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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today we continue with the group of

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Psalms known as the Royal Psalms. Today's readings

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are from Psalms 94, 95, 97 -99, 101, 110, and

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144. Psalm 94 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs!

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O God, to whom vengeance belongs! Shine forth!

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Rise up, O judge of the earth. Render punishment

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to the proud. Lord, how long will the wicked

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triumph? They utter speech and speak insolent

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things. All the workers of iniquity boast in

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themselves. They break in pieces your people,

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O Lord, and afflict your heritage. They slay

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the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

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Yet they say, The Lord does not see, nor does

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the God of Jacob understand. Understand you senseless

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among the people. And you fools, when will you

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be wise? He who planted the ear, shall he not

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hear? He who formed the eye, shall he not see?

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He who instructs the nations, shall he not correct?

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He who teaches man knowledge? The Lord knows

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the thoughts of man, that they are futile. Blessed

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is the man whom you instruct, O Lord, and teach

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out of your law, that you may give him rest from

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the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for

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the wicked. For the Lord will not cast off his

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people, nor will he forsake his inheritance.

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But judgment will return to righteousness, and

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all the upright in heart will follow it. Who

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will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who

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will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

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Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul would

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soon have settled in silence. If I say my foot

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slips, your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. In

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the multitude of my anxieties within me, your

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comforts delight my soul. Shall the throne of

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iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship

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with you? They gather together against the life

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of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

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But the Lord has been my defense and my God the

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rock of my refuge. He has brought on them their

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own iniquity and shall cut them off in their

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own wickedness. The Lord our God shall cut them

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off. Psalm 95 O come, let us sing to the Lord.

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Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

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Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving.

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Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For

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the Lord is the great God. and the great king

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above all gods. In his hand are the deep places

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of the earth. The heights of the hills are his

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also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his

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hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship

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and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our

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maker, for he is our God, and we are the people

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of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today,

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if you will hear his voice, do not harden your

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hearts as in the rebellion, as in the day of

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trial in the wilderness, when your fathers tested

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me. They tried me, though they saw my work. For

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forty years I was grieved with that generation,

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and said, It is a people who go astray in their

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hearts, and they do not know my ways. So I swore

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in my wrath, they shall not enter my rest. Psalm

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97 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice, let

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the multitude of isles be glad. Clouds and darkness

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surround him, righteousness and justice are the

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foundation of his throne. A fire goes before

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him and burns up his enemies round about. His

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lightnings light the world. The earth sees and

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trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the

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presence of the Lord, at the presence of the

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Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare

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his righteousness, and all the peoples see his

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glory. Let all be put to shame who serve carved

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images, who boast of idols. Worship him, all

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you gods. Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters

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of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O

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Lord. For you, Lord, are most high above all

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the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.

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You who love the Lord hate evil. He preserves

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the souls of his saints. He delivers them out

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of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for

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the righteous, and gladness for the upright in

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heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, and

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give thanks at the remembrance of his holy name.

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Psalm 98, Inscription, A Psalm O sing to the

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Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things.

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His right hand and his holy arm have gained him

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the victory. The Lord has made known his salvation.

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His righteousness he has revealed in the sight

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of the nations. He has remembered his mercy and

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his faithfulness to the house of Israel. All

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the ends of the earth have seen the salvation

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of our God. Shout joyfully to the Lord all the

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earth. Break forth in song, rejoice and sing

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praises. Sing to the Lord with the harp, with

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the harp and the sound of a psalm, with trumpets

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and the sound of a horn. Shout joyfully before

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the Lord, the King. Let the sea roar in all its

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fullness, the world and those who dwell in it.

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Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the hills

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be joyful together before the Lord, for He is

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coming to judge the earth. With righteousness

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He shall judge the world and the peoples with

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equity. Psalm 99 The Lord reigns. Let the peoples

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tremble. He dwells between the cherubim. Let

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the earth be moved. The Lord is great in Zion,

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and He is high above all the peoples. Let them

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praise your great and awesome name. He is holy.

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The king's strength also loves justice. You have

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established equity. You have executed justice

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and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt the Lord our

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God and worship at his footstool. He is holy.

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Moses and Aaron were among his priests, and Samuel

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was among those who called upon his name. They

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called upon the Lord, and he answered them. He

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spoke to them in the cloudy pillar. They kept

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his testimonies and the ordinance he gave them.

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You answered them, O Lord our God. You are to

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them God who forgives. Though you took vengeance

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on their deeds, exalt the Lord our God and worship

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at his holy hill, for the Lord our God is holy.

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Psalm 101 Inscription A Psalm of David I will

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sing of mercy and justice. To you, O Lord, I

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will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a

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perfect way. O when will you come to me? I will

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walk within my house with a perfect heart. I

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will set nothing wicked before my eyes. I hate

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the work of those who fall away. It shall not

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cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from

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me. I will not know wickedness. Whoever secretly

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slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy. The

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one who has a haughty look and a proud heart,

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him I will not endure. My eyes shall be on the

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faithful of the land, that they may dwell with

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me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall serve

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me. He who works deceit shall not dwell within

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my house. He who tells lies shall not continue

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in my presence. Early I will destroy all the

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wicked of the land. that I may cut off all the

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evildoers from the city of the Lord. Psalm 110

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Inscription A Psalm of David The Lord said to

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my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make your

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enemies your footstool. The Lord shall send the

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rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule in the

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midst of your enemies. Your people shall be volunteers

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in the day of your power, in the beauties of

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holiness from the womb of the morning. You have

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the due of your youth. The Lord has sworn and

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will not relent. You are a priest forever, according

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to the order of Melchizedek. The Lord is at your

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right hand. He shall execute kings in the day

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of His wrath. He shall judge among the nations.

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He shall fill the places with dead bodies. He

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shall execute the heads of many countries. He

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shall drink of the brook by the wayside. Therefore,

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He shall lift up the head. Psalm 144, Inscription

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A Psalm of David Blessed be the Lord, my rock.

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who trains my hands for war and my fingers for

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battle, my lovingkindness and my fortress, my

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high tower and my deliverer, my shield and the

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one in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people

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under me. Lord, what is man that you take knowledge

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of him, or the son of man that you are mindful

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of him? Man is like a breath, his days are like

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a passing shadow. Bow down your heavens, O Lord,

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and come down. Touch the mountains, and they

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shall smoke. Flash forth lightning and scatter

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them. Shoot out your arrows and destroy them.

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Stretch out your hand from above. Rescue me and

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deliver me out of great waters, for the hand

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of foreigners, whose mouth speaks lying words,

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and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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I will sing a new song to you, O God. On a harp

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of ten strings I will sing praises to you, the

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one who gives salvation to kings, who delivers

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David his servant from the deadly sword. Rescue

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me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,

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whose mouth speaks lying words, and whose right

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hand is a right hand of falsehood. that our sons

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may be as plants grown up in their youth, that

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our daughters may be as pillars, sculptured in

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palace style, that our barns may be full, supplying

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all kinds of produce, that our sheep may bring

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forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields,

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that our oxen may be well laden, that there be

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no breaking in or going out, that there be no

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outcry in our streets. Happy are the people who

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are in such a state. Happy are the people whose

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God is the Lord. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.