Praise to the Creator
(Psalm 148:1-14)
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Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, || [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.
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Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, || With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,
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Sing to Him a new song, || Play skillfully with shouting.
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For the word of YHWH [is] upright, || And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
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Loving righteousness and judgment, || The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.
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By the word of YHWH || The heavens have been made, || And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
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Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, || Putting the depths in treasuries.
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All the earth is afraid of YHWH, || All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.
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For He has spoken, and it is, || He has commanded, and it stands.
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YHWH made void the counsel of nations, || He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
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The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, || The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.
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O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, || Of the people He chose, || For an inheritance to Him.
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YHWH has looked from the heavens, || He has seen all the sons of men.
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From the fixed place of His dwelling, || He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;
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Who is forming their hearts together, || Who is attending to all their works.
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The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, || By abundance of power.
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A false thing [is] the horse for safety, || And he does not deliver || By the abundance of his strength.
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Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, || To those waiting for His kindness,
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To deliver their soul from death, || And to keep them alive in famine.
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Our soul has waited for YHWH, || He [is] our help and our shield,
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For our heart rejoices in Him, || For we have trusted in His Holy Name.
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Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, || As we have waited for You!
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