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The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful.

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The Steadfast Love of the Lord

Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.

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Praise the Lord with the harp;
[a]Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.

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Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

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Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

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Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

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For the word of the Lord is right,
And all His work is done in truth.

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For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.

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He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

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He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

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By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

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By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

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He gathers the waters of the sea together [b]as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.

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He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.

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Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

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Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

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For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.

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For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

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The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.

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The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

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The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.

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The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.

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Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

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Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

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The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.

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The Lord looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;

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From the place of His dwelling He looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;

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from where he sits enthroned he looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,

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He fashions their hearts individually;
He [c]considers all their works.

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he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.

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No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

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The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

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A horse is a [d]vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

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The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.

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Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,

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Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,

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To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.

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that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.

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Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.

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Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.

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For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.

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For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.

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Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.

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Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.

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