| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O you servants of the LORD! | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD! Praise him, you who serve the LORD, |
| 2You who stand in the house of the LORD, In the courts of the house of our God, | 2you who serve in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. |
| 3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant. | 3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; celebrate his lovely name with music. |
| 4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure. | 4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure. |
| 5For I know that the LORD is great, And our Lord is above all gods. | 5I know the greatness of the LORD— that our Lord is greater than any other god. |
| 6Whatever the LORD pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places. | 6The LORD does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths. |
| 7He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries. | 7He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses. |
| 8He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast. | 8He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, both people and animals. |
| 9He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants. | 9He performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his people. |
| 10He defeated many nations And slew mighty kings— | 10He struck down great nations and slaughtered mighty kings— |
| 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan— | 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. |
| 12And gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people. | 12He gave their land as an inheritance, a special possession to his people Israel. |
| 13Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your fame, O LORD, throughout all generations. | 13Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your fame, O LORD, is known to every generation. |
| 14For the LORD will judge His people, And He will have compassion on His servants. | 14For the LORD will give justice to his people and have compassion on his servants. |
| 15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. | 15The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. |
| 16They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; | 16They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see. |
| 17They have ears, but they do not hear; Nor is there any breath in their mouths. | 17They have ears but cannot hear, and mouths but cannot breathe. |
| 18Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. | 18And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them. |
| 19Bless the LORD, O house of Israel! Bless the LORD, O house of Aaron! | 19O Israel, praise the LORD! O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the LORD! |
| 20Bless the LORD, O house of Levi! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! | 20O Levites, praise the LORD! All you who fear the LORD, praise the LORD! |
| 21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD! | 21The LORD be praised from Zion, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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