Psalm 118 - Modern English Version

¹ O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever!

² 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 I called upon the Lord in my distress; the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.

⁶ The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

⁷ The Lord is on my side, with those who help me; therefore shall I look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸ It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

⁹ 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 surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me; but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

¹² They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns, but in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.

¹³ You pushed against me violently, that I might fall, but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴ 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 The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”

¹⁷ I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

¹⁸ The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will give thanks to the Lord.

²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.

²¹ I will give thanks to You, for You have answered me and have become my salvation.

²² The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

²³ This was the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴ This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save us, I beseech You, O  Lord; O  Lord, I beseech You, send now prosperity!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! we have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

²⁷ The Lord is God, and He has given us light; bind the sacrifice with cords, to the horns of the altar.

²⁸ You are my God, and I will give thanks to You; You are my God; I will exalt You.

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