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1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song.> It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.
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Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.
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You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
3 Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.
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When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
4 Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.
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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 will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;
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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 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:
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who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
7 Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.
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who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
8 Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.
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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 have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.
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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 make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.
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You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,
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You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.
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The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of 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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