[118:1] Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
[118:2] Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
[118:3] Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
[118:4] Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
[118:5] Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
[118:6] The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
[118:7] The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
[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 nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
[118:11] They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
[118:12] They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
[118:13] I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
[118:14] The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
[118:15] Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
[118:16] the right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”
[118:17] I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
[118:18] The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
[118:19] Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
[118:20] This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
[118:21] I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
[118:22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
[118:23] This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
[118:24] This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
[118:25] Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!
[118:26] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
[118:27] The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!
[118:28] You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.
[118:29] Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!