| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! | 1Shout for joy to God, all the earth; |
| 2Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. | 2sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! |
| 3Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You. | 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. |
| 4All the earth shall worship You And sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your 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 awesome in His doing toward the sons of men. | 5Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. |
| 6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot. There we will rejoice in Him. | 6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, |
| 7He rules by His power forever; His eyes observe the nations; Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah | 7who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah |
| 8Oh, bless our God, you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard, | 8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, |
| 9Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved. | 9who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. |
| 10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. | 10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
| 11You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs. | 11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; |
| 12You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. | 12you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. |
| 13I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows, | 13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, |
| 14Which my lips have uttered And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble. | 14that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. |
| 15I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals, With the sweet aroma of rams; I will offer bulls with goats. Selah | 15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah |
| 16Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul. | 16Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. |
| 17I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue. | 17I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. |
| 18If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear. | 18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
| 19But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. | 19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. |
| 20Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me! | 20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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