Misc Praise Songs – Psalm 146 Ode To Joy (Guitar)

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1 Praise the Lord, my soul, O praise Him;

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to the Lord your praises give;

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2 I will praise Him my whole life;

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sing praise to God long as I live.

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3 Do not put your trust in princes;

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in mere man who cannot save—

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4 When they die, their plans are nothing;

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they de-scend in-to the grave.

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5 Bless-ed is the one whose help is

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Jacob’s God—how bless’d is he!

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Bless-ed is the one whose hope is

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in the Lord his God, for He

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6 is the Maker of the heavens,

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Maker of the earth and sea;

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He, the Lord, made all that fills them,

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and keeps faith e-ter-nal-ly.

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7 He upholds the cause of those who

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are oppressed—to them is kind;

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He gives food un-to the hun-gry;

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and gives sight un-to the blind.

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8 The Lord sets the pris’ners free -

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lifts up those who are bowed down;

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The Lord loves the righteous ones, and

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does their lives with glory crown.

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9 The Lord watches o’er the strangers;

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and sustains the father-less;

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Helps the widows, but He frustrates

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wicked ones who would o-ppress.

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10 The Lord God will reign for-ever;

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your God, Zion, ever-more;

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He reigns for all gene-rations;

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hal-le-lujah! Praise the Lord!