Psalm 118:1–14

¹Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²Israel should say, 

“His mercy endures forever.” 

³The descendants of Aaron should say, 

“His mercy endures forever.” 

⁴Those who fear the Lord should say, 

“His mercy endures forever.” 

⁵During times of trouble I called on the Lord. 

The Lord answered me ⸤and⸥ set me free ⸤from all of them⸥. 

⁶The Lord is on my side. 

I am not afraid. 

What can mortals do to me? 

⁷The Lord is on my side as my helper. 

I will see ⸤the defeat of⸥ those who hate me. 

⁸It is better to depend on the Lord 

than to trust mortals. 

⁹It is better to depend on the Lord 

than to trust influential people. 

¹⁰All the nations surrounded me, 

⸤but armed⸥ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them. 

¹¹They surrounded me. Yes, they surrounded me, 

⸤but armed⸥ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them. 

¹²They swarmed around me like bees, 

but they were extinguished like burning thornbushes. 

⸤So armed⸥ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them. 

¹³They pushed hard to make me fall, 

but the Lord helped me. 

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song. 

He is my savior.