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30 But here I am miserable and in pain;
    let your saving help protect me, God,
31 [a]That I may praise God’s name in song
    and glorify it with thanksgiving.
32 That will please the Lord more than oxen,
    more than bulls with horns and hooves:(A)
33 “See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
    you who seek God, take heart!(B)
34 For the Lord hears the poor,
    and does not spurn those in bondage.
35 Let the heaven and the earth praise him,
    the seas and whatever moves in them!”

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36 For God will rescue Zion,
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.(C)
They will dwell there and possess it;

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Footnotes

  1. 69:31 That I may praise God’s name in song: the actual song is cited in Ps 69:33–35, the word “praise” in Ps 69:35 referring back to “praise” in Ps 69:31.

30 I will praise God’s name in song(A)
    and glorify him(B) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(C)
32 The poor will see and be glad(D)
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!(E)
33 The Lord hears the needy(F)
    and does not despise his captive people.

34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,(G)
35 for God will save Zion(H)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.(I)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36     the children of his servants will inherit it,(J)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.(K)

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