Psalm 118:1–14

¹O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his steadfast love endures for ever!

²Let Israel say,

“His steadfast love endures for ever.”

³Let the house of Aaron say,

“His steadfast love endures for ever.”

⁴Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His steadfast love endures for ever.”

⁵Out of my distress I called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me free.

⁶With the Lord on my side I do not fear.

What can man do to me?

⁷The Lord is on my side to help me;

I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to put confidence in man.

⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to put confidence in princes.

¹⁰All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

¹¹They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

¹²They surrounded me like bees,

they blazed like a fire of thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

¹³I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.