Psalms 118

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

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his kindness endureth for ever!

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

Let Israel now say, His kindness endureth for ever!

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

Let the house of Aaron now say, His goodness endureth for ever!

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

Let all who fear the LORD say, His kindness 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; He heard, and set me in a wide 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 to 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 is my helper; I shall see my desire upon my enemies.

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 the nations beset me around, But in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.

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

They beset me on every side; But in the name of the LORD I destroyed 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 beset me around like bees; They were quenched like the fire of thorns, For in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.

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

Thou didst assail me with violence to bring me down! But the LORD was my support.

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

The LORD is my glory and my song; For to him I owe 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 joy and salvation is in the habitations 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 deeds of the LORD.

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

The LORD hath sorely chastened me, But he hath not given me over to 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, That I may go in, and praise the LORD!

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

This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous enter.

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

I praise thee that thou hast heard me, And hast been my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

“The stone which the builders rejected Hath become the chief corner-stone.

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; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

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

Hear, O LORD! and bless us! Hear, O LORD! and send us 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 bless you from 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.

“Jehovah is God, he hath shone upon us: Bind the sacrifice with cords to 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, and I will exalt thee!

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

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his kindness endureth for ever!