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Psalm 118
New King James Version

### Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy

118 Oh, (A)give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
(B)For His mercy endures forever.

2 (C)Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”

5 (D)I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and (E)set me in a broad place.
6 (F)The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 (G)The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore (H)I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 (I)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 (J)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.

10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
11 They (K)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me (L)like bees;
They were quenched (M)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will [a]destroy them.
13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the Lord helped me.
14 (N)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
16 (O)The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
17 (P)I shall not die, but live,
And (Q)declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has (R)chastened[b] me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

19 (S)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the Lord.
20 (T)This is the gate of the Lord,
(U)Through which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise You,
For You have (V)answered me,
And have become my salvation.

22 (W)The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 [c]This was the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 (X)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord,
And He has given us (Y)light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
(Z)You are my God, I will exalt You.

29 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 118:12 cut them off
2. Psalm 118:18 disciplined
3. Psalm 118:23 Lit. This is from the Lord

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 118:1 : 1 Chr. 16:8, 34; Jer. 33:11
2. Psalm 118:1 : 2 Chr. 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; [Ps. 136:1–26]
3. Psalm 118:2 : [Ps. 115:9]
4. Psalm 118:5 : Ps. 120:1
5. Psalm 118:5 : Ps. 18:19
6. Psalm 118:6 : Ps. 27:1; 56:9; [Rom. 8:31; Heb. 13:6]
7. Psalm 118:7 : Ps. 54:4
8. Psalm 118:7 : Ps. 59:10
9. Psalm 118:8 : 2 Chr. 32:7, 8; Ps. 40:4; Is. 31:1, 3; 57:13; Jer. 17:5
10. Psalm 118:9 : Ps. 146:3
11. Psalm 118:11 : Ps. 88:17
12. Psalm 118:12 : Deut. 1:44
13. Psalm 118:12 : Eccl. 7:6; Nah. 1:10
14. Psalm 118:14 : Ex. 15:2; Is. 12:2
15. Psalm 118:16 : Ex. 15:6
16. Psalm 118:17 : [Ps. 6:5]; Hab. 1:12
17. Psalm 118:17 : Ps. 73:28
18. Psalm 118:18 : Ps. 73:14; Jer. 31:18; [1 Cor. 11:32]; 2 Cor. 6:9
19. Psalm 118:19 : Is. 26:2
20. Psalm 118:20 : Ps. 24:7
21. Psalm 118:20 : Is. 35:8; [Rev. 21:27; 22:14, 15]
22. Psalm 118:21 : Ps. 116:1
23. Psalm 118:22 : Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; [Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:7, 8]
24. Psalm 118:26 : Matt. 21:9; 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; 19:38
25. Psalm 118:27 : Esth. 8:16; [1 Pet. 2:9]
26. Psalm 118:28 : Ex. 15:2; Is. 25:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

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