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¹ Sing to the Lord, you who do what is right;
    honest people should praise him.
² Praise the Lord on the harp;
    make music for him on a ten-stringed lyre.
³ Sing a new song to him;
    play well and joyfully.

⁴ God's word is true,
    and everything he does is right.
⁵ He loves what is right and fair;
    the Lord's love fills the earth.

⁶ The sky was made at the Lord's command.
    By the breath from his mouth, he made all the stars.
⁷ He gathered the water of the sea into a heap.
    He made the great ocean stay in its place.
⁸ All the earth should worship the Lord;
    the whole world should fear him.
⁹ He spoke, and it happened.
    He commanded, and it appeared.
¹⁰ The Lord upsets the plans of nations;
    he ruins all their plans.
¹¹ But the Lord's plans will stand forever;
    his ideas will last from now on.
¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people he chose for his very own.
¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees every person.
¹⁴ From his throne he watches
    all who live on earth.
¹⁵ He made their hearts
    and understands everything they do.
¹⁶ No king is saved by his great army.
    No warrior escapes by his great strength.
¹⁷ Horses can't bring victory;
    they can't save by their strength.
¹⁸ But the Lord looks after those who fear him,
    those who put their hope in his love.
¹⁹ He saves them from death
    and spares their lives in times of hunger.
²⁰ So our hope is in the Lord.
    He is our help, our shield to protect us.
²¹ We rejoice in him,
    because we trust his holy name.
²² Lord, show your love to us
    as we put our hope in you.