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God has ascended amid shouting, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.

God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.

The princes of the people have gathered together as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah.

We have thought of Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple.

As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness (rightness, justice).

For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even until death.

None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—

Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, And their dwelling places to all generations; They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].

But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

The mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west].

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And around Him a mighty tempest rages.

And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.

"Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you: I am God, your God.

"Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;