1Everyone on earth,

shout and praise the Lord!

2 Worship the Lord and be happy!

Come near to him with songs of joy.

3Understand that the Lord is God.

He made us and we are his people.

He takes care of us,

like a shepherd with his sheep.

4Thank him as you go through the gates into his temple.

Praise him as you stand in his temple yards.

Thank him and praise him

as he deserves!

5Yes, the Lord is good.

He always loves us as his people.

He always does what he has promised to us

and to our descendantsfor ever.