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Psalm 118
New International Version

### Psalm 118

1 Give thanks to the Lord,(A) for he is good;(B)
his love endures forever.(C)

2 Let Israel say:(D)
“His love endures forever.”(E)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:(F)
“His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord(G) say:
“His love endures forever.”

5 When hard pressed,(H) I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.(I)
6 The Lord is with me;(J) I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?(K)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(L)
I look in triumph on my enemies.(M)

8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord(N)
than to trust in humans.(O)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.(P)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(Q)
11 They surrounded me(R) on every side,(S)
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(T)
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(U)
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(V)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.(W)
14 The Lord is my strength(X) and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.(Y)

15 Shouts of joy(Z) and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(AA) has done mighty things!(AB)
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die(AC) but live,
and will proclaim(AD) what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened(AE) me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.(AF)
19 Open for me the gates(AG) of the righteous;
I will enter(AH) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(AI)
through which the righteous may enter.(AJ)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;(AK)
you have become my salvation.(AL)

22 The stone(AM) the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;(AN)
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous(AO) in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.(AP)

25 Lord, save us!(AQ)
Lord, grant us success!

26 Blessed is he who comes(AR) in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[b](AS)
27 The Lord is God,(AT)
and he has made his light shine(AU) on us.
With boughs in hand,(AV) join in the festal procession
up[c] to the horns of the altar.(AW)

28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God,(AX) and I will exalt(AY) you.

29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 118:14 Or song
2. Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
3. Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 118:1 : S 1Ch 16:8
2. Psalm 118:1 : S 2Ch 5:13; S 7:3
3. Psalm 118:1 : S Ezr 3:11
4. Psalm 118:2 : Ps 115:9
5. Psalm 118:2 : Ps 106:1; 136:1-26
6. Psalm 118:3 : Ex 30:30; Ps 115:10
7. Psalm 118:4 : S Ps 115:11
8. Psalm 118:5 : Ps 18:6; 31:7; 77:2; 120:1
9. Psalm 118:5 : ver 21; Ps 34:4; 86:7; 116:1; 138:3
10. Psalm 118:6 : S Dt 31:6; Heb 13:6*
11. Psalm 118:6 : S Ps 56:4
12. Psalm 118:7 : S Dt 33:29
13. Psalm 118:7 : S Ps 54:7
14. Psalm 118:8 : Ps 2:12; 5:11; 9:9; 37:3; 40:4; Isa 25:4; 57:13
15. Psalm 118:8 : 2Ch 32:7-8; S Ps 108:12; S Isa 2:22
16. Psalm 118:9 : Ps 146:3
17. Psalm 118:10 : S Ps 37:9
18. Psalm 118:11 : Ps 88:17
19. Psalm 118:11 : Ps 3:6
20. Psalm 118:12 : Dt 1:44
21. Psalm 118:12 : S Ps 58:9
22. Psalm 118:12 : Ps 37:9
23. Psalm 118:13 : ver 7; 2Ch 18:31; Ps 86:17
24. Psalm 118:14 : S Ex 15:2
25. Psalm 118:14 : S Ps 62:2
26. Psalm 118:15 : S Job 8:21; S Ps 106:5
27. Psalm 118:15 : S Ex 15:6; Ps 89:13; 108:6
28. Psalm 118:15 : Lk 1:51
29. Psalm 118:17 : Hab 1:12
30. Psalm 118:17 : S Dt 32:3; Ps 64:9; 71:16; 73:28
31. Psalm 118:18 : Jer 31:18; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:5
32. Psalm 118:18 : Ps 86:13
33. Psalm 118:19 : S Ps 24:7
34. Psalm 118:19 : Ps 100:4
35. Psalm 118:20 : Ps 122:1-2
36. Psalm 118:20 : Ps 15:1-2; 24:3-4; Rev 22:14
37. Psalm 118:21 : S ver 5
38. Psalm 118:21 : Ps 27:1
39. Psalm 118:22 : Isa 8:14
40. Psalm 118:22 : Isa 17:10; 19:13; 28:16; Zec 4:7; 10:4; Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 20:17*; S Ac 4:11*; 1Pe 2:7*
41. Psalm 118:23 : Mt 21:42*; Mk 12:11*
42. Psalm 118:24 : S Ps 70:4
43. Psalm 118:25 : S Ps 28:9; 116:4
44. Psalm 118:26 : S Mt 11:3; 21:9*; 23:39*; Mk 11:9*; Lk 13:35*; 19:38*; Jn 12:13*
45. Psalm 118:26 : Ps 129:8
46. Psalm 118:27 : S 1Ki 18:21
47. Psalm 118:27 : Ps 27:1; Isa 58:10; 60:1, 19, 20; Mal 4:2; 1Pe 2:9
48. Psalm 118:27 : S Lev 23:40
49. Psalm 118:27 : Ex 27:2
50. Psalm 118:28 : S Ge 28:21; S Ps 16:2; 63:1; Isa 25:1
51. Psalm 118:28 : S Ex 15:2

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