Out of Zion, (A)the perfection of beauty,
    (B)God shines forth.

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From Zion,(A) perfect in beauty,(B)
    God shines forth.(C)

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Restore Us, O God

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Lilies. A Testimony. Of (B)Asaph, a Psalm.

80 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead (C)Joseph like (D)a flock.
You who are (E)enthroned upon the cherubim, (F)shine forth.

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Psalm 80[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm.

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.(A)
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,(B)
    shine forth

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80:1 In Hebrew texts 80:1-19 is numbered 80:2-20.

(A)beautiful in elevation,
    is (B)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
    (C)the city of the great King.

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Beautiful(A) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[a](B) is Mount Zion,(C)
    the city of the Great King.(D)

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  1. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

23 And the city (A)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for (B)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(A) gives it light,(B) and the Lamb(C) is its lamp.

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16 (A)In his right hand he held seven stars, (B)from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and (C)his face was like the sun shining (D)in full strength.

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16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(A) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(B) His face was like the sun(C) shining in all its brilliance.

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God came from (A)Teman,
    (B)and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His splendor covered the heavens,
    and the earth was full of his praise.
(C)His brightness was like the light;
    rays flashed from his hand;
    and there he veiled his power.

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God came from Teman,(A)
    the Holy One(B) from Mount Paran.[a](C)
His glory covered the heavens(D)
    and his praise filled the earth.(E)
His splendor was like the sunrise;(F)
    rays flashed from his hand,
    where his power(G) was hidden.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the middle of verse 9 and at the end of verse 13.

He said,

(A)“The Lord came from Sinai
    and dawned from Seir upon us;[a]
    he shone forth from Mount Paran;
he came (B)from the ten thousands of holy ones,
    with flaming fire[b] at his right hand.

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:2 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew them
  2. Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

He said:

“The Lord came from Sinai(A)
    and dawned over them from Seir;(B)
    he shone forth(C) from Mount Paran.(D)
He came with[a] myriads of holy ones(E)
    from the south, from his mountain slopes.[b]

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:2 Or from
  2. Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

20 But (A)the Lord is in his holy temple;
    (B)let all the earth keep silence before him.”

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20 The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    let all the earth be silent(B) before him.

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15 (A)I will return again to my place,
    until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
    and (B)in their distress earnestly seek me.

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15 Then I will return to my lair(A)
    until they have borne their guilt(B)
    and seek my face(C)
in their misery(D)
    they will earnestly seek me.(E)

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15 All who pass along the way
    clap their hands at you;
(A)they hiss and wag their heads
    at the daughter of Jerusalem:
“Is this the city that was called
    (B)the perfection of beauty,
    (C)the joy of all the earth?”

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15 All who pass your way
    clap their hands at you;(A)
they scoff(B) and shake their heads(C)
    at Daughter Jerusalem:(D)
“Is this the city that was called
    the perfection of beauty,(E)
    the joy of the whole earth?”(F)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:6 The Hebrew for your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the inhabitant of Zion

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94 O Lord, God of (A)vengeance,
    O God of vengeance, (B)shine forth!

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Psalm 94

The Lord is a God who avenges.(A)
    O God who avenges, shine forth.(B)

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