New Living Translation

Psalms • Chapter 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!<br>His faithful love endures forever.<br> 2 Let all Israel repeat:<br>“His faithful love endures forever.”<br> 3 Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:<br>“His faithful love endures forever.”<br> 4 Let all who fear the LORD repeat:<br>“His faithful love endures forever.”<br> 5 In my distress I prayed to the LORD,<br>and the LORD answered me and set me free.<br> 6 The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear.<br>What can mere people do to me?<br> 7 Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me.<br>I will look in triumph at those who hate me.<br> 8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD<br>than to trust in people.<br> 9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD<br>than to trust in princes.<br> 10 Though hostile nations surrounded me,<br>I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.<br> 11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,<br>but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.<br> 12 They swarmed around me like bees;<br>they blazed against me like a crackling fire.<br>But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.<br> 13 My enemies did their best to kill me,<br>but the LORD rescued me.<br> 14 The LORD is my strength and my song;<br>he has given me victory.<br> 15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.<br>The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!<br> 16 The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph.<br>The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!<br> 17 I will not die; instead, I will live<br>to tell what the LORD has done.<br> 18 The LORD has punished me severely,<br>but he did not let me die.<br> 19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,<br>and I will go in and thank the LORD.<br> 20 These gates lead to the presence of the LORD,<br>and the godly enter there.<br> 21 I thank you for answering my prayer<br>and giving me victory!<br> 22 The stone that the builders rejected<br>has now become the cornerstone.<br> 23 This is the LORD’s doing,<br>and it is wonderful to see.<br> 24 This is the day the LORD has made.<br>We will rejoice and be glad in it.<br> 25 Please, LORD, please save us.<br>Please, LORD, please give us success.<br> 26 Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD.<br>We bless you from the house of the LORD.<br> 27 The LORD is God (Elohim), shining upon us.<br>Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.<br> 28 You are my God (Elohim), and I will praise you!<br>You are my God (Elohim), and I will exalt you!<br> 29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!<br>His faithful love endures forever.<br>