45 lines
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45 lines
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# Chapter 66
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1 Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
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2 Sing about the glory of his name!
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Tell the world how glorious he is.
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3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
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Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
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4 Everything on earth will worship you;
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they will sing your praises,
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shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude
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5 Come and see what our God has done,
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what awesome miracles he performs for people!
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6 He made a dry path through the Red Sea,
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and his people went across on foot.
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There we rejoiced in him.
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7 For by his great power he rules forever.
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He watches every movement of the nations;
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let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
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8 Let the whole world bless our God
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and loudly sing his praises.
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9 Our lives are in his hands,
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and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
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10 You have tested us, O God;
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you have purified us like silver.
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11 You captured us in your net
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and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
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12 Then you put a leader over us.
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We went through fire and flood,
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but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
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13 Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings
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to fulfill the vows I made to you—
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14 yes, the sacred vows that I made
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when I was in deep trouble.
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15 That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you—
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the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma,
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and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude
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16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,
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and I will tell you what he did for me.
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17 For I cried out to him for help,
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praising him as I spoke.
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18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
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the Lord would not have listened.
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19 But God did listen!
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He paid attention to my prayer.
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20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer
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or withdraw his unfailing love from me. |