118:1

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!

118:2

Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

118:14

The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.

118:15

There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;

118:16

the right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly."

118:17

I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.

118:18

The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death.

118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

118:20

This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.

118:21

I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.

118:22

The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

118:23

This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

118:24

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. ^F239

FOOTNOTES:
F239: Or [in him]

118:1

Thank God because he's good, because his love never quits.

118:2

Tell the world, Israel, "His love never quits."

118:14

God's my strength, he's also my song, and now he's my salvation.

118:15

Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs in the camp of the saved? "The hand of God has turned the tide!

118:16

The hand of God is raised in victory! The hand of God has turned the tide!"

118:17

I didn't die. I lived! And now I'm telling the world what God did.

118:18

God tested me, he pushed me hard, but he didn't hand me over to Death.

118:19

Swing wide the city gates - the righteous gates! I'll walk right through and thank God!

118:20

This Temple Gate belongs to God, so the victors can enter and praise.

118:21

Thank you for responding to me; you've truly become my salvation!

118:22

The stone the masons discarded as flawed is now the capstone!

118:23

This is God's work. We rub our eyes - we can hardly believe it!

118:24

This is the very day God acted - let's celebrate and be festive!