Psalms 118

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.

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

2 Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever.

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

3 Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever.

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

4 Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is forever.

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

5 In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosity.

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

6 The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.

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

7 The Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemies.

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

8 It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man.

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

9 It is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leaders.

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

10 All the nations have surrounded me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

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

11 Surrounding me, they closed in on me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

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

12 They surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

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

13 Having been pushed, I was overturned so as to fall. But the Lord took me up.

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

14 The Lord is my strength and my praise. And he has become my salvation.

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

15 A voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.

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

16 The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. The right hand of the Lord has exalted me. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue.

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

17 I will not die, but I will live. And I will declare the works of the Lord.

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

18 When chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to death.

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

19 Open the gates of justice to me. I will enter them, and I will confess to the Lord.

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

20 This is the gate of the Lord. The just will enter by it.

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

21 I will confess to you because you have heard me. And you have become my salvation.

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

22 The stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the corner.

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

23 By the Lord has this been done, and it is a wonder before our eyes.

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

24 This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us exult and rejoice in it.

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

25 O Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperity.

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

26 Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

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

27 The Lord is God, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn of the altar.

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.

28 You are my God, and I will confess to you. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will confess to you, for you have heeded me. And you have become my salvation.

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

29 Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.

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