118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures!
118:2 Let Israel say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:3 Let the family of Aaron say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:5 In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
118:6 The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?
118:7 The Lord is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:8 It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.
118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.
118:10 All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
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 quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:13 “You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the Lord helped me.
118:14 The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord’s right hand conquers,
118:16 the Lord’s right hand gives victory, the Lord’s right hand conquers.
118:17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done.
118:18 The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.
118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.