Psalm 118:1–18
1 aO give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:
Because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 bLet Israel now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
3 bLet the house of Aaron now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
4 bLet them now cthat fear the Lord say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
5 dI called upon the eLord †in fdistress:
The eLord answered me, and gset me in ha large place.
6 iThe Lord is †on my side; jI will not fear:
What can man do unto me?
7 kThe Lord taketh my part with them that help me:
Therefore shall lI see my desire upon them that hate me.
8 It is better to mtrust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to mtrust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in nprinces.
10 All nations ocompassed me about:
But in the name of the Lord will I †destroy them.
11 oThey compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 oThey compassed me about plike bees;
They are quenched qas the fire of thorns:
For in the name of the Lord I will †destroy them.
13 Thou hast rthrust sore at me that I might fall:
But the Lord helped me.
14 The seLord is my strength and song,
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous:
uThe right hand of the Lord vdoeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted:
uThe right hand of the Lord vdoeth valiantly.
17 I wshall not die, but live,
And xdeclare the works of the eLord.
18 The eLord hath ychastened me sore:
But he hath not given me over unto death.