Psalms 118
1 Give ye thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.
2 I pray you! let Israel, say, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Let all Israel say, “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”
3 I pray you! let the house of Aaron, say, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Let Aaron's descendants say, “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”
4 I pray you! let them who revere Yahweh, say, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Let those who honor the Lord say, “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”
5 Out of a strait, called I on Yah, He answered me with enlargement.
I was suffering badly, so I cried out to the Lord for help. He answered me and set me free from my pain.
6 Yahweh, is on my side, I will not fear, What can man, do unto me?
The Lord is with me, so I have nothing to fear. No one can harm me.
7 Yahweh, is on my side, with them who help me, I, therefore shall gaze upon them who hate me.
The Lord is with me, he will help me. I will see those who hate me defeated.
8 It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man:
It's better to rely on the Lord than to trust in people.
9 It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in nobles.
It's better to rely on the Lord than to trust in the rich and powerful.
10 All nations, have compassed me about, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised;
Even though all the heathen nations surrounded me, I defeated them with the help of the Lord.
11 They have compassed me about—yea compassed me about, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised;
They completely surrounded me, but even so I defeated them with the help of the Lord.
12 They have compassed me about like wax bees, they have blazed up like the fire of thorns, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised.
Like a swarm of bees they attacked, but their attack died out as quickly as burning thorn twigs. I defeated them with the help of the Lord.
13 Thou didst, thrust sore, at me that I might fall, But, Yahweh, hath helped me.
They tried as hard as they could to kill me, but the Lord helped me.
14 My might and melody, is Yah, and he hath become mine by salvation.
The Lord is my strength, and the one I sing about. He is the one who saves me.
15 The voice of shouting and salvation, is in the tents of the righteous, The right hand of Yahweh, is doing valiantly:
Songs of celebration and victory come from the tents of the faithful. The Lord's powerful hand has done amazing things!
16 The right hand of Yahweh, is exalted, The right hand of Yahweh, is doing valiantly.
The Lord raises his powerful hand in victory! The Lord's powerful hand has done amazing things!
17 I shall not die, but live, That I may recount the doings of Yah.
I'm not going to die. In fact I'm going to live, and let people know what the Lord has done.
18 Yah, chastened me sore, But, unto death, did not deliver me.
Even though the Lord punished me severely, he did not let me die.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, I will enter therein, I will give thanks unto Yah.
Open the gates of the faithful for me so I can go in and thank the Lord.
20 This, is the gate for Yahweh, Such as are righteous, shall enter therein.
These are the gates of the Lord where God's faithful people enter.
21 I will thank thee, because thou hast answered me, And hast become mine, by salvation.
I want to thank you for answering me and for being the one who saves me.
22 A stone the builders refused, hath become the head of the corner:
The stone rejected by the builders has turned out to be the chief cornerstone.
23 From Yahweh, hath this come to pass, The same, is marvellous in our eyes.
The Lord has done this, and it looks wonderful to us!
24 This is the day, which Yahweh hath made, We will exult, and be glad therein.
The Lord made this day happen! We will celebrate and be happy for it!
25 Ah now, Yahweh, do save, we beseech thee, Ah now, Yahweh, do send success, we beseech thee!
Lord, please save us! Lord, please make us successful!
26 Blessed be he that entereth, In the Name of Yahweh, we have blessed you, out of the house of Yahweh.
May the one who comes in the power of the Lord by blessed! We bless you from the house of the Lord!
27 Yahweh is GOD, and hath shed on us light, —Bind ye the festal sacrifice with cords, Up to the horns of the altar.
The Lord is God, and his goodness shines on us. Branches in hand, start the procession up towards the altar.
28 My GOD, thou art, and I will thank thee, —My Elohim, I will exalt thee.
You are my God, and I will thank you! You are my God, and I will praise you!
29 Give ye thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever!
