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 67 The Passover Haggadah

people. Grievous in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful followers. © Lord, I am indeed thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy servant; thou hast removed my chains. To thee I offer thanksgiving, and call upon the name of the Lord. My vows to the Lord I will pay in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of Jerusalem, Praise the Lord!

Psalm 117

Praise the Lord, all you nations; laud him, all you peoples! For great is his kindness toward us; the Lord’s truth endures forever.

Psalm 118:1-4 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His merey endures forever. Let Israel say: His merey endures forever. Let the house of Anron say: His mercy endures forever. Let those who revere the Lord say: His mercy endures forever.

Psalm 118:5-29

Out of distress I ealled upon the Lord; he answered me by set- ting me free. The Lord is with me; I have no fear. What ean man do to me? The Lord is my helper; I shall see the defeat of my foes. It is better to seck refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to seek refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. The hea~ then were all swarming round me; relying on the Lord, I routed them. Swarming round me, they beset me; relying on the Lord, T routed them. They swarmed like bees about me, but they were extinguished like a fire of thorns; relying on the Lord, I surely routed them. You did thrust at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me. ‘The Lord is my strength and my song; he has delivered me indeed. A joyful shout of triumph rings in the tents of the right- cous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The Lord’s right hand triumphs; the Lord’s right hand does valiantly!” I shall not �