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1 Praise the LORD ! Praise the name of the LORD ! Praise him, you who serve the LORD,
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Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD's name! All you who serve the LORD, praise God!
2 you who serve in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
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All you who stand in the LORD's house— who stand in the courtyards of our God's temple—
3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; celebrate his lovely name with music.
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praise the LORD, because the LORD is good! Sing praises to God's name because it is beautiful!
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.
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Because the LORD chose Jacob as his own, God chose Israel as his treasured possession.
5 I know the greatness of the LORD — that our Lord is greater than any other god.
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Yes, I know for certain that the LORD is great— I know our Lord is greater than all other gods.
6 The LORD does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths.
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The LORD can do whatever he wants in heaven or on earth, in the seas and in every ocean depth.
7 He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.
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God forms clouds at the far corners of the earth. God makes lightning for the rain. God releases the wind from its storeroom.
8 He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, both people and animals.
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God struck down the Egyptians' oldest offspring— both human and animal!
9 He performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his people.
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God sent signs and wonders into the very center of Egypt— against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 He struck down great nations and slaughtered mighty kings—
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God 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 the Amorite king, Og the king of Bashan, and all the Canaanite kings.
12 He gave their land as an inheritance, a special possession to his people Israel.
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Then God handed their land over as an inheritance— as an inheritance to Israel, his own people.
13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your fame, O LORD, is known to every generation.
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LORD, your name is forever! LORD, your fame extends from one generation to the next!
14 For the LORD will give justice to his people and have compassion on his servants.
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The LORD gives justice to his people and has compassion on those who serve him.
15 The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.
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The nations' idols are just silver and gold— things made by human hands.
16 They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.
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They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, but they can't see.
17 They have ears but cannot hear, and mouths but cannot breathe.
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They have ears, but they can't listen. No, there's no breath in their lungs!
18 And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.
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Let the people who made these idols and all who trust in them become just like them!
19 O Israel, praise the LORD ! O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the LORD !
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House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!
20 O Levites, praise the LORD ! All you who fear the LORD, praise the LORD !
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House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who honor the LORD, bless the LORD!
21 The LORD be praised from Zion, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD !
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Bless the LORD from Zion— bless the one who lives in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD!
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