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Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Shout happily to the God of Jacob.
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Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
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Blow the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days.
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This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob.
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These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. I heard a message I did not understand:
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"I removed the burden from his shoulder. His hands were freed from the basket.
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When you were in trouble, you called out [to me], and I rescued you. I was hidden in thunder, but I answered you. I tested your [loyalty] at the oasis of Meribah. Selah
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Listen, my people, and I will warn you. Israel, if you would only listen to me!
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Never keep any strange god among you. Never worship a foreign god.