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^(C1)Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;

Sing the ^(C1)glory of His name; Make His ^(C2)praise glorious.

Say to God, "How ^(C1)awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will ^(C2)pretend to obey You.

-"^(C1)All the earth will worship You, And will ^(C2)sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name." Selah

^(C1)Come and see the works of God, Who is ^(C2)awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.

He ^(C1)turned the sea into dry land; They passed through ^(C2)the river on foot; Let's ^(C3)rejoice there, in Him!

He ^(C1)rules by His might forever; His ^(C2)eyes keep watch on the nations; The rebellious shall not ^(C3)exalt themselves! Selah

Bless our God, you peoples, And ^(F1)(C1)sound His praise abroad,

Who ^(F1)(C1)keeps us in life, And ^(C2)does not allow our feet to ^(F2)slip.

For You have ^(C1)put us to the test, God; You have ^(C2)refined us as silver is refined.

You ^(C1)brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon ^(F1)us.

You made men ^(C1)ride over our heads; We went through ^(C2)fire and through water. Yet You ^(C3)brought us out into a place of abundance.

I shall ^(C1)come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall ^(C2)pay You my vows,

Which my lips uttered And my mouth spoke when I was ^(C1)in distress.

I shall ^(C1)offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals, With the smoke of ^(C2)rams; I shall make an offering of ^(F1)bulls with male goats. Selah

^(C1)Come and hear, all who ^(F1)fear God, And I will ^(C2)tell of what He has done for my soul.

I cried to Him with my mouth, And ^(F1)He was ^(C1)exalted with my tongue.

If I ^(F1)(C1)regard wickedness in my heart, The ^(C2)Lord will not hear;

But ^(C1)God has heard; He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.

^(C1)Blessed be God, Who ^(C2)has not turned away my prayer Nor His favor from me.

God be gracious to us and ^(C1)bless us, And ^(C2)cause His face to shine ^(F1)upon us— Selah

That ^(C1)Your way may be known on the earth, ^(C2)Your salvation among all nations.

May the ^(C1)peoples praise You, God; May all the peoples praise You.

May the ^(C1)nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will ^(C2)judge the peoples with fairness And ^(C3)guide the nations on the earth. Selah

May the ^(C1)peoples praise You, God; May all the peoples praise You.

The ^(C1)earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, ^(C2)blesses us.

God blesses us, ^(F1)So that ^(C1)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

^(F1)May ^(C1)God arise, ^(F2)may His enemies be scattered, And ^(F3)may those who hate Him flee from His presence.

As ^(C1)smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As ^(C2)wax melts before a fire, So the ^(C3)wicked will perish before God.

But the ^(C1)righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God; Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.

Sing to God, ^(C1)sing praises to His name; ^(F1)(C2)Exalt Him who ^(C3)rides through the deserts, Whose ^(C4)name is ^(F2)the LORD, and be jubilant before Him.

A ^(C1)father of the fatherless and a ^(C2)judge ^(F1)for the widows, Is God in His ^(C3)holy dwelling.

God ^(F1)(C1)makes a home for the lonely; He ^(C2)leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only ^(C3)the rebellious live in parched lands.

God, when You ^(C1)went forth before Your people, When You ^(C2)marched through the desert, Selah

The ^(C1)earth quaked; The ^(C2)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; ^(F1)(C3)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

You ^(C1)made plentiful rain fall, God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was ^(F1)parched.

Your creatures settled in it; In Your kindness You ^(C1)provided for the poor, God.

The Lord gives the ^(F1)command; The ^(C1)women who proclaim good news are a great army:

"^(C1)Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will ^(C2)divide the spoils!"

^(F1)When you lie down ^(C1)among the sheepfolds, You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And its pinions with ^(F2)glistening gold.

When the Almighty ^(C1)scattered the kings ^(F1)there, It was snowing in ^(C2)Zalmon.

^(C1)The mountain of Bashan is a ^(F1)mountain of God; The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.

Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks, At the mountain God has ^(C1)desired as His dwelling? Indeed, ^(C2)the LORD will dwell there forever.

The ^(C1)chariots of God are ^(F1)myriads, ^(C2)thousands upon thousands; ^(F2)The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.

You have ^(C1)ascended on high, You have ^(C2)led captive Your captives; You have received gifts among people, Even among the rebellious as well, that ^(F1)the LORD God may dwell there.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily ^(C1)bears our burden, ^(C2)The God who is our salvation. Selah

God is to us a ^(C1)God of salvation; And ^(C2)to ^(F1)GOD the Lord belong ways of escape ^(F2)from death.

God certainly will ^(C1)shatter the heads of His enemies, The hairy ^(F1)head of one who goes about in his guilt.

The Lord ^(F1)said, "^(C1)I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

So that ^(F1)(C1)your foot may shatter them in blood, And the tongue of your ^(C2)dogs may have its portion from your enemies."

