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Ye that fear the Lord, bless ye the Lord.

²¹Blessed be the Lord out of Zion,

Who dwelleth at Jerusalem.

Hallelujah.

136 O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

²O give thanks unto the God of gods,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

³O give thanks unto the Lord of lords,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

 

⁴To Him who alone doeth great wonders,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

⁵To Him that by understanding made the heavens,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

⁶To Him that spread forth the earth above the waters,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

⁷To Him that made great lights,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

⁸The sun to rule by day,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

⁹The moon and stars to rule by night,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

 

¹⁰To Him that smote Egypt in their first-born,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

¹¹And brought out Israel from among them,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

¹²With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

¹³To Him who divided the Red Sea in sunder,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

¹⁵But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁶To Him that led His people through the wilderness,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

 

¹⁷To Him that smote great kings;

For His mercy endureth for ever;

¹⁸And slew mighty kings,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

²⁰And Og king of Bashan,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

²¹And gave their land for a heritage,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

²²Even a heritage unto Israel His servant,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

 

²³Who remembered us in our low estate,

For His mercy endureth for ever;

²⁴And hath delivered us from our adversaries,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

²⁵Who giveth food to all flesh,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

²⁶O give thanks unto the God of heaven,

For His mercy endureth for ever.

137 By the rivers of Babylon,

There we sat down, yea, we wept,

When we remembered Zion.

²Upon the willows in the midst thereof

We hanged up our harps.

³For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song,

And our tormentors asked of us mirth:

'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'

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