The Holy Bible – Knox Translation
The Book of Psalms
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Psalm 117
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(Alleluia.)
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Give thanks to the Lord; the Lord is gracious, his mercy endures for ever.
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Echo the cry, sons of Israel; the Lord is gracious, his mercy endures for ever.
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His mercy endures for ever, echo the cry, sons of Aaron;
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his mercy endures for ever; echo the cry, all you who are the Lord’s worshippers.
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I called on the Lord when trouble beset me, and the Lord listened, and brought me relief.
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With the Lord at my side, I have no fear of the worst man can do;
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with the Lord at my side to aid me, I shall yet see my enemies baffled.
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Better trust the Lord than rely on the help of man;
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better trust the Lord than rely on the word of princes.
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Let all heathendom ring me round, see, in the power of the Lord I crush them!
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They cut me off from every way of escape, but see, in the power of the Lord I crush them!
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They swarm about me like bees, their fury blazes up like fire among thorns, but see, in the power of the Lord, I crush them!
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I reeled under the blow, and had well-nigh fallen, but still the Lord was there to aid me.
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Who but the Lord is my protector, my stronghold; who but the Lord has brought me deliverance?
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The homes of the just echo, now, with glad cries of victory; the power of the Lord has triumphed.
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The power of the Lord has brought me to great honour, the power of the Lord has triumphed.
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I am reprieved from death, to live on and proclaim what the Lord has done for me.
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The Lord has chastened me, chastened me indeed, but he would not doom me to die.
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Open me the gates where right dwells; let me go in and thank the Lord!
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Here is the gate that leads to the Lord’s presence; here shall just souls find entry.
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Thanks be to thee, Lord, for giving me audience, thanks be to thee, my deliverer.
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The very stone which the builders rejected has become the chief stone at the corner;
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this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.✻
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This day is a holiday of the Lord’s own choosing; greet this day with rejoicing, greet this day with triumph!
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Deliverance, Lord, deliverance; Lord, grant us days of prosperity!
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! A blessing from the Lord’s house upon your company!
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The Lord is God; his light shines out to welcome us; marshal the procession aright, with a screen of boughs that reaches to the very horns of the altar.
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Thou art my God, mine to thank thee, thou art my God, mine to extol thee.
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Give thanks to the Lord; the Lord is gracious, his mercy endures for ever.
