Psalm 118

118 ¹Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

²Let Israel now say,

That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

³Let the house of Aaron now say,

That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

⁴Let them now that fear Jehovah say,

That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

⁵Out of my distress I called upon ^aJehovah:

^aJehovah answered me and set me in a large place.

⁶Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:

What can man do unto me?

⁷Jehovah is on my side among them that help me:

Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

⁸It is better to take refuge in Jehovah

Than to put confidence in man.

⁹It is better to take refuge in Jehovah

Than to put confidence in princes.

¹⁰All nations compassed me about:

In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

¹¹They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

¹²They compassed me about like bees;

They are quenched as the fire of thorns:

In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

¹³Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;

But Jehovah helped me.

¹⁴Jehovah is my strength and song;

And he is become my salvation.

¹⁵The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:

The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

¹⁶The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:

The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

¹⁷I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of Jehovah.

^{18 a}Jehovah hath chastened me sore;

But he hath not given me over unto death.

¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness:

I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.

²⁰This is the gate of Jehovah;

The righteous shall enter into it.

²¹I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,

And art become my salvation.

²²The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner.

²³This is ^aJehovah's doing;

It is marvellous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day which Jehovah hath made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:

O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.

²⁶Blessed be he that ^acometh in the name of Jehovah:

We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

²⁷Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:

Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

²⁸Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:

Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

²⁹Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.