The LORD Is on My Side 1 WBS O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2 WBS Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
3 WBS Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
4 WBS Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
5 WBS I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. BSB BSB: In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
6 WBS The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do to me? BSB BSB: The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7 WBS The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. BSB BSB: The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 WBS It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.BSB BSB: It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
9 WBS It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.BSB BSB: It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
10 WBS All nations encompassed me: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. BSB BSB: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11 WBS They encompassed me; yes, they encompassed me: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. BSB BSB: They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12 WBS They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 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 WBS Thou hast violently thrust at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me. BSB BSB: I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
14 WBS The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. BSB BSB: The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
15 WBS The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. BSB BSB: Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
16 WBS The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. BSB BSB: The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
17 WBS I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. BSB BSB: I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 WBS The LORD hath chastened me severely: but he hath not given me over to death. BSB BSB: The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
19 WBS Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter them, and I will praise the LORD: BSB BSB: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20 WBS This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. BSB BSB: This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
21 WBS I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. BSB BSB: I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
22 WBS The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. BSB BSB: The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23 WBS This is the LORD'S doing; it is wonderful in our eyes. BSB BSB: This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 WBS This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. BSB BSB: This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 WBS Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. BSB BSB: O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
26 WBS Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. BSB BSB: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
27 WBS God is the LORD, who hath shown us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even 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 WBS Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. BSB BSB: You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
29 WBS O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
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