(NIV)
And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.
(ESV)
And when the
princes of
Pharaoh saw her, they
praised her
to Pharaoh. And the
woman was
taken into
Pharaoh’s house.
(NIV)
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, ‘This time I will praise the
Lord.’ So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
(ESV)
And she
conceived again and
bore a
son, and
said, “This
time I will
praise the
Lord.”
Therefore she
called his
name Judah. Then she
ceased bearing.
(NIV)
‘Judah, your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
(ESV)
“
Judah, your
brothers shall
praise you;
your
hand shall be on the
neck of your
enemies;
your
father’s sons shall
bow down before you.
(NIV)
Who among the gods
is like you,
Lord?
Who is like you –
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
(ESV)
“
Who is like
you, O
Lord, among the
gods?
Who is like
you,
majestic in
holiness,
awesome in
glorious deeds,
doing wonders?
(NIV)
when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.
(ESV)
when he
realizes his
guilt in
any of these and
confesses the
sin he has
committed,
(NIV)
He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites – all their sins – and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task.
(ESV)
And
Aaron shall
lay both his
hands on the
head of the
live goat, and
confess over it all the
iniquities of the
people of
Israel, and all their
transgressions, all their
sins. And he shall
put them on the
head of the
goat and
send it away into the
wilderness by the
hand of a
man who is in
readiness.
(NIV)
In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the
Lord.
(ESV)
And in the
fourth year all its
fruit shall be
holy, an offering of
praise to the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘“But if they will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors – their unfaithfulness and their hostility towards me,
(ESV)
“But if they
confess their
iniquity and the
iniquity of their
fathers in their
treachery that they
committed against me, and also in
walking contrary to me,
(NIV)
and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.
(ESV)
he shall
confess his
sin that he has
committed. And he shall
make full
restitution for his
wrong,
adding a
fifth to it and
giving it to him to
whom he did the
wrong.
(NIV)
He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
(ESV)
He is your
praise. He is your
God who has
done for you
these great and
terrifying things that your
eyes have
seen.
(NIV)
He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honour high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the
Lord your God, as he promised.
(ESV)
and that he will
set you in
praise and in
fame and in
honor high above
all nations that he has
made, and that you shall be a
people holy to the
Lord your
God, as he
promised.”
(NIV)
‘Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
I, even I, will sing to the
Lord;
I will praise the
Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
(ESV)
“
Hear, O
kings;
give ear, O
princes;
to the
Lord I will
sing;
I will
make melody to the
Lord, the
God of
Israel.
(NIV)
After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden them, they held a festival in the temple of their god. While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.
(ESV)
And they
went out into the
field and
gathered the grapes from their
vineyards and
trod them and
held a
festival; and they
went into the
house of their
god and
ate and
drank and
reviled Abimelech.
(NIV)
When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying,
‘Our god has delivered our enemy
into our hands,
the one who laid waste our land
and multiplied our slain.’
(ESV)
And when the
people saw him, they
praised their
god. For they
said, “Our
god has
given our
enemy into our
hand, the
ravager of our
country, who has
killed many of us.”
(NIV)
So he feigned insanity in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
(ESV)
So he
changed his
behavior before them and pretended to be
insane in their
hands and
made marks on the
doors of the
gate and let his
spittle run
down his
beard.
(NIV)
In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him.
(ESV)
Now in
all Israel there was
no one so
much to be
praised for his
handsome appearance as
Absalom.
From the
sole of his
foot to the crown of his
head there was
no blemish in him.
(NIV)
‘I called to the
Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
(ESV)
I
call upon the
Lord, who is worthy to be
praised,
and I am
saved from my
enemies.
(NIV)
Therefore I will praise you,
Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.
(ESV)
“
For this I will
praise you, O
Lord, among the
nations,
and
sing praises to your
name.
(NIV)
‘When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, and when they turn back to you and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple,
(ESV)
“When your
people Israel are
defeated before the
enemy because they have
sinned against you, and if they turn
again to you and
acknowledge your
name and
pray and
plead with you in this
house,
(NIV)
‘When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray towards this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,
(ESV)
“When
heaven is
shut up and there is no
rain because they have
sinned against you, if they
pray toward this
place and
acknowledge your
name and
turn from their
sin, when you
afflict them,
(NIV)
The king of Israel answered, ‘Tell him: “One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.”’
(ESV)
And the
king of
Israel answered, “
Tell him, ‘Let
not him who straps on his
armor boast himself as he who takes it
off.’”
(NIV)
He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the
Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the
Lord, the God of Israel:
(ESV)
Then he
appointed some of the
Levites as
ministers before the
ark of the
Lord, to
invoke, to
thank, and to
praise the
Lord, the
God of
Israel.
(NIV)
That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the
Lord in this manner:
(ESV)
Then on that
day David first appointed that
thanksgiving be sung to the
Lord by Asaph and his
brothers.
(NIV)
Give praise to the
Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
(ESV)
Oh
give thanks to the
Lord;
call upon his
name;
make
known his
deeds among the peoples!
