King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
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Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing to the Lord, all the world!
2 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
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Sing to the Lord, and praise him! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.
3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
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Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.
4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
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The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
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The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the Lord created the heavens.
6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
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Glory and majesty surround him; power and beauty fill his Temple.
7 Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
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Praise the Lord, all people on earth; praise his glory and might.
8 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
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Praise the Lord's glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple.
9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
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Bow down before the Holy One when he appears; tremble before him, all the earth!
10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
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Say to all the nations, "The Lord is king! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with justice."
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
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Be glad, earth and sky! Roar, sea, and every creature in you;
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
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be glad, fields, and everything in you! The trees in the woods will shout for joy
13 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
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when the Lord comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.