English Standard Version | NET Bible |
1Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. | 1For the music director; a psalm of David, a song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled. |
2O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. | 2You hear prayers; all people approach you. |
3When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. | 3Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion. |
4Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! | 4How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house--your holy palace. |
5By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; | 5You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas. |
6the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might; | 6You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength. |
7who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples, | 7You calm the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by the nations. |
8so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy. | 8Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you. |
9You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it. | 9You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops. |
10You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. | 10You saturate its furrows, and soak its plowed ground. With rain showers you soften its soil, and make its crops grow. |
11You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. | 11You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. |
12The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, | 12The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy. |
13the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. | 13The meadows are clothed with sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout joyfully, yes, they sing. |
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