New International Version NIV
New Living Translation NLT
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
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Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings ; honor the LORD for his 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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Honor the LORD for the glory of his name. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his 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 echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The LORD thunders over the mighty sea.
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 majestic.
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 splits the mighty cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
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He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf; he makes Mount Hermon leap 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 strikes with bolts of lightning.
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 makes the barren wilderness quake; 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 twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare. In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
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The LORD rules over the floodwaters. The LORD reigns 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 his people strength. The LORD blesses them with peace.