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1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, Most High;
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It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
2 to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, your faithfulness at nighttime
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to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
3 with the ten-stringed harp, with the melody of the lyre
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to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
4 because you've made me happy, LORD, by your acts. I sing with joy because of your handiwork.
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For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
5 How awesome are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are so deep!
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How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!
6 Ignorant people don't know— fools don't understand this:
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The dullard cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this:
7 though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers seem to blossom, they do so only to be destroyed forever.
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though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever,
8 But you, LORD, are exalted forever!
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but you, O Lord, are on high forever.
9 Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at how your enemies die, how all evildoers are scattered abroad!
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For your enemies, O Lord, for your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
10 But you've made me as strong as a wild ox. I'm soaked in precious ointment.
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But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.
11 My eyes have seen my enemies' defeat; my ears have heard the downfall of my evil foes.
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My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 The righteous will spring up like a palm tree. They will grow strong like a cedar of Lebanon.
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The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who have been replanted in the LORD's house will spring up in the courtyards of our God.
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They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will bear fruit even when old and gray; they will remain lush and fresh
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In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap,
15 in order to proclaim: "The LORD is righteous. He's my rock. There's nothing unrighteous in him."
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showing that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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