The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Give to the Lord, you sons of the gods, give to the Lord glory and strength.
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Praise the Lord, you heavenly beings; praise his glory and power.
2 Give to the Lord the full glory of his name; give him worship in holy robes.
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Praise the Lord's glorious name; bow down before the Holy One when he appears.
3 The voice of the Lord is on the waters: the God of glory is thundering, the Lord is on the great waters.
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The voice of the Lord is heard on the seas; the glorious God thunders, and his voice echoes over the ocean.
4 The voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.
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The voice of the Lord is heard in all its might and majesty.
5 By the voice of the Lord are the cedar-trees broken, even the cedars of Lebanon are broken by the Lord.
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The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, even the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes them go jumping about like a young ox; Lebanon and Sirion like a young mountain ox.
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He makes the mountains of Lebanon jump like calves and makes Mount Hermon leap like a young bull.
7 At the voice of the Lord flames of fire are seen.
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The voice of the Lord makes the lightning flash.
8 At the voice of the Lord there is a shaking in the waste land, even a shaking in the waste land of Kadesh.
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His voice makes the desert shake; he shakes the desert of Kadesh.
9 At the voice of the Lord the roes give birth, the leaves are taken from the trees: in his Temple everything says, Glory.
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The Lord's voice shakes the oaks and strips the leaves from the trees while everyone in his Temple shouts, "Glory to God!"
10 The Lord had his seat as king when the waters came on the earth; the Lord is seated as king for ever.
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The Lord rules over the deep waters; he rules as king forever.
11 The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.
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The Lord gives strength to his people and blesses them with peace.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.