Psalm 118

Psalm 118

THANKSGIVING FOR VICTORY

¹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his faithful love endures forever.^h

²Let Israel say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”ⁱ

³Let the house of Aaron say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”^j

⁴Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”^k

⁵I called to the Lord in distress;^l

the Lord answered me

and put me in a spacious place.^Am

⁶The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.

What can a mere mortal do to me?ⁿ

⁷The Lord is my helper;

therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.^o

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humanity.^p

⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in nobles.^q

¹⁰All the nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.^r

¹¹They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.^s

¹²They surrounded me like bees;^t

they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.^u

¹³They^A pushed me hard to make me fall,

but the Lord helped me.^v

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.^w

¹⁵There are shouts of joy and victory

in the tents of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!^x

¹⁶The Lord’s right hand is raised.

The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!”^y

¹⁷I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the Lord has done.^z

¹⁸The Lord disciplined me severely

but did not give me over to death.^aa

¹⁹Open the gates of righteousness for me;

I will enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.^ab

²⁰This is the Lord’s gate;

the righteous will enter through it.^ac

²¹I will give thanks to you

because you have answered me

and have become my salvation.^ad

²²The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.^ae

²³This came from the Lord;

it is wondrous in our sight.^af

²⁴This is the day the Lord has made;

let’s rejoice and be glad in it.^ag

²⁵Lord, save us!

Lord, please grant us success!^ah

²⁶He who comes in the name

of the Lord is blessed.^ai

From the house of the Lord we bless you.^aj

²⁷The Lord is God and has given us light.

Bind the festival sacrifice with cords

to the horns of the altar.^ak

²⁸You are my God, and I will give you thanks.

You are my God; I will exalt you.^al

²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his faithful love endures forever.^a