The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.
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Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord, my God, how great you are! You are clothed with majesty and glory;
2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
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you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent
3 The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:
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and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
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You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants.
5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
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You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.
6 Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
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You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains.
7 At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
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When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.
8 The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
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They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them.
9 You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
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You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again.
10 You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
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You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.
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They provide water for the wild animals; there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.
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In the trees near by, the birds make their nests and sing.
13 He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
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From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.
14 He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;
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You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops
15 And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
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and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
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The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain - the Lord's own trees, which he planted.
17 Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
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There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees.
18 The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
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The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.
19 He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
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You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set.
20 When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.
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You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.
21 The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
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The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.
22 The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.
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When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.
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Then people go out to do their work and keep working until evening.
24 O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
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Lord, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.
25 There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
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There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike.
26 There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
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The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made.
27 All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.
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All of them depend on you to give them food when they need it.
28 They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.
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You give it to them, and they eat it; you provide food, and they are satisfied.
29 If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.
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When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came.
30 If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
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But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
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May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord be happy with what he has made!
32 At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.
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He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.
33 I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
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I will sing to the Lord all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God.
34 Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.
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May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.
35 Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.
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May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord!
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.