[Alleluia.] [1]Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. [2]Let now the house of Israel say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. [3]Let now the house of Aaron say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. [4]Let now all that fear the Lord say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. [5]I called on the Lord out of affliction: and he hearkened to me, so as to bring me into a wide place. [6]The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me. [7]The Lord is my helper; and I shall see my desire upon mine enemies. [8]It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man. [9]It is better to hope in the Lord, than to hope in princes. [10]All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. [11]They completely compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. [12]They compassed me about as bees do a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. [13]I was thrust, and sorely shaken, that I might fall: but the Lord helped me. [14]The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. [15]The voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord has wrought mightily. [16]The right hand of the Lord has exalted me: the right hand of the Lord has wrought powerfully. [17]I shall not die, but live, and recount the works of the Lord. [18]The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me up to death. [19]Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord. [20]This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter by it. [21]I will give thanks to thee; because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. [22]The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner. [23]This has been done of the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes. [24]This is the day which the Lord has made: let us exult and rejoice in it. [25]O Lord, save now: O Lord, send now prosperity. [26]Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. [27]God is the Lord, and he has shined upon us: celebrate the feast with thick branches, binding the victims even to the horns of the altar. [28]Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will give thanks to thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. [29]Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
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Author: Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)
Source: ecmarsh.com
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