Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth!
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Sing God a brand-new song! Earth and everyone in it, sing!
2 Sing to the LORD! Bless his name! Share the news of his saving work every single day!
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Sing to God - worship God! Shout the news of his victory from sea to sea,
3 Declare God's glory among the nations; declare his wondrous works among all people
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Take the news of his glory to the lost, News of his wonders to one and all!
4 because the LORD is great and so worthy of praise. He is awesome beyond all other gods
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For God is great, and worth a thousand Hallelujahs. His terrible beauty makes the gods look cheap;
5 because all the gods of the nations are just idols, but it is the LORD who created heaven!
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Pagan gods are mere tatters and rags. God made the heavens -
6 Greatness and grandeur are in front of him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
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Royal splendor radiates from him, A powerful beauty sets him apart.
7 Give to the LORD, all families of the nations— give to the LORD glory and power!
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Bravo, God, Bravo! Everyone join in the great shout: Encore! In awe before the beauty, in awe before the might.
8 Give to the LORD the glory due his name! Bring gifts! Enter his courtyards!
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Bring gifts and celebrate,
9 Bow down to the LORD in his holy splendor! Tremble before him, all the earth!
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Bow before the beauty of God, Then to your knees - everyone worship!
10 Tell the nations, "The LORD rules! Yes, he set the world firmly in place; it won't be shaken. He will judge all people fairly."
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Get out the message - God Rules! He put the world on a firm foundation; He treats everyone fair and square.
11 Let heaven celebrate! Let the earth rejoice! Let the sea and everything in it roar!
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Let's hear it from Sky, With Earth joining in, And a huge round of applause from Sea.
12 Let the countryside and everything in it celebrate! Then all the trees of the forest too will shout out joyfully
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Let Wilderness turn cartwheels, Animals, come dance, Put every tree of the forest in the choir -
13 before the LORD because he is coming! He is coming to establish justice on the earth! He will establish justice in the world rightly. He will establish justice among all people fairly.
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An extravaganza before God as he comes, As he comes to set everything right on earth, Set everything right, treat everyone fair.
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