Psalm 118³

118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good
and his loyal love endures!¹
118:2 Let Israel say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:3 Let the family² of Aaron say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:4 Let the loyal followers of the LORD³ say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:5 In my distress⁴ I cried out to the LORD.
The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place.⁵
118:6 The LORD is on my side,⁶ I am not afraid!
What can men do to me?⁷
118:7 The LORD is on my side⁸ as my helper.⁹
I look in triumph upon those who hate me.
118:8 It is better to take shelter¹⁰ in the LORD
than to trust in men.
118:9 It is better to take shelter in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
118:10 All the nations surrounded me.¹¹
Indeed, in the name of the LORD¹² I pushed them away.¹³
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.
118:12 They surrounded me like bees.
But they disappeared as quickly¹⁴ as a fire among thorns.¹⁵
Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.
118:13 You aggressively attacked me¹⁶ and tried to knock me down,¹⁷
but the LORD helped me.
118:14 The LORD gives me strength and protects me,¹⁸
he has become my deliverer.”¹⁹
118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly.²⁰
The LORD’s right hand conquers,²¹
118:16 the LORD’s right hand gives victory,²²
the LORD’s right hand conquers.
118:17 I will not die, but live,
and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.²³
118:18 The LORD severely²⁴ punished me,
but he did not hand me over to death.
118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple!²⁵
I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
118:20 This is the LORD’s gate,
the godly enter through it.
118:21 I will give you thanks for you answered me,
and have become my deliverer.
118:22 The stone which the builders discarded,²⁶
has become the cornerstone.²⁷
118:23 This is the LORD’s work.
We consider it amazing!²⁸
118:24 This is the day the LORD has brought about.²⁹
We will be happy and rejoice in it.
118:25 Please LORD, deliver!
Please LORD, grant us success!³⁰
118:26 May the one who comes in the name of the LORD³¹ be blessed!
We will pronounce blessings on you³² in the LORD’s temple.³³
118:27 The LORD is God and he has delivered us.³⁴
Tie the offering³⁵ with ropes
to the horns of the altar!³⁶
118:28 You are my³⁷ God and I will give you thanks!
You are my God and I will praise you!
118:29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good
and his loyal love endures!³⁸