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Psalms 118:1-18

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Psalm 118

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.

1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

For His mercy is everlasting.

2Let Israel say,

“His mercy is everlasting.”

3Oh let the house of Aaron say,

“His mercy is everlasting.”

4Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His mercy is everlasting.”

5From my distress I called upon the Lord;

The Lord answered me and put me in an open space.

6The Lord is for me; I will not fear;

What can man do to me?

7The Lord is for me among those who help me;

Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

8It is better to take refuge in the Lord

Than to trust in people.

9It is better to take refuge in the Lord

Than to trust in noblemen.

10All nations surrounded me;

In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.

11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;

In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.

12They surrounded me like bees;

They were extinguished like a fire of thorn bushes;

In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.

13You pushed me violently so that I was falling,

But the Lord helped me.

14The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

15The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.

16The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord performs valiantly.

17I will not die, but live,

And tell of the works of the Lord.

18The Lord has disciplined me severely,

But He has not turned me over to death.