Psalm 118

⁵ From my distress I called upon ^[b]the Lord;
^[c]The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.
⁶ The Lord is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?
⁷ The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
⁹ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.

¹⁰ All nations surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
¹¹ They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
¹² They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
¹³ You pushed me violently so that I ^[d]was falling,
But the Lord helped me.
^14 [e]The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.

¹⁵ The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
¹⁶ The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
¹⁷ I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of ^[f]the Lord.
^18 [g]The Lord has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to ^[h]the Lord.
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord;
The righteous will enter through it.
²¹ I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.

²² The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
²³ This is ^[i]the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
²⁵ O Lord, do save, we beseech You;
O Lord, we beseech You, do send prosperity!
²⁶ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷ The Lord is God, and He has given us light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords ^[j]to the horns of the altar.
²⁸ You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, I extol You.
²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.