Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 O God, it is right for us to praise you in Zion and keep our promises to you,
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<<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.>> Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.
2 because you answer prayers. People everywhere will come to you
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You who hear prayer, To you all men will come.
3 on account of their sins. Our faults defeat us, but you forgive them.
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Sins overwhelmed me, But you atoned for our transgressions.
4 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.
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Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, That he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, Your holy temple.
5 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.
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By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, Of those who are far away on the sea;
6 You set the mountains in place by your strength, showing your mighty power.
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Who by his power forms the mountains, Having armed yourself with strength;
7 You calm the roar of the seas and the noise of the waves; you calm the uproar of the peoples.
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Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the turmoil of the nations.
8 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.
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They also who dwell in far-away places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
9 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:
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You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.
10 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.
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You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.
11 What a rich harvest your goodness provides! Wherever you go there is plenty.
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You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The pastures are filled with flocks; the hillsides are full of joy.
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The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The fields are covered with sheep; the valleys are full of wheat. Everything shouts and sings for joy.
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The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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