Something for all of us to say during the inaugaration.
Psalms
Chapter 146
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- 1 Hallelujah!
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- Praise the LORD, my soul; I shall praise the LORD all my life, sing praise to my God while I live.
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- I Put no trust in princes, in mere mortals powerless to save.
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- When they breathe their last, they return to the earth; that day all their planning comes to nothing.
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- Happy those whose help is Jacob's God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God,
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- The maker of heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them, Who keeps faith forever,
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- secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free;
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- the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
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- The LORD protects the stranger, sustains the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
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- The LORD shall reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations! Hallelujah!
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Footnotes
1 [Psalm 146] A hymn of someone who has learned there is no other source of strength except the merciful God. Only God, not mortal humans (Psalm 146:3-4), can help vulnerable and oppressed people (Psalm 146:5-9). The first of the five hymns that conclude the Psalter.