New Living Translation | NET Bible |
1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! |
2Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” | 2Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" |
3Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” | 3Let the family of Aaron say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" |
4Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” | 4Let the loyal followers of the LORD say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" |
5In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and 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 for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? | 6The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me? |
7Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at 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 people. | 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. |
10Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. | 10All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away. |
11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. | 11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away. |
12They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. | 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. |
13My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued 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 given me victory. | 14The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer." |
15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! | 15They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The LORD's right hand conquers, |
16The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! | 16the LORD's right hand gives victory, the LORD's right hand conquers. |
17I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done. | 17I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done. |
18The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die. | 18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death. |
19Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD. | 19Open for me the gates of the just king's temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. |
20These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there. | 20This is the LORD's gate--the godly enter through it. |
21I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory! | 21I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer. |
22The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. | 22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone. |
23This is the LORD’s doing, and it is wonderful to see. | 23This is the LORD's work. We consider it amazing! |
24This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. | 24This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. |
25Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success. | 25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success! |
26Bless the one 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, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on 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 praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you! | 28You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you! |
29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | 29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! |
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