Psalms 118
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love lasts forever.
2 Let Israel say, “His steadfast love lasts forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love lasts forever.”
4 Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love lasts forever.”
5 From my distress I called to the LORD; the LORD answered me and brought me into an open place.
6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can a human being do to me?
7 The LORD is with me, among those who help me; I will face those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
12 They surrounded me like bees, but they died out like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
13 You pushed me hard to make me fall, but the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
15 Shouts of joy and salvation are in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD does mighty things!
16 The right hand of the LORD is raised high; the right hand of the LORD does mighty things!
17 I will not die, but live, and I will tell of the LORD’s works.
18 The LORD disciplined me severely, but he did not hand me over to death.
19 Open the gates of righteousness for me; I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous enter through it.
21 I give you thanks, for you answered me and became my salvation.
22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23 This came from the LORD; it is wonderful in our eyes.
24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, LORD, save us! Please, LORD, grant us success!
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
27 The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festival sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I give you thanks; my God, I exalt you.
29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love lasts forever.
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