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Psalm 118
Lexham English Bible

Praise to God for His Loyal Love

118 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,
for his loyal love is forever.
2 Let Israel say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
4 Let those who fear Yahweh say,
“His loyal love is forever.”
5 Out of my distress I called to Yah.[a]
Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.
6 Yahweh is for me; I do not fear.
What can mere humans[b] do to me?
7 Yahweh is for me as my helper,
and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
than to trust in humans.[c]
9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
than to trust princes.
10 All nations surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
11 They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
12 They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire of thorns.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
13 You pushed me hard[d] to make me fall,
but Yahweh helped me.
14 Yah[e] is my strength and my song,[f]
and he has become my salvation.[g]
15 The sound of rejoicing and salvation[h]
is in the tents of the righteous;
the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
16 The right hand of Yahweh has exalted;
the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
17 I will not die but live,
and tell of the works of Yah.[i]
18 Yah has disciplined me severely,
but he did not consign[j] me to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to Yah.[k]
20 This is the gate of Yahweh,
through which the righteous will enter.
21 I will give thanks to you for you have answered me,
and you have become my salvation.[l]
22 The stone the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is from Yahweh;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
24 This is the day Yahweh has worked;[m]
let us rejoice and be glad in him.[n]
25 O Yahweh, please save;
O Yahweh, please grant success.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh.
We bless you[o] from the house[p] of Yahweh.
27 Yahweh is God, and he has given us light.[q]
Bind the festal sacrifice[r] with cords[s]
to the horns[t] of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you.
You are my God; I will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,
for his loyal love is forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:5 A shortened form of “Yahweh”
  2. Psalm 118:6 Or “humankind”
  3. Psalm 118:8 Or “humankind”
  4. Psalm 118:13 Hebrew intensive “pushing, you pushed me”
  5. Psalm 118:14 A shortened form of “Yahweh”
  6. Psalm 118:14 Or “my might”
  7. Psalm 118:14 Or “victory”
  8. Psalm 118:15 Or “victory”
  9. Psalm 118:17 A shortened form of “Yahweh”
  10. Psalm 118:18 Hebrew “give”
  11. Psalm 118:19 A shortened form of “Yahweh”
  12. Psalm 118:21 Or “victory”
  13. Psalm 118:24 Or “made”
  14. Psalm 118:24 Or “in it”
  15. Psalm 118:26 Hebrew plural
  16. Psalm 118:26 Or “temple”
  17. Psalm 118:27 Or “made his light to shine upon to us”
  18. Psalm 118:27 Or “festal procession”
  19. Psalm 118:27 Or “branches”
  20. Psalm 118:27 Or “and lead up to the horns”
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Psalm 118
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 118[a]

Hymn of Thanksgiving

I

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,(A)
    his mercy endures forever.
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,(B)
    his mercy endures forever.

II

5 In danger I called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me free.
6 The Lord is with me; I am not afraid;
    what can mortals do against me?(C)
7 The Lord is with me as my helper;
    I shall look in triumph on my foes.
8 Better to take refuge in the Lord(D)
    than to put one’s trust in mortals.
9 Better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to put one’s trust in princes.

III

10 All the nations surrounded me;
    in the Lord’s name I cut them off.
11 They surrounded me on every side;
    in the Lord’s name I cut them off.
12 They surrounded me like bees;(E)
    they burned up like fire among thorns;
    in the Lord’s name I cut them off.
13 I was hard pressed and falling,
    but the Lord came to my help.(F)
14 The Lord, my strength and might,
    has become my savior.(G)

IV

15 The joyful shout of deliverance
    is heard in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand works valiantly;
16     the Lord’s right hand is raised;
    the Lord’s right hand works valiantly.”
17 I shall not die but live
    and declare the deeds of the Lord.
18 The Lord chastised me harshly,
    but did not hand me over to death.

V

19 Open the gates of righteousness;
    I will enter and thank the Lord.(H)
20 This is the Lord’s own gate,
    through it the righteous enter.
21 I thank you for you answered me;
    you have been my savior.
22 [b]The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.(I)
23 By the Lord has this been done;
    it is wonderful in our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice in it and be glad.
25 Lord, grant salvation![c]
    Lord, grant good fortune!

VI

26 Blessed is he
    who comes in the name of the Lord.(J)
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27     The Lord is God and has enlightened us.
Join in procession with leafy branches
    up to the horns of the altar.

VII

28 You are my God, I give you thanks;
    my God, I offer you praise.
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    his mercy endures forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118 A thanksgiving liturgy accompanying a procession of the king and the people into the Temple precincts. After an invocation in the form of a litany (Ps 118:1–4), the psalmist (very likely speaking in the name of the community) describes how the people confidently implored God’s help (Ps 118:5–9) when hostile peoples threatened its life (Ps 118:10–14); vividly God’s rescue is recounted (Ps 118:15–18). Then follows a possible dialogue at the Temple gates between the priests and the psalmist as the latter enters to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice (Ps 118:19–25). Finally, the priests impart their blessing (Ps 118:26–27), and the psalmist sings in gratitude (Ps 118:28–29).
  2. 118:22 The stone the builders rejected: a proverb: what is insignificant to human beings has become great through divine election. The “stone” may originally have meant the foundation stone or capstone of the Temple. The New Testament interpreted the verse as referring to the death and resurrection of Christ (Mt 21:42; Acts 4:11; cf. Is 28:16 and Rom 9:33; 1 Pt 2:7).
  3. 118:25 Grant salvation: the Hebrew for this cry has come into English as “Hosanna.” This cry and the words in Ps 118:26 were used in the gospels to welcome Jesus entering the Temple on Palm Sunday (Mk 11:9–10).
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