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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
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<A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.> It is a good thing to give praise to the Lord, and to make melody to your name, O Most High;
2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
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To make clear your mercy in the morning, and your unchanging faith every night;
3 to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
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On a ten-corded instrument, and on an instrument of music with a quiet sound.
4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
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For you, O Lord, have made me glad through your work; I will have joy in the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!
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O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.
6 The dullard cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this:
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A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.
7 though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever,
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When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.
8 but you, O Lord, are on high forever.
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But you, O Lord, are on high for ever.
9 For your enemies, O Lord, for your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
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For see! your haters, O Lord, will be put to death; all the workers of evil will be put to flight;
10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.
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But my horn is lifted up like the horn of the ox: the best oil is flowing on my head.
11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
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My eyes have seen trouble come on my haters; my ears have news of the fate of the evil-doers who have come up against me.
12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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The good man will be like a tall tree in his strength; his growth will be as the wide-stretching trees of Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.
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Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will come up tall and strong in his gardens.
14 In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap,
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They will give fruit even when they are old; they will be fertile and full of growth;
15 showing that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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For a sign that the Lord is upright; he is my Rock, there is no deceit in him.
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