Psalms 118
Open in the reader1Give thanks to He-Who-Is, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2Let Strives-with-God say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
3Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
4Let those who fear He-Who-Is say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
5In my distress I called to the He-Who-Is, and He answered and set me free.
6He-Who-Is is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7He-Who-Is 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 He-Who-Is than to trust in man.
9It is better to take refuge in He-Who-Is than to trust in princes.
10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of He-Who-Is I cut them off.
11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of He-Who-Is I cut them off.
12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of He-Who-Is I cut them off.
13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but He-Who-Is helped me.
14The He-Who-Is 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 He-Who-Is performs with valor!
16The right hand of He-Who-Is is exalted! The right hand of He-Who-Is performs with valor!”
17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the He-Who-Is has done.
18The He-Who-Is disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the He-Who-Is.
20This is the gate of He-Who-Is; the righteous shall enter through it.
21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23This is from He-Who-Is, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24This is the day that He-Who-Is has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25O He-Who-Is, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O He-Who-Is, cause us to prosper!
26Blessed is he who comes in the name of He-Who-Is. From the house of He-Who-Is we bless you.
27He-Who-Is is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
29Give thanks to He-Who-Is, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.