Psalm 117:2–118:16

²His love for us is strong

and his faithfulness is eternal.

Praise the Lord!

A Prayer of Thanks for Victory

118^*Give thanks to the Lord,

because he is good,

and his love is eternal.

²Let the people of Israel say,

“His love is eternal.”

³Let the priests of God say,

“His love is eternal.”

⁴Let all who worship him say,

“His love is eternal.”

⁵In my distress I called to the Lord;

he answered me and set me free.

^6*The Lord is with me, I will not be afraid;

what can anyone do to me?

⁷It is the Lord who helps me,

and I will see my enemies defeated.

⁸It is better to trust in the Lord

than to depend on human beings.

⁹It is better to trust in the Lord

than to depend on human leaders.

¹⁰Many enemies were round me;

but I destroyed them by the power of the Lord!

¹¹They were round me on every side;

but I destroyed them by the power of the Lord!

¹²They swarmed round me like bees,

but they burnt out as quickly as a fire among thorns;

by the power of the Lord I destroyed them.

¹³I was fiercely attacked and was being defeated,

but the Lord helped me.

^14*The Lord makes me powerful and strong;

he has saved me.

¹⁵Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God’s people:

“The Lord’s mighty power has done it!

¹⁶His power has brought us victory—

his mighty power in battle!”