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1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
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All you who are righteous, shout joyfully to the LORD! It's right for those who do right to praise God.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre! Sing praises to him with the ten-stringed harp!
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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Sing to him a new song! Play your best with joyful shouts!
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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Because the LORD's word is right, his every act is done in good faith.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
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He loves righteousness and justice; the LORD's faithful love fills the whole earth.
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
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The skies were made by the LORD's word, all their starry multitude by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars ; he puts the deep into storehouses.
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He gathered the ocean waters into a heap; he put the deep seas into storerooms.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
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All the earth honors the LORD; all the earth's inhabitants stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
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Because when he spoke, it happened! When he commanded, there it was!
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
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The LORD overrules what the nations plan; he frustrates what the peoples intend to do.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
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But the LORD's plan stands forever; what he intends to do lasts from one generation to the next.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
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The nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom God has chosen as his possession, is truly happy!
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
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The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees every human being.
14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—
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From his dwelling place God observes all who live on earth.
15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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God is the one who made all their hearts, the one who knows everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
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Kings aren't saved by the strength of their armies; warriors aren't rescued by how much power they have.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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A warhorse is a bad bet for victory; it can't save despite its great strength.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
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But look here: the LORD's eyes watch all who honor him, all who wait for his faithful love,
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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to deliver their lives from death and keep them alive during a famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
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We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
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Our heart rejoices in God because we trust his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
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LORD, let your faithful love surround us because we wait for you.
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