Psa 118 | LEB | STEP | Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.

Psalms 118

Praise to God for His Loyal Love

1 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,
for his loyal love is forever.
2 Let Israel say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
4 Let those who fear Yahweh say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called to Yah. ^{▼▼A shortened form of “Yahweh”}
Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.
6 Yahweh is for me; I do not fear.
What can mere humans ^{▼▼Or “humankind”} do to me?
7 Yahweh is for me as my helper,
and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
than to trust in humans. ^{▼▼Or “humankind”}
9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
than to trust princes.
10 All nations surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
11 They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
12 They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire of thorns.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
13 You pushed me hard ^{▼▼Hebrew intensive “pushing, you pushed me”} to make me fall,
but Yahweh helped me.
14 Yah ^{▼▼A shortened form of “Yahweh”} is my strength and my song, ^{▼▼Or “my might”}
and he has become my salvation. ^{▼▼Or “victory”}
15 The sound of rejoicing and salvation ^{▼▼Or “victory”}
is in the tents of the righteous;
the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
16 The right hand of Yahweh has exalted;
the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
17 I will not die but live,
and tell of the works of Yah. ^{▼▼A shortened form of “Yahweh”}
18 Yah has disciplined me severely,
but he did not consign ^{▼▼Hebrew “give”} me to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to Yah. ^{▼▼A shortened form of “Yahweh”}
20 This is the gate of Yahweh,
through which the righteous will enter.
21 I will give thanks to you for you have answered me,
and you have become my salvation. ^{▼▼Or “victory”}
22 The stone the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is from Yahweh;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
24 This is the day Yahweh has worked; ^{▼▼Or “made”}
let us rejoice and be glad in him. ^{▼▼Or “in it”}
25 O Yahweh, please save;
O Yahweh, please grant success.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh.
We bless you ^{▼▼Hebrew plural} from the house ^{▼▼Or “temple”} of Yahweh.
27 Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. ^{▼▼Or “made his light to shine upon to us”}
Bind the festal sacrifice ^{▼▼Or “festal procession”} with cords ^{▼▼Or “branches”}
to the horns ^{▼▼Or “and lead up to the horns”} of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you.
You are my God; I will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,
for his loyal love is forever.