The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Message Bible MSG
1 Sing to ADONAI a new song! Sing to ADONAI, all the earth!
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Sing God a brand-new song! Earth and everyone in it, sing!
2 Sing to ADONAI, bless his name! Proclaim his victory day after day!
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Sing to God - worship God! Shout the news of his victory from sea to sea,
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all peoples!
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Take the news of his glory to the lost, News of his wonders to one and all!
4 For ADONAI is great, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared more than all gods.
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For God is great, and worth a thousand Hallelujahs. His terrible beauty makes the gods look cheap;
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but ADONAI made the heavens.
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Pagan gods are mere tatters and rags. God made the heavens -
6 In his presence are honor and majesty; in his sanctuary, strength and splendor.
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Royal splendor radiates from him, A powerful beauty sets him apart.
7 Give ADONAI his due, you families from the peoples; give ADONAI his due of glory and strength;
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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 ADONAI the glory due to his name; bring an offering, and enter his courtyards.
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Bring gifts and celebrate,
9 Worship ADONAI in 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 Say among the nations, "ADONAI is king!"The world is firmly established, immovable. He will judge the peoples 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 the heavens rejoice; let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and everything in it;
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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 fields exult and all that is in them. Then all the trees in the forest will sing
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Let Wilderness turn cartwheels, Animals, come dance, Put every tree of the forest in the choir -
13 before ADONAI, because he has come, he has come to judge the earth; he will judge the world rightly and the peoples with his faithfulness.
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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.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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.