Psalm 118:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 118
A Song of Victory
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!(A)
2 Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”(B)
Psalm 118:14-24
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14 The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.(A)
15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;(B)
16 the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”(C)
17 I shall not die, but I shall live
and recount the deeds of the Lord.(D)
18 The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.(E)
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.(F)
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.(G)
21 I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.(H)
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.(I)
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.[a]
Footnotes
- 118.24 Or in him
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