| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Shout for joy to God, all the earth; | 1Shout praise to God all the earth! |
| 2sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! | 2Sing praise about the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. |
| 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. | 3Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you." |
| 4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah | 4The whole earth worships you. They sing praise to you. They sing praise to your name. Interlude |
| 5Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. | 5Come and see the awesome works of God on behalf of human beings: |
| 6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, | 6He turned the sea into dry land. Israel crossed the river on foot; let us rejoice in him. |
| 7who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah | 7He rules by his power forever, his eyes watching over the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Interlude |
| 8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, | 8Bless our God, people, and let the sound of his praise be heard. |
| 9who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. | 9He gives us life and does not permit our feet to slip. |
| 10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. | 10For you, God, tested us, to purify us like fine silver. |
| 11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; | 11You have led us into a trap and set burdens on our backs. |
| 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. | 12You caused men to ride over us. You brought us through fire and water, but you led us to abundance. |
| 13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, | 13I will come to your house with burnt offerings. I will fulfill my vows to you |
| 14that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. | 14that my lips uttered and that my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. |
| 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 | 15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat, along with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams. I will offer bulls along with goats. Interlude |
| 16Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. | 16Come and listen, all of you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. |
| 17I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. | 17I called aloud to him and praised him with my tongue. |
| 18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. | 18Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me. |
| 19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. | 19Surely God has heard, and he paid attention to my prayers. |
| 20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! | 20Blessed be God, who did not turn away my prayers nor his gracious love from me. |
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