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Confitemini.
O PRAISE the Lord where goodness dwells, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| O praise the God all gods excells, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Praise him that is of lords the Lord, | 5 |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| Who only wonders doth afford, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Whose skillfull art did vault the skies, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | 10 |
| Made earth above the waters rise, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Who did the luminaries make, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| The sun, of day the charge to take, | 15 |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| The moone and starrs in night to raign, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| Who Egypt’s eldest-born hath slayn, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | 20 |
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| And brought out Israël from thence, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| With mighty hand and strong defence, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Who cutt in two the russhy sea, | 25 |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| And made the middest Jacob’s way, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Who Pharao and his army droun’d, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | 30 |
| And led his folk through desert ground, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Greate kings in battaile overthrew, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| Yea, mighty kings, most mighty slew, | 35 |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Both Sehon king of Amorites, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| And Ogg the king of Bashanites, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | 40 |
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| For heritage his kingdoms gave, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| His Israëll to hold and have, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Who minded us dejected low, | 45 |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | |
| And did us save from force of foe, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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| Who fills with foode each feeding thing, | |
| For his kindnesse lasteth ever: | 50 |
| Praise God, who is of heav’ns the king, | |
| For his bounty endeth never. | |
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