Psalm 118:1–16

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.