Psalm 118

New International Version

² Let Israel say:^(D)
    “His love endures forever.”^(E)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:^(F)
    “His love endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear theLord^(G)say:
    “His love endures forever.”

⁵ When hard pressed,^(H)I cried to theLord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(I)
6 TheLordis with me;^(J)I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(K)
7 TheLordis with me; he is my helper.^(L)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(M)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in theLord^(N)
    than to trust in humans.^(O)
9 It is better to take refuge in theLord
    than to trust in princes.^(P)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of theLordI cut them down.^(Q)
11 They surrounded me^(R)on every side,^(S)
    but in the name of theLordI cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(T)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(U)
    in the name of theLordI cut them down.^(V)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but theLordhelped me.^(W)
14 TheLordis my strength^(X)and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.^(Y)

¹⁵ Shouts of joy^(Z)and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“TheLord’s right hand^(AA)has done mighty things!^(AB)
16     TheLord’s right hand is lifted high;
    theLord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷ I will not die^(AC)but live,
    and will proclaim^(AD)what theLordhas done.
¹⁸ TheLordhas chastened^(AE)me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(AF)
19 Open for me the gates^(AG)of the righteous;
    I will enter^(AH)and give thanks to theLord.
²⁰ This is the gate of theLord^(AI)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(AJ)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(AK)
    you have become my salvation.^(AL)

²² The stone^(AM)the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(AN)
23 theLordhas done this,
    and it is marvelous^(AO)in our eyes.
²⁴ TheLordhas done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(AP)

²⁵ Lord, save us!^(AQ)
    Lord, grant us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes^(AR)in the name of theLord.
    From the house of theLordwe bless you.^[b](AS)
27 TheLordis God,^(AT)
    and he has made his light shine^(AU)on us.
With boughs in hand,^(AV)join in the festal procession
    up^[c]to the horns of the altar.^(AW)

²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God,^(AX)and I will exalt^(AY)you.

²⁹ Give thanks to theLord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.