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Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.
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Everything was strange and silent and she seemed to be hundreds of miles away from anyone, but somehow she did not feel lonely at all.
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There, too, after a fit of temper, I went to find comfort and to hide my hot face in the cool leaves and grass.
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What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more, to follow grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks where I can bathe my fingers in a cataract of rippling notes, or to clamber over a stone wall into green fields that tumble and roll and climb in riotous gladness!
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Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
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Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
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Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
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Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
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Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!