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Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
Old Testament
Psalms 147
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For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
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He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
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He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
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He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
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He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
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He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
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He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
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He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.