New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!
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O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2 Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
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Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
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Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
4 Let those who fear the Lord say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
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Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
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I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.
6 With the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me?
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The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
7 The Lord is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
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The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals.
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It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
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It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
10 All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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All the nations have come round me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
12 They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
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I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.
14 The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.
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The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;
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The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
16 the right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly."
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The right hand of the Lord is lifted up; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
17 I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
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Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death.
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The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
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Let the doors of righteousness be open to me; I will go in and give praise to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
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This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.
21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
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I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
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The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.
23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
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This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.
25 Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
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Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing.
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.
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A blessing be on him who comes in the name of the Lord; we give you blessing from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar.
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The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you.
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You are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name.
29 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
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O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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