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| 1 By David. |
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| I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee. |
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| 2 I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.
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Thy holy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 3 In the day I called, when Thou dost answer me, Thou dost strengthen me in my soul [with] strength. |
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| 4 O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth. |
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| 5 And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great [is] the honour of Jehovah. |
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| 6 For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth. |
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 If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me. |
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| 8 Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness [is] to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall! |
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