Psalms 118:1–29

¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. ² Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” ³ Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” ⁴ Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” ⁵ In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. ⁶ The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? ⁷ The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. ⁸ It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. ⁹ It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. ¹⁰ All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. ¹¹ They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. ¹² They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. ¹³ I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me. ¹⁴ The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. ¹⁵ Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! ¹⁶ The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!” ¹⁷ I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. ¹⁸ The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. ¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. ²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. ²¹ I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. ²² The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. ²³ This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. ²⁵ O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! ²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. ²⁷ The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. ²⁸ You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You. ²⁹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.