NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. |
2Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" | 2Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
3Let the family of Aaron say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" | 3Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
4Let the loyal followers of the LORD say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" | 4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
5In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place. | 5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. |
6The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me? | 6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? |
7The LORD is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me. | 7The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. |
8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people. | 8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. |
9It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes. | 9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. |
10All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away. | 10All the nations surrounded me, but 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. | 11They surrounded me on every side, but 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. | 12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
13"You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the LORD helped me. | 13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me. |
14The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer." | 14The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. |
15They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The LORD's right hand conquers, | 15Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! |
16the LORD's right hand gives victory, the LORD's right hand conquers. | 16The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!” |
17I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done. | 17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. |
18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death. | 18The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. |
19Open for me the gates of the just king's temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. | 19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. |
20This is the LORD's gate--the godly enter through it. | 20This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. |
21I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer. | 21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. |
22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone. | 22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. |
23This is the LORD's work. We consider it amazing! | 23This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. |
24This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. | 24This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. |
25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success! | 25O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! |
26May the one who comes in the name of the LORD be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the LORD's temple. | 26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. |
27The LORD is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar! | 27The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. |
28You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you! | 28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You. |
29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures! | 29Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. |
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