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Sunday Psalms;

Let them praise your great and awesome name. 
Your name is holy! Mighty King, 
lover of justice, 
you have established fairness. 
You have acted with justice and righteousness throughout Israel.
Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!
Pslams 99:3-5 NLT
Who is the "them" in first line of verse 3?
It's the rest of the world, the rest of the world that doesn't yet know the God this song is written about.
The "them" are those who haven't experienced God in the same way that this songwriter has.
And the writer wants "them" to know that our God is different, holy, set apart from us, yet is just, fair, more than that our God established, created  justice. In a world that so desperately needs things putting right, our God sets what is right. 
(While I want justice, fairness, I don't think I'm any more capable of managing that than anyone else. True justice takes someone from ourside stepping in, and that's what Jesus did).
Just like the psalmist tho, we can gather together with others who do know this holy God, who's name is worthy of praise, who we have some experience of, and praise Him.
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