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The Lord Delights in His People

¹Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.

²O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.

³Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.

⁴For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

⁵Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

⁶Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands—

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains,

⁹to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. Praise the Lord!