His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
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f Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
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g Let Israel say,
"His steadfast love endures forever."
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g Let the house of Aaron say,
"His steadfast love endures forever."
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g Let those who fear the Lord say,
"His steadfast love endures forever."
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h Out of my distress I i called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me j free.
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k The Lord is on my side; l I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
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m The Lord is on my side as my helper;
I shall n look in triumph on those who hate me.
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o It is better to take refuge in the Lord
p than to trust in man.
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It is better to take refuge in the Lord
p than to trust in princes.
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q All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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r They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like s a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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I was t pushed hard, so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
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The Lord is my strength and my song;
u he has become my salvation.
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Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
v "The right hand of the Lord w does valiantly,
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the right hand of the Lord exalts,
the right hand of the Lord w does valiantly!"
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x I shall not die, but I shall live,
and y recount the deeds of the Lord.
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The Lord has z disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
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a Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
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This is the gate of the Lord;
b the righteous shall enter through it.
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I thank you that c you have answered me
u and have become my salvation.
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d The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
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This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
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This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!
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e Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We f bless you from the house of the Lord.
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The Lord is God,
and he has made g his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to h the horns of the altar!
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You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will i extol you.
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j Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
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Cross References
Psalms 118:29
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalms 100:5
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
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Psalms 115:9 - 10
O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:11
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
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Psalms 118:2
Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever.
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Psalms 118:2
Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever.
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Jonah 2:1
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
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Psalms 116:4
Then I called on the name of the Lord : "O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!
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Psalms 18:19
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
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Psalms 56:9
Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
Hebrews 13:6
So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?
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Psalms 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 56:4
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Psalms 56:11
In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Psalms 54:4
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.
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Psalms 54:7
For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
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Psalms 40:4
Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
Psalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
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Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
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Psalms 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.
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Psalms 88:17
They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together.
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Deuteronomy 1:44
Then the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do and beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah.
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Psalms 58:9
Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
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Psalms 140:4
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
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Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
Luke 1:51
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
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Psalms 60:12
With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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Psalms 118:15
Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
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Habakkuk 1:12
Are you not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, you have ordained them as a judgment, and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof.
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Psalms 73:28
But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
Psalms 107:22
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
Psalms 6:5
For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise?
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Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with you to save you, declares the Lord ; I will make a full end of all the nations among whom I scattered you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
2 Corinthians 6:9
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed.
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Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.
Psalms 24:7
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Psalms 24:9
Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
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Revelation 21:27
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
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Psalms 116:1
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
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Psalms 118:14
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
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Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the...
Mark 12:10 - 11
Have you not read this Scripture: "'The stone t...
Luke 20:17
But he looked directly at them and said, "What ...
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am...
Acts 4:11
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by yo...
Ephesians 2:20
Built on the foundation of the apostles and pro...
1 Peter 2:4 - 7
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by ...
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Matthew 21:9
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Matthew 23:39
For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'
Mark 11:9
And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Luke 13:35
Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'
Luke 19:38
Saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
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Psalms 129:8
Nor do those who pass by say, "The blessing of the Lord be upon you! We bless you in the name of the Lord!
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Psalms 18:28
For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Esther 8:16
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Exodus 27:2
And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.
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Psalms 99:5
Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
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Psalms 118:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
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