Make a Joyful Noise (Psalm 100:1–5)
1 UDB Tell everyone on the earth that they should sing joyfully to praise God! BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
2 UDB They should sing songs that say that God is very great, and they should tell everyone that he is very glorious! BSB BSB: Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
3 UDB They should say to God, "The things that you do are awesome! Your power is very great, with the result that your enemies cringe in front of you." BSB BSB: Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
4 UDB Everyone on the earth will worship God, sing to praise him, and honor him. BSB BSB: All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
5 UDB Come and think about what God has done! Think about the awesome things that he has done among people. BSB BSB: Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
6 UDB He caused the sea to become dry land, with the result that our ancestors were able to walk right through it. There we rejoiced because of what he had done. BSB BSB: He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
7 UDB He rules forever by his power, and he keeps watching all the nations to see what evil things they do. The nations that want to rebel against him should not be proud. BSB BSB: He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 UDB You people of all nations, praise our God! Praise him loudly in order that people will hear you as you praise him. BSB BSB: Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
9 UDB He has kept us alive, and he has not allowed us to fall into disaster. BSB BSB: He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
10 UDB God, you have tested us; you have allowed us to experience great difficulties to make our lives become pure as people put precious metals in a hot fire to burn out what is impure. BSB BSB: For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
11 UDB It is as if you allowed us to fall into traps, and you forced us to endure difficult things that were like heavy loads to carry on our backs. BSB BSB: You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
12 UDB You allowed our enemies to trample on us; we experienced difficulties walking through fires and floods, but now you have made us safe. BSB BSB: You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
13 UDB I will bring to your temple offerings that are to be completely burned on the altar; I will offer to you what I promised. BSB BSB: I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
14 UDB When I was experiencing much trouble, I said that I would bring offerings to you if you rescued me; and you did rescue me, so I will bring to you what I promised. BSB BSB: the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
15 UDB I will bring sheep to be burned on the altar, and I will also sacrifice bulls and goats; when they are burning, you will be pleased as the smoke rises up to you. BSB BSB: I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
16 UDB All you people who have an awesome respect for God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me. BSB BSB: Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
17 UDB I called out to him to help me, and I praised him while I was speaking to him. BSB BSB: I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
18 UDB If I had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me. BSB BSB: If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 UDB But because I confessed my sins, God has listened to me and has paid attention to my prayers. BSB BSB: But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
20 UDB I praise God because he has not ignored my prayers; he continues to love me as he promised in his covenant to do. BSB BSB: Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
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