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The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee. The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day:

go

Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth, ye that down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let the I wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare His praise in the islands.

And again, praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; Rom. and laud Him, all ye people.

xv. 11.

Ps.

Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron: Bless the Lord, O CXXXV. house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless

the Lord.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy
God, O Zion.

Kings and Kings of the earth, and all people;
all people. princes, and all judges of the earth: Both
young men, and maidens: old men, and chil-
dren: Let them praise the name of the Lord:
for His name alone is excellent; His glory is
above the earth and heaven.

19, 20.

Ps. cxlvii.

12.

Ps. cxlviii. 11-13.

Ps.

Let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him; all lxxiv.

seed of Jacob, glorify Him;

ye

Let all flesh bless His holy name for ever
and ever.

The holy
Bless the Lord, ye His angels, that excel
angels. in strength, that do His commandments,
hearkening unto the voice of His word. Bless
ye the Lord, all ye His hosts; ye ministers of
His, that do His pleasure.

21.

Ps.

xxii.

23.

Ps.

cxlv.

21.

Ps.

ciii.

19, 20.

The

whole creation.

Praise

ye

the Lord from the heavens: praise

Ps.

1, 2.

Him in the heights: Praise ye Him, all His cxlviii.
angels: praise ye Him, all His hosts.
Bless the Lord, all His works in all places
of His dominion,

heaven of

Let the heaven and earth praise Him, the
seas, and everything that moveth therein.
Praise ye Him, sun and moon: praise Him,
all ye stars of light. Praise Him, ye
heavens,andye waters that be above the heavens.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons,
and all deeps;

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy
wind fulfilling His word:

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, all cedars :

and

Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and
flying fowl:

Let every thing that hath breath praise the
Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

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SING.

CHANT: Anthem or Hymn.

God to be O give thanks unto the Lord; for He his
praised good for His mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for
His mercy endureth for ever.

for manifold mercies.

O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for His mercy endureth for ever.

Ps.

ciii. 22.

Beware

17, 18.

And

When thou hast eaten and art full, then
thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the
good land which He hath given thee.
that thou forget not the Lord thy God.
when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and
thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all
that thou hast is multiplied; And thou say
in thine heart, My power and the might of
mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But
thou shalt remember the Lord thy God.

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How to

Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.

Ps.

cvi. 1.

9, 10.

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste | Is. lii. places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before

praise the His presence with singing.

Lord.

Where to

praise the Lord-in the

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the trimbel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Ps. ciii. 2.

Ps.

c. 2.

Ps.

lxxxi.

1, 2.

Ps.

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp. Praise cl. 3-6. him with the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

SING.

CHANT: Anthem or Hymn.

Ps.

Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house cxxxiv of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, aud bless the Lord.

1, 2.

sanctuary.

Bless ye God in the congregations, even the
Lord, the fountain of Israel.

Ps.

lxviii.

26.

The home

Ps.

of the

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the righteous. tabernacles of the righteous.

cxviii.

15.

Among the people.

When to praise the Lord.

The praises of the Lord

are con

tinuous.

The

praises of

the Lord a delight.

The

service of praise ac

ceptable

to the Lord.

My mouth shall praise Thee with joyful
lips. When I remember the upon my bed,
and meditate on Thee in the night watches.
I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the people:
I will sing unto Thee among the nations.

I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
yea, I will praise Him among the multitude.

Every day will I bless Thee.

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even.

Ps.

lxiii. 5, 6.

Ps.

lvii. 9.

Ps. cix. 30.

Ps.

cxlv.2.

1

Chron.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto xxiii. Thee.

Seven times a day do I praise Thee because of Thy righteous judgments.

Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the
Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O
Most High: To show forth Thy lovingkindness
in the morning, and Thyfaithfulness everynight.

Praise ye the Lord for it is good to sing
praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and
praise is comely.

I will praise Thee for ever, because Thou hast done it and I will wait on Thy name; for it is good before Thy saints.

30.

Ps.

cxix.

62.

Ps.

cxix.

164.

Ps.

cxiii. 1-3.

Ps. xli. 13.

Ps.

xcii. 1, 2.

Ps. cxlvii.

1.

Ps. lii. 9.

Ps.

Whoso offereth praise glorified Me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will cxl. 13. I show the salvation of God,

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Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Thy name: the upwright shall dwell in Thy presence.

Ps.

1. 23.

Ps.

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us xxxiv. exalt His name together.

MINISTER AND CONGREGATION.

DEVOUT RESPONSES.

Psalms.

3.

I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. xxxiv., 1.-I will call upon God, who is worthy to be praised. xviii., 3-Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name. 1 Chron. xxix., 13. Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips. lxiii., 3, 5.—And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness and of Thy praise all the day long. xxxv., 28.-I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify Thy name for evermore. lxxxvi., 12.—In the midst of the church will I sing praise unto Thee. Heb. ii., 12.—I will praise Thee with my whole heart before the gods I will sing praise unto Thee. cxxxviii., 1.—I will make Thy name to be remembered in all generations therefore shall the people praise Thee for ever and xlv, 17.—I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. xiii., 6.-I will exalt Thee, I will praise Thy name; for Thou hast done wonderful things; Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Is. xxv., 1.-I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto Thee, O Lord, will I sing. ci., 1.—I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel. xvi., 7. -Unto Thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. lix., 17.-So we Thy people and sheep of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever: we will show forth Thy praise to all generations. lxxix., 13.-We will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. CXV., 18. My heart is fixed, O God, my heat is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp :

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