Psalm 118:1–14

¹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

²Let all Israel repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

³Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

⁴Let all who fear the Lord repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

⁵In my distress I prayed to the Lord,

and the Lord answered me and set me free.

⁶The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.

What can mere people do to me?

⁷Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.

I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in people.

⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

¹⁰Though hostile nations surrounded me,

I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

¹¹Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,

but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

¹²They swarmed around me like bees;

they blazed against me like a crackling fire.

But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

¹³My enemies did their best to kill me,

but the Lord rescued me.

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has given me victory.