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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 118 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/118.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/118-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > Psalm 118</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/117.htm" title="Psalm 117">◄</a> Psalm 118 <a href="../psalms/119.htm" title="Psalm 119">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/118-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The LORD Is on My Side<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Confess ye to Jehovah, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Now shall Israel say that his mercy is forever.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The house of Aaron shall now say that his mercy is forever.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They fearing Jehovah shall now say that his mercy is forever.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Out of distress I called upon Jah: Jah answered me in an enlarging.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Jehovah for me, I will not fear what man shall do to me.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Jehovah for me in my help, and I shall look upon those hating me.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Good to trust in Jehovah rather than to trust in man.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Good to trust in Jehovah rather than to trust in nobles.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>All nations surrounded me: in the name of Jehovah but I will cut them off.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They surrounded me; also they surrounded me: in the name of Jehovah but I will cut them of.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They surrounded me as bees; they were quenched as the fire of thorns: in the name of Jehovah for I will destroy them.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Being thrust, I was thrust down to fall, and Jehovah helped me.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Jah my strength and music, and he will be to me for salvation.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>A voice of rejoicing and salvation in the tents of the just the right hand of Jehovah did strength.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The right hand of Jehovah was exalted: the right hand of Jehovah did strength.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I shall not die, for I shall live and I shall recount the works of Jah.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Jah correcting, corrected me, and he gave me not to death.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Open to me, ye gates of justice: I will go into them, I will praise Jah.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>This the gate to Jehovah, the just shall go into it.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I will praise thee, for thou didst answer me, and thou wilt be to me for salvation.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The stone the builders refused will be for the head of the corner.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>This was from Jehovah; he was wonderful in our eyes.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>This the day Jehovah made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Now, O Jehovah, save now: now O Jehovah, give now success.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Blessed he coming in the name of Jehovah: we blessed you from the house of Jehovah.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>God is Jehovah, and he will shine to us: make ye fast the festival with interweavings, even to the horns of the altar.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Thou my God, and I will praise thee: my God, I will exalt thee.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/118-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Confess ye to Jehovah, for he is good; 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