Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 Let Israel say,
"His mercy is everlasting."
3 Oh let the house of Aaron say,
"His mercy is everlasting."
4 Let those who 118:4 Or reverefear the Lord say,
"His mercy is everlasting."
5 From my distress I called upon 118:5 Heb Yahthe Lord;
118:5 Heb Yah The Lord answered me and put me in an open space.
6 The Lord is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in people.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in noblemen.
10 All nations surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished like a fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
13 You pushed me violently so that I 118:13 Or fellwas falling,
But the Lord helped me.
14 118:14 Heb Yah The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.
17 I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of 118:17 Heb Yahthe Lord.
18 118:18 Heb Yah The Lord has disciplined me severely,
But He has not turned me over to death.
19 Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to 118:19 Heb Yahthe Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.
22 A stone which the builders rejected
Has become the 118:22 Lit head of the cornerchief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the Lord;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let’s rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O Lord, do save us;
Please, O Lord, do send prosperity!
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God, and He has given us light;
Bind the festival sacrifice 118:27 Lit untoto the horns of the altar with cords.
28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, I exalt You.
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.