Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
English Standard Version ESV
1 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!
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Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
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sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, "How awe-inspiring are Your works! Your enemies will cringe before You because of Your great strength.
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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
4 All the earth will worship You and sing praise to You. They will sing praise to Your name." Selah
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All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name. ”Selah
5 Come and see the works of God; His acts toward mankind are awe-inspiring.
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Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 He turned the sea into dry land, and they crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced in Him.
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He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
7 He rules forever by His might; He keeps His eye on the nations. The rebellious should not exalt themselves. Selah
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who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations—let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Praise our God, you peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
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Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.
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who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.
10 For You, God, tested us; You refined us as silver is refined.
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For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You lured us into a trap; You placed burdens on our backs.
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You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us out to abundance.
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you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows
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I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you,
14 that my lips promised and my mouth spoke during my distress.
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that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer You fattened sheep as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will sacrifice oxen with goats. Selah
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I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
16 Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for me.
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Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried out to Him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue.
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I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
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If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 However, God has listened; He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
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But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 May God be praised! He has not turned away my prayer or turned His faithful love from me.
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Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
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