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1 Everything on earth, shout with joy to God!
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Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 Sing about his glory! Make his praise glorious!
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sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, "Your works are amazing! Because your power is great, your enemies fall before you.
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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you. They sing praises to your name."Selah
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All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name. ”Selah
5 Come and see what God has done, the amazing things he has done for people.
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Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 He turned the sea into dry land. The people crossed the river on foot. So let us rejoice because of what he did.
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He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
7 He rules forever with his power. He keeps his eye on the nations, so people should not turn against him.Selah
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who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations—let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 You people, praise our God; loudly sing his praise.
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Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 He protects our lives and does not let us be defeated.
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who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.
10 God, you have tested us; you have purified us like silver.
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For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You let us be trapped and put a heavy load on us.
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You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 You let our enemies walk on our heads. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place with good things.
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you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings. I will give you what I promised,
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I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you,
14 things I promised when I was in trouble.
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that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will bring you offerings of fat animals, and I will offer sheep, bulls, and goats.Selah
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I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
16 All of you who fear God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
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Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth and praised him with my tongue.
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I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had known of any sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me.
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If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God has listened; he has heard my prayer.
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But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or hold back his love from me.
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Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!