Psalm 118

New King James Version

^2 (C)Let Israel now say,
“His mercyenduresforever.”
³ Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercyenduresforever.”
⁴ Let those who fear theLordnow say,
“His mercyenduresforever.”

^5 (D)I called on theLordin distress;
TheLordanswered meand^(E)set mein a broad place.
^6 (F)TheLordison my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
^7 (G)TheLordis for me among those who help me;
Therefore^(H)I shall seemy desireon those who hate me.
^8 (I)It isbetter to trust in theLord
Than to put confidence in man.
^9 (J)It isbetter to trust in theLord
Than to put confidence in princes.

¹⁰ All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of theLordI will destroy them.
¹¹ They^(K)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of theLordI will destroy them.
¹² They surrounded me^(L)like bees;
They were quenched^(M)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of theLordI will^[a]destroy them.
¹³ You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But theLordhelped me.
^14 (N)TheLordismy strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.

¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Isin the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of theLorddoes valiantly.
^16 (O)The right hand of theLordis exalted;
The right hand of theLorddoes valiantly.
^17 (P)I shall not die, but live,
And^(Q)declare the works of theLord.
¹⁸ TheLordhas^(R)chastened^[b]me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

^19 (S)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
AndI will praise theLord.
^20 (T)This is the gate of theLord,
^(U)Through which the righteous shall enter.

²¹ I will praise You,
For You have^(V)answered me,
And have become my salvation.

^22 (W)The stonewhichthe builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
^23 [c]This was theLord’s doing;
Itismarvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ Thisisthe day theLordhas made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save now, I pray, OLord;
OLord, I pray, send now prosperity.
^26 (X)Blessedishe who comes in the name of theLord!
We have blessed you from the house of theLord.
²⁷ GodistheLord,
And He has given us^(Y)light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
²⁸ Youaremy God, and I will praise You;
^(Z)You aremy God, I will exalt You.

²⁹ Oh, give thanks to theLord, forHe isgood!
For His mercyenduresforever.