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Psalms 89

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¹ Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].

² One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.

³ On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

⁴ People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will tell of Your greatness.

⁵ They will overflow [like a fountain] when they speak of Your great and abundant goodness And will sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

⁶ The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

⁷ The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].

⁸ All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O LORD, And Your godly ones will bless You.

⁹ They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power,

¹⁰ To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.

¹¹ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

¹² The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.

¹³ The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation], And You give them their food in due time.

¹⁴ You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁵ The LORD is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways And gracious and kind in all His works.

¹⁶ The LORD is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

¹⁷ He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience]; He also will hear their cry and will save them.

¹⁸ The LORD keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.

¹⁹ My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.

²⁰ Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Praise the LORD, O my soul!

²¹ While I live I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

²² Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help).

²³ When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.

²⁴ How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

²⁵ Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,

²⁶ Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets free the prisoners.

²⁷ The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the[1] righteous [the upright in heart].

²⁸ The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.

²⁹ The LORD shall reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

³⁰ Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate.

³¹ The LORD is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.

³² He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].

³³ He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names.

³⁴ Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].

³⁵ The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

³⁶ Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God with the lyre,

³⁷ Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

³⁸ He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that for which they cry.

³⁹ He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse, Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.

⁴⁰ The LORD favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.

⁴¹ Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

⁴² For He has strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your children within you.

⁴³ He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.

⁴⁴ He sends His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

⁴⁵ He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.

⁴⁶ He casts out His ice like fragments; Who can stand before His cold?

⁴⁷ He sends out His word and melts the ice; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

⁴⁸ He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

⁴⁹ He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation; They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

⁵⁰ Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!

⁵¹ Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts (armies)!

⁵² Praise Him, sun and moon: Praise Him, all stars of light!

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1	Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].
2	One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.
3	On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
4	People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will tell of Your greatness.
5	They will overflow [like a fountain] when they speak of Your great and abundant goodness And will sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
6	The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
7	The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].
8	All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O LORD, And Your godly ones will bless You.
9	They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power,
10	To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.
11	Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
12	The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.
13	The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation], And You give them their food in due time.
14	You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
15	The LORD is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways And gracious and kind in all His works.
16	The LORD is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
17	He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience]; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
18	The LORD keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
19	My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.
20	Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Praise the LORD, O my soul!
21	While I live I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
22	Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help).
23	When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.
24	How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
25	Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,
26	Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets free the prisoners.
27	The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the[1] righteous [the upright in heart].
28	The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
29	The LORD shall reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)
30	Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate.
31	The LORD is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.
32	He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].
33	He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names.
34	Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].
35	The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
36	Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God with the lyre,
37	Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
38	He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
39	He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse, Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.
40	The LORD favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
41	Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
42	For He has strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your children within you.
43	He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
44	He sends His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.
45	He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.
46	He casts out His ice like fragments; Who can stand before His cold?
47	He sends out His word and melts the ice; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
48	He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
49	He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation; They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)
50	Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!
51	Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts (armies)!
52	Praise Him, sun and moon: Praise Him, all stars of light!

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