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| 1 A Psalm of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee. |
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| 2 I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. |
Thy holy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 3 In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. |
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| 4 All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth; |
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| 5 And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah. |
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| 6 For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off. |
Unto the lowly – Only the poor in spirit, the humble and teachable ones, can submit to the discipline and training necessary to fit them for the Kingdom. R2139:4
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| 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. |
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| 8 Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands. |
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