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| Be joyful in God, all you lands; *
sing the glory of his Name;
sing the glory of his praise.
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| Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!
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because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.
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| All the earth bows down before you, *
sings to you, sings out your Name."
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| Come now and see the works of God, *
how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.
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| He turned the sea into dry land,
so that they went through the water on foot, *
and there we rejoiced in him.
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| In his might he rules for ever;
his eyes keep watch over the nations; *
let no rebel rise up against him.
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| Bless our God, you peoples; *
make the voice of his praise to be heard;
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| Who holds our souls in life, *
and will not allow our feet to slip.
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| For you, O God, have proved us; *
you have tried us just as silver is tried.
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| You brought us into the snare; *
you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.
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| You let enemies ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water; *
but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.
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| I will enter your house with burnt-offerings
and will pay you my vows, *
which I promised with my lips
and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.
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| I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts
with the smoke of rams; *
I will give you oxen and goats.
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| Come and listen, all you who fear God, *
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
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| I called out to him with my mouth, *
and his praise was on my tongue.
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| If I had found evil in my heart, *
the Lord would not have heard me;
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| But in truth God has heard me; *
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
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| Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,
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nor withheld his love from me.
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