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God is good, so thank him[a]

118 Thank the Lord, because he is good.
    His faithful love will always be with us.
Israel's people must now say,
    ‘His faithful love will always be with us.’
Aaron's family, the priests, must now say,
    ‘His faithful love will always be with us.’

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Footnotes

  1. 118:1 Verses 1-4 tell everybody to thank the Lord, because he is good. Verses 5-7 tell us what God did to send help to Israel. In verses 8-9, the psalm teaches us that we can trust the Lord more than people. In verses 10-13, we read that the enemy was attacking Israel. Verses 14-18 tell us that we should be happy when God helps us. He has the power and authority to help us when we have troubles. Verses 21-24 again tell us what God has done. He has rescued his people.