Psalm 117–118

PSALM 117

A Psalm of Praise.

^1aPraise the Lord, all nations;

Laud Him, all peoples!

²For His ^alovingkindness ¹is great toward us,

And the ^2btruth of the Lord is everlasting.

³Praise ⁴the Lord!

PSALM 118

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.

^1aGive thanks to the Lord, for ^bHe is good;

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

²Oh let ^aIsrael say,

“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

³Oh let the ^ahouse of Aaron say,

“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

⁴Oh let those ^awho ¹fear the Lord say,

“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

⁵From my ^adistress I called upon ¹the Lord;

The Lord answered me and ^bset me in a large place.

⁶The Lord is ^afor me; I will ^bnot fear;

^cWhat can man do to me?

⁷The Lord is for me ^aamong those who help me;

Therefore I will ^blook with satisfaction on those who hate me.

⁸It is ^abetter to take refuge in the Lord

Than to trust in man.

⁹It is ^abetter to take refuge in the Lord

Than to trust in princes.

¹⁰All nations ^asurrounded me;

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

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

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

¹²They surrounded me ^alike bees;

They were extinguished as a ^bfire of thorns;

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

¹³You ^apushed me violently so that I ¹was falling,

But the Lord ^bhelped me.

^141aThe Lord 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 the Lord does valiantly.

¹⁶The ^aright hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

¹⁷I ^awill not die, but live,

And ^btell of the works of ¹the Lord.

¹⁸¹The Lord 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 ¹the Lord.

²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;

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 ¹the Lord’s doing;

It is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day which the Lord has made;

Let us ^arejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵O Lord, ^ado save, we beseech You;

O Lord, we beseech You, do send ^bprosperity!

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

We have ^bblessed you from the house of the Lord.

^27aThe Lord 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 extol You.

^29aGive thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.