Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
2 Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
3 Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
4 Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lordanswered me and set me free.
6 The Lordis on my side; I will not fear.
What can [mere] man do to me?
7 The Lordis on my side, He is among those who help me;
Therefore I will look [in triumph] on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.
10 All nations encompassed me;
In the name of the LordI will surely cut them off.
11 They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];
In the name of the LordI will cut them off.
12 They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare upandare extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the LordI will surely cut them off.
13 You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lordhelped me.
14 The Lordis my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of the Lorddoes valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lordis exalted;
The right hand of the Lorddoes valiantly.
17 I will not die, but live,
And declare the worksandrecount the illustrious acts of the Lord.
18 The Lordhas disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have heardandanswered me;
And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].
22 The stone which the builders rejected
Has become thechief cornerstone.
23 This is from the Lordandis His doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This [day in which God has saved me] is the day which the Lordhas made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Lord, save now, we beseech You;
O Lord, we beseech You, send now prosperityandgive us success!
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord[you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].
27 The Lordis God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices withcords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
[You are] my God, I extol You.
29 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.