Psalms 118
Psalm 118
1 Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness,his kindness endures forever.
2Let the house of Israel now say:
his kindness endures forever.
3Let the house of Aaron now say:
his kindness endures forever.
4Let those who fear the Lord now say:
his kindness endures forever.
5Out of straits I called on the Lord,
the Lord answered and gave me room.
6The Lord is mine; I am fearless.
What can people do to me?
7The Lord is mine, as my help:
I shall feast my eyes on my foes.
8It is better to hide in the Lord
than to trust in mortals.
9It is better to hide in the Lord
than to put any trust in princes.
10Everywhere heathen swarmed round me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
11They swarmed, swarmed around me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them down,
12they swarmed around me like bees,
they blazed like a fire of thorns:
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
13Sore they pushed me, to make me fall;
but the Lord gave me his help.
14The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he is become my salvation.
15Hark! In the tents of the righteous
glad cries of victory are ringing.
The hand of the Lord has wrought bravely,
16the hand of the Lord is exalted,
the hand of the Lord has wrought bravely.
17I shall not die: nay, I shall live,
to declare the works of the Lord.
18Though the Lord has chastened me sore,
he has not given me over to death.
(The Procession arrives at the Temple)
19“Open to me the gates of victory.
I would enter therein and give thanks to the Lord.”
(The Welcome)
20“This is the gate of the Lord:
the righteous may enter therein;”
21I thank you because you have heard me,
and are become my salvation.
22The stone which the builders despised
is become the head-stone of the corner.
23This has been wrought by the Lord;
it is marvellous in our eyes.
24This day is the Lord’s own creation:
in it let us joy and be glad.
25O Lord, save us, we pray,
O Lord, prosper, we pray.
26Blessed is the one who enters
in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.
27The Lord is God,
he has given us light.
Wreathe the dance with boughs,
till they touch the horns of the altar.
28You are my God, I will thank you;
O my God, I will exalt you.
29Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness:
his kindness endures forever.
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