¹ We thank you, O God!
    We give thanks because you are near.
    People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.

¹⁸ The Lord is close to all who call on him,
    yes, to all who call on him in truth.

² I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
    I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed
    by all the honor of your name.

⁶ Lord, there is no one like you!
    For you are great, and your name is full of power.

¹ God is honored in Judah;
    his name is great in Israel.

“Yahweh!^[a] The Lord!
    The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
⁷ I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.^[b]
    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
    I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected—
    even children in the third and fourth generations.”

¹ Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
    I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
    until the danger passes by.

¹ O God, we have heard it with our own ears—
    our ancestors have told us
of all you did in their day,
    in days long ago: