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Thanksgiving for the LORD'S Saving Goodness.

^1 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for ^(C2)He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.

² Let ^(C1)Israel say,
"His mercy is everlasting."

³ Oh let the ^(C1)house of Aaron say,
"His mercy is everlasting."

⁴ Let those ^(C1)who ^(F1)fear the LORD say,
"His mercy is everlasting."

⁵ From my ^(C1)distress I called upon ^(F1)the LORD;
^(F1)The LORD answered me and ^(C2)put me in an open space.

⁶ The LORD is ^(C1)for me; I will ^(C2)not fear;
^(C3)What can man do to me?

⁷ The LORD is for me ^(C1)among those who help me;
Therefore I will ^(C2)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

⁸ It is ^(C1)better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in people.

⁹ It is ^(C1)better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in noblemen.

¹⁰ All nations ^(C1)surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly ^(C2)fend them off.

¹¹ They ^(C1)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.

¹² They surrounded me ^(C1)like bees;
They were extinguished like a ^(C2)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.

¹³ You ^(C1)pushed me violently so that I ^(F1)was falling,
But the LORD ^(C2)helped me.

^14 (F1)(C1)The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become ^(C2)my salvation.

¹⁵ The sound of ^(C1)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The ^(C2)right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.

¹⁶ The ^(C1)right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.

¹⁷ I ^(C1)will not die, but live,
And ^(C2)tell of the works of ^(F1)the LORD.

^18 (F1)The LORD has ^(C1)disciplined me severely,
But He has ^(C2)not turned me over to death.

^19 (C1)Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to ^(F1)the LORD.

²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD;
The ^(C1)righteous will enter through it.

²¹ I will give thanks to You, for You have ^(C1)answered me,
And You have ^(C2)become my salvation.

²² A ^(C1)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the ^(F1)chief cornerstone.

²³ This came about from the LORD;
It is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴ This is the day which the LORD has made;
Let's ^(C1)rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Please, O LORD, ^(C1)do save us;
Please, O LORD, do send ^(C2)prosperity!

^26 (C1)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD;
We have ^(C2)blessed you from the house of the LORD.

^27 (C1)The LORD is God, and He has given us ^(C2)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice ^(F1)to the ^(C3)horns of the altar with cords.

^28 (C1)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, ^(C2)I exalt You.

^29 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.