47 lines
1.8 KiB
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47 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 33
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1 Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord;
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it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
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2 Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre;
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make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
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3 Sing a new song of praise to him;
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play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
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4 For the word of the Lord holds true,
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and we can trust everything he does.
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5 He loves whatever is just and good;
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the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
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6 The Lord merely spoke,
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and the heavens were created.
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He breathed the word,
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and all the stars were born.
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7 He assigned the sea its boundaries
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and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
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8 Let the whole world fear the Lord,
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and let everyone stand in awe of him.
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9 For when he spoke, the world began!
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It appeared at his command.
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10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations
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and thwarts all their schemes.
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11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;
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his intentions can never be shaken.
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12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,
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whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
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13 The Lord looks down from heaven
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and sees the whole human race.
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14 From his throne he observes
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all who live on the earth.
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15 He made their hearts,
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so he understands everything they do.
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16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
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nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
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17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
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for all its strength, it cannot save you.
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18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
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those who rely on his unfailing love.
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19 He rescues them from death
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and keeps them alive in times of famine.
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20 We put our hope in the Lord.
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He is our help and our shield.
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21 In him our hearts rejoice,
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for we trust in his holy name.
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22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
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for our hope is in you alone. |