Psalm 118 — Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever

118^aGive thanks to Yahweh, for ^bHe is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.²Oh let ^aIsrael say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”³Oh let the ^ahouse of Aaron say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”⁴Oh let those ^awho ¹fear Yahweh say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”⁵From my ^adistress I called upon Yah;Yah answered me and ^bset me in a large place.⁶Yahweh is ^afor me; I will ^bnot fear;^cWhat can man do to me?⁷Yahweh is for me ^aamong those who help me;Therefore I will ^blook in triumph on those who hate me.⁸It is ^abetter to take refuge in YahwehThan to trust in man.⁹It is ^abetter to take refuge in YahwehThan to trust in nobles.¹⁰All nations ^asurrounded me;In the name of Yahweh I will surely ^bcut them off.¹¹They ^asurrounded me, indeed, they surrounded me;In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.¹²They surrounded me ^alike bees;They were extinguished as a ^bfire of thorns;In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.¹³You ^apushed me down violently to make me fall,But Yahweh ^bhelped me.¹⁴^aYah is my strength and song,And He has become ^bmy salvation.¹⁵The sound of ^ajoyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;The ^bright hand of Yahweh does valiantly.¹⁶The ^aright hand of Yahweh is exalted;The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.¹⁷I ^awill not die; indeed I will live,And ^brecount the works of Yah.¹⁸Yah has ^adisciplined me severely,But He has ^bnot given me over to death.¹⁹^aOpen to me the gates of righteousness;I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.²⁰This is the gate of Yahweh;The ^arighteous will enter through it.²¹I shall give thanks to You, for You have ^aanswered me,And You have ^bbecome my salvation.²²The ^astone which the builders rejectedHas become the chief corner stone.²³This is from Yahweh;It is marvelous in our eyes.²⁴This is the day which Yahweh has made;Let us ^arejoice and be glad in it.²⁵O Yahweh, ^asave!O Yahweh, ^bsucceed!²⁶^aBlessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh;We have ^bblessed you from the house of Yahweh.²⁷^aYahweh is God, and He has given us ^blight;Bind the festival sacrifice with cords ¹to the ^chorns of the altar.²⁸^aYou are my God, and I give thanks to You;You are my God, ^bI exalt You.²⁹^aGive thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.