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- REJOICE IN the Lord, O you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you upright in right standing with God]; for praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart].
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- Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.
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- Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.
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- For the word of the Lord is right; and all His work is done in faithfulness.
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- He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving-kindness of the Lord.
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- By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth. [Heb. 11:3; II Pet. 3:5.]
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- He gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; He puts the deeps in storage places.
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- Let all the earth fear the Lord [revere and worship Him]; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
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- For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
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- The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought; He makes the thoughts and plans of the peoples of no effect.
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- The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of His heart through all generations.
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- Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His heritage.
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- The Lord looks from heaven, He beholds all the sons of men;
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- From His dwelling place He looks [intently] upon all the inhabitants of the earth--
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- He Who fashions the hearts of them all, Who considers all their doings.
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- No king is saved by the great size and power of his army; a mighty man is not delivered by [his] much strength.
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- A horse is devoid of value for victory; neither does he deliver any by his great power.
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- Behold, the Lord's eye is upon those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe], who wait for Him and hope in His mercy and loving-kindness,
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- To deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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- Our inner selves wait [earnestly] for the Lord; He is our Help and our Shield.
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- For in Him does our heart rejoice, because we have trusted (relied on and been confident) in His holy name.
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- Let Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, in proportion to our waiting and hoping for You.
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