The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
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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A Praise of David. I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless you; I will praise your name forever and ever.
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Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 Great is ADONAI and greatly to be praised; his greatness is beyond all searching out.
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Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
4 Each generation will praise your works to the next and proclaim your mighty acts.
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One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare 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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I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
6 People will speak of your awesome power, and I will tell of your great deeds.
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Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.
7 They will gush forth the fame of your abounding goodness, and they will sing of your righteousness.
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They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness.
8 ADONAI is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and great in grace.
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The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 ADONAI is good to all; his compassion rests on all his creatures.
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The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.
10 All your creatures will thank you, ADONAI, and your faithful servants will bless you.
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All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, And Your saints shall bless You.
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingship, and they will tell about your might;
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They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power,
12 to let everyone know of your mighty acts and the glorious majesty of your kingship.
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To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
13 Your kingship is an everlasting kingship, your reign continues through all generations.
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Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 ADONAI supports all who fall and lifts up all who are bent over.
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The Lord upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all are looking to you; you give them their food at the right time.
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The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.
16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
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You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 ADONAI is righteous in all his ways, full of grace in all he does.
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The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works.
18 ADONAI is close to all who call on him, to all who sincerely call on him.
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The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
20 ADONAI protects all who love him, but all the wicked he destroys.
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The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
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 shall speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.