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God will keep on loving us for ever
1 Say thank you to God, because he is good.
God will keep on loving us for ever, just like he promised.*1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 100:5; 106:1; 107:1; 136:1; Jeremiah 33:11
2 All you Israel people, you have to say,
“God will keep on loving us for ever, just like he promised.”
3 All you people in Aaron’s family, you people that help with God’s ceremonies, you have to say,
“That’s right, God will keep on loving us for ever, just like he promised.”
4 All you people that love God and respect him, you have to say,
“That’s right, God will keep on loving us for ever, just like he promised.”
5 I had lots of trouble, so I cried out to God to help me.
He heard me, and he took away that trouble from me.
6 God is with me, so I will not be frightened.
God is looking after me, so people can’t do anything to hurt me.*Hebrews 13:6
7 God is with me. He always helps me.
So I will win against my enemies.
8 We cannot always trust other people to keep us safe.
But we can always trust God to keep us safe.
9 We cannot always trust big bosses to keep us safe.
But we can always trust God to keep us safe.
10 People from all different countries were in a circle around me,
they were ready to attack me.
But God gave me power,
and I finished them up.
11 Yes, they were all around me on every side.
But God gave me power, and I finished them up.
12 They were like angry bees flying all around me.
But God gave me power, and I finished them up quickly,
just like a fire quickly finishes up dry grass.
13 My enemies were attacking me.
They nearly beat me, but God helped me.
14 God makes me strong. He is the one that keeps me safe.
He saved me from my enemies.
15 God’s people yell out and sing happy songs all around their camp.
They sing about God saving them.
They shout, “God does really powerful things.
16 He wins against his enemies.
God does really powerful things.”
17 My enemies will not kill me. I will keep on living,
and I will tell people about the good things that God does.
18 God let me have big trouble, so that he can teach me good things,
but he did not let me die.
19 Now I am going to God’s ceremony house.
I want to say thank you to God.
Please open the doors so that I can come in.
20 Those doors are the way into God’s house.
Only people that live God’s way go through those doors.
21 Thank you God.
You listened to me, and you saved me.
22 It is like some workers built a house out of big stones,
but those workers thought one of those stones was rubbish,
so they chucked it away.
But they were wrong. That stone was properly good,
and now God made it the most important stone of all.*Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10-11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7
23 Yes, God did that, and we are really happy about it.
We reckon he did something great.
24 Today God won against our enemies, so we are really happy.
Let’s have a party and sing about it.
25 We pray to you God, please save us.
We pray to you God, please make everything work out good for us.
26 God, we want you to look after the man that you send.
Make him strong and happy.*Matthew 21:9; 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; 19:38; John 12:13
God, we are in your ceremony house,
and we want you to look after all these people here.
Make them strong and happy.
27 God’s name is Yahweh. He is the true God.
He is really good to us.
Come and join God’s ceremony today.
Bring palm branches and wave them, as you walk around the special table in God’s ceremony house.
28 You are my God. I will thank you.
You are my God. I will praise you.
29 Say thank you to God, because he is good.
God will keep on loving us for ever, just like he promised.

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*118:1 1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 100:5; 106:1; 107:1; 136:1; Jeremiah 33:11

*118:6 Hebrews 13:6

*118:22 Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10-11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7

*118:26 Matthew 21:9; 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; 19:38; John 12:13

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