118:1 | Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. |
118:2 | Let Israel say: "His love endures forever." |
118:3 | Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever." |
118:4 | Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever." |
118:5 | In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. |
118:6 | The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? |
118:7 | The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies. |
118:8 | It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. |
118:9 | It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. |
118:10 | All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
118:11 | They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
118:12 | They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
118:13 | I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me. |
118:14 | The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. |
118:15 | Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD'S right hand has done mighty things! |
118:16 | The LORD'S right hand is lifted high; the LORD'S right hand has done mighty things!" |
118:17 | I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done. |
118:18 | The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death. |
118:19 | Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD. |
118:20 | This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter. |
118:21 | I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. |
118:22 | The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; |
118:23 | the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. |
118:24 | This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
118:25 | O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success. |
118:26 | Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. |
118:27 | The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar. |
118:28 | You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you. |
118:29 | Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. |
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