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Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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Darby Bible · 1890

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World English Bible · 2000

1Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.

1Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah myGod, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;

1Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

2Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.

2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —

2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

3 Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

4Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.

4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.

4Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;

5Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.

5 He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.

5Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

6O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.

6 Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:

6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —

7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

8He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —

8(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

9Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:

9 Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.

9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

10And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:

10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;

10He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;

11Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.

11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.

11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.

12When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:

12 The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.

12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

13And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

13 He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

13He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

14He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.

14 He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,

14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

15Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

15 And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.

15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, Andoil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

16And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.

16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,

16The trees of Jehovah are filledwith moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

17 Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.

17Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

18They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,

18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

19Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.

19 He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.

19He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.

20The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:

20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

21He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.

21 The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food fromGod.

21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

22That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.

22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.

22The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

23And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.

23 Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.

23Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.

24And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies.

24 How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

25He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.

25 Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.

25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.

26He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.

26 There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.

26There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

27He gave them power to shew them signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.

27 These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:

27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

28He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.

28 That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.

28Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

29He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.

29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

30Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.

30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.

30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

31He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.

31 The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.

31Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

32He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

33And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.

33 I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to myGod while I have my being.

33I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

34He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.

34 My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.

34Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

35And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.

35 Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!

35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.

36And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.

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37And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.

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38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.

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39He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.

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40They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

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41He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.

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42Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.

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43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.

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44And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:

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45That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.

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