Read the Bible

^1 (a)Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good,
    and his love is eternal.
² Let the people of Israel say,
    "His love is eternal."
³ Let the priests of God say,
    "His love is eternal."
⁴ Let all who worship him say,
    "His love is eternal."

⁵ In my distress I called to the Lord;
    he answered me and set me free.
^6 (b)The Lord is with me, I will not be afraid;
    what can anyone do to me?
⁷ It is the Lord who helps me,
    and I will see my enemies defeated.
⁸ It is better to trust in the Lord
    than to depend on people.
⁹ It is better to trust in the Lord
    than to depend on human leaders.

¹⁰ Many enemies were around me;
    but I destroyed them by the power of the Lord!
¹¹ They were around me on every side;
    but I destroyed them by the power of the Lord!
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,
    but they burned out as quickly as a brush fire;
    by the power of the Lord I destroyed them.
¹³ I was fiercely attacked and was being defeated,
    but the Lord helped me.
^14 (c)The Lord makes me powerful and strong;
    he has saved me.

¹⁵ Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God's people:
    "The Lord's mighty power has done it!
¹⁶     His power has brought us victory—
    his mighty power in battle!"

¹⁷ I will not die; instead, I will live
    and proclaim what the Lord has done.
¹⁸ He has punished me severely,
    but he has not let me die.

¹⁹ Open to me the gates of the Temple;
    I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!

²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord;
    only the righteous can come in.

²¹ I praise you, Lord, because you heard me,
    because you have given me victory.

^22 (d)The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
    turned out to be the most important of all.
²³ This was done by the Lord;
    what a wonderful sight it is!
²⁴ This is the day of the Lord's victory;
    let us be happy, let us celebrate!
^25 (e)Save us, Lord, save us!
    Give us success, O Lord!

^26 (f)May God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
    From the Temple of the Lord we bless you.
²⁷ The Lord is God; he has been good to us.
With branches in your hands, start the festival
    and march around the altar.

²⁸ You are my God, and I give you thanks;
    I will proclaim your greatness.

²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good,
    and his love is eternal.