Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 <<To the chief musician: A Psalm and song of David.>> Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee shall the vow be performed.
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You are praised with silence in Zion, O God, and vows [made] to you must be kept.
2 O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.
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You are the one who hears prayers. Everyone will come to you.
3 Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, Thou shalt purge them away.
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Various sins overwhelm me. You are the one who forgives our rebellious acts.
4 Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple.
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Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple.
5 By fearsome deeds of righteousness wilt Thou answer us, O God of our salvation, who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of them that are afar off upon the sea,
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You answer us with awe-inspiring acts [done] in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea,
6 who by His strength setteth fast the mountains, being girded with power,
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the one who set the mountains in place with his strength, the one who is clothed with power,
7 who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves and the tumult of the people.
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the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
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Those who live at the ends of the earth are in awe of your miraculous signs. The lands of the morning sunrise and evening sunset sing joyfully.
9 Thou visitest the earth and waterest it; Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water; Thou preparest them corn when Thou hast so provided it.
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You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly, Thou settlest the furrows thereof; Thou makest it soft with showers, Thou blessest the sprouting thereof.
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You drench plowed fields [with rain] and level their clumps of soil. You soften them with showers and bless what grows in them.
11 Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness, and Thy paths drip with fatness.
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You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are.
12 They drip upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side.
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The pastures in the desert overflow [with richness]. The hills are surrounded with joy.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys also are covered over with corn. They shout for joy, they also sing.
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The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys are carpeted with grain. All of them shout triumphantly. Indeed, they sing.
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