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 \q
 \v 4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
 \q Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley!
-\q Yahweh is his name! Rejoice before him!
+\q Yah is his name! Rejoice before him! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
 \q
 \v 5 A Father of the fatherless, a judge of the widows,
 \q is God in the holy place where he lives.
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 \v 18 You have ascended on high; you have led away captives;
 \q you have received gifts from among men,
 \q even from the rebellious,
-\q so that you, Yahweh God, might live there.
+\q so that Yah might live there.\f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
 
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@@ -5092,8 +5092,8 @@
 
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-\v 11 But I will call to mind your deeds, Yahweh;
-\q I will think about your wonderful deeds of old.
+\v 11 But I will remember the deeds of Yah; \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*    
+\q I will remember your miracles of long ago.
 \q
 \v 12 I will ponder all your deeds
 \q and will reflect on them.
@@ -6080,7 +6080,7 @@
 \q and is awesome among all who surround him.
 \q
 \v 8 Yahweh God of hosts,
-\q who is strong like you, Yahweh?
+\q who is strong like Yah?  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 \q Your truthfulness surrounds you.
 
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@@ -6511,8 +6511,8 @@
 \v 6 They kill the widow and foreigner who lives in their country,
 \q and they murder the fatherless.
 \q
-\v 7 They say, "Yahweh will not see,
-\q the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."
+\v 7 They say, "Yah does not see;
+\q the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 
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@@ -6532,8 +6532,8 @@
 
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-\v 12 Blessed is the one whom you instruct, Yahweh,
-\q the one whom you teach from your law.
+\v 12 Blessed is the one whom Yah instructs,
+\q the one whom you teach from your law.  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 \q
 \v 13 You give him rest in times of trouble
 \q until a pit is dug for the wicked.
@@ -6948,7 +6948,7 @@
 \q he will not reject their prayer.
 \q
 \v 18 This will be written for future generations,
-\q and a people not yet born will praise Yahweh.
+\q and a people not yet born will praise Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f* 
 
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@@ -7224,7 +7224,7 @@
 \v 35 May sinners vanish from the earth,
 \q and let the wicked be no more.
 \q I give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 
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@@ -7394,13 +7394,13 @@
 \q
 \v 45 so that they might keep his statutes
 \q and obey his laws.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f* 
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 \q Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
 \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
 \q
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 \v 48 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
 \q from everlasting to everlasting.
 \q All the people said, "Amen."
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*    
 \q I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart
 \q in the assembly of the upright, in their gathering.
 \q
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 \m
 \q
-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 \q Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh,
 \q who greatly delights in his commandments.
 \q
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 \m
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f* 
 \q Praise him, you servants of Yahweh;
 \q praise the name of Yahweh.
 \q
@@ -8092,11 +8092,11 @@
 \v 8 so that he may seat him with princes,
 \q with the princes of his people.
 
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-\q
-\v 9 He gives a home to the barren woman of the house;
-\q he makes her a joyful mother of children.
-\q Praise Yahweh!
+\s5  
+\q  
+\v 9 He gives a home to the barren woman of the house;  
+\q he makes her a joyful mother of children.  
+\q Give praise to Yah!  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 
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-\v 17 The dead do not praise Yahweh,
+\v 17 The dead do not give praise to Yah, \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
 \q nor do any who go down into silence;
 \q
-\v 18 But we will bless Yahweh
-\q now and forevermore.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\v 18 But we will give praise to Yah, 
+\q now and forevermore. 
+\q Give praise to Yah! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
 
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@@ -8285,7 +8285,7 @@
 \q
 \v 19 in the courts of the house of Yahweh,
 \q in your midst, Jerusalem.
-\q Praise Yah!
+\q Give praise to Yah! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
 
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@@ -8296,7 +8296,7 @@
 \q
 \v 2 For his covenant faithfulness is great toward us,
 \q and the trustworthiness of Yahweh endures forever.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 
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@@ -8318,8 +8318,8 @@
 
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-\v 5 In my distress I called out to Yahweh;
-\q Yahweh answered me and set me free.
+\v 5 In my distress I called out to Yah;
+\q Yah answered me and set me in a spacious place.  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*    
 \q
 \v 6 Yahweh is with me; I will not be afraid;
 \q what can man do to me?
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 \v 13 "You attacked me to knock me down,
 \q but Yahweh helped me.
 \q
-\v 14 Yahweh is my strength and joy,
-\q and he is the one who rescues me."
+\v 14 Yah is my strength and joy,
+\q and he is the one who rescues me."  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 
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 \q
 \v 17 I will not die, but live
-\q and declare the deeds of Yahweh.
+\q and declare what Yah has done. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f* 
 \q
-\v 18 Yahweh has punished me harshly,
-\q but he has not handed me over to death.
+\v 18 Yah has punished me harshly,  
+\q but he has not handed me over to death. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 
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 \q
 \v 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;
-\q I will enter them and I will give thanks to Yahweh.
+\q I will enter them and I will give thanks to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*      
 \q
 \v 20 This is the gate of Yahweh;
 \q the righteous enter through it.
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-\v 4 The tribes go up to Jerusalem—the tribes of Yahweh—
+\v 4 The tribes go up to Jerusalem—the tribes of Yah— \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f* 
 \q as a testimony for Israel,
 \q to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
 \q
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-\v 3 If you, Yahweh, would mark iniquities,
-\q Lord, who could stand?
+\v 3 If you, Yah, would mark iniquities,  
+\q Lord, who could stand?  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 \q
 \v 4 But there is forgiveness with you,
 \q that you may be revered.
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah!  \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 \q Praise the name of Yahweh.
 \q Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
 \q
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-\v 3 Praise Yahweh, for he is good;
+\v 3 Give praise to Yah, for he is good; \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 \q sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant to do so.
 \q
-\v 4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for himself,
-\q Israel as his possession.
+\v 4 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
+\q Israel as his own possession.
 
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 \v 21 Blessed be Yahweh in Zion,
 \q he who lives in Jerusalem.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 \q Praise Yahweh, my soul.
 \q
 \v 2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life;
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 \v 10 Yahweh will reign forever,
 \q your God, Zion, for all generations.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh,
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah, \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 \q for it is good to sing praises to our God;
 \q it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.
 
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 \q
 \v 20 He has not done so with any other nation,
 \q and as for his decrees, they do not know them.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \v 1 Give praise to Yah, \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
+\q for it is good to sing praises to our God;
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*   
 \q Praise Yahweh, you in the heavens;
 \q praise him, you in the heights.
 \q
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 \v 14 He has lifted up the horn of his people
 \q for praise from all his faithful ones,
 \q the people of Israel, the people near to him.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*  
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*    
 \q Sing to Yahweh a new song;
 \q sing his praise in the assembly of the faithful ones.
 
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 \q
 \v 9 They will execute the judgment that is written.
 \q This will be an honor for all his faithful ones.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*    
 
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-\v 1 Praise Yahweh.
+\v 1 Give praise to Yah! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f* 
 \q Praise God in his holy place;
 \q praise him in the mighty heavens.
 \q
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-\v 6 Let everything that has breath praise Yahweh.
-\q Praise Yahweh.
+\v 6 Let everything that has breath give praise to Yah!
+\q Give praise to Yah! \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*