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^1 (a)Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
    ^(b)Praise befits the upright.
² Give thanks to the Lord with the ^(c)lyre;
    make melody to him with ^(d)the harp of ^(e)ten strings!
³ Sing to him ^(f)a new song;
    play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is upright,
    and all his work is done in ^(g)faithfulness.
⁵ He ^(h)loves righteousness and justice;
    ⁽ⁱ⁾the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶ By ^(j)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    and by ^(k)the breath of his mouth all ^(l)their host.
⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea as ^(m)a heap;
    he ⁽ⁿ⁾puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;
    let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
⁹ For ^(o)he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰ The Lord ^(p)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
    he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
^11 (q)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the plans of his heart to all generations.
^12 (r)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom he has ^(s)chosen as his heritage!

¹³ The Lord ^(t)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
¹⁴ from ^(u)where he sits enthroned he ^(v)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
¹⁵ he who fashions the hearts of them all
    and observes all their deeds.
^16 (w)The king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
^17 (x)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
    and by its great might it cannot rescue.

¹⁸ Behold, ^(y)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    ^(z)on those who hope in his steadfast love,
¹⁹ that he may ^(aa)deliver their soul from death
    and keep them alive in ^(ab)famine.

²⁰ Our soul ^(ac)waits for the Lord;
    he is our ^(ad)help and ^(ae)our shield.
²¹ For our heart is ^(af)glad in him,
    because we ^(ag)trust in his holy name.
²² Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.