Salmos 118

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

1 *ver. 29;See Ps. 100:5Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2 *[Ps. 115:9,10,11]Let Israel say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

3 *[See ver. 2above]Let the house of Aaron say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

4 *[See ver. 2above]Let those who fear the Lord say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

5 *[Jonah 2:1] Out of my distress I *[Ps. 116:4] called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me *See Ps. 18:19free.

6 *Ps. 56:9;Cited Heb. 13:6The Lord is on my side; *See Ps. 23:4;56:4,11I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

7 *Ps. 54:4The Lord is on my side as my helper;

I shall *See Ps. 54:7look in triumph on those who hate me.

8 *[Ps. 40:4;62:8] It is better to take refuge in the Lord

*Ps. 146:3than to trust in man.

9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

*[See ver. 8above]than to trust in princes.

10 *[Ps. 88:17]All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

12 *Deut. 1:44They surrounded me like bees;

they went out like *[Ps. 58:9]a fire among thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

13 I was *[Ps. 140:4]pushed hard,*118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

*See Ps. 27:1he has become my salvation.

15 Glad songs of salvation

are in the tents of the righteous:

*Ex. 15:6;Luke 1:51"The right hand of the Lord*Ps. 60:12does valiantly,

16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,

the right hand of the Lord*[See ver. 15above]does valiantly!"

17 *[Hab. 1:12] I shall not die, but I shall live,

and *Ps. 73:28;107:22;[Ps. 6:5]recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has *[Jer. 30:11;2 Cor. 6:9]disciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19 *Isa. 26:2;[Ps. 24:7,9]Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

*Rev. 21:27;22:14;[Isa. 35:8]the righteous shall enter through it.

21 I thank you that *Ps. 116:1you have answered me

*[See ver. 14above]and have become my salvation.

22 *Cited Matt. 21:42;Mark 12:10,11;Luke 20:17;[Isa. 28:16]; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:4-7The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.*118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner

23 This is the Lord’s doing;

it is marvelous in our eyes.

24 This is the day that the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Save us, we pray, O Lord!

O Lord, we pray, give us success!

26 *Matt. 21:9;23:39;Mark 11:9;Luke 13:35;19:38Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

We *Ps. 129:8bless you from the house of the Lord.

27 The Lord is God,

and he has made *Ps. 18:28;97:11;[Esth. 8:16;1 Pet. 2:9] his light to shine upon us.

Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,

up to *See Ex. 27:2the horns of the altar!

28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;

you are my God; I will *See Ps. 99:5extol you.

29 *ver. 1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!