Psalm 118
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1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
2Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”2Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
3Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”3Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
4Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
5In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and the LORD answered me and set me free.5Out of my distress I called on the LORD; 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?6The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
7Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.7The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.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.10All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.11They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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.12They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
13My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me.13I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
14The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.14The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!15Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
16The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!16the right hand of the LORD exalts, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”
17I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done.17I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.
18The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die.18The LORD has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
19Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD.19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
20These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there.20This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
21I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!21I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
22The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23This is the LORD’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.23This is 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.24This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success.25Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success!
26Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD.26Blessed is he 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.27The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!
28You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.
29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.29Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
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