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Psalms 118:17-27

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17 I didn't die. I lived! And now I'm telling the world what God did.
17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 God tested me, he pushed me hard, but he didn't hand me over to Death.
18 The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
19 Swing wide the city gates - the righteous gates! I'll walk right through and thank God!
19 Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This Temple Gate belongs to God, so the victors can enter and praise.
20 This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.
21 Thank you for responding to me; you've truly become my salvation!
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.
22 The stone the masons discarded as flawed is now the capstone!
22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
23 This is God's work. We rub our eyes - we can hardly believe it!
23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the very day God acted - let's celebrate and be festive!
24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.
25 Salvation now, God. Salvation now! Oh yes, God - a free and full life!
25 LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success!
26 Blessed are you who enter in God's name - from God's house we bless you!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
27 God is God, he has bathed us in light. Festoon the shrine with garlands, hang colored banners above the altar!
27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.
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