| New Living Translation | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD! Praise him, you who serve the LORD, | 1Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, you servants of the LORD |
| 2you who serve in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. | 2who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. |
| 3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; celebrate his lovely name with music. | 3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for it is delightful. |
| 4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure. | 4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession. |
| 5I know the greatness of the LORD— that our Lord is greater than any other god. | 5For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is greater than all gods. |
| 6The LORD does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths. | 6The LORD does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths. |
| 7He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses. | 7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from his storehouses. |
| 8He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, both people and animals. | 8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both people and animals. |
| 9He performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his people. | 9He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials. |
| 10He struck down great nations and slaughtered mighty kings— | 10He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: |
| 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. | 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. |
| 12He gave their land as an inheritance, a special possession to his people Israel. | 12He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel. |
| 13Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your fame, O LORD, is known to every generation. | 13LORD, your name endures forever, your reputation, LORD, through all generations. |
| 14For the LORD will give justice to his people and have compassion on his servants. | 14For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. |
| 15The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. | 15The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands. |
| 16They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see. | 16They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. |
| 17They have ears but cannot hear, and mouths but cannot breathe. | 17They have ears but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths. |
| 18And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them. | 18Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them. |
| 19O Israel, praise the LORD! O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the LORD! | 19House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD! |
| 20O Levites, praise the LORD! All you who fear the LORD, praise the LORD! | 20House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who revere the LORD, bless the LORD! |
| 21The LORD be praised from Zion, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! | 21Blessed be the LORD from Zion; he dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah! |
| 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. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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