The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 God rules. On your toes, everybody! He rules from his angel throne - take notice!
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The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
2 God looms majestic in Zion, He towers in splendor over all the big names.
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The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
3 Great and terrible your beauty: let everyone praise you! Holy. Yes, holy.
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Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!
4 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.
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The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Honor God, our God; worship his rule! Holy. Yes, holy.
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Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
6 Moses and Aaron were his priests, Samuel among those who prayed to him. They prayed to God and he answered them;
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Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. They called to the LORD, and he answered them.
7 He spoke from the pillar of cloud. And they did what he said; they kept the law he gave them.
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In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them; they kept his testimonies and the statute that he gave them.
8 And then God, our God, answered them (But you were never soft on their sins).
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O LORD our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
9 Lift high God, our God; worship at his holy mountain. Holy. Yes, holy is God our God.
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Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!
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.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.