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| 1 Praise ye Yah, Praise ye the Name of Yahweh, Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh; |
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| 2 Who stand In the house of Yahweh, In the courts of the house of our God. |
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| 3 Praise ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight; |
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| 4 For, Jacob, hath Yah chosen for himself, Israel, for his own 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, know that great is Yahweh, yea, our Lord, is beyond all gods. |
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| 6 Whatsoever Yahweh hath pleased, he hath done,–in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas, and all resounding deeps: |
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| 7 Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth,–Lightnings for the rain, hath he made, bringing forth wind out of his treasuries. |
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| 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man, and of beast; |
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| 9 Sent signs and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. |
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| 10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings: |
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| 11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan; |
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| 12 And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people. |
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| 13 O Yahweh! thy Name, is age-abiding,–O Yahweh! thy memorial, is to generation after generation. |
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| 14 For Yahweh will vindicate his people,–and, on his servants, have compassion. |
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, the work of the hands of men: |
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| 16 A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not; |
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| 17 Ears, have they, but they hear not, Nose,–there is no breath in their mouth. |
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| 18 Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them. |
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| 19 O house of Israel! bless Yahweh, O house of Aaron! bless Yahweh; |
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| 20 O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh. |
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| 21 Blessed be Yahweh out of Zion, Who inhabiteth Jerusalem, Praise ye Yah! |
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