King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
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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 doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
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The Lord is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by 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 of great power: his understanding is infinite.
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Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
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He raises the humble, but crushes 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 hymns of praise to the Lord; play music on the harp to our God.
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon 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 giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not 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 taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope 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 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
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He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
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He gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
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He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
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He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends!
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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Then he gives a command, and the ice melts; he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
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He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
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He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord!
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.