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Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Let Israel now say, that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Let them that fear the Lord now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.

The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man can do unto me.

The Lord is my helper: and I will look over my enemies.

It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.

It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.

All nations compassed me about; and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

Surrounding me they compassed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

They surrounded me like bees, † and they burned like fire among thorns: and in the name of the Lord I was revenged on them.

Being pushed I was overturned that I might fall: but the Lord supported me.

The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation.

The voice of rejoicing and of salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.

The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: † the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me: the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength.

I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.

The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death.

Open ye to me the gates of justice: † I will go in to them, and give praise to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, the just shall enter into it.

I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation.

The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.

This is the Lord’s doing: and it is wonderful in our eyes.

This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.

O Lord, save me: † O Lord, give good success: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord: The Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us.

Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the altar.

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee.

I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

O praise ye the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

(Aleph) Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Blessed are they that search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart.

For they that work iniquity, have not walked in his ways.

Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.

O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.

Then shall I not be confounded, when I shall look into all thy commandments.

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice.

I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.

(Béth) By what doth a young man correct his way? By observing thy words.

With my whole heart have I sought after thee: let me not stray from thy commandments.

Thy words have I hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy justifications.

With my lips I have pronounced all the judgments of thy mouth.

I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.

I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.

I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.

(Ghimel) Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me and I shall keep thy words.

Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.

I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times.

Thou hast rebuked the proud: they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.

Remove from me reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies.

For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.

For thy testimonies are my meditation: and thy justifications my counsel.

(Daleth) My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.

I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy justifications.

Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.

My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: strengthen thou me in thy words.

Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments I have not forgotten.

I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: put me not to shame.

I have run the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart.