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1. Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
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2. Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
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3. Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
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4. For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
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5. He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
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6. By Yahweh's word the heavens were made; All their host by the breath of his mouth.
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7. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
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8. Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
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9. For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
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10. Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
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11. The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
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12. Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
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13. Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
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14. From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
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15. He who fashions all of their hearts; And he considers all of their works.
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16. There is no king saved by the multitude of a host. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
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17. A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
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18. Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his loving kindness;
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19. To deliver their soul from death, To keep them alive in famine.
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20. Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
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21. For our heart rejoices in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
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22. Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, Since we have hoped in you.
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