New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;
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<To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm.> Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:
2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise.
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Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.
3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.
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Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
4 All the earth worships you; they sing praises to you, sing praises to your name." (Selah)
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Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)
5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.
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Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him,
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The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.
7 who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let the rebellious not exalt themselves. (Selah)
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He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)
8 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard,
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Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;
9 who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
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Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.
10 For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
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For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.
11 You brought us into the net; you laid burdens on our backs;
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You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.
12 you let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.
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You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.
13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,
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I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,
14 those that my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
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Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. (Selah)
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I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah.)
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.
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Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.
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My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
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I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
19 But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the words of my prayer.
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But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me.
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Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.
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