| GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy place. Praise him in his mighty heavens. | 1 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. |
| 2 Praise him for his mighty acts. Praise him for his immense greatness. | 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. |
| 3 Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and lyres. | 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, |
| 4 Praise him with tambourines and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. | 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, |
| 5 Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with crashing cymbals. | 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. |
| 6 Let everything that breathes praise the LORD! Hallelujah! | 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. |
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