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1 The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
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The LORD rules— the nations shake! He sits enthroned on the winged heavenly creatures— the earth quakes!
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 nations.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name. Holy is he!
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Let them thank your great and awesome name. He is holy!
4 Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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Strong king who loves justice, you are the one who established what is fair. You worked justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool. Holy is he!
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Magnify the LORD, our God! Bow low at his footstool! He is holy!
6 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.
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Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel too among those who called on his name. They cried out to the LORD, and he himself answered them—
7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; they kept his decrees, and the statutes that he gave them.
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he spoke to them from a pillar of cloud. They kept the laws and the rules God gave to 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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LORD our God, you answered them. To them you were a God who forgives but also the one who avenged their wrong deeds.
9 Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.
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Magnify the LORD our God! Bow low at his holy mountain because the LORD our God is holy!
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