Psalms 118

118

1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

2Let all Israel repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

3Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

4Let all who fear the Lord repeat:

“His faithful love endures forever.”

5In my distress I prayed to the Lord,

and the Lord answered me and set me free.

6The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.

What can mere people do to me?

7Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.

I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

8It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in people.

9It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

10Though hostile nations surrounded me,

I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,

but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

12They swarmed around me like bees;

they blazed against me like a crackling fire.

But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

13My enemies did their best to kill me,

but the Lord rescued me.

14The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has given me victory.

15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.

The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

16The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph.

The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

17I will not die; instead, I will live

to tell what the Lord has done.

18The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not let me die.

19Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,

and I will go in and thank the Lord.

20These gates lead to the presence of the Lord,

and the godly enter there.

21I thank you for answering my prayer

and giving me victory!

22The stone that the builders rejected

has now become the cornerstone.

23This is the Lord’s doing,

and it is wonderful to see.

24This is the day the Lord has made.

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25Please, Lord, please save us.

Please, Lord, please give us success.

26Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

We bless you from the house of the Lord.

27The Lord is God, shining upon us.

Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.

28You are my God, and I will praise you!

You are my God, and I will exalt you!

29Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

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Psalms 118

118

Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy

1Oh, #1 Chr. 16:8, 34; Jer. 33:11give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

#2 Chr. 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; (Ps. 136:1–26)For His mercy endures forever.

2#(Ps. 115:9)Let Israel now say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

3Let the house of Aaron now say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

4Let those who fear the Lord now say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

5#Ps. 120:1I called on the Lord in distress;

The Lord answered me and #Ps. 18:19set me in a broad place.

6#Ps. 27:1; 56:9; (Rom. 8:31; Heb. 13:6)The Lord is on my side;

I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

7#Ps. 54:4The Lord is for me among those who help me;

Therefore #Ps. 59:10I shall see my desire on those who hate me.

8#2 Chr. 32:7, 8; Ps. 40:4; Is. 31:1, 3; 57:13; Jer. 17:5It is better to trust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in man.

9#Ps. 146:3It is better to trust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in princes.

10All nations surrounded me,

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

11They #Ps. 88:17surrounded me,

Yes, they surrounded me;

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

12They surrounded me #Deut. 1:44like bees;

They were quenched #Eccl. 7:6; Nah. 1:10like a fire of thorns;

For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

13You pushed me violently, that I might fall,

But the Lord helped me.

14#Ex. 15:2; Is. 12:2The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

15The voice of rejoicing and salvation

Is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16#Ex. 15:6The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

17#(Ps. 6:5); Hab. 1:12I shall not die, but live,

And #Ps. 73:28declare the works of the Lord.

18The Lord has #Ps. 73:14; Jer. 31:18; (1 Cor. 11:32); 2 Cor. 6:9chastened me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

19#Is. 26:2Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I will go through them,

And I will praise the Lord.

20#Ps. 24:7This is the gate of the Lord,

#Is. 35:8; (Rev. 21:27; 22:14, 15)Through which the righteous shall enter.

21I will praise You,

For You have #Ps. 116:1answered me,

And have become my salvation.

22#Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; (Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:7, 8)The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

23This was the Lord’s doing;

It is marvelous in our eyes.

24This is the day the Lord has made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25Save now, I pray, O Lord;

O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.

26#Matt. 21:9; 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; 19:38Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

27God is the Lord,

And He has given us #Esth. 8:16; (1 Pet. 2:9)light;

Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

28You are my God, and I will praise You;

#Ex. 15:2; Is. 25:1You are my God, I will exalt You.

29Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.

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