Psalms 118

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

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.

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

Let now the house of Israel say, that [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.

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

Let now the house of Aaron say, that [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.

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

Let now all that fear the Lord say, that [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.

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

I called on the Lord out of affliction: and he listened to me, [so as to bring me] into a wide place.

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

The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me.

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

The Lord is my helper; and I shall see [my desire] upon mine enemies.

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

[It is] better to trust 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 hope in the Lord, than to hope in princes.

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

All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.

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

They completely compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.

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 compassed me about as bees [do] a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.

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

I was thrust, and sorely shaken, that I might fall: 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 is become my salvation.

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

The voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord has wrought mightily.

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 has exalted me: the right hand of the Lord has wrought powerfully.

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

I shall not die, but live, and recount the works of the Lord.

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

The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me up 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: I will go into them, and give praise 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 by it.

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

I will give thanks to you; because you have heard me, and are become my salvation.

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

The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.

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

This has been done of the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes.

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

This is the day which the Lord has made: let us exult and rejoice in it.

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

O Lord, save now: O Lord, send now prosperity.

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 that comes in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

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.

God is the Lord, and he has shined upon us: celebrate the feast with thick [branches, binding the victims] even 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. I will give thanks to you, for you have heard me, and are become my salvation.

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

Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.