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22 I have swept away your sins like a big cloud;
    I have removed your sins like a cloud that disappears into the air.
Come back to me because I saved you.”

23 Skies, sing for joy because the Lord did great things!
    Earth, shout for joy, even in your deepest parts!
Sing, you mountains, with thanks to God.
    Sing, too, you trees in the forest!
The Lord saved the people of Jacob!
    He showed his glory when he saved Israel.
24 This is what the Lord says, who saved you,
    who formed you in your mother’s body:
“I, the Lord, made everything,
    stretching out the skies by myself
    and spreading out the earth all alone.

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22 I have swept away(A) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return(B) to me,
    for I have redeemed(C) you.”

23 Sing for joy,(D) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth(E) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,(F)
    you forests and all your trees,(G)
for the Lord has redeemed(H) Jacob,
    he displays his glory(I) in Israel.

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24 “This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(J) who formed(K) you in the womb:(L)

I am the Lord,
    the Maker of all things,
    who stretches out the heavens,(M)
    who spreads out the earth(N) by myself,

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