GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Hallelujah! It is good to sing psalms to our God. It is pleasant to sing [his] praise beautifully.
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Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
2 The LORD is the builder of Jerusalem. He is the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel together.
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The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of stars. He gives each one a name.
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He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.
5 Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD gives relief to those who are oppressed. He brings wicked people down to the ground.
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The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD a song of thanksgiving. Make music to our God with a lyre.
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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.
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Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.
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He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.
10 He finds no joy in strong horses, nor is he pleased by brave soldiers.
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He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who wait with hope for his mercy.
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The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 He makes the bars across your gates strong. He blesses the children within you.
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For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you.
14 He is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your [hunger] with the finest wheat.
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He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He is the one who sends his promise throughout the earth. His word travels with great speed.
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He sends out His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.
16 He is the one who sends snow like wool and scatters frost like ashes.
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He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He is the one who throws his hailstones like breadcrumbs. Who can withstand his chilling blast?
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He casts out His hail like morsels; Who can stand before His cold?
18 He sends out his word and melts his hailstones. He makes wind blow [and] water flow.
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He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions to Israel.
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He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has done nothing like this for any other nation. The other nations do not know the decisions he has handed down. Hallelujah!
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He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!