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Praise the Lord!

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Sing a new song to the Lord;
  praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!

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Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;
  rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!

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Praise his name with dancing;
  play drums and harps in praise of him.

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The Lord takes pleasure in his people;
  he honors the humble with victory.

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Let God's people rejoice in their triumph
  and sing joyfully all night long.

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Let them shout aloud as they praise God,
  with their sharp swords in their hands ^note

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  to defeat the nations
  and to punish the peoples;

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  to bind their kings in chains,
  their leaders in chains of iron;

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  to punish the nations as God has commanded.
This is the victory of God's people.

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Praise Lord!

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