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‘Listen to me, my people.
    Listen carefully, my nation.
I will tell all people about my laws.
    I will cause my justice to be like a light to all nations.
I am ready to do what is right for them.
    I am ready to save them.
I will judge all the nations fairly.
Lands that are far away will wait for me to help them.
    They wait for me to come and rule them all with power.
Look up at the sky!
    Look down at the earth below!
One day, the sky will disappear
    like smoke that blows away.
The earth will become useless,
    like old clothes.
The people who live on it will die.
    They will fall like flies.
But I will keep my people safe for ever.
    I will always rule with righteousness.

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“Listen to me, my people;(A)
    hear me,(B) my nation:
Instruction(C) will go out from me;
    my justice(D) will become a light to the nations.(E)
My righteousness draws near speedily,
    my salvation(F) is on the way,(G)
    and my arm(H) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(I) will look to me
    and wait in hope(J) for my arm.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
    look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,(K)
    the earth will wear out like a garment(L)
    and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation(M) will last forever,(N)
    my righteousness will never fail.(O)

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