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| 1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye the name of Jehovah, Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, |
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| 2 Who are standing in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God. |
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| 3 Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah [is] good, Sing praise to His name, for [it is] pleasant. |
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| 4 For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure. |
LORD hath chosen Jacob – God himself was king of Israel. Hezekiah and others were only his representatives on the throne. R1358:4
His peculiar treasure – So long as Israel was under the divine rulership and care, no evil could befall them--except by divine permission for their correction and discipline. R1358:5
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| 5 For I have known that great [is] Jehovah, Yea, our Lord [is] above all gods. |
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| 6 All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places, |
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| 7 Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures. |
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| 8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast. |
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| 9 He sent tokens and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, On Pharaoh and on all his servants. |
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| 10 Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings, |
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| 11 Even Sihon king of the Amorite, And Og king of Bashan, And all kingdoms of Canaan. |
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| 12 And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people, |
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| 13 O Jehovah, Thy name [is] to the age, O Jehovah, Thy memorial to all generations. |
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| 14 For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself. |
The LORD will judge – It is not for us to judge any. R4473:6
His people – Up to the present God has not been judging the world; the trial is confined to justified believers. HG234:3
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| 15 The idols of the nations [are] silver and gold, Work of the hands of man. |
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| 16 A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not, |
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| 17 Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose there is no breath in their mouth! |
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| 18 Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them. |
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| 19 O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah, O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah, |
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| 20 O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah. |
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| 21 Blessed [is] Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem praise ye Jah! |
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