Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy
1 Oh,give thanks to theLord, forHeisgood!
# For His mercyenduresforever.
2 Let Israel now say,
“His mercyenduresforever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercyenduresforever.”
4 Let those who fear theLordnow say,
“His mercyenduresforever.”
5 I called on theLordin distress;
# TheLordanswered meandset me in a broad place.
6 TheLordison my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 TheLordis for me among those who help me;
# ThereforeI shall seemydesireon those who hate me.
8 Itisbetter to trust in theLord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 Itisbetter to trust in theLord
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of theLordI will destroy them.
11 Theysurrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of theLordI will destroy them.
12 They surrounded melike bees;
# They were quenchedlike a fire of thorns;
For in the name of theLordI will destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But theLordhelped me.
14 TheLordismy strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Isin the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of theLorddoes valiantly.
16 The right hand of theLordis exalted;
The right hand of theLorddoes valiantly.
17 I shall not die, but live,
# Anddeclare the works of theLord.
18 TheLordhaschastened me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
AndI will praise theLord.
20 This is the gate of theLord,
# Through which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise You,
# For You haveanswered me,
And have become my salvation.
22 The stonewhichthe builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This was theLord’s doing;
Itismarvelous in our eyes.
24 Thisisthe day theLordhas made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, OLord;
OLord, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 Blessedishe who comes in the name of theLord!
We have blessed you from the house of theLord.
27 GodistheLord,
# And He has given uslight;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 Youaremy God, and I will praise You;
# Youaremy God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to theLord, forHeisgood!
For His mercyenduresforever.