<t /><p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lord,sc> for he is good,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who performs magnificent, amazing deeds all by himself,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who spread out the earth over the water,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">the sun to rule by day,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">the moon and stars to rule by night,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who divided<n id="1" /> the Red Sea<n id="2" /> in two,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">and tossed<n id="1" /> Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who gives food to all living things,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures.p>

<p class="poetry">Every day I will praise you!p> <p class="poetry">I will praise your name continually!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He established them so they would endure;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he issued a decree that will not be revoked.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous will never be moved,p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked will not inhabit the land.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">for riches do not last<n id="1" /> forever,p> <p class="poetry">nor does a crown last<n id="2" /> from generation to generation.p>

<p class="poetry">A generation comes<n id="1" /> and a generation goes,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the earth remains<n id="3" /> the same<n id="4" /> through the ages.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The grass dries up,p> <p class="poetry">the flowers wither,p> <p class="poetry">but the decree of our God is forever reliable.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">But you, O <sc>Lordsc>, reign forever;p> <p class="poetry">your throne endures from generation to generation.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Because<n id="1" /> you violently slaughtered<n id="2" /> your relatives,<n id="3" /> the people of Jacob,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed<n id="5" /> forever.p>

You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.

Therefore Naaman&#8217;s skin disease will afflict<n id="1" /> you and your descendants forever!&#8221; When Gehazi<n id="2" /> went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.<n id="3" />p>

For David said, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.<n id="1" />