150 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
150 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
A Song of Praise to the LORD
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# Chapter 26
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1. In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song:
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Our city is strong!
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We are surrounded by the walls of God's salvation.
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2. Open the gates to all who are righteous;
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allow the faithful to enter.
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3. You will keep in perfect peace
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all who trust in you,
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all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
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4. Trust in the LORD always,
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for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
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5. He humbles the proud
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and brings down the arrogant city.
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He brings it down to the dust.
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6. The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot,
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and the needy walk all over it.
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7. But for those who are righteous,
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the way is not steep and rough.
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You are a God who does what is right,
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and you smooth out the path ahead of them.
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8. LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;
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our heart's desire is to glorify your name.
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9. In the night I search for you;
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in the morning I earnestly seek you.
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For only when you come to judge the earth
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will people learn what is right.
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10. Your kindness to the wicked
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does not make them do good.
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Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong
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and take no notice of the LORD's majesty.
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11. O LORD, they pay no attention to your upraised fist.
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Show them your eagerness to defend your people.
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Then they will be ashamed.
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Let your fire consume your enemies.
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12. LORD, you will grant us peace;
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all we have accomplished is really from you.
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13. O LORD our God, others have ruled us,
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but you alone are the one we worship.
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14. Those we served before are dead and gone.
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Their departed spirits will never return!
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You attacked them and destroyed them,
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and they are long forgotten.
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15. O LORD, you have made our nation great;
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yes, you have made us great.
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You have extended our borders,
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and we give you the glory!
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16. LORD, in distress we searched for you.
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We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.
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17. Just as a pregnant woman
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writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth,
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so were we in your presence, LORD.
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18. We, too, writhe in agony,
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but nothing comes of our suffering.
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We have not given salvation to the earth,
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nor brought life into the world.
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19. But those who die in the LORD will live;
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their bodies will rise again!
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Those who sleep in the earth
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will rise up and sing for joy!
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For your life-giving light will fall like dew
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on your people in the place of the dead!
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Restoration for Israel
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20. Go home, my people,
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and lock your doors!
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Hide yourselves for a little while
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until the LORD's anger has passed.
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21. Look! The LORD is coming from heaven
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to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
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The earth will no longer hide those who have been killed.
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They will be brought out for all to see.
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