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1 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I'll bless your name into eternity.
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1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
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2 I'll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity.
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2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
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3 God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.
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3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
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4 Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.
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4 One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.
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5 Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on your wonders.
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5 They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
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6 Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.
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6 They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds.
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7 The fame of your goodness spreads across the country; your righteousness is on everyone's lips.
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7 They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
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8 God is all mercy and grace - not quick to anger, is rich in love.
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8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
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9 God is good to one and all; everything he does is suffused with grace.
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9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
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10 Creation and creatures applaud you, God;
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10 All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you.
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11 your holy people bless you. They talk about the glories of your rule, they exclaim over your splendor,
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11 They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
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12 Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom.
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12 so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
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13 Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal; you never get voted out of office. God always does what he says, and is gracious in everything he does.
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13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
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14 God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.
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14 The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
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15 All eyes are on you, expectant; you give them their meals on time.
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15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
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16 Generous to a fault, you lavish your favor on all creatures.
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16 You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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17 Everything God does is right - the trademark on all his works is love.
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17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
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18 God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
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18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
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19 He does what's best for those who fear him - hears them call out, and saves them.
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19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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20 God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
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20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
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21 My mouth is filled with God's praise. Let everything living bless him, bless his holy name from now to eternity!
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21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
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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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