Psalm 117:2–118:16

²For his loyal love is mighty on our behalf,

and the faithfulness of Yahweh is forever.

Praise Yah!^a

Praise to God for His Loyal Love

118Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,

for his loyal love is forever.

²Let Israel say,

“His loyal love is forever.”

³Let the house of Aaron say,

“His loyal love is forever.”

⁴Let those who fear Yahweh say,

“His loyal love is forever.”

⁵Out of my distress I called to Yah.^a

Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.

⁶Yahweh is for me; I do not fear.

What can mere humans^b do to me?

⁷Yahweh is for me as my helper,

and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸It is better to take refuge in Yahweh

than to trust in humans.^c

⁹It is better to take refuge in Yahweh

than to trust princes.

¹⁰All nations surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

¹¹They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

¹²They surrounded me like bees;

they were extinguished like a fire of thorns.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

¹³You pushed me hard^d to make me fall,

but Yahweh helped me.

¹⁴Yah^e is my strength and my song,^f

and he has become my salvation.^g

¹⁵The sound of rejoicing and salvation^h

is in the tents of the righteous;

the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.

¹⁶The right hand of Yahweh has exalted;

the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.