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Praise the Lord !
Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.
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O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.
O people of Jerusalem, 1 exult in your King.
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Praise his name with dancing,
accompanied by tambourine and harp.
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For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
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Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.
Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
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Let the praises of God be in their mouths,
and a sharp sword in their hands -
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to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
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to bind their kings with shackles
and their leaders with iron chains,
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to execute the judgment written against them.
This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord !