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[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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