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מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְאֵיתָ֥ן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי׃ חַֽסְדֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עוֹלָ֣ם אָשִׁ֑ירָה לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֓ר ׀ אוֹדִ֖יעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בְּפִֽי׃ |
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. |
{{Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. }} I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. |
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כִּֽי־ אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֭וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה שָׁמַ֓יִם ׀ תָּכִ֖ן אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם׃ |
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.” |
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. |
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כָּרַ֣תִּֽי בְ֭רִית לִבְחִירִ֑י נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְדָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ |
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: |
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, |
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עַד־ ע֭וֹלָם אָכִ֣ין זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וּבָנִ֨יתִי לְדֹר־ וָד֖וֹר כִּסְאֲךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃ |
‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah |
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. |
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וְי֘וֹד֤וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם פִּלְאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה אַף־ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בִּקְהַ֥ל קְדֹשִֽׁים׃ |
The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones. |
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. |
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כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭שַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַיהוָ֑ה יִדְמֶ֥ה לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃ |
For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? |
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אֵ֣ל נַ֭עֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־ קְדֹשִׁ֣ים רַבָּ֑ה וְ֝נוֹרָ֗א עַל־ כָּל־ סְבִיבָֽיו׃ |
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. |
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him. |
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יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צְבָא֗וֹת מִֽי־ כָֽמ֖וֹךָ חֲסִ֥ין ׀ יָ֑הּ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You. |
O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? |
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אַתָּ֣ה מ֭וֹשֵׁל בְּגֵא֣וּת הַיָּ֑ם בְּשׂ֥וֹא גַ֝לָּ֗יו אַתָּ֥ה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃ |
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. |
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. |
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אַתָּ֤ה דִכִּ֣אתָ כֶחָלָ֣ל רָ֑הַב בִּזְר֥וֹעַ עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ פִּזַּ֥רְתָּ אוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃ |
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. |
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. |
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לְךָ֣ שָׁ֭מַיִם אַף־ לְךָ֥ אָ֑רֶץ תֵּבֵ֥ל וּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּ אַתָּ֥ה יְסַדְתָּֽם׃ |
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded. |
The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. |
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צָפ֣וֹן וְ֭יָמִין אַתָּ֣ה בְרָאתָ֑ם תָּב֥וֹר וְ֝חֶרְמ֗וֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ֥ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ |
North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. |
The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. |
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לְךָ֣ זְ֭רוֹעַ עִם־ גְּבוּרָ֑ה תָּעֹ֥ז יָ֝דְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ |
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted. |
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand. |
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צֶ֣דֶק וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת יְֽקַדְּמ֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃ |
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. |
Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. |
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אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֭עָם יוֹדְעֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה בְּֽאוֹר־ פָּנֶ֥יךָ יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ |
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence. |
Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. |
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בְּ֭שִׁמְךָ יְגִיל֣וּן כָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ יָרֽוּמוּ׃ |
They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult. |
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. |
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כִּֽי־ תִפְאֶ֣רֶת עֻזָּ֣מוֹ אָ֑תָּה וּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗ תרים [תָּר֥וּם] (קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃) |
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted. |
For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. |
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כִּ֣י לַֽ֭יהוָה מָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּ וְלִקְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃ |
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
For the LORD [is] our defence; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king. |
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אָ֤ז דִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ־ בְחָ֡זוֹן לַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר שִׁוִּ֣יתִי עֵ֭זֶר עַל־ גִּבּ֑וֹר הֲרִימ֖וֹתִי בָח֣וּר מֵעָֽם׃ |
You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people. |
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מָ֭צָאתִי דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֑י בְּשֶׁ֖מֶן קָדְשִׁ֣י מְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃ |
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. |
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: |
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָ֭דִי תִּכּ֣וֹן עִמּ֑וֹ אַף־ זְרוֹעִ֥י תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃ |
My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. |
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. |
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לֹֽא־ יַשִּׁ֣א אוֹיֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ וּבֶן־ עַ֝וְלָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him. |
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. |
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וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו אֶגּֽוֹף׃ |
I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. |
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. |
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וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣י וְחַסְדִּ֣י עִמּ֑וֹ וּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗י תָּר֥וּם קַרְנֽוֹ׃ |
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. |
But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. |
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י בַיָּ֣ם יָד֑וֹ וּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹת יְמִינֽוֹ׃ |
I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers. |
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. |
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ה֣וּא יִ֭קְרָאֵנִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אֵ֝לִ֗י וְצ֣וּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ |
