Contemporary English Version The Lord Is Always Mercifulhow thankful you are, because he is kind and always merciful. 2Let Israel shout, “God is always merciful!” 3Let the family of Aaron the priest shout, “God is always merciful!” 4Let every true worshiper of the Lord shout, “God is always merciful!” 5When I was really hurting, I prayed to the Lord. He answered my prayer, and took my worries away. and I am not afraid of what others can do to me. 7With the Lord on my side, I will defeat my hateful enemies. 8It is better to trust the Lord for protection than to trust anyone else, 9including strong leaders. 10Nations surrounded me, but I got rid of them by the power of the Lord. 11They attacked from all sides, but I got rid of them by the power of the Lord. 12They swarmed around like bees, but by the power of the Lord, I got rid of them and their fiery sting. 13Their attacks were so fierce that I nearly fell, but the Lord helped me. come from the Lord, and he has saved me. 15From the tents of God's people come shouts of victory: “The Lord is powerful! 16With his mighty arm the Lord wins victories! The Lord is powerful!” 17And so my life is safe, and I will live to tell what the Lord has done. 18He punished me terribly, but he did not let death lay its hands on me. 19Open the gates of justice! I will enter and tell the Lord how thankful I am. 20Here is the gate of the Lord! Everyone who does right may enter this gate. 21I praise the Lord for answering my prayers and saving me. 22 The stone that the builders tossed aside has now become the most important stone. 23The Lord has done this, and it is amazing to us. 24This day belongs to the Lord! Let's celebrate and be glad today. 25 We'll ask the Lord to save us! We'll sincerely ask the Lord to let us win. 26 God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! We praise you from here in the house of the Lord. 27The Lord is our God, and he has given us light! Start the celebration! March with palm branches all the way to the altar.+ 28The Lord is my God! I will praise him and tell him how thankful I am. 29Tell the Lord how thankful you are, because he is kind and always merciful. Footnotes: Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. Bible text from the Contemporary English Version 2nd Edition (CEV®) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (www.americanbible.org). Learn more at www.cev.bible. Discover .BIBLE resources for your ministry at www.get.bible/cev Bible Hub |