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| 1. | O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. | 
| 2. | Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. | 
| 3. | Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. | 
| 4. | Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. | 
| 5. | I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place. | 
| 6. | The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me? | 
| 7. | The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters. | 
| 8. | It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man. | 
| 9. | It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers. | 
| 10. | All the nations have come round me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down. | 
| 11. | They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down. | 
| 12. | They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down. | 
| 13. | I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper. | 
| 14. | The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. | 
| 15. | The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power. | 
| 16. | The right hand of the Lord is lifted up; the right hand of the Lord does works of power. | 
| 17. | Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord. | 
| 18. | The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death. | 
| 19. | Let the doors of righteousness be open to me; I will go in and give praise to the Lord. | 
| 20. | This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it. | 
| 21. | I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation. | 
| 22. | The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building. | 
| 23. | This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes. | 
| 24. | This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it. | 
| 25. | Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing. | 
| 26. | A blessing be on him who comes in the name of the Lord; we give you blessing from the house of the Lord. | 
| 27. | The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar. | 
| 28. | You are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name. | 
| 29. | O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. |