Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 All you that are righteous, shout for joy for what the Lord has done; praise him, all you that obey him.
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Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with harps, sing to him with stringed instruments.
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Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
3 Sing a new song to him, play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!
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Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
4 The words of the Lord are true, and all his works are dependable.
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For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
5 The Lord loves what is righteous and just; his constant love fills the earth.
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He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
6 The Lord created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
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By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made, All the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathered all the seas into one place; he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.
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He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8 Worship the Lord, all the earth! Honor him, all peoples of the world!
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Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 When he spoke, the world was created; at his command everything appeared.
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For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
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Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
11 But his plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally.
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The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; happy are the people he has chosen for his own!
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Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looks down from heaven and sees all of us humans.
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Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
14 From where he rules, he looks down on all who live on earth.
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From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He forms all their thoughts and knows everything they do.
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He who fashions all of their hearts. He considers all of their works.
16 A king does not win because of his powerful army; a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
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There is no king saved by the multitude of a host. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannot save.
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A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
18 The Lord watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love.
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Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his lovingkindness;
19 He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine.
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To deliver their soul from death, To keep them alive in famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord; he is our protector and our help.
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Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
21 We are glad because of him; 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 constant love be with us, Lord, as we put our hope in you.
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Let your lovingkindness be on us, Yahweh, Since we have hoped in you.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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