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1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright.
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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 lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.
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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 on the strings, with loud shouts.
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Sing to him a new song! Play your best with joyful shouts!
4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
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Because the LORD's word is right, his every act is done in good faith.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
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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, and all their 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 gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in 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 inhabitants of the world stand in awe of 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 brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
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The LORD overrules what the nations plan; he frustrates what the peoples intend to do.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to 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 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
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The nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom God has chosen as his possession, is truly happy!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all humankind.
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The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees every human being.
14 From where he sits enthroned he watches all the inhabitants of the earth—
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From his dwelling place God observes all who live on earth.
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds.
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God is the one who made all their hearts, the one who knows everything they do.
16 A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered 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 The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
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A warhorse is a bad bet for victory; it can't save despite its great strength.
18 Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast 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 their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
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to deliver their lives from death and keep them alive during a famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield.
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We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.
21 Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
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Our heart rejoices in God because we trust his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
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LORD, let your faithful love surround us because we wait for you.
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