Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.
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Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright.
2 Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a psaltery of ten strings.
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Praise the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.
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Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.
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For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.
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He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
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By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
7 Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.
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He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because 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 they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
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For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.
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The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
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The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
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Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
13 The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.
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The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all humankind.
14 He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;
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From where he sits enthroned he watches all the inhabitants of the earth—
15 who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.
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he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds.
16 A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.
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A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.
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The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;
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Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
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to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.
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Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.
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Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.
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Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
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