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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord
all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not
put your trust in prin ces, in mor tal men, who can not save. When
their spir it de parts, they re turn to the ground; on that very day
their plans come to noth ing. Blessed is he whose hope is in the
Lord his God, the Maker of heav en and earth, the sea, and
every thing in them—the Lord, Who re mains faith ful for ev er.
He up holds the cause of the op pressed and gives food to the

hun gry. The Lord sets pris on ers free, the Lord gives sight to the
blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord
loves the right eous. The Lord watch es over the al ien and sus -
tains the fa ther less and the wid ow, but He frus trates the ways of
the wick ed... Praise the Lord. (Psalms, 146:1-10)

Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing prais es to our God, how
pleas ant and fit ting to praise Him! He de ter mines the num ber of
the stars... Great is our Lord and mighty in pow er; His un der -
stand ing has no lim it. The Lord sus tains the hum ble but casts
the wick ed to the ground. Sing to the Lord with thanks giv ing;
make mu sic to our God on the harp. He cov ers the sky with
clouds; He sup plies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on

the hills. He pro vides food for the cat tle and for the young rav ens
when they call... The Lord de lights in those who fear Him, who
put their hope in His un fail ing love. Praise your God... He sends
His com mand to the earth; His word runs swift ly. He spreads the
snow like wool and scat ters the frost like ash es. He hurls down
His hail like peb bles. Who can with stand His icy blast? He sends
His word and melts them; He stirs up His breez es, and the wa ters
flow... Praise the Lord. (Psalms, 147:1-20)

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