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119">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">The Lord Is Always Merciful</h3>1<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> Tell the Lordhow thankful you are,because he is kindand always merciful.2Let Israel shout,“God is always merciful!”3Let the family of Aaronthe priest shout,“God is always merciful!”4Let every true worshiperof the Lord shout,“God is always merciful!”5When I was really hurting,I prayed to the Lord.He answered my prayer,and took my worries away.6<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> The Lord is on my side,and I am not afraidof what others can do to me.7With the Lord on my side,I will defeatmy hateful enemies.8It is better to trust the Lordfor protectionthan to trust anyone else,9including strong leaders.10Nations surrounded me,but I got rid of themby the power of the Lord.11They attacked from all sides,but I got rid of themby the power of the Lord.12They swarmed around like bees,but by the power of the Lord,I got rid of themand their fiery sting.13Their attacks were so fiercethat I nearly fell,but the Lord helped me.14<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.14!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> My power and my strengthcome from the Lord,and he has saved me.15From the tents of God's peoplecome shouts of victory:“The Lord is powerful!16With his mighty armthe Lord wins victories!The Lord is powerful!”17And so my life is safe,and I will live to tellwhat the Lord has done.18He punished me terribly,but he did not let deathlay its hands on me.19Open the gates of justice!I will enter and tell the Lordhow thankful I am.20Here is the gate of the Lord!Everyone who does rightmay enter this gate.21I praise the Lordfor answering my prayersand saving me.22<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.22!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> <a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.22!x.2" class="notelink x-link"></a> The stone that the builderstossed asidehas now becomethe most important stone.23The Lord has done this,and it is amazing to us.24This day belongs to the Lord!Let's celebrateand be glad today.25<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.25!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> We'll ask the Lord to save us!We'll sincerely ask the Lordto let us win.26<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.26!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> God bless the one who comesin the name of the Lord!We praise you from herein the house of the Lord.27The Lord is our God,and he has given us light!Start the celebration!March with palm branchesall the way to the altar.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.118.27!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 28The Lord is my God!I will praise him and tell himhow thankful I am.29Tell the Lordhow thankful you are,because he is kindand always merciful.</div> </div> <a name="fn"></a> Footnotes: <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">118.27 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Start … altar: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div> <div align="center">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. 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