New Living Translation NLT
The Message Bible MSG
1 Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!
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On your feet now - applaud God!
2 Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.
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Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.
3 Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, 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; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise 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 unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
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For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.
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