¹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures. ²Let Israel say, “Yes, his loyal love endures.” ³Let the family of Aaron say, “Yes, his loyal love endures.” ⁴Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, “Yes, his loyal love endures.” ⁵In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place. ⁶The Lord is on my side; I am not afraid. What can people do to me?⁷The Lord is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.⁸It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people. ⁹It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes. ¹⁰All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.¹¹They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.¹²They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.¹³“You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the Lord helped me.¹⁴The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.” ¹⁵They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord’s right hand conquers. ¹⁶The Lord’s right hand gives victory; the Lord’s right hand conquers. ¹⁷I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. ¹⁸The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death. ¹⁹Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple. I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. ²⁰This is the Lord’s gate— the godly enter through it.²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer. ²²The stone that the builders discarded has become the cornerstone. ²³This is the Lord’s work. We consider it amazing! ²⁴This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.²⁵Please, Lord, deliver! Please, Lord, grant us success! ²⁶May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed. We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord’s temple. ²⁷The Lord is God, and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar. ²⁸You are my God, and I will give you thanks. You are my God and I will praise you.²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures.