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verse"1"
insertion"YHWH established his covenant with Abraham's offspring, and YHWH's covenantal word is upright. YHWH's people keep the covenant, so they become righteous and upright. They assemble for worship, and the leaders say:"
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verse"1"
cbc"Shout for joy in YHWH, righteous people"
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verse"1"
insertion"who have kept YHWH's covenant !"
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verse"1"
cbc"Praise"
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verse"1"
insertion"to YHWH, who keeps his covenant,"
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verse"1"
cbc"is fitting for upright people"
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verse"1"
insertion"like you."
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verse"2"
insertion"As the people gather to worship, the leaders say to the musicians:"
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verse"2"
cbc"Give YHWH praise with a lyre! Make a song for him with a ten-string harp!"
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verse"3"
cbc"Sing a new song to him! Play skillfully with a blast!"
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verse"4"
insertion"Here is a summary of the reasons we should praise him:"
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verse"4"
cbc"Because YHWH's word is"
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verse"4"
insertion"morally"
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verse"4"
cbc"upright, and all of his work"
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verse"4"
insertion"in creation and in history"
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verse"4"
cbc"is [done] in faithfulness"
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verse"4"
insertion"for the benefit of his covenant people ."
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verse"5"
insertion"Because"
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verse"5"
cbc"he loves righteousness and justice,"
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verse"5"
insertion"he ensures that this is what fills the earth. When sin fills the earth with violence, he responds with judgment and cleansing, so that, in the end, it's always true that"
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verse"5"
cbc"the earth is full of YHWH's loyal-love"
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verse"5"
insertion"not just in loyal-love to his own but also faithfulness to judge the wicked ."
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verse"6"
insertion"Here is what we mean in more detail: YHWH has power over all of creation. On the first day of creation,"
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verse"6"
cbc"the heavens were made by YHWH's word, and"
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verse"6"
insertion"on the fourth day,"
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verse"6"
cbc"all their hosts"
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verse"6"
insertion"meaning the sun, moon, and stars"
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verse"6"
cbc"[were made] by the breath of his mouth"
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verse"6"
insertion"."
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verse"7"
insertion"At creation, YHWH separated the waters above from the waters below, and he separated the water from dry land. Therefore,"
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verse"7"
cbc"he is the one who gathers the sea water as a heap!"
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verse"7"
insertion"Not only did this show his power to create, but the separation of water from dry land was a preview of YHWH's later saving acts for his people: At the Exodus, YHWH piled the water as a heap so that his people could walk through on dry land; and the same thing happened at the crossing of the Jordan. At the crossing of the Red Sea, the enemy Egyptians were destroyed by the collapse of the waters upon them. Therefore, the one who gathers the sea water as a heap is powerful and compassionate to save his people from military threats.YHWH caused the Flood by allowing the spring of the deep oceans to burst forth along with opening the windows of heaven, then stopped the Flood by shutting the deep oceans and the windows of heaven. So, we say that"
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verse"7"
cbc"He is the one who places the deep oceans into storehouses!"
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verse"7"
insertion"His control of the deep oceans saves righteous people like Noah but destroys YHWH's enemies, like the Egyptians."
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verse"8"
insertion"YHWH's power over creation and history to save and destroy means that"
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verse"8"
cbc"all the earth should be afraid of YHWH! All the dwellers of the inhabited world should be in dread because of him!"
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verse"9"
cbc"For"
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verse"9"
insertion"we should remember that"
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verse"9"
cbc"he spoke"
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verse"9"
insertion"saying, "let there be..." on the seven days of creation ,"
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verse"9"
cbc"and it was; he commanded"
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verse"9"
insertion"both in creation and in history, such as at the Flood and crossing of the Red Sea ,"
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verse"9"
cbc"and it came about."
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verse"10"
insertion"Even though the nations have a plan to destroy YHWH's people and dishonor YHWH,"
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verse"10"
cbc"YHWH has thwarted the nations' plan; he has blocked the peoples' intentions"
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verse"10"
insertion"which have been evil from the time of the Flood."
