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1 I will give thanks to you with all my heart. I will make music to praise you in front of the false gods.
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1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing your praise.
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2 I will bow toward your holy temple. I will give thanks to your name because of your mercy and truth. You have made your name and your promise greater than everything.
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2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
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3 When I called, you answered me. You made me bold by strengthening my soul.
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3 When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.
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4 All the kings of the earth will give thanks to you, O LORD, because they have heard the promises you spoke.
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4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.
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5 They will sing this about the ways of the LORD: "The LORD's honor is great!"
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5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
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6 Even though the LORD is high above, he sees humble people [close up], and he recognizes arrogant people from a distance.
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6 Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
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7 Even though I walk into the middle of trouble, you guard my life against the anger of my enemies. You stretch out your hand, and your right hand saves me.
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7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me.
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8 The LORD will do everything for me. O LORD, your mercy endures forever. Do not let go of what your hands have made.
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8 The LORD will fulfill [his purpose] for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever-- do not abandon the works of your hands.
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