118:1 Oh, thank the Lord, for he’s so good! His loving-kindness is forever.
118:2 Let the congregation of Israel praise him with these same words: “His loving-kindness is forever.”
118:3 And let the priests of Aaron chant, “His loving-kindness is forever.”
118:4 Let the Gentile converts chant, “His loving-kindness is forever.”
118:5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me and rescued me.
118:6 He is for me! How can I be afraid? What can mere man do to me?
118:7 The Lord is on my side; he will help me. Let those who hate me beware.
118:8 It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in men.
118:9 It is better to take refuge in him than in the mightiest king!
118:10 Though all the nations of the world attack me, I will march out behind his banner and destroy them.
118:11 Yes, they surround and attack me; but with his flag flying above me I will cut them off.
118:12 They swarm around me like bees; they blaze against me like a roaring flame. Yet beneath his flag I shall destroy them.
118:13 You did your best to kill me, O my enemy, but the Lord helped me.
118:14 He is my strength and song in the heat of battle, and now he has given me the victory.
118:15 Songs of joy at the news of our rescue are sung in the homes of the godly. The strong arm of the Lord has done glorious things!
118:16 Songs of joy at the news of our rescue are sung in the homes of the godly. The strong arm of the Lord has done glorious things!
118:17 I shall not die but live to tell of all his deeds.
118:18 The Lord has punished me but not handed me over to death.
118:19 Open the gates of the Temple—I will go in and give him my thanks.
118:20 Those gates are the way into the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter there.
118:21 O Lord, thank you so much for answering my prayer and saving me.
118:22 The stone rejected by the builders has now become the capstone of the arch!
118:23 This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous to see!
118:24 This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25 O Lord, please help us. Save us. Give us success.
118:26 Blessed is the one who is coming, the one sent by the Lord. We bless you from the Temple.
118:27 Jehovah God is our light. I present to him my sacrifice upon the altar, for you are my God, and I shall give you this thanks and this praise.
118:28 Jehovah God is our light. I present to him my sacrifice upon the altar, for you are my God, and I shall give you this thanks and this praise.
118:29 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is so good! For his loving-kindness is forever.
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