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A psalm written by David for the choir director
1 God, it is right/appropriate for us to praise you in Jerusalem,
and to do what we have promised you that we would do,
2 because you answer our prayers.
People everywhere will come to you
3 because of the sins that they have committed.
Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us,
but you forgive us.
4 You are pleased with those whom you have chosen
to live close to your temple.
We will be satisfied/happy with all the blessings that we receive from worshiping in your sacred temple.
5 God, when we pray to you, you answer us and save us by doing awesome deeds;
you are the one who rescues us;
people who live in very remote places on the earth, on the other side of the oceans, trust in you.
6 By your strength you put the mountains in their places,
showing that you are very powerful.
7 You calm the seas when they roar,
and you stop the waves from pounding/crashing on the shore;
you also calm people when they ◄make a great uproar/shout angrily together►.
8 People who live in very remote/distant places on the earth
◄are awed by/have an awesome respect for you because of► the miracles that you perform;
because of what you do,
people who live far to the west and far to the east shout joyfully.
9 You take care of the soil and send rain,
causing many good things to grow;
you fill the streams with water,
and cause grain/crops to grow.
This is what you have determined/said would happen.
10 You send plenty of rain on the fields that have been plowed,
and you fill the furrows with water.
With showers you soften the hard clods/lumps of soil,
and you bless the soil by causing young plants to grow.
11 Because you bless the soil, there are very good crops at harvest season;
wherever you have gone [MTY], good crops are very abundant [IDI].
12 The pastures are full of flocks of sheep and goats;
it is as though the hills are very joyful.
13 The meadows are ◄covered with/full of► sheep and goats,
and the valleys are full of grain;
it is as though they also sing and shout joyfully.

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