| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. |
| 2Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” | 2Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
| 3Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” | 3Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
| 4Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” | 4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
| 5In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and the LORD answered me and set me free. | 5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. |
| 6The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? | 6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? |
| 7Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. | 7The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. |
| 8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people. | 8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. |
| 9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. | 9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. |
| 10Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. | 10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
| 11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. | 11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
| 12They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. | 12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
| 13My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me. | 13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me. |
| 14The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. | 14The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. |
| 15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! | 15Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! |
| 16The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! | 16The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!” |
| 17I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done. | 17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. |
| 18The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die. | 18The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. |
| 19Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD. | 19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. |
| 20These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there. | 20This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. |
| 21I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory! | 21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. |
| 22The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. | 22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. |
| 23This is the LORD’s doing, and it is wonderful to see. | 23This is from the LORD, and 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 that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. |
| 25Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success. | 25O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! |
| 26Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. | 26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. |
| 27The LORD is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar. | 27The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. |
| 28You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you! | 28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You. |
| 29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | 29Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. |
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