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Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. | ||||
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| 1 For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; | 1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: | 1 [For the choir director; a song; a psalm.] Shout happily to God, all the earth! | 1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! | 1 {To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm.} Shout aloud unto God, all the earth: | 2 Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. | 2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. | 2 Make music to praise the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. | 2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise! | 2 Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious; | 3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. | 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. | 3 Say to God, "How awe-inspiring are your deeds! Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you. | 3 Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you. | 3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee. | 4 "All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name." Selah. | 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. | 4 The whole earth will worship you. It will make music to praise you. It will make music to praise your name." [Selah] | 4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name." Selah. | 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah. | 5 Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men. | 5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. | 5 Come and see what God has done- his awe-inspiring deeds for Adam's descendants. | 5 Come, and see God's deeds-- awesome work on behalf of the children of men. | 5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doings toward the children of men. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 He turned the sea into dry land; They passed through the river on foot; There let us rejoice in Him! | 6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. | 6 He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. We rejoiced because of what he did there. | 6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him. | 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him. | 7 He rules by His might forever; His eyes keep watch on the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. | 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. | 7 He rules forever with his might. His eyes watch the nations. Rebels will not be able to oppose him. [Selah] | 7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah. | 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. | 8 Bless our God, O peoples, And sound His praise abroad, | 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: | 8 Thank our God, you nations. Make the sound of his praise heard. | 8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard, | 8 Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard; | 9 Who keeps us in life And does not allow our feet to slip. | 9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. | 9 He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall. | 9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn't allow our feet to be moved. | 9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. | 10 For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined. | 10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. | 10 You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined. | 10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined. | 10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins. | 11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. | 11 You have trapped us in a net. You have laid burdens on our backs. | 11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs. | 11 Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins; | 12 You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance. | 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. | 12 You let people ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, but then you brought us out and refreshed us. | 12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance. | 12 Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance. | 13 I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall pay You my vows, | 13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, | 13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my vows to you, | 13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you, | 13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee, | 14 Which my lips uttered And my mouth spoke when I was in distress. | 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. | 14 the vows made by my lips and spoken by my [own] mouth when I was in trouble. | 14 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress. | 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. | 15 I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats. Selah. | 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. | 15 I will offer you a sacrifice of fattened livestock for burnt offerings with the smoke from rams. I will offer cattle and goats. [Selah] | 15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah. | 15 I will offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul. | 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. | 16 Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for me. | 16 Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul. | 16 Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. | 17 I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue. | 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. | 17 With my mouth I cried out to him. High praise was on my tongue. | 17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. | 17 I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. | 18 If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear; | 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: | 18 If I had thought about doing anything sinful, the Lord would not have listened [to me]. | 18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened. | 18 Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear. | 19 But certainly God has heard; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer. | 19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. | 19 But God has heard me. He has paid attention to my prayer. | 19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer. | 19 But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. | 20 Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer Nor His lovingkindness from me. | 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. | 20 Thanks be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or taken away his mercy from me. | 20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me. For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. | 20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me! |
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