The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song.> It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.
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O God, it is right for us to praise you in Zion and keep our promises to you,
2 To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.
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because you answer prayers. People everywhere will come to you
3 Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.
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on account of their sins. Our faults defeat us, but you forgive them.
4 Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.
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Happy are those whom you choose, whom you bring to live in your sanctuary. We shall be satisfied with the good things of your house, the blessings of your sacred Temple.
5 You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;
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You answer us by giving us victory, and you do wonderful things to save us. People all over the world and across the distant seas trust in you.
6 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:
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You set the mountains in place by your strength, showing your mighty power.
7 Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.
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You calm the roar of the seas and the noise of the waves; you calm the uproar of the peoples.
8 Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.
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The whole world stands in awe of the great things that you have done. Your deeds bring shouts of joy from one end of the earth to the other.
9 You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.
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You show your care for the land by sending rain; you make it rich and fertile. You fill the streams with water; you provide the earth with crops. This is how you do it:
10 You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.
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you send abundant rain on the plowed fields and soak them with water; you soften the soil with showers and cause the young plants to grow.
11 The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,
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What a rich harvest your goodness provides! Wherever you go there is plenty.
12 Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.
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The pastures are filled with flocks; the hillsides are full of joy.
13 The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.
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The fields are covered with sheep; the valleys are full of wheat. Everything shouts and sings for joy.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.