NRSV Psalms 118 Chapter
118:1
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!
118:2
Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
118:3
Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
118:4
Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
118:5
Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.
118:6
With the LORD on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me?
118:7
The LORD is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in mortals.
118:9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
118:10
All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
118:11
They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
118:12
They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
118:13
I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
118:14
The LORD is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.
118:15
There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly;
118:16
the right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly."
118:17
I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.
118:18
The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death.
118:19
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
118:20
This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
118:21
I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
118:22
The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
118:23
This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25
Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech you, give us success!
118:26
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD.
118:27
The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar.
118:28
You are my God, and I will 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 steadfast love endures forever.