NET Bible | English Standard Version |
1For the music director; a song, a psalm. Shout out praise to God, all the earth! | 1Shout for joy to God, all the earth; |
2Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves! | 2sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! |
3Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you. | 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. |
4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They 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 witness God's exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome! | 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 passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there! | 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; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah) | 7who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah |
8Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! | 8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, |
9He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip. | 9who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. |
10For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver. | 10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
11You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer. | 11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; |
12You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place. | 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 enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you, | 13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, |
14which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. | 14that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised 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 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! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me. | 16Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. |
17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue. | 17I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. |
18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. | 18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
19However, God heard; he listened to my prayer. | 19But truly God has listened; he has 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, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! |
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