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118:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.
118:2 Oh let Israel say, “His lovingkindness endures forever.”
118:3 Oh let the house of Aaron say, “His lovingkindness endures forever.”
118:4 Oh let those who fear Yahweh say, “His lovingkindness endures forever.”
118:5 From my distress I called upon Yah; Yah answered me and set me in a large place.
118:6 Yahweh is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?
118:7 Yahweh is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh Than to trust in man.
118:9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh Than to trust in nobles.
118:10 All nations surrounded me; In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
118:11 They surrounded me, indeed, they surrounded me; In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
118:12 They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
118:13 You pushed me down violently to make me fall, But Yahweh helped me.
118:14 Yah is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.
118:15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
118:16 The right hand of Yahweh is exalted; The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
118:17 I will not die; indeed I will live, And recount the works of Yah.
118:18 Yah has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.
118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.
118:20 This is the gate of Yahweh; The righteous will enter through it.
118:21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.
118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.
118:23 This is from Yahweh; It is marvelous in our eyes.
118:24 This is the day which Yahweh has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25 O Yahweh, save! O Yahweh, succeed!
118:26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh; We have blessed you from the house of Yahweh.
118:27 Yahweh is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
118:28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I exalt You.
118:29 Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.