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Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!
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Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!
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Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.
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Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.”* Selah.
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Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!
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He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.
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He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. Selah.
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Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.
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He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.
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God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
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You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.
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You let people ride roughshod over us;* we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.
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I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,
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the promises I made when I was in trouble.
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I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. Selah.
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Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.
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I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.
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If I had focused my mind on evil,* the Lord would not have listened to me.
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But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!
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Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.