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1 Praise the LORD.Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
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Praise the LORD ! Sing to the LORD a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
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O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
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Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.
4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
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For the LORD delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.
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Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,
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Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands—
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
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to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,
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to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains,
9 to carry out the sentence written against them— this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the LORD.
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to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. Praise the LORD !
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