Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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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Hallelujah! It is good to sing psalms to our God. It is pleasant to sing [his] praise beautifully.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
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The LORD is the builder of Jerusalem. He is the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel together.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.
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He determines the number of stars. He gives each one a name.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power; His understanding is infinite.
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Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek; He casteth the wicked down to the ground.
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The LORD gives relief to those who are oppressed. He brings wicked people down 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 a song of thanksgiving. Make music to our God with a lyre.
8 who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry.
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He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
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He finds no joy in strong horses, nor is he pleased by brave soldiers.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.
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The LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who wait with hope for his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise thy God, O Zion!
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Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13 For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
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He makes the bars across your gates strong. He blesses the children within you.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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He is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your [hunger] with the finest wheat.
15 He sendeth forth His commandment upon the earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
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He is the one who sends his promise throughout the earth. His word travels with great speed.
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes;
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He is the one who sends snow like wool and scatters frost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth His ice like morsels; who can stand before His cold?
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He is the one who throws his hailstones like breadcrumbs. Who can withstand his chilling blast?
18 He sendeth out His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He sends out his word and melts his hailstones. He makes wind blow [and] water flow.
19 He showeth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His judgments unto Israel.
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He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions 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 done nothing like this for any other nation. The other nations do not know the decisions he has handed down. Hallelujah!
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.
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