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New King James Version NKJV
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
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A Psalm of David. Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
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Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
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 over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.
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 powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of 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, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
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He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
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The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
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The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness 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 voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, "Glory!"
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
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The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
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The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.
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