99 lines
2.5 KiB
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99 lines
2.5 KiB
Markdown
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
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# Chapter 118
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1. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
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for his steadfast love endures forever!
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2. Let Israel say,
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"His steadfast love endures forever."
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3. Let the house of Aaron say,
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"His steadfast love endures forever."
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4. Let those who fear the LORD say,
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"His steadfast love endures forever."
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5. Out of my distress I called on the LORD;
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the LORD answered me and set me free.
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6. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear.
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What can man do to me?
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7. The LORD is on my side as my helper;
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I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
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8. It is better to take refuge in the LORD
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than to trust in man.
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9. It is better to take refuge in the LORD
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than to trust in princes.
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10. All nations surrounded me;
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in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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11. They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
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in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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12. They surrounded me like bees;
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they went out like a fire among thorns;
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in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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13. I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,
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but the LORD helped me.
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14. The LORD is my strength and my song;
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he has become my salvation.
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15. Glad songs of salvation
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are in the tents of the righteous:
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"The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
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16. the right hand of the LORD exalts,
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the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!"
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17. I shall not die, but I shall live,
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and recount the deeds of the LORD.
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18. The LORD has disciplined me severely,
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but he has not given me over to death.
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19. Open to me the gates of righteousness,
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that I may enter through them
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and give thanks to the LORD.
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20. This is the gate of the LORD;
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the righteous shall enter through it.
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21. I thank you that you have answered me
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and have become my salvation.
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22. The stone that the builders rejected
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has become the cornerstone.
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23. This is the LORD's doing;
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it is marvelous in our eyes.
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24. This is the day that the LORD has made;
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let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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25. Save us, we pray, O LORD!
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O LORD, we pray, give us success!
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26. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
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We bless you from the house of the LORD.
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27. The LORD is God,
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and he has made his light to shine upon us.
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Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
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up to the horns of the altar!
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28. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
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you are my God; I will extol you.
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29. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
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for his steadfast love endures forever!
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