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1 Ye just men, have fully joy in the Lord; praising (al)together becometh rightful men. (Ye who be righteous, have full out joy, or rejoice, in the Lord; praising him becometh those who be upright, or obedient.)
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1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
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2 Acknowledge ye to the Lord in an harp; sing ye to him in a psaltery of ten strings. (Praise ye the Lord on a harp; sing ye to him on a ten-stringed lute.)
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2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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3 Sing ye to him a new song; say ye well psalm to him in crying [out]. (Sing ye to him a new song; boldly say ye a psalm to him, and shout out loud.)
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3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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4 For the word of the Lord is rightful (For the word of the Lord is true); and all his works be (done) in faithfulness.
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4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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5 He loveth mercy and doom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. (He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the love of the Lord.)
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5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
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6 Heavens be made steadfast by the word of the Lord; and all the virtue of those by the spirit of his mouth. (The heavens were made by the word of the Lord; yea, all the host of them, by the breath from his mouth.)
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6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
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7 And he gathered together the waters of the sea as in a bouget/as in a bottle; and he setteth deep waters in treasures. (And he gathered the waters of the sea together, like in a bottle; and he put the deep waters in his treasuries, or in his storehouses.)
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7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
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8 All earth dread the Lord; soothly all men inhabiting the world be moved of him. (Let all the earth fear the Lord/Let all the earth revere the Lord; let all those who inhabit the world be in awe of him.)
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8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
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9 For he said, and things were made; he commanded, and things were made of nought (he commanded, and everything was made out of nothing!).
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9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
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10 The Lord destroyeth the counsels of folks, forsooth he reproveth the thoughts of peoples; and he reproveth the counsels of princes. (The Lord destroyeth the plans of the nations; he thwarteth the plans of the rulers of the peoples.)
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10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
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11 But the counsel of the Lord dwelleth (into) without end; the thoughts of his heart dwell in generation and into generation. (But the plans of the Lord shall stand forever; the thoughts of his heart shall remain for all generations.)
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11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
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12 Blessed is the folk, whose Lord is his God; the people which he chose into heritage to himself. (Happy is the nation, whose God is the Lord; the people whom he chose for his own inheritance.)
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12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
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13 The Lord beheld from heaven; he saw all the sons of men. (The Lord looked down from heaven; he saw all the sons and daughters of men.)
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13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
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14 From his dwelling place made ready before; he beheld on all men, that inhabit the earth (he looketh on all those who inhabit the earth).
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14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth--
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15 Which made singularly, either each by himself, the souls of them; which understandeth all the works of them. (Who made each one of them individually; and who understandeth all their works, or their deeds.)
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15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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16 A king is not saved by much virtue, that is, strength; and a giant shall not be saved in the muchliness of his virtue. (A king is not saved by his large host, or his army; and a mighty man shall not be saved by his great strength.)
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16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
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17 An horse is false to health; forsooth he shall not be saved in the abundance, either plenty, of his virtue. (A horse is an empty thing for salvation, or deliverance; for it shall not be able to save anyone by the abundance, or the plentifulness, of its strength.)
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17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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18 Lo! the eyes of the Lord be on men dreading him; and in them that hope in his mercy. (Lo! the eyes of the Lord be upon those who fear, or who obey, him; and upon those who hope for his mercy./Lo! the eyes of the Lord be upon those who revere him; and upon those who trust in his love.)
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18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
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19 That he deliver their souls from death; and feed them in hunger. (So that he can save their souls from death; and feed them in times of famine.)
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19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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20 Our soul suffereth the Lord, that is, abideth patiently his will (Our souls wait for the Lord, yea, we wait patiently for his will to be done); for he is our helper and defender.
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20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
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21 For our heart shall be glad in him; and we shall have hope in his holy name. (And our hearts shall be glad in him; for we have trust in his holy name.)
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21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
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22 Lord, thy mercy be made on us; as we hoped in thee. (Lord, let thy love rest upon us; for we have trusted in thee.)
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22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
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| Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only. (Wycliffe Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
