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Good News Translation GNT
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
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Praise the Lord, you heavenly beings; praise his glory and power.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
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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 over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty 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 powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
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The voice of the Lord is heard in all its might and majesty.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
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The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, even the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
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He makes the mountains of Lebanon jump like calves and makes Mount Hermon leap like a young bull.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
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The voice of the Lord makes the lightning flash.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
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His voice makes the desert shake; he shakes the desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaksand strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “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 sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
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The Lord rules over the deep waters; he rules as king forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with 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.