The righteous shall (A)see and fear,
    and shall (B)laugh at him, saying,

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The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(A) at you, saying,

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He put (A)a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will (B)see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.

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He put a new song(A) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(B)
    and put their trust(C) in him.

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19 (A)The righteous see it and are glad;
    the innocent one (B)mocks at them,

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19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(A)
    the innocent mock(B) them, saying,

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34 (A)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on (B)when the wicked are cut off.

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34 Hope in the Lord(A)
    and keep his way.(B)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,(C) you will see(D) it.

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Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard (A)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
(B)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
    for (C)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (D)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (E)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

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Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:

“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
    for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)

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20 (A)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
    and you saints and (B)apostles and prophets,
for (C)God has given judgment for you against her!”

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20 “Rejoice over her, you heavens!(A)
    Rejoice, you people of God!
    Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
    with the judgment she imposed on you.”(B)

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And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[a] say,

(A)“Just are you, (B)O Holy One, (C)who is and who was,
    for you brought these judgments.
For (D)they have shed the blood of (E)saints and prophets,
    and (F)you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

And I heard (G)the altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
    (H)true and just are your judgments!”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:5 Greek angel of the waters

Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments,(A) O Holy One,(B)
    you who are and who were;(C)
for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(D)
    and you have given them blood to drink(E) as they deserve.”

And I heard the altar(F) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(G)
    true and just are your judgments.”(H)

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(A)Who will not fear, O Lord,
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are (B)holy.
    (C)All nations will come
    and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

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Who will not fear you, Lord,(A)
    and bring glory to your name?(B)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
    and worship before you,(C)
for your righteous acts(D) have been revealed.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.

22 this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:

“‘She despises you, she scorns you—
    (A)the virgin daughter of Zion;
she wags her head behind you—
    the daughter of Jerusalem.

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22 this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

“Virgin Daughter(A) Zion(B)
    despises and mocks you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head(C) as you flee.

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120 My flesh (A)trembles for fear of you,
    and I am afraid of your judgments.

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120 My flesh trembles(A) in fear of you;(B)
    I stand in awe(C) of your laws.

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Zion hears and (A)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.

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Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad(A)
    because of your judgments,(B) Lord.

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Then all mankind (A)fears;
    they (B)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

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All people will fear;(A)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(B)

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10 (A)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
    he will (B)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is (C)a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who (D)judges on earth.”

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10 The righteous will be glad(A) when they are avenged,(B)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.(C)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;(D)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”(E)

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