² Let Israel shout,
    “God is always merciful!”

¹⁹ Open the gates of justice!
    I will enter and tell the Lord
    how thankful I am.

²⁰ Here is the gate of the Lord!
    Everyone who does right
    may enter this gate.

²¹ I praise the Lord
    for answering my prayers
    and saving me.
²² The stone that the builders
    tossed aside
    has now become
    the most important stone.

²³ The Lord has done this,
    and it is amazing to us.
²⁴ This day belongs to the Lord!
    Let’s celebrate
    and be glad today.
²⁵ We’ll ask the Lord to save us!
    We’ll sincerely ask the Lord
    to let us win.

²⁶ God bless the one who comes
    in the name of the Lord!
    We praise you from here
    in the house of the Lord.

²⁷ The Lord is our God,
    and he has given us light!
Start the celebration!
    March with palm branches
    all the way to the altar.^[a]

²⁸ The Lord is my God!
    I will praise him and tell him
    how thankful I am.

²⁹ Tell the Lord
    how thankful you are,
    because he is kind
    and always merciful.