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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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Sing to the Lord, you who do what is right; honest people should praise him.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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Praise the Lord on the harp; make music for him on a ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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Sing a new song to him; play well and joyfully.
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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God's word is true, and everything he does is right.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
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He loves what is right and fair; the Lord's love fills the 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 sky was made at the Lord's command. By the breath from his mouth, he made all the stars.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars ; he puts the deep into storehouses.
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He gathered the water of the sea into a heap. He made the great ocean stay in its place.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
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All the earth should worship the Lord; the whole world should fear him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
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He spoke, and it happened. He commanded, and it appeared.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
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The Lord upsets the plans of nations; he ruins all their plans.
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 plans will stand forever; his ideas will last from now on.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
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Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his very own.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
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The Lord looks down from heaven and sees every person.
14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—
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From his throne he watches all who live on earth.
15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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He made their hearts and understands 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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No king is saved by his great army. No warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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Horses can't bring victory; they can't save by their 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 the Lord looks after those who fear him, those who put their hope in his love.
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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He saves them from death and spares their lives in times of hunger.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
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So our hope is in the Lord. He is our help, our shield to protect us.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
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We rejoice in him, 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, show your love to us as we put our hope in you. David's song from the time he acted crazy so Abimelech would send him away, and David did leave.
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