English Standard Version ESV
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 English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
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.