| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
| 2Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.” | 2Oh let Israel say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." |
| 3Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.” | 3Oh let the house of Aaron say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." |
| 4Let those who fear the LORD now say, “His mercy endures forever.” | 4Oh let those who fear the LORD say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." |
| 5I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. | 5From my distress I called upon the LORD; The LORD answered me and set me in a large place. |
| 6The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? | 6The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? |
| 7The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. | 7The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me. |
| 8It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man. | 8It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man. |
| 9It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes. | 9It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes. |
| 10All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. | 10All nations surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. |
| 11They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. | 11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. |
| 12They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. | 12They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. |
| 13You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the LORD helped me. | 13You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the LORD helped me. |
| 14The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. | 14The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. |
| 15The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. | 15The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
| 16The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. | 16The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
| 17I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD. | 17I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the LORD. |
| 18The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death. | 18The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death. |
| 19Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD. | 19Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the LORD. |
| 20This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous shall enter. | 20This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous will enter through it. |
| 21I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. | 21I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation. |
| 22The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. | 22The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. |
| 23This was the LORD’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. | 23This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. |
| 24This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. | 24This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
| 25Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. | 25O LORD, do save, we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity! |
| 26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. | 26Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. |
| 27God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. | 27The LORD is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. |
| 28You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. | 28You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You. |
| 29Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 29Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
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