118:1  O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy {and} loving-kindness endure forever!

118:2  Let Israel now say that His mercy {and} loving-kindness endure forever.

118:3  Let the house of Aaron [the priesthood] now say that His mercy {and} loving-kindness endure forever.

118:4  Let those now who reverently {and} worshipfully fear the Lord say that His mercy {and} loving-kindness endure forever.

118:5  Out of my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free {and} in a large place.

118:6  The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

118:7  The Lord is on my side {and} takes my part, He is among those who help me; therefore shall I see my desire established upon those who hate me.

118:8  It is better to trust {and} take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

118:9  It is better to trust {and} take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

118:10  All nations (the surrounding tribes) compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!

118:11  They compassed me about, yes, they surrounded me on every side; but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!

118:12  They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up {and} are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!

118:13  You [my adversary] thrust sorely at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me.

118:14  The Lord is my Strength and Song; and He has become my Salvation.

118:15  The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents {and} private dwellings of the [uncompromisingly] righteous: the right hand of the Lord does valiantly {and} achieves strength!

118:16  The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly {and} achieves strength!

118:17  I shall not die but live, and shall declare the works {and} recount the illustrious acts of the Lord.

118:18  The Lord has chastened me sorely, but He has not given me over to death.

118:19  Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will confess {and} praise the Lord.

118:20  This is the gate of the Lord; the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall enter through it.

118:21  I will confess, praise, {and} give thanks to You, for You have heard {and} answered me; and You have become my Salvation {and} Deliverer.

118:22  The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

118:23  This is from the Lord {and} is His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

118:24  This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

118:25  Save now, we beseech You, O Lord; send now prosperity, O Lord, we beseech You, {and} give to us success!

118:26  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; we bless you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].

118:27  The Lord is God, Who has shown {and} given us light [He has illuminated us with grace, freedom, and joy]. Decorate the festival with leafy boughs {and} bind the sacrifices to be offered with thick cords [all over the priest's court, right up] to the horns of the altar.

118:28  You are my God, and I will confess, praise, {and} give thanks to You; You are my God, I will extol You.

118:29  O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy {and} loving-kindness endure forever.