The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
1 On your feet now - applaud God!
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Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2 Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.
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Serve the LORD with gladness: come before 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 ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; 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 into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and 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 mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth 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.
The King James Version is in the public domain.