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New International Version NIV
1 God, you will be praised in Jerusalem. We will keep our promises to you.
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Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 You hear our prayers. All people will come to you.
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You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
3 Our guilt overwhelms us, but you forgive our sins.
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When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
4 Happy are the people you choose and invite to stay in your court. We are filled with good things in your house, your holy Temple.
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Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
5 You answer us in amazing ways, God our Savior. People everywhere on the earth and beyond the sea trust you.
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You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
6 You made the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in power.
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who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
7 You stopped the roaring seas, the roaring waves, and the uproar of the nations.
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who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
8 Even those people at the ends of the earth fear your miracles. You are praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
9 You take care of the land and water it; you make it very fertile. The rivers of God are full of water. Grain grows because you make it grow.
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You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.
10 You send rain to the plowed fields; you fill the rows with water. You soften the ground with rain, and then you bless it with crops.
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You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You give the year a good harvest, and you load the wagons with many crops.
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You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The desert is covered with grass and the hills with happiness.
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The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The pastures are full of flocks, and the valleys are covered with grain. Everything shouts and sings for joy.
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The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
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