1 G ive thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

2 O h let Israel say, “His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

3 O h let the house of Aaron say, “His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

4 O h let those who fear the Lord say, “His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

5 F rom my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.

6 T he Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?

7 T he Lord is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

8 I t is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in man.

9 I t is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in princes.

10 A ll nations surrounded me; In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

11 T hey surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

12 T hey surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

13 Y ou pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the Lord helped me.

14 T he Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.

15 T he sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16 T he right hand of the Lord is exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

17 I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the Lord.

18 T he Lord has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.

19 O pen to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

20 T his is the gate of the Lord; The righteous will enter through it.

21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.

22 T he stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.

23 T his is the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.

24 T his is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25 O Lord, do save, we beseech You; O Lord, we beseech You, do send prosperity!

26 B lessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord; We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

27 T he Lord is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

28 Y ou are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You.

29 G ive thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.