[1] Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
[2] Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
[3] Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
[4] Let all who fear the Lord repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
[5] In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
[6] The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?
[7] Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
[8] It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people.
[9] It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
[10] Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
[11] Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
[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.
[13] My enemies did their best to kill me, but the Lord rescued me.
[14] The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.
[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!
[16] The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!
[17] I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord has done.
[18] The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not let me die.
[19] Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the Lord.
[20] These gates lead to the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter there.
[21] I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!
[22] The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.
[23] This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.
[24] This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
[25] Please, Lord, please save us. Please, Lord, please give us success.
[26] Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.
[27] The Lord is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
[28] You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!
[29] Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.