(NIV)
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
(ESV)
Sing to him,
sing praises to him;
tell of
all his
wondrous works!
(NIV)
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the
Lord rejoice.
(ESV)
Glory in his
holy name;
let the
hearts of those who
seek the
Lord rejoice!
(NIV)
For great is the
Lord and most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
(ESV)
For great is the
Lord, and
greatly to be
praised,
and he is to be
feared above all gods.
(NIV)
Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good;
his love endures for ever.
(ESV)
Oh
give thanks to the
Lord,
for he is
good;
for his
steadfast love endures
forever!
(NIV)
Cry out, ‘Save us, God our Saviour;
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.’
(ESV)
Say also:
“
Save us, O
God of our
salvation,
and
gather and
deliver us
from among the
nations,
that we may
give thanks to your
holy name and
glory in your
praise.
(NIV)
Praise be to the
Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said ‘Amen’ and ‘Praise the
Lord.’
(ESV)
Blessed be the
Lord, the
God of
Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!”
Then
all the
people said, “
Amen!” and
praised the
Lord.
(NIV)
With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the
Lord, ‘for his love endures for ever.’
(ESV)
With them were
Heman and
Jeduthun and the
rest of those
chosen and
expressly named to
give thanks to the
Lord for his
steadfast love endures
forever.
(NIV)
Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the
Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.’
(ESV)
4,000 gatekeepers, and
4,000 shall
offer praises to the
Lord with the
instruments that I have
made for
praise.”
(NIV)
They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the
Lord. They were to do the same in the evening
(ESV)
And they were to
stand every morning,
thanking and
praising the
Lord, and likewise at
evening,
(NIV)
As for Jeduthun, from his sons:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the
Lord.
(ESV)
Of
Jeduthun, the
sons of
Jeduthun:
Gedaliah,
Zeri,
Jeshaiah, Shimei,
Hashabiah,
and Mattithiah,
six,
under the direction of their
father Jeduthun, who
prophesied with the
lyre in
thanksgiving and praise to the
Lord.
(NIV)
Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
(ESV)
And
now we
thank you, our
God, and
praise your
glorious name.
(NIV)
The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the
Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the
Lord and sang:
‘He is good;
his love endures for ever.’
Then the temple of the
Lord was filled with the cloud,
(ESV)
and it was the duty of the
trumpeters and
singers to make themselves
heard in
unison in
praise and
thanksgiving to the
Lord), and when the
song was
raised, with
trumpets and
cymbals and other
musical instruments, in
praise to the
Lord,
“
For he is
good,
for his
steadfast love endures
forever,”
the
house, the
house of the
Lord, was
filled with a
cloud,
(NIV)
‘When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you and when they turn back and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication before you in this temple,
(ESV)
“
If your
people Israel are
defeated before the
enemy because they have
sinned against you, and they
turn again and
acknowledge your
name and
pray and
plead with
you in
this house,
(NIV)
‘When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray towards this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,
(ESV)
“When
heaven is
shut up and there is
no rain because they have
sinned against you, if they
pray toward
this place and
acknowledge your
name and
turn from their
sin,
when you
afflict them,
(NIV)
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the
Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshipped and gave thanks to the
Lord, saying,
‘He is good;
his love endures for ever.’
(ESV)
When
all the
people of
Israel saw the
fire come down and the
glory of the
Lord on the
temple, they bowed
down with their
faces to the
ground on the
pavement and
worshiped and gave
thanks to the
Lord, saying, “
For he is
good, for his
steadfast love endures
forever.”
(NIV)
The priests took up their positions, as did the Levites with the
Lord’s musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the
Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, ‘His love endures for ever.’ Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
(ESV)
The
priests stood at their
posts; the
Levites also, with the
instruments for
music to the
Lord that King David had
made for giving
thanks to the
Lord—
for his
steadfast love endures
forever—whenever
David offered praises by their
ministry;
opposite them the
priests sounded trumpets, and
all Israel stood.
(NIV)
In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.
(ESV)
According to the
ruling of
David his
father, he
appointed the
divisions of the
priests for their
service, and the
Levites for their
offices of
praise and
ministry before the
priests as the
duty of
each day required, and the
gatekeepers in their
divisions at each
gate,
for so David the
man of
God had
commanded.
(NIV)
Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the
Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.
(ESV)
And the
Levites, of the
Kohathites and the
Korahites, stood
up to
praise the
Lord, the
God of
Israel, with a
very loud voice.
(NIV)
After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the
Lord and to praise him for the splendour of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:
‘Give thanks to the
Lord,
for his love endures for ever.’
(ESV)
And when he had taken
counsel with the
people, he
appointed those who were to
sing to the
Lord and
praise him in
holy attire, as they
went before the
army, and
say,
“Give
thanks to the
Lord,
for his
steadfast love endures
forever.”
(NIV)
As they began to sing and praise, the
Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
(ESV)
And
when they
began to
sing and
praise, the
Lord set an
ambush against the
men of
Ammon,
Moab, and
Mount Seir, who had
come against
Judah, so that they were
routed.
