New Living Translation NLT
King James Version KJV
1 Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
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Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2 Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.
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Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
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Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4 Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude
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All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5 Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!
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Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.
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He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
7 For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
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He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.
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O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
9 Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
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Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10 You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.
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For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
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Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12 Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
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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.
13 Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—
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I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
14 yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble.
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Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
15 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
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I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.
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Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.
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I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
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If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19 But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.
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But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.
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Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
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