Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 Halelu-JAH: for <em>it is</em> good to sing praises unto our God; for praise is pleasant and beautiful.
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Praise the LORD.How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2 The LORD, he who builds up Jerusalem; shall gather together the outcasts of Israel.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the broken hearted, and he binds up their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars <em>and</em> calls them all by <em>their</em> names.
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He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 Great <em>is</em> our Lord and of great power; his intelligence <em>is</em> infinite.
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked down to the earth.
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The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
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Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares the rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
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He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He who gives the beast his food <em>and</em> to the sons of the ravens which cry <em>unto him</em>.
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He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man.
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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 The LORD takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that wait upon his mercy.
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the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
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Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy sons within thee.
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He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 He who makes peace <em>to be</em> thy borders shall fill thee with the finest of the wheat.
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He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sends forth his word <em>upon</em> earth; his word runs very swiftly.
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He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 He who gives snow like wool scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
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He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He shall send forth his word and melt them; his wind shall blow, and the waters shall flow.
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He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He declares his words unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 He has not dealt so with the other nations, <em>which</em> have not known <em>his</em> judgments. Halelu-JAH.
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He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.Praise the LORD.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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