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the_o effect_n hereof_o in_o the_o 17_o ver_fw-la his_o name_n shall_v be_v continue_v for_o ever_o and_o man_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o all_o nation_n shall_v call_v he_o bless_v thus_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v understand_v those_o word_n ver_fw-la 5._o they_o shall_v fear_v thou_o as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n endure_v throughout_o all_o generation_n that_o be_v say_v he_o they_o shall_v in_o all_o age_n pray_v before_o thou_o which_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n whereby_o be_v often_o mean_v his_o worship_n and_o service_n with_o the_o sun_n and_o before_o or_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o moon_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v in_o the_o morning_n when_o the_o sun_n arise_v and_o again_o at_o night_n when_o the_o moon_n shine_v they_o shall_v by_o devout_a prayer_n express_v their_o reverence_n to_o he_o the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n where_o people_n indeed_o in_o country_n village_n lie_v scatter_v one_o from_o another_o and_o have_v 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