Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy

118 Oh, 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 on the Lord in distress;The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.⁶ The Lord is on my side;I will not fear.What can man do to me?⁷ The Lord is for me among those who help me;Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.⁸ It is better to trust in the LordThan to put confidence in man.⁹ It is better to trust in the LordThan 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 quenched like a fire of thorns;For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.¹³ You pushed 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.^[a]

¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvationIs 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 chastened me severely,But He has not given me over to death.

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

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

²² The stone which the builders rejectedHas become the chief cornerstone.²³ 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 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 light;Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise 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.