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The whole earth rests and is peaceful.
    It breaks out into shouts of joy.
Even the cypresses rejoice over you.
    The cedars of Lebanon say,
        “Since you have fallen,
            no lumberjack has come to attack us.”

Sheol below wakes up to meet you when you come.
    It wakes up the ghosts of the dead,
        all who were leaders on earth.
    It raises all who were kings of the nations from their thrones.

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All the lands are at rest and at peace;(A)
    they break into singing.(B)
Even the junipers(C) and the cedars of Lebanon
    gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
    no one comes to cut us down.”(D)

The realm of the dead(E) below is all astir
    to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(F) to greet you—
    all those who were leaders(G) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
    all those who were kings over the nations.(H)

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