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ULT Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
 ⇔ for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.

UST Tell Yahweh that you thank him very much for the good things that he has done for you!
⇔ He faithfully loves us, his people, forever.

BSB No BSB PSA 118:1 verse available

OEB Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness,
⇔ his kindness endures forever.

WEB Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
⇔ for his loving kindness endures forever.

WMB Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
⇔ for his loving kindness endures forever.

NET Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
 ⇔ and his loyal love endures!

LSV Give thanks to YHWH,
For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time.

FBV Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.

T4T Tell Yahweh that you thank him very much for the good things that he has done for you
⇔ He faithfully loves us, his people, forever.

LEB No LEB PSA 118:1 verse available

BBE O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

MOF Hallelujah.
 ⇔ Give thanks to the Eternal! – he is good,
⇔ his kindness never fails.

JPS 'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.'

ASV Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
 ⇔ For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

DRA ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

YLT Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness.

DBY Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

RV O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

WBS O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

KJB O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
(O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. )

BB O confesse you it vnto God, for he is gratious: and his mercie endureth for euer.
(O confesse you it unto God, for he is gratious: and his mercie endureth forever.)

GNV Praise yee the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth forever. )

CB O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.
(O Give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever.)

WYC `The titil of the hundrid and eiytenthe salm. Alleluia. Blessid ben men with out wem in the weie; that gon in the lawe of the Lord.
(`The titil of the hundred and eiytenthe salm. Alleluia. Blessed been men with out wem in the weie; that gon in the law of the Lord.)

LUT Danket dem HErrn; denn er ist freundlich, und seine Güte währet ewiglich.
(Danket to_him LORD; because he is freundlich, and his Güte währet ewiglich.)

CLV Alleluja. [Aleph Beati immaculati in via, qui ambulant in lege Domini.[fn]
(Alleluya. [Aleph Beati immaculati in via, who ambulant in lege Domini.)

118.1 Expositionem hujus psalmi, ut valde prolixam, omittimus. Vide Ambrosii, Cassiodori, Augustini Enarrationes in psalmos, e quibus ad verbum expressa est glossa ordinaria in hunc locum.

118.1 Expositionem huyus psalmi, as valde prolixam, omittimus. Vide Ambrosii, Cassiodori, Augustini Enarrationes in psalmos, e to_whom to verbum expressa it_is glossa ordinaria in this_one locum.

BRN Alleluia.
¶ Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

BrLXX Ἀλληλούϊα.
¶ Μακάριοι ἄμωμοι ἐν ὁδῷ, οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου.
( Allaʸlouia.
¶ Makarioi amōmoi en hodōi, hoi poreuomenoi en nomōi Kuriou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: give_thanks to/for=YHWH that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when to,forever steadfast_love,his )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good

(Some words not found in UHB: give_thanks to/for=YHWH that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when to,forever steadfast_love,his )

Alternate translation: “Thank Yahweh because of the good things he does”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

his covenant faithfulness endures forever

(Some words not found in UHB: give_thanks to/for=YHWH that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when to,forever steadfast_love,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “he remains faithful to his covenant forever”

Parallel PSA 118:1

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