PSALM 118 (NIV)
- Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
- Let Israel say: "His love endures forever."
- Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever."
- Let those who fear the Lord say: "His love endures forever."
- In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free.
- The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.
- It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.
- It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
- All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
- They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
- They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
- I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me.
- The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
- Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The Lord's right hand has done mighty things!
- The Lord's right hand is lifted high; the Lord's right hand has doen mighty things!"
- I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
- The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
- Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
- This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
- I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.
- The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;
- the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in your eyes.
- This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- O Lord, save us; O Lord, grant us success.
- Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
- The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.
- You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
- Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
