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Psalms 117

1Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His mercy endures forever.

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2Let the house of Israel say that He is good, For His mercy endures forever.

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3Let the house of Aaron say that He is good, For His mercy endures forever.

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4Let all who fear the Lord say that He is good, For His mercy endures forever.

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5In affliction I called upon the Lord, And He heard me in a broad place.

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6The Lord is my helper; I shall not be afraid of what man will do to me.

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7The Lord is my helper; I shall look upon my enemies.

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8It is good to trust in the Lord Rather than to trust in man;

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9It is good to hope in the Lord Rather than to hope in rulers.

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10All the nations surrounded me, But in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them;

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11They circled and surrounded me, But in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them;

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12They surrounded me like bees around a honeycomb, And they were inflamed like fire in a thorn bush; But in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.

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13I was shoved and disheartened, that I might fall, But the Lord took hold of me.

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14The Lord is my strength and my song, And He became my salvation.

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15The sound of exceeding joy and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord worked its power;

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16The right hand of the Lord exalted me; The right hand of the Lord worked its power.

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17I shall not die, but live, And tell of the Lord's works.

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18The Lord chastened and corrected me, But He did not give me up to death.

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19Open the gates of righteousness to me; I will enter therein and give thanks to the Lord.

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20This is the gate of the Lord; The righteous shall go in through it.

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21I will give thanks to You, for You heard me, And You became my salvation.

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22The stone the builders rejected, the same became the head of the corner;

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23And this came about from the Lord, And it is wonderful in our eyes.

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24This is the day the Lord made; Let us greatly rejoice, and be glad therein.

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25O Lord, save us now; O Lord, prosper us now.

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26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; We blessed you from the house of the Lord.

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27God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us; Appoint a feast for yourselves, decked with branches, Even to the horns of the altar.

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28You are my God, and I will give thanks to You; You are my God, and I shall exalt You; I will give thanks to You, for You heard me; And You became my salvation.

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29Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His mercy endures forever.

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