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1 Lord, I will praise you with all my heart. I will tell about all of the miracles you have done.
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1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.
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2 I will be glad and full of joy because of you. Most High God, I will sing praise to you.
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2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
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3 My enemies turn back. They fall down and die right in front of you.
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3 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
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4 You have proved that I haven't done anything wrong. You have sat on your throne and judged fairly.
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4 For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.
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5 You have punished the nations. You have destroyed evil people. You have erased their names from your book for ever and ever.
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5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
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6 The enemy has been destroyed forever. You have leveled their cities to the ground. Even the memory of them is gone.
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6 Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.
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7 The LORD rules forever. He has set up his throne so that he can judge people.
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7 The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
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8 He will judge the world in keeping with what is right. He will rule over all of its people fairly.
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8 He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.
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9 The LORD is a place of safety for those who have been beaten down. He keeps them safe in times of trouble.
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9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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10 Lord, those who know you will trust in you. You have never deserted those who look to you.
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10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
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11 Sing praises to the Lord. He rules from his throne in Zion. Tell among the nations what he has done.
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11 Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
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12 The One who pays back murderers remembers. He doesn't forget the cries of those who are hurting.
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12 For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
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13 Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me! Show me your favor. Don't let me go down to the gates of death.
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13 O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
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14 Then I can give praise to you at the gates of the city of Zion. There I will be full of joy because you have saved me.
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14 that I may declare your praises in the gates of the Daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation.
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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
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16 The LORD is known to be fair. Evil people are trapped by what they have done. "Higgaion." "Selah"
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16 The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. "Higgaion." "Selah"
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17 Sinful people go down to the grave. So do all the nations that forget God.
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17 The wicked return to the grave, all the nations that forget God.
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18 But those who are in need will always be remembered. The hope of those who are hurting will never die.
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18 But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
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19 Lord, rise up. Don't let people win the battle. Let the nations come to you and be judged.
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19 Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
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20 Lord, strike them with terror. Let the nations know they are only human. "Selah"
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20 Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. "Selah"
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