118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
118:2 Oh let Israel say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." |
118:3 Oh let the house of Aaron say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." |
118:4 Oh let those who fear the LORD say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." |
118:5 From {my} distress I called upon the LORD; The LORD answered me {and} {set me} in a large place. |
118:6 The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? |
118:7 The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look {with satisfaction} on those who hate me. |
118:8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man. |
118:9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes. |
118:10 All nations surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. |
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. |
118:12 They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. |
118:13 You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the LORD helped me. |
118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. |
118:15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
118:16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
118:17 I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the LORD. |
118:18 The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death. |
118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the LORD. |
118:20 This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous will enter through it. |
118:21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation. |
118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner {stone.} |
118:23 This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. |
118:24 This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
118:25 O LORD, do save, we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity! |
118:26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. |
118:27 The LORD is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. |
118:28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You; {You are} my God, I extol You. |
118:29 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |