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1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of God, praise the works of God.
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1 Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD,
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2 All you priests on duty in God's temple, serving in the sacred halls of our God,
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2 you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
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3 Shout "Hallelujah!" because God's so good, sing anthems to his beautiful name.
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3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
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4 And why? Because God chose Jacob, embraced Israel as a prize possession.
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4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
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5 I too give witness to the greatness of God, our Lord, high above all other gods.
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5 I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
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6 He does just as he pleases - however, wherever, whenever.
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6 The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.
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7 He makes the weather - clouds and thunder, lightning and rain, wind pouring out of the north.
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7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
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8 He struck down the Egyptian firstborn, both human and animal firstborn.
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8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of men and animals.
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9 He made Egypt sit up and take notice, confronted Pharaoh and his servants with miracles.
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9 He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
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10 Yes, he struck down great nations, he slew mighty kings -
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10 He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings--
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11 Sihon king of the Amorites, also Og of Bashan - every last one of the Canaanite kings!
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11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan and all the kings of Canaan--
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12 Then he turned their land over to Israel, a gift of good land to his people.
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12 and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.
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13 God, your name is eternal, God, you'll never be out-of-date.
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13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
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14 God stands up for his people, God holds the hands of his people.
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14 For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
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15 The gods of the godless nations are mere trinkets, made for quick sale in the markets:
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15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
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16 Chiseled mouths that can't talk, painted eyes that can't see,
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16 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see;
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17 Carved ears that can't hear - dead wood! cold metal!
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17 they have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.
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18 Those who make and trust them become like them.
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18 Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
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19 Family of Israel, bless God! Family of Aaron, bless God!
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19 O house of Israel, praise the LORD; O house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
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20 Family of Levi, bless God! You who fear God, bless God!
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20 O house of Levi, praise the LORD; you who fear him, praise the LORD.
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21 Oh, blessed be God of Zion, First Citizen of Jerusalem! Hallelujah!
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21 Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
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| Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) |
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