They have seen ^(C1)Your procession, God, The procession of my God, my King, ^(F1)(C2)into the sanctuary.

The ^(C1)singers went on, the musicians after them, ^(F1)In the midst of the ^(C2)young women beating tambourines.

^(C1)Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the ^(C2)fountain of Israel.

^(C1)Benjamin, the ^(F1)youngest, is there, ^(F2)ruling them, The leaders of Judah in their company, The leaders of ^(C2)Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

^(F1)Your God has ^(C1)commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, God, You ^(C2)who acted ^(F2)in our behalf.

^(F1)Because of Your temple at Jerusalem ^(C1)Kings will bring gifts to You.

Rebuke the ^(C1)animals ^(F1)in the reeds, The herd of ^(C2)bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling the pieces of silver; He has ^(C3)scattered the peoples who delight in war.

^(F1)Messengers will come from ^(C1)Egypt; ^(F2)(C2)Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

Sing to God, you ^(C1)kingdoms of the earth, ^(C2)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah

To Him who ^(C1)rides upon the ^(F1)(C2)highest heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, ^(C3)He ^(F2)speaks with His voice, a ^(C4)mighty voice.

^(C1)Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel, And ^(C2)His strength is in the ^(F1)skies.

^(F1)God, You are ^(C1)awesome from Your ^(F2)sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself ^(C2)gives strength and power to the people. ^(C3)Blessed be God!

Save me, God, For the ^(C1)waters have ^(F1)threatened my life.

I have sunk in deep ^(C1)mud, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a ^(F1)(C2)flood overflows me.

I am ^(C1)weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My ^(C2)eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Those ^(C1)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would ^(F1)destroy me ^(C2)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies; ^(C3)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

God, You know ^(C1)my foolishness, And ^(C2)my guilt is not hidden from You.

May those who wait for You not ^(C1)be ashamed because of me, Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies; May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,

Because ^(C1)for Your sake I have endured disgrace; ^(C2)Dishonor has covered my face.

I have become ^(C1)estranged ^(F1)from my brothers, And a stranger to my mother's sons.

For ^(C1)zeal for Your house has consumed me, And ^(C2)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.

When I wept ^(C1)in my soul with fasting, It became my ^(C2)disgrace.

When I made ^(C1)sackcloth my clothing, I became ^(C2)a proverb to them.

Those who ^(C1)sit in the gate talk about me, And ^(C2)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, LORD, ^(C1)at an acceptable time; God, in the ^(C2)greatness of Your mercy, Answer me with ^(F1)Your saving truth.

Rescue me from the ^(C1)mud and do not let me sink; May I be ^(C2)rescued from those who hate me, and from the ^(C1)depths of water.

May the ^(F1)(C1)flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the ^(C2)pit close its mouth on me.

Answer me, LORD, for ^(C1)Your mercy is good; ^(C2)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(C3)turn to me,

And ^(C1)do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am ^(C2)in distress; answer me quickly.

Come near to my soul and ^(C1)redeem it; ^(C2)Ransom me because of my enemies!

You know my ^(C1)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor; All my enemies are ^(F1)known to You.

Disgrace has ^(C1)broken my heart, and I am so sick. And ^(C2)I waited for sympathy, but there was none; And for ^(C3)comforters, but I found none.

They also gave me ^(F1)(C1)a bitter herb in my food, And for my thirst they ^(C2)gave me vinegar to drink.

May ^(C1)their table before them become a snare; And ^(F1)(C2)when they are at peace, may it become a trap.

May their ^(C1)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their ^(C2)hips shake continually.

^(C1)Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.

May their ^(F1)(C1)camp be desolated; May there be none living in their tents.

For they have ^(C1)persecuted him whom ^(C2)You Yourself struck, And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(C3)You have ^(F1)wounded.

Add ^(C1)guilt to their guilt, And ^(C2)may they not come into ^(C3)Your righteousness.

May they be ^(C1)wiped out of the ^(C2)book of life, And may they not be ^(F1)(C3)recorded with the righteous.

But I am ^(C1)afflicted and in pain; ^(F1)May Your salvation, God, ^(C2)set me safely on high.

I will ^(C1)praise the name of God with song, And ^(C2)exalt Him with ^(C3)thanksgiving.

And it will ^(C1)please the LORD better than an ox Or bull with horns and hoofs.

The ^(C1)humble ^(F1)have seen it and are glad; You who seek God, ^(C2)let your heart ^(F2)revive.

For ^(C1)the LORD hears the needy, And ^(C2)does not despise those of His who are prisoners.

^(C1)Heaven and earth shall praise Him, The seas and ^(C2)everything that moves in them.

For God will ^(C1)save Zion and ^(C2)build the cities of Judah, So that they may live there and ^(C3)possess it.

The ^(F1)(C1)descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name ^(C2)will live in it.