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Psalm 118
1Praise the LORD, for He is good,His steadfast love is eternal.
2Let Israel declare,“His steadfast love is eternal.”
3Let the house of Aaron declare,“His steadfast love is eternal.”
4Let those who fear the LORD declare,“His steadfast love is eternal.”
5In distress I called on the LORD;the Lord answered me and brought me relief.
6The LORD is on my side,I have no fear;what can man do to me?
7With the LORD on my side as my helper,I will see the downfall of my foes.
8It is better to take refuge in the LORDthan to trust in mortals;
9it is better to take refuge in the LORDthan to trust in the great.
10All nations have beset me;by the name of the LORD I will surely cut them down.
11They beset me, they surround me;by the name of the LORD I will surely cut them down.
12They have beset me like bees;they shall be extinguished like burning thorns;by the name of the LORD I will surely cut them down.
13You pressed me hard,I nearly fell;but the LORD helped me.
14The LORD is my strength and might;He has become my deliverance.
15The tents of the victorious resound with joyous shouts of deliverance,“The right hand of the LORD is triumphant!
16The right hand of the LORD is exalted!The right hand of the LORD is triumphant!”
17I shall not die but liveand proclaim the works of the LORD.
18The LORD punished me severely,but did not hand me over to death.
19Open the gates of victory for methat I may enter them and praise the LORD.
20This is the gateway to the LORD—the victorious shall enter through it.
21I praise You, for You have answered me,and have become my deliverance.
22The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the chief cornerstone.
23This is the LORD’s doing;it is marvelous in our sight.
24This is the day that the LORD has made—let us exult and rejoice on it.
25O LORD, deliver us!O LORD, let us prosper!
26May he who enters be blessed in the name of the LORD;we bless you from the House of the LORD.
27The LORD is God;He has given us light;bind the festal offering to the horns of the altar with cords.
28You are my God and I will praise You;You are my God and I will extol You.
29Praise the LORD for He is good,His steadfast love is eternal.
Translation: Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (Jewish Publication Society, 1985), via Sefaria, used under CC BY-NC.
Paragraph divisions follow the Masoretic text (Miqra according to the Masorah, CC BY-SA).