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 LordPs. 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!