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^1 (a)Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;
Praise is ^(b)becoming to the upright.
² Give thanks to the Lord with the ^(c)lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a ^(d)harp of ten strings.
³ Sing to Him a ^(e)new song;
Play skillfully with ^(f)a shout of joy.
⁴ For the word of the Lord ^(g)is upright,
And all His work is done ^(h)in faithfulness.
⁵ He ⁽ⁱ⁾loves righteousness and justice;
The ^(j)earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.

⁶ By the ^(k)word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And ^(l)by the breath of His mouth ^(m)all their host.
⁷ He gathers the ⁽ⁿ⁾waters of the sea together ^[a]as a heap;
He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
⁸ Let ^(o)all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world ^(p)stand in awe of Him.
⁹ For ^(q)He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it ^[b]stood fast.
¹⁰ The Lord ^(r)nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
¹¹ The ^(s)counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The ^(t)plans of His heart from generation to generation.
¹² Blessed is the ^(u)nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has ^(v)chosen for His own inheritance.

¹³ The Lord ^(w)looks from heaven;
He ^(x)sees all the sons of men;
¹⁴ From ^(y)His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
¹⁵ He who ^(z)fashions ^[c]the hearts of them all,
He who ^(aa)understands all their works.
^16 (ab)The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
¹⁷ A ^(ac)horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

¹⁸ Behold, ^(ad)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who ^[d](ae)hope for His lovingkindness,
¹⁹ To ^(af)deliver their soul from death
And to keep them alive ^(ag)in famine.
²⁰ Our soul ^(ah)waits for the Lord;
He is our ^(ai)help and our shield.
²¹ For our ^(aj)heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
²² Let Your lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,
According as we have ^[e]hoped in You.