GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 You are praised with silence in Zion, O God, and vows [made] to you must be kept.
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Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 You are the one who hears prayers. Everyone will come to you.
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You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
3 Various sins overwhelm me. You are the one who forgives our rebellious acts.
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When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
4 Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple.
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Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
5 You answer us with awe-inspiring acts [done] in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea,
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You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
6 the one who set the mountains in place with his strength, the one who is clothed with power,
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who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
7 the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.
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who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
8 Those who live at the ends of the earth are in awe of your miraculous signs. The lands of the morning sunrise and evening sunset sing joyfully.
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The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
9 You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.
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You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.
10 You drench plowed fields [with rain] and level their clumps of soil. You soften them with showers and bless what grows in them.
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You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are.
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You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The pastures in the desert overflow [with richness]. The hills are surrounded with joy.
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The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys are carpeted with grain. All of them shout triumphantly. Indeed, they sing.
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The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
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