(NIV)
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the
Lord.
(ESV)
When
Athaliah heard the
noise of the
people running and
praising the
king, she
went into the
house of the
Lord to the
people.
(NIV)
She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, ‘Treason! Treason!’
(ESV)
And when she
looked,
there was the
king standing by his
pillar at the
entrance, and the
captains and the
trumpeters beside the
king, and
all the
people of the
land rejoicing and
blowing trumpets, and the
singers with their
musical instruments leading in the
celebration. And
Athaliah tore her
clothes and
cried, “
Treason!
Treason!”
(NIV)
King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the
Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshipped.
(ESV)
And
Hezekiah the
king and the
officials commanded the
Levites to sing
praises to the
Lord with the
words of
David and of
Asaph the
seer. And they sang
praises with
gladness, and they
bowed down and
worshiped.
(NIV)
The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the
Lord every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the
Lord.
(ESV)
And the
people of
Israel who were
present at
Jerusalem kept the
Feast of
Unleavened Bread seven days with
great gladness, and the
Levites and the
priests praised the
Lord day by
day, singing with
all their
might to the
Lord.
(NIV)
Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the
Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised the
Lord, the God of their ancestors.
(ESV)
And
Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to
all the
Levites who
showed good skill in the service of the
Lord. So they
ate the food of the
festival for
seven days,
sacrificing peace offerings and giving
thanks to the
Lord, the
God of their
fathers.
(NIV)
Hezekiah assigned the priests and Levites to divisions – each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites – to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister, to give thanks and to sing praises at the gates of the
Lord’s dwelling.
(ESV)
And
Hezekiah appointed the
divisions of the
priests and of the
Levites, division by
division,
each according to his
service, the
priests and the
Levites, for
burnt offerings and
peace offerings, to
minister in the
gates of the
camp of the
Lord and to give
thanks and
praise.
(NIV)
When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the
Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the
Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel.
(ESV)
And when the
builders laid the foundation of the
temple of the
Lord, the
priests in their
vestments came forward with
trumpets, and the
Levites, the
sons of
Asaph, with
cymbals, to
praise the
Lord, according to the
directions of
David king of
Israel.
(NIV)
With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the
Lord:
‘He is good;
his love towards Israel endures for ever.’
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the
Lord, because the foundation of the house of the
Lord was laid.
(ESV)
And they
sang responsively,
praising and giving
thanks to the
Lord,
“
For he is
good,
for his
steadfast love endures
forever toward Israel.”
And
all the
people shouted with a
great shout when they
praised the
Lord,
because the
foundation of the
house of the
Lord was laid.
(NIV)
While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites – men, women and children – gathered round him. They too wept bitterly.
(ESV)
While
Ezra prayed and
made confession,
weeping and casting himself
down before the
house of
God, a
very great assembly of
men,
women, and
children,
gathered to him
out of
Israel,
for the
people wept bitterly.
(NIV)
let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.
(ESV)
let your
ear be
attentive and your
eyes open, to
hear the
prayer of your
servant that I now
pray before you
day and night for the
people of
Israel your
servants confessing the
sins of the
people of
Israel,
which we have
sinned against you. Even
I and my
father’s house have
sinned.
(NIV)
I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, ‘In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!’
At this the whole assembly said, ‘Amen,’ and praised the
Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
(ESV)
I
also shook
out the fold of my
garment and
said, “
So may
God shake out every man from his
house and
from his
labor who does
not keep this promise.
So may he be
shaken out and
emptied.” And
all the
assembly said “
Amen” and
praised the
Lord. And the
people did as they had
promised.
(NIV)
Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
(ESV)
And the
Israelites separated themselves
from all foreigners and
stood and
confessed their
sins and the
iniquities of their
fathers.
(NIV)
They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the
Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshipping the
Lord their God.
(ESV)
And they stood
up in their
place and
read from the
Book of the
Law of the
Lord their
God for a
quarter of the
day; for
another quarter of it they
made confession and
worshiped the
Lord their
God.
(NIV)
And the Levites – Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah – said: ‘Stand up and praise the
Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. ’
‘Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
(ESV)
Then the
Levites,
Jeshua,
Kadmiel,
Bani,
Hashabneiah,
Sherebiah,
Hodiah,
Shebaniah, and
Pethahiah,
said, “Stand
up and
bless the
Lord your
God from everlasting to everlasting.
Blessed be your
glorious name, which is
exalted above all blessing and
praise.
(NIV)
Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
(ESV)
and
Mattaniah the
son of
Mica,
son of
Zabdi,
son of
Asaph, who was the
leader of the
praise, who
gave thanks, and
Bakbukiah, the
second among his
brothers; and
Abda the
son of
Shammua,
son of
Galal,
son of
Jeduthun.
(NIV)
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
(ESV)
And the
Levites:
Jeshua,
Binnui,
Kadmiel,
Sherebiah,
Judah, and
Mattaniah, who with his
brothers was in
charge of the songs of
thanksgiving.
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