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¹ Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion.
Vows made to you are fulfilled.
² You hear prayers;
all people approach you.
³ Our record of sins overwhelms me,
but you forgive our acts of rebellion.
⁴ How blessed is the one whom you choose,
and allow to live in your palace courts.
May we be satisfied with the good things of your house—
your holy palace.
⁵ You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance,
O God, our savior.
All the ends of the earth trust in you,
as well as those living across the wide seas.
⁶ You created the mountains by your power,
and demonstrated your strength.
⁷ You calm the raging seas
and their roaring waves,
as well as the commotion made by the nations.
⁸ Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts;
you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.
⁹ You visit the earth and give it rain;
you make it rich and fertile
with overflowing streams full of water.
You provide grain for them,
for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.
¹⁰ You saturate its furrows,
and soak its plowed ground.
With rain showers you soften its soil,
and make its crops grow.
¹¹ You crown the year with your good blessings,
and you leave abundance in your wake.
¹² The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture,
and the hills are clothed with joy.
¹³ The meadows are clothed with sheep,
and the valleys are covered with grain.
They shout joyfully, yes, they sing.