GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Joyfully sing to the LORD, you righteous people. Praising [the LORD] is proper for decent people.
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Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Give thanks with a lyre to the LORD. Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp.
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Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing a new song to him. Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments.
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Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 The word of the LORD is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy.
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For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice. His mercy fills the earth.
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The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 The heavens were made by the word of the LORD and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.
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By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
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