117 Praise the Lord, all you nations!
Applaud him, all you foreigners! 1
2 For his loyal love towers 2 over us,
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures.
Praise the Lord!
118 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures! 1
2 Let Israel say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
3 Let the family 2 of Aaron say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord 3 say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
5 In my distress 4 I cried out to the Lord.
The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place. 5
6 The Lord is on my side, 6 I am not afraid!
What can people do to me? 7
7 The Lord is on my side 8 as my helper. 9
I look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take shelter 10 in the Lord
than to trust in people.
9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me. 11
Indeed, in the name of the Lord 12 I pushed them away. 13
11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
12 They surrounded me like bees.
But they disappeared as quickly 14 as a fire among thorns. 15
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
13 “You aggressively attacked me 16 and tried to knock me down, 17
but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord gives me strength and protects me; 18
he has become my deliverer.” 19
15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. 20
The Lord’s right hand conquers, 21
16 the Lord’s right hand gives victory, 22
the Lord’s right hand conquers.
17 I will not die, but live,
and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. 23
18 The Lord severely 24 punished me,
but he did not hand me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! 25
I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the Lord’s gate –
the godly enter through it.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me,
and have become my deliverer.
22 The stone which the builders discarded 26
has become the cornerstone. 27
23 This is the Lord’s work.
We consider it amazing! 28
24 This is the day the Lord has brought about. 29
We will be happy and rejoice in it.
25 Please Lord, deliver!
Please Lord, grant us success! 30
26 May the one who comes in the name of the Lord 31 be blessed!
We will pronounce blessings on you 32 in the Lord’s temple. 33
27 The Lord is God and he has delivered us. 34
Tie the offering 35 with ropes
to the horns of the altar! 36
28 You are my 37 God and I will give you thanks!
You are my God and I will praise you!
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures! 38
