[h=3]Psalm 118[/h][SUP]1 [/SUP]Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Let Israel say:
“His love endures forever.”
[SUP]3 [/SUP]Let the house of Aaron say:
“His love endures forever.”
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Let those who fear the Lord say:
“His love endures forever.”
[SUP]5 [/SUP]When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
[SUP]7 [/SUP]The Lord is with me; he is my helper.
I look in triumph on my enemies.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in humans.
[SUP]9 [/SUP]It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
[SUP]10 [/SUP]All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]They surrounded me on every side,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]They swarmed around me like bees,
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.
[SUP]14 [/SUP]The Lord is my strength and my defense[SUP][
a][/SUP];
he has become my salvation.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]Shouts of joy and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
[SUP]16 [/SUP] The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
[SUP]17 [/SUP]I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]This is the gate of the Lord
through which the righteous may enter.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
[SUP]23 [/SUP]the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]Lord, save us!
Lord, grant us success!
[SUP]26 [/SUP]Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[SUP][
b][/SUP]
[SUP]27 [/SUP]The Lord is God,
and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up[SUP][
c][/SUP] to the horns of the altar.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God, and I will exalt you.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.