Psalms 118:1-21

Psalm 118

118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures!

118:2 Let Israel say,

“Yes, his loyal love endures!”

118:3 Let the family of Aaron say,

“Yes, his loyal love endures!”

118:4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord say,

“Yes, his loyal love endures!”

118:5 In my distress I cried out to the Lord.

The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

118:6 The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid!

What can people do to me?

118:7 The Lord is on my side as my helper.

I look in triumph on those who hate me.

118:8 It is better to take shelter in the Lord

than to trust in people.

118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

118:10 All the nations surrounded me.

Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.

Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

118:12 They surrounded me like bees.

But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns.

Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

118:13 “You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down,

but the Lord helped me.

118:14 The Lord gives me strength and protects me;

he has become my deliverer.”

118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly.

The Lord’s right hand conquers,

118:16 the Lord’s right hand gives victory,

the Lord’s right hand conquers.

118:17 I will not die, but live,

and I will proclaim what the Lord has done.

118:18 The Lord severely punished me,

but he did not hand me over to death.

118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple!

I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

118:20 This is the Lord’s gate –

the godly enter through it.

118:21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me,

and have become my deliverer.