Psalms 118:5-18
5 aOut of my distress I bcalled on the Lord;the Lord answered me and set me cfree.
6 dThe Lord is on my side; eI will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 fThe Lord is on my side as my helper;
I shall glook in triumph on those who hate me.
8 hIt is better to take refuge in the Lord
ithan to trust in man.
9It is better to take refuge in the Lord
jthan to trust in princes.
10 kAll nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 lThey surrounded me like bees;
they went out like ma fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13I was npushed hard, ▼
▼Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
so that I was falling,but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
phe has become my salvation.
15Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
q“The right hand of the Lord rdoes valiantly,
16the right hand of the Lord exalts,
the right hand of the Lord sdoes valiantly!”
17 tI shall not die, but I shall live,
and urecount the deeds of the Lord.
18The Lord has vdisciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
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