Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
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 day.>> It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, To sing praises to your name, Most High;
2 to proclaim your constant love every morning and your faithfulness every night,
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To proclaim your lovingkindness in the morning, And your faithfulness every night,
3 with the music of stringed instruments and with melody on the harp.
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With the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, And with 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 you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.
5 How great are your actions, Lord! How deep are your thoughts!
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How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.
6 This is something a fool cannot know; someone who is stupid cannot understand:
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A senseless man doesn't know, Neither does a fool 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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Though the wicked spring up as the grass, And all the evil-doers flourish, They will be destroyed forever.
8 because you, Lord, are supreme forever.
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But you, Yahweh, are on high forevermore.
9 We know that your enemies will die, and all the wicked will be defeated.
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For, behold, your enemies, Yahweh, For, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evil-doers will be scattered.
10 You have made me as strong as a wild ox; you have blessed me with happiness.
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But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.
11 I have seen the defeat of my enemies and heard the cries of the wicked.
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My eye has also seen my enemies, My ears have heard of the evil-doers who rise up against me.
12 The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon.
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The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will 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 Yahweh's house. They will flourish in our God's courts.
14 that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong.
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They will still bring forth fruit in old age. They will be 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 Yahweh 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.
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