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\c 65
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\d A psalm written by David for the choir director.
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\q1
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\v 1 God, it is right for us to praise you in Jerusalem
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\q1 and to do what we have promised you that we would do
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\q2
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\v 2 because you answer our prayers.
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\q1 People everywhere will come to you
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\q2
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\v 3 Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us,
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\q1 but you forgive us.
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\q1
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\v 4 How fortunate are those whom you have chosen
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\q2 to always be in your temple courtyards.
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\q1 We will be satisfied with all the blessings that you will give us because we worship you in your sacred temple.
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\v 5 God, when we pray to you, you answer us and save us by doing awesome deeds;
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\q2 you are the one who rescues us;
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\q1 people who live in very remote places on the earth, on the other side of the oceans, trust in you.
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\q1
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\v 6 You are the one who put the mountains in their places,
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\q2 showing that you are very powerful.
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\q1
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\v 7 You are the one who calms the seas when they roar,
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\q2 and stop the waves from pounding on the shore;
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\q1 you also calm people when they cause a lot of trouble.
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\q1
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\v 8 People who live in very remote places on the earth
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\q2 are awed by the miracles that you perform;
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\q1 because of what you do,
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\q2 people who live far to the west and far to the east shout joyfully.
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\v 9 You take care of the soil and send rain,
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\q2 causing many good things to grow;
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\q1 you fill the streams with water
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\q2 and cause grain to grow.
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\q1 This is what you have determined would happen.
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\q1
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\v 10 You send plenty of rain on the fields that have been plowed,
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\q2 and you fill the furrows with water.
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\q1 With showers you soften the hard clods of soil,
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\q2 and you bless the soil by causing young plants to grow.
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\v 11 Because you bless the soil, there are very good crops at harvest season;
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\q2 wherever you have gone, good crops are very abundant.
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\q1
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\v 12 The pastures are full of flocks of sheep and goats;
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\q2 it is as though the hills are very joyful.
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\q1
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\v 13 The meadows are covered with sheep and goats,
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\q2 and the valleys are full of grain;
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\q2 it is as though they also sing and shout joyfully.
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