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Psalm 118:14–22

14  The seLord is my strength and song,

And stis become my salvation.

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.

19  zOpen to me the gates of righteousness:

I will go into them, and I will praise the eLord:

20  This gate of the Lord,

aInto which the righteous shall enter.

21  I will praise thee: for bthou hast heard me,

cAnd art become my salvation.

22  dThe stone which the builders refused

Is become ethe head stone of the corner.

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Psalm 118:14–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 The Lord is my strength and my defense;

he has become my salvation.

15 Shouts of joy and victory

resound in the tents of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!

16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;

the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”

17 I will not die but live,

and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;

I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord

through which the righteous may enter.

21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;

you have become my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone;

Psalm 118:14–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

15 Glad songs of salvation

are in the tents of the righteous:

“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,

16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,

the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has disciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous shall enter through it.

21 I thank you that you have answered me

and have become my salvation.

22 The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has given me victory.

15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.

The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

16 The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph.

The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

17 I will not die; instead, I will live

to tell what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not let me die.

19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,

and I will go in and thank the Lord.

20 These gates lead to the presence of the Lord,

and the godly enter there.

21 I thank you for answering my prayer

and giving me victory!

22 The stone that the builders rejected

has now become the cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation

Is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I will go through them,

And I will praise the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord,

Through which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise You,

For You have answered me,

And have become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 The Lord gives me strength and a song.

He has saved me.

15 Shouts of joy and victory

come from the tents of those who do right:

“The Lord has done powerful things.”

16 The power of the Lord has won the victory;

with his power the Lord has done mighty things.

17 I will not die, but live,

and I will tell what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has taught me a hard lesson,

but he did not let me die.

19 Open for me the Temple gates.

Then I will come in and thank the Lord.

20 This is the Lord’s gate;

only those who are good may enter through it.

21 Lord, I thank you for answering me.

You have saved me.

22 The stone that the builders rejected

became the cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 Jehovah is my strength and song;

And he is become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:

The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:

The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of Jehovah.

18 Jehovah hath chastened me sore;

But he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness:

I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.

20 This is the gate of Jehovah;

The righteous shall enter into it.

21 I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,

And art become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders rejected

Is become the head of the corner.

Psalm 118:14–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation. 15 The voice of triumph and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly; 16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. 18 Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. 20 This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein. 21 I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner:

Psalm 118:14–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 The Lord is my strength and my song. 

He is my savior. 

15 The sound of joyful singing and victory is heard 

in the tents of righteous people. 

The right hand of the Lord displays strength. 

16 The right hand of the Lord is held high. 

The right hand of the Lord displays strength. 

17 I will not die, 

but I will live and tell what the Lord has done. 

18 The Lord disciplined me severely, 

but he did not allow me to be killed. 

19 Open the gates of righteousness for me. 

I will go through them ⸤and⸥ give thanks to the Lord

20 This is the gate of the Lord 

through which righteous people will enter. 

21 I give thanks to you, 

because you have answered me. 

You are my savior. 

22 The stone that the builders rejected 

has become the cornerstone. 

Psalm 118:14–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

He has become my salvation.

15 There are shouts of joy and victory

in the tents of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

16 The Lord’s right hand is raised.

The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!”

17 I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord disciplined me severely

but did not give me over to death.

19 Open the gates of righteousness for me;

I will enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous will enter through it.

21 I will give thanks to You

because You have answered me

and have become my salvation.

22 The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 The Lord is my strength and my might;

he has become my salvation.

15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:

“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;

16 the right hand of the Lord is exalted;

the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not give me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous shall enter through it.

21 I thank you that you have answered me

and have become my salvation.

22 The stone that the builders rejected

has become the chief cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 Yah is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.

15 The sound of rejoicing and salvation

is in the tents of the righteous;

the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.

16 The right hand of Yahweh has exalted;

the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.

17 I will not die but live,

and tell of the works of Yah.

18 Yah has disciplined me severely,

but he did not consign me to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to Yah.

20 This is the gate of Yahweh,

through which the righteous will enter.

21 I will give thanks to you for you have answered me,

and you have become my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected

has become the chief cornerstone.

Psalm 118:14–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 The Lord gives me strength. I sing about him.

He has saved me.

15 Shouts of joy ring out in the tents of godly people.

They praise him for his help in battle.

They shout, “The Lord’s powerful right hand has done mighty things!

16 The Lord’s powerful right hand has won the battle!

The Lord’s powerful right hand has done mighty things!”

17 I will not die. I will live.

I will talk about what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has really punished me.

But he didn’t let me die.

19 Open the gates of the temple for me.

I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord.

Only those who do what is right can go through it.

21 Lord, I will give thanks to you, because you answered me.

You have saved me.

22 The stone the builders didn’t accept

has become the most important stone of all.

Psalm 118:14–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

17 I will not die, but live,

And tell of the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has disciplined me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

The righteous will enter through it.

21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,

And You have become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief corner stone.


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