Praise To God For His Work And Commands

1 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

1 (a)Praise (b)the Lord!I (A)will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,In the (B)company of the upright and in the assembly.

1 Hallelujah!(a)I will praise the Lord with all my heartin the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.(A)

1 Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the upright.

1 Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

2 (C)Great are the works of the Lord;They are (c)(D)studied by all who delight in them.

2 The Lord’s works are great,studied by all who delight in them.(B)

2 Great are the acts of the LORD; they are within reach of all who desire them.

2 Great are the works of the Lord,Studied by all those who delight in them.

3 His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

3 (d)(E)Splendid and majestic is His work,And (F)His righteousness endures forever.

3 All that He does is splendid and majestic;(C)His righteousness endures forever.(D)

3 Splendid and glorious are his awesome deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.

3 Splendid and majestic is His work,And His righteousness endures forever.

4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

4 He has made His (e)wonders (f)to be remembered;The Lord is (G)gracious and compassionate.

4 He has caused His wonderful works to be remembered.(E)The Lord is gracious and compassionate.(F)

4 He is remembered for his awesome deeds; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

4 He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered;The Lord is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion.

5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

5 He has (H)given (g)food to those who (h)fear Him;He will (I)remember His covenant forever.

5 He has provided food for those who fear Him;(G)He remembers His covenant forever.(H)

5 He prepares food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.

5 He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence];He will remember His covenant forever.(A)

6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

6 He has made known to His people the power of His works,In giving them the heritage of the nations.

6 He has shown His people the power of His worksby giving them the inheritance of the nations.(I)

6 He revealed his mighty deeds to his people by giving them a country of their own.

6 He has declared and made known to His people the power of His works,In giving them the heritage of the nations.

7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

7 The works of His hands are (i)(J)truth and justice;All His precepts (K)are (j)sure.

7 The works of His hands are truth and justice;all His instructions are trustworthy.(J)

7 Whatever he does is reliable and just, and all his precepts are trustworthy,

7 The works of His hands are truth and [absolute] justice;All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy).

8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

8 They are (L)upheld forever and ever;They are performed in (k)(M)truth and uprightness.

8 They are established forever and ever,enacted in truth and in what is right.(K)

8 sustained through all eternity, and fashioned in both truth and righteousness.

8 They are upheld forever and ever;They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

9 He has sent (N)redemption to His people;He has (l)ordained His covenant forever;(O)Holy and (m)awesome is His name.

9 He has sent redemption to His people.(L)He has ordained His covenant forever.His name is holy and awe-inspiring.(M)

9 He sent deliverance to his people; he ordained his covenant to last forever; his name is holy and awesome.

9 He has sent redemption to His people;He has ordained His covenant forever;Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].

10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

10 The (n)(P)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;A (Q)good understanding have all those who (o)do His commandments;His (R)praise endures forever.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;(N)all who follow His instructions(b) have good insight.(O)His praise endures forever.(P)

10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; sound understanding belongs to those who practice it. Praise of God endures forever.

10 The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;His praise endures forever.(B)

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