Psalm 118:17–29

^17xI shall not die, but I shall live,

and ^yrecount the deeds of the Lord.

¹⁸The Lord has ^zdisciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

^19aOpen to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;

^bthe righteous shall enter through it.

²¹I thank you that ^cyou have answered me

^uand have become my salvation.

^22dThe stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.²

²³This is the Lord’s doing;

it is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day that the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save us, we pray, O Lord!

O Lord, we pray, give us success!

^26eBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

We ^fbless you from the house of the Lord.

²⁷The Lord is God,

and he has made ^ghis light to shine upon us.

Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,

up to ^hthe horns of the altar!

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

you are my God; I will ⁱextol you.

^29jOh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!