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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
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Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his faithful love lasts forever.
2 Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
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Let Israel say it: "God's faithful love lasts forever!"
3 Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
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Let the house of Aaron say it: "God's faithful love lasts forever!"
4 Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
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Let those who honor the LORD say it: "God's faithful love lasts forever!"
5 In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and the LORD answered me and set me free.
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In tight circumstances, I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me with wide-open spaces.
6 The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?
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The LORD is for me—I won't be afraid. What can anyone do to me?
7 Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
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The LORD is for me—as my helper. I look in victory on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.
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It's far better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust any human.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
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It's far better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust any human leader.
10 Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .
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All the nations surrounded me, but I cut them down in the LORD's name.
11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .
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Yes, they surrounded me on every single side, but I cut them down in the LORD's name.
12 They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .
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They surrounded me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns. I cut them down in the LORD's name!
13 My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me.
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I was pushed so hard I nearly died, but the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.
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The LORD was my strength and protection; he was my saving help!
15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!
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The sounds of joyful songs and deliverance are heard in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's strong hand is victorious!
16 The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!
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The LORD's strong hand is ready to strike! The LORD's strong hand is victorious!"
17 I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done.
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I won't die—no, I will live and declare what the LORD has done.
18 The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die.
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Yes, the LORD definitely disciplined me, but he didn't hand me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD .
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Open the gates of righteousness for me so I can come in and give thanks to the LORD!
20 These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there.
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This is the LORD's gate; those who are righteous enter through it.
21 I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!
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I thank you because you answered me, because you were my saving help.
22 The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.
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The stone rejected by the builders is now the main foundation stone!
23 This is the LORD ’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.
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This has happened because of the LORD; it is astounding in our sight!
24 This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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This is the day the LORD acted; we will rejoice and celebrate in it!
25 Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success.
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LORD, please save us! LORD, please let us succeed!
26 Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD . We bless you from the house of the LORD .
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The one who enters in the LORD's name is blessed; we bless all of you from the LORD's house.
27 The LORD is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
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The LORD is God! He has shined a light on us! So lead the festival offering with ropes all the way to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!
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You are my God—I will give thanks to you! You are my God—I will lift you up high!
29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
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Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his faithful love lasts forever.
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