Psalms 118

1 to give thanks to/for LORD for be pleasing for to/for forever: enduring kindness his

Yadah ·Extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai, for he is good, for his chesed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

2 to say please Israel for to/for forever: enduring kindness his

Let Israel [God prevails] now say that his chesed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

3 to say please house: household Aaron for to/for forever: enduring kindness his

Let the house of Aaron [Light-bringer] now say that his chesed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

4 to say please afraid LORD for to/for forever: enduring kindness his

Now let those who fear Adonai say that his chesed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

5 from [the] terror to call: call to LORD to answer me in/on/with broad LORD

Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.

6 LORD to/for me not to fear what? to make: do to/for me man

With Adonai on my side. I will not be afraid. What can a human being do to me?

7 LORD to/for me in/on/with to help me and I to see: see in/on/with to hate me

Adonai is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

8 pleasant to/for to seek refuge in/on/with LORD from to trust in/on/with man

It is better to take refuge in Adonai, than to put confidence in man.

9 pleasant to/for to seek refuge in/on/with LORD from to trust in/on/with noble

It is better to take refuge in Adonai, than to put confidence in princes.

10 all nation to turn: surround me in/on/with name LORD for to circumcise them

All the nations surrounded me, but in Adonai’s name, I cut them off.

11 to turn: surround me also to turn: surround me in/on/with name LORD for to circumcise them

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In Adonai’s name I indeed cut them off.

12 to turn: surround me like/as bee to put out like/as fire thorn in/on/with name LORD for to circumcise them

They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In Adonai’s name I cut them off.

13 to thrust to thrust me to/for to fall: fall and LORD to help me

You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but Adonai helped me.

14 strength my and song LORD and to be to/for me to/for salvation

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my yishu'ah ·salvation·.

15 voice cry and salvation in/on/with tent righteous right LORD to make: do strength

The voice of rejoicing and yishu'ah ·salvation· is in the tents of the upright. “The right hand of Adonai does valiantly.

16 right LORD be exalted right LORD to make: do strength

The right hand of Adonai is exalted! The right hand of Adonai does valiantly!”

17 not to die for to live and to recount deed LORD

I will not die, but live, and declare Yah’s works.

18 to discipline to discipline me LORD and to/for death not to give: give me

Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

19 to open to/for me gate righteousness to come (in): come in/on/with them to give thanks LORD

Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to Yah.

20 this [the] gate to/for LORD righteous to come (in): come in/on/with him

This is the gate of Adonai; the upright will enter into it.

21 to give thanks you for to answer me and to be to/for me to/for salvation

I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you, for you have answered me, and have become my yishu'ah ·salvation·.

22 stone to reject [the] to build to be to/for head corner

The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner-stone.

23 from with LORD to be this he/she/it to wonder in/on/with eye our

This is Adonai’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

24 this [the] day to make LORD to rejoice and to rejoice in/on/with him

This is the day that Adonai has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

25 Please! LORD to save [emph?] please Please! LORD to prosper [emph?] please

Save us now, we beg you, Adonai! Adonai, we beg you, send prosperity now.

26 to bless [the] to come (in): come in/on/with name LORD to bless you from house: temple LORD

Blessed is he who comes in the name of Adonai! We have blessed you out of Adonai’s house.

27 God LORD and to light to/for us to bind feast in/on/with cord till horn [the] altar

Adonai is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

28 God my you(m. s.) and to give thanks you God my to exalt you

You are my God, and I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

29 to give thanks to/for LORD for be pleasing for to/for forever: enduring kindness his

Oh yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai, for he is good, for his chesed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.