Psalm 118
The LORD Is on My Side
¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
² Let Israel 1 say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
³ Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
⁵ In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
⁶ The LORD is on my side;2 I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?3
⁷ The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph 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 the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
¹¹ They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
¹³ I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
¹⁴ The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
¹⁵ Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
¹⁶ The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
¹⁷ I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
¹⁸ The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹ I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
²² The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.4
²³ This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.5
²⁴ This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
²⁵ O LORD, save us, we pray.6 We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.7 From the house of the LORD we bless you.
²⁷ The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.8
²⁸ You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
²⁹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
118:2 LXX the house of Israel ↩︎
118:6 Or The LORD is with me; also in verse 7; LXX The Lord is my helper ↩︎
118:6 Cited in Hebrews 13:6 ↩︎
118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner; cited in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, and 1 Peter 2:7 ↩︎
118:23 Cited in Matthew 21:42 and Mark 12:11 ↩︎
118:25 Hebrew hosia-na, meaning save, we pray or save now; see Matthew 21:9, Matthew 21:15, Mark 11:9, and John 12:13. ↩︎
118:26 Cited in Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39, Mark 11:9, Luke 13:35, Luke 19:38, and John 12:13 ↩︎
118:27 Or Join in the festal procession with boughs in hand, up to the horns of the altar. ↩︎