Psalm 118

Psalm 118

¹Oh, ^agive thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

^bFor His mercy endures forever.

^2cLet Israel now say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

³Let the house of Aaron now say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

⁴Let those who fear the Lord now say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

^5dI called on the Lord in distress;

The Lord answered me and ^eset me in a broad place.

^6fThe Lord is on my side;

I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

^7gThe Lord is for me among those who help me;

Therefore ^hI shall see my desire on those who hate me.

⁸ⁱIt is better to trust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in man.

^9jIt is better to trust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in princes.

¹⁰All nations surrounded me,

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

¹¹They ^ksurrounded me,

Yes, they surrounded me;

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

¹²They surrounded me ^llike bees;

They were quenched ^mlike a fire of thorns;

For in the name of the Lord I will ¹destroy them.

¹³You pushed me violently, that I might fall,

But the Lord helped me.

¹⁴ⁿThe Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

¹⁵The voice of rejoicing and salvation

Is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

^16oThe right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

^17pI shall not die, but live,

And ^qdeclare the works of the Lord.

¹⁸The Lord has ^rchastened ²me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

^19sOpen to me the gates of righteousness;

I will go through them,

And I will praise the Lord.

^20tThis is the gate of the Lord,

^uThrough which the righteous shall enter.

²¹I will praise You,

For You have ^vanswered me,

And have become my salvation.

^22wThe stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

²³³This was the Lord’s doing;

It is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day the Lord has made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save now, I pray, O Lord;

O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.

^26xBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

²⁷God is the Lord,

And He has given us ^ylight;

Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

²⁸You are my God, and I will praise You;

^zYou are my God, I will exalt You.

²⁹Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.