The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
1 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I'll bless your name into eternity.
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I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 I'll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity.
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Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.
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Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.
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One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on your wonders.
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I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6 Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.
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And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7 The fame of your goodness spreads across the country; your righteousness is on everyone's lips.
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They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 God is all mercy and grace - not quick to anger, is rich in love.
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The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 God is good to one and all; everything he does is suffused with grace.
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The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 Creation and creatures applaud you, God;
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All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11 your holy people bless you. They talk about the glories of your rule, they exclaim over your splendor,
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They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12 Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom.
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To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13 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.
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Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.
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The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 All eyes are on you, expectant; you give them their meals on time.
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The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Generous to a fault, you lavish your favor on all creatures.
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Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 Everything God does is right - the trademark on all his works is love.
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The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
18 God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
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The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
19 He does what's best for those who fear him - hears them call out, and saves them.
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He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
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The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21 My mouth is filled with God's praise. Let everything living bless him, bless his holy name from now to eternity!
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My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
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.
The King James Version is in the public domain.