The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 We thank you, God, we thank you - your Name is our favorite word; your mighty works are all we talk about.
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We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
2 You say, "I'm calling this meeting to order, I'm ready to set things right.
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"At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.
3 When the earth goes topsy-turvy And nobody knows which end is up, I nail it all down, I put everything in place again.
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When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah
4 I say to the smart alecks, 'That's enough,' to the bullies, 'Not so fast.'"
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I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horn;
5 Don't raise your fist against High God. Don't raise your voice against Rock of Ages.
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do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with haughty neck.'"
6 He's the One from east to west; from desert to mountains, he's the One.
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For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,
7 God rules: he brings this one down to his knees, pulls that one up on her feet.
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but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.
8 God has a cup in his hand, a bowl of wine, full to the brim. He draws from it and pours; it's drained to the dregs. Earth's wicked ones drink it all, drink it down to the last bitter drop!
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For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.
9 And I'm telling the story of God Eternal, singing the praises of Jacob's God.
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But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 The fists of the wicked are bloody stumps, The arms of the righteous are lofty green branches.
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All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
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.
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