GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Shout happily to God, all the earth!
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To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Make music to praise the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious.
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Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious.
3 Say to God, "How awe-inspiring are your deeds! Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you.
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Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
4 The whole earth will worship you. It will make music to praise you. It will make music to praise your name." Selah
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All the earth shall worship You And sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name." Selah
5 Come and see what God has done-- his awe-inspiring deeds for Adam's descendants.
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Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. We rejoiced because of what he did there.
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He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot. There we will rejoice in Him.
7 He rules forever with his might. His eyes watch the nations. Rebels will not be able to oppose him. Selah
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He rules by His power forever; His eyes observe the nations; Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Thank our God, you nations. Make the sound of his praise heard.
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Oh, bless our God, you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
9 He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.
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Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
10 You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
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For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You have trapped us in a net. You have laid burdens on our backs.
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You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, but then you brought us out and refreshed us.
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You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.
13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my vows to you,
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I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,
14 the vows made by my lips and spoken by my [own] mouth when I was in trouble.
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Which my lips have uttered And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer you a sacrifice of fattened livestock for burnt offerings with the smoke from rams. I will offer cattle and goats. Selah
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I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals, With the sweet aroma of rams; I will offer bulls with goats. Selah
16 Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
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Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
17 With my mouth I cried out to him. High praise was on my tongue.
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I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I had thought about doing anything sinful, the Lord would not have listened [to me].
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If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.
19 But God has heard me. He has paid attention to my prayer.
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But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Thanks be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or taken away his mercy from me.
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Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!