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1 A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 to proclaim Your mercy in the morning, and Your truth by night,
3 on a psaltery of ten strings, with a song on the harp.
4 For You, O Lord, have made me glad with Your work; and in the operations of Your hands will I rejoice.
5 How have Your works been magnified, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.
6 A foolish man will not know, and a senseless man will not understand this.
7 When the sinners spring up as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity have watched; [it is] that they may be utterly destroyed forever.
8 But You, O Lord, are Most High forever.
9 For behold, Your enemies shall perish; and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10 But my horn shall be exalted [as the horn] of a unicorn; and my old age with rich mercy.
11 And my eye has seen my enemies, and my ear shall hear the wicked that rise up against me.
12 The righteous shall flourish as a palmtree; he shall be increased as the cedar in Lebanon.
13 They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 Then shall they be increased in a fine old age; and they shall be prosperous; that they may declare
15 that the Lord my God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in Him.
The Apostles’ Bible Complete (ABC)
The Apostles’ Bible Complete (ABC) is a modern translation of the Bible that strives to offer a clear and faithful rendering of the scriptures in contemporary language. This translation is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, providing an easy-to-read yet accurate version of the biblical text. The ABC translation aims to bridge the gap between the ancient languages in which the Bible was originally written and the modern vernacular, making it an ideal choice for both personal study and public reading.
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