Psalms 118

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.

1 ^aGive thanks to the Lord, for ^bHe is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 Let ^cIsrael say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the ^dhouse of Aaron say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
4 Let those ^ewho ▼

▼Or revere

fear the Lord say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”

5 From my ^gdistress I called upon ▼

▼Heb Yah

the Lord;
▼

▼Heb Yah

The Lord answered me and ^jput me in an open space.
6 The Lord is ^kfor me; I will ^lnot fear;
^mWhat can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me ⁿamong those who help me;
Therefore I will ^olook with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is ^pbetter to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in people.
9 It is ^qbetter to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in noblemen.

10 All nations ^rsurrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly ^sfend them off.
11 They ^tsurrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me ^ulike bees;
They were extinguished like a ^vfire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
13 You ^wpushed me violently so that I ▼

▼Or fell

was falling,
But the Lord ^yhelped me.
14 ▼

▼Heb Yah

, ^aaThe Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become ^abmy salvation.

15 The sound of ^acjoyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The ^adright hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
16 The ^aeright hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
17 I ^afwill not die, but live,
And ^agtell of the works of ▼

▼Heb Yah

the Lord.
18 ▼

▼Heb Yah

The Lord has ^ajdisciplined me severely,
But He has ^aknot turned me over to death.

19 ^alOpen the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to ▼

▼Heb Yah

the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The ^anrighteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have ^aoanswered me,
And You have ^apbecome my salvation.

22 A ^aqstone which the builders rejected
Has become the ▼

▼Lit head of the corner

chief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the Lord;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let’s ^asrejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O Lord, ^atdo save us;
Please, O Lord, do send ^auprosperity!
26 ^avBlessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have ^awblessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 ^axThe Lord is God, and He has given us ^aylight;
Bind the festival sacrifice ▼

▼Lit unto

to the ^bahorns of the altar with cords.
28 ^bbYou are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, ^bcI exalt You.
29 ^bdGive thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.