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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, his praise 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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Let Israel be glad in his Maker, let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King!
3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
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Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with timbrel and lyre!
4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
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For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns 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 exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches.
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,
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Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
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to wreak vengeance on the nations and chastisement 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 chains and their nobles with fetters of iron,
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 on them the judgment written! This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the LORD!
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