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