| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; | 1Shout for joy to God, all the earth; |
| 2Sing the glory 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! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. | 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. |
| 4"All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will 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, Who is awesome in His deeds 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 passed through the river on foot; There let us 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 might forever; His eyes keep watch on the nations; Let not 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 |
| 8Bless our God, O peoples, And sound His praise abroad, | 8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, |
| 9Who keeps us in life 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 have tried us, O God; 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 an oppressive burden upon our loins. | 11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; |
| 12You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance. | 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 shall come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall pay You my vows, | 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 distress. | 14that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. |
| 15I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of bulls with male 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 who fear God, And I will tell of 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 wickedness 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; He has given heed 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 lovingkindness from me. | 20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! |
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