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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 118 -

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

1
Tell Yahweh that you thank him very much for the good things that he has done for you! He faithfully loves us, his people, forever.
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You Israelite people should repeatedly shout, “He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”
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You priests who are descendants of Aaron should repeatedly shout, “He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”
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All you who revere him should repeatedly shout, “He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”
5
When I was distressed, I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me and set me free from my worries.
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Yahweh is on my side, so I will not be afraid of anything. No one can do anything that will prevent God from blessing me forever.
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Yes, Yahweh is on my side, so I will look triumphantly at my enemies while he defeats them.
8
It is better to trust in Yahweh than to depend on people.
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It is better to trust Yahweh to protect us than to trust that influential people will protect us.
10
Armies of many nations surrounded us, but Yahweh enabled us to defeat them by his power.
11
They completely surrounded us, but we defeated them all by Yahweh’s power.
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They swarmed around me like angry bees; they were like a fire that flares up in a thornbush, but we defeated them by Yahweh’s power.
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Our enemies attacked us fiercely and almost defeated us, but Yahweh helped us.
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Yahweh is the one who makes me strong, and he is the one about whom I always sing; he has saved us from my enemies.
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Listen to the joyful songs of victory being sung in the tents of the people who honor God! They sing, “Yahweh has defeated our enemies by his mighty power;
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he has raised his strong right arm to show he is happy over defeating his enemies. Yahweh has completely defeated them!”
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I will not be killed in battle; I will live to proclaim the great things that Yahweh has done.
18
Yahweh has punished me severely, but he has not allowed me to die.
19
You gatekeepers, open for me the gates of the temple so that I may enter and thank Yahweh.
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Those are the gates through which we enter the temple to worship Yahweh; those who honor God enter through those gates.
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Yahweh, I thank you that you answered my prayer and that you saved me from my enemies.
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Yahweh’s chosen king is like a stone that the builders rejected when they were building a house, but that stone became the cornerstone.
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This was done by Yahweh, and it is a wonderful thing for us to see.
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This is the day on which we remember that Yahweh acted powerfully to defeat our enemies; we will rejoice and be glad today.
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Yahweh, we plead with you to keep rescuing us from our enemies. Yahweh, please help us accomplish what we want to do.
26
Yahweh, bless the one who will come with your power. From the temple we bless all of you.
27
Yahweh is God, and he has caused his light to come to us. Come, bring animal sacrifice and tie it to the horns of the altar.
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Yahweh, you are the God whom I worship, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will tell everyone that you are great!
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Thank Yahweh because he does good things for us! He will faithfully love us forever as he has promised.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
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Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
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Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.
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Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.
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The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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The LORD is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in man.
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
10
All the nations surrounded me, but in the LORD’s name I cut them off.
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They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the LORD’s name I indeed cut them off.
12
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off.
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You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but the LORD helped me.
14
The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.
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The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous.The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
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The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”
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I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works.
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The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
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Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to the LORD.
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This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it.
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I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation.
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The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.(a)
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This is the LORD’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.
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This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!
25
Save us now, we beg you, LORD! LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now.
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Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.
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The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
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You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.
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Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Footnotes

(a)118:22 Literally, head of the corner