1 Rejoice in the Lord, good people!\par It is good for good people to praise him!\par 2 Play the lyre {\cf2\super [204]} and praise the Lord!\par Play to the Lord on the ten-stringed harp.\par 3 Sing a new song {\cf2\super [205]} to him.\par Play the happy tune beautifully!\par 4 God’s word is true.\par You can depend on everything he does.\par 5 God loves to be fair and do good things. {\cf2\super [206]} \par The Lord’s true love fills the earth!\par 6 The Lord spoke the command,\par and the world was made.\par The breath from God’s mouth\par created everything on earth.\par 7 God gathered the water from the sea\par into one place.\par He keeps the ocean in its place.\par 8 Every person on earth\par should fear and respect the Lord.\par All the people in the world\par should fear him.\par 9 Why? Because God just gives a command,\par and that thing happens.\par And if he says, “Stop!”\par then that thing will stop. {\cf2\super [207]} \par 10 The Lord can make everyone’s advice useless.\par He can ruin all their plans.\par 11 But the Lord’s advice is good forever.\par His plans are good for\par generation after generation.\par 12 People who have the Lord as their God\par are very fortunate.\par Why? Because God chose them\par to be his own special people.\par 13 The Lord looked down from heaven,\par and he saw all the people.\par 14 From his high throne {\cf2\super [208]} he looked down\par at all the people living on earth.\par 15 God created every person’s mind.\par God knows what every person is thinking.\par 16 A king is not saved\par by his own great power.\par A strong soldier is not saved\par by his own great strength.\par 17 Horses don’t really bring victory in war.\par Their strength can’t really\par help you escape.\par 18 The Lord watches and cares\par for his followers that wait for him\par to show his true love.\par 19 God saves those people from death.\par He gives them strength\par when they are hungry.\par 20 So we will wait for the Lord.\par He helps us and he protects us.\par 21 God makes us happy.\par We truly trust his holy name.\par 22 Lord, we truly worship you!\par So show your great love for us.\par |
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