The Message Bible MSG
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 All together now - applause for God!
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To the Overseer. -- A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.
2 Sing songs to the tune of his glory, set glory to the rhythms of his praise.
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Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.
3 Say of God, "We've never seen anything like him!" When your enemies see you in action, they slink off like scolded dogs.
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Say to God, `How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
4 The whole earth falls to its knees - it worships you, sings to you, can't stop enjoying your name and fame.
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All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' Selah.
5 Take a good look at God's wonders - they'll take your breath away.
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Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.
6 He converted sea to dry land; travelers crossed the river on foot. Now isn't that cause for a song?
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He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.
7 Ever sovereign in his high tower, he keeps his eye on the godless nations. Rebels don't dare raise a finger against him.
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Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.
8 Bless our God, O peoples! Give him a thunderous welcome!
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Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,
9 Didn't he set us on the road to life? Didn't he keep us out of the ditch?
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Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.
10 He trained us first, passed us like silver through refining fires,
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For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.
11 Brought us into hardscrabble country, pushed us to our very limit,
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Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.
12 Road-tested us inside and out, took us to hell and back; Finally he brought us to this well-watered place.
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Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.
13 I'm bringing my prizes and presents to your house. I'm doing what I said I'd do,
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I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,
14 What I solemnly swore I'd do that day when I was in so much trouble:
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For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:
15 The choicest cuts of meat for the sacrificial meal; Even the fragrance of roasted lamb is like a meal! Or make it an ox garnished with goat meat!
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`Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.
16 All believers, come here and listen, let me tell you what God did for me.
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Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.
17 I called out to him with my mouth, my tongue shaped the sounds of music.
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Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.
18 If I had been cozy with evil, the Lord would never have listened.
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Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
19 But he most surely did listen, he came on the double when he heard my prayer.
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But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God: he didn't turn a deaf ear, he stayed with me, loyal in his love.
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Blessed [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.