The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Message Bible MSG
1 Praise. By David: I will praise you to the heights, my God, the king; I will bless your name forever and ever.
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I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I'll bless your name into eternity.
2 Every day I will bless you; I will praise your name forever and ever.
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I'll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity.
3 Great is ADONAI and greatly to be praised; his greatness is beyond all searching out.
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God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.
4 Each generation will praise your works to the next and proclaim your mighty acts.
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Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.
5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of your majesty and on the story of your wonders.
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Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on your wonders.
6 People will speak of your awesome power, and I will tell of your great deeds.
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Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.
7 They will gush forth the fame of your abounding goodness, and they will sing of your righteousness.
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The fame of your goodness spreads across the country; your righteousness is on everyone's lips.
8 ADONAI is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and great in grace.
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God is all mercy and grace - not quick to anger, is rich in love.
9 ADONAI is good to all; his compassion rests on all his creatures.
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God is good to one and all; everything he does is suffused with grace.
10 All your creatures will thank you, ADONAI, and your faithful servants will bless you.
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Creation and creatures applaud you, God;
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingship, and they will tell about your might;
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your holy people bless you. They talk about the glories of your rule, they exclaim over your splendor,
12 to let everyone know of your mighty acts and the glorious majesty of your kingship.
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Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingship is an everlasting kingship, your reign continues through all generations.
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Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal; you never get voted out of office. God always does what he says, and is gracious in everything he does.
14 ADONAI supports all who fall and lifts up all who are bent over.
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God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.
15 The eyes of all are looking to you; you give them their food at the right time.
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All eyes are on you, expectant; you give them their meals on time.
16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
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Generous to a fault, you lavish your favor on all creatures.
17 ADONAI is righteous in all his ways, full of grace in all he does.
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Everything God does is right - the trademark on all his works is love.
18 ADONAI is close to all who call on him, to all who sincerely call on him.
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God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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He does what's best for those who fear him - hears them call out, and saves them.
20 ADONAI protects all who love him, but all the wicked he destroys.
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God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
21 My mouth will proclaim the praise of ADONAI; all people will bless his holy name forever and ever.
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My mouth is filled with God's praise. Let everything living bless him, bless his holy name from now to eternity!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.