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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 humansb 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 hardd to make me fall,

but Yahweh helped me.

14Yahe is my strength and my song,f

and he has become my salvation.g

Read in Logos
Psalm 118:8: It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

Footnotes

  1. aA shortened form of “Yahweh”
  2. bOr “humankind”
  3. cOr “humankind”
  4. dHebrew intensive “pushing, you pushed me”
  5. eA shortened form of “Yahweh”
  6. fOr “my might”
  7. gOr “victory”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

Let Israel say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me free.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

The Lord is on my side as my helper;

I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in man.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

They surrounded me like bees;

they went out like a fire among thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his love endures forever.

Let Israel say:

“His love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say:

“His love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say:

“His love endures forever.”

When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;

he brought me into a spacious place.

The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.

What can mere mortals do to me?

The Lord is with me; he is my helper.

I look in triumph on my enemies.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in humans.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

All the nations surrounded me,

but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

They surrounded me on every side,

but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

They swarmed around me like bees,

but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

I was pushed back and about to fall,

but the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and my defense;

he has become my salvation.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his faithful love endures forever.

Let Israel say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”

I called to the Lord in distress;

the Lord answered me

and put me in a spacious place.

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

What can a mere mortal do to me?

The Lord is my helper;

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

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

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in nobles.

All the nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.

They surrounded me like bees;

they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.

They pushed me hard to make me fall,

but the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

NLTNew Living Translation

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

Let all Israel repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let all who fear the Lord repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

In my distress I prayed to the Lord,

and the Lord answered me and set me free.

The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.

What can mere people do to me?

Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.

I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in people.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

Though hostile nations surrounded me,

I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,

but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

They swarmed around me like bees;

they blazed against me like a crackling fire.

But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

My enemies did their best to kill me,

but the Lord rescued me.

The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has given me victory.

KJV 1900King James Version

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:

Because his mercy endureth for ever.

Let Israel now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the house of Aaron now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

Let them now that fear the Lord say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

I called upon the Lord in distress:

The Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear:

What can man do unto me?

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me:

Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

It is better to trust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in man.

It is better to trust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in princes.

All nations compassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

They compassed me about like bees;

They are quenched as the fire of thorns:

For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall:

But the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and song,

And is become my salvation.