The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 ejoice in ADONAI, you righteous! Praise is well-suited to the upright.
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Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.
2 Give thanks to ADONAI with the lyre, sing praises to him with a ten-stringed harp.
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Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.
3 Sing to him a new song, make music at your best among shouts of joy.
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Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.
4 For the word of ADONAI is true, and all his work is trustworthy.
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For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the grace of ADONAI.
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His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
6 By the word of ADONAI the heavens were made, and their whole host by a breath from his mouth.
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By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
7 He collects the sea waters together in a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.
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He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.
8 Let all the earth fear ADONAI! Let all living in the world stand in awe of him.
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Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.
9 For he spoke, and there it was; he commanded, and there it stood.
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For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.
10 ADONAI brings to nothing the plans of nations, he foils the plans of the peoples.
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The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.
11 But the counsel of ADONAI stands forever, his heart's plans are for all generations.
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The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.
12 How blessed is the nation whose God is ADONAI, the people he chose as his heritage!
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Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.
13 ADONAI looks out from heaven; he sees every human being;
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The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;
14 from the place where he lives he watches everyone living on earth,
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From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;
15 he who fashioned the hearts of them all and understands all they do.
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He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.
16 A king is not saved by the size of his army, a strong man not delivered by his great strength.
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A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.
17 To rely on a horse for safety is vain, nor does its great power assure escape.
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A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.
18 But ADONAI's eyes watch over those who fear him, over those who wait for his grace
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See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;
19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.
20 We are waiting for ADONAI; he is our help and shield.
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Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.
21 For in him our hearts rejoice, because we trust in his holy name.
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For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.
22 May your mercy, ADONAI, be over us, because we put our hope in you.
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Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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