The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
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Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
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The Lord is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
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He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
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He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
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Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
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He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.
7 Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
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Sing hymns of praise to the Lord; play music on the harp to our God.
8 By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
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He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
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He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.
10 He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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His pleasure is not in strong horses, nor his delight in brave soldiers;
11 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
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but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.
12 Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
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He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.
14 He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
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He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
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He gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done.
16 He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
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He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust.
17 He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
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He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends!
18 At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
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Then he gives a command, and the ice melts; he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19 He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
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He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
20 He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
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He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord!
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.