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1 Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
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God of Zion, to you even silence is praise. Promises made to you are kept—
2 You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
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you listen to prayer— and all living things come to you.
3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
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When wrongdoings become too much for me, you forgive our sins.
4 Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
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How happy is the one you choose to bring close, the one who lives in your courtyards! We are filled full by the goodness of your house, by the holiness of your temple.
5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
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In righteousness you answer us, by your awesome deeds, God of our salvation— you, who are the security of all the far edges of the earth, even the distant seas.
6 who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
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You establish the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in raw power.
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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You calm the roaring seas; calm the roaring waves, calm the noise of the nations.
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
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Those who dwell on the far edges stand in awe of your acts. You make the gateways of morning and evening sing for joy.
9 You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.
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You visit the earth and make it abundant, enriching it greatly by God's stream, full of water. You provide people with grain because that is what you've decided.
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
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Drenching the earth's furrows, leveling its ridges, you soften it with rain showers; you bless its growth.
11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
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You crown the year with your goodness; your paths overflow with rich food.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
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Even the desert pastures drip with it, and the hills are dressed in pure joy.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
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The meadowlands are covered with flocks, the valleys decked out in grain— they shout for joy; they break out in song!
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