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The Message Bible MSG
1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!
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Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies;
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
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Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness;
3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp!
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Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings;
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!
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Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute;
5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
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Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
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Let every living, breathing creature praise God! Hallelujah!
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.