Then my head will be exalted(A)
    above the enemies who surround me;(B)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice(C) with shouts of joy;(D)
    I will sing(E) and make music(F) to the Lord.

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But you, Lord, are a shield(A) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(B)

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15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice(A) of praise—the fruit of lips(B) that openly profess his name.

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22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(A)
    and tell of his works(B) with songs of joy.(C)

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and sang the song of God’s servant(A) Moses(B) and of the Lamb:(C)

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(D)
    Lord God Almighty.(E)
Just and true are your ways,(F)
    King of the nations.[a]

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  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages

19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(A) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks(B) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(A)
    Shout,(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(C)
    righteous and victorious,(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(F)

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11 the sounds of joy and gladness,(A) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings(B) to the house of the Lord, saying,

“Give thanks to the Lord Almighty,
    for the Lord is good;(C)
    his love endures forever.”(D)

For I will restore the fortunes(E) of the land as they were before,(F)’ says the Lord.

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49     who sets me free from my enemies.(A)
You exalted me(B) above my foes;
    from a violent man you rescued me.

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And they sang a new song, saying:(A)

“You are worthy(B) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(C) you purchased(D) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(E)

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you also, like living stones, are being built(A) into a spiritual house[a](B) to be a holy priesthood,(C) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(D)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Shout for joy(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(B) with gladness;
    come before him(C) with joyful songs.

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Psalm 95

Come,(A) let us sing for joy(B) to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud(C) to the Rock(D) of our salvation.

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Send me your light(A) and your faithful care,(B)
    let them lead me;(C)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(D)
    to the place where you dwell.(E)
Then I will go(F) to the altar(G) of God,
    to God, my joy(H) and my delight.(I)
I will praise you with the lyre,(J)
    O God, my God.

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I wash my hands in innocence,(A)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
proclaiming aloud your praise(B)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.(C)

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22 I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly(A) I will praise you.(B)
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!(C)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(D)
    Revere him,(E) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(F) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;(G)
he has not hidden his face(H) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.(I)

25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(J)
    before those who fear you[a] I will fulfill my vows.(K)

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  1. Psalm 22:25 Hebrew him

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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21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread(A) for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the Lord every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the Lord.[a]

22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised[b] the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

23 The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate(B) the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah provided(C) a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and goats for the assembly, and the officials provided them with a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A great number of priests consecrated themselves. 25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel(D), including the foreigners who had come from Israel and also those who resided in Judah. 26 There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon(E) son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 30:21 Or priests sang to the Lord every day, accompanied by the Lord’s instruments of praise
  2. 2 Chronicles 30:22 Or and confessed their sins to

I have been with you wherever you have gone,(A) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(B) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(C)

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37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,(A) the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”[a](B)

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”(C)

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  1. Luke 19:38 Psalm 118:26

This is what the Lord says:

“Sing(A) with joy for Jacob;
    shout for the foremost(B) of the nations.
Make your praises heard, and say,
    Lord, save(C) your people,
    the remnant(D) of Israel.’

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May they sing(A) of the ways of the Lord,
    for the glory of the Lord(B) is great.

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17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(A) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(B) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(C) of the house of the Lord
    in your midst, Jerusalem.(D)

Praise the Lord.[a]

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  1. Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

He will drink from a brook along the way,[a]
    and so he will lift his head high.(A)

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  1. Psalm 110:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

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