He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’ |
He shall cry unto me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. |
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אַף־ אָ֭נִי בְּכ֣וֹר אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן לְמַלְכֵי־ אָֽרֶץ׃ |
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. |
Also I will make him [my] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. |
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לְ֭עוֹלָ֗ם [אשמור־] (0אֶשְׁמָר־) ל֣וֹ חַסְדִּ֑י וּ֝בְרִיתִ֗י נֶאֱמֶ֥נֶת לֽוֹ׃ |
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. |
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. |
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י לָעַ֣ד זַרְע֑וֹ וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ כִּימֵ֥י שָׁמָֽיִם׃ |
I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. |
His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. |
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אִם־ יַֽעַזְב֣וּ בָ֭נָיו תּוֹרָתִ֑י וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י לֹ֣א יֵלֵכֽוּן׃ |
If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, |
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; |
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אִם־ חֻקֹּתַ֥י יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ |
if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, |
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; |
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וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י בְשֵׁ֣בֶט פִּשְׁעָ֑ם וּבִנְגָעִ֥ים עֲוֺנָֽם׃ |
I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. |
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. |
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וְ֭חַסְדִּי לֹֽא־ אָפִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־ אֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃ |
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. |
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. |
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לֹא־ אֲחַלֵּ֥ל בְּרִיתִ֑י וּמוֹצָ֥א שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י לֹ֣א אֲשַׁנֶּֽה׃ |
I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. |
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. |
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אַ֭חַת נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁ֑י אִֽם־ לְדָוִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ |
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David— |
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. |
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זַ֭רְעוֹ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִהְיֶ֑ה וְכִסְא֖וֹ כַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ נֶגְדִּֽי׃ |
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, |
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. |
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כְּ֭יָרֵחַ יִכּ֣וֹן עוֹלָ֑ם וְעֵ֥ד בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק נֶאֱמָ֥ן סֶֽלָה׃ |
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah |
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. |
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וְאַתָּ֣ה זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס הִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּ עִם־ מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ |
Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one. |
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. |
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נֵ֭אַרְתָּה בְּרִ֣ית עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ לָאָ֣רֶץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃ |
You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. |
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground. |
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פָּרַ֥צְתָּ כָל־ גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יו שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃ |
You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. |
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. |
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שַׁ֭סֻּהוּ כָּל־ עֹ֣בְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ הָיָ֥ה חֶ֝רְפָּ֗ה לִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃ |
All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors. |
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. |
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הֲ֭רִימוֹתָ יְמִ֣ין צָרָ֑יו הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּ כָּל־ אוֹיְבָֽיו׃ |
You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. |
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. |
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אַף־ תָּ֭שִׁיב צ֣וּר חַרְבּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א הֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ |
You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle. |
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. |
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הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ מִטְּהָר֑וֹ וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ לָאָ֥רֶץ מִגַּֽרְתָּה׃ |
You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. |
Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. |
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הִ֭קְצַרְתָּ יְמֵ֣י עֲלוּמָ֑יו הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ עָלָ֖יו בּוּשָׁ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ |
You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah |
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. |
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עַד־ מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּסָּתֵ֣ר לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֖ר כְּמוֹ־ אֵ֣שׁ חֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ |
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? |
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? |
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זְכָר־ אֲנִ֥י מֶה־ חָ֑לֶד עַל־ מַה־ שָּׁ֝֗וְא בָּרָ֥אתָ כָל־ בְּנֵי־ אָדָֽם׃ |
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! |
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? |
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מִ֤י גֶ֣בֶר יִֽ֭חְיֶה וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־ מָּ֑וֶת יְמַלֵּ֨ט נַפְשׁ֖וֹ מִיַּד־ שְׁא֣וֹל סֶֽלָה׃ |
What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah |
What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. |
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אַיֵּ֤ה ׀ חֲסָדֶ֖יךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לְ֝דָוִ֗ד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David? |
Lord, where [are] thy former lovingkindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy truth? |
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זְכֹ֣ר אֲ֭דֹנָי חֶרְפַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ שְׂאֵתִ֥י בְ֝חֵיקִ֗י כָּל־ רַבִּ֥ים עַמִּֽים׃ |
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— |
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people; |
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵרְפ֖וּ אוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ ׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חֵ֝רְפ֗וּ עִקְּב֥וֹת מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ |
how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one! |
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. |
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בָּר֖וּךְ יְהוָ֥ה לְ֝עוֹלָ֗ם אָ֘מֵ֥ן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃ |
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen. |
Blessed [be] the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. |
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