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1 A Psalm of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has wrought wonderful works, His right hand, and His holy arm, have wrought salvation for Him.
2 The Lord has made known His salvation, He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered His mercy to Jacob, and His truth to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout to God, all the earth! Sing and rejoice, and sing psalms!
5 Sing to the Lord with a harp, and [with] the voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets, and with the sound of a horn, make a joyful noise to the Lord before the king.
7 Let the sea be moved, and all its fullness; the world, and those that dwell in it.
8 The rivers shall clap their hands together; the mountains shall exalt.
9 For He has come to judge the earth; He shall judge the world in righteousness, and the nations in uprightness.
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