Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 God of Zion, to you even silence is praise. Promises made to you are kept—
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Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed,
2 you listen to prayer— and all living things come to you.
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O you who answer prayer! To you all flesh shall come.
3 When wrongdoings become too much for me, you forgive our sins.
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When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions.
4 How happy is the one you choose to bring close, the one who lives in your courtyards! We are filled full by the goodness of your house, by the holiness of your temple.
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Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
5 In righteousness you answer us, by your awesome deeds, God of our salvation— you, who are the security of all the far edges of the earth, even the distant seas.
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By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
6 You establish the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in raw power.
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By your strength you established the mountains; you are girded with might.
7 You calm the roaring seas; calm the roaring waves, calm the noise of the nations.
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You silence the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.
8 Those who dwell on the far edges stand in awe of your acts. You make the gateways of morning and evening sing for joy.
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Those who live at earth's farthest bounds are awed by your signs; you make the gateways of the morning and the evening shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and make it abundant, enriching it greatly by God's stream, full of water. You provide people with grain because that is what you've decided.
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You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it.
10 Drenching the earth's furrows, leveling its ridges, you soften it with rain showers; you bless its growth.
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You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
11 You crown the year with your goodness; your paths overflow with rich food.
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You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with richness.
12 Even the desert pastures drip with it, and the hills are dressed in pure joy.
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The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy,
13 The meadowlands are covered with flocks, the valleys decked out in grain— they shout for joy; they break out in song!
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the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.
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