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| Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity. |
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1 Praise ye Jehovah;
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
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2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem;
He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
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Outcasts of Israel – Assembling to his standards the outcasts of nominal spiritual Israel. (Isa. 66:5) R438:2
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3 He healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their wounds.
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4 He counteth the number of the stars;
He calleth them all by their names.
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The stars – The Lord's bright ones. R438:2
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5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
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6 Jehovah upholdeth the meek:
He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
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7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving;
Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
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8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds,
Who prepareth rain for the earth,
Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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9 He giveth to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which cry.
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10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:
He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
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Them that fear him – Earnestly watchful of every word and act, trying to please the Lord, and copy his character. R2289:6
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12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem;
Praise thy God, O Zion.
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13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;
He hath blessed thy children within thee.
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14 He maketh peace in thy borders;
And he filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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Finest of the wheat – The wealth of our Father's storehouse. R5538:3
It is necessary that the New Creature be fed upon it. R5735:6
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15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth;
His word runneth very swiftly.
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16 He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
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17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels:
Who can stand before his cold?
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18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:
He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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19 He showeth his word unto Jacob,
His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
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20 He hath not dealt so with any nation:
He hath not revealed any ordinances to them.
Praise ye Jehovah. |
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