singing new songs
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1A Psalm of David himself. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has performed wonders. His right hand has accomplished salvation for him, with his holy arm.
4And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord.
1A Canticle of David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2Sing to the Lord and bless his name. Announce his salvation from day to day. 3Announce his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all peoples. 4For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. He is terrible, beyond all gods. 5For all the gods of the Gentiles are demons, but the Lord made the heavens. 6Confession and beauty are in his sight. Sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.
1A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright. 2Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings. 3Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation. 4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith. 5He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. 6By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:
9And they were singing a new canticle, saying: “O Lord, you are worthy to receive the book and to open its seals, because you were slain and have redeemed us for God, by your blood, from every tribe and language and people and nation.
1A Canticle of David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
10Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.
1The Praise of a Canticle, of David himself. Come, let us exult in the Lord. Let us shout joyfully to God, our Savior. 2Let us anticipate his presence with confession, and let us sing joyfully to him with psalms. 3For the Lord is a great God and a great King over all gods. 4For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his. 5For the sea is his, and he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. 6Come, let us adore and fall prostrate, and let us weep before the Lord who made us.
9To you, O God, I will sing a new song. On the psaltery, with an instrument of ten strings, I will sing psalms to you.
17The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.
1Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and they said: “Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been gloriously magnified: the horse and the rider he has cast into the sea. 2The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I shall glorify him. He is the God of my father, and I shall exalt him. 3The Lord is like a fighting man. Almighty is his name. 4The chariots of Pharaoh, and his army, he has cast into the sea; his elect leaders have been submerged in the Red Sea. 5The abyss has covered them. They descended into the depths like a stone. 6Your right hand, O Lord, has been magnified in strength. Your right hand, O Lord, has struck down the enemy.
19speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,
1Alleluia. Praise the Lord in his holy places. Praise him in the firmament of his power. 2Praise him for his virtues. Praise him according to the multitude of his greatness. 3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with psaltery and stringed instrument. 4Praise him with timbrel and choir. Praise him with strings and organ. 5Praise him with sweet-sounding cymbals. Praise him with cymbals of jubilation. 6Let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia.
16Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.
1Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.
46And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord.