16 A SONG OF THE BRIDE
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| Refrain: | God makes righteousness and praise* blossom before all the nations. | ||
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I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,* my soul shall exult in my God; | ||
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Who has clothed me with the garments of salvation,* and has covered me with the cloak of integrity, | ||
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As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,* and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. | ||
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For as the earth puts forth her blossom,* and as seeds in the garden spring up, | ||
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So shall God make righteousness and praise* blossom before all the nations. | ||
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For Zion’s sake, I will not keep silent,* and for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not rest, | ||
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Until her deliverance shines out like the dawn,* and her salvation as a burning torch. | ||
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The nations shall see your deliverance,* and all rulers shall see your glory; | ||
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Then you shall be called by a new name* which the mouth of God will give. | ||
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You shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,* a royal diadem in the hand of your God. | ||
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God makes righteousness and praise* blossom before all the nations. | |||