Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord
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Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
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who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God!
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.
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Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.
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For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
5 For I know that the Lord is great; our Lord is greater than all gods.
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For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 The Lord does whatever He pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
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Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from His storehouses.
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He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both people and animals.
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He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
9 He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.
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who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
10 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
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who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings,
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
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Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12 He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to His people Israel.
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and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
13 Lord, Your name [endures] forever, Your reputation, Lord, through all generations.
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Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.
14 For the Lord will judge His people and have compassion on His servants.
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For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands.
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The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
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They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;
17 They have ears, but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.
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they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.
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Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them.
19 House of Israel, praise the Lord! House of Aaron, praise the Lord!
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O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
20 House of Levi, praise the Lord! You who revere the Lord, praise the Lord!
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O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 May the Lord be praised from Zion; He dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
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Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!
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