Psalm 118

Modern English Version

² Let Israel say,
    “His mercy endures forever.”
³ Let the house of Aaron say,
    “His mercy endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord say,
    “His mercy endures forever.”

⁵ I called upon the Lord from my distress;
    the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.
⁶ The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
    What can people do to me?
⁷ The Lord is on my side to help me;
    I shall look in triumph upon those who hate me.

⁸ It is better to trust in the Lord
    than to put confidence in man.
⁹ It is better to trust in the Lord
    than to put confidence in princes.
¹⁰ All nations encircled me,
    but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹¹ They circled me; indeed, they surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹² They circled me like bees;
    they went forth as a fire over thorns,
    but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹³ You have pushed against me, that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.
¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and song;
    He has become my salvation.

¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation
    is in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord is valiant.
¹⁶     The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
    the right hand of the Lord is valiant.”
¹⁷ I shall not die, but I shall live
    and declare the works of the Lord.
¹⁸ The Lord has severely chastened me,
    but He has not given me over unto death.
¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness;
    I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord.
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord;
    the righteous shall enter through.
²¹ I will thank You that You have heard me
    and have become my deliverance.

²² The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.
²³ This is what the Lord has done;
    it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day that the Lord has made;
    we will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save us, we ask You, O Lord;
    O Lord, we ask You, send now success.

²⁶ Blessed be he that comes in the name of the Lord:
    we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
²⁷ The Lord is God,
    and He has shown us His light;
bind the sacrifice with cords,
    even unto the horns of the altar.

²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise You;
    You are my God, I will exalt You.

²⁹ Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
    for His mercy endures forever.