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¹ Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
² Sing to the glory of his name;
    offer him glorious praise!
³ Say to God, "How wonderful are the things you do!
    Your power is so great
    that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
⁴ Everyone on earth worships you;
    they sing praises to you,
    they sing praises to your name."

⁵ Come and see what God has done,
    his wonderful acts among people.
^6 (a)He changed the sea into dry land;
    our ancestors crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced because of what he did.
⁷ He rules forever by his might
    and keeps his eyes on the nations.
    Let no rebels rise against him.
⁸ Praise our God, all nations;
    let your praise be heard.
⁹ He has kept us alive
    and has not allowed us to fall.

¹⁰ You have put us to the test, God;
    as silver is purified by fire,
    so you have tested us.
¹¹ You let us fall into a trap
    and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
¹² You let our enemies trample us;
    we went through fire and flood,
    but now you have brought us to a place of safety.^[b]

¹³ I will bring burnt offerings to your house;
    I will offer you what I promised.
¹⁴ I will give you what I said I would
    when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar;
I will sacrifice bulls and goats,
    and the smoke will go up to the sky.

¹⁶ Come and listen, all who honor God,
    and I will tell you what he has done for me.
¹⁷ I cried to him for help;
    I praised him with songs.
¹⁸ If I had ignored my sins,
    the Lord would not have listened to me.
¹⁹ But God has indeed heard me;
    he has listened to my prayer.

²⁰ I praise God,
    because he did not reject my prayer
    or keep back his constant love from me.