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| Psa 118:1 | Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. |
| Psa 118:2 | Let Israel now say, "His mercy endures forever." |
| Psa 118:3 | Let the house of Aaron now say, "His mercy endures forever." |
| Psa 118:4 | Let those who fear the LORD now say, "His mercy endures forever." |
| Psa 118:5 | I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. |
| Psa 118:6 | The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? |
| Psa 118:7 | The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. |
| Psa 118:8 | It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man. |
| Psa 118:9 | It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes. |
| Psa 118:10 | All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. |
| Psa 118:11 | They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. |
| Psa 118:12 | They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. |
| Psa 118:13 | You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the LORD helped me. |
| Psa 118:14 | The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.[fn1] |
| Psa 118:15 | The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
| Psa 118:16 | The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
| Psa 118:17 | I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD. |
| Psa 118:18 | The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death. |
| Psa 118:19 | Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD. |
| Psa 118:20 | This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous shall enter. |
| Psa 118:21 | I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. |
| Psa 118:22 | The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. |
| Psa 118:23 | This was the LORD's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. |
| Psa 118:24 | This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. |
| Psa 118:25 | Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. |
| Psa 118:26 | Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. |
| Psa 118:27 | God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. |
| Psa 118:28 | You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. |
| Psa 118:29 | Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. |
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Compare Exodus 15:2 |
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