| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: | 1For the music director; a song, a psalm. Shout out praise to God, all the earth! |
| 2Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. | 2Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves! |
| 3Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. | 3Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you. |
| 4All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. | 4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!" (Selah) |
| 5Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. | 5Come and witness God's exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome! |
| 6He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. | 6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there! |
| 7He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. | 7He rules by his power forever; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah) |
| 8O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: | 8Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! |
| 9Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. | 9He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip. |
| 10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. | 10For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver. |
| 11Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. | 11You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer. |
| 12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. | 12You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place. |
| 13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, | 13I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you, |
| 14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. | 14which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. |
| 15I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. | 15I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah) |
| 16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. | 16Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me. |
| 17I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. | 17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue. |
| 18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: | 18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
| 19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. | 19However, God heard; he listened to my prayer. |
| 20Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. | 20God deserves praise, for he did not reject my prayer or abandon his love for me! |
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