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1 A song for the ascent to Jerusalem. When the LORD restored his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
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1 When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed.
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2 We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, "What amazing things the LORD has done for them."
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2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."
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3 Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!
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3 The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
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4 Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert.
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4 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
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5 Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.
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5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
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6 They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.
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6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
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| Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online) |
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