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              1 O give thanks   unto the LORD;  for he is good:  because his mercy  endureth for ever. 
            
            
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.            
            
              2 Let Israel  now say  , that his mercy  endureth for ever. 
            
            
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Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”            
            
              3 Let the house  of Aaron  now say  , that his mercy  endureth for ever. 
            
            
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Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.”            
            
              4 Let them now that fear  the LORD  say  , that his mercy  endureth for ever. 
            
            
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Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.”            
            
              5 I called   upon the LORD  in distress:  the LORD  answered   me, and set me in a large place. 
            
            
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When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.            
            
              6 The LORD  is on my side; I will not fear  : what can   man  do   unto me?
            
            
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The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?            
            
              7 The LORD  taketh my part with them that help   me: therefore shall I see   my desire upon them that hate   me.
            
            
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The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.            
            
              8 It is better  to trust   in the LORD  than to put confidence   in man. 
            
            
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.            
            
              9 It is better  to trust   in the LORD  than to put confidence   in princes. 
            
            
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.            
            
              10 All nations  compassed me about  : but in the name  of the LORD  will I destroy   them.
            
            
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All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.            
            
              11 They compassed me about  ; yea, they compassed me about  : but in the name  of the LORD  I will destroy   them.
            
            
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They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.            
            
              12 They compassed me about   like bees;  they are quenched   as the fire  of thorns:  for in the name  of the LORD  I will destroy   them.
            
            
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They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.            
            
              13 Thou hast thrust   sore   at me that I might fall  : but the LORD  helped   me.
            
            
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I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.            
            
              14 The LORD  is my strength  and song,  and is become my salvation. 
            
            
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The LORD is my strength and my defense ; he has become my salvation.            
            
              15 The voice  of rejoicing  and salvation  is in the tabernacles  of the righteous:  the right hand  of the LORD  doeth   valiantly. 
            
            
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Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!            
            
              16 The right hand  of the LORD  is exalted  : the right hand  of the LORD  doeth   valiantly. 
            
            
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The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”            
            
              17 I shall not die  , but live  , and declare   the works  of the LORD. 
            
            
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I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.            
            
              18 The LORD  hath chastened   me sore  : but he hath not given me over   unto death. 
            
            
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The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.            
            
              19 Open   to me the gates  of righteousness:  I will go   into them, and I will praise   the LORD: 
            
            
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Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.            
            
              20 This gate  of the LORD,  into which the righteous  shall enter  .
            
            
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This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.            
            
              21 I will praise   thee: for thou hast heard   me, and art become my salvation. 
            
            
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I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.            
            
              22 The stone  which the builders   refused   is become the head  stone of the corner. 
            
            
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The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;            
            
              23 This is the LORD'S  doing; it is marvellous   in our eyes. 
            
            
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the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.            
            
              24 This is the day  which the LORD  hath made  ; we will rejoice   and be glad   in it.
            
            
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The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.            
            
              25 Save   now, I beseech  thee, O LORD:  O LORD,  I beseech  thee, send now prosperity  .
            
            
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LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success!            
            
              26 Blessed   be he that cometh   in the name  of the LORD:  we have blessed   you out of the house  of the LORD. 
            
            
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.            
            
              27 God  is the LORD,  which hath shewed us light  : bind   the sacrifice  with cords,  even unto the horns  of the altar. 
            
            
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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.            
            
              28 Thou art my God,  and I will praise   thee: thou art my God,  I will exalt   thee.
            
            
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You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.            
            
              29 O give thanks   unto the LORD;  for he is good:  for his mercy  endureth for ever. 
            
            
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.            
          
            
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