Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to 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 to the LORD, bless his name; tell of 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 nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
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Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.
4 For great is the LORD, 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 peoples 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 Honor 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 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
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Praise the Lord, all people on earth; praise his glory and might.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due 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 Worship the LORD in holy array; tremble 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 nations, "The LORD reigns! Yea, the world is established, it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity."
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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 be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
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Be glad, earth and sky! Roar, sea, and every creature in you;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
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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 comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples 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.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.