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| 1 Praise ye Jah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah. Praise the name of Jehovah. |
Praise ye the LORD – The first of the "Great Hillel" Psalms (113-118) which were chanted antiphonally, with responses, to flute accompaniment, on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. R2438:6*
At the end of the Kingdom mankind will be filled with joy, gladness, life and happiness and be enabled to sing the praises of the Lord. R4243:5*
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| 2 The name of Jehovah is blessed, From henceforth, and unto the age. |
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| 3 From the rising of the sun unto its going in, Praised [is] the name of Jehovah. |
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| 4 High above all nations [is] Jehovah, Above the heavens [is] his honour. |
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| 5 Who [is] as Jehovah our God, He is exalting [Himself] to sit |
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| 6 He is humbling [Himself] to look On the heavens and on the earth. |
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| 7 He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy. |
Raiseth up the poor – His power and influence will be the great moving principle that will level the whole world of mankind. R4982:4
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| 8 To cause to sit with princes, With the princes of His people. |
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| 9 Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah! |
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