Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

²Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

³Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

⁴Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”

⁵In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

⁶The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

⁷The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

⁹It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

¹⁰All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

¹¹They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

¹²They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

¹³I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

¹⁴The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

¹⁵Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!