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Let the (A)godly ones exult in glory;
Let them (B)sing for joy on their beds.
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Let the (C)high praises of God be in their (a)mouth,
And a (D)two-edged (E)sword in their hand,
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To (F)execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
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To bind their kings (G)with chains
And their (H)nobles with fetters of iron,
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To (I)execute on them the judgment written;
This is an (J)honor for all His godly ones.
(b)Praise (c)the Lord!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 149:6: ['Lit ', throat]
b. Psalm 149:9: ['Or ', Hallelujah, '!']
c. Psalm 149:9: ['Heb ', Yah]

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