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verse"11"
insertion"In contrast,"
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verse"11"
cbc"YHWH's plan"
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verse"11"
insertion"to bless his people so that they may bless the earth"
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verse"11"
cbc"stands forever; the intentions of his heart [stand] forever and ever."
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verse"12"
insertion"YHWH chose us as a covenant people so that he "will be our god" and we will be his "people" or "treasured possession," and we will benefit from his blessing. So the people of YHWH can say:"
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verse"12"
cbc"Happy is the nation whose god is YHWH, [happy are] the people [whom YHWH] chose as a permanent possession for himself."
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verse"13"
cbc"YHWH looked from heaven"
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verse"13"
insertion"which is an elevated place, implying his power and authority over everyone on earth: from there"
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verse"13"
cbc"he saw all of humanity"
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verse"13"
insertion"much like he did before the Flood, as an act of discernment that leads to acts of saving the righteous and punishing the wicked. So, YHWH is not blind to wickedness, but is actively discerning people right now to judge,"
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verse"14"
cbc"He gazed from his dwelling place"
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verse"14"
insertion"which is also his kingly throne"
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verse"14"
cbc"at all the dwellers of the earth."
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verse"15"
insertion"and just as David said to Solomon that "YHWH searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought" [1 Chr 28:9], YHWH is"
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verse"15"
cbc"the one who forms all their hearts"
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verse"15"
insertion"no matter whether they acknowledge him or not, and"
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verse"15"
cbc"the one who discerns all their works"
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verse"15"
insertion"as good or evil, no matter whether they believe in his rules or not ."
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verse"16"
insertion"The nations believe that military might is what gives victory and salvation. Having a king is a sign of reliance upon military might and not YHWH, but"
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verse"16"
cbc"A king is not saved by a great force; a warrior is not delivered by great might"
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verse"16"
insertion"because YHWH has proven that he can crush a great army without help ."
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verse"17"
insertion"The surrounding nations rely on horses, but the people of YHWH should not. At the Exodus, the horse and its rider were thrown into the sea, so:"
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verse"17"
cbc"A horse is a deceptive means for victory, and it will not rescue by its great force."
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verse"18"
insertion"Instead of relying on military strength like the nations do,"
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verse"18"
cbc"Consider: YHWH's eye"
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verse"18"
insertion"of concern and protection"
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verse"18"
cbc"is upon those who fear him"
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verse"18"
insertion"as we do, who remember his previous acts ;"
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verse"18"
cbc"upon those who wait for his loyal-love"
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verse"18"
insertion"as we do, who are waiting for him to rescue us from our enemies ."
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verse"19"
insertion"When YHWH's people suffer, as we are now, he will soon act"
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verse"19"
cbc"to deliver their lives from death, and to keep them alive during famine"
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verse"19"
insertion"as he has many times before, especially when he fed his people with manna after the parting of the Red Sea ."
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verse"20"
cbc"We ourselves wait longingly for YHWH—he is our help"
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verse"20"
insertion"to rescue us"
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verse"20"
cbc"and our shield"
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verse"20"
insertion"to protect us from military threats —"
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verse"21"
cbc"therefore our hearts delight in him"
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verse"21"
insertion"since we are so happy that he is our god ;"
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verse"21"
cbc"because we trust in his holy name"
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verse"21"
insertion"since he is powerful to rescue us from military threats, as he has shown before in the Exodus ."
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verse"22"
insertion"So now,"
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verse"22"
cbc"YHWH, may your loyal-love"
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verse"22"
insertion"in other words, your acts of loyal-love"
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verse"22"
cbc"be upon us"
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verse"22"
insertion"to rescue us and judge our enemies ,"
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verse"22"
cbc"just as we have been waiting for you"
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verse"22"
insertion"to save us from threats !"
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