Good News Translation GNT
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 How good it is to give thanks to you, O Lord, to sing in your honor, O Most High God,
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A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to thy name, O Most High;
2 to proclaim your constant love every morning and your faithfulness every night,
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to declare thy steadfast love in the morning, and thy faithfulness by night,
3 with the music of stringed instruments and with melody on the harp.
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to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
4 Your mighty deeds, O Lord, make me glad; because of what you have done, I sing for joy.
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For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.
5 How great are your actions, Lord! How deep are your thoughts!
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How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep!
6 This is something a fool cannot know; someone who is stupid cannot understand:
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The dull man cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this:
7 the wicked may grow like weeds, those who do wrong may prosper; yet they will be totally destroyed,
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that, though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction for ever,
8 because you, Lord, are supreme forever.
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but thou, O LORD, art on high for ever.
9 We know that your enemies will die, and all the wicked will be defeated.
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For, lo, thy enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thy enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
10 You have made me as strong as a wild ox; you have blessed me with happiness.
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But thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; thou hast poured over me fresh oil.
11 I have seen the defeat of my enemies and heard the cries of the wicked.
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My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies, my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon.
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The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are like trees planted in the house of the Lord, that flourish in the Temple of our God,
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They are planted in the house of the LORD, they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong.
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They still bring forth fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green,
15 This shows that the Lord is just, that there is no wrong in my protector.
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to show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.