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1 Thank God because he's good, because his love never quits.
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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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2 Tell the world, Israel, "His love never quits."
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2 Let Israel say: "His love endures forever."
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3 And you, clan of Aaron, tell the world, "His love never quits."
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3 Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever."
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4 And you who fear God, join in, "His love never quits."
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4 Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever."
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5 Pushed to the wall, I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered.
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5 In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.
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6 God's now at my side and I'm not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me?
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6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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7 God's my strong champion; I flick off my enemies like flies.
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7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.
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8 Far better to take refuge in God than trust in people;
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8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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9 Far better to take refuge in God than trust in celebrities.
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9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
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10 Hemmed in by barbarians, in God's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
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10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
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11 Hemmed in and with no way out, in God's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
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11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
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12 Like swarming bees, like wild prairie fire, they hemmed me in; in God's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt.
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12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
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13 I was right on the cliff-edge, ready to fall, when God grabbed and held me.
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13 I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.
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14 God's my strength, he's also my song, and now he's my salvation.
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14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
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15 Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs in the camp of the saved? "The hand of God has turned the tide!
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15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!
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16 The hand of God is raised in victory! The hand of God has turned the tide!"
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16 The LORD's right hand is lifted high; the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"
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17 I didn't die. I lived! And now I'm telling the world what God did.
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17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
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18 God tested me, he pushed me hard, but he didn't hand me over to Death.
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18 The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
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19 Swing wide the city gates - the righteous gates! I'll walk right through and thank God!
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19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
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20 This Temple Gate belongs to God, so the victors can enter and praise.
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20 This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.
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21 Thank you for responding to me; you've truly become my salvation!
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21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.
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22 The stone the masons discarded as flawed is now the capstone!
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22 The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;
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23 This is God's work. We rub our eyes - we can hardly believe it!
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23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
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24 This is the very day God acted - let's celebrate and be festive!
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24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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25 Salvation now, God. Salvation now! Oh yes, God - a free and full life!
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25 O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success.
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26 Blessed are you who enter in God's name - from God's house we bless you!
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26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
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27 God is God, he has bathed us in light. Festoon the shrine with garlands, hang colored banners above the altar!
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27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.
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28 You're my God, and I thank you. O my God, I lift high your praise.
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28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
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29 Thank God - he's so good. His love never quits!
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29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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| Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) |
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