Psalms 118
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Psalm 118
A Song of Victory
1 #
Ps 106.1; 136.1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!
2 #
Ps 115.9
Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 #
Ps 18.19; 120.1 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 #
Ps 27.1; 56.4, 11; Heb 13.6 With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?
7 #
Ps 54.4; 59.10 The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 #
Ps 40.4; Jer 17.5 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.
9 #
Ps 146.3
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.
10 #
Ps 3.6; 18.40 All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12They surrounded me like bees;
they blazed#118.12 Gk: Heb were extinguished like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 #
Ps 86.17; 140.4 I was pushed hard,#118.13 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb You pushed me hard so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
14 #
Ex 15.2; Isa 12.2 The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.
15 #
Ps 68.3; 89.13 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;
16 #
Ex 15.6
the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”
17 #
Ps 73.28; Hab 1.12 I shall not die, but I shall live
and recount the deeds of the Lord.
18 #
2 Cor 6.9
The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.
19 #
Isa 26.2
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
20 #
Ps 24.7; Rev 22.14 This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
21 #
v 14
; Ps 116.1I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22 #
Mt 21.42; Mk 12.10; Lk 20.17; 1 Pet 2.4, 7 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.#118.24 Or in him
25Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
26 #
Mt 21.9; Mk 11.9; Jn 12.13 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.#118.26 Or Blessed in the name of the Lord is the one who comes
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 #
1 Kings 18.39; 1 Pet 2.9 The Lord is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar.#118.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain
28 #
Ex 15.2; Isa 25.1 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will extol you.
29 #
v 1
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
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