The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 On your feet now - applaud God!
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Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
2 Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.
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Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep.
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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.
4 Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.
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Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.
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For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
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.
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