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Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.
Old Testament
Psalms 149
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Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king.
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Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.
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For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.
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The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.
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The exultations of God will be in their throat, and two-edged swords will be in their hands:
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to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,
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to bind their kings with shackles and their nobles with manacles of iron,
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to obtain judgment over them, as it has been written. This is glory for all his saints. Alleluia.