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To you alone, O Lord, to you alone,

and not to us, must glory be given

Praise the Lord, all nations!

Praise him, all peoples!

His love for us is strong,

and his faithfulness is eternal.

Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good,

and his love is eternal.

The Lord remembers us and will bless us;

he will bless the people of Israel

and all the priests of God.

He will bless everyone who honors him,

the great and the small alike.

May the Lord give you children—

you and your descendants!

May you be blessed by the Lord,

who made heaven and earth!

Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good,

and his love is eternal.

In my distress I called to the Lord;

he answered me and set me free.

The Lord is with me, I will not be afraid;

Heaven belongs to the Lord alone,

but he gave the earth to us humans.

The Lord is not praised by the dead,

by any who go down to the land of silence.[b]

But we, the living, will give thanks to him

now and forever.

Praise the Lord!