Parallel Chapters It is Good to Sing Praises to Our God
(Romans 3:1-8; Hebrews 10:1-18) | 1Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! | 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. | 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming. | 1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. | 1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. |
| 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. | 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers Israel's exiled people. |
| 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | 3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. |
| 4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. | 4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. | 4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. | 4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. | 4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. |
| 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. | 5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. | 5Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. | 5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. | 5Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite. |
| 6The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. | 6The LORD helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground. |
| 7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. | 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! | 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre, | 7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: | 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, |
| 8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. | 8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. | 8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. | 8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. | 8who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. |
| 9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. | 9He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. | 9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. | 9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. | 9He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for. |
| 10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; | 10His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, | 10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; He does not value the power of a man. |
| 11the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. | 11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. | 11The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. | 11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. | 11The LORD values those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His faithful love. |
| 12Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion. | 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. | 12Exalt the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion! |
| 13He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. | 13For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. | 13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. | 13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. | 13For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you. |
| 14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. | 14He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat. | 14He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat. | 14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. | 14He endows your territory with prosperity; He satisfies you with the finest wheat. |
| 15He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. | 15He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. | 15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. | 15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. | 15He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly. |
| 16He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. | 16He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. | 16He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. | 16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. | 16He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes; |
| 17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast? | 17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? | 17He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? | 17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? | 17He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold? |
| 18He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow. | 18He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. | 18He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. | 18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. | 18He sends His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow. |
| 19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel. | 19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel. | 19He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. | 19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. | 19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. |
| 20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD. | 20He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD! | 20He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD! | 20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. | 20He has not done this for any nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah! |
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