King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
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Praise the Lord! You servants of the Lord, praise his name!
2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
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May his name be praised, now and forever.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same 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 above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
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The Lord rules over all nations; his glory is above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
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There is no one like the Lord our God. He lives in the heights above,
6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
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but he bends down to see the heavens and the earth.
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
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He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
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and makes them companions of princes, the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye 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!
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.