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The righteous will see and fear
    and will laugh at the evildoer,[a] saying,(A)

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  1. 52.6 Heb him

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

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

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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 The righteous see it and are glad;
    the innocent laugh them to scorn,(A)

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

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34 Wait for the Lord and keep to his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on the destruction of the wicked.(A)

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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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The Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power to our God,(A)
    for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
    who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(B)

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  1. 19.2 Or prostitute

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 Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints and apostles and prophets! For God has condemned her condemnation of you.(A)

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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 of the waters say,

“You are just, O Holy One, who are and were,
    for you have judged these things;(A)
because they shed the blood of saints and prophets,
    you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

And I heard the altar respond,

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

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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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Lord, who will not fear
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
    All nations will come
    and worship before you,
for your judgments have been revealed.”(A)

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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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  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—
    virgin daughter Zion;
she tosses her head—behind your back,
    daughter Jerusalem.(A)

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

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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 is glad,
    and the towns[a] of Judah rejoice
    because of your judgments, O God.(A)

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  1. 97.8 Heb daughters

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

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Then everyone will fear;
    they will tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.(A)

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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 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done;
    they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.(A)
11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(B)

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  1. 58.11 Or there are gods who judge

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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