King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
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Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
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Sing to the glory of his name; offer him glorious praise!
3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
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Say to God, "How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
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Everyone on earth worships you; they sing praises to you, they sing praises to your name."
5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
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Come and see what God has done, his wonderful acts among people.
6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
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He changed the sea into dry land; our ancestors crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced because of what he did.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
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He rules forever by his might and keeps his eyes on the nations. Let no rebels rise against him.
8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
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Praise our God, all nations; let your praise be heard.
9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
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He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.
10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
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You have put us to the test, God; as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.
11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
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You let us fall into a trap and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
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You let our enemies trample us; we went through fire and flood, but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
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I will bring burnt offerings to your house; I will offer you what I promised.
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
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I will give you what I said I would when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
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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.
16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
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Come and listen, all who honor God, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
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I cried to him for help; I praised him with songs.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
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If I had ignored my sins, the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
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But God has indeed heard me; he has listened to my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
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I praise God, because he did not reject my prayer or keep back his constant love from me.
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.