- My soul praise thou the Lord always,
- my God I will confess:
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- 2 While breath and life prolong my days,
- my tongue no time shall cease.
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- 3 Trust not in worldly princes then,
- though they abound in wealth:
- Nor in the sons of mortal men,
- in whom there is no health.
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- 4 For why? their breath doth soon depart
- to earth anon they fall,
- And then the counsels of their hearts
- decay and perish all.
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- 5 O happy is that man I say,
- whom Jacob’s God doth aide:
- And he whose hope doth not decay,
- but on the Lord is stayed.
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- 6 Which made the earth and waters deep,
- the heavens high withal:
- Which doth his word and promise keep,
- in truth and ever shall.
- With right always he doth proceed,
- for such as suffer wrong:
- The poor and hungry he doth feed,
- and loose the fetters strong.
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- 7 The Lord doth send the blind their sight
- the lame to limmers restore:
- The Lord I say doth love the right
- and just man evermore.
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- 8 He doth defend the fatherless,
- and strangers sad in heart,
- And quit the widow from distress,
- and ill men’s ways subvert.
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- 9 Thy Lord and God eternally,
- O Zion still shall reign:
- In time of all posterity,
- forever to remain.
