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| 1 A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is fixed, O God: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms, even with my glory. |
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| 2 Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn. |
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| 3 I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations: |
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| 4 For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds. |
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| 5 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and thy glory above all the earth. |
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| 6 That thy beloved ones may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. |
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| 7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. |
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| 8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver; |
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| 9 Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; over Philistia will I shout aloud. |
Moab is my washpot – Cleansing Israel from their defilement and bringing them back to God. R4199:5
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| 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom? |
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| 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies? |
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| 12 Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance. |
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| 13 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries. |
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