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For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! |
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Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. |
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Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You. |
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All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah |
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Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind. |
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He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him. |
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He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah |
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Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard. |
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He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping. |
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For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. |
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You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs. |
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You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance. |
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I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— |
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the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. |
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I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah |
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Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me. |
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I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue. |
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If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
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But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer. |
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Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion! |
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