The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 ejoice in ADONAI, you righteous! Praise is well-suited to the upright.
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Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.
2 Give thanks to ADONAI with the lyre, sing praises to him with a ten-stringed harp.
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Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing to him a new song, make music at your best among shouts of joy.
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Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
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 right, And all His work is done in truth.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the grace of ADONAI.
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He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness 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 the heavens were made, And all the host of them 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 gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear ADONAI! Let all living in the world stand in awe of him.
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Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 For he spoke, and there it was; he commanded, and there it stood.
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For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 ADONAI brings to nothing the plans of nations, he foils the plans of the peoples.
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The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
11 But the counsel of ADONAI stands forever, his heart's plans are for all generations.
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The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.
12 How blessed is the nation whose God is ADONAI, the people he chose as his heritage!
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Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
13 ADONAI looks out from heaven; he sees every human being;
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The Lord looks 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 the place of His dwelling He looks On all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 he who fashioned the hearts of them all and understands all they do.
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He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works.
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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No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by 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 vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
18 But ADONAI's eyes watch over those who fear him, over those who wait for his grace
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Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
20 We are waiting for ADONAI; he is our help and shield.
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Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
21 For in him our hearts rejoice, because we trust in his holy name.
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For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.
22 May your mercy, ADONAI, be over us, because we put our hope in you.
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Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.