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v1
Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
v2
Let Israel say, “His loyal love is forever.”
v3
Let the house of Aaron say, “His loyal love is forever.”
v4
Let those who fear Yahweh say, “His loyal love is forever.”
v5
Out of my distress I called to Yah. ^[A shortened form of “Yahweh”] Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.
v6
Yahweh is for me; I do not fear. What can mere humans ^[Or “humankind”] do to me?
v7
Yahweh is for me as my helper, and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
v8
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in humans. ^[Or “humankind”]
v9
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust princes.
v10
All nations surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
v11
They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
v12
They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
v13
You pushed me hard ^[Hebrew intensive “pushing, you pushed me”] to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me.
v14
Yah ^[A shortened form of “Yahweh”] is my strength and my song, ^[Or “my might”] and he has become my salvation. ^[Or “victory”]
v15
The sound of rejoicing and salvation ^[Or “victory”] is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
v16
The right hand of Yahweh has exalted; the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
v17
I will not die but live, and tell of the works of Yah. ^[A shortened form of “Yahweh”]
v18
Yah has disciplined me severely, but he did not consign ^[Hebrew “give”] me to death.
v19
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to Yah. ^[A shortened form of “Yahweh”]
v20
This is the gate of Yahweh, through which the righteous will enter.
v21
I will give thanks to you for you have answered me, and you have become my salvation. ^[Or “victory”]
v22
The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
v23
This is from Yahweh; it is wonderful in our eyes.
v24
This is the day Yahweh has worked; ^[Or “made”] let us rejoice and be glad in him. ^[Or “in it”]
v25
O Yahweh, please save; O Yahweh, please grant success.
v26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh. We bless you ^[Hebrew plural] from the house ^[Or “temple”] of Yahweh.
v27
Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. ^[Or “made his light to shine upon to us”] Bind the festal sacrifice ^[Or “festal procession”] with cords ^[Or “branches”] to the horns ^[Or “and lead up to the horns”] of the altar.
v28
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God; I will exalt you.
v29
Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.