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Sing
for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
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Begin
the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre.
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Sound
the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the
day of our Feast; |
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this is
a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. |
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He
established it as a statute for Joseph when he went out against
Egypt, where we heard a language we did not understand. |
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He
says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were
set free from the basket. |
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In your
distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a
thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. "Selah" |
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"Hear,
O my people, and I will warn you-- if you would but listen to me, O
Israel! |
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You
shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an
alien god. |
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I am
the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your
mouth and I will fill it. |
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"But my
people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.
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So I
gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
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"If my
people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways, |
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how
quickly would I subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their
foes! |
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Those
who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment
would last forever. |
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But you
would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I
would satisfy you." |
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