King James Version KJV
New Living Translation NLT
1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
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Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
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Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.
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 awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
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Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude
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 our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for 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 made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
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For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
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Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.
9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
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Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
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You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.
11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
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You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery 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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Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
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Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
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yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep 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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That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you— the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude
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 you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
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For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
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If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
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But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
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Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.
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