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You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
    I will praise you with songs of joy.

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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(A)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

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    How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
    in the shadow of your wings.
You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
    letting them drink from your river of delights.
For you are the fountain of life,
    the light by which we see.

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How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(A)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(B)
They feast on the abundance of your house;(C)
    you give them drink from your river(D) of delights.(E)
For with you is the fountain of life;(F)
    in your light(G) we see light.

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In Jerusalem,[a] the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
    will spread a wonderful feast
    for all the people of the world.
It will be a delicious banquet
    with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:6 Hebrew On this mountain; also in 25:10.

On this mountain(A) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(B) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(C)

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And from the throne came a voice that said,

“Praise our God,
    all his servants,
all who fear him,
    from the least to the greatest.”

Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder:

“Praise the Lord!
    For the Lord our God,[a] the Almighty, reigns.
Let us be glad and rejoice,
    and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
    and his bride has prepared herself.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:6 Some manuscripts read the Lord God.

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(A)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(B)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(C) like the roar of rushing waters(D) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(E)
    For our Lord God Almighty(F) reigns.(G)
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(H)
For the wedding of the Lamb(I) has come,
    and his bride(J) has made herself ready.

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Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
    celebrate his lovely name with music.

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Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;(A)
    sing praise to his name,(B) for that is pleasant.(C)

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14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
    he has given me victory.
15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.
    The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

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14 The Lord is my strength(A) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(B)

15 Shouts of joy(C) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(D) has done mighty things!(E)

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  1. Psalm 118:14 Or song

23 I will shout for joy and sing your praises,
    for you have ransomed me.

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23 My lips will shout for joy(A)
    when I sing praise to you—
    I whom you have delivered.(B)

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There I will go to the altar of God,
    to God—the source of all my joy.
I will praise you with my harp,
    O God, my God!

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Then I will go(A) to the altar(B) of God,
    to God, my joy(C) and my delight.(D)
I will praise you with the lyre,(E)
    O God, my God.

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15 Because I am righteous, I will see you.
    When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.

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15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,(A) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(B)

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11 With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the Lord:

“He is so good!
    His faithful love for Israel endures forever!”

Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s Temple had been laid.

12 But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy. 13 The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance.

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11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

“He is good;
    his love toward Israel endures forever.”(A)

And all the people gave a great shout(B) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation(C) of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple,(D) wept(E) aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. 13 No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy(F) from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.

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I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel.
    You will again be happy
    and dance merrily with your tambourines.

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I will build you up again,
    and you, Virgin(A) Israel, will be rebuilt.(B)
Again you will take up your timbrels(C)
    and go out to dance(D) with the joyful.(E)

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What joy for those you choose to bring near,
    those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
    inside your holy Temple.

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Blessed are those you choose(A)
    and bring near(B) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,(C)
    of your holy temple.

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