New Century Version NCV
New International Version NIV
1 The heavens tell the glory of God, and the skies announce what his hands have made.
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The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they tell the story; night after night they tell it again.
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Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech or words; they have no voice to be heard.
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They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.
4 But their message goes out through all the world; their words go everywhere on earth. The sky is like a home for the sun.
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Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 The sun comes out like a bridegroom from his bedroom. It rejoices like an athlete eager to run a race.
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It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 The sun rises at one end of the sky and follows its path to the other end. Nothing hides from its heat.
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It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
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