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1 The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
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The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
2 The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
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The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!
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Let them praise your great and awesome name. Holy is he!
4 The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
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Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool. Holy is he!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
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Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.
7 In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them; they kept his testimonies and the statute that he gave them.
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He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; they kept his decrees, and the statutes that he gave them.
8 O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
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O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy!
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Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.
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