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¹ All you that are righteous,
    shout for joy for what the Lord has done;
    praise him, all you that obey him.
² Give thanks to the Lord with harps,
    sing to him with stringed instruments.
³ Sing a new song to him,
    play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!

⁴ The words of the Lord are true,
    and all his works are dependable.
⁵ The Lord loves what is righteous and just;
    his constant love fills the earth.

⁶ The Lord created the heavens by his command,
    the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
⁷ He gathered all the seas into one place;
    he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.

⁸ Worship the Lord, all the earth!
    Honor him, all peoples of the world!
⁹ When he spoke, the world was created;
    at his command everything appeared.

¹⁰ The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations;
    he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
¹¹ But his plans endure forever;
    his purposes last eternally.
¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord;
    happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees all of us humans.
¹⁴ From where he rules, he looks down
    on all who live on earth.
¹⁵ He forms all their thoughts
    and knows everything they do.

^16 (a)A king does not win because of his powerful army;
    a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
¹⁷ War horses are useless for victory;
    their great strength cannot save.

¹⁸ The Lord watches over those who obey him,
    those who trust in his constant love.
¹⁹ He saves them from death;
    he keeps them alive in times of famine.

²⁰ We put our hope in the Lord;
    he is our protector and our help.
²¹ We are glad because of him;
    we trust in his holy name.

²² May your constant love be with us, Lord,
    as we put our hope in you.