Psalm 118

PSALM 118

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever

^1aGive thanks to Yahweh, for ^bHe is good;

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

²Oh let ^aIsrael say,

“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

³Oh let the ^ahouse of Aaron say,

“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

⁴Oh let those ^awho ¹fear Yahweh say,

“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

⁵From my ^adistress I called upon Yah;

Yah answered me and ^bset me in a large place.

⁶Yahweh is ^afor me; I will ^bnot fear;

^cWhat can man do to me?

⁷Yahweh is for me ^aamong those who help me;

Therefore I will ^blook in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸It is ^abetter to take refuge in Yahweh

Than to trust in man.

⁹It is ^abetter to take refuge in Yahweh

Than to trust in nobles.

¹⁰All nations ^asurrounded me;

In the name of Yahweh I will surely ^bcut them off.

¹¹They ^asurrounded me, indeed, they surrounded me;

In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.

¹²They surrounded me ^alike bees;

They were extinguished as a ^bfire of thorns;

In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.

¹³You ^apushed me down violently to make me fall,

But Yahweh ^bhelped me.

^14aYah is my strength and song,

And He has become ^bmy salvation.

¹⁵The sound of ^ajoyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;

The ^bright hand of Yahweh does valiantly.

¹⁶The ^aright hand of Yahweh is exalted;

The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.

¹⁷I ^awill not die; indeed I will live,

And ^brecount the works of Yah.

¹⁸Yah has ^adisciplined me severely,

But He has ^bnot given me over to death.

^19aOpen to me the gates of righteousness;

I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.

²⁰This is the gate of Yahweh;

The ^arighteous will enter through it.

²¹I shall give thanks to You, for You have ^aanswered me,

And You have ^bbecome my salvation.

²²The ^astone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief corner stone.

²³This is from Yahweh;

It is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day which Yahweh has made;

Let us ^arejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵O Yahweh, ^asave!

O Yahweh, ^bsucceed!

^26aBlessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh;

We have ^bblessed you from the house of Yahweh.

^27aYahweh is God, and He has given us ^blight;

Bind the festival sacrifice with cords ¹to the ^chorns of the altar.

^28aYou are my God, and I give thanks to You;

You are my God, ^bI exalt You.

^29aGive thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness endures forever.