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12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!

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12 Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;(A)
    praise your God, Zion.

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Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal[a] Zion,
    for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.6 Or O inhabitant of

23 O children of Zion, be glad,
    and rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given the early rain[a] for your vindication;
    he has poured down for you abundant rain,
    the early and the later rain, as before.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain

23 Be glad, people of Zion,
    rejoice(A) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
    because he is faithful.(B)
He sends you abundant showers,(C)
    both autumn(D) and spring rains,(E) as before.

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How beautiful upon the mountains
    are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
    who announces salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”(A)

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How beautiful on the mountains(A)
    are the feet of those who bring good news,(B)
who proclaim peace,(C)
    who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
    “Your God reigns!”(D)

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Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.(A)

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Let Israel rejoice(A) in their Maker;(B)
    let the people of Zion be glad in their King.(C)

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10 The Lord will reign forever,
    your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!(A)

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10 The Lord reigns(A) forever,
    your God, O Zion, for all generations.

Praise the Lord.

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19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord!
    O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!(A)
20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
    You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!(B)
21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
    he who resides in Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!(C)

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19 All you Israelites, praise the Lord;(A)
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
20 house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
21 Praise be to the Lord from Zion,(B)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.(C)

Praise the Lord.

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