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<p class="indent2"> His loving devotion endures forever. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Let Israel<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> say, <p class="indent2">“His loving devotion endures forever.” <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Let the house of Aaron say, <p class="indent2">“His loving devotion endures forever.” <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Let those who fear the LORD say, <p class="indent2">“His loving devotion endures forever.” <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>In my distress I called to the LORD, <p class="indent2"> and He answered and set me free. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The LORD is on my side;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> I will not be afraid. <p class="indent2"> What can man do to me?<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. <p class="indent2"> Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>It is better to take refuge in the LORD <p class="indent2"> than to trust in man. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>It is better to take refuge in the LORD <p class="indent2"> than to trust in princes. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>All the nations surrounded me, <p class="indent2"> but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They surrounded me on every side, <p class="indent2"> but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They swarmed around me like bees, <p class="indent2"> but they were extinguished like burning thorns; <p class="indent2"> in the name of the LORD I cut them off. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I was pushed so hard I was falling, <p class="indent2"> but the LORD helped me. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The LORD is my strength and my song, <p class="indent2"> and He has become my salvation. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: <p class="indent2">“The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The right hand of the LORD is exalted! <p class="indent2"> The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!” <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will not die, but I will live <p class="indent2"> and proclaim what the LORD has done. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The LORD disciplined me severely, <p class="indent2"> but He has not given me over to death. <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Open to me the gates of righteousness, <p class="indent2"> that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>This is the gate of the LORD; <p class="indent2"> the righteous shall enter through it. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, <p class="indent2"> and You have become my salvation. <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The stone the builders rejected <p class="indent2"> has become the cornerstone.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="24"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>This is from the LORD, <p class="indent2"> and it is marvelous in our eyes.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="25"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>This is the day that the LORD has made; <p class="indent2"> we will rejoice and be glad in it. <A name="26"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>O LORD, save us, we pray.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <p class="indent2"> We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! <A name="27"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> <p class="indent2"> From the house of the LORD we bless you. <A name="28"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The LORD is God; <p class="indent2"> He has made His light to shine upon us. <p class="indent1"> Bind the festal sacrifice with cords <p class="indent2"> to the horns of the altar.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> <A name="29"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>You are my God, and I will give You thanks. <p class="indent2"> You are my God, and I will exalt You. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; <p class="indent2"> His loving devotion endures forever.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> LXX <i>the house of Israel</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>The LORD is with me</i>; also in verse 7; LXX <i>The Lord is my helper</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Cited in <a href="../hebrews/13.htm#6">Hebrews 13:6</a><br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Hebrew <i>the head of the corner</i>; cited in <a href="../matthew/21.htm#42">Matthew 21:42</a>, <a href="../mark/12.htm#10">Mark 12:10</a>, <a href="../luke/20.htm#17">Luke 20:17</a>, <a href="../acts/4.htm#11">Acts 4:11</a>, and <a href="../1_peter/2.htm#7">1 Peter 2:7</a><br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Cited in <a href="../matthew/21.htm#42">Matthew 21:42</a> and <a href="../mark/12.htm#11">Mark 12:11</a><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Hebrew <i>hosia-na</i>, meaning <i>save, we pray</i> or <i>save now</i>; see <a href="../matthew/21.htm#9">Matthew 21:9</a>, <a href="../matthew/21.htm#15">Matthew 21:15</a>, <a href="../mark/11.htm#9">Mark 11:9</a>, and <a href="../john/12.htm#13">John 12:13</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">26</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Cited in <a href="../matthew/21.htm#9">Matthew 21:9</a>, <a href="../matthew/23.htm#39">Matthew 23:39</a>, <a href="../mark/11.htm#9">Mark 11:9</a>, <a href="../luke/13.htm#35">Luke 13:35</a>, <a href="../luke/19.htm#38">Luke 19:38</a>, and <a href="../john/12.htm#13">John 12:13</a><br><span class="fnverse">27</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> Or <i>Join in the festal procession with boughs in hand, up to the horns of the altar.</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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