1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2Let the congregation of Israel repeat:
"His faithful love endures forever."
3Let Aaron's descendants, the priests, repeat:
His faithful love endures forever."
4Let all who fear the Lord repeat:
"His faithful love endures forever."
5In my distress I prayed to the Lord,
And the Lord answered me and
rescued me.
6The Lord is for me, so I will not be
afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
7Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.
I will look in triumph at those who
hate me.
8It is better to trust the Lord
than to put confidence in people.
9It is better to trust the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.
10Though hostile nations surrounded me,
I destroyed them all in the name
of the Lord.
11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,
but I destroyed them all in the name
of the Lord.
12They swarmed around me like bees;
they blazed against me like a roaring
flame.
13You did your best to kill me, O my enemy,
but the Lord helped me.
14The Lord is my strength and my song;
he has become my victory.
15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the
camp of the godly.
The strong right arm of the Lord has
done glorious things!
16The strong right arm of the Lord is raised
in triumph.
The strong right arm of the Lord has
done glorious things!
17I will not die, but I will live
to tell what the Lord has done.
18The Lord has punished me severely,
but he has not handed me over to death.
19Open for me the gates where the
righteous enter,
and I will go in and thank the Lord.
20Those gates lead to the presence of the
Lord,
and the godly enter there.
21I thank you for answering my prayer
and saving me!
22The stone rejected by the builders
has now become the cornerstone.
23This is the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous to see.
24This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25Please, Lord, please save us.
Please, Lord, please give us success.
26Bless the one who comes in the name
of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the
Lord.
27The Lord is God, shining upon us.
Bring forward the sacrifice and put
it on the altar.
28You are my God, and I will praise you!
You are my God, and I will exalt you!
29Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.