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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

was ex tolled with my tongue. If I had re gard ed in iq ui ty in my
heart, the Lord would not hear; But ver i ly God has heard; He has
at tend ed to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, Who has not
turned away my prayer, nor His mer cy from me. (Psalms, 66:1-
10, 16-20)

God be gra cious un to us, and bless us; may He cause His face to
shine 25 to ward us; That Your way may be known up on earth,
Your sal va tion among all na tions. Let the peo ples give thanks
un to You, O God; let the peo ples give thanks un to You, all of
them. O let the na tions be glad and sing for joy; for You will
judge the peo ples with eq ui ty, and lead the na tions up on earth.
Let the peo ples give thanks un to You, O God; let the peo ples give
thanks un to You, all of them. The earth has yield ed her in crease;

may God, our own God, bless us. May God bless us; and let all
the ends of the earth fear Him. (Psalms, 67:1-7)

But let the right eous be glad, let them ex ult be fore God; yes, let
them re joice with glad ness. Sing un to God, sing prais es to His
name...God makes the sol i tary to dwell in a house; He brings

out the pris on ers in to pros per i ty; the re bel lious dwell but in a
parched land... Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, Who dai -
ly bears our bur dens. Our God is a God Who saves; from the
Sovereign Lord comes es cape from death [hell]... Praise God in
the great con gre ga tion; praise the Lord in the as sem bly... O God...
Scatter the peo ples that de light in war!... Sing un to God, you
king doms of the earth; O sing prais es un to the Lord... Proclaim

the pow er of God... You are awe some, O God... He gives strength
and pow er un to the peo ple; bless ed be God. (Psalms, 68:3-35)

25. A reference to Allah's title of "Noor" (Light).

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