Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
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The Lord is king, and the people tremble. He sits on his throne above the winged creatures, and the earth shakes.
2 The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
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The Lord is mighty in Zion; he is supreme over all the nations.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name! Holy is he!
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Everyone will praise his great and majestic name. Holy is he!
4 Mighty King, lover of justice, thou hast established equity; thou hast executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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Mighty king, you love what is right; you have established justice in Israel; you have brought righteousness and fairness.
5 Extol the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
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Praise the Lord our God; worship before his throne! Holy is he!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They cried to the LORD, and he answered them.
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Moses and Aaron were his priests, and Samuel was one who prayed to him; they called to the Lord, and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; they kept his testimonies, and the statutes that he gave them.
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He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they obeyed the laws and commands that he gave them.
8 O LORD our God, thou didst answer them; thou wast a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
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O Lord, our God, you answered your people; you showed them that you are a God who forgives, even though you punished them for their sins.
9 Extol the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!
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Praise the Lord our God, and worship at his sacred hill! The Lord our God is holy.
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.