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Thanksgiving for the  Lord’s Favor. 
A Psalm of David. 
1  I will give You thanks with all my heart; 
I will sing praises to You before the gods. 
2 I will bow down toward Your holy temple 
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; 
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name. 
3 On the day I called, You answered me; 
You made me bold with strength in my soul. 
4  All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O  Lord, 
When they have heard the words of Your mouth. 
5 And they will sing of the ways of the  Lord, 
For great is the glory of the  Lord. 
6 For though the  Lord is exalted, 
Yet He regards the lowly, 
But the haughty He knows from afar. 
7  Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; 
You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, 
And Your right hand will save me. 
8 The  Lord will accomplish what concerns me; 
Your lovingkindness, O  Lord, is everlasting; 
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.