Psalms 118 (NET)

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Psalms 118:1¹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:2²Let Israel say, “Yes, his loyal love endures.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:3³Let the family of Aaron say, “Yes, his loyal love endures.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:4⁴Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, “Yes, his loyal love endures.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:5⁵In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:6⁶The Lord is on my side; I am not afraid. What can people do to me?Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:7⁷The Lord is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:8⁸It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:9⁹It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:10¹⁰All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:11¹¹They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:12¹²They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:13¹³“You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the Lord helped me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:14¹⁴The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:15¹⁵They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord ’s right hand conquers.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:16¹⁶The Lord ’s right hand gives victory; the Lord ’s right hand conquers.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:17¹⁷I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:18¹⁸The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:19¹⁹Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple. I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:20²⁰This is the Lord ’s gate— the godly enter through it.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:21²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:22²²The stone that the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:23²³This is the Lord ’s work. We consider it amazing!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:24²⁴This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:25²⁵Please, Lord, deliver! Please, Lord, grant us success!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:26²⁶May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed. We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord ’s temple.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:27²⁷The Lord is God, and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:28²⁸You are my God, and I will give you thanks. You are my God and I will praise you.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 118:29²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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