Psalm 118:19-119:16

New International Version

¹⁹Open for me the gates^(A) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(B) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord^(C)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(D)
²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(E)
    you have become my salvation.^(F)

²²The stone^(G) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(H)
²³the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous^(I) in our eyes.
²⁴The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(J)

²⁵Lord, save us!^(K)
Lord, grant us success!

²⁶Blessed is he who comes^(L) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[a]^(M)
²⁷The Lord is God,^(N)
    and he has made his light shine^(O) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(P) join in the festal procession
    up^[b] to the horns of the altar.^(Q)

²⁸You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God,^(R) and I will exalt^(S) you.

²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

Psalm 119^[c]

א Aleph

¹Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,^(T)
    who walk^(U) according to the law of the Lord.^(V)
²Blessed^(W) are those who keep his statutes^(X)
    and seek him^(Y) with all their heart—^(Z)
³they do no wrong^(AA)
    but follow his ways.^(AB)
⁴You have laid down precepts^(AC)
    that are to be fully obeyed.^(AD)
⁵Oh, that my ways were steadfast
    in obeying your decrees!^(AE)
⁶Then I would not be put to shame^(AF)
    when I consider all your commands.^(AG)
⁷I will praise you with an upright heart
    as I learn your righteous laws.^(AH)
⁸I will obey your decrees;
    do not utterly forsake me.^(AI)

ב Beth

⁹How can a young person stay on the path of purity?^(AJ)
    By living according to your word.^(AK)
¹⁰I seek you with all my heart;^(AL)
    do not let me stray from your commands.^(AM)
¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart^(AN)
    that I might not sin^(AO) against you.
¹²Praise be^(AP) to you, Lord;
    teach me^(AQ) your decrees.^(AR)
¹³With my lips I recount
    all the laws that come from your mouth.^(AS)
¹⁴I rejoice in following your statutes^(AT)
    as one rejoices in great riches.
¹⁵I meditate on your precepts^(AU)
    and consider your ways.
¹⁶I delight^(AV) in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

Footnotes

Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it
Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.