Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
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All you that are righteous, shout for joy for what the Lord has done; praise him, all you that obey him.
2 Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
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Give thanks to the Lord with harps, sing to him with stringed instruments.
3 Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
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Sing a new song to him, play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!
4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.
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The words of the Lord are true, and all his works are dependable.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
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The Lord loves what is righteous and just; his constant love fills the earth.
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
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The Lord created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
7 He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses.
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He gathered all the seas into one place; he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
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Worship the Lord, all the earth! Honor him, all peoples of the world!
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth.
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When he spoke, the world was created; at his command everything appeared.
10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
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The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
11 The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
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But his plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
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Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; happy are the people he has chosen for his own!
13 The LORD looks down from heaven, he sees all the sons of men;
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The Lord looks down from heaven and sees all of us humans.
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on all the inhabitants of the earth,
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From where he rules, he looks down on all who live on earth.
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds.
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He forms all their thoughts and knows everything they do.
16 A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
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A king does not win because of his powerful army; a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
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War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannot save.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
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The Lord watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love.
19 that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
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He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.
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We put our hope in the Lord; he is our protector and our help.
21 Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
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We are glad because of him; we trust in his holy name.
22 Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
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May your constant love be with us, Lord, as we put our hope in you.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.