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Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good

¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.² Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”³ Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”⁴ Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”⁵ In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.⁶ The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?⁷ The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.⁸ It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.⁹ It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.¹⁰ All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.¹¹ They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.¹² They swarmed around me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.¹³ I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.¹⁴ The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.¹⁵ Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!¹⁶ The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”¹⁷ I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.¹⁸ The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.²¹ I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.^{22 (a)}The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.²³ This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.²⁴ This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.²⁵ O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.²⁷ The LORD is God and has made His light shine upon us. Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.²⁸ You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.²⁹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.