Make a Joyful Noise (Psalm 100:1–5)
1 ULT For the chief musician; a song; a psalm. Shout to God, all of the earth! BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
2 ULT Make music{ to} the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. BSB BSB: Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
3 ULT Say to God,“How fearsome{ are} your deeds! Because of the greatness of your power, your enemies cringe before you. BSB BSB: Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
4 ULT All of the earth bows down to you and makes music to you; they make music{ to} your name.” Selah BSB BSB: All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
5 ULT Come and see the works of God, fearsome in doing toward the sons of man. BSB BSB: Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
6 ULT He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There let us rejoice in him! BSB BSB: He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
7 ULT He is ruling by his might forever; his eyes watch over the nations. Let the ones rebelling not exalt themselves. Selah BSB BSB: He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 ULT Bless our God, peoples, and make the sound of his praise heard, BSB BSB: Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
9 ULT the one putting our soul among the living, and he does not allow our foot to slip. BSB BSB: He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
10 ULT For you tested us, God; you refined us like the refining of silver. BSB BSB: For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
11 ULT You brought us into a net; you put pressure on our loins. BSB BSB: You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
12 ULT You made man ride over our head; we went through fire and through waters, but you brought us out to abundance. BSB BSB: You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
13 ULT I will come{ into} your house with burnt offerings; I will pay my vows to you, BSB BSB: I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
14 ULT { for} which my lips opened and my mouth spoke when trouble{ was} to me. BSB BSB: the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
15 ULT I will offer up burnt offerings of fatlings to you with the smoke of rams; I will offer cattle with male goats. Selah BSB BSB: I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
16 ULT Come, listen, and let me recount, all fearers of God, what he has done for my soul. BSB BSB: Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
17 ULT I called to him{ with} my mouth, and he was exalted from my tongue. BSB BSB: I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
18 ULT If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have heard. BSB BSB: If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 ULT Surely God has heard; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. BSB BSB: But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
20 ULT Blessed{ be} God, who has not turned away my prayer or his covenant faithfulness from me. BSB BSB: Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
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