English Standard Version ESV
The Message Bible MSG
1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
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On your feet now - applaud God!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
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Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.
3 Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
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Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
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Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.
5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
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For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.