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O give thanks to the
his steadfast love endures forever!
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Let Israel say,
"His steadfast love endures forever."
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Let the house of Aaron say,
"His steadfast love endures forever."
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Let those who fear the
"His steadfast love endures forever."
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Out of my distress I called on the
the
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With the
What can mortals do to me?
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The
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
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It is better to take refuge in the
than to put confidence in mortals.
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It is better to take refuge in the
than to put confidence in princes.
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All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the
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They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the
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They surrounded me like bees;
they blazed 1 like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the
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I was pushed hard, 2 so that I was falling,
but the
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The
he has become my salvation.
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There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
"The right hand of the
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the right hand of the
the right hand of the
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I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the
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The
but he did not give me over to death.
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Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the
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This is the gate of the
the righteous shall enter through it.
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I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
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The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
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This is the
it is marvelous in our eyes.
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This is the day that the
let us rejoice and be glad in it. 3
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Save us, we beseech you, O
O
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Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the
We bless you from the house of the
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The
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar. 5
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You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I will extol you.
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O give thanks to the
for his steadfast love endures forever.