| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! |
| 2Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” | 2Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" |
| 3Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” | 3Let the family of Aaron say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" |
| 4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” | 4Let the loyal followers of the LORD say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" |
| 5Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. | 5In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place. |
| 6The LORD is on my side; 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 on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph 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 cut them off! | 10All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away. |
| 11They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I 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 went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I 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. |
| 13I was pushed hard, 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 my song; he has become my salvation. | 14The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer." |
| 15Glad songs of salvation are 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 exalts, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!” | 16the LORD's right hand gives victory, the LORD's right hand conquers. |
| 17I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds 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, that I may enter through them and 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 shall enter through it. | 20This is the LORD's gate--the godly enter through it. |
| 21I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. | 21I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer. |
| 22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. | 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 that 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. |
| 25Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success! | 25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success! |
| 26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless 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 made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up 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 will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. | 28You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you! |
| 29Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! | 29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! |
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