Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the LORD now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
5 I called on the LORD in distress;
The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 The LORD is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 The LORD is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
11 They surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me like bees;
They were quenched like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
17 I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of the LORD.
18 The LORD has chastened me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD,
Through which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise You,
For You have answered me,
And have become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This was the LORD’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O LORD;
O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27 God is the LORD,
And He has given us light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
You are my God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 3 Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 4 Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
5 Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. 6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 7 The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall 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 surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 12 They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. 15 Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly, 16 the right hand of the LORD exalts, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!"
17 I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. 18 The LORD has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD. 27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. 29 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
1—Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2—Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise? 3—Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. 4—Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; 5—That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. 6—We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7—Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8—Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 9—He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10—And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11—And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left. 12—Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. 13—They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: 14—But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 15—And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 16—They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. 17—The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram. 18—And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 19—They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 20—Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21—They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; 22—Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. 23—Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 24—Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: 25—But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. 26—Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: 27—To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 28—They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29—Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. 30—Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. 31—And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore. 32—They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: 33—Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 34—They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: 35—But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 36—And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. 37—Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, 38—And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. 39—Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. 40—Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 41—And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. 42—Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. 43—Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 44—Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45—And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 46—He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. 47—Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 48—Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.