power;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.147.5"><span class="content">his understanding has no limit.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.147.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.147.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> sustains the humble</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.147.6"><span class="content">but casts the wicked to the ground.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.147.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.147.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> with grateful praise;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.147.7"><span class="content">make music to our God on the harp.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.147.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.147.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">He covers the sky with clouds;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.147.8"><span class="content">he supplies the earth with rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.147.8"><span class="content">and makes grass grow on the hills.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.147.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.147.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He provides food for the cattle</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.147.9"><span class="content">and for the young ravens when they call.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.147.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.147.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.147.10"><span class="content">nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.147.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.147.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> delights in those who fear him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.147.11"><span class="content">who put their hope in his unfailing love.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.147.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.147.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Extol the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, Jerusalem;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.147.12"><span class="content">praise your God, Zion.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.147.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.147.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">He strengthens the bars of your gates</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.147.13"><span class="content">and blesses your people within you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.147.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.147.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">He grants peace to your borders</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.147.14"><span class="content">and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.147.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.147.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">He sends his command to the earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.147.15"><span class="content">his word runs swiftly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.147.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.147.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">He spreads the snow like wool</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.147.16"><span class="content">and scatters the frost like ashes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.147.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.147.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">He hurls down his hail like pebbles.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.147.17"><span class="content">Who can withstand his icy blast?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.147.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.147.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">He sends his word and melts them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.147.18"><span class="content">he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.147.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.147.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">He has revealed his word to Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.147.19"><span class="content">his laws and decrees to Israel.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.147.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.147.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">He has done this for no other nation;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.147.20"><span class="content">they do not know his laws.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">147:20 </span><span class="ft">Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint </span><span class="fqa">nation; / he has not made his laws known to them</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.147.20"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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