Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
118 (A)Give thanks to the Lord, for (B)He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 Let (C)Israel say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the (D)house of Aaron say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
4 Let those (E)who [a]fear the Lord say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
5 From my (F)distress I called upon [b]the Lord;
[c]The Lord answered me and (G)put me in an open space.
6 The Lord is (H)for me; I will (I)not fear;
(J)What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me (K)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (L)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is (M)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in people.
9 It is (N)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in noblemen.
10 All nations (O)surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly (P)fend them off.
11 They (Q)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me (R)like bees;
They were extinguished like a (S)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
13 You (T)pushed me violently so that I [d]was falling,
But the Lord (U)helped me.
14 [e](V)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become (W)my salvation.
15 The sound of (X)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (Y)right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
16 The (Z)right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
17 I (AA)will not die, but live,
And (AB)tell of the works of [f]the Lord.
18 [g]The Lord has (AC)disciplined me severely,
But He has (AD)not turned me over to death.
19 (AE)Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to [h]the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The (AF)righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have (AG)answered me,
And You have (AH)become my salvation.
22 A (AI)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the [i]chief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the Lord;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let’s (AJ)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O Lord, (AK)do save us;
Please, O Lord, do send (AL)prosperity!
26 (AM)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have (AN)blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 (AO)The Lord is God, and He has given us (AP)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice [j]to the (AQ)horns of the altar with cords.
28 (AR)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (AS)I exalt You.
29 (AT)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 118:4 Or revere
- Psalm 118:5 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:5 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:13 Or fell
- Psalm 118:14 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:17 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:19 Heb Yah
- Psalm 118:22 Lit head of the corner
- Psalm 118:27 Lit unto
Cross references
- Psalm 118:1 : 1 Chr 16:8, 34; Ps 106:1; 107:1; Jer 33:11
- Psalm 118:1 : 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Ps 100:5; 136:1-26
- Psalm 118:2 : Ps 115:9
- Psalm 118:3 : Ps 115:10
- Psalm 118:4 : Ps 115:11
- Psalm 118:5 : Ps 18:6; 86:7; 120:1
- Psalm 118:5 : Ps 18:19
- Psalm 118:6 : Job 19:27; Ps 56:9; Heb 13:6
- Psalm 118:6 : Ps 23:4; 27:1
- Psalm 118:6 : Ps 56:4, 11
- Psalm 118:7 : Ps 54:4
- Psalm 118:7 : Ps 54:7; 59:10
- Psalm 118:8 : 2 Chr 32:7, 8; Ps 40:4; 108:12; Is 31:1, 3; 57:13; Jer 17:5
- Psalm 118:9 : Ps 146:3
- Psalm 118:10 : Ps 3:6; 88:17
- Psalm 118:10 : Ps 18:40
- Psalm 118:11 : Ps 88:17
- Psalm 118:12 : Deut 1:44
- Psalm 118:12 : Ps 58:9; Nah 1:10
- Psalm 118:13 : Ps 140:4
- Psalm 118:13 : Ps 86:17
- Psalm 118:14 : Ex 15:2; Is 12:2
- Psalm 118:14 : Ps 27:1
- Psalm 118:15 : Ps 68:3
- Psalm 118:15 : Ex 15:6; Ps 89:13; Luke 1:51
- Psalm 118:16 : Ex 15:6; Ps 89:13
- Psalm 118:17 : Ps 6:5; 116:8, 9; Hab 1:12
- Psalm 118:17 : Ps 73:28; 107:22
- Psalm 118:18 : Ps 73:14; Jer 31:18; 1 Cor 11:32; 2 Cor 6:9
- Psalm 118:18 : Ps 86:13
- Psalm 118:19 : Is 26:2
- Psalm 118:20 : Ps 15:1, 2; 24:3-6; 140:13; Is 35:8; Rev 22:14
- Psalm 118:21 : Ps 116:1; 118:5
- Psalm 118:21 : Ps 118:14
- Psalm 118:22 : Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:7
- Psalm 118:24 : Ps 31:7
- Psalm 118:25 : Ps 106:47
- Psalm 118:25 : Ps 122:6, 7
- Psalm 118:26 : Matt 21:9; 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; 19:38; John 12:13
- Psalm 118:26 : Ps 129:8
- Psalm 118:27 : 1 Kin 18:39
- Psalm 118:27 : Esth 8:16; Ps 18:28; 27:1; 1 Pet 2:9
- Psalm 118:27 : Ex 27:2
- Psalm 118:28 : Ps 63:1; 140:6
- Psalm 118:28 : Ex 15:2; Is 25:1
- Psalm 118:29 : Ps 118:1