Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 Praise the Lord! You servants of the Lord, praise his name!
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Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD.
2 May his name be praised, now and forever.
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Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
3 From the east to the west praise the name of the Lord!
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From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
4 The Lord rules over all nations; his glory is above the heavens.
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The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
5 There is no one like the Lord our God. He lives in the heights above,
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Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
6 but he bends down to see the heavens and the earth.
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who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8 and makes them companions of princes, the princes of his people.
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he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people.
9 He honors the childless wife in her home; he makes her happy by giving her children. Praise the Lord!
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He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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