Psalms 118

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.

O give thanks to the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever.

2 Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever.

Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

3 Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever.

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

4 Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is forever.

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

5 In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosity.

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.

6 The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.

The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do to me?

7 The Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemies.

The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.

8 It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man.

[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

9 It is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leaders.

[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

10 All the nations have surrounded me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

All nations encompassed me: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

11 Surrounding me, they closed in on me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

They encompassed me; yes, they encompassed me: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

12 They surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.

They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

13 Having been pushed, I was overturned so as to fall. But the Lord took me up.

Thou hast violently thrust at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my praise. And he has become my salvation.

The LORD [is] my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

15 A voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. The right hand of the Lord has exalted me. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue.

The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

17 I will not die, but I will live. And I will declare the works of the Lord.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

18 When chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to death.

The LORD hath chastened me severely: but he hath not given me over to death.

19 Open the gates of justice to me. I will enter them, and I will confess to the Lord.

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter them, [and] I will praise the LORD:

20 This is the gate of the Lord. The just will enter by it.

This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will confess to you because you have heard me. And you have become my salvation.

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the corner.

The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.

23 By the Lord has this been done, and it is a wonder before our eyes.

This is the LORD'S doing; it [is] wonderful in our eyes.

24 This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us exult and rejoice in it.

This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 O Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperity.

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

26 Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

27 The Lord is God, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn of the altar.

God [is] the LORD, who hath shown us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, [even] to the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will confess to you. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will confess to you, for you have heeded me. And you have become my salvation.

Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.

29 Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.

O give thanks to the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.