118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
118:2 Let Israel say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
118:3 Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
118:4 Let those who ①fear the LORD say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
▷ ①Or revere
118:5 From my distress I called upon ①the LORD;
②The LORD answered me and put me in an open space.
▷ ①Heb YAH ②Heb YAH
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 people.
118:9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in noblemen.
118:10 All nations surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.
118:12 They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished like a fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.
118:13 You pushed me violently so that I ①was falling,
But the LORD helped me.
▷ ①Or fell
118:14 ①The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
▷ ①Heb YAH
118:15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.
118:16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.
118:17 I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of ①the LORD.
▷ ①Heb YAH
118:18 ①The LORD has disciplined me severely,
But He has not turned me over to death.
▷ ①Heb YAH
118:19 Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to ①the LORD.
▷ ①Heb YAH
118:20 This is the gate of the LORD;
The righteous will enter through it.
118:21 I will give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.
118:22 A stone which the builders rejected
Has become the ①chief cornerstone.
▷ ①Lit head of the corner
118:23 This came about from the LORD;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
118:24 This is the day which the LORD has made;
Let’s rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25 Please, O LORD, do save us;
Please, O LORD, 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 ①to the horns of the altar with cords.
▷ ①Lit unto
118:28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, I exalt You.
118:29 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.