Psalm 118:1–14

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.