Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
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<<For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
2 Sing to the glory of his name; offer him glorious praise!
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Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
3 Say to God, "How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
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Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, Your enemies will submit themselves to you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you; they sing praises to you, they sing praises to your name."
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All the earth will worship you, And will sing to you; They will sing to your name." Selah.
5 Come and see what God has done, his wonderful acts among people.
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Come, and see God's deeds -- Awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
6 He changed the sea into dry land; our ancestors crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced because of what he did.
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He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7 He rules forever by his might and keeps his eyes on the nations. Let no rebels rise against him.
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He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
8 Praise our God, all nations; let your praise be heard.
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Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
9 He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.
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Who preserves our life among the living, And doesn't allow our feet to be moved.
10 You have put us to the test, God; as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.
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For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
11 You let us fall into a trap and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
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You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
12 You let our enemies trample us; we went through fire and flood, but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
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You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, But you brought us to the place of abundance.
13 I will bring burnt offerings to your house; I will offer you what I promised.
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I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
14 I will give you what I said I would when I was in trouble.
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which my lips promised, And my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
15 I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar; I will sacrifice bulls and goats, and the smoke will go up to the sky.
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I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, With the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
16 Come and listen, all who honor God, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
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Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him for help; I praised him with songs.
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I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I had ignored my sins, the Lord would not have listened to me.
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If I cherished sin in my heart, The Lord wouldn't have listened.
19 But God has indeed heard me; he has listened to my prayer.
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But most assuredly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
20 I praise God, because he did not reject my prayer or keep back his constant love from me.
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Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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