New American Standard Bible 1995

NET Bible

1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!

2Oh let Israel say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

2Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"

3Oh let the house of Aaron say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

3Let the family of Aaron say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"

4Oh let those who fear the LORD say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

4Let the loyal followers of the LORD say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"

5From my distress I called upon the LORD; The LORD answered me and set me in a large place.

5In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place.

6The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?

6The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?

7The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

7The LORD is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.

8It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man.

8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

9It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes.

9It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.

10All nations surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.

10All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.

11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

12They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.

12They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

13You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the LORD helped me.

13"You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the LORD helped me.

14The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.

14The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer."

15The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

15They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The LORD's right hand conquers,

16The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

16the LORD's right hand gives victory, the LORD's right hand conquers.

17I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the LORD.

17I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.

18The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.

18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

19Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the LORD.

19Open for me the gates of the just king's temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

20This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous will enter through it.

20This is the LORD's gate--the godly enter through it.

21I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.

21I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer.

22The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.

22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.

23This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.

23This is the LORD's work. We consider it amazing!

24This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

24This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.

25O LORD, do save, we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity!

25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success!

26Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.

26May the one who comes in the name of the LORD be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the LORD's temple.

27The LORD is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

27The LORD is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar!

28You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You.

28You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you!

29Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!

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