The LORD Is on My Side 1 UDB Tell Yahweh that you thank him very much for the good things he has done for you! He faithfully loves us, his people, forever. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2 UDB You Israelite people should repeatedly shout, "He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!" BSB BSB: Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
3 UDB You priests who are descendants of Aaron should repeatedly shout, "He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!" BSB BSB: Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
4 UDB All you who revere him should repeatedly shout, "He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!" BSB BSB: Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
5 UDB When I was distressed, I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me and set me free from my worries. BSB BSB: In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
6 UDB Yahweh is on my side, so I will not be afraid of anything. No one can do anything that will prevent God from blessing me forever. BSB BSB: The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7 UDB Yes, Yahweh is on my side, so I will look triumphantly at my enemies while he defeats them. BSB BSB: The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 UDB It is better to trust in Yahweh than to depend on people. BSB BSB: It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
9 UDB It is better to trust Yahweh to protect us than to trust that influential people will protect us. BSB BSB: It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
10 UDB Armies of many nations surrounded us, but Yahweh enabled us to defeat them by his power. BSB BSB: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11 UDB They completely surrounded us, but we defeated them all by Yahweh's power. BSB BSB: They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12 UDB They swarmed around me like angry bees; they were like a fire that flares up in a thornbush, but we defeated them by Yahweh's power. BSB BSB: They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
13 UDB Our enemies attacked us fiercely and almost defeated us, but Yahweh helped us. BSB BSB: I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
14 UDB Yahweh is the one who makes me strong, and he is the one about whom I always sing; he has saved us from my enemies. BSB BSB: The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
15 UDB Listen to the joyful songs of victory being sung in the tents of the people who honor God! They sing, "Yahweh has defeated our enemies by his mighty power; BSB BSB: Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
16 UDB he has raised his strong right arm to show he is happy over defeating his enemies. Yahweh has completely defeated them!" BSB BSB: The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
17 UDB I will not be killed in battle; I will live to proclaim the great things that Yahweh has done. BSB BSB: I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 UDB Yahweh has punished me severely, but he has not allowed me to die. BSB BSB: The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
19 UDB You gatekeepers, open for me the gates of the temple so that I may enter and thank Yahweh. BSB BSB: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20 UDB Those are the gates through which we enter the temple to worship Yahweh; those who honor God enter through those gates. BSB BSB: This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
21 UDB Yahweh, I thank you that you answered my prayer and that you saved me from my enemies. BSB BSB: I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
22 UDB Yahweh's chosen king is like a stone that the builders rejected when they were building a house, but that stone became the cornerstone. BSB BSB: The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23 UDB This was done by Yahweh, and it is a wonderful thing for us to see. BSB BSB: This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 UDB This is the day on which we remember that Yahweh acted powerfully to defeat our enemies; we will rejoice and be glad today. BSB BSB: This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 UDB Yahweh, we plead with you to keep rescuing us from our enemies. Yahweh, please help us accomplish what we want to do. BSB BSB: O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
26 UDB Yahweh, bless the one who will come with your power. From the temple we bless all of you. BSB BSB: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
27 UDB Yahweh is God, and he has caused his light to come to us. Come, bring the animal sacrifice and tie it to the horns of the altar. BSB BSB: The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 UDB Yahweh, you are the God whom I worship, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will tell everyone that you are great! BSB BSB: You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
29 UDB Thank Yahweh because he does good things for us! He will faithfully love us forever as he has promised. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
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