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1To render thanks unto the Lord
it is a comely thing,
And
to thy name, O thou most High,
due praise aloud to sing.
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2Thy loving-kindness to shew forth
when shines the morning light;
And
to declare thy faithfulness
with pleasure ev'ry night.
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3On a ten-stringed instrument,
upon the psaltery,
And
on the harp with solemn sound,
and grave sweet melody.
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4For thou, Lord, by thy mighty works
hast made my heart right glad;
And
I will triumph in the works
which by thine hands were made.
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5How great, Lord, are thy works! each thought
of thine a deep it is:
6A brutish man it knoweth not;
fools understand not this.
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7When those that lewd and wicked are
spring quickly up like grass,
And
workers of iniquity
do flourish all apace;
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It
is that they for ever may
destroyed be and slain;
8But thou, O Lord, art the most High,
for ever to remain.
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9For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord,
thine en'mies perish shall;
The
workers of iniquity
shall be dispersed all.
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10But thou shalt, like unto the horn
of th' unicorn, exalt
My
horn on high: thou with fresh oil
anoint me also shalt.
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11Mine eyes shall also my desire
see on mine enemies;
Mine
ears shall of the wicked hear
that do against me rise.
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12But like the palm-tree flourishing
shall be the righteous one;
He
shall like to the cedar grow
that is in
Lebanon
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13Those that within the house of God
are planted by his grace,
They
shall grow up, and flourish all
in our God's holy place.
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14And in old age, when others fade,
they fruit still forth shall bring;
They
shall be fat, and full of sap,
and aye be flourishing;
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15To shew that upright is the Lord:
he is a rock to me;
And
he from all unrighteousness
is altogether free.
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