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