Psalm 118:1–5
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.
Psalm 118:1–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say:
“His love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say:
“His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord say:
“His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me free.
Psalm 118:1–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Let all Israel repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
3 Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
4 Let all who fear the Lord repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord,
and the Lord answered me and set me free.
Psalm 118:1–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
5 I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Thank the Lord because he is good.
His love continues forever.
2 Let the people of Israel say,
“His love continues forever.”
3 Let the family of Aaron say,
“His love continues forever.”
4 Let those who respect the Lord say,
“His love continues forever.”
5 I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord.
The Lord answered me and set me free.
Psalm 118:1–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
5 Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. 2 Oh let Israel say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. 3 Oh let the house of Aaron say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. 4 Oh let them that fear Jehovah say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. 5 I called upon Jah in distress; Jah answered me and set me in a large place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
because his mercy endures forever.
2 Israel should say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
3 The descendants of Aaron should say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
4 Those who fear the Lord should say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
5 During times of trouble I called on the Lord.
The Lord answered me ⸤and⸥ set me free ⸤from all of them⸥.
Psalm 118:1–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”
5 I called to the Lord in distress;
the Lord answered me
and put me in a spacious place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,
for his loyal love is forever.
2 Let Israel say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
4 Let those who fear Yahweh say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called to Yah.
Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.
Psalm 118:1–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.
His faithful love continues forever.
2 Let the people of Israel say,
“His faithful love continues forever.”
3 Let the priests of Aaron say,
“His faithful love continues forever.”
4 Let those who have respect for the Lord say,
“His faithful love continues forever.”
5 When I was in great pain, I cried out to the Lord.
He answered me and set me free.
Psalm 118:1–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
4 Oh let those who fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
5 From my distress I called upon the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.