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1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to thee, O God, in Zion; and to thee shall vows be performed,
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1 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
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2 O thou who hearest prayer! To thee shall all flesh come
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2 O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
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3 on account of sins. When our transgressions prevail over us, thou dost forgive them.
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3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
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4 Blessed is he whom thou dost choose and bring near, to dwell in thy courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple!
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4 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.
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5 By dread deeds thou dost answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the farthest seas;
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5 You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
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6 who by thy strength hast established the mountains, being girded with might;
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6 who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
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7 who dost still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples;
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7 who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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8 so that those who dwell at earth's farthest bounds are afraid at thy signs; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.
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8 Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
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9 Thou visitest the earth and waterest it, thou greatly enrichest it; the river of God is full of water; thou providest their grain, for so thou hast prepared it.
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9 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.
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10 Thou waterest its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
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10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
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11 Thou crownest the year with thy bounty; the tracks of thy chariot drip with fatness.
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11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
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12 The pastures of the wilderness drip, the hills gird themselves with joy,
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12 The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
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13 the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.
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13 The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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