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Psalms 112:1

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Praise ye the Lord: Heb. Hallelujah, Psalms 111:1, Psalms 147:1, Psalms 148:11-14, Psalms 150:1; This is another of the alphabetical Psalms, being formed exactly as the preceding in the division of its verses; and, like it, was probably composed for the use of the Jews, after their return from captivity.

Blessed: Psalms 111:10, Psalms 115:7-13, Psalms 128:1, Psalms 145:19; Isaiah 50:10; Luke 1:50

delighteth: Psalms 1:1-2, Psalms 40:8, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:35, Psalms 119:47-48, Psalms 119:70-72, Psalms 119:97, Psalms 119:143; Romans 7:22, Romans 8:6

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