Psalms 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever.

2 Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

4 Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.

6 The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

7 The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.

8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

13 I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

14 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

The LORD [is] my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

15 Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”

The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

17 I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

18 The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD:

20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.

23 This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the LORD’s doing; it [is] marvellous in our eyes.

24 This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

27 The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

God [is] the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, [even] unto the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.

Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.

29 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.