The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.
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Praise the Lord! You servants of the Lord, praise his name!
2 Let blessing be on the name of the Lord, from this time and for ever.
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May his name be praised, now and forever.
3 From the coming up of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised.
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From the east to the west praise the name of the Lord!
4 The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.
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The Lord rules over all nations; his glory is above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
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There is no one like the Lord our God. He lives in the heights above,
6 Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?
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but he bends down to see the heavens and the earth.
7 He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
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He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery
8 To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.
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and makes them companions of princes, the princes of his people.
9 He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
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He honors the childless wife in her home; he makes her happy by giving her children. 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.