The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New Living Translation NLT
1 ejoice in ADONAI, you righteous! Praise is well-suited to the upright.
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Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD ; it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
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 melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing to him a new song, make music at your best among shouts of joy.
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Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with 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 holds true, and we can trust everything he does.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the grace of ADONAI.
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He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth.
6 By the word of ADONAI the heavens were made, and their whole host by a breath from his mouth.
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The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.
7 He collects the sea waters together in a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.
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He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
8 Let all the earth fear ADONAI! Let all living in the world stand in awe of him.
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Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and there it was; he commanded, and there it stood.
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For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.
10 ADONAI brings to nothing the plans of nations, he foils the plans of the peoples.
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The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
11 But the counsel of ADONAI stands forever, his heart's plans are for all generations.
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But the LORD ’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.
12 How blessed is the nation whose God is ADONAI, the people he chose as his heritage!
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What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
13 ADONAI looks out from heaven; he sees every human being;
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The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.
14 from the place where he lives he watches everyone living on earth,
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From his throne he observes all who live on the earth.
15 he who fashioned the hearts of them all and understands all they do.
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He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.
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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The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 To rely on a horse for safety is vain, nor does its great power assure escape.
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Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you.
18 But ADONAI's eyes watch over those who fear him, over those who wait for his grace
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But the LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 We are waiting for ADONAI; he is our help and shield.
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We put our hope in 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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In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust 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 unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.
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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