Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord; praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
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Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, His praise in the assembly of the saints.
2 Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator; rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
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Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Praise his name with dancing; play drums and harps in praise of him.
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Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!
4 The Lord takes pleasure in his people; he honors the humble with victory.
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For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
5 Let God's people rejoice in their triumph and sing joyfully all night long.
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Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let them shout aloud as they praise God, with their sharp swords in their hands
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May the high praises of God be in their mouths, And a two-edged sword in their hand;
7 to defeat the nations and to punish the peoples;
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To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;
8 to bind their kings in chains, their leaders in chains of iron;
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To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 to punish the nations as God has commanded. This is the victory of God's people. Praise the Lord!
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To execute on them the written judgment. All his saints have this honor. Praise Yah!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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