Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 The LORD rules— the nations shake! He sits enthroned on the winged heavenly creatures— the earth quakes!
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God rules. On your toes, everybody! He rules from his angel throne - take notice!
2 The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.
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God looms majestic in Zion, He towers in splendor over all the big names.
3 Let them thank your great and awesome name. He is holy!
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Great and terrible your beauty: let everyone praise you! Holy. Yes, holy.
4 Strong king who loves justice, you are the one who established what is fair. You worked justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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Strong King, lover of justice, You laid things out fair and square; You set down the foundations in Jacob, Foundation stones of just and right ways.
5 Magnify the LORD, our God! Bow low at his footstool! He is holy!
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Honor God, our God; worship his rule! Holy. Yes, holy.
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel too among those who called on his name. They cried out to the LORD, and he himself answered them—
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Moses and Aaron were his priests, Samuel among those who prayed to him. They prayed to God and he answered them;
7 he spoke to them from a pillar of cloud. They kept the laws and the rules God gave to them.
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He spoke from the pillar of cloud. And they did what he said; they kept the law he gave them.
8 LORD our God, you answered them. To them you were a God who forgives but also the one who avenged their wrong deeds.
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And then God, our God, answered them (But you were never soft on their sins).
9 Magnify the LORD our God! Bow low at his holy mountain because the LORD our God is holy!
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Lift high God, our God; worship at his holy mountain. Holy. Yes, holy is God our God.
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