Psalms 118

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

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

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

Let Israel now say, His kindness endureth for ever!

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

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

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

Let all who fear the LORD say, His kindness endureth for ever!

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

I called upon the LORD in distress; He heard, and set me in a wide place.

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 fear: What can man do to me?

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

The LORD is my helper; I shall see my desire upon my 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 put confidence in man;

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

It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence 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 beset me around, But in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.

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

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

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

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

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

The LORD is my glory and my song; For to him I owe my salvation.

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

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 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 doeth valiantly.”

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 declare the deeds of the LORD.

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

The LORD hath sorely chastened me, But he hath 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 go in, and praise the LORD!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvellous 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 hath made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

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

Hear, O LORD! and bless us! Hear, O LORD! and send us prosperity!”

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

“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, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn 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 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.

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee; Thou art my God, and I will exalt thee!

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

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