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LXX DSS 4QPs 11QPs read to trust">b</a></span> in the LORD</p> <p class="poetry2">than to trust in people.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>It is better to take shelter<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:9 Or refuge">c</a></span> in the LORD</p> <p class="poetry2">than to trust in princes.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>All the nations surrounded me;</p> <p class="poetry2">but in the name of the LORD I will defeat them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They surrounded me, they are around me;</p> <p class="poetry2">but in the name of the LORD I will defeat them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They surrounded me like bees;</p> <p class="poetry2">but they will be extinguished like<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:12 So MT DSS 4QPs; LXX reads bees; they blazed like a fire among">d</a></span> burning thorns.</p> <p class="poetry2">In the name of the LORD I will defeat them.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Indeed, you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:13 i.e. the enemy">e</a></span> oppressed me so much that I nearly fell,</p> <p class="poetry2">but the LORD helped me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The LORD is my strength and protector,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:14 Or might">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">for he has become my deliverer.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:14 Or salvation">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 marginbot"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>There’s exultation<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:15 Lit. sound of ">h</a></span> for deliverance in the tents of the righteous:</p> <p class="poetry2">“The right hand of the LORD is victorious!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:15 Lit. LORD acted valiantly">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The right hand of the LORD is exalted!</p> <p class="poetry2">The right hand of the LORD is victorious!”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:16 MT reads LORD acted valiantly; LXX DSS 11QPs read LORD acted powerfully">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will not die, but I will live</p> <p class="poetry2">to recount the deeds of the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The LORD will discipline me severely,</p> <p class="poetry2">but he won’t hand me over to die.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Open for me the righteous gates</p> <p class="poetry2">so I may enter through them to give thanks to the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>This is the LORD’s gate—</p> <p class="poetry2">The righteous will enter through it.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I will praise you because you have answered me</p> <p class="poetry2">and have become my deliverer.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The stone that the builders rejected</p> <p class="poetry2">has become the cornerstone.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>This is from the LORD—</p> <p class="poetry2">it is awesome in our sight.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>This is the day that the LORD has made;</p> <p class="poetry2">let’s rejoice and be glad in it.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Please LORD, deliver us!</p> <p class="poetry2">Please LORD, hurry<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="118:25 Or rush">k</a></span> and bring success now!</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD!</p> <p class="poetry2">Let us bless you from the LORD’s house.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The LORD is God—he will be our light!</p> <p class="poetry2">Bind the festival sacrifice with ropes</p> <p class="poetry2">to the horn at the altar.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>You are my God, and I will praise you;</p> <p class="poetry2">my God, and I will exalt you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/118-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good</p> <p class="poetry2">and his gracious love is eternal.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 118:5 Lit. <i>in a wide open place</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 118:8 Or <i>refuge</i>; LXX DSS 4QPs 11QPs read <i>to trust</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 118:9 Or <i>refuge</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 118:12 So MT DSS 4QPs; LXX reads <i>bees; they blazed like a fire among</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 118:13 i.e. the enemy<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 118:14 Or <i>might</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 118:14 Or <i>salvation</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 118:15 Lit. <i>sound of</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 118:15 Lit. <i>LORD acted valiantly</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 118:16 MT reads <i>LORD acted valiantly</i>; LXX DSS 11QPs read <i>LORD acted powerfully</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 118:25 Or <i>rush</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/117.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 117"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 117" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/119.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/118-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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