^2 (A)Blessed be the name of the Lord
    from this time forth and forevermore!

^(A)“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
    ^(B)to whom belong wisdom and might.

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
    and ^(A)let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

^17 (A)I shall not die, but I shall live,
    and ^(B)recount the deeds of the Lord.
¹⁸ The Lord has ^(C)disciplined me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.

^19 (D)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.