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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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Exult in Yahweh, O [you] righteous, [for] praise [is] fitting for the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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Give thanks to Yahweh with [the] lyre; with a harp of ten strings play to him.
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with jubilant shout.
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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For the word of Yahweh [is] upright, and all his work [is done] in faithfulness.
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 earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
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By the word of Yahweh [the] heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars ; he puts the deep into storehouses.
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[He] gathered the waters of the sea like a heap. [He] put [the] deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
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Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all [the] inhabitants of [the] world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
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For {he himself spoke} and it came to pass. {He himself commanded} and it stood firm.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
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Yahweh brings to nothing [the] plan of nations; he frustrates [the] intents of peoples.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
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The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart {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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Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] Yahweh, the people he has chosen for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
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From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.
14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—
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From his dwelling place he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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he who fashions altogether their heart, he who understands all their works.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
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The king [is] not saved by [the] greatness of an army. The warrior is not delivered by [the] greatness of strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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The horse [is] a false hope for victory, nor can it save by the greatness of its power.
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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Behold, the eye of Yahweh [is] on those who fear him, on those who hope for his loyal love
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
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Our soul waits for Yahweh; he [is] our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
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For in him our heart rejoices because in his holy name we trust.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
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Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us, {even as} we hope